Ah Lan, we have searched all the places around the imperial city, but we still can't find Ling'er. It's been almost a year since the bounty was put out, but there is still no news. Xia Yuan took out a cloak from the house and draped it over Wen Mu, who was standing under the eaves and watching the snow melt, "Even the news from the Imperial Forest Army and the Shadow Guards scattered all over the place said that there was no Ling'er anywhere. ”

"Your Majesty, let them come back, after so long, they can only give up." Wen Mu's eyes were dead silent, she couldn't see any emotion, and there was no hope in her eyes, "I haven't found it for so long, Ling'er is still so young, I'm afraid it's already a lot of luck." ”

"Ah, don't say that, I'll let them look for it again, maybe...... Maybe you'll find it! Xia Yuan hugged Wen Mu from behind and buried his face in her shoulder, he didn't want to give up like this, that was a witness to his love with Wen Mu.

"Forget the emperor, the Imperial Forest Army has been out for a long time, the Imperial City is the center of the entire Xia Dynasty, and the Imperial Palace is the center of the entire Imperial City, you have sent out all the Imperial Forest Army and Shadow Guards for so long, there are not many troops left in the Imperial Palace, what if you let the enemy know at this time, what if you take advantage of the loophole? At this time, the news can't get out for a while, and the Imperial Forest Army can't come back, you are the emperor, but the burden of the entire dynasty is on your shoulders, and you can't make a mistake at this time! ”

"But Ling'er hasn't found it yet...... I ......"

"Enough, the emperor, listen to me, we can have it again if the child is gone, but if your people are gone, they will never come back, please put the emperor's position and weigh it carefully, whether Ling'er is important or this country is important."

“...... I know, Ah, thank you. The storm that Wen Mu imagined did not come.

When she said this, she already regretted it, it was the emperor! What qualifications does she have to influence the emperor's decision? She knew how important Ling'er was in Xia Yuan's heart, and she also knew how much he wanted to find Ling'er, but she really couldn't stand it, and he continued to make himself so haggard.

The country cannot do without him now.

She thought that Xia Yuan would be furious after hearing this, according to his temperament, he would definitely not listen and would not withdraw the troops, but what she didn't expect was that his reaction was very calm, and he was thinking seriously, and even accepted her opinion, her heart was inexplicably a little warm, maybe she was unique to Xia Yuan.

Wen Mu didn't notice when Xia Yuan left, the snow on the roof had turned into water droplets, and along the corners of the eaves, drop by drop fell in front of Wen Yuan's feet, gradually connecting into a line, splashing one after another.

For the next whole day, Wen Mu never saw Xia Yuan, and she couldn't find him anywhere, even when it was time for dinner, she was the only one.

"Where did the emperor go?" Wen Lan grabbed a palace maid who came to bring her food.

"Back to ...... Back to the queen's mother, the slave doesn't know. The palace maid lowered her head, not daring to look at Wen Mu's eyes.

"Okay, I see, you can get out."

"Yes, sissy."

Silence soon returned to the dormitory, and strangely enough, even the cubicle at the edge of the dormitory was quiet without a sound.

"Isn't my sister there?"

Wen Mo knocked on the door of the cubicle, but there was no sound from inside, and the whole room was so quiet that only the echo of Wen Mu's knock on the door could be heard.

"Sister, I'm in?"

Wen Mo pushed the door, the door was not locked, the cubicle after opening the door was also empty, the bed was cold, there was no temperature, it looked like the owner of the room had been gone for a long time.

"Sister isn't there either...... "Maybe somewhere to play?"

This is what Xia Yuan told her, Mandarin Duck didn't like to stay in the palace when she was young.

Wen Mu sat down on the edge of the mandarin duck's bed, clutching his chest. I hate the palace so much, why do I insist on marrying into the palace now......

Like a fool.

......

The food on the table was already cold, and Wen Mu had long since lost her appetite for eating, so she gently closed the door of the cubicle, sat back on the edge of her bed, and after thinking about it, she decided to lie down and cover her face with the quilt.

It's just a pity that she didn't wait for Xia Yuan to come back until she fell asleep.

Awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night, Wen Mu sat up and looked at the bed next to him, which was still empty.

She reached out and touched it, and the biting coolness came from her palm and spread throughout her body.

He still hasn't come back......

She had no choice but to lie down in the quilt again, wrapping her whole body tightly.

She closed her eyes again.

......

The early morning bird call woke Wen Mu from her sleep, she glanced at the window, but she didn't expect to forget to close the window before going to bed, no wonder she still felt a little cold in the middle of the night.

It was already very bright, and although it was still empty around him, Wen Mu was still very happy.

Because she heard it, the palace was back to its former bustle.

"Ahh Are you awake? I listened to you and called back all the Guards and Shadow Guards who had been sent out! The knock on the door accompanied Xia Yuan's voice came into Wen Yan's ears.

The heart, which had been lost the night before, was beating again at this moment.

The corners of her mouth couldn't stop laughing, and at this moment she felt that she was deeply loved by Xia Yuan.

"It's coming!" Wen Lan hurriedly ran down from the bed, and didn't bother to put on his shoes, so he ran directly to the door of the dormitory and opened the door for Xia Yuan.

"Why don't you even wear shoes?" Xia Yuan looked at Wen Mu's previously passive red feet, and hugged her sideways in distress, "On such a cold day, what if I catch a cold?" I'm so busy, do you still want me to worry? ”

Wen Mu saw the blue and black under Xia Yuan's eyes up close, because of the nearly a year of running around, his face looked much thinner than before, Wen Mu couldn't help but caress his face, and said distressedly: "Look at you, you have lost weight, let's have a good rest today." ”

"That's not going to work." Xia Yuan gently hugged Wen Mu to the bed, "There are still a lot of government affairs waiting for me to deal with in the imperial study, and there is still a group of stinky old men who want to come to meet me today." ”

"It's not because you haven't even been in the early court recently, the ministers will naturally have opinions."

"Why do you even say me." Xia Yuan also lay on the bed, rolled around on the bed with Wen Mu in his arms, then buried his face in her chest, and said sullenly, "Ah Yan, just let me rest for a while, just ...... A while. ”

The more he got to the back, Xia Yuan's voice became quieter and quieter, and his breathing gradually stabilized, and Xia Yuan fell asleep like this.

Wen Mu gently stroked his hair and closed his eyes, "...... Good. ”

Let's get some rest......

......

Xia Yuan, who was asleep, was suddenly pulled back to consciousness by a burst of pain, and his chest was not painful as if it was torn apart, and he wanted to stay quiet for a while, it should pass, but who knew that the pain was not only reduced, but became more serious.

Wen Mu also felt that something was wrong with the person in his arms, and slowly woke up, only to see that Xia Yuan's face was already pale, his brows were tightly twisted together, and even his body was trembling slightly.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you! Is there something uncomfortable? Frightened, Wen Mu quickly sat up from the bed and reached out to wipe the sweat that continued to ooze from Xia Yuan's forehead.

"Suddenly...... It hurts in my chest. ”

Chest pain again? Wen Mu quickly realized that something was wrong, the mandarin duck hadn't been back to the palace for a long time!

It's no wonder that the emperor's illness will recur.

"Your Majesty, you are waiting for me here, and I will go to my sister now."

"You...... You let the shadow guard ...... I'm going to find it with you. ”

"Good...... Okay, I got it. Wen Mu shook Xia Yuan's hand tightly, and then got up from the bed and ran outside the dormitory.

"Mother, where are you going in such a hurry?" A little eunuch passing by, looking at Wen Mu's fiery appearance, couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Don't ask, hurry up and call someone to find it!"

"Mother, who are you looking for, you command."

"Hurry up and find the imperial concubine."

"Isn't the imperial concubine in the palace?"

"No, no, my sister hasn't come back for several days, and the emperor's illness has recurred."

A few shadow guards who were still hiding on the roof to watch the excitement glanced at each other, and immediately dispersed and began their search.

Wen Mo didn't care about the little eunuch anymore, and looked for it in the palace first.

Again, she couldn't be found anywhere. Where the hell did my sister go?

All the places in the palace where the mandarin ducks will go, Wen Lan has found them one by one, and she can't be seen anywhere, even if it is a dungeon, she can't help but go in and take a look twice, and then retreat with self-deprecation, how could the mandarin duck go to the dungeon.

The gate of the Chu Mansion in the imperial city was closed, and even the General's Mansion went in to look for it, but to no avail.

Mandarin duck's favorite teahouse and chess house in the past, Wen Lan has also carefully looked for it, Mandarin Duck's outstanding appearance should have been recognized at a glance, but no matter where it is, all of them can't be found.

I don't know if it's the sister's induction, Wen Mu suddenly had a thought: Could the mandarin duck be in danger?

Just like Ling'er, the mandarin duck disappeared silently.

Wen Mu began to worry, could it be the same person? If you can't find the mandarin duck, what should Xia Yuan do? Now it is not a problem that she can solve by staying away from him, as long as the mandarin duck is not there for a moment, Xia Yuan will always feel a pain in his chest, whether he is close or far, he can only be slightly relieved, whether the pain is strong or weak.

"What the hell should I do?"

Wen Mu didn't know how long he had been searching in the imperial city, the sky had slowly darkened, and when it was completely dark, it would be useless to continue searching.

Now Wen Mu can only return to the palace in a decadent manner.

Because Xia Yuan was lying on the bed in the dormitory at the moment, in order to alleviate his pain a little, Wen Mu simply went to his imperial study and sat down at the desk.

There were still folds on the table that Xia Yuan hadn't finished reading, and the remaining open space on the table was all piled up.

Wen Mu sniffled and lay down on Xia Yuan's recital.

Why do bad things always like to happen one after the other......

"Queen, I've found you!"

A voice came from the window in front of Wen Mu, she glanced at the visitor and lowered her head again, "Qin Qinwei, is there something wrong?" ”

"Here's a letter to you, saying it's only for you." Qin Han shook the envelope in his hand, reached through the window, put the envelope on the table, and then turned to leave.

"Letter?" Wen Mo glanced up weakly, and buried her head in the crook of her arm.

What's there to see......

But not long after, Wen Mo still opened the letter despite his curiosity.

The huge envelope contained only a piece of paper that was spread out and was less than the size of a palm.

The words on it were written freely, and it took Wen Mo a long time to make out what kind of words they were:

"Phoenix Mountain, the top of the cliff, everything you want."

It's just a few simple words, but it expresses all the meanings clearly.

Wen Mo crumpled the note in his hand and threw it aside.

The whole person suddenly had some spirits, and finally had some clues.

She stood up from the desk and walked out of the imperial study quickly, now she didn't want to wait for a moment, she just wanted to hurry up, go to the place where the note was written, and quickly bring out both Ling'er and Mandarin Duck, so that Xia Yuan could be saved.

"Queen Mother, where are you going so late?" The groom, who had just fallen asleep, rubbed his eyes and opened the door that had been knocked wildly, but what he saw was a warm murmur full of anxiety, and he kept pulling him out.

"Do you know where Phoenix Mountain is?"

"Know...... You know, Queen Mother, are you going to Phoenix Mountain at this time? The groom finally sobered up, and saw the surrounding road clearly, isn't the queen just going to take herself into the stable?

"Don't ask so much, take me over quickly, this is related to the emperor's life, if you delay it, can you afford it?" Wen grabbed the groom by the collar and threw him into the stable.

"Yes, yes, Queen Mother, you go outside and wait for me, it's dirty here." The groom scrambled to his feet from the ground, and he did not dare to ask why, but he could only do so.

"You're going to have to hold on to me." After speaking, Wen Mu pinched his nose and walked out, the smell in the stable is indeed not good!

As the moon rose higher and higher, a carriage drove out of the imperial city in the darkness.

......

"Master, do you think they can really find out that I'm gone?" In Huaihua Valley, the mandarin duck lifted Xia Ling above his head with some melancholy, and then put down the hug on his chest, and after repeating the same action several times, Xia Ling finally made a dissatisfied voice.

"Auntie! Dizzy! ”

"Ahh I'm sorry, Ling'er, my aunt is distracted. The mandarin duck hurriedly let Xia Ling sit on his lap.

Xia Ling turned his head to look at the mandarin duck with an absent-minded face, then reached out and patted the mandarin duck's nose, and asked in a childish voice, "Auntie, are you worried about the queen mother?" ”

"Hmm...... I'm worried about your father, to be exact. ”

"What is there to worry about?"

"Your father is sick, and if I am not there, he will be in pain all the time."

"Oh! I know! Auntie, you are a herb! But why is it different from the herbs that are planted outside. ”

"Auntie is not a herb!" The mandarin duck was a little puzzled, "And, what is it?" ”

"Ahh Ahh Xia Ling's little hands waved happily.

It's just that the mandarin duck never understood what this "ahhhh

Fortunately, Shu Shan interjected at a critical time, "What the little prince said, it should be the Lord of Chu Valley, right?" The little prince is still young, and it is normal that he can't call the name of the valley master. ”

"Master? Poof! The mandarin duck covered his mouth and tried to laugh as quietly as possible.

"Auntie~"

"Huh? What's wrong? The mandarin duck smiled and looked at Xia Ling, who was holding his finger against his pursed lips.

"Auntie, you have to smile more, you look so good when you laugh! Stop crying and crying. ”

"Ling'er! Auntie likes you so much! For the first time, Mandarin Duck felt what it meant to be in a mood, and she smiled and hugged Xia Ling in her arms.

Xia Ling also laughed silly with the mandarin duck.

"Eh, if I didn't know the inside story, I would really think this is a picture of mother-son love." Chu Huai, who was still holding herbs in the courtyard, had already walked in from outside the door at some point, standing behind Shu Shan, smacking his lips and shaking his head, looking at the big and small Mandarin Duck and Xia Ling.

"Yikes! Ahhh Are you finally willing to come in? The mandarin duck, who heard Chu Huai's voice, raised his head with a smile.

"That's not ...... Huh? Wait a minute? Chu Huai reacted after a while, "What are you calling me?" ”

"Ahh

"Ahh Ahh Xia Ling also echoed and waved his hand.

"What do you mean?" Chu Huai was a little confused, he just went out for a while, what were they talking about?

Looking at Shu Shan again, even he, who is usually very calm, turned his head at this moment, and his shoulders were shaking incessantly.

"What the hell is going on?" Chu Huai looked at the three people who were smiling happily, why hasn't anyone come to explain it to me!

"This is because the little prince can't shout your name yet, so he can only call you, ah, poof." Shu Shan wiped the tears from his laughter, and turned his head to explain the reason to Chu Huai.

Chu Huai was very depressed, "Can't you call me the valley master if you can't shout it......?"

"No, Master, I've tried, but I can't shout, come to Ling'er, call one to Ahhh

"Ahh Xia Ling's eyes widened and looked at Chu Huai innocently, Auntie, am I shouting well!

Laughter echoed throughout the room.

"Ling'er is amazing." The mandarin duck picked up Xia Ling's face and couldn't help but kiss his fleshy little face.

Chu Huai silently walked out of the house, squatted down in front of the herbs drying in the yard, and poked the fresh herbs that had just been picked from the mountain.

You shouldn't have brought you all to Huaihua Valley to suffer in the first place!

Finally, the mandarin duck, who had laughed enough, realized Chu Huai's unhappiness, reflected a little, and felt a little sorry in his heart, the master had obviously helped him so much, but he had to make a joke about the master in turn, embarrassing the master, the master must be very angry now, why did he take her back to Huaihua Valley to help her so much, but she still had to be so joking with her.

If it were me, I would have been angry a long time ago, and I wouldn't have endured it for so long.

"Master Shu, could you please help me hug Ling'er? I'm going to apologize to Master. The mandarin duck stood up with Xia Ling in his arms and walked in front of Shu Shan.

"Nature." Shushan hugged Xia Ling and let him sit on his lap.

"Why does my aunt apologize?" Xia Ling tilted his head and looked at the mandarin duck suspiciously.

"Because my aunt did something wrong, I have to apologize, Ling'er obediently wait for me to come back!"

"So that's the case, then my aunt should hurry up!"

The mandarin duck reached out and rubbed Xia Ling's soft hair, and then walked out of the room.

As soon as he walked into the courtyard, the mandarin duck had already seen Chu Huai squatting in front of a whole row of herbs, he lowered his head and hugged his knees, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Master? Sorry, don't be angry. The mandarin duck walked up to him and squatted down with him.

"Huh? I'm not angry, why did you suddenly apologize to me? ”

"Don't you feel sorry for you, I shouldn't laugh at you with Ling'er."

"Apologize, just forgive it, I don't think you've been like this for a day or two, I'm not so stingy that I'm really angry, I'm not angry now, maybe I've been angry with you a long time ago."

"Master, what did you say? You are a man who wants to live a long life, how can you be angry with me? However, I'm relieved that you're not angry. ”

"Come on, don't be poor, let's say, what did you just want to ask me?"

"I wanted to ask you, can they really find out that I'm not there, Obuchi?" The mandarin duck felt that his legs were numb while squatting, so he stood up and moved his legs.

"I must be able to find it, if the emperor is in pain, it is impossible for the queen mother not to find it. Maybe she'll still wonder if you've been kidnapped, or if it's the same person who took the buns. ”

"What if they find out, it's all too much of a coincidence? First Ling'er disappeared, then you suddenly left the Imperial City, and then I disappeared, this is strange to say, right? ”

"How can it be strange? Do you think they have the heart to think about this now? Now the most important thing for the queen to think about is how to find you quickly and bring you back to the emperor for treatment. ”

"Is that really the case?"

"In addition, the letter I wrote to the queen mother should have been delivered to the mother by now, and when the mother sees the letter, she will definitely rush here, right?"

"But I'm still a little worried......"

"What's there to worry about?" Chu Huai stood up and walked past the mandarin duck, "Everything is already in place, now wait for the queen mother to jump into the pit by herself, let's go, let's go into the house, it's cold outside." ”

"I'm worried that Ah Lan won't be able to recognize your handwriting......"

Chu Huai stumbled and almost didn't stand firm, he turned his head a little speechless and asked, "How can my words be so difficult to recognize?" ”

"At least, I don't recognize it."

"You can talk about it, when my master was still alive, he said that my handwriting was beautiful."

"The old valley lord is afraid of hurting your self-esteem, that's why he said this, don't you feel a little bit?" The mandarin duck reached out and picked Xia Ling up from Shu Shan's lap again.

"But Xiao Sheng thinks Chu Guzhu's words are very good-looking, I like it very much." Shu Shan also chose a suitable time and said with a smile.

"Look, mandarin ducks! Master Shu is a clear-eyed person! Chu Huai looked at Shushan with approving eyes, worthy of being my friend!

"Master Forgiveness!" The mandarin duck turned his head to look at Shu Shan in disbelief, could anyone really think that Master's words were good-looking? That's a wild grass that you can't recognize at all!

Just as a few people were playing around here, Ah Le walked into the house with a small jar of finely ground herbs.

"Gu Master, the medicine you want has been grinded."

"Well, thank you." Chu Huai picked up the medicine bottle and hid it in his sleeve pocket.

"Master, what kind of medicine have you prepared?" Before the mandarin duck could see what the medicine powder in the medicine bottle looked like, it had already been put away by Chu Huai, and he was really curious.

"A hallucinogen." Chu Huai smiled mysteriously at the mandarin duck, "You can let the inhaler see what he wants to see." ”

"So amazing? Master, can you let me take a look? ”

"No, what if you inhale? It's hard to find this herb! ”

"But Master, I really want to see what it looks like?"

"You'll find out when the time comes."

Xia Ling looked at the mandarin ducks, then at Chu Huai, and asked curiously with his fingers: "Auntie, what are you talking about?" Is it time to eat? ”

"Is Ling'er hungry?" When the mandarin duck looked at Xia Ling, his gaze instantly softened, "Auntie take you to the kitchen to find something to eat, okay!" ”

"Good! Time to eat! ”

......

"Can't it be faster?"

"Back to the queen's mother, this is already the fastest! If it's any faster, the horses won't be able to take it! "The groom is crying with a sad face, since he was caught by the queen mother last night, he has not rested, and he has to listen to the urging of the queen mother from time to time, it is really a little difficult to be a person!

"How long will it take us to get there?"

"At least it will take ten days! Even if it's day and night, it will take five or six days, mother, you can't be in a hurry! ”

"If I'm not in a hurry, who will be in a hurry for our emperor? The Internet is now in deep pain, if I don't find the imperial concubine for the emperor soon, who should handle this national matter? "Wen Mu is also rare to get angry, why is this one or two so worry-free?

"If I can't see Phoenix Mountain within five days, I will definitely cut you."

"Yes, Queen Mother, the little one promises to rush to Phoenix Mountain within five days." The groom pulled the reins down harder, and the horse's cry of pain immediately reached his ears, and the speed of the car finally increased with a speed visible to the naked eye, stirring up the fallen leaves all over the woods.

......

Xia Yuan opened his eyes suddenly, the sky was still bright, but he always felt that he had been asleep for a long time.

His chest didn't seem to hurt that much, at least he was able to sit up.

The bed on the side was empty and cold, and he clearly remembered that he still hugged Wen Mu before he fell asleep, and how she disappeared after waking up.

When Xia Yuan was about to get out of bed, a sudden pain in his chest knocked him back to the bed, but after a while, it didn't seem to be so painful again.

After repeating it a few times, Xia Yuan slowly walked to the door of the dormitory, and only then did he realize that the pain in his chest had changed from the original sharp pain to the current burst of pain.

He held on to the door, and when he was about to go out, he suddenly felt another pain, and the pain made him shrink up directly.

"Your Majesty! Are you alright? Do you want to go back and lie down? The little eunuch, who had been guarding the door, saw that he was squatting down in pain, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

"I'm fine." After taking a few deep breaths, Xia Yuan finally felt that it didn't seem to be so painful, so he first stretched out his hand to stop the little eunuch who wanted to come over, and then stood up again against the wall.

"Your Majesty......" The little eunuch's eyes were full of worry when he looked at Xia Yuan.

"How long have I been asleep? You can't let Lord Liu wait for a long time. ”

"Hey, Emperor, don't mention it, you've slept for a whole day and a night, and the adults have already left when they see that you are unwell."

"What do you say? I slept for a day and a night? ”

"It's true!"

"What about Ah Lan? Where did Ah Lan go? Why didn't I see her? ”

"This ...... I don't know where the queen mother went! It's just that since last night, the little one hasn't seen the queen mother again. ”

"Ah Lan is out of the palace? hiss...... "Another pain in my chest.

"Your Majesty, you better go back and rest quickly!"

"No need, you help me to the imperial study."

The little eunuch looked embarrassed, "Your Majesty, your body still needs a good rest, don't force yourself." ”

"I didn't force myself, I asked you to help you, now what I say has no majesty?" Xia Yuan endured the pain and made a sharp appearance.

It's just that his current sickly face, coupled with his current expression, is really difficult to make people feel any majesty.

It's just that the little eunuch still obediently lowered his head, picked up Xia Yuan's hand, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Xia Yuan walked slowly under the support of the little eunuch, but he didn't take a few steps to feel a pain in his chest, which made him clench his fists, his nails were embedded in the flesh of his palm, and the pain in his hands was intertwined with a burst of pain in his chest, making his every step feel like a torment.

"Your Majesty, don't you really need to take a break?" The little eunuch looked at Xia Yuan's already cold sweat-soaked clothes distressedly, his lips were already pale and bloodless, and he hadn't eaten for a whole day, which made Xia Yuan look like he would almost fall down when the wind blew.

"No, I know my body, I don't need you to worry." Xia Yuan bit his lower lip, and he also recklessly made his voice sound not so trembling, although his voice was so light that even he was about to hear it clearly, but at this moment, he inexplicably felt that compared to just now, the pain of each attack seemed to be not so strong.

Is it because Ah Lan is deliberately avoiding herself? Why don't you say a word to yourself and leave? Ah, where are you hiding?

Even if it hurts, I want to see her.

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