"Situ, come on, I'm here to see you." Xiao Zhen looked at the tombstone and said softly: "Situ, he really knows you. He knows that once he goes, you will not live alone, so let him

I will find a beautiful place to bury you both."

The last time she saw Situ, his body was covered with arrows, but he held on to his breath and waited for her to come back in order to tell her the arrangements for his death.

The rain became heavier again.

The bullets hit Xiao Zhen on the face and body, but Xiao Zhen remained unmoved and still stood upright.

"Situ, I will bring you wine next time. Your favorite Shaoxing wine." Xiao Zhen touched the tombstone with one hand, and pressed it tightly for the next moment. He closed his eyes, and the hot tears were wiped away by the heavy rain as soon as they flowed out.

Situ was a brother who had been together since she joined the army. They practiced swordplay together, drank together, and killed enemies together. They had gone through countless years. They shared weal and woe and never left each other.

"I should have brought wine." She didn't use wine to anesthetize herself. Her heart ached so much that it was unbearable. Even breathing felt like her whole body was being pulled by something.

Xiao Zhen raised her head and let the rain wash away the tears that she could not resist. In this life, no matter how difficult the task was, no matter how serious the injuries were, she had never cried, but in these few days every year, her tears were like the sky.

Like the rain, it never stops.

An umbrella was held above her head.

Xiao Zhen opened his black eyes filled with bloodshot eyes due to silent crying. It turned out to be the Prime Minister. Did he follow her and not leave?

Han Ziran looked at her tenderly and said softly: "You are not alone, you still have me."

One word, one simple word, made Xiao Zhen feel a touch of warmth at this moment. Looking at the handsome and gentle face in front of him, Xiao Zhen said: "Thank you."

"I'll be with you, no matter what you want to do?"

"The Prime Minister should be very busy."

"There are so many ministers in the court, so I am not the only one who can do it."

"The Emperor needs you."

Han Ziran was silent for a moment and said, "But I want to accompany you."

Xiao Zhen looked at him quietly, and the latter looked back gently.

I don't know how long it took before Xiao Zhen said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you have overstepped your bounds."

Han Ziran didn't say anything, he just held an umbrella for her. Today, the Prime Minister was acting weird, no matter what he said or did. But at this moment, Xiao Zhen didn't want to think about it, so she just let him go. She stood in front of the graves of Situ and his wife.

After a while, he left. Only the shadow guards and soldiers who could be named were buried here. Those who could not be named were buried here.

In this mountain forest.

Every year she would get drunk here for three days, but this year she stopped drinking, so she would go to every place they were in to visit them.

At this time, the sky had turned pale, the rain continued to fall, and the sky was still dark.

Xiao Zhen walked in the forest step by step. In five years, the scenery had changed, but traces of the previous wars could still be seen. On the flat land soaked with blood, the people planted countless trees in memory of these people.

of trees.

Han Ziran followed Xiao Zhen all the time, only ten steps away from her. He looked at the straight figure in front of him, wearing a simple coarse cloth and a simple bun, but walking tall and firm, but also very lonely.

.

Walking through the mountainside, walking through the woods, step by step, walking in silence.

It's daylight.

Noon has arrived.

Night falls.

One day passed, and Xiao Zhen was still walking.

The rain kept falling.

Until Han Ziran behind him coughed lightly.

Xiao Zhen, who was walking in front, stopped and turned to look at him.

Looking at her sad eyes, Han Ziran's heart ached.

"You go back."

"No, I want to stay with you."

"You will get sick if your whole body is wet."

"I won't."

Xiao Zhen looked at Han Ziran's somewhat pale face, and the long and beautiful fingers holding the umbrella had turned white from the rain. Although he was the prime minister of the dynasty and had great power, he was just a weak scholar.

"If you get sick, it will only drag me down."

"I won't."

Xiao Zhen looked at him calmly, and actually saw a hint of grievance in the Prime Minister's eyes. She ignored him and continued walking forward.

Han Ziran followed silently.

It wasn't until the night got darker that Xiao Zhen heard a sound from behind.

She turned around and saw the current Prime Minister fainting on the ground, his umbrella rolled to the side, and the heavy rain hit him silently.

Xiao Zhen sighed inwardly, walked over, picked up the umbrella, and helped him up.

When he fell into a coma, Han Ziran looked at Xiao Zhen who was supporting him with a wry smile: "It seems that I have indeed dragged you down."

"I told you not to follow me a long time ago." Xiao Zhen looked at the surroundings and helped him walk towards the other side.

While Xiao Zhen was helping Han Ziran find shelter from the rain, on the other side of the mountain, a bright yellow figure and several imperial guards were standing in the tomb valley.

"Your Majesty, the Queen has not been found."

"Your Majesty, everything has been searched at this time. The Queen should not be in the valley."

"Your Majesty, we have searched the mountain and found no trace of the Queen."

"Your Majesty, do you want to search the mountain?"

The emperor had a gloomy face and cold eyes. When he looked at the endless tomb, there was a trace of sadness in his eyes. It turned out that he came here alone and felt so uncomfortable.

Where would she go on such a rainy day?

Everyone here has such a strong emotional connection with her, and her mood at this moment must be extremely painful.

The emperor clenched his fists. Even though there was no going back to the past between him and her, he still felt sad when he thought of how she used wine to make herself drunk and forget the pain in those years.

"Search the mountain until you find the queen." the emperor ordered.

"yes."

Xu Fu asked softly from the side: "Your Majesty, the rain is so heavy, why don't you go back to the palace first?"

"If the queen is not found, I will not return to the palace. I will go get some wine."

"yes."

Xu Fu ordered someone to bring a pot of wine. When the emperor took it, he poured the wine on the ground and said to the countless graves in front of him: "The queen should have come to see everyone. If she goes forward, she will be drunk here."

, Now that I haven't seen her, she probably didn't bring any wine. This pot of wine I poured for everyone on behalf of the Queen.

"

As soon as the emperor poured out the wine, a hundred or so imperial guardsmen knelt on the ground behind him, bowing their heads in silence.

Xu Fu's eyes turned red and he wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes. His relatives, as well as many relatives of the Royal Forest Army here, died in the war five years ago.

The emperor actually cares about the queen.

At this time, Xiao Zhen had helped Han Ziran to a cave. The cave was large and dry. There were various cooking utensils and some clean clothes and quilts inside.

Looking at everything familiar, Xiao Zhen took a deep breath, first placed Han Ziran on the dry haystack, took the firewood from the side, arranged the pile of dry firewood, and started a fire.

As soon as the fire started, the cave suddenly became bright, and then I realized that there was everything in the cave entrance, but it had not been inhabited for a long time, so it was all covered with a layer of dust.

Xiao Zhen's eyes fell on a set of neatly folded clothes in the corner and the wooden sword placed on the clothes, and he felt a little dazed until he heard a groan from the side.

"Prime Minister, are you okay?" Xiao Zhen hurriedly walked to Han Ziran and found that his face was very red. He touched his forehead with one hand and said, "You have a fever."

Han Ziran's breathing was heavy. He opened his eyes slightly and looked at Xiao Zhen, then closed them again. Xiao Zhen looked at him and moved the torches over. Without any further hesitation, he took off all his clothes except his pants.

She put it by the fire to roast, and then took the neatly folded set of clothes in the corner. When taking the clothes, she hesitated slightly, and finally gave them to Han Zi.

Then put it on.

After doing all this, Xiao Zhen took off all the wet clothes on her body. When she took off her middle coat and saw the plain bellyband inside, she was a little startled. In the past, she always tied her breasts, and now she has regained her daughter's body.

I never wore a corset again.

Xiao Zhen put her middle coat back on. Although she didn't know the difference between men and women that clearly, it was still a good idea to avoid suspicion. With this thought in mind, she began to meditate and use her internal energy to drive away the cold.

Soon, the clothes soaked by the rain dried little by little. When they were clean again, Xiao Zhen opened his eyes and looked at Han Ziran, whose breathing was getting heavier and heavier, accompanied by a faint sound of pain. "It's getting more and more feverish."
Chapter completed!