The summer sky is the sensitive heart of the girl who thinks about the lover at night. It changes treacherously. When she is not paying attention, her face changes, and the big raindrops fall from the endless sky.

Although it was expected that there might be rain in this gloomy sky, Chu Zeshuoxi never thought of taking an umbrella, and Qi Yang was the same, seeing that the sky was covered with dark clouds, he still led Chu Zeshuoxi to the outskirts of Liuhuang City. On the shore of Nebski Lake, even when the heavy rain was pouring, she leisurely took dead branches and successfully forked two fish out of the lake.

"King, this way."

Being hit by the raindrops and unable to open his eyes, Chu Zeshuo covered himself with his hands, while shouting at the person who was still walking leisurely and unhurriedly in the rain, while hurriedly gesturing for her to come over to him, " There is a cave here, which can shelter from the rain!"

The sky was gloomy and scary, and there were even faint flashes of lightning in the sky. The heavy rain was pouring down, the soil on the ground was already rotten and wet, and even the dead bones of animals trapped inside were washed away by the rain. Qi Yang's left hand Picking up two live fish that were still wagging their tails, he walked towards Chu Zeshuoxi at a leisurely pace. The speed made Chu Zeshuoxi, who planned to enter the cave he found by accident, a little bit embarrassed, regardless of the disparity in status. , walked towards her quickly, grabbed her wrist, and led her to trot to a dry cave on the shore of the lake that was as tall as a person.

This cave is right by the lake, a conspicuous place, made of hard flower rocks, as tall as a person, although not very wide, it is more than enough to accommodate two people.

After entering the cave, Chu Zeshuo retreated to one side to shake off his drenched clothes. After working for a while, Fang looked up at the line of rain outside and sighed, "It's really raining, I'm really sorry, Wang, to accompany Shuo Xi..."

She murmured something apologetic, but Qi Yang turned a deaf ear to it. After entering the dry cave, he threw the fish in his hand on the ground, found two rocks by himself, handed one to Chu Zeshuo, and took it by himself. Throwing the remaining piece to the entrance of the cave, he sat down and looked at the sky thoughtfully.

The sky was gloomy, and I don't know if it was because it was late, but I felt that the temperature of my whole body had dropped a lot. Chu Zeshuo sat on the rock obediently, hugged himself, and gritted his teeth silently resisting the shivering cold.

When she went out today, she still wore the plain brocade dress she usually wears, and it was fine on weekdays, but the silk and satin made of that dress were too watery, and she was completely wet when she wore it in plain white. On her body, her slender waist is undoubtedly revealed.

Qi Yang silently watched the heavy rain outside for a while, and when he turned around and saw her like that, his eyes darkened, he lowered his head, and tightly held the corners of his clothes on both sides.

After staying for a while, Fu got up again, walked to a protruding rock in the cave, and knocked on the rock twice. Immediately, the rock sank, revealing what was hidden inside: a few pieces of flint, a few A velvet fur coat, and a crescent moon silver knife.

He casually took out a tiger fur cloak and threw it to Chu Zeshuo who was silently resisting the cold with his head bowed. Then he took out the flint and silver knife, and walked back to the corner of the cave to pick up a few bundles. After throwing the dry firewood and thatch on the ground, set it up carefully, touch the flint a few times, take the thatch to ignite when the sparks fly out, and throw it under the firewood stand, and the firewood pile will ignite in no time, and the light will illuminate when the tongue of fire dances. The whole cave was warmed up, and the temperature warmed up the people who were already stunned.

Seeing that the fire was on fire, Qi Yang smiled faintly, picked up the silver knife and swiped a few times at the two fishes that she had thrown on the ground, one by one and one closed on the cheek. I picked a dead branch, put it on a string, put it on the fire, and let it roast, but I walked to the entrance of the cave, caught the rainwater from the rain, washed my dirty hands, and sat on the rock again. Flipping the fish, adding firewood to the fire from time to time.

Seeing her finish all these smoothly, Chu Zeshuoxi was already in a daze, clutching the warm clothes in his hand, and murmured, "How did the king do these... No, no, how did the king know that there are these in this cave?" something?"

Without raising his head, Qi Yang carefully turned the fish over and said calmly, "Do you think everything is so coincidental that you can find a place to shelter from the rain when it rains? This place was built by a lonely person. Yes, the things are released by the orphan himself, of course the orphan knows what is here."

What are you doing to repair this properly?Chu Zeshuoxi couldn't understand King Liuhuang's behavior, "It's a long way from the palace, why would the king think of repairing this here?"

Qi Yang didn't answer but instead asked, "Miss Chu Ze, before being exiled, do you want to serve the Han Kingdom for the rest of your life and be a courtier of the Han Emperor?"

Chu Ze Shuoxi was taken aback when he heard the words. Although she didn't know why she would ask this matter, she still thought about her situation seriously, and said hesitantly, "As a Han nationality, there is no room for choice."

After she finished speaking, Qi Yang smiled. Although his subordinates kept turning over the fish, their thoughts drifted away. There is no room for change in the lives of the people. Although I do my best, it is inevitable that sometimes I can’t do what I want. When I try my best, I think about this Nebski Lake, which has raised me for a hundred years and never complained. Abandoning it would be a failure of the holiness of the ancestors. When you are bored, come here for a walk. When you are interested, sit in this cave and look at the scenery in the lake. Those worries will be gone, and you will naturally treat state affairs A lot of attention."

Hearing what she said, Chu Zeshuoxi thought of the moody emperors they had killed innocents indiscriminately in recent years, and at the same time felt bitter in his heart, he said sincerely, "The king's diligence and holiness are the blessings of the people."

She didn't comment on what she said, and after seeing that a fish had been grilled and handed it to her, he looked at the unabated rain outside, and said calmly, "Miss Chu Ze, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back tonight." , I can only spend one night in this place, I don't know if the girl can dislike it."

She doesn't dislike even Liuhuang King, and even baked fish for her by himself, how could she dislike it?Besides, when it rains, it is also good to listen to the sound of rain.

Thinking about it, Chu Ze Shuoxi shook his head, and said sincerely, "This place is very good, Shuoxi likes it very much."

Hearing this, Qi Yang looked at her with a complicated expression, added firewood, picked up another fish, and continued to grill it.

Outside the cave was the sound of rain, but inside the cave, only the crackling of firewood could be heard. Chu Zeshuo took the fish and held the tiger fur in his hand, staring at the exquisite face of King Liuhuang, who was concentrating on the opposite side, in a daze. Only then did he realize that King Liuhuang had been taking care of her attentively since he came in, but his black royal robe was still wet, dripping water to the ground.

The feeling of guilt lingering in his heart became heavier, Chu Zeshuo lifted the hand holding the tiger fur, and when he was about to hand her the things in his hand, he looked up and saw the indifferent face of King Liuhuang under the firelight, and his heart skipped a beat. Trembling, all the newly sprouted courage disappeared, and I froze in place for a long while, unable to move.

She is a subject of the Han Kingdom, and the time limit given by the emperor is not long, and her close relatives are still under house arrest in the palace of Chang'an City, so how can she have too much involvement with King Liuhuang?

Seeing her movements from the corner of the eye, Qi Yang's expression did not change, but many emotions flashed in his eyes. The smell of grilled fish diffused in the air, and it was only after hearing the firewood crackling for a while that Qi Yang broke the current silent environment. "Miss Chu Ze, do you really like this place where Guxiu lives?"

"Well." Chu Zeshuo replied casually, "Shuoxi likes the place the king built here, but why didn't the king build a palace directly by the lake? A log cabin would be nice too."

"This cave was not built randomly." Hearing she finally asked the point, Qi Yang smiled, raised his lips and said casually, "Although Liuhuang City has a thick wall and is easy to defend, it is difficult to attack if you are not afraid of ten thousand." Just in case, the cave built by Yigu can only accommodate a few people to hide, but in fact there is a secret passage under the cave, which can lead directly to Liuhuangzi City. Now, relying on this place, the people of this lonely Liuhuang can also find a way out."

When Chu Zeshuo heard the words, his mind moved, and he asked cautiously, "What does the king mean, if outsiders go outside Liuhuang City, they only need to walk through this secret passage to go directly to Liuhuangzi City?"

"Exactly." Qi Yang nodded, pointing to the corner of the cave where there was a large pile of firewood, "Miss Chu Ze can see there, under the firewood is the entrance to the secret passage."

After finishing speaking, he took a look at Chu Zeshuoxi's joyful reaction from the corner of the eye, and smiled without a trace, and when she recovered from the joyful mood and looked back at herself with some hesitation, she calmed down again, like a student humbly asking for advice That way, look at her, "Why, but it's not right to think alone, does Miss Chu Ze have any better ideas?"

"No, no..." Chu Zeshuo waved his hands again and again, and under Liu Huang Wang's pure and suspicious eyes, he hesitated, "This matter is so important, Wang... how could the king tell you everything?"

"Isn't Miss Chu Ze the lonely husband?"

Qi Yang smiled faintly and looked at her, "There is a saying in the Han people that there is no overnight conversation between husband and wife, since Miss Chuze is married to Gu, Gu will naturally treat Miss Chuze with the courtesy that the Han people call husband and wife."

Hearing what she said, Chu Zeshuoxi felt very uncomfortable, and said with a wry smile, "The king likes to quote idioms and allusions from the Han Dynasty."

"Gu just thinks what the Han people say is very reasonable." Qi Yang stared at her intently, pointing out, "Especially the military books and strategies written by the Han people, I like it the most."

Chu Zeshuoxi was completely immersed in his own world at this time, and he didn't even bother to listen to what she had to say, but after hearing her speak, he answered politely "Is that so" twice, and fell into deep thought again Seeing that she didn't put her mind on this, Qi Yang didn't feel annoyed. After persuading her to eat the fish with a smile, he concentrated on adding firewood to grill the fish without saying a word.

I don't know how long it has passed, Chu Zeshuoxi has finished eating all the delicious grilled fish in his hand, and his clothes have been dried, and he is sitting with Qi Yang in silence, looking at the still heavy rain outside, Suddenly, she heard loud voices coming from outside, she and Qi Yang exchanged a glance, King Liu Huang returned her a calm and calm smile, she didn't know why, and saw some flames jumping under the dark sky Float to the mouth of the hole where they sit.

Then, a familiar figure dressed in Liuhuang's costume knelt at the entrance of the cave, holding a torch, "Minister Guangxun, I'm here to welcome the king back to the palace."

A group of guards standing behind him with umbrellas and torches also knelt on the muddy ground and saluted, "Welcome the king back to the palace."

"Master Samitsu, you are a bit late today."

He smiled and teased his assistant minister, and waved his hand after seeing his expression of sincerity and fear, "Excuse me, this time Gu Tai did as he pleases, so don't blame your lord."

"Thank you for your grace." Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, Zuo Guangxun got up and told the group of guards behind him, "Hurry up and bring the carriage over and welcome the king and his husband back to the palace!"

"Yes!" The guard agreed, and brought out a carriage drawn by a red horse. Seeing this, Qi Yang turned around and smiled at Chu Zeshuo, "Let's go, Mrs. Wang, we don't need to sleep here tonight." .”

"Yes." Chu Zeshuoxi replied softly, looking at King Liuhuang's profile illuminated by the fire, his heart was as cold as if cold water had been poured on it.

The horse driving the car was indeed a Chollima bought from the Dawan Kingdom. It drove to the palace in a short while and stopped in front of the palace where the husband lived. When Chu Zeshuo was about to get out of the car, Qi Yang, who was sitting with her in the car, smiled lightly and said, "Today, traveling with Mrs. Wang is very pleasant. It's getting late. Mrs. Wang will go back to have a good life." Let's rest, Gu has already ordered to go down and prepare hot soup and shower for Wang Fu to drive away the cold, then, Wang Fu will see you tomorrow, and I hope Wang Fu will have a good dream tonight."

Chu Zeshuoxi's heart trembled, he closed his eyes and then opened them again, and before Liuhuang Wang's smiling face was covered by the car curtain, he said softly, "Suoxi is grateful to Wang Jiyan, and I hope Wang's dream will come tonight."

"Ah."

After nodding slightly with a smile, King Liuhuang's carriage drove towards the main palace. Looking at the carriage gradually being swallowed up by the night, Chu Zeshuo felt a little pain in his heart, as if a gap had been torn by someone.

After returning to the palace, sure enough, the things for bathing had been prepared, and he stepped back and buried himself in the water for a while. When Chu Zeshuoxi opened his eyes again, his eyes were already clear.

After bathing, he sat alone in the hall for a while, looking at the rain curtain that was pouring down the glazed tiles outside the hall for a long while, before sending someone to summon Zhuang Jin who lives in the outer hall of Wangfu Palace.

Although he was a little surprised that his lord called him so late, Zhuang Jin knelt down and saluted, "My lord, what's the matter with you looking for your subordinates?"

"Zhuang Jin, send someone to tell the Chang'an guards at the inn that there is a cave by the Nebski Lake on the outskirts of Liuhuang City, and there is a secret passage leading to Zicheng in the cave. Let them get ready, and we will do it tonight."

"Really? My lord, we can go back to Chang'an now?!" Hearing this, Zhuang Jin was overjoyed, looked at Chu Zeshuo in disbelief and asked.

"Zhuang Jin, do you want to go back to Chang'an?"

Chu Zeshuo's expression was not as joyful as Zhuang Jin expected, but unexpectedly a little...sad?

Zhuang Jin didn't understand the emotions of his lord, so he said straightforwardly, "Zhuang Jin is from the Han Dynasty, so he naturally wants to go back to Chang'an, isn't your lord the same?"

His words stopped Chu Zeshuoxi. Seeing the excitement of the subordinates he brought, Chu Zeshuoxi was a little tired, and stroked his forehead, "Hurry up and pass the order, let's take advantage of the change of guards in the palace." Do it in the middle of the night."

"Hey!" He kowtowed happily, and Zhuang Jin's figure disappeared into the rain curtain in an instant.

Chu Zeshuoxi sat alone in the palace, listening to the sound of the rain outside, felt that half of his body was cold.

Disobedience to the emperor's orders is disloyalty and disfilial to her relatives who are under house arrest, but if she obeys the orders, she is betraying King Liuhuang's inhumaneness and injustice. Is it just a white-eyed wolf?

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