He got up, wrapped her in the quilt, said nothing, and went out in a muffled voice. Everyone knelt on the ground, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.

Su Wenmei was hot, took a cold bath, and lay on the bed but kept thinking about what happened at night.

She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, her mind was full of Cheng Qian's image of holding her, his hand caressing the tips of her hair. Thinking that it would be even more difficult to leave the palace during the day tomorrow, I decided to take Bing'er with me and leave the palace at night.

She ordered the palace maid to find her a carriage overnight and rush to the palace gate. There were several guards at the gate of the palace to stop her, so she took out the token of the Gu Mansion, saying that she needed to leave the palace in an emergency, and after a search by the guards, the guards opened the palace door for her.

I finally got out of the palace gate, but because it was night, there were few pedestrians on the street, and it was unusually quiet. At a glance, she saw Gufu's grandmother Zhirong kneeling at the noon door, maybe she had been kneeling for a long time, and Zhirong's clothes and face were stained with a thin layer of ash.

"Zhirong! Why are you here? Su Wenmei stepped forward to help her up: "How long have you been kneeling here?" What about the old lady? ”

"The doctor diagnosed the old lady as critically ill. The old lady was stubborn and asked the slave to wait here for Miss Su's letter. Zhirong cried: "The old lady asked Miss, does General Gu still have any hope of returning to the dynasty?" ”

Su Wenmei nodded, and got into the carriage with Zhirong: "Let's talk about it when I go home." ”

The next day, Cheng Qian got out of the morning court and walked to Mingyang Palace. He remembered what he had been impulsive and almost committed yesterday, and he felt that his heart was not good. He was a little afraid that Miss Su would be disgusted with him because of this, and felt that he was a frivolous disciple.

But that kind of night, such a beauty, since the beginning of the Full Moon Tower, has been deeply imprinted in his heart.

Cheng Qian couldn't help but want to go in and have a look, but he was already empty.

The furnishings are still the same, as if they have not been touched at all, but there is more of the woman's breath, and there seems to be a trace of residual sweetness in the air.

He stroked the furnishings of Mingyang Palace, and his eyes fell on a letterhead on the table: "Leave, don't read it." Cheng Qian thought of her embarrassed appearance when she wrote the letter, so he smiled for no reason.

But I was a little disappointed.

The palace is all boxy, from birth to the present, the days have been boring, in the boredom of day after day, he has gradually become accustomed to this kind of life, until, met Su Wenmei.

When he was in the Full Moon Tower, he felt amazing at the first sight of this girl, and at the same time, he felt as if his heart was filled all at once.

Cheng Qian smiled bitterly: But now, even if he is the son of heaven, and the girl he feels likes so much, he can't be by his side all the time.

Su Wenmei returned to Gu's mansion and entered Mrs. Gu's bedroom. At this moment, Miss Gu was also accompanying her.

"Old lady." She stepped forward and sat on the edge of Old Madam Gu's bed under the gaze of the old lady. In less than half a month, Old Madam Gu had lost a lot of weight, her black and thin hand held Su Wenmei tightly, and she couldn't stop trembling: "My son, my son ......"

"Old lady, don't worry, the emperor has already sent someone to rescue, it will be fine!" Su Wenmei stared at the thin old lady Gu with watery eyes, and said helplessly: "You have a good rest, it won't be long before he comes back to see you." ”

Actually, anyone can understand that these are just words of relief. Huihong is bitter and cold, and there are not a few soldiers who have been captured in the past, and there are not a few who have endured humiliation and committed suicide; Even if you live because of your faith, there is a good chance that you will be subjected to inhuman torture, and there are not a few people who die as a result.

Back to the borders.

Although spring has begun, the plains are still blowing biting cold winds, melting snow falls down the glacial river, and flocks of sheep drink water by the river, grazing on the tender grass of early spring.

Zhao Xunzhi led more than 20 elite cavalry, all the way to the border of Huihong, changed into Huihong's clothes, and was about to mix with the enemy camp.

His sword eyebrows furrowed slightly, and there was no superfluous expression on his face: "Keep a low profile, look for it separately, and after finding the stronghold where General Gu is being held, signal contact." ”

"Yes!"

When night fell, in a low room in Huihong, several Huihong people came to General Gu and poured a bowl of cold water on his face, and he woke up. At this time, his body was already covered with large and small wounds, as well as whip marks. The room was not large, but it was full of all kinds of torture instruments, which were stained with blood, and it looked shocking.

Wanyan Ronglie sat directly opposite him: "Your brothers have all been tortured, they have vomited clean, and those who should have surrendered have also surrendered, but you." He looked at General Gu, who was covered in bruises: "If you are still like this, then the king will not be able to keep you!" ”

Gu Changlin raised his head with difficulty and sneered at Wan Yan Ronglie: "General Ben's life is not valuable, and he is not afraid of death, if you want my life, isn't it just a matter of a knife?" ”

Wan Yan Ronglie stood up and picked up a glaive knife in the torture room: "General Gu, it's easy to die, but the living, your relatives, will suffer for you." If you are willing to surrender, I can give you no less than Xiling when I return to Hong. ”

He chopped the glaive knife in his hand on the spot, and his aura was powerful: "Are you still unwilling to surrender?!" ”

General Gu glanced at him: "If you want to kill, you will kill, why nonsense!" ”

The glaive knife in Wanyan Ronglie's hand was raised, and a short arrow flew through the air and hit the belly of the knife, making a sound of metal colliding, and Wanyan Ronglie's hand shook. He looked at Fang Liang, but saw several hidden weapons flying towards him and his subordinates, and more than half of the few Huihong people were injured in an instant. Several masked Central Plains people jumped down from the beams of the house and fought with the remaining three or five Huihong people.

Zhao Xunzhi's eyes were quick, the sword in his hand cut the rope that bound General Gu, and put the bruised General Gu on his shoulder with his backhand: "Withdraw!" ”

Some guards had already been arranged outside the door to answer them, so they took General Gu and quickly evacuated Huihong.

After making sure that there were no pursuers, Zhao Xunzhi found a small restaurant nearby, and the army rested for a while. General Gu was seriously injured, and the guards found some necessary things and bandaged General Gu's wounds.

General Gu recognized Zhao Xunzhi, but when he asked him anything, Zhao Xunzhi was reluctant to say, Zhao Xunzhi only said that Mrs. Gu was seriously ill and was worried at home at the moment. When General Gu heard this, he didn't care about the injuries on his body, and after a short rest with Zhao Xunzhi and others, he continued to rush to Chang'an.

At this moment, Su Wenmei, the eldest lady of the Gu family, and her husband Zhao Yuan were all in the Gu Mansion, serving beside the old lady, and they also brought a lot of maids and slaves to serve. It's just that although there are many people in the house, there is silence, and there is no other sound except for necessary communication.

Old Madam Gu was in bed, she hadn't been able to eat for a few days, and she was dying at the moment, her eyes were looking in the direction of Gu's mansion, as if she was waiting for someone. Recently, the emperor also specially called the imperial doctor from the Tai Hospital to see him and prescribe some medicine, but to no avail.

Mrs. Gu's physical condition has deteriorated dramatically in the past two days, and even Doctor Liu from Tai Hospital said that she is afraid that she will not be able to recover from heaven.

"General Gu is back! General Gu is back! The little guy guarding the door saw General Gu riding back from a distance, so he hurriedly shouted while running to the old lady's room to report the news.

The old lady's eyes finally sparkled! Everyone present turned their heads, and Su Wenmei stood up and walked towards the door.

General Gu got off the horse and went straight to the old lady's bedroom, and at a glance he saw the old lady on the bed who described the withered old lady: "Mother"!

Everyone made way for General Gu. General Gu walked quickly to Old Madam Gu's bed and held her dry hand. The dignified seven-foot man never bowed his head in the face of Hui Hong's severe punishment, but he shed tears in front of the old lady: "My son is not filial, so my mother is worried!" ”

General Gu's body was wearing the clothes that Zhao Xunzhi gave him from Huihong a few days ago, and after many days of running, it was stained with mud and oozing blood, and he looked a little embarrassed.

The old lady also shed tears, and raised her hand with great effort, stroking his tears, and at this time the mother and son were full of emotions, but they could not say a word.

The old lady was so weak that she couldn't say anything, and after seeing General Gu, she seemed to have made a lifelong wish, and finally lowered her hand weakly.

"Mother!" General Gu hugged the old lady Gu's body in his arms and couldn't cry. Over the years, he has served the country and fought on the battlefield, worthy of heaven and earth and worthy of kings, but he owes too much to his relatives. When he saw his mother pass away, General Gu's sadness reached the extreme.

The eldest sister of the Gu family also stepped forward and stayed by the old lady Gu's side, and the Gu family suddenly wept.

After that, Su Wenmei also helped and took care of the aftermath for the Gu Mansion. After three days of vigilance, he saw General Gu dressed in white, as if he had lost his soul, guarding the mourning hall and refusing to leave, nor refusing to eat, where was there still a little bit of a general's demeanor.

The people below persuaded him many times, but General Gu was still unmoved. In the evening, everyone had eaten dinner, Su Wenmei brought some food and went to the mourning hall to visit General Gu.

She crouched down and approached him, and saw his messy hair, emaciated face, and green stubble. General Gu also raised his head and looked at her with boiling red eyes.

"I know it's useless to persuade you, you're sad, no matter what I say, you won't be upset. But before Mrs. Gu died, the most reassuring person was you. If you don't eat or drink for three days, if anything is good, the old lady will be very sad if she has a spirit in heaven. ”

General Gu stared at her with red eyes, and after a while, he took the food box in her hand, opened it, and ate it in a big gulp. Tears smashed into the bowl one by one, and ate it with rice, Su Wenmei frowned, and reached out to hand him a handkerchief.

The taste of losing a loved one is really uncomfortable, and Su Wenmei sympathizes with General Gu in her heart.

After the old lady was buried, General Gu seemed to be normal, but he faintly became different. Su Wenmei had a strange feeling in her heart, and she couldn't say it.

......

Dry main hall.

"Your Majesty, first-class loyalty is waiting for Gu Changlin to ask to see."