In the sixth year of Hongkang's reign, autumn falls in November, and the weather is very cold.
This year's winter seems to have come very early. There had been a heavy snowfall in October earlier, and as soon as October passed, it became colder day by day. In previous years, the air in November was still cold.
Despite the refreshing warmth of autumn, this November, the sky was gloomy all day long, with heavy black clouds hanging in the sky all day long, and a blizzard was inevitable.
Is it really going to change?
Standing at the door of her room, looking up at the dark sky, Xiao Fu and Yang Yun were hanging cotton curtains on the door of her house. When the snow came down, they were afraid that the cold air would seep into the house as it came in and out.
The sky gradually darkened, and the room was lit. Yang Yun came over and invited her in, saying it was too cold outside.
After taking just one step, I heard Xiaofu coming in with food and shouting in surprise: "Hey, are you setting fireballs?"
Feng Hongluan was suddenly startled. She raised her head and followed Xiaofu's gaze. Dark clouds were covering the southeast direction, and there were two red fireballs rising into the sky.
"After the mistress saw two red fireworks in the sky, she tried to evacuate Prince Jin's Mansion. That was the signal for us to start taking action. It's best to go to Bieyuan."
"Quickly, bring the princess."
She looked nervous and gave Yang Yun urgent instructions.
Although Yang Yun didn't understand what was going on, she still copied it and after a while, she sent the small glutinous rice balls over.
"Xiao Fu, you and Tang Yuan go into the house. Yang Yun, come here. I have something to tell you."
"yes!"
After Xiao Tang Yuan and Xiao Fu entered, Feng Hongluan pulled Yang Yun aside, lowered her voice and whispered a few words in Yang Yun's ear.
Yang Yun was slightly shocked and nodded solemnly.
"Yes, I know this. Madam, please hurry up and take the little princess. I will arrange everything in the house and come immediately."
Feng Hongluan's face was solemn, and she looked at Yang Yun with trusting eyes: "Be careful. If you can't get away, you must hide it. There is a cave on the wall of Wuhen's room. You can't get into trouble, you know?"
Yang Yun nodded heavily and promised: "This slave will protect yourself, Master. When the time comes, you and the princess will quickly go out through the back door. I will protect you and comfort you two masters to the death."
At this moment, Feng Hongluan only felt warm in her heart, Yang Yun's loyalty, and Liu Xiang back then. How imaginative, she seemed to see the shadow of Liu Xiang in Yang Yun.
Giving Yang Yun a deep look, she entered the room, sent Xiao Fu out, and quietly waited for the opportunity to leave.
She must leave quietly at night, otherwise she is afraid that spies will secretly follow her. Once they know that she left the city overnight and went up the mountain, the emperor will definitely be on guard.
She didn't want to expose Hong Yan's actions, but if the emperor became suspicious of her, he would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly due to his care.
Leaving quietly, there is a better place for her to go besides Bieyuan. That place is absolutely safe.
*
When the fire broke out, Feng Hongluan was changing into night clothes for herself and also put a black dress on Tangyuan.
"Mom, what are we doing?"
"Hey, we are playing hide-and-seek with Hei Tan. Remember not to make a sound. How about we hide and let Hei Tan and the wet nurse come to us?"
The little glutinous rice ball became excited when he heard this, clapped his little hands and shouted: "Okay, okay, okay, okay!"
"Shh, don't make a sound. Hei Tan will find out later that something is wrong. Tangyuan, remember, don't make a sound. Mom will take you away in a while. I promise to take you to hide where Hei Tan and the wet nurse can't find you."
It’s a place, so you have to make an agreement with mother that you will never say anything.”
The little glutinous rice ball covered her mouth innocently and cutely, and nodded repeatedly: "Hmm, don't make any sound."
After saying that, he covered his mouth tightly and shook his head with wide eyes. Feng Hongluan squatted down, tightened the black cloth on Tangyuan's body, and smiled lovingly.
Even if she dies, she will protect Tangyuan's safety and let her witness the majesty of her father's vigilance and iron horse.
The commotion caused by the fire outside became even more agitated. Xiao Tangyuan wanted to say something, but when he thought about what he had promised Feng Hongluan just now, he kept covering his mouth and did not dare to ask what was going on outside.
Opening the window, this time the fire was in the front yard, the most important place of the Jin Palace. Seeing people rushing to the front yard to put out the fire, she hugged the glutinous rice balls, covered them with a black cloth, opened the window and jumped out
, there are many people, and among these people, it is inevitable that the emperor's spy will be there.
But the cover of darkness allowed her to stay behind the rockery and not be discovered.
Vaguely, she heard someone knocking on her door.
Are you here? To make sure she is in the room?
With a curl of her lips, she jumped up and turned left and right. She was already too familiar with Prince Jin's Mansion. She didn't come to the backyard very often before, but when the plague broke out, Prince Jin's Mansion was isolated from the world and self-sufficient. Even the backyard was full of fruits and vegetables.
, she has also participated in the work herself, so she is also familiar with navigating this intricate backyard with many pavilions and pavilions.
Probably no one would have imagined that she would go out from the east backyard, climb over the wall, fly through a row full of boats, hold small glutinous rice balls in her arms, shuttle through every street, and finally, from a
Chu Gaoqiang turned over and entered. In front of him was a huge courtyard.
She was no stranger to this courtyard. The former Prince Huai's Mansion was now abandoned and prosperous. In just two years, it was already full of desolation and withered vegetation. In the night, the swaying waist-high shrubs looked gloomy.
It made a terrible rustling sound.
This place is dilapidated and even a bit gloomy because it has been uninhabited for a long time, but it is undoubtedly the safest place.
Holding the little glutinous rice balls in his arms, he hid in one of the houses. There was a gloomy and moldy smell inside. The little glutinous rice balls choked on the moldy smell and couldn't hold back the cough anymore.
"Mom, cough, cough, cough, where are we?"
When I poked my head out of the black cloth, I saw the pitch-black environment, which instantly made Xiao Tangyuan cry.
"Shh, don't cry, mother is here."
The gentle and comforting voice finally calmed down Little Tangyuan, sobbing and saying: "Mom, where are we?"
"Tang Yuan Monster, this is my fourth uncle's old house. Don't make any noise and be good. Mom will take you out when dad comes to town."
"Woo hoo, didn't you say hide and seek with Hei Tan? Mom is lying, where is Hei Tan, and where is the wet nurse?"
"Shh, good boy, don't cry. Hei Tan and the wet nurse will come. Don't worry. There are many fruit trees planted in the fourth uncle's yard. You should sleep well first. When Hei Tan and the wet nurse come, mother will wake you up.
Let’s go pick fruit together.”
Children are always so easy to deceive, not to mention that Little Tangyuan was really tired from the bumpy journey, so he sobbed and gradually fell asleep in Feng Hongluan's arms.
Feeling in the dark, she roughly found a place where she could sit. The night was very cold, so she placed the small glutinous rice balls on the stool and rubbed them around the room little by little under the moonlight.
I have been to Prince Huai's Mansion once or twice before, and I am somewhat familiar with it, but I don't know which room I entered.
Fortunately, there is a bed in the room. Although it is not a carved wooden bed, at least there is a place to lie down.
This is probably the room that the maid used in the past.
Looking around again, there were several wardrobes, but they were all empty when they were opened. Probably the maid took all her belongings with her when she left.
She came back and picked up Tang Yuan. She first put Tang Yuan on the bed, then took off her night clothes and covered Tang Yuan. Then she quietly went out and came back with two extra quilts in her hands.
The maid's room was tidy, but no one dared to touch the things in the master's room.
She spread the brocade quilt on the bed and placed the glutinous rice balls on it. She got in and closed the window next to the bed. She pillowed the glutinous rice balls with one hand, but she was not sleepy at all and her eyes were solemn.
Tonight or tomorrow?
Will Hong Yan personally lead the troops into the city?
Is everything arranged?
Although half of the military power is now in the hands of her father, the emperor controls the other half. Moreover, the Yulin Army has 5,000 elite soldiers guarding the city. Even if Hong Yan wants to lead troops to attack the city, he will have to bring at least 3,000 elite soldiers.
But how is it possible for three thousand elites to enter the city quietly?
She was so lost in thought that she almost stayed up all night.
She closed her eyes for a while when the sky became slightly cooler. She woke up again. She didn't know what time it was. The sky outside was gloomy, as if a tengu had eaten the sun. But Xiao Tangyuan was still sleeping, with a red face and shortness of breath.
.
"sweet dumpling!"
She was startled and reached out to explore, only to find that Xiao Tangyuan's body was scalding hot.
The child has a fever.
"sweet dumpling!"
"Oh, mother! It's so hot and uncomfortable."
The little glutinous rice ball was shaken awake, with blushing cheeks and clear eyes.
Why does it have to be at this time?
She was anxious, thinking that she could wait until Hong Yan came to pick up their mother and daughter in the absolutely safe place of Prince Huai's Mansion, without giving Hong Yan any burden or baggage. However, she did not expect that the glutinous rice balls would catch the cold due to the cold last night.
Now even if she asked Yang Yun to lie and say that their mother and daughter were in the attic in the front yard, after a night passed and the emperor's informants couldn't find even ashes, she must have become suspicious. Maybe she had already reported it to the emperor by now.
The emperor has not yet begun to wonder why their mother and daughter are missing, but he should also start looking for them.
No matter how paranoid the emperor was, he probably didn't expect that the princess and the princess disappeared after the fire because Hong Yan was coming back.
The emperor probably thought that they were kidnapped by someone. As Hong Yan's only child, the emperor always loved Xiaotangyuan very much. That kind of love often made Feng Hongluan feel sick. That kind of love was nothing more than a disguised form of compensation.
That's all.
Now the emperor may think that thieves have kidnapped their mother and daughter, and must search for them all over the city. Once they are found, she cannot escape blatantly.
If he disappears, the emperor may think that he was kidnapped by thieves, but if he escapes...
There was no sound of fighting last night, so Hong Yan hadn't entered the city yet, and she didn't want to cause trouble for him.
But glutinous rice balls.
“Mom, it’s uncomfortable, it’s uncomfortable!”
That scream made her heartache, wishing that the pain only hurt her body.
"child!"
"It's uncomfortable, so uncomfortable!"
"My child, Mom is going to pick a fruit for you. You have to bear with me for a while. It's all my fault. I didn't find a quilt for you yesterday so I let you sleep. Be good, be good."
She leaned down and kissed Tangyuan's forehead. The hot touch made her feel heartbroken.
She couldn't leave Tangyuan alone and go out to get medicine, but it would be difficult to move around with Tangyuan.
This area is an official residential area, and there are many familiar faces.
She was in a dilemma and was so anxious that she went out to pick oranges in the yard and came back. After taking a bite of the dumplings, she started crying, saying she felt uncomfortable.
The sky is dark, and a blizzard is about to fall. There is no charcoal stove here. If this continues, the child will burn out.
Gritting her teeth, she picked up the glutinous rice balls and said, "Let's go, mother will take you to see the doctor."
I found a pair of dilapidated servant clothes that had not been taken away from Prince Jin's Mansion. I went to the kitchen and touched some stove ashes on my face. Then I found a basket and put the small glutinous rice balls in the basket. There was a cloth on top.
I found some more oranges to press.
Xiao Tang Yuan had already fallen asleep, and Feng Hongluan felt like her heart was twisting in a knife.
Climbing over the wall from the backyard, I hurriedly walked around a corridor with my head lowered. The weather was bad and there was no one on the road.
Walking all the way to a busy area, she followed a medical clinic and was about to go in. From a distance, she saw two nuns serving in Prince Jin's palace asking people on the road.
It turns out that these two people are the emperor's spies?
Also, are there many people like this in the Jin Palace?
She has learned to be careful a long time ago, hasn't she?
Turning around, she deliberately pretended to be lame and limped towards the other direction. It looked like she couldn't stay on this street for long.
She turned around and entered another alley. This was a cold alley, but after taking two steps, she backed out again.
Yes, someone was asking about news about her and Xiao Tangyuan.
With no way out, the whole capital seemed to be looking for her. She carried the glutinous rice balls in her basket and began to groan in pain.
Although the child's voice was weak, it was extremely clear in this cold alley.
The two people over there saw her with a gray face and a backpack on her back at a glance.
One of them showed color to the other and came towards her.
"There seems to be a child under the orange. Could it be a princess?" One of them whispered to the other.
The other just looked at him to signal him not to talk too much, and the two of them walked towards Feng Hongluan at a tight pace.
The fists at her side were clenched tightly. If she had to, she would have to...
"You crazy woman, you come back to steal the child again. This is the child of our old Liu family. You crazy woman, you have been divorced by my brother, and you come back to steal the child again and again. Xiaozhuang, Xiao
Don't go to bed anymore, go home with your aunt, you crazy woman, why don't you give me the backpack."
The woman jumping out from the alley next to her really startled Feng Hongluan, but after seeing the woman's face clearly, her eyes instantly became moist.
"Keep……"
"Liu, Liu, you want to scold me again, right? Yes, I, Sister Liu, will beat you to death today. You crazy woman, you stole our children, crazy woman, crazy woman."
The woman who suddenly rushed out grabbed the dirty and dirty Feng Hongluan by her hair and dragged her into the alley and into a yard. After a while, she heard the cry of a child and the wail of a woman.
Begging for mercy, as well as the man's scolding and the old woman's harsh voice.
The two people who just tried to come over to take a look smiled at each other and shook their heads in boredom.
"It turns out she stole her own baby and covered it with oranges. She's not afraid of crushing the baby. Let's go to the next street."
"Well, let's go!"
*
In the ordinary farmyard, Chang Tou carefully looked outside. After confirming that those people had left, the woman who came in dragging Feng Hongluan's hair knelt down at Feng Hongluan's feet with tears in her eyes.
"master."
Beside her, stood a man and a woman.
I don’t know the man, but he has an air of righteousness and an air of being a master from this world.
As for the woman, she was about the same age as the man. She had just imitated the old woman's sarcastic voice and fooled those people away.
I just took a quick glance at the woman, and felt that she looked very familiar.
But now, in her heart, there was no one else but the woman kneeling on the ground in front of her.
"Stay, keep the fragrance."
Her voice was trembling, and her tears rolled down heavily. She knelt down and gently touched the face of the person in front of her, the familiar face, the person you miss deeply, that loyal and kind girl.
"Liuxiang, is it really you?"
She still couldn't believe that what she saw before her eyes was really Liuxiang.
Could this not be a dream? Could it be that she actually had a fever and was hallucinating?
After all, I had dreamed so many times that Liu Xiang was standing in front of her alive, smiling innocently and calling her miss.
"Miss, I am a slave."
Liu Xiang also burst into tears long ago.
Feng Hongluan could no longer suppress her inner joy and excitement, so she rushed forward and hugged Liu Xiang, almost crying.
"Bad girl, bad girl."
A punch landed on Liuxiang's back, and she cried and cursed: "How can you be so bad, how can you not come to me even though you are alive, you bad girl, you know that I will break my liver and intestines because of you.
Seeing each other again, everyone watching was moved. The woman next to him wiped away her tears, but the man looked too calm.
"Stop crying, are you trying to attract people? And you are carrying this child on your back. If it is not cured, it will be burned into a silly girl."
Liuxiang, you bad girl, do you know that I have been teaching glutinous rice dumplings for these years? There is a very good aunt in this world, named Liuxiang.
Liuxiang also quickly wiped away her tears, and stood up with Feng Hongluan hugging each other.
The woman sniffed and took out the small glutinous rice balls from the basket on Feng Hongluan's back. She screamed as soon as she hugged them.
"ah!"
"What's wrong? What's wrong with my child?"
The woman's face flashed: "No, it's nothing. This child looks like a rich and powerful person at first glance. I'm afraid those people will search from house to house in a while. Let us take the child quickly. You masters and servants can find a place."
Hide."
A trace of worry flashed in Feng Hongluan's eyes.
But Liu Xiang held her hand: "Miss, Brother Liu and Sister Liu are good people. If they hadn't saved me, I probably wouldn't have survived to see Miss today. Miss, just don't worry, Brother Liu has superb medical skills and will definitely
You can ensure that the little lady is safe and sound, and if you follow you, the little lady may suffer a lot, so why not leave it with Brother Liu for the time being and wait for them to take her home for treatment."
Yes, these two people saved Liu Xiang.
Just now, she and Xiao Tang Yuan were saved.
She knelt down gratefully.
Sister-in-law Liu quickly came over to help.
"I can't afford it. You are the future mother of the country."
"Uh-huh!" Brother Liu coughed, a bit unhappy.
Sister-in-law Liu felt that she had spilled the beans, and she was busy joking and fooling her around: "Just pretend that I didn't say anything. Let's leave quickly. I'm afraid those people will come back and we will go back to our own homes. It's not suitable to stay here for a long time."
"good!"
Working separately, Feng Hongluan and Liu Xiang carefully avoided the crowd, and then led by Feng Hongluan back to Prince Huai's Mansion.
As soon as she returned, she couldn't help sobbing again, but she still had a fragrance. After not seeing each other for many years, she had become much more mature and sensible. He just comforted her with a smile.
"Miss, please don't break your body from crying. Miss, how have you been in these years? Brother Liu didn't let me go out. It was because the prince lived in that alley. I secretly went out to see the prince. I can see your shadow in him.
, but he found out. He simply believed my words and did not tell Miss you and I exist. That day, Miss, please don’t misunderstand me, the woman in the room was me."
"You bad girl, why can't you tell me, why don't you let me know you exist?"
"because!"
Liu Xiang hesitated to speak. She didn't want to worry Feng Hongluan, so she still didn't say anything.
"It's nothing. It's just that I was stabbed very badly by Hu Die. The wound has not fully healed for many years. I was afraid that the lady would be worried if she saw it, so I never dared to show up. I wanted to wait until my body recovered completely before appearing in front of the lady."
"Why are you so stupid!"
Feng Hongluan burst into tears and hugged Liu Xiang distressedly: "Even if you can't move, speak, or speak, I'm willing to take care of you personally for the rest of my life. Why are you so stupid? Wouldn't you rather me be sad for the rest of my life? Don't you?
Do you know how much pain I feel?"
"Miss!" Liu Xiang sobbed, "From now on, I will never leave you. I will stay by your side whether you live or die."
"You are not allowed to say stupid things. I made your life hang by a thread. I will never let anyone have the opportunity to hurt you again. Liuxiang, are your wounds healed? Let me see."
As she spoke, she reached out to untie Liuxiang's clothes, but Liuxiang avoided it with a smile: "Miss, don't look at it. It's nothing serious, it's just a little scar."
I know that I don’t want to make myself feel bad when I leave fragrance.
But even if she didn't see the wound, her heart wouldn't hurt anymore.
What a silly girl!
After all, Liu Xiang insisted on not letting her see the wound. The more she refused, the more distressed Feng Hongluan would be.
I thought she knew that you must not be just a scar like Liu Xiang said, it must be a terrible wound.
From the moment she saw Liu Xiang, tears of joy, tears of distress, and tears of guilt never left her eyes dry.
But she was so happy. She had never thanked God like this in her life. Even if she was reborn, she was just happy.
But now, at this moment, Liu Xiang was standing in front of her alive. This feeling made her willing to die at this moment.
She also thanked the couple who saved Liuxiang. She later asked Liuxiang and found out why Mrs. Liu was so familiar.
It turned out to be the divine fortune teller who Liu Xiang dreamed of falling into the lotus pond and wanted to tell his fortune. Wasn't he called Gu fortune teller or something?
His true nature is Liu.
Liu, Liu, it must be fate. The fortune teller must have predicted that Liu Xiang would be in trouble that night, so he showed up.
So, he has some skills.
So that sentence.
"I can't afford it. You are the future mother of the country."
Could it be that she meant that Hong Yan would definitely win this time.
There was another layer of excitement in her heart. On this day, she was in an extremely awkward situation and was frightened, but it also gave her a taste of happiness, because Liu Xiang was back, and because the divine fortune-teller predicted that Hong Yan would win.
Yes, Hongyan will definitely win.
——Digression——
Children who don't leave messages are not good children. Haha, Liu Xiang has come out, so welcome him anyway.