Chapter 29 Mushroom Picking
Because she was exhausted and Yueli was always a pampered person, she refused to go horseback riding again for the next two days no matter what.
The days in the enclosure were pleasant and passed quickly. On the afternoon of the last day, Shen Zhaoyi and Jiang Ronghua both went into the woods, and the court officials prepared for a polo match.
Da Zhao admired riding and archery and martial arts. A polo match did not end until dark, but the ministers became even more excited.
Yueli yawned, looked around boredly on the platform for a while, and then shouted that she wanted to go back to sleep.
She had to go back to Beijing early tomorrow morning. Knowing that she was lazy, He Yanchen didn't keep her. He just touched her head and said, "Go and have some rest."
On the way back to the tent, Yueli saw two small mushrooms popping up under a tree.
Her eyes suddenly lit up: "Lianqiao, look there."
Lian Qiao stretched her neck to look over. "It's mushrooms. Master, do you want to eat mushrooms? I'll ask the imperial kitchen to make some."
"I don't want to eat them." Yueli walked over, squatted down and picked two small mushrooms, "I just want to pick them."
"Go back and get a basket."
Lian Qiao quickly agreed: "I will go right away."
After she left, Yueli stood there and looked around for a while. A few colorful mushrooms appeared under the roots of a tree not far away.
She trotted over quickly and picked a small pink mushroom.
The tree canopy in this area is dense, and there is no sunlight in the forest all year round. It is damp and cold. The further you go in, the more mushrooms you see, and they are all colorful and beautiful.
Yueli doesn't like eating mushrooms, but she thinks picking them is fun.
After she filled a bag of small mushrooms with her skirt, she stood up and found that she was surrounded by lush trees and seemed to be far away from the camp.
The camp was connected to the dense forest. In the past, there would be imperial guards guarding the perimeter. However, today was the last day of the enclosure, and there was a polo match going on in front, so many people went to watch the fun. Therefore, Yue Li didn't see anyone along the way.
"Where is this..." The corners of her mouth drooped, and she walked back in the direction she came from according to her memory.
But after walking for about a quarter of an hour, the surroundings were still filled with the same flowers, plants and trees.
Yueli threw all the mushrooms in her hand on the ground and stepped on them twice to vent her anger.
It's all their fault.
It caused her to get lost.
After walking aimlessly in the dark forest for a long time, her feet were sore and her eyes were moistened involuntarily.
Yueli bit her lip and sat on the tree stump, kicking the small stones on the ground with unsteady breathing.
Why hasn’t Lian Qiao come to see her yet?
He Yanchen was probably watching polo at the moment, and Shen Zhaoyi and Jiang Ronghua were also at the horse race, so they wouldn't notice that she was missing.
In the forest, the treetops are stacked, the vines are entwined and climbing, and the faint calls of animals can be heard in the distance. As the sky gets darker, Yueli begins to feel a little scared.
She shook her sleeves impatiently, but unexpectedly they scraped against thorns, tearing the fine brocade. Yueli pouted and wanted to cry.
“Ouch—”
Yueli suddenly heard a wolf howl and her whole body froze.
She quickly squatted down and hid behind a huge rock.
The boulder was of strange and rugged shape, with a small gap in the middle, just big enough for Yueli's petite body to hide in.
She squatted there, hugged her knees and cried.
Would she be eaten by wolves? It would be so unfortunate if she died here!
She had not yet become a noble concubine, had not yet received an annual salary of one thousand taels, and had not yet enjoyed a few more years of wealth and glory in her new life.
It's even worse than living as long as in the previous life. And if you get killed by a wolf, the death will be very ugly.
She doesn't want to die like this!
To make matters worse, it started to rain after a while. Yueli also heard a rustling sound under her feet and felt an itch on her legs.
Her throat moved and her fingers trembled.
She mustered up the courage to take a look at her feet, and Yueli was so scared that she screamed and jumped up.
reptile!
What a big, ugly reptile!
Regardless of the pain from hitting her head on the rock, Yueli got goosebumps all over her body. She was most afraid of insects!
Before Yueli could stand firmly, something floated over her head. A slightly soft object brushed against her head, making her scalp numb.
Yueli screamed and fell to the ground. She stepped back several times and her palms were cut by the ground. Then she realized that it was just a green vine swaying in the wind.
Woohoo, that’s too much!
Everything in this forest bullies her!
Yueli couldn't stand it anymore, and she stumbled forward while wiping her tears.
Why hasn’t that bastard He Yanchen come to find her yet!
"ah!"
It seemed like she stepped on something very slippery, and Yueli lost her balance and fell to the ground. It happened to be a slope, so she slid down uncontrollably until she hit a tree trunk and stopped.
"Jiaojiao?"
Just as she was lying on the ground with stars in her eyes, a familiar voice sounded in the distance.
Yue Li raised her head blankly. The night wind mixed with cold rain slapped her cheeks. She sobbed a few times: "Your Majesty..."
He Yanchen just heard a few screams, and he recognized it as Yue Li's voice, but the echoes in the forest came from all directions, so he could only ask the imperial guards to search separately.
When he reached the slope, he heard another scream.
The sound was very close, allowing him to quickly determine the direction.
He Yanchen held up a sheep-horn lantern and saw Yueli sliding down the slope.
Like an autistic mushroom, it huddled under the tree, scratching at the bark.
He looked around and saw no way down, so he had to walk down holding on to the rocks.
The mountain was very slippery after the rain, and the sheep horn lantern accidentally fell to the ground and went out immediately.
Everything in front of her was pitch black. Yueli shook herself in fear and tried to stand up, but her ankle hurt.
She whimpered, but the next moment, she fell into a familiar embrace.
Smelling the faint ambergris on the man, Yueli cried out loudly.
"Okay, stop crying." He Yanchen originally wanted to scold her, but seeing her crying like this, the words that were about to come out of his mouth rolled around on the tip of his tongue and were swallowed back.
"Your Majesty... I thought I was going to die..."
She never ran out on her own again!
"No, I won't let you die." He Yanchen stroked her shivering back and kissed her forehead. "I'm here, aren't I? Nothing will happen."
He couldn't explain why he came to find someone in person without thinking when he heard Lian Qiao's report.
Perhaps it was the thought of her pitiful appearance shivering alone in the dense forest that made him feel a little sympathy.
I don't know how she ran so far alone. It's several miles away from the camp.
This idiot must not be able to tell the directions and is running in the opposite direction.
Given He Yanchen's bad temper, he had to make some sarcastic remarks to her.
But the little girl in his arms looked so pitiful that he could just curse her in his heart.
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