Chapter 53 Falling Off a Cliff

Naturally, camping in the wild is simple, but Emperor Chunjia didn't say anything, and the others dared not complain.

The emperor expressed mild surprise that Yun Fenghuang didn't act like a monster because of this: "I have wronged my concubine."

Yun Fenghuang thought in his heart that if you really feel that you have wronged me, then don't bring me with you!

Can't I let Bengong walk slowly with the emperor's chariot?

But he said: "As long as you stay by His Majesty's side, where is there any grievance?"

"My beloved concubine is really virtuous and virtuous." The emperor laughed when he heard this inappropriate remark, and boasted in the same inappropriate way, "He is really a role model for concubines."

Yun Fenghuang took the opportunity to say: "This concubine is a mere Jieyu, how can I dare to claim such a high reputation as Your Majesty?"

He really never forgot to mention the promotion... The emperor remembered that he had repeatedly regretted that this concubine was a daughter. Although it was just a matter of occasion, there were indeed times when he felt that such a smart and quick-witted person could be used by the court if he was a man.

But now I feel that Yun Fenghuang is a woman, which is quite good.

If this is a man, maybe he is an official fan?

He changed the subject calmly: "By the way, when my concubine is in front of the imperial grandmother, you must remember some taboos. Before that, the concubine was just a concubine, and she occasionally went to Qingci Palace, and she would not stay for long. The imperial grandmother will not care about it. But this time in the past, it may not be the same as the queen who always serves around, so I have to pay attention to it."

Yun Fenghuang smiled and said: "Yes. It's just that the concubine comes from a humble background, but I don't know what rules the empress dowager has?"

It is impossible to serve the Empress Dowager all the time, even in this life.

After all, she has so many things to do, how can she have the time to serve an old ancestor herself?

Not to mention that this old ancestor is a member of the Ji family, she is the one who serves in comfort, so how can she compare with the blood relatives of the Empress Dowager Ji, Empress Ji Muzi?

She wouldn't do such an obviously thankless task!

Anyway, two arrangements have been made before departure. If the empress dowager really dies, she will not be able to make it before she dies. The queen mother is pretending, so it will have to be delayed until her old man "heals up" before going to the palace. At that time, she can't say that she can just say that she is resting and is not disturbing, and she saves a few kowtows.

With this thought in her heart, she paid close attention to what Emperor Chunjia told her about the likes and dislikes of the Empress Dowager, she listened and asked questions, earnestly.

Well, although I don't plan to go to the Empress Dowager to be a filial daughter-in-law in person, I still need to understand this master's temperament, lest I accidentally offend you without knowing it, and cause myself trouble for nothing.

Just as he was concentrating on it, the emperor suddenly asked, "Does my beloved concubine know what I like?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a moment, and immediately covered her mouth with a quick smile, "Of course His Majesty likes Yue Jieyu and his concubine! This is what His Majesty said himself!"

Emperor Chunjia felt a little melancholy, and said lightly: "What Aifei said is true."

But in a blink of an eye, it was as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile, "The emperor's grandmother is generous, Aifei should remember this first, it's getting late, it's time to settle down, and I have to hurry tomorrow."

According to Emperor Chunjia, the Empress Dowager is indeed not a difficult person to get along with.

Of course, this is only limited to concubines who were born in noble families—like Empress Ji, the empress dowager who was born in an aristocratic family subconsciously treats women who have been carefully raised and raised like herself as her own. The outrageous behavior is performed according to the standards of virtuous and virtuous, and she basically has no objections.

As for those who come from small families, the Empress Dowager will not be harsh.

Because she would never give such people the chance to have frequent contact with her.

Yun Fenghuang's family background was relatively low in front of the Empress Dowager, but thanks to Xie's careful cultivation, the three generations of Ji's family's phoenix masters in the palace still recognized her rules.

So it should not be difficult for Yun Fenghuang to win the favor of the Empress Dowager... Of course, Emperor Chunjia said this, and Yun Fenghuang could only haha ​​about it.

This season is hot, and there are many mosquitoes in the wild. It is conceivable that camping is simply not a human experience.

When Yun Fenghuang was forced to join the team, he was ready to endure hardships and hardships, but the royal family is the royal family after all, and it is inconvenient to use the ice mirror when traveling, so there is a Bingsi Yin [Note] that was taken in a hurry. The completed blanket is placed by your side during the dog days, and the whole house is cool, and it is worth tens of millions.

There are also pills to repel insects, incense to help sleep, etc. Although everything is simple, it is much easier and faster than imagined.

There was nothing to say all night, the next morning, the guards brought breakfast, the group used it, and after a little activity, they withdrew from the camp, got on their horses, and continued on their way.

In the evening of this day, they happened to be rushing to the vicinity of the post station, so they rushed to the post station to spend the night.

The emperor didn't want to disturb the people too much, so he only asked the guards to come forward and pretend to be a casual official. Therefore, the small officials here are not considered attentive, and they left after arranging a residence for them.

Yun Fenghuang calculated the distance from this post station to Wannian County and Qishan Palace, and felt that if Qi Jiulu's side went well, he would probably choose this place to start.

Because it is close to Wannian County, I am afraid that I will withdraw and start again. It is close to Qishan Palace, and the people in the palace can come to meet them. , so that those who do not want to continue to find excuses to dawdle.

That night, she paid special attention to the movement in the stable, but when she got up the next day, there was nothing unusual.

Yun Fenghuang also said that his estimate was wrong, Qi Jiulu did not choose this place, but after setting out that day, he was blocked by a river several feet wide.

There used to be a bridge on this river, but it has been damaged at this moment, and the damage is very thorough. Even if the emperor ordered the guards to get off their horses and use local materials to repair it, it may not be possible to cross the river in a short time.

As an emperor worried about the empress dowager, Chunjia ordered the forced crossing without hesitation: "It is midsummer now, the water level has dropped, and I don't think the river is very deep..."

Deng Chengzhai vetoed the words before he finished speaking: "Water and fire are ruthless, please think twice, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, who belongs to all people, how can you take such risks?! Even if the Empress Dowager knows it, she must not want your Majesty to come here as soon as possible. Xinggong, make this bad move!"

He said so, and the other followers all agreed with each other, and finally decided to take a detour.

This detour will take dozens of miles, and the distance will be delayed for at least one day—Yun Fenghuang remained calm, but felt a little depressed, because she asked Xi Le to pass the message to Qi Jiulu, just wanting to Just pick it up by yourself.

As for Emperor Chunjia...

Ha ha, let him die? !

Anyway, she doesn't believe that the emperor can do nothing by himself, she now hopes that the emperor will do more tricks so that she can find out his details.

Otherwise, the feeling of life and death, honor and disgrace being pinched in the hands of others is really terrible!

However, I don't know what Qi Jiulu was thinking. He actually used the method of destroying the bridge. In this way, a group of people were treated equally. Isn't this just what Chunjia wanted?

I really feel unhappy just thinking about it!

It's decided, the next time I see Qi Jiulu, I must scold him...

Yun Fenghuang's heart was in a mess, and he followed the team unconsciously. After walking for an unknown amount of time, his vision suddenly dimmed, and he realized that he had entered the forest.

To be precise, this forest should be a mountain forest—this place is actually at the foot of Qishan Mountain, so it is not surprising that the terrain has ups and downs.

It's just that Wangshan is a dead horse. Qishan is the general name of the mountains where the palace is located, and it covers an extremely vast area. When the former emperors chose the summer resort, they chose the hills with the best scenery on the left and right, but there was still some distance from here, and it was winding, and it took two days to get there.

It can be seen that there are few people coming to this mountain forest at the moment, the branches and leaves are luxuriant, and the sound of water can be heard, and it is getting faster and faster, probably because the river flows out of the mountain, so the water flow is fast near the foot of the mountain. If it weren't for the two guards holding sabers to open the way, the surrounding branches and leaves were almost swept away, and the eyes of the mount could not be opened.

Such travel is of course very slow and unsafe.

Not long after walking, Deng Chengzhai frowned and asked, "Is there another way?"

The entourage discussed in a low voice for a while and told him that they didn't know. After all, who would have thought that a good bridge would be destroyed?

Basically, they all only know the road from the official road to the Qishan Palace, which is the small road now, which was remembered by an older guard.

"Your Majesty, why don't we retreat first?" Deng Chengzhai thought for a while, then drove his horse to the emperor's side, and said in a low voice, "The forest here is too dense, even if we surround you, but this kind of mountain forest, There are mountains on one side, if someone holds a sharp weapon and is condescending..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the implication was obvious. The current terrain is very unfriendly to them. If there are assassins in ambush, just like the emperor himself shot and killed the wife of the Duke of Ye, give the emperor an arrow through his heart. ...

"The vegetation is lush in the mountains, even if there are archers in ambush, it is difficult to see." As an outstanding archer, which is rare in the army, the emperor shook his head slightly when he heard the words, expressing that Deng Chengzhai was too worried, but for Deng Chengzhai's retreat The suggestion was agreed, "But this place is too remote, I also think that I can find a guide in the nearby villages and towns, maybe there are other ways or places to cross the river."

So the team started to turn around.

Because the road in the forest has long been blocked by branches and leaves, it would not be too wide to rely on the guards to open the way. At this moment, the gap is barely enough for two horses to rein in.

According to his status, the emperor was of course surrounded in all directions.

As the emperor's concubine and female family member, Yun Fenghuang and the emperor's confidant Deng Chengzhai followed closely behind.

At this moment, the team retreated, and the space was limited and it was inconvenient to adjust, so the emperor turned his mount. As for the original team, he directly changed the front team to the back team, and the back team to the front team.

In this way, Yun Fenghuang and Deng Chengzhai are in front, and the emperor is behind.

Seeing this, Deng Chengzhai hurriedly slowed down, half a horse behind, to show respect for the royal family.

Yun Fenghuang was not polite at all, and turned around to greet the emperor with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the way for you!"

The emperor has long been numb to her thorny behavior, and just laughed it off when he heard the words.

As a result, Yun Fenghuang hadn't turned his head back when he saw a black light suddenly flying out of the dense forest obliquely behind him, sinking fiercely into the rear of Emperor Chunjia's mount!

Although the horse that the emperor himself rode had been trained to be docile, it was just an animal after all, but how could it withstand such sudden pain? !

Immediately he let out a long hiss, and regardless of the person on his back and Yun Fenghuang riding in front of him, he ran hysterically!

Yun Fenghuang was startled, and wanted to avoid it, but there was no time between the rabbit's ups and downs - even the exclamation was still suppressed in his throat, and he and his mount were already knocked into by Emperor Chunjia's imperial horse. Among the branches and leaves by the roadside!

What's even more tragic is that she fell down only to realize...there is a cliff at the bottom!

[Note] There was an old man in the Tang Dynasty who met an old woman who held an old yin and sold it for half a thousand. A Persian saw it and said: "This is woven by ice silkworms. If you sit beside it in the summer months, it will be cool if you sit there." The reward was tens of millions. (Ming) Gao Lian's "Eight Notes on Zunsheng"