Shanglin Night Snow

The pheasant roasting on the fire made a "chichi" sound, like the drums beating to end the battle, and with the suspended fireworks, Mu Yunqi was pushed into the abyss of hunger.

"Don't worry, it will take a while." The man by the fire skillfully turned the willow branch with the chicken in his hand, glanced at the man with the chicken, and smiled coaxingly: "It's going to be dark, your majesty, go down and see the chicken." Put the clothes away and put stones on the clean grass to dry. After drying, the chicken will be cooked."

Although Mu Yunqi was reluctant, he had no choice but to get up, but he almost fell down as soon as he took a step—the outer robe on his body was too long, and it was more loose when he was wearing it next to his body, and he stepped on the hem of the clothes without paying attention.

After this time, he was much more cautious when walking around, holding the hem of the clothes with one hand, and pinching the skirts on both sides with the other to prevent the straw ropes around his waist from loosening. He put down the hems under the tree, but he could only reach the clothes with one hand The taller ones still have to stand on tiptoe, but with a little force, there is a "chi la" sound-a hole is torn out of the trouser leg on the branch!Dazed for a moment, the man under the tree became annoyed, he threw the broken pants down at his feet, stomped on them a few times as if venting his anger, then lowered his head and pulled the straw rope around his waist...

The chicken on the fire kept making "sizzling" sounds, and the color had changed from golden yellow to golden brown.Shao Jingheng raised his head and saw that the man was only wearing a grass skirt, drying his half-dried clothes on the grass not far away. His figure was nimble but his manners were clumsy, like a half-grown child.The clothes were in every possible way unconvincing in his hands, he always flattened one end and lifted the other end, and the man was impatient, and from time to time straightened his body on his hips to vent his anger on himself.

The few remaining rays of the setting sun later covered the busy people with a light layer of light clothing, and traced the outline of the half of the body in detail—from the neck to the waist and abdomen, the lines were neat and the movements were gentle, although there was no excess, it was not sharp.Inexplicably, two words flashed in Shao Jingheng's mind: Xiuzhi!But immediately, he sneered at this nonsense.

When their eyes met, Shao Jingheng raised his hand and shook the chicken in his hand, indicating that it was ready to eat.The man was overjoyed when he saw it, and hastily cleaned up the mess—it didn't matter whether the clothes were flat or not, and the clothes were not unfolded, just lay them down!Then move a stone to hold it down to prevent the wind from blowing it away, and it's done.

Excitedly dragging the robe he had just taken off, he ran back to the fire and sat down, waiting for the dinner to be served.Unexpectedly, the man pointed at his knees: "Your Majesty put on your clothes before eating."

Mu Yunqi stared blankly at the chicken that was put back on the fire again, feeling wronged: "I'm hot right now, can't I wear it after eating?"

"Impossible!" The man's words were indisputable: "Your Majesty has just been busy, so you feel hot, but the humidity in this valley is extremely heavy, and the night is windy, if you don't pay attention, the wind and cold will invade, if you catch cold, how will you go out of the valley tomorrow? "

"Come on, just wear it casually, why do you need to talk about so many reasons..." While muttering softly, while putting on his robe, Mu Yunqi cast a provocative look: "Are you ready?"

"Tie up your belt too!" The man still seemed to be admonishing the children, "The night is cool, don't be careless."

Reluctantly pulling up the skirts of his clothes and tying them with straw ropes, Mu Yunqi couldn't bear to look at himself any longer: "Is this the end?"

It's a pity that it still doesn't suit that person.Putting down the willow branch in his hand, Shao Jingheng stepped forward to close the collar for him personally, and then tightened the "belt" so as not to leave any gap between the "cold and damp evil spirits" invading. Only then was he satisfied, turned around and picked up the cooked chicken, separated half of the Pass it to the other person on the lotus leaf you picked earlier.

Mu Yunqi was very hungry, so he had no time to talk at the moment, and devoted himself to filling his belly.

The quality of the pheasant is good, and it is grilled properly. Although there is no seasoning with oil and salt, it is still top-grade among hungry people.Although chewing slowly, a dinner did not take too long.Facing the bones at his feet, Mu Yun continued to pray, and looked at the person who was adding firewood to the fire: "What will I eat tomorrow morning?"

Shao Jingheng laughed: "If Your Majesty doesn't prevent the minister from catching that hare, there will be no such question. But at the moment, we can only resign ourselves to fate."

Mu Yun Qiwen was frustrated, but he insisted: "The rabbits are a pair. If you catch one, the other will be lonely. There are many wild animals in this valley, so you may not necessarily eat it!"

The man shook his head: "Your Majesty only saw that the hare came in a pair, but what if the pheasant is also living in a pair, maybe where in the valley right now, its partner is still waiting for it to return..."

"This..." Mu Yunqi was stunned for a moment.

The last few rays of sunlight in the western sky finally fell.As soon as it got dark, tiredness swept up like a wave.Mu Yunqi lazily got up on the "bed" and lay down - this "bed" was laid out for him by the man before dark with some twigs and soft grass. Although it was rough, it was at least a few inches off the ground, so it would be safe from reptiles. , coupled with the soft fragrance of grass leaves, it also relieves fatigue and helps sleep.

In the drowsiness, a coolness suddenly passed over the ankles, gradually extending up to the knees.

"Hmm..." Opening his eyes in a daze, seeing the figure at his feet, Mu Yunqi said in surprise, "Jing Heng, what are you doing?"

"Your Majesty is still asleep?" The voice was full of concern, as if it was afraid of waking up a creature that sleeps at night, but it didn't stop, and wiped something on his leg with something in a small pot, which surprised the latter Shrink.

"Does it hurt?" The man seemed unbearable, "These cuts made by grass, leaves and branches are small, but if they are not healed in time, they may cause other diseases. Besides, if the wound is bleeding near the water, it may cause leeches. Take the medicine, take it now, and you will be cured tomorrow."

hurt?Mu Yunqi was stunned, got up to look, and saw two red marks on his ankles vaguely by the light of the fire, he mumbled "um", then sat up and watched him apply the medicine for himself.

"Is Your Majesty sleeping well?" the man asked.

"It's okay." Mu Yunqi said, "Although the branches are not very smooth, the grass leaves are soft, so you can do it." Yan Jian gently stroked the grass leaves under his body: "You have learned to weave since you were a child. Grass? Seeing that you are very skillful in weaving this grass skirt, and when you were young, you would always weave some insects and birds for Yin Che to play with, it looks very fresh to me."

The man smiled: "When I was young, there was a servant in my family who was good at this skill. Those insects and birds were all made by him. I will learn more when I see more, but it's just a fur, and I only made it up to coax Yinche when I had to... As for the grass The straw skirt was learned in the military middle school, and it was bitterly cold in the northwest, so I made it up for emergencies." Turning around, he added some firewood to the fire, and said, "It's all a small skill, and His Majesty once said it was boring when he was young..."

"I said it?" Mu Yunqi was a little embarrassed, "I don't remember..." Even if I couldn't remember, I knew it was probably true: at that time, the man was always around Yin Che, and he only wanted to do something good. It will be given to Yin Che, it would not be surprising if he said something like this in a fit of anger.Thinking like this, a little bit of resentment arose for a while.

The valley was silent, and the slightest noises around were covered by the crackling of the wood in the fire.

The man seemed to guess what he was thinking, and he still said kindly: "The so-called karma is rewarded. The queen mother has eaten the fruit of her evil deeds. However, Yin Che has a good nature and has always been peaceful. Now he is more secluded from the world. Please don't be harsh. That's it." We have been getting along since we were young, and we know the other person's temperament very well, just point to the truth, and if you explain too much, you may get the opposite effect.

In all fairness, Mu Yunqi had no grudges against King Jia for a long time, and he was only furious for a while, but he would have defended him for no reason, making him angry for no reason, and immediately blurted out: "Yin Che, Yin Che, you only know Yin Che! You only know Yin Che! How dare I treat him with such dedication?" After a pause, his eyes showed a cold light: "But the Queen Mother will be killed by you in the end! I am afraid that King Jia is afraid of not only me, but also you who have been by his side since childhood, Once turned into a cousin who murdered her mother and enemy! So instead of trying to persuade me here, it is better to think about how to explain the cause of the queen mother's death to your respectful cousin!"

There was a moment of silence.Mu Yunqi was able to pour out his anger, but at the moment he was like a child whose quarrel has gained the upper hand, he thought he had hit the opponent's vital point and was complacent.However, seeing the man silent for a long time, I felt uneasy again.

"If King Jia really questioned my minister because of this, I will tell you the truth." The man fiddled with the fire slowly, and two balls of flames danced in his eyes, "The Queen Mother didn't think about my Shao family's favor of taking care of me in the past. To kill my late father, I wanted to exterminate the Shao family. The situation forced me to strike first, but..." His eyes flickered, his words stopped, and he lowered his head to focus on the matter in hand.

Mu Yunqi sneered coldly: "It is widely rumored that the Shao family was too powerful and was feared by the Queen Mother. Your father was unable to worship and died of depression. You are ambitious and want to replace my Mu family and stand on your own. Therefore, you committed chaos and killed the Queen Mother! The so-called public opinion makes gold, compared with your one-sided words, who do you think your cousin will believe?"

"Your Majesty..." Facing the childish relapse, Shao Jingheng hesitated to speak several times.After pondering for a long time, he suddenly got up...

Mu Yunqi recalled the words just now, although he felt abrupt, he didn't regret it, he felt uneasy when he saw the man walk away, his eyes followed quietly, but he saw a cold light flash - the man was standing facing the fire, Holding a sharp object in his hand.

dagger!

Mu Yunqi's back felt cold, but his heart was so cold - just because of a single angry word, he actually wants to kill the king? !