Night has fallen, the night wind blows the branches of the trees in the forest, making a rustling sound, the night sky is as black as ink, as if it is covered, and the dark clouds cover the entire vast starry sky, leaving only a deep darkness and coldness.

"When will your house slave be found?" Mu Yunqi asked in a whisper, as if he didn't want him to hear it.

"No surprises, tomorrow morning." Gong Huan closed his eyes and replied.

"Tomorrow morning?" Mu Yunqi shouted out, if he doesn't return to the palace tonight, if he is discovered, something will happen to Lan Gu, and Yingtang will also be in danger.

She rose briskly, looked around, and strode into the woods.

"If Miss Yunyin goes to the forest again, I'm afraid it will take some more time." Gong Huan got up and said to the figure walking towards the forest.

Mu Yunqi looked back and saw him with an indifferent face, knowing that what he said was true, and he hesitated for a while and didn't know what to do.

Gong Huan raised his eyes and looked at the dark sky, walked in front of her, took her hand and walked in the direction of the forest.

She let him take her hand and looked at his back, her heart blank.

After walking a few steps, raindrops fell on her, soaked in the brocade clothes, she looked up at the sky, a few drops of rain fell on her face, she blinked and said, "It's raining." ”

"There should be a cave near here, go and avoid it." After speaking, he led her and ran up, Mu Yunqi covered the dripping raindrops with one hand, and trotted in the forest behind him.

The raindrops were getting denser and denser, Mu Yunqi's body was already soaked, and the night wind blew on her, and she was cold.

"Let's get in." Gong Huan pulled her into the cave, and it was dark inside, and she carefully moved forward little by little.

Suddenly the four sides brightened, and the cave was illuminated by candle flames.

Gong Huan took the torch in his hand and lit the fire on the ground, then put the torch back in its place, he put the hay on the side of the fire and sat down, then pointed to the side, motioning for her to sit down.

Mu Yunqi was full of suspicion, she sat aside and leaned close to the fire. "Are you familiar with this place?"

"I've been lost in the forest a few times before, and generally the villagers who hunt in the forest for a living will prepare some items in the cave, and if they don't return at night, they will use the fire to drive away the hunting beasts when they rest." He whispered, reassuring her.

"Then why didn't you find it sooner, it's cold and dark outside, and it's raining again." She muttered at the corners of her mouth, grumbling slightly.

"If you are inside the cave, you know nothing about the outside." He chuckled, amused and helpless at her complaint.

Mu Yunqi pursed his lips and was silent, as if he realized his unreasonableness.

"You're wet, it's not good for your wounds, so might as well dry your brocade coat first?" Gong Huan looked at her shoulder and said.

Mu Yunqi got up, took off his outer clothes and handed them to him, and immediately sat down and hugged his knees to warm up.

Gong Huan took his shirt and smiled slightly, when did he serve someone like this? The woman in front of him called him with a natural face, and he was not half displeased in his heart, and he was willing to use it like a glutton.

The wind outside the cave blew in, blowing and shaking the firelight, Mu Yunqi's body was cold, and his lips were pale.

Gong Huan looked at her and said softly: "Your wound must be cleared, I will find the white grass root, if you are not at ease, you can also apply it yourself." With that, he went out of the cave.

Mu Yunqi was stunned, looking at his hidden back, and some uncertain emotions arose in his heart.

There was a dark silence inside the cave, and the sound of the branches of the trees outside being blown by the wind, the raindrops falling on the trees, and the sound of large drops splashing into the dirt were particularly pleasant.

"I'm glad I found it." It didn't take long for him to run back to the cave and say, the white grass root in his hand fell to the ground with dripping water, he wiped the rain from his face, walked to the side and smashed the white grass root on the stone, and then put it in the palm of his hand and walked towards her.

He looked at her and raised an eyebrow, wondering if he would take the medicine himself or if he would help her with it.

Mu Yunqi cursed in her heart, the wound on her shoulder made her unable to apply it by herself at all, and untied the placket of the wrap quilt woodenly, turned her back to him to expose the wound on her shoulder, and turned her head sideways to sweep him.

Gong Huan looked at the red and swollen snow-white skin on her shoulder, the wound left by the obvious arrow wound, put his palm on her shoulder, and gently smeared the herbs in the palm of his hand, he felt her shoulder tremble.

Seeing that the herbs had been applied to her wound, she lifted her shirt and handed it to her, she hurriedly took it and quickly tied it.

"Thank you." She said as she was fully dressed, contemplating slightly over the fire, the fire burning on her shoulder where he had touched.

Gong Huan took off her coat and gave it to her, then took off his coat and put it on a wooden branch to bake, and then gently walked to her and sat down.

"Gongzi Huan is so considerate and thoughtful to women? Not afraid of danger? Mu Yunqi looked at the rising firelight and asked, the dim flame shone on her face, flashing bright and moving.

"If you are as stunning as you, if it is possible to hold a beautiful woman, of course I am happy to do it." He said playfully, a meaningful smile on the corners of his mouth.

Mu Yunqi ignored his words, looked at the rising open flames, and soothed the unknown emotions in his heart. She looked at him and pulled at him with a far-fetched smile, then leaned against the cave wall behind her and said nothing.

The sound of rain dripping on the branches outside the cave filled the cave, Mu Yunqi became faintly sad, and now she thought about everything a lot, and it was difficult for her to walk.

Between heaven and earth, she was alone and had nothing. The wind in the cave was so cold that she flinched as she hugged herself close to the fire.

"Is it cold?" Gong Huan looked at her and stretched out his arm to take her into his arms.

Mu Yunqi really leaned on his shoulder and sighed silently.

"If I—" she choked up slightly, "Gong Huan has a sweetheart?" She looked at Biyan and said.

"Before today, not yet, after today..." Gong Huan said absent-mindedly very slowly, as if he didn't know very well.

Mu Yunqi closed his eyes slightly, did not listen to his words at all, and his extremely tired body fell asleep slightly.

The firelight illuminated the cold and empty cave, Gong Huan looked at the shadow on the wall rock and reflected the figures of the two of them, his heart was as warm as the winter sun shining, perhaps the feelings had been touched unconsciously.

After the firewood burns out, a pile of black ash is left, and the faint light enters the hole, and the woods washed by the rain at night are clear and clean, and they look new. The sound of birds flying by dotted the clear woods, and the sky was deserted, and there was no trace of the sky.

The group searched in the forest, and when the leader saw a black horse tied to the tree in front of her, she shouted happily: "Princess, Princess." She watched around carefully, little by little.

Mu Yunqi was awakened by a sound, there was no one beside him, and there was no trace of him in the cave.

The entrance to the cave was blocked by a figure, and Yingfu, the "...... princess", happily ran to her and squatted down.

"The slave has finally found you." After saying that, he cried with joy and cried.

Mu Yunqi came back to his senses, smiled deeply at her, wiped away her tears, and said, "Okay, I'm fine." She took Yingfu's hand and slowly got up and stroked her hair.

Yingfu stopped her tears, "Are you hurt?" She looked around at Mu Yunqi.

"It's okay, it's just a recurrence of an old injury, let's go back to the palace first." Mu Yunqi said lightly, walked to the entrance of the cave and looked back.

"Crown Princess, the Crown Prince sent a shadow guard to dispatch." Yingfu glanced at the blood stains on her shoulders worriedly and said, Everyone in the Snow Dumping Hall has been in danger of this matter.

"Did the prince send someone to visit Yingtang?" Mu Yunqi and Yingfu walked out together, and she asked puzzled.

"It shouldn't be, he only cares about you, he came to the Snow Dumping Hall at noon yesterday, took Lan Gu away, and sent the slave maid and his personal guard out of the palace to find you." Yingfu said, glancing outside the cave.

"How's Lan Gu?" Mu Yunqi understood.

"The slave maid came out of the palace yesterday, and I don't know yet." Yingfu bowed her head and said.

Dozens of shadow guards on the avenue in the forest stood tall and dignified, their faces were serious, their hands were holding the reins, and they looked ahead in a neat and orderly manner.

A man knelt in front of Mu Yunqi and said respectfully: "The subordinates are late, and the crown princess is frightened." ”

"Get up, how did you find out that Hongu is here?" Mu Yunqi asked coldly.

The man's heart was uneasy, yesterday they saw her in the forest with their own eyes being chased and killed by the emperor's secret guards, but they did not dare to oppose the emperor's people without orders.

"The subordinates are just doing what they are told." He said in a loud voice.

"Let's go back." She walked up to a steed and turned over to her horse, settled her uncertain emotions, galloped her horse, and the shadow guard led the way, and soon came out of the woods. She thought of Yingtang, and wondered if she had escaped.

The palace door was wide open, and Mu Yunqi returned to the Snow Dumping Hall all the way unhindered.

There seemed to be an unusual calm at the palace gate, and as soon as Mu Yunqi and Yingfu entered the palace gate, the vermilion lacquer gate was hurriedly closed. She glanced behind her and immediately ran in the direction of the main hall.

There were already several maids outside the hall who were covered in scars, and they knelt at the door in horror and trembling, their eyes on Mu Yunqi who entered, with joy and pain in their eyes.

Gu Hanxuan really sat in the main hall with an indifferent face, a golden dragon soaring black brocade, his face with clear water chestnuts was cold and indifferent, his deep and obscure eyes swept a glance at the woman who came in from outside the hall, and his body exuded a cold and bloodthirsty aura.

Mu Yunqi had never seen him so terrifying, and asked uneasily, "Where is Aunt Lan?" ”

Gu Hanxuan played with the teacup and smiled contemptuously.

The fear in Mu Yunqi's heart arose, she looked around, trying to see Lan Gu's figure, she turned around and went out to look for it, but was blocked by the guards standing behind Gu Hanxuan, and she struggled like crazy.

Gu Hanxuan's cold voice came from behind him: "Bring her up." ”

I saw two strong men holding Lan Gu and lying on her on the criminal case.

"Fifty rods to set an example." Gu Hanxuan said indifferently behind her.

"The concubine's departure from the palace has nothing to do with her." Mu Yunqi looked at him and shouted eagerly.

The two eunuchs lifted their torture rods and landed heavily on Lan Gu's waist, resounding with her muffled snort and the sound of forbearance in pain.

Mu Yunqi fought with the guards, they dealt with her but didn't make a move, she couldn't bear the powerlessness at the moment.

Closing her hand and looking back at Gu Hanxuan, she walked up to him and knelt down. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince let her go, this matter was done by the concubine alone, and it has nothing to do with her." She burst into tears, and after finishing speaking, she kowtowed to him and begged for mercy.

She begged him to let Lan Gu go, Lan Gu was not a martial arts practitioner, and her body was already weak. The smooth and translucent forehead slammed against the cold, hard-bottomed ground, again and again.

Gu Hanxuan squatted down, stopped her from kowtowing her forehead again, stared at her with her eyes distressed, and said, "This palace just wants the crown princess to understand that if you really care about them, you should think about them before you do anything." He reached out to wipe the tears from her face, his eyes full of pity.

Mu Yunqi held back her tears and said tremblingly: "Aunt Lan is weak, the concubine can be tortured for her, begging His Highness to let them stop." She had never been so low-voiced, and her tears couldn't stop falling, I don't know if it was for Lan Gu or because of her current humility.

"The wound on your shoulder is cracked again?" Gu Hanxuan looked at the clothes that were dyed red on her shoulders.

"You tell them to stop first." She raised her voice and shouted impatiently.

Gu Hanxuan waved his hand helplessly and motioned for them to stop.

Yingfu immediately stepped forward to check on Lan Gu's injuries, and seeing that it was not a big deal, she turned around and nodded slightly at Mu Yunqi to reassure her.

Mu Yunqi's body kneeling on the ground fell apart in vain, and he sat on the ground weakly.

Gu Hanxuan picked her up and walked into the inner room, placed her on the couch and turned around to bring the wound medicine porcelain bottle.

Mu Yunqi thought of the herbs on his shoulder, "The concubine wants to take a bath before taking medicine." ”

Gu Hanxuan's body holding the medicine porcelain bottle paused slightly, "That's fine." After putting the vase back in its place, he sat down on the edge of the couch and reached out to caress her face.

Mu Yunqi hid backwards, not liking to be so intimate with him.

"Don't do it next time, I really felt it yesterday, what is afraid." He pressed his forehead against hers, his tone gentle.

Mu Yunqi brushed him away and got up with a dodgy expression.

Gu Hanxuan got up helplessly, and said with a light smile: "Remember to take medicine for the wound, and the palace will go first." After saying that, he glanced at her and walked away.

Mu Yunqi looked at his back, and his heart was mixed.