The wrong carriage

When I was released from prison, it was raining heavily.

It fell into everyone's heart with great splendor.

Including Li Jiao.

She lowered her eyes to look at the masked man who was holding her hand and never leaving her side, so she had to hold up her dress with one hand to avoid getting it wet.

Gao Shun rarely opened his umbrella and looked at the upright figure of the imperial teacher. His slightly raised almond-shaped eyes seemed to be thinking about something, but he knew that after returning to the palace, his identity would change back to that of the emperor who had just awakened.

The Imperial Master used his feather fan to block the raindrops.

Her peach blossom eyes seemed to frown, and finally, she seemed to understand why this usually silent man in black caused the woman beside him to worry so much.

Gui Yao noticed the Imperial Master's gaze, but she did not look at him stubbornly. She just continued to hold Ren Beixi's arm tightly. However, the man smiled softly and held her palm with his backhand.

Ren Beixi said: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

He used his fingertips to stroke Guiyao's tense brows with concern.

"I'm not sure if you have a common cold or something else. When we leave the palace later, I'll take you to the Gui family's clinic."

"I'm sorry, the two nobles probably can't leave the palace."

The Imperial Master narrowed his eyes and gently signaled the palace maid beside him to hand over two paper umbrellas.

"sieve--"

His feather fan was sharpened by a mechanism. Gui Yao only felt the sound of wind breaking through her left ear. When she lowered her eyes, she saw that a few strands of her slightly wet hair were cut off and fell slowly on the back of Ren Beixi's hand holding the blade.

"Wait a minute!" Gui Yao's lips had lost their color due to exhaustion.

But the Imperial Master only raised his peach blossom eyes slightly, and suddenly brushed his fingertips in front of her body, and a drop of red rouge appeared on Miss Gui's slightly stunned lips.

The Imperial Master simply said, "There are many people in the palace, and there are many eyes. Please ask this guard to stay away from the General's wife and avoid causing misunderstandings."

Gui Yao's face also turned red. Upon hearing this, she waved her hand and had to take the oil-paper umbrella beside her and open it. The pink fan with peach blossom color was wetted by the rain. Behind her, Ren Hui followed the two of them with a sword in his hand in a very serious manner.

Several bells rang solemnly in the palace.

"Is Your Majesty awake?" Gui Yao asked.

Gui Yao asked again, "Has my husband been captured?"

The national teacher did not move.

The imperial teacher did not move either.

Gui Yao had no choice but to raise her umbrella slightly in the rain, tilting her head to carefully check if the masked Imperial Master had revealed any flaws, or if she could even point out any flaws.

But soon, the five people arrived in front of Xuan Zheng Hall under the protection of the national teacher and a team of imperial guards.

Under the magnificent palace, the rain dripped down the double-eaved hipped roof and fell into the trampled small pond.

Very good, everyone changed into the clothes that had been prepared earlier.

Now we can ask the question in a different way.

"How does your majesty wake up?"

Now lying on the dragon bed in the hall is a large winter melon that is quite old. When Gao Shun is willing to separate from Li Jiao, he can prepare it and wait for the ministers to come and invite him.

"How do I catch my husband?"

Naturally, he took a small path to the Meridian Gate, where he was captured by the Imperial Master himself and brought before the court officials who had gathered because of the important imperial edict.

The Imperial Master smiled and said, "Let's go, Erlang of the Ren Family."

Gui Yao touched Ren Beixi's head, a feeling of reluctance threatening to overflow in her heart. Somehow, she suddenly remembered her guess that Ren Beixi and Song Mo Wuhen corresponded. She wondered what Da Huang and Huang Shiyu were doing now. In short, they would never be separated again.

She didn't want to be separated from Ren Beixi, especially the poor little general who was now running a fever.

The man's usually silent and dark eyes were now like a wet large dog. His mask was held behind his back with one hand. His drooping eyelashes rubbed against Guiyao's neck. His warm breath made her startled slightly. Then, without anyone else knowing, Ren Beixi gave her a light kiss.

Guiyao doesn't like this kind of farewell.

But the dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, the rain gradually stopped, and then the sun slowly appeared in the clouds.

It's time to go.

Gui Yao watched Ren Beixi leave. Gao Shun walked into the hall and asked the eunuch to fetch water for bathing. She saw Li Jiao standing alone by the side.

She resolutely took Li Jiao's hand.

"Your Majesty, I will take the Queen back to the Pepper Palace to recuperate. I will be back within two hours."

Gao Shun did not answer.

Yes, the emperor never needs to give a definite answer to anyone. If he does, it will be seen as a certain amount of honor and favor by outsiders.

But Li Jiao never asked for anything more.

When she held Gui Yao's hand and left Xuan Zheng Hall, she didn't know that Gao Shun had turned back, nor did she know whether the path she resolutely embarked on was worth it for her.

Gui Yao beside her asked her with a smile: "Do you want to... fly again?"

...

Showers bring autumn.

The little green bird that was suffocated and stuffed in his pocket struggled out of his arms. Shen Xiaoyuan flapped his wings and looked at the road in front of him, feeling a little confused.

"Where are we going?"

The bird tried to fly upwards, but it bumped into the carriage canopy above its head.

Hearing the sound of the carriage running slowly, Shen Yuan realized that it was sitting in the same carriage with the two people in front of it. She narrowed her eyes and said in surprise: "This, this... Why did you cut your hair?"

Gui Yao said seriously in her mind: "Do you still remember the task I assigned to you before?"

Shen Yuan pecked his head hard.

"Of course!" It pounced on the person holding her hand tightly, rubbed her soothingly, and said, "If it weren't for you, Yaoyao, giving me such a difficult task, I would have found a place to sleep long ago, and why would I still be following you around!"

“Ouch!!!!”

The carriage jolted violently.

Guiyao paused slightly, opened the curtain at the back of the car a little, and then suddenly closed it again.

She signaled the man and the bird with her eyes to sit down, turned over and put on her veil hat, then walked out of the carriage with the brim slightly lowered. The mute driver stepped back silently upon seeing this, while Gui Yao sat beside the carriage, stretching out her light grey bell-bottom trousers.

"This girl looks unfamiliar."

The people who were standing in front of the carriage were actually the National Master and Prime Minister Qiu and his men.

Lu Qingshan was leaning on his cane, as if waiting for this unexpected person to speak so that he could understand clearly.

Gui Yao smiled and said, "Miss, I haven't met any of you uncles or grandfathers either."

Upon hearing this, Censor Li spoke in a deep voice.

"You're not showing respect to the Imperial Master and Prime Minister Qiu?"

Mr. Qiu frowned and said, "Never mind, it's just a child."

"Yes, a strange child." The imperial teacher's peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly under his mask. "Who are you, and why are you leaving the palace at this time?"

Gui Yao didn't dare get off the carriage. If she followed the rules and went over to pay her respects, she would be asked to lift her veil and reveal her true face the next second. Upon hearing this, she only said cheerfully, "I'm the doctor hired by the lady in the palace. They asked me to come yesterday, but today they refused to see me and asked me to leave the palace."

"I think she's a scoundrel. Why is it that now she won't even let me leave?"

Gui Yao was playing a game, waiting for someone in the group to let her go.

But the sound of rain was loud and no one spoke until the man in red who was leading the group laughed out loud.

"Doctor? It happens that we have a patient in our carriage with a high fever. I heard that Gui's clinic is the best for acupuncture. Could you please come to the carriage and take a look?"

Gui Yao replied, "Of course you can. I'll go back to the car and get the needles I usually use."

He suddenly opened the curtain and said, "Please be patient."

She got off the carriage in a daze and raised her head slightly: "Please stay away from me, my lords. I am discussing marriage with my beloved, and I don't want to go to the palace and not get a salary, but also end up with a bad reputation."

Imperial Master: "Yes, yes, don't worry, young lady. The patient in the carriage is already married and will not damage your reputation."

Seeing that the good national teacher had taken the elders far away from the carriage, Gui Yao jumped onto the carriage. As soon as she opened the curtain, a pair of warm big hands grasped her waist and hugged her tightly.

The man's voice was hoarse. "Discussing marriage with the one you love? Yaoyao, your husband didn't even know that you had someone else you loved."

Gui Yao hummed and climbed up from him. The interior of the carriage was narrow and tightly covered, so it would be quite difficult to give her acupuncture at this time. However, Ren Beixi went a step further. As his fingertips brushed her lips, he also opened the bag she brought with her.

His knuckles gently stroked her embroidered handkerchief, and wrapped inside was the dagger he had given her.

He kissed the girl in his arms until she couldn't breathe.

Guiyao pitifully had her butt pinched again as she lay on his shoulders, saying softly, "You'll know it's me."

Ren Beixi's chuckle brushed past her ear, and the man said solemnly, "Who else would be willing to leave the palace at this time, besides you?"

"I clearly changed my voice!" Gui Yao deliberately imitated the thick voice she had just pretended to have, "Ren-Bei-Xi-like this!"

She carefully pressed the back of her hand against Ren Beixi's forehead, and it felt much better than when he was in prison.

Ren Beixi: "Jiuchong gave me some medicine."

Gui Yao: "How dare you take the medicine he gave you!"

"My dear husband, listen to me. After I leave this time, I will wait for you in Wuhua City. If my affairs get out, please help me to ask His Majesty for mercy."

Somehow, maybe it was because she felt too safe in Ren Beixi's arms, or because she placed all her trust in him.

Those people and things that go round and round, in the end, are nothing more than the farewells on the carriage at this moment.

The tears in the corners of her eyes were wiped away by the man's hands.

The red lipstick that was originally used to prevent the lips from looking pale was finally bitten off by the man's lips and teeth. In his dark eyes, there was only Gui Yao.

The sobbing was drowned out by the rain, and the dripping water flowed down the carriage, wetting Guiyao's embroidered shoes.

The two carriages passed each other within the narrow palace wall.

Gui Yao put on her veil hat securely, and after giving the mute driver some instructions, she took his place, tightened the ropes, and headed north.

When she first arrived in the capital, she was filled with the hope that her main quest had finally been advanced.

Later, she met many people.

I also met a little bird again.

Along the way, Gui Yao frequently asked in her heart whether Shen Yuan was feeling unwell, and after receiving a negative answer, she headed straight for Wuhua City.

At the city gate, she saw from afar Pinyue holding a sword and instructing the guards on how to draw their swords quickly.

Guiyao waved.

"You are much faster than us." She dismounted and rushed over to hug Pinyue. No matter what, it was worth celebrating to see her companions still around.

So that night, Guiyao asked Pinyue to take them to eat hot pot.

The hotpot in Wuhua City is very different from that in Xianyu City. Not only do they add mint to the bottom of the pot, but they also make every dish look particularly beautiful.

Gui Yao was a little confused: "You have a fever too?"

Her almond-shaped eyes were slightly confused. For some reason, Pinyue's face was a little red today. Guiyao thought about it and thought that it might be because she had not introduced her new friends to her yet.

"My name is...my name is..." The short-haired girl has dark skin and a pair of timid eyes that look quite pretty when she smiles.

"My name is Jiang Gu, you can just call me Xiao Gu."