Chapter 8: Attack on Leaving the Palace
The deep and tranquil palace has been abandoned for many years, and the courtyard is overgrown with weeds, fallen leaves, and moss-covered walls.
Mu Yunqi was dressed in a silver and white brocade suit, his hair bun was simply combed into a bunch, and the whole bundle of green silk crowns hung down to his waist at the top of his hair. Her goose-egg face looked at the tattered palace wall in front of her, and her unpowdered face was full of yearning.
"Yingtang, from here it is outside the palace?" Again, she stressed.
"Outside this wall is a deep alley, and if no one cares about the dead palace people in the palace, they will be pulled from this road to the mass grave." Yingtang replied carefully.
"Okay, let's go, get back before dark." After speaking, she stepped on the red wall with bated breath and jumped to the top of the palace wall, and looked at the deep alley under the wall where there was no one around, so she jumped down lightly, and Yingtang fell behind her.
"Crown princess, go with the slaves." Yingtang led the way and trotted briskly to the end of the deep alley.
"Don't call me the crown princess again, lest people listen to me." Mu Yunqi said after her.
"Yes, master." Yingtang replied respectfully.
The broken palace door was half-covered and half-opened, Yingtang stretched out his hand to push it open, and an official road outside the door extended, and two black horses on the official road were tied to the stone lion in front of the door, and she untied the knot and led one to Mu Yunqi. "Lan Gu was worried that it was too conspicuous, so she only prepared ordinary dark horses." Yingtang said.
"No problem." Mu Yunqi turned over and said, she picked up the horse and whipped it, galloped on the official road, and Yingtang followed. The sound of horses' hooves trampling was heard in the quiet and cold alley, which was particularly loud.
Out of the palace all the way to the Mu ancestral tomb rushed, the whistling mountain wind ruffled their hair, they stopped on the hillside, the mountain wind whistled over the mountain, there was a cemetery in the woods below the mountain, the wind blew the branches, and the leaves fell to the ground.
Mu Yunqi held back tears and looked at the funeral procession under the mountain, watching them fall into the coffin, close the tomb, set off firecrackers, and worship until they all left. She rode down the hill, stopped at the tomb and slid off.
She tiptoed to the grave, tears fell, and after three bows and nine bows, she fell to her knees.
"Father, Qi'er can't live with you and the Mu family, I can't live with your entrustment, the daughter of Shanhehui has not been found, the third brother is now in dire straits, and the daughter is helpless, and even your funeral today is full of twists and turns, so that you can worship in front of your grave. My daughter is really useless, really useless....." she muttered with tears in her eyes, heartbroken with grief.
After bowing to the tombstone three times and nine times, Yingtang stood aside and looked around vigilantly.
The sky was gray under the sky, and the breeze blew and lifted the fallen leaves on the ground and flew in mid-air.
Mu Yunqi knelt on the ground with her eyes distracted, she recalled the bits and pieces that Mu Yan had been with her in her thoughts, she recalled her carefree in the Mu family, and felt pain and guilt in her heart.
"Master, you should go back." Yingtang looked at her and said.
The trees in the forest block the daylight, and the birds fly freely in the forest. She wiped away the tears on her face and slowly got up, turned to leave, turned over and looked back at the horse, then rode her horse and whipped towards the road from which she came.
The wind passed by in his ears, the branches of the trees and the birds were frightened, and there seemed to be a sound coming, the wind swept through the forest, Mu Yunqi stopped his horse, and one turned over and landed on the avenue in the forest.
Several black-clothed people poured out of the silent woods, their postures were vigorous, and their movements were neat and surrounded Mu Yunqi and Yingtang. Without saying a word, he swung the sword in his hand at them, smooth and vicious.
Mu Yunqi kicked the oncoming sword blade, turned around and kicked the sword-wielding man away, the people on the side immediately jumped up and split the sword, she snatched it sideways, the black-clothed man's sword danced fiercely, she quickly turned behind the black-clothed man and forcefully on his elbow, and the weakness of the black-clothed man's hand fell to the ground.
"Master, go quickly, the slave and maid stop them." Yingtang shouted anxiously.
Mu Yunqi kicked the sword in the hand of the man in black and took it, she turned around and swung it at the other man in black, and fought fiercely with him, another man in black attacked from behind her, she bent down to dodge and got up and swung the sword to insert it, the sword pierced his body, blood splashed on her face, she wiped it away in disgust, and half of her face was blurred by blood. Her gaze gradually became fierce, and her movements became more and more neat.
In the distance, a carriage was driving in the forest, and a gentle voice came from inside the car: "Feng Qing, what's going on?" ”
"Lord, there is a group of men in black who are chasing and killing two women." Feng Qing said calmly.
The curtain was lifted by a pair of knuckled hands, revealing a peerless face, his face was as warm as jade, with a chic and elegant demeanor, he smiled meaningfully, and shouted: "Don't go and save people quickly." ”
Feng Qingle stopped, and flew to Yingtang's side with bated breath, blocking the sword blade swinging from the side for her. There was already a sword wound behind her, protecting another woman, obviously the man in black was targeting the woman she was protecting, she also seemed to be a little powerless, she couldn't see any injuries on her body, I saw her hands on her chest, looking a little painful.
"This girl seems to have an old illness, and I will leave it to you here." The man jumped off the carriage in a dashing manner, commanded Feng Qing, turned around and kicked away a man in black, put his arm around Mu Yunqi with one hand and climbed onto the horse parked at the edge of the forest, and spurred the horse to gallop forward.
Mu Yunqi was a little surprised that someone rescued him here, struggled and said, "No, my maidservant is injured." As he spoke, he snatched the reins from the man's hand, but the man took it away again: "The girl is the target of the pursuit, if you go down, it will be difficult to escape today, and the house slaves below are to save people, and will not leave the girl and maid." The man ran all the way, regardless of the situation behind him.
"Thank you." Mu Yunqi calmed down after hearing this, and looked up slightly, the man looked ahead with a solemn face, his hands holding the reins were slender and white, and he galloped in the forest for a long time.
"There's a creek ahead, stop there." Mu Yunqi pointed ahead and said, his hands were wrapping around her waist and holding the reins, making her feel uncomfortable.
The man was silent, slowly tightened the reins and stopped, and stopped his horse on the brookside path, he jumped off the horse and stretched out his hand, and looked at the woman on the horse, who stretched out his hand and dismounted.
Mu Yunqi walked towards the stream, the stream was clear and translucent, and the grass on the grass on the side was also nourished by the grass in the forest. "Thank you for saving me today." After she finished speaking, she squatted down and picked up a handful of water to clean her face, and the blood stains that had splashed on her face before made her sick.
She turned to look at the man, who looked around, walked to the front of the woods, picked a plant, looked around, and then came towards her.
He was dressed in a royal blue brocade suit, with a tall and handsome posture, full of warmth and elegance. The bun was crowned with a white jade ring, and there was a pair of shining starry eyes under the sword-like sword eyebrows, a high nose bridge, thin lips hooked up a smile without a trace, and a face that was cold but dazzling as grace.
Mu Yunqi's eyes flashed lightly, and his heartstrings trembled slightly.
"Fortunately, there are white grass roots growing here, and I picked one underneath, which should be able to stop the wound on the girl's shoulder." He raised a smile like snow melted by the sun, penetrating people's hearts.
Mu Yunqi turned her head and saw that the shoulders of her clothes were stained with blood, and she smiled: "It's okay, old wounds." ”
The man looked at her smile and was slightly stunned, "I know a little about medical skills, so I can clean the girl's wound to avoid pus." ”
"No need, thank you for your kindness."
"The girl can be called in the lower palace, I don't know the girl's name?"
"Yun Yin."
"Xiangji clouds go up, and the mountains disappear into the fog." Gong Huan said softly.
Mu Yunqi looked at him, smiled lightly, and said nothing. If she is really lucky enough to find such a paradise, she is willing to give up all prosperity and honor.
"Why did Childe appear in the forest?" Mu Yunqi asked lightly.
"I was going back to the villa, but I heard a sound in the woods." Gong Huan replied nonchalantly.
Mu Yunqi looked at him slightly, as if he didn't believe his words, but he couldn't think of anything wrong with his words. There was a faint pain in her shoulder, and she frowned and pressed her chest to prevent the pain from spreading.
Gong Huan lifted her up and helped her to a tree to sit on. "The girl rests here, and looks around to see if there are any people." With that, he got up and stepped forward.
Mu Yunqi looked at his figure, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart. She looked up at the sky, if she didn't rush back to the palace before dark, Lan Gu would definitely be in a hurry.
She slowly got up against the stump and looked around. There are all woods on all sides, except for a small stream on the side, and when you look up, you can't see the source of the stream.
"It seems that there are still woods ahead, do you want to keep going?" Gong Huan walked up to her and said.
"No, stop here and wait for my maid to come and meet us." After saying that, she ran around, looking for a possible way out of the forest.
"Yunyin girl's maidservant should return to the villa with the house slaves below." Gong Huan affirmed.
Mu Yunqi looked back at him, only to see him walk to the horse and take the water bag and dry food he was carrying. He opened the water bag and handed it to her, she took it and drank it, he opened the dry food bag, took out the pastries inside and gave it to her, Mu Yunqi took a small bite and swallowed it.
Her gaze swept over Gong Huan, and he sat on the ground with a few pieces of pastry, seemingly not at all anxious about the situation at the moment. Just now he saw the pastries, his face was strange, the practices and patterns of the pastries in the palace, he didn't even notice it at all, and he was by no means the one who had never been seen in the world.
"Miss Yunyin, don't worry, the house slaves below will follow the traces to find us." He looked at the stream and said gently. As if to understand her doubts, he lay on the grass and said to the sky: "In this wood, I have been lost several times because the house slave has found me to get out of this forest. ”
"I see." She smiled relievedly, ashamed of her villainous heart. After speaking, he walked to the edge of the palace, lay down next to him and looked up at the sky, the sound of the stream flowing was pleasant to the ear, mixed with the sound of falling leaves in the forest, as if everything in the world was as comfortable as in front of him.
"The grass is cold, and it is not suitable for the wound on your shoulder." Gong Huan turned his head to look at her and said.
"It's okay, old diseases are hard to heal." She propped her elbows on her head and looked at him half-leaning, "Does Childe have a wife?" Her eyes glowed with slyness.
Her sudden change of temperament confused Gong Huan, and he learned from her to hold up her elbows and look at her, with a smile in his eyes: "No, what does the girl mean by asking." ”
"The dragon and phoenix among the sons, I wonder what kind of woman can be worthy of the son."
"Hahaha." Gong Huan chuckled twice and then put away his smile and looked at her, "The posture of Yunyin girl is more than enough to match it." After speaking, he looked at her with burning eyes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was touching.
Mu Yunqi chuckled silently, his eyes looked at him with style, trying to see some truth in his words. His eyes reflected his own face, with a seductive bewitchment.
She sat up straight, annoyed at what she had just done. "Childe said and laughed, Yun Yin is married and married, how can he get along with Childe."
Gong Huan smiled, his face darkened, he lay down and muttered, "I have no intention of offending." ”
Mu Yunqi couldn't help laughing, watching the stream flowing, his heart was dull. She couldn't understand why she was so emotional, why she was faintly sad in her heart, and why she felt that the years were quiet at the moment.
She turned her head to look at him, his hands resting behind his head, his eyes closed, his face as calm as water.
"Since Miss Yunyin is married, why is she being hunted down?" He asked casually with his eyes closed.
Mu Yunqi was stunned, thought for a while and said: "I was caught by the son of a bully in the city, and after being forcibly captured by him, I escaped and was hunted down. She spoke hatefully, as if she were serious.
She did curse Gu Jingyun for a long time in her heart, he was dignified and supreme, but he was also untrustworthy.
Gong Huan couldn't hold back his laughter after hearing this, and laughed out loud, this girl could be so nonsense, and she said it sincerely without changing her face.
He got up and looked at her with a glint in his eyes: "Miss Yunyin is so skilled, can she take you away?" Obviously not believing her words, his eyes were full of smiles, and the whole person exuded a warm spring-like atmosphere, which made her heart bloom like a flower, and the charming breath was full of charm.
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Mu Yunqi didn't say anything more, and sat on the grass and watched the sky gradually darken. She knew that she should be anxious to return to the palace, but at this moment she was so nostalgic and reluctant.