Yan Cigui

Lin Yunyan sat on the stool, with a hint of exhaustion between her brows.

"Your Highness went hunting with someone," she said slowly, "I can't ride a horse, so the Duke chose a docile horse, and the two of us walked the horse together here. Everything was fine at first, but suddenly there was a guard Run back..."

　　　Grandpa Cao must have listened attentively to the end.

Although the report was rough, the whole process was consistent with what the princess was saying at the moment.

“You said that the Duke of Guo rode into the woods to rescue him?” Eunuch Cao asked, “Can the Duke of Guo ride a fast horse?”

Lin Yunyan raised her head, her bright eyes covered with mist: "Don't you know what the condition of his leg is now? Isn't it just holding on!"

The prince was in danger and faced a black bear. At that time, the guards came to ask for help, and the whole place became chaotic.

The Duke of the State must stabilize the situation. Even if it is beyond his power, he must grit his teeth and persevere to save the situation.

After all, he is His Highness the Crown Prince. Although I am very worried about the Duke, I dare not persuade him to stop him. This is a matter of his duty. As long as he still has breath, he must withstand it.

But Eunuch Cao, I’m really upset. The Duke has been going through so much trouble today. Even if he fights off the black bear, his leg injury will probably get worse. It seems that he is just getting better these days..."

Seeing Lin Yunyan's eyes sparkling and looking like she was about to cry, Eunuch Cao felt very uncomfortable.

When Madam Uncle was in trouble, the princess didn't remember anything at all, and naturally she didn't feel the pain at that moment. When she started to remember, she was favored by thousands of people. I'm afraid she hasn't encountered anything particularly distressing in the past ten years.

Today, I am fine. As a newlywed, my husband insists on going to save people regardless of his old wounds. He has no idea when he will be able to come back and whether he can come back safely. He can only wait here for a quarter of an hour.

Can you not worry about it?

Eunuch Cao is also worried!

He was so worried about His Highness that his scalp was numb. He thought of His Majesty who was waiting for news in the palace...

After thinking about it, Eunuch Cao looked at the tea on the table next to him, tested the temperature, and poured a cup for Lin Yunyan.

“Don’t scare yourself,” he advised while handing the tea cup to Lin Yunyan, “The prince and the Duke of the country are both blessed with good fortune and good fortune.”

Having said this, Eunuch Cao was beating a drum in his heart.

 He did not wait in the shed, but walked outside and looked in the direction of the forest farm.

"What should I do when it gets dark?" Eunuch Cao asked the attendant at the side, "How can I find someone if I can't even see you?"

"While waiting for the rescue, the princess asked me to prepare a lot of torch poles. When the imperial guards arrived, they all sent out torches. They all brought torches so that they could light them in the dark," Guan Nei said, " If there are many, ask them to bring them in, and if they encounter those who don’t have any, they will be given a point.”

Eunuch Cao nodded repeatedly.

　　Even though the princess is young and a woman, she is really unambiguous when it comes to trouble.

 Put up a tent, prepare torches, and arrange them in a stylish way.

 “The princess is still thoughtful.” He praised.

The waiter in Guan Nei echoed and said: "It's not easy for the Duke of Guo. You didn't see it, Eunuch Cao. The Duke of Guo gritted his teeth and flew away. He really deserves to be trained in martial arts since childhood. He has such energy at critical moments." Still able to withstand it.”

Eunuch Cao smiled bitterly.

In that case, you have to hold on no matter what the Duke says, right?

Sometimes it's like this. When something happens, it bursts out, and all the potential is tapped out. But this kind of tapping is not a long-term solution. When the matter is over and the energy is relieved, it backfires on the body, and the flesh and bones are really everywhere. The pain can be tolerated once or twice, but if it happens too often, it will wear out the person.

 At the moment, we can only hope that the rescue in the forest goes smoothly.

The wind became stronger and stronger, blowing on his face like a knife. Eunuch Cao stood there for almost two quarters of an hour and had to go back to the shed.

 The curtains were lifted, and the wind outside roared in.

Hearing the sound, Lin Yunyan and the imperial doctors hurriedly looked over, and when they saw Eunuch Cao with the same expression, they all looked away.

Gradually, the sun turns to the west, the sunset glow disperses, and the sky becomes dark.

Lin Yunyan also went outside to take a look.

After the vision was unclear, the forest farm in the distance was shrouded in darkness, pitch black and frightening.

 Some bright lights could be seen vaguely, which seemed to be torches, but they were too far away to be clear.

 The attendants in Guan Nei brought some food from the small hall.

The judge from Anyuan took it and distributed it to everyone: "We have to eat. When the injured come, how can we get medical treatment if we are all dizzy from hunger?"

After another half an hour, the waiter in Guan Nei suddenly shouted: "Someone is back, someone is back!"

 In the shed, everyone rushed out, only two torches were seen from far to near.

Lin Yunyan took a closer look and found that there were six people in total, who seemed to be the guards of the East Palace.

"Where is the prince?" Eunuch Cao asked hurriedly, "Where is the prince? Where is Bo An Yi?"

When the lantern and torch were shined forward, the situation became clearer. All six people were injured.

"The young ones have been looking for His Highness, but they haven't found it yet," one person said. "It's difficult to walk in the woods. The young ones are all injured by bumps and bruises. It's not a crisis. I wanted to keep looking, but I met An Yi on the way. Uncle, uncle said it’s getting dark and the kids will be held back if they do this, so let’s evacuate first..."

Eunuch Cao's breath was stuck in his throat and he couldn't go up or down. But seeing that all of them were exhausted and more or less injured, it was hard to say anything, so he asked the imperial doctor to bandage them first.

 The shed was sheltered from the wind, and there were tea and snacks. The few people gradually warmed up and slowly added some information about the situation they knew.

“I found traces of a fight in the afternoon. There was blood on the ground. It was a mess. No one was seen.”

“They should have changed places while fighting, but since they could still move, why didn’t they retreat outside?”

“The traces are so messy, I don’t even know where they went after that…”

“Before dark, I vaguely heard the sounds of fighting, but there were echoes in the forest and I couldn’t tell the direction.”

“I don’t know if anyone will evacuate later. It’s too cold after nightfall. I froze before I found His Highness.”

"How dare we retreat again? We haven't found His Highness, and we have to look for him even if he freezes to death."

 “A few of us, hey!”

 As they talked, they smiled bitterly at each other.

Even though they are sitting here now, the prince is really in danger, and none of them will have any good fruits to eat.

After hearing what they said, Eunuch Cao suddenly asked: "How come you were separated from His Highness? The Za family heard that there were only four people following His Highness at that time?"

"I lost track of the deer, so His Highness ordered me to scatter around to look for it. The kids all went looking for the deer, and I don't know that Your Highness..." One person said sarcastically, "The brother who still encountered the bear rushed out and shouted in the forest, kids. Only then did I know something happened.”

Eunuch Cao pressed his eyebrows.

Brothers rushed out, but the ones who didn't rush out were the two personal followers of the prince and the Duke of Fu. This is true!

He should be lucky that those two relatives are better at fighting than this group of guards.

 The next moment, Eunuch Cao was so happy that he couldn't come out.

Snowflakes were flying in the sky, and they were flying one after another. Lin Yunyan's face was solemn. She heard movement outside from far to near. She thought it was someone coming out from the other side of the paddock, but later she realized that the sound was coming from the opposite direction.

 The one who came was younger than the father-in-law, and he was carrying a bundle in his hand. He opened the layers and found a small pot wrapped inside.

"The red bean porridge you like to drink was cooked just before I left the palace." He took out a bowl. "It's still warm."

Lin Yunyan took it and said: "The Queen Mother is worried."

 You are less than the father-in-law who forced a smile.

 After receiving the news during the day, the Queen Mother felt uneasy. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, she felt uneasy and asked him to come to the paddock to have a look.

"Boyuan Chengyi is coming too. He asked me to bring you a message when I heard that I'm here." Eunuch Yu said in a calm tone, comforting Lin Yunyan, "The whole house is very concerned about him. He stays at home so that you don't have to worry about me. People them.

Your third aunt went to the Duke Fuguo's mansion in the evening. She talked with Mrs. Xu and Miss Ping. You just need to wait here with peace of mind. "

Lin Yunyan nodded.

Today's crisis in the paddock was all arranged. Although Xu Jian didn't tell the details, she knew the general direction.

This time, Li Shao can be plotted, and it will be impossible for them to do it again in a short period of time. Otherwise, if the Holy Spirit sees the clues, everything will be lost.

 Therefore, now that we have taken action this time, the results are bound to be sufficient.

To achieve good results, it is impossible to shout for help with the front foot and the back foot will be safe. They have to delay as much time as possible, at least until it gets dark.

Of course, we don’t dare to wait until dawn. The forest farm is too cold on winter nights, and something could easily happen.

 Lin Yunyan was prepared to wait until dark, and she also wanted to show her worry and eagerness in front of others, but maybe it had been a long time, and maybe the show of eagerness was disturbing her, and it was hard for her not to feel really flustered.

At this moment, she heard that everything in the capital was in order, and her heart suddenly felt much more at ease, and the sweet porridge in her hand warmed her internal organs.

 What did the Queen Mother say before? As long as a person is alive, he is her backer and her reinforcements.

 Not only the Queen Mother, but now she also has her own relatives, who all rely on her.

 There are mountains behind her, which really makes her feel confident.

After waiting for a long time, Guan Neishi discovered that more and more torch light spots could be seen in the direction of the forest farm. The light spots seemed to be gathering and slowly moving closer to this side.

He couldn't help but lift his feet and look into the distance.

With so many people evacuating, there must be good news, right?

Seeing the torches getting closer and closer, the waiter in Guan Nei hurriedly shouted into the shed: "Come, come, many people are back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone came out and looked at the situation ahead.

With so many people, it was really impossible to grasp the entire situation. Lin Yunyan couldn't even count how many people had returned.

Eunuch Cao recognized the man in the lead at a glance and called out: "Commander Tao."

 Tao Commander got off his horse.

He was wounded, and there was a trace of blood on his face. It looked like he had been injured by a stray arrow. The bleeding had stopped. He looked tired, but there was not much dejection or sadness.

Looking at his expression, Eunuch Cao felt somewhat confident.

 “How is the prince?” he asked.

 Tao Commander pointed behind him and replied: "With An Yibo."

Lin Yunyan hurriedly asked: "Where is the Duke?"

"Just when we were about to talk about this," Commander Tao became serious, "The Duke is with the wounded. They can't ride horses anymore, and they don't dare to move around at will. Let's quickly make a few chariots, and some imperial doctors will follow us." Pick up the wounded."

"I have prepared eight chariots, are they enough?" Lin Yunyan asked.

"If that doesn't work, just run back and forth a few times," Commander Tao said, turning to the other forest guards and saying, "Those who are not injured and still have the strength, hurry up and lift the chariot, drink some water, and follow me back to pick up the people."

Upon seeing this, Lin Yunyan called Eunuch Yu to go into the shed to take out the ready-made snacks and tea, and handed them over to Commander Tao for arrangement.

When the waiter in Guan saw it, he sent someone back to the small hall to bring hot food over quickly.

Eunuch Cao was looking for Li Shao everywhere. After searching for a while, he saw Uncle An Yi, but His Highness was nowhere to be seen.

"Uncle, you..." Eunuch Cao shouted when he saw someone from a distance. When he opened his mouth to speak, he realized that the uncle's footsteps were heavy. He quickly took a closer look and saw clearly that there was a person lying on Uncle An Yi's back, "Oh! What's going on here?"

He ran over in three steps and two steps. When he saw that the motionless man lying on An Yibo's back was Li Shao, Eunuch Cao almost staggered.

"It's okay," An Yibo said hurriedly, "His Highness just passed away and was not injured."

Eunuch Cao: "Ah?"

An Yibo carried the man into the shed and put him on the chair. Eunuch Cao quickly helped Li Shao steady.

The imperial doctor felt for his pulse and rolled his eyelids, and finally said: "It must be that he was too nervous. When he relaxed, he couldn't hold on. He was exhausted and fainted."

Seeing Lin Yunyan also come in, An Yibo twitched the corners of his mouth twice and forced a smile: "Xu Jian asked me to send you a message. He is not injured."

Lin Yunyan asked: "Then why didn't he come back?"

An Yibo couldn't stop laughing now. He raised his hands and rubbed his face: "Isn't it because he can't ride a horse anymore? I'll follow the chariot to pick him up."

When Eunuch Cao heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

“Ouch!” An Yibo broke the jar, “In terms of ability, he is very powerful. He removed one of the old bear’s arms with a shovel. If the beast hadn’t howled in pain, we still couldn’t find their location.

Unfortunately, it was too dark and it was difficult to find the way with the help of a torch. It took some time to meet them. Xiao Tao arrived before me. When I arrived, they had already killed the old bear together.

More than 20 people were injured, those who could move came back on their own, and those who couldn't move were left there.

Xu Jian was really not injured. He just kept trying his best. He led the prince and struggled with the old bear until dark, which exhausted the old bear. He himself couldn't hold on and couldn't ride the horse.

The prince had been unconscious for a while and I didn’t dare to leave him in, so I simply rode him back on horseback. "

Eunuch Cao asked: "Are the lives of other injured people who cannot be moved endangered?"

An Yibo said: "We were bandaged urgently before returning, and it looks like there are no fatal injuries. Xiao Tao and I will go back after taking a rest, so as not to freeze and cause trouble to those who are left inside."

Eunuch Cao recited "Amitabha" several times. Although it took a long time, His Highness was completely healed, the Duke was not injured, and the lives of the others were not in danger. This is a good result.

Lin Yunyan asked again: "Can I find a way into the forest?"

"Don't worry, Princess," An Yibo said confidently, "There are people holding torches to guard the road along the way to ensure the direction and we will never go astray."

Just as he was talking, Commander Tao shouted outside.

 He has assigned the first group of men to carry the chariot and is ready to set off. (End of chapter)