"That was a long time ago, when the emperor had just given the hair tie ceremony, and Concubine Nangong had just reached the siege."

I was stunned - it turned out to be so long ago.

When I heard Shui Xiu talk about it before, I thought it was the latest thing, but I didn’t expect that one of them had just given the hair tie ceremony and the other had just gotten into the hairpin, which was a dozen or twenty years ago.

I felt that this seemed not an ordinary thing. After all, it involved the third prince, Nangong Lizhu, and the mysterious protector of the country. So I calmed down and asked, "What happened back then?"

Madam Wu said: "It was a spring back then. The Supreme Emperor brought civil and military officials, several princes, and several young ladies from the official family to hunt in the spring of the Juma River Valley."

My heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Juma Valley?

Spring hunting?

I seemed to remember something.

Madam Wu didn't pay attention to my expression changes, but just tried her best to recall. It was probably so many years since then. The things that happened were already dusty for her. To recall them, if you want to spend some effort, I waited patiently and waited for her to say slowly: "At that time, Nangong Jieyu, she had not yet married the prince at that time," she said, and she glanced at me: "Actually, at that time, she and the emperor, the third prince at that time, had a very good relationship."

I nodded.

This, even now, is the case.

Madam Wu said, "I was also accompanying you at that time, but at that time, I was not the one who served the Third Prince. There were maids and eunuchs around him, but in fact, those people couldn't keep following you at all. Although the Third Prince was young, he was the only one who did not let him follow you, and no one dared to go up."

“…”

"Only Miss Nangong has always been by his side. The only thing the third prince does not reject is her."

“…”

"I remember that it was noon. Everyone was already very tired after hunting for a long time. When they returned to the station, they suddenly found that the Third Highness and Miss Nangong had not come back. Later, they heard that the Third Highness, a little eunuch, said that the Third Highness wanted to take Miss Nangong to play, to see the world, not let anyone follow, and even throw away all the people who followed secretly, so no one knew where they went."

“…”

"I remember that time, the Emperor was angry for the first time. It was a thunderous anger. He immediately dragged the eunuchs who followed him out and beat them to death, and then asked everyone to go out to search. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find anything. He only found the horse of the Third Prince on the grassland, far from the camp. He was eaten by wild beasts of unknown origin. His stomach was empty, and there were also his clothes next to him, and there were a few torn pieces, and there were still blood stains."

“…”

"That time, it really scared people."

“…”

"Although there are people from the Imperial Guards who arrived first and cleared out some ferocious beasts there, the beasts on the grassland couldn't control them. They ran so far away, and it's hard to say what they would encounter."

“…”

"That day, I found them in the middle of the night, and later, I finally found them in a very hidden cave underground in the valley."

I asked, "How are they?"

"The body is covered in blood," said Madam Wu, frowned slightly: "Although I was not in that place at that time, the little eunuch who listened to it said that the third prince had many injuries on his body and his clothes were dyed red. But Miss Nangong, she was even more miserable. She had a very deep wound on her wrist. I don't know what kind of beast bit her and she had a lot of blood."

"What about it later?"

"Later, those people rescued them. After the imperial doctor gave the consultation, the third prince woke up and realized that they had encountered a pack of wolves. The pack ate his horse and scratched them. He and Miss Nangong fought desperately before fleeing to the river, followed the river to the bottom of the valley, and finally avoided the pack of wolves."

"He woke up, where is Nangong Lizhu?"

"Although the third prince was injured, he woke up quickly. However, Miss Nangong had shed too much blood and was cold. The imperial doctor thought of many ways but could not wake her up. But she was not dead and just fell asleep like this, without knowing anything. At that time, someone was worried that such a beautiful lady would have to sleep for the rest of her life."

My heart was slightly heavy.

No matter how many conflicts I have with her now, I think she, the girl who just went to the hairpin, would be running around with the third prince who only gave a hairpin ceremony back then. She was also innocent and had infinitely beautiful visions for the future. Moreover, she was still so beautiful. If she really fell asleep without any sense of consciousness, it would indeed make people feel regretful and distressed.

I said, "What happened later? How did she wake up?"

Madam Wu said, "After that incident happened, Chunlei certainly couldn't continue. The emperor took everyone back to the palace. Along the way, the third prince was still seriously injured, but he kept guarding Miss Nangong's bed, not eating or drinking, not even sleeping, and kept holding Miss Nangong's injured hand and guarding her like this."

“…”

"After returning to the palace, if it weren't for Huang - if the Empress at that time had scolded him and said that men and women would not be able to kiss each other, he would have been with him all the time."

“…”

"But even so, he still stayed outside the queen's palace. Every palace maid and eunuch went out, and he stopped him and asked, "Miss Nangong's condition, but during that time, Miss Nangong had not woken up. The Supreme Emperor and Queen Yin were also worried, so they kept her in the queen's palace and were taken care of by the imperial physician every day."

“…”

"Later, I saw that the third prince was too tired and fell asleep squatting at the door of the queen's harem. The emperor asked to take Miss Nangong out of the palace to treat him."

I immediately said, "You are looking for the wizard of the country protection?"

Madam Wu nodded: "Yes, I went to Taimiao and specially invited the Master of the Guardian."

"What's going to be better for Miss Nangong?"

"Yes." Madam Wu nodded and said, "That was the time when we really knew that the Master of the Guardian Kingdom had never seen him before, and we rarely heard about him."

I nodded gently and when I looked down, the rice in my bowl was already cold.

Madam Wu also saw it and hurriedly said, "Oh, why is it cold? It can't be eaten, it hurts the stomach."

After saying that, she took it over: "Girl, I'll go and change it to you."

I didn't say anything, just nodded gently.

Madam Wu pushed the door open and went out.

She left so urgently, and I didn't want me to continue asking. Maybe she didn't know much, but I sat at the table and recalled the past she just said, my heart was also bright.

I remembered that I was also in the Juma River Valley back then, but it was not the Supreme Emperor, but Pei Yuanhao specially set up a plan in the Juma River Valley in order to eliminate the power of Taifu Shen. And that time, I led the horse into the place where he and Nangong Lizhu quietly recalled the past. I vaguely remember that at that time, during the conversation between the two of them, they talked about the troubles they had together. Now, what Madam Wu said just now should be that time.

Speaking of which, they have lived and died together.

In fact, if everything goes smoothly, they should be able to get married smoothly and live their lives with their husbands and wives. Whether Pei Yuanhao continues to settle for the prince, or later the prince, or force the palace to fight for the throne or ascend the throne as the emperor, they should be a pair of good people made in heaven and earth.

But they didn't expect that, perhaps they themselves did not expect that their life path would come to this point.

After I sighed, I remembered the Master of the Nation.

Speaking of which, this person is really capable.

Nangong Lizhu suffered such a serious injury and could not even be cured by the imperial physician. She could be cured by giving it to him. But Miaoyan, after suffering from abscess, she had thought about anything and thought about it for so long. However, after he prayed for blessings in Taimiao, she began to cry and laugh, and now she could even call her mother unconsciously.

He is really amazing.

Why has such a powerful person been silent all the time? I have been in the palace for so many years, and I have only learned about his existence on the talismans that Pei Yuanhao asked for. At other times, I have never even heard of him before.

Pei Yuanhao is now deliberately hiding his existence, and even targeting me.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but frown.

Just then, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

I thought that if Su Su had not come back, or if Madam Wu asked the people from the Royal Kitchen to deliver hot meals, I didn't care. It was not until the door was gently pushed open and a handsome and thin figure appeared at the door that I came to my senses.

The thin, handsome face was full of surprise, and his eyes were wide open, looking at me as if he was disbelief. He stood outside the threshold and stopped moving, only holding on to the door frame: "Aunt Qing?"

It's deep thoughts!

By the way, Pei Yuanhao had said before that it was the Chinese New Year, so he would let him relax and ask someone to go to Jixian Palace to call him back and see me. He was finally back!

I hurriedly got up: "Your Highness."

"Aunt Qing, it's really you!"

He ran in ecstasy and rushed to me to look at me, still with a disbelief: "When they told me, I couldn't believe it, Aunt Qing, have you really entered the palace?"

I smiled and said, "Yes, Aunt Qing still came in."

For some reason, it seems like he is going to jail.

Nian Shen didn't feel it, and still looked at me happily, reached out to grab my sleeve: "That's great, it's really great. I can finally reunite this year, and I can finally spend the New Year with Aunt Qing!"
Chapter completed!