Wait a minute, heroine

Phew~~

In the blink of an eye, night falls, and the biting cold wind carries flying snow and sweeps across the steep mountain wall.

Ye Jingtang held the horse with one hand and walked through the knee-deep snow. He used the dragon gun as a walking stick, climbed over the ridge, and started heading down the mountain on the north side.

As the saying goes, it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down. The slope in the north is very steep. The surface of the soft snow looks smooth, but the bottom is full of rock cracks and ravines. If you are not careful, you will slip down.

The horse outside the Great Wall, which was originally so explosive, was struggling in such a ghostly place. It did not dare to let go and ran, so it could only walk slowly down behind the Night Terror Hall, sometimes staggering slightly when the horse's hooves hit the air.

The Queen Mother was sitting on the horse. She was fine going up the mountain, but she was frightened when she came down the mountain. After walking for a while, she simply got off the horse, and Ye Jingtang held her wrist and walked behind her.

The bird that was scouting in the sky flew several times without seeing any traces of enemies around it, and then landed again. Taking advantage of the low density of its white fur, it started skiing uphill, pulling out on the snow like a penguin. A long white line slipped down and flew up again to continue.

When Ye Jingtang saw this scene, he wanted to find a piece of wood and cut it into a ski, and take the Queen Mother to slide down the north slope. Although he had never done it before, Wu Kui's body balance was sufficient for such a small skill. Unfortunately, there is no grass growing on the top of the snow, and there are no suitable items to use as raw materials.

The Queen Mother followed behind, watching Ye Jingtang move forward one step at a time, and after a slight hesitation, she said:

"Night Terror Hall."

"Um?"

Ye Jingtang slowed down, turned around and said, "What's wrong? How about I carry the queen on my back?"

The Queen Mother glanced at Ye Jingtang, her eyes showed a hint of shame, she lowered her head and said:

"I...my situation is actually not as serious as you think. Well...I entered the palace at fifteen or sixteen and had no chance to leave the palace, so I always wanted to go out for a walk..."

Ye Jingtang showed a smile: "This time I am accompanying you to go out for fun. How do you feel about going around?"

"well……"

The Queen Mother came closer and whispered: "I feel good, but I feel a little bit sorry."

"Huh? Why?"

The Queen Mother moved her lips, and after a while she thought about her words, and then said softly:

"After I entered the palace, I had nothing to do all day, so I asked Hongyu to set up a swing under the ginkgo tree, and then I found a box hidden under it..."

? ?

Ye Jingtang paused, turned around, and looked at the beady Queen Mother, with a strange look in his eyes:

"Is it possible that there is a picture of Bathing in Fire left by Kuang Yazi back then?"

The Queen Mother did not expect Ye Jingtang to be so smart. After being slightly stunned, she nodded and said:

"Yes. I found the Singing Dragon Picture and it had to be confiscated according to the rules, but I had nothing in the palace. I finally found a treasure. I thought it could help me escape from the sea of ​​misery, so I hid it secretly..."

Ye Jingtang turned around and looked at the Queen Mother in front of him. With a sudden realization and some doubts, he thought about it and asked:

"Then why did the Bathing in Fire picture end up on Lu Jieyun again?"

The Queen Mother folded her hands on her waist and could not raise her head, so she just said:

"Weren't you seriously injured, yet you're still so worried about me? I wanted you to get better quickly, so I took it out...

"I was also a little selfish. I wanted to go out for a walk, so I asked the birds to bring you. I originally wanted to leave Yun'an, so I discussed it with you privately. I would come to Liangzhou and then go back. But Liren also followed me, and I couldn't He opened his mouth and then ran so far away..."

Ye Jingtang blinked his eyes, and after confirming that the Queen Mother was not lying to make him happy, he smiled and pulled the Queen Mother to continue walking:

"It's okay. Your Majesty sacrificed her life to shield me from the hidden weapon, and even took out the picture of Bathing in Fire for me to treat my injuries. If you want to go out for a walk, I should accompany you. If Prince Jing doesn't agree, I will fight for your Majesty. There is no need to look forward and backward. so much."

The Queen Mother bit her lower lip lightly and followed behind: "I didn't know you were so good before... Do you think I... eh?"

Before the Queen Mother could finish speaking, there was a "crash" sound from behind, and then her legs were hit, and her whole body was almost thrown up, directly knocking out the Night Terror Hall in front of her.

Ye Jingtang reacted very quickly. Seeing the big white horse behind him stumble, he stumbled and slid sideways down the mountain. He directly picked up the Queen Mother and thrust his spear into the snow, trying to block the horse.

Bang~

If it were on a flat bottom, he could easily hold the big white horse no matter how heavy it was; but the slope was steep, and the landing place was covered with soft snow, so there was no way to exert any force. Almost in an instant, Ye Jingtang was hit and even his body was hit. The gun slid down and dug a groove several feet long in the snow.

Crash--

Ye Jingtang held the Queen Mother in his arms and his back was against the big white horse that was sliding on the ground. Seeing that it could not stop and had a tendency to roll, he gritted his teeth and stabilized his center of gravity to search for the situation below. When he slid over a raised rock, he lifted up The gun penetrated directly into it.

Cha——

The roaring dragon gun penetrated the mountain rocks and made a harsh explosion.

The black gun barrel immediately bent. Ye Jingtang grabbed the gun barrel with one hand and forced the sliding horse to stop.

"hiss--"

The big white horse paused, immediately turned over, and stood firm on the steep hillside.

Ye Jingtang grabbed the barrel of the gun, and without the weight of the big white horse pushing him behind, he naturally stabilized his body. He sat up from the snow slope, quickly moved to a slightly flat place under the big rock, and led the horse over. Seeing the Queen Mother grabbing his collar, her face turned pale with fright, she raised her hand and patted his back:

"It's okay, it's okay, stop."

The birds in the distance also flew over at this time, landed in front of her and rubbed the Queen Mother's arm to comfort her.

The Queen Mother was so frightened that she was breathing rapidly. She first looked left and right, and then at the Night Terror Hall. She found that the Night Terror Hall had slipped down the slope, and her arms and robes were scratched by gravel. She was still comforting her with a smile, which was already complicated. His emotions were completely unbearable, and his eyes were red:

"I... it's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you take me around for selfish reasons..."

"It's okay."

Ye Jingtang stroked the Empress Dowager's back: "It's not like I came out in vain this time. I avenged the Qinchi tribe, helped Miss Fan solve the trouble, and found the Golden Scale Map and the Duanbei Cliff. As for smuggling, if we don't make this trip, how can we accomplish this?

"It's good that the empress can be safe. You sacrificed your life to protect me from hidden weapons at Yutan Villa. No matter you seem to be in danger or not, I will remember this kindness for the rest of my life. Even if you return to the capital this time, as long as you want to relax, I will still do it. Please ask the Holy One to bring the queen out, so you don’t have to think about so many messy things.”

"..."

When the Queen Mother heard the friendly words, her lips moved. She wanted to smile but couldn't, so she lowered her head and pulled up her sleeves, looking at the scratches on Ye Jingtang's arm:

"My father was not as kind to me as you. I didn't want to enter the palace back then, but my father insisted on letting me enter the palace and refused to let me go no matter what. The result was good. I became a widow halfway through. In ten years, I still couldn't Go home once...

"You are different. Because of my safety, you can travel so far and take so many risks...

"It would have been better if you had been born ten years earlier. When you went to Jiangzhou to join the Jianghu, you would definitely be more handsome than you are now when you meet me. I have a very wide network of contacts in the south. Even Lu Taiqing has to give me face, not to mention Shui'er, and Xiaoshan Castle and so on. You have to look at my face to act..."

In fact, Ye Jingtang has always felt that it was a pity for the Queen Mother. At Xiao Yunli's age, she was forced to marry thousands of miles away to become a canary in a foreign country. She has not left the palace for ten years and has nothing to do but wait for her death. If this life were different, As Xiao Yunli, I was afraid that the Palace of Fortune and Longevity would be burned down in less than three days. You can imagine how difficult it is for the Queen Mother to survive for ten years.

There are no other people on the high mountains, just cold wind and white snow.

Ye Jingtang listened to the Queen Mother sitting in his arms talking for a while, then thought for a while and said:

"All the palace members of the late emperor have left the palace. Those who have children have gone to the fiefdom to take care of themselves, and those without children have returned to their hometowns to remarry. Can't the Queen Mother leave the palace?"

When the Queen Mother heard this, she looked very disappointed:

"I am the Queen Mother, there is no such thing as remarrying."

"Can I go and intercede with the Holy One?"

"?"

The Queen Mother's eyes moved slightly, obviously the fire of hope was aroused by these words, but it immediately disappeared and she shook her head and said:

"Don't say this. If you do, you are being arrogant and ignorant of the importance. I am not important. What is important is the southeastern nobles behind me. Your Majesty does not feel sorry for me, but if she allows me to return home, It's like severing ties with the Southeastern gentry. I don't know what the people below will think. It's definitely not feasible for me to leave the palace and return home, but..."

Ye Jingtang blinked: "But what?"

When the Queen Mother said this, she whispered: "Your Majesty is born as a daughter. As long as I don't blatantly act like a monster and make it difficult for Your Majesty to make trouble, I probably won't say anything. If this is just in private..."

Ye Jingtang was sitting on the hillside holding the plump and plump Queen Mother. Hearing these words, he felt a little inappropriate. He wanted to be separated from the Queen Mother, but he felt that it was too obvious.

When the Queen Mother said this, she also felt that she was a little too out of line. After thinking about it, she got up, sat in front of the Night Terror Hall, and raised her hair:

"I'm just joking. Even in private, I have to pay attention to Queen Mother Fengyi, and I can't do anything that damages her status... Although I don't like this status, I still have to pay attention..."

Ye Jingtang sighed secretly and wanted to say something comforting, but he didn't know what to say, so he raised his hand to take the blanket beside the horse and put it on the Queen Mother's back:

"It's been a tiring day, let's take a rest."

The Empress Dowager put the bird in her arms and looked at the lonely snowy ridge far away from the world. Her eyes were full of mixed feelings. After a moment of silence, she unfolded the blanket on her body and put it on Ye Jingtang. She leaned on her shoulders and huddled in Together:

"Thank you, I will never forget these days."

Ye Jingtang's hand went from behind the Queen Mother to the front, wrapping the blanket tightly to prevent the wind from leaking:

"Don't be so pessimistic. As long as the Holy Emperor has the power, he will naturally no longer need to rely on the empress to bind the southeastern nobles. When the time comes, it will not be a matter of a word to quietly leave the palace to pursue his own life."

The Queen Mother huddled in her arms and raised her head to glance at the side face in front of her. She had already lived through many years of loneliness. Faced with this kind of words, she could seriously comfort her. She felt a little impulsive in her heart for no reason. After thinking about it, she spoke. road:

"Night Terror Hall."

"Huh?" Ye Jingtang looked down.

The Empress Dowager blinked her eyes, and after looking at each other for a moment, her expression turned into the noble and dignified one she normally would be as a mother. She took Ye Jingtang's hand to her waist and placed it on her shoulder:

"When you are away from home, follow your authority. You don't need to be so cautious. I won't punish you."

"..."

Ye Jingtang was held tightly by the hand, and a strange color could not help but appear in his eyes. However, after thinking about it, he felt that it made sense, so he stopped paying attention to the propriety. He held the Queen Mother's legs and let her sit in his arms to avoid sitting on the snow. Frostbite:

"Go to sleep. I don't know if those two fools will catch up. Rest as much as you can if you have time."

The Queen Mother huddled in her arms, covered her head with a blanket, put her cheek against Ye Jingtang's chest, closed her eyes and listened to the heavy and powerful heartbeat, and said no more words...

Thump~

Plop~——

Emotional scenes are difficult to write, maybe because the outline is not written well, or maybe because I don’t know how to write emotional lines. I want to be out of the ordinary, and I don’t want to repeat what I have written before, so I can’t write anything new at all. I woke up at five in the morning and have been writing until now. , I wrote intermittently more than 11,000 words of useless manuscripts, alas...

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