Following Eunuch Ni's command of "Return to the palace", the emperor strode away, his back looking full of vigor and vitality.

Everyone respectfully saw the emperor off and breathed a sigh of relief, as if they were survivors who had luckily survived the battlefield, feeling relieved.

"Let's go." Chu Qianchen pinched Gu Jue's sleeve, meaning that they should go back as it was almost time for Gu Jue to go to bed.

Gu Jue obediently took the little girl's hand and said, "Let's go."

The two of them walked hand in hand towards the Zichen Palace. The cold wind blew off the cloak on Chu Qianchen's head and also blew her hair apart. A few strands of hair playfully stroked her cheeks.

Gu Jue paused, and gently brushed the naughty strands of hair behind her ears with his fingers.

Her snow-white cheeks were as soft and smooth as the most delicate petals. His fingertips were a little rough, and he was afraid of damaging her skin. He subconsciously slowed down his movements, and the simple movements revealed a bit of unintentional charm.

"Tonight I found a place with a lot of wild mushrooms. Can I take you to pick some tomorrow?"

While speaking, Gu Jue helped her put on the cloak hood again, hiding her palm-sized face.

The two of them were very close, so close that Chu Qianchen could clearly smell the scent on his body. In addition to the scent of agarwood on his robe, there was also a faint scent of pine.

When Chu Qianchen smelled the fragrance on him, he felt safe and at ease.

Chu Qianchen looked up at him, his eyes sparkling in his cloak, and replied simply, "Okay!"

She told the prince that she wanted to go into the mountains to pick some wild mushrooms, and the prince always remembered it;

She asked the prince not to hunt at night tonight, and the prince remembered it.

Chu Qianchen's mood became extremely happy. He took his hand again and continued to walk forward with a brisk pace. He smiled and said, "It's winter now, and there are not many wild mushrooms. Your Highness, you can actually find some. You are really lucky."

Gu Jue: “Yeah.”

He is indeed very lucky.

Chu Qianchen shook their clasped hands and said excitedly, "We have to get up early tomorrow. The wild mushrooms in the morning are more juicy, tender and delicious!"

"Um."

"Let's go to bed early and get up at 11:00 tomorrow morning."

"Um."

Because of Gu Jue's cooperation, Chu Qianchen was so happy that he almost floated up, until Gu Jue suddenly said: "Then you are not allowed to sneak up in the middle of the night to read books anymore."

Chu Qianchen: “…”

In fact, she just couldn't sleep on the road the night before, so she secretly got up and read the storybook for a while, but was caught by Gu Jue who woke up in the middle of the night.

"Yeah." Chu Qianchen responded obediently.

Although Chu Qianchen was very obedient and went to bed early, they still failed to pick wild mushrooms the next day.

At five o'clock in the morning, it was snowing outside.

The snow lasted for the whole day.

On such a snowy day, no one dared to go into the mountains without knowing the danger, so everyone in the palace either played together in the hunting palace square outside, or held some small tea-tasting parties or flower-viewing parties in their own palaces with friends, or hid in the palace for a day like Chu Qianchen and Gu Jue.

According to the rules of winter hunting, there was nothing to do in the next few days and everyone could move freely. Only on the last day of winter hunting would there be a sacrificial ceremony presided over by the emperor himself.

It snowed all day, but fortunately it stopped on the night of November 12.

After a day's rest, Chu Qianchen felt more energetic. She got up early in the morning without being called, fully armed.

Gu Jue also specially had someone sew a pair of deerskin gloves with five separated fingers for her. Wearing these deerskin gloves was very convenient whether she was riding a horse, shooting arrows, or picking wild mushrooms.

The mountains and forests are covered with white snow, which makes the originally desolate mountains and forests look even more otherworldly.

Because there is snow in the mountains and forests, not many people go into the mountains today, especially the noble ladies who prefer to stay in the palace to enjoy the snow.

Chu Qianchen had no such concerns. She rode her red horse and frolicked in the snowy forest like a cat that had escaped from a cage.

Although the two men brought bows and arrows and swords, they had no intention of hunting, they just wanted to defend themselves.

Today they came to pick wild mushrooms and fruits.

After showing off her riding and archery skills the day before, Chu Qianchen showed off her ability to identify wild mushrooms, wild fruits and medicinal herbs.

She only hated that it was winter and there were too few cold-resistant wild mushrooms.

After picking a basket of mushrooms, Chu Qianchen couldn't help but say, "The best season to pick wild mushrooms is after the rain in spring and summer. Your Majesty, let's go outing and pick wild mushrooms together in the spring."

Her little face clearly showed -

In fact, she is even more powerful!

Gu Jue: “Okay.”

Gu Jue had no doubt that even if this girl was left alone in the mountains, she would be able to survive.

She looks fragile, but her vitality is extremely strong.

She always tried to tell him with her words and actions that she was great, that he could rely on her, and that he could trust her.

They could stand side by side, and she didn't want to hide behind him.

She was very frank and tried very hard to show him everything she had.

Perhaps that was why she could so easily touch the softest part of his heart.

She has worked so hard, there is no reason for him to be lazy, right? Gu Jue looked at her with a softer and more affectionate look, and asked her: "Just outing?"

Chu Qianchen could feel that Gu Jue was in a good mood.

So it was because of me! Thinking of this, the cat's tail stood up happily behind her.

She said greedily: "We can also go boating together, light lanterns, play wine-cups on the winding stream, and compete with flowers and plants..."

Chu Qianchen counted on her fingers and said that she wanted to do again what they had done in their previous life, and also wanted to try to do what they had not had time to do together in their previous life.

But sometimes she wondered if she was too greedy. "It's better to be a little greedy." Gu Jue said.

Chu Qianchen: “…”

She blinked blankly, and then blinked again.

Did she not say it out loud? Was she just thinking about it? Her surprised expression amused him, and he laughed, a happy laugh.

It was not the usual inaudible chuckle, but a clear and refreshing laugh.

Even his face looked several years younger because of this smile, with a boyish playfulness.

When Jingfeng saw this scene, his jaw almost dropped. For a moment, he almost thought he saw a fifteen-year-old prince.

Jingfeng's arrival naturally could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen. The two of them looked at Jingfeng together, making Jingfeng secretly regret that he should not have appeared at this time.

At this point, he just stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, they have been trapped."

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Chu Qianchen was still thinking about what they should do tomorrow. Hearing this, he smiled sweetly.

Although Jingfeng's words were incoherent and vague, Chu Qianchen knew all the ins and outs.

Shortly after the night hunt ended the day before yesterday, the emperor immediately sent Jinyiwei commander Lu Siji back to the capital overnight. After midnight, one of the Nanhao envoys disappeared and was replaced by another.

Apparently, the emperor and Andaman had an "unpleasant" conversation on the night of the hunt.

Originally, the two parties had their own thoughts and interests, and were wary of each other, so it was not difficult for them to sow discord.

They have done enough on their side, and now it’s all up to Uhaga Tower.

"Nothing will go wrong with Wuhejia Tower, right?" Chu Qianchen said as he took off the glove on his right hand and picked a maroon wild fruit. He thought that there was an animal's tooth mark on a wild fruit next to it, so this fruit should be edible.

"If something goes wrong with him, we'll just ignore him." Gu Jue grabbed Chu Qianchen's right wrist and took a bite of the wild fruit from her hand.

This is good! Chu Qianchen nodded with satisfaction.

Now when Chu Qianchen thought of the monk again, he just felt that he was a bit annoying. One moment he dragged the prince to Nanhao, and the next moment he wanted the prince to worry about his affairs!

She wrinkled her nose and took a bite of the wild fruit as if to vent her anger.

The wild fruits were crisp and sweet. Chu Qianchen's eyes lit up and he said, "Let's pick some more and take them back."

"Um."

Gu Jue laughed softly, but his laughter was blown away by the wind.

As the cold mountain wind blew, the white snow on the branches fell down with the wind, and it seemed that it was snowing again.

After a while, it really started snowing.

It was also snowing in Beijing. The sky was gloomy, with scattered snowflakes flying down sparsely, landing on the eaves and branches outside the window...

A few branches of white plum blossoms outside the window trembled slightly in the cold wind, and wisps of cold plum fragrance came with the wind.

A few snowflakes blew in from the half-open window and landed on a scripture.

A thin, bony hand with long fingers gently flicked the snowflakes off the pages of the book.

Wuhejialou looked out the window. White plum blossoms were blooming proudly in the snow, and smoke was rising from the incense burner next to him.

There is a solemn atmosphere in the silent room.

Ever since the house next door caught fire that night a few days ago, they all moved into Prince Chen's Mansion.

So far, everything is going very smoothly.

Uhagalou glanced toward the western sky, then looked away. Qinglai Dalian walked in from outside the house with a piece of silk paper in his hand, followed by five or six people.

"Your Highness, Chief Clerk Cheng has just delivered a pigeon letter from Prince Chen." Qinglai presented the silk paper to Uhagalou.

Everyone looked at Uhajaro with worry in their eyes.

Wuhejialou had just recovered from a serious illness. He looked thin and gaunt, with clear contours on his handsome face. The loose monk's robe seemed a little empty on him. The white robe seemed three points whiter than the white plum and snowflakes outside, making his temperament even more ethereal, as if he was ready to fly away with the wind at any time.

Nearly 80% of the poison from the Moon-Sharing Poison that he had been infected with had been removed, and his wounds had been sutured. He was still taking the prescription given by Chu Qianchen, and he would have to take the medicine until at least the end of the month.

Before leaving the capital, Princess Chen had warned the people in Uhagalou not to overwork or engage in violence, and several of Qinglai's attendants took it to heart.

"The eldest prince should be careful not to catch a cold." Then, Chiang Rai put an outer robe on Uhagaru's white monk's robe.

Wuhejialou put down the sutra written in the Da Qi language, picked up the silk paper, lowered his eyes slightly, read it carefully twice, and slowly turned the beads in his other hand.

After pondering for a moment, he threw the silk paper into the charcoal brazier, and the flames instantly engulfed the silk paper.

Uhagaru looked up into Qinglai's eyes and said in a low voice, "The King of Chen said in the letter that Andaman has sent Yala back to Beijing, and he should be here soon."

"Chiang Rai, Pattalun, Rama..." Uhakalo's gaze slowly turned from Chiang Rai to the other people around him, reading out their names one by one with a calm expression.

Qinglai and others seemed to have guessed what Uhajaro was going to say, and their faces with deep features showed a hint of eagerness to try. When Jaro read out their names, they bowed to him and performed the Dahao etiquette.

"You go ahead." Uhagaru ordered.

His voice was gentle and clear, neither light nor heavy, neither fast nor slow, but it sounded resounding in everyone's ears, making their blood boil and their eyes sparkle.

"Yes, Prince."

They took the order solemnly, all with anticipation in their eyes, and the atmosphere suddenly became heated.

They have had a hard time in the past few months. They have been ambushed, hunted, and framed. They can only hide and cannot return to Hao State to clear their names.

Now, they have waited for so long, it is finally time for them to fight back!

(End of this chapter)