Chapter 31: Climbing the Mountain
At this time, Yuefu was indeed in a hurry, but the military power had been withdrawn, and Yuejiang could only send the small servants in the house to find it, and the efficiency of the subordinates who were only responsible for the affairs of the house on weekdays was naturally not high, and it was raining heavily outside, and there was no news at all.
Wei believed in Buddhism, so he could only kneel in front of the statue of White Jade Guanyin and pray sincerely, hoping that the two of them would be safe.
Rou Yun was already exhausted, but from time to time there were wild beast cries outside, which made her too frightened to rest, Yue Xun knew her thoughts, and comforted: "You rest, don't be afraid of me." ”
"No, I'm guarding with the general."
Yue Xun rescued her ashore again, and went to pick fruits and fish, how could she not be tired, she couldn't bear to let him keep vigil alone.
"I'll keep watch for the night, and you keep watch for the night." Yue Xun proposed, beckoning her to come over: "It's warm around the campfire, you will catch a cold if you are far away." ”
Rou Yun got up and approached Yue Xun to accept his suggestion: "Then I'll rest first, when the time comes, the general will call me, and I'll guard it." ”
"Okay." Yue Xun agreed.
After a while, Rou Yun slowly closed her eyes in a warm mood, Yue Xun gently moved to her side, took her into her arms, and looked at the sleeping person in her arms, feeling happy. How I wish time would stop at this moment, and the two rarely spend warmth together.
When Rou Yun woke up, it was already dawn. She got up and changed into the dried clothes that were draped aside, looked at the extinguished bonfire and the harsh sunlight outside, and took Yue Xun's clothes and went out to look for them.
Yue Xun wrapped the fruit with banana leaves, and when he saw Rou Yun coming, he hooked his lips and smiled: "Awake?" We're ready to go up the mountain. ”
Rou Yun asked anxiously: "The general said that he would ask me to get up and keep vigil, why did I keep a vigil all night", looking at the blue and black under his eyes, Rou Yun knew that he must not have rested last night.
"Forget about it, let's go now. Does your leg still hurt? ”
"Nothing." The injury on his leg was accidentally scratched, and he was not so squeamish.
Yue Xun picked up the branches on the ground, wiped out the branches and leaves on the top, and then pressed down to test the strength, and handed it to Rou Yun after making sure it was strong: "The road is slippery after the rain, your leg is injured, it is easier to hold on." ”
Rou Yun took it and found that even the rough bark on it had been polished smooth by Yue Xun, and her heart warmed.
After the rain, the jungle was covered with moss, the mountain roads were steep, the spring water was shady, and the branches of the trees began to be used as crutches, and now they became the tools of Yue Xun to lead Rouyun. Yue Xun had to stop every time he walked, and after making sure that Rou Yun's wound was okay, he continued walking.
Rou Yun is a woman after all, she was frightened when she fell into the water yesterday, her blood was insufficient, her face was white at the moment, there was still a distance from the top of the mountain, and the humidity of the jungle was not good for her body, Yue Xun didn't do anything, walked to Rou Yun with her back to her, and squatted down: "Come up." ”
Rou Yun's eyes widened in surprise, and although she was unwell, she still pushed and dragged it: "The road is slippery and dangerous in rainy days, and the general has just recovered, so I'd better go by myself." ”
"It's okay, let's go up quickly, or we'll have to stay in the jungle for the night."
Yue Xun was persistent, no matter what Rou Yun said, he maintained the squatting movement, and Rou Yun saw that he was stubborn, so he had to hug him and lie on his back. Yue Xun held Rou Yun's legs and flipped upward, Rou Yun was frightened, and her hands tightly wrapped around Yue Xun's neck. Yue Xun raised his lips and chuckled, the smile at the corner of his mouth was extremely shallow and light, as light as a feather, and Rou Yun thought that he was wrong for a while.
There is a difference between men and women, although the two are already husband and wife, but they are in name only, Rou Yun specially let go of his hand and leaned back, after walking for a while, Rou Yun found that his movements seemed to add a burden to Yue Xun, and Yue Xun sweated on his head, so he gritted his teeth and leaned on Yue Xun's body.
Yue Xun's body stiffened, originally the two kept some distance, although it was laborious, but it was okay, but now that she was leaning on herself, he obviously felt the softness behind him. Damn, Yue Xun thought to himself, taking a deep breath and trying to ignore the touch.
At this time, Huo Yan, who was looking for it along the way from the top of the mountain, was very anxious, there are often wild beasts in the jungle in this area, and yesterday experienced heavy rain, I don't know if the two of them are safe. Huo Yan's mind flashed the woman's sparkling eyes, and he didn't care about everything, patrolling the slippery mountain road, not letting go of any corner.
"Sixth Highness, there seems to be someone ahead." The guards faintly saw a figure.
Huo Yan broke off the banana leaves that stood in front of him, and looked at it, it was Yue Xun and Rouyun.
"Quick, get down!" Huo Yan took the lead and went down the mountain road.
Yue Xun heard the footsteps, vigilantly picked up the branch in his hand, and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that it was Huo Yan who came with the guard. Seeing that there were many people, Rou Yun struggled to get off Yue Xun's back, but was stopped by Yue Xun on the grounds of a leg injury.
"Okay, you... Can you walk? Huo Yan stared at Rou Yun at first and didn't notice it, but after walking in, he realized that something was wrong.
The guards also exchanged their heads in surprise, but the people of Fan Li knew what Yue Xun had experienced. From the young general to the later crippled, even the best imperial doctor in the palace said that Yue Xun had no medical treatment for his leg disease, and there was no possibility of standing in his life, and now he saw him standing alive in front of everyone, I only felt that this was a miracle.
"Hmm." Yue Xun saw that everyone saw it, and felt that there was no need to hide it.
"That's very good." Huo Yan is really happy for him, after all, the two have known each other since childhood, and the friendship is there, plus Yue Xun has clearly stood in line in private, this friendship is naturally not something that ordinary people can have.
Huo Yan then looked at Rou Yun, and saw that her hair was messy, but it did not affect her beauty, the white jade lotus branches shone softly in the sun, and the whole person was like a lotus fairy who had just become a fine. Huo Yan found that her ankles were bandaged with strips of cloth, and although she was worried, she asked tactfully and implicitly in front of everyone: "Mrs. Yue is injured?" ”
Rou Yun nodded and said coquettishly, "I was scratched when I fell into the water." ”
"In that case, let's go up quickly, there is already a doctor waiting above."
Yue Xun saw that Huo Yan was anxious, and he didn't care about him because of the special situation, so he walked up with Rou Yun on his back, and Huo Yan followed closely behind to protect Rou Yun, afraid that Yue Xun would not recover much, and a bump would hurt her.
Yuejiang couple found no result from another mountain road, returned to the top of the mountain early, waiting for Huo Yan's news, when they saw a large group of people coming, and looked at it, wasn't it Yue Xun in front of them? Yue Jiang stroked his long beard, looked at his son, and asked himself to help him hide that he was exposed so quickly.
Wei Shi was stunned, she was worried all night, although she knew that Yue Xun would water, but Yue Xun's legs were not conscious, if she really fell into the water, she was afraid that it would be nine deaths, Wei Shi thought about the worst outcome, and now I saw Yue Xun walking calmly and carrying people, is this true? It's not that I'm too worried and hallucinating, right?
"Master, you pinch me." Wei patted Yue Jiang on the shoulder, his eyes staring straight at Yue Xun.
Although Yue Jiang felt inexplicable, his wife did as he asked, grabbing Wei's arm and pinching it hard. Wei Shi was in pain, and reacted that he was not dreaming, and rushed forward with teary eyes.
"Mother." Yue Xun saw that there seemed to be more gray hair on Wei's head, and he felt very guilty.
"It's good to be back, it's good to be able to go." Wei didn't ask much, cried with joy, turned his head to look at Rou Yun on Yue Xun's back, saw her eyebrows crooked and smiled, and his heart warmed up the broken hair on her cheeks for her, and when he saw the injury on his leg, he was anxious: "Why is it hurt, I don't know how to protect you well, Taiyi Taiyi, come quickly." ”
The old lady doctor who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly stepped forward to help check the wound with a medicine box, because there were many men outside the field, Huo Yan signed everyone back to a hundred meters away for the sake of the woman's reputation, and he followed Yue Xun to the corner and seriously investigated the assassination.
"This assassination is extraordinary, he came to the royal family, and he was able to transfer the royal forest army on the road, which shows that he is powerful in the court." Huo Yan looked at the stretching mountains with a serious expression.
"Your Highness can probably guess who it is, can't you?" Yue Xun didn't pick it up, playing dumb riddles.
Huo Yan smiled bitterly: "What can you guess, it doesn't work to say anything without evidence." ”
"Did you catch a live mouth?" The best way to do this now is to get the words out of the Assassin's mouth.
Huo Yan's eyebrows lowered slightly, and he said with a slightly sad face: "I caught a live mouth, I was afraid that there was a friend of that person in Dali Temple, so I was temporarily detained in the mansion, but I tortured for a long time, but I refused to reveal the mastermind." ”
"I'll judge it for you." Yue Xun groaned slightly, and his eyes flashed.
Huo Yan originally had this idea, but thinking that he had just recovered, he hesitated, but he didn't know that Yue Xun took the initiative to propose it. Yue Xun knew about Wen Xiang's power, coupled with his various behaviors towards the Yue family, he didn't want to do it to him so quickly, but he couldn't hold back. Although his assassination was a misunderstanding, after all, if he hurt someone he shouldn't have hurt, he had to pay the price, Yue Xun looked at Rou Yun, and then his eyes softened.
"Okay."
Huo Yan made an appointment with Yue Xun to go to the prince's mansion tomorrow to interrogate the assassins, and as for the emperor's side, he would go to report it. Before leaving, Huo Yan hesitated, and finally took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handed it to Yue Xun. said that it was a wound medicine for Yue Xun, but how could Yue Xun not know in his heart, this was clearly a flower offering to the Buddha, and he was grateful for it, but in fact, he discarded it in the corner after returning home.
Yue Xun and Rou Yun returned to Yuefu, and everyone was happy. Seeing that Yue Xun was already able to stand and walk, the house was even more joyful. Among them, the happiest is Mrs. Yue. When the accident happened yesterday, the old lady pretended to be calm, ostensibly managing affairs at home, but in fact she was extremely flustered. But she is a party to the Yue family, she can't mess around, and she has survived until now with the perseverance and courage of decades of battlefield experience.
Mrs. Yue was happy in her heart, and the person came back safely, and her leg disease was cured. Isn't this exactly the blessing of the ancestors of the Yue family, the old lady hurriedly went to the ancestral hall to put a few sticks of incense on it, thanking the ancestors.
Then he ordered the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal, and everyone sat together and enjoyed themselves. The people in the house are also happy, and the general's good means that the Yue family can be reused again as before. They can improve their wages and status, and they can also say that they are subordinates of Yuefu outside.