The night was getting darker and it was getting colder outside. The two quickly found a cave.

The cave is not too deep, but enough to accommodate.

Gao Zimo picked up a lot of firewood along the way, piled it in the center, took out a firewood and lit it. Soon the flames rose up, and the whole cave was warm.

He moved skillfully, Wu Jie watched from the side, and asked curiously, "Did you often light fires in the mountains before?"

"When I was a child in the Northwest, I followed my elder brother and the others to go to battle. I also learned to do the rough work of marching and fighting."

Among the powerful and nobles, the Gao family started out with military exploits and military merits, and they raised their children and grandchildren extremely strictly. Gao Zimo's elder brothers all went to the battlefield in person and practiced step by step. When General Gao himself led the army to go out, he also shared joys and sorrows with the soldiers, ate and lived together. Unlike other generals who came from aristocratic backgrounds, they are used to sitting in the tent of the Chinese army at a young age. Even on the wild and difficult battlefield, they still have to be well-clothed and maintain their aristocratic airs. Therefore, Gao's prestige in the army is unmatched.

Seeing the fire rising, Gao Zimo said, "I'll get some more firewood when I go out, and you should dry your clothes first."

After speaking, he got up and left the cave.

Wu Jie was not polite to him either, she quickly took off her long skirt and took it to the fire to bake. After a while, the water vapor billowed and the clothes were half dry.

After drying thoroughly, put on the clothes again, and the warmth dispelled the cold instantly.

After combing her hair again, Wu Jie walked out of the cave.

As expected, Gao Zimo was holding a pile of firewood and standing on the mountain wall outside the cave.

Wu Jie smiled at him, "You should dry your clothes too, and be careful not to catch a cold."

Gao Zimo nodded, and limped into the cave. Soon the two of them took turns to bake the clothes. Gao Zimo picked up some wild fruits on the way to pick up firewood, washed them and handed them to Wu Jie.

Wu Jie was feeling thirsty, so she took a bite, it was sour and full of juice, she couldn't help asking "what kind of fruit?"

"It's mountain peaches, but unfortunately not many are ripe. The wind in the mountains is cold, and the fruit is too late to hang on the branches."

"When I went to Bailu Mountain before, my sister and I picked it, but the color and size were different, but the taste was sour and sweet."

"Oranges grown in Huainan are tangerines, and those born in Huaibei are oranges. Fruits in the north ripen later." Gao Zimo whispered, and Wu Jie's words brought back memories of Dongyue and his party.

Under the dark night, he turned his head and stared at her, "Thank you for saving my life this time, and I have already saved my life twice."

"You don't need to say thank you, you have helped me many times." Wu Jie smiled.

It's rare to meet Gao Zimo, and the opportunity is not to be missed, Wu Jie asked hesitantly, "Gao Shizi, I was poisoned before and my appearance was greatly damaged."

Gao Zimo only thought that she didn't want her ugly posture to be known, and immediately agreed, "I have never mentioned this to anyone, don't worry, I will restrain Bai Lin and the others when I go back, and keep my mouth shut."

Wu Jie once again expressed her gratitude to the boy for his thoughtfulness. Finally put aside a worry, let the matter of the Mantou girl be completely obliterated in memory.

Gao Zimo was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "How are you doing these days, how are you doing in the palace?"

"The life in the palace is just like that." Wu Jie shrugged. In all fairness, life in the palace in this life is at least more peaceful than the last time. But it is still far from the freedom I yearn for.

Gao Zimo couldn't hide the expression on her face, a trace of pity flashed in his heart.

In the deep palace, it is not easy after all. His elder sister is a queen, and she has a very unhappy life in the palace, let alone a noble concubine who came by marriage. Without foundation, it is more difficult. It was also heard that a concubine who entered the palace at the same time wanted to frame her.

"Before the matter of Yin Chuan'er Hai Tang, the palace people never made things difficult for you, right?"

Unexpectedly, he even knew about this matter, Wu Jie thought about it, this matter involved Empress Gao, he must be very concerned about it.

"It's nothing to me, but it's really an accident that I got involved with the empress."

"It's not your fault, it's because some people have malicious intentions and make use of it."

"The inner house of the palace is so frightening every step of the way." Wu Jie sighed, her mood was gloomy.

Gao Zimo stared at her, with the fire between them, because of the heat of the flame, her cheeks were rosy, brighter than the fruit in her hand. The pulsating light reflected on her face, and in her eyes, the bright light turned into confusion and melancholy when reflected.

"You didn't intend to enter the palace, did you?" Gao Zimo looked away.

"Yes, if there is a chance, whoever wants to come to this place where people are controlled, and be able to be happy with his family is the best." Wu Jie complained.

"Elder sister, she didn't want to enter the palace before. Although once she enters the palace, she will be the queen." Gao Zimo said while adding firewood to the fire, "My elder sister played well with my righteous brothers since childhood in the northwest. I thought"

Halfway through, he didn't continue. It seems to be aware of the sensitive taboo of this topic.

Wu Jie took over the conversation, "I understand that even if the mother loves the world, it may not be what every woman wants. It's just that fate is not up to others."

Between speaking, Wu Jie glanced outside the cave, wondering if the imperial army would search this area, it was really against the rules for two people to live together alone.

Gao Zimo stared at the fire, and suddenly had a thought, what if he took her away now

In this assassination, countless people died. Many people fell into the lake. Li Lake covers a vast area. Who knows where the corpses have gone. He could have arranged for a corpse to float far away, but it wouldn't look like it anyway.

And I can take her away to Liangzhou, if she wants to return to Dongyue, I can also take her to Dongyue

The more think about it, the more feasible it becomes.

I feel sorry for the emperor's brother-in-law for saying this, but he still has so many concubines, and Miss Zifen was just brought into the palace by him on a whim, not to mention

It's just that she still has to respect her thoughts after all, if she intends to leave the palace, now is the best chance.

Wu Jie got up and came to the entrance of the cave, looking far away at the lake where the ceremony was held, the fire had been completely suppressed. And the commotion gradually subsided.

It should be that the imperial army has killed all the assassins, rescued the trapped people, and is gathering follow-up. Soon there will be soldiers searching the surroundings. I should be separated from Gao Zimo, and the two can pretend to escape separately.

Just as he was thinking, Gao Zimo said behind him, "Girl Zihui, do you intend to leave now is a good opportunity."

"Okay, it's time to go." Wu Jie nodded. Right now is indeed a good time to set off, and after a while the searchers will come over, seeing the two of them together is not very good after all.

Gao Zimo was surprised, but immediately overjoyed, she agreed

He immediately stepped forward and said quickly, "Then let's leave now, it's just that we don't want to be together, in order to avoid suspicion, I'll take a step back to set up, you wait here for a while."

Wu Jie nodded, Gao Zimo was really careful, the two of them really should go separately, he took one step first, and he was one step behind.

Gao Zimo walked out of the cave quickly, observing the surrounding terrain. If the imperial guards search the vicinity, they will definitely find this side, so it is better to block the door with boulders and withered grass first. He quickly went down the mountain to find the female corpse on the lake that his cronies arranged, and then arranged for someone to come and pick her up. At that time, go all the way west, bypass the mountain road, and the sea will be wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky will be high for birds to fly.

"Don't worry, I won't wait too long. After I go back, I will arrange someone to pick you up immediately." Gao Zimo said softly.

Is he worried that he won't be able to go back alone as a woman? After all, the imperial army may not necessarily search here. Wu Jie continued to nod.

Gao Zimo thought further away, and said in a low voice, "I'm going to leave Capital City for a while and go back to the northwest, and then we'll go together."

Ah, what does it mean to walk together? Wu Jie finally realized that something was wrong.

"Go back to the northwest" she couldn't help asking.

"Yeah, this matter is also considered a secret. Don't let it out. Father will try to plan it." The boy said happily, "When you return to the northwest, you won't be so constrained by Capital City. If you want to return to the East in the futureYue, I can also go back with you."

Wu Jie was stunned, recalling the conversation just now, what went wrong.

Seeing her silence for a long time, Gao Zimo asked in surprise, "Miss Zifen?"

Wu Jie came back to her senses and immediately categorically rejected "I can't leave Capital City."

Now it's Gao Zimo's turn to be confused, he obviously said it well just now, but he changed his mind just how to say it.

In desperation, he couldn't help but take a step forward and grabbed Wu Jie's hand.

At this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance.

Wu Jie raised her eyes and saw a group of cavalry rapidly approaching under the deep night.

The face of the leader appeared in the bushes, which was so familiar that it made people tremble. It turned out to be Yuan Jing.

His sharp gaze swept over the green and thick branches and leaves, and swept towards the cave.

Wu Jie couldn't help shivering, she quickly pulled her hand out of Gao Zimo's palm, and took a step back by the way.

Gao Zimo also heard the sound of horseshoes behind him, turned around and saw that the person coming was Yuan Jing, his expression changed immediately.

Fortunately, under the gloomy sky, everything was covered up.

Of course Yuan Jing did not come alone, and dozens of capable cavalry followed behind him.

Arriving at the open space in front of the cave, he immediately got off his horse and came to Gao Zimo.

The two saluted. Before he could bend down, Yuan Jing supported Gao Zimo's arm, and asked with concern, "Zimo, are you injured?"

Gao Zimo got up, and said in a low voice, "I'm fine, why is the emperor here?" His voice was full of guilt, but more depressed.

"You fell into the water and disappeared, can I rest assured? Of course I have to come out and take a look." Yuan Jing said in a deep voice, "Just be safe, if there is a mistake, how can I be sorry for your sister."

Wu Jie was left aside and ignored, she didn't make it difficult for herself, she didn't need to order, she got up straight after saluting, and stood behind to watch. It's just that my heart is not as peaceful as my face.

Yuan Jing probably didn't see the appearance just now, right?

While speaking, another group of cavalry quickly approached.

The leader is tall and handsome, and he is Yin Changqing, the commander of Donglinwei.

He seemed to be patrolling around with his subordinates, and when he saw Yuan Jing was also here, he hurriedly led everyone to dismount and salute.

Yuan Jing raised his hand to make them flattened, and said with a smile, "Changqing came so fast."

"Your Majesty praised me absurdly. No matter how fast I am, I can't compare to the Emperor." Yin Changqing respectfully said, "I heard that the son fell into the water before, so I swam in this direction, and I came out to look for it. Unexpectedly, I was still one step behind the Emperor."

"I know you have a deep brotherhood." Yuan Jing smiled.

Yin Changqing glanced at Wu Jie who was in the shadow behind, with a hint of coolness. He half blamed and half cared at Gao Zimo and said, "I know you are eager to fight against the enemy this time, and you will fight hard on the corridor, but you can't be so aggressive and fall into the water, causing both the emperor and the empress to die." Terrified."

Yuan Jing also said warmly, "In the future, you must not take such rash risks. When assassins attack, there will naturally be guards to escort them, so there is no need for you to go to the battlefield in person."

Gao Zimo bowed his head in response.

With a few words between the two, the matter was settled.

The guards freed a horse. Gao Zimo thanked Yuan Jing, and then took the reins from Yin Changqing.

Wu Jie stood in the corner with her head down, she was left alone the whole time.

As he was wandering in the sky, suddenly a black shadow enveloped him. Looking up, it turned out that Yuan Jing stood in front of her at some point and stretched out her hand.

He didn't say a word, his expression was calm and flat, but in Wu Jie's eyes, he always had a gloomy feeling.

Looking at the hand stretched out in front of her, Wu Jie hesitated for a moment, and clenched her teeth to hold it. A huge force came from her arm, and as soon as she lightened her body, she used her strength to fly and land on the horse's back.

A group of people turned around and walked towards the camp.

Yuan Jing's horses are very handsome, but the mountain road under their feet is rugged, and it is unavoidable to bump when walking.

Being held in Yuan Jing's arms, Wu Jie always felt uncomfortable. couldn't help but move body, and when moved a little, felt a tightness in waist.

It was the man who tightened his strength. "Don't move." An impatient warning came from my ear.

Wu Jie had no choice but to maintain a stiff posture.

Fortunately, the cave was not far from the camp where the accident happened, and the group galloped quickly and arrived quickly.

Yuan Jing got off the horse and helped Wu Jie down. Wu Jie was really flattered by this kind of unexpected thoughtfulness, she turned her head and saw that most of the concubines, concubines and palace people had already dispersed, and all the soldiers stationed in the camp. Naturally, he didn't dare to look at the concubines brought back by the emperor.

Standing on the grass by the lake, the sky was filled with white light, the night finally passed, and the day came.

After narrowly escaping death all night, Wu Jie felt exhausted all over. Looking across the lake, the traces of the raging fire are still clear, and the corpses of the palace servants and assassins have all been cleaned up.

Yuan Jing turned around to deal with the follow-up affairs. Wan Chongji came over, "Ma'am, it's cold in the mountains, why don't you get in the car first."

Behind him, the little eunuch had already driven a carriage to the front.

Wu Jie nodded, and couldn't help asking, "I don't know if all the assassins were wiped out last night?"

"Naturally, we will catch them all at once." Wan Chongji said simply, "Most of the ladies are fine, but they were frightened. Just now, the inner government got out of the carriage and sent them back. However, several old princes were injured by assassins' swordsmen. There are those who panic and fall into the water.”

Although the assassination was huge in momentum and clever in means, the results did not seem to be ideal. On the contrary, it was not as good as outside Jinwu City, where Yuan Jing was almost killed in the real sword fight.

Wu Jie sighed and commented,

It can be seen that to engage in assassination, you still have to rely on real skills. Although you can seize the opportunity by relying on some fancy things, you can't get the best results.

Wu Jie calmly analyzed the pros and cons of this assassination incident, and suddenly found that, from a certain point of view, she was also a person who had been "killed" for a long time.

I don't know why in this life, other experience is not good, but the frequency of encountering assassins is terrifying.

God is sorry, in her previous life, from Dongyue to Great Wei Capital City, she had never seen an assassin at all.I have never heard of Yuan Jing encountering such killing arrays one after another.

what happened in this life

Wan Chongji sent her to the carriage, and said in a low voice, "The emperor heard that the empress had fallen into the water and disappeared, and also heard a palace official saying that the empress had swam to the west, so he hurriedly took people there to search."

Wu Jie was taken aback, should she put on a grateful expression?

To be honest, rather than believing what Wan Chongji said, she felt that Yuan Jing was going after Gao Zimo, and she was at most passing along.

After all, she is the only child of the Lingbei Gao family, and her status is precious.

And living in the royal family since she was a child, Wu Jie is not a little white flower in the warm room who knows nothing, at least she knows that it is customary for the generals who lead the army to have their family members in Capital City.General Gao's power is in the northwest. In the past few years, Empress Gao's siblings have stayed in Capital City, which can be regarded as a tacit contract.

However, Gao Zimo said that he would leave for the northwest in the next few months, so he didn't know if it was true or not.

Thinking wildly in the carriage, Wu Jie fell asleep in a daze.

The last thought was that Chen Jiao should really be brought out tonight, so there wouldn't be so many troubles.