Your Majesty folded her arms, with a little green snake stuck between her arms, and she groaned angrily.
"My mother has been cold and indifferent to me these past few days."
The Imperial Master stepped forward and came to His Majesty's side. She continued to say softly to His Majesty: "Your mother felt that she pampered you too much in the past, and you couldn't grow up. You always have to be on your own, and you have to understand her painstaking efforts. One day, you will also get married and have children of your own. That Then you will understand why your mother has become strict."
The people below are not stupid, they can figure out what is going on. What's more, the Queen Mother doesn't seem to be such an unreasonable and vicious person at first glance. The cubs have to leave the nest when they grow up. If they don't want to, the mother will turn her teeth and claws against each other and even try to beat the baby away. Otherwise, they would never be able to survive on their own. This gave them a very bad signal: the Queen Mother naturally knew that her health had always been poor and was getting worse. She may have finally seized the opportunity to wake up this time to say something to her children and the travelers who are looking for their lovers.
"I don't want to get married." His Majesty held the green snake and twisted his body, as if to protest, "I want to stay with my mother and brother."
elder brother? Bai Ya raised his head and glanced at her.
"She's talking about her little wooden sculpture."
The Imperial Master smiled sweetly, as if anticipating his gaze, their eyes directly collided.
"This child never grows up." The Queen Mother slowly took two steps forward and said helplessly, "During her 100-day banquet, a craftsman carved two puppets, one big and one small. The big one is our little one. The prince, the younger one, was her, held in her brother's arms. There were two magnets embedded in the wood carving, which could attract them together. Later, the smaller one was lost, and she kept hugging the older one. Alas, already Such a big child, why is he still..."
"W-how about I come and see if I can make another copy of the same one?"
Everyone is made of flesh and blood. After hearing this short story, Qi Huan wanted to do whatever he could to help.
"It's useless. We found many people, including the previous craftsman, and no matter how many times we tried to imitate it, she said it wasn't true. This kid always accepts death... Forget it, let's not talk about these things anymore. You, Lord Shouxiang God, I should thank you for your recommendation and coming all the way. This child's brother is no longer here, but her father... I know she will grow up eventually, and she shouldn't rely entirely on someone who hasn't been heard from for many years. I also know, maybe I really waited for him to come back, but I couldn’t hold on until then.”
"What are you talking about..." Jun Aoyan didn't want her to think that.
Not long after, they were invited to dinner. They have now begun to get used to the unique local dishes. Throughout the dinner, the Queen Mother looked so calm and gentle. She didn't just shout around her servants, but spoke softly to everyone at any time. Occasionally, her tone towards His Majesty was a little harsher. The little girl's smiles became less frequent, and she didn't dare to talk back. But they all know that Your Majesty never hates her mother. She just hopes that the gentle mother in the past can come back.
During the banquet, Bai Ya always focused on the national master. She didn't eat much. Maybe the gods drank the dew. Most of the time, the God of Song remained silent, always wearing the same smile that seemed a bit hypocritical in Bai Ya's eyes, and echoed the Queen Mother's voice.
After the dinner, His Majesty still had homework to do, so she reluctantly let the maid lead her to the study. The tables were cleared away, and a few lamps were removed, making it slightly dim, but still enough to illuminate the hall. Most of the maids were also sent away, leaving only a few on standby.
Under the no longer bright light, the Queen Mother's shallow smile also cast a thin shadow.
"Do you know what my last name is, Ge Shen Guoxian?"
The Queen Mother suddenly asked. They had learned about it from the God of Incense, and they knew His Majesty's name and the Queen Mother's. The Queen Mother's name is Qiu Ruoyun, but calling the venerable by his first name is rude everywhere, and they certainly know that.
Qi Huan responded the fastest. He replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, may I ask, is it Qiu?"
"Since His Majesty is not here, you don't have to be so formal. Our etiquette is not as cumbersome as in the past." The Queen Mother adjusted her posture, relaxed slightly, and leaned back on the chair. "You are right. But who of you knows that when the Prince Consort is here, What’s your surname?”
"No, I don't know..." Qi Huan scratched his head, "Sorry, we don't know much about the customs of this place."
"It doesn't matter. Let me tell you, it's Xia."
Jun Aoyan said: "They are all seasons." Bobo
"Yes. I don't know if the country's fate is going to be the same as the last name. It's going to be a cold winter."
"Hey, you don't have to think that way..."
"Your Majesty, my real name is Xia Weiyu." The Queen Mother continued talking to herself, "The third year after her father disappeared, she changed her name to Qiu Weiyu. The little prince's real name is Xia Weiyan. However, the child has no chance to change it."
She said this very easily, as if it was really a long time ago. Has she put these things down? She said that she actually didn't care whether her husband could come back. Even if he comes back, the throne will still belong to his daughter. Maybe after so many years, she herself is tired. Don’t go too far in things that waste people and money.
"I sometimes wonder if my body and bones are still healthy, so I have more hope?" She smiled, "Maybe I will lead the trip myself. But I also think, if there is nothing wrong with my body, It’s not Ayu’s turn to take the throne. It was the Imperial Master’s suggestion to pass on the throne, and I will listen to her.”
Kinnara squinted his eyes, pursed his lips, and the corners of his mouth curled up more.
"You still have a lot of time, why do you put the burden on Ayu so early?"
"If the feather crown is not on her head, she will not know how heavy it is. I always protect her, and she will not take it seriously. I know this child very well. Compared with her brother Ayan, she is not suitable to be the king of a country. But There is no way... I thought, since I still have the help of the national master, it is good. While I am still here, I can teach more things. When I become seriously ill, unable to move, and confused, it will be too much. It’s too late. A country can’t live without a king for a day. I’m sick, but I’m hanging on to the throne. It’s only a matter of time before the world is in chaos. In the final analysis, many people don’t accept women sitting on their heads.”
The Queen Mother lived a very transparent and sober life. At least for now. They nodded frequently and no one refuted.
"Ah, don't you want to see that doll?"
"Hey, is it convenient?"
The Queen Mother did not speak, and the Imperial Master clapped his hands. The maid on the side came up and placed a large empty plate on the table, covered with a layer of red cloth. The cloth was flat, so the imperial master picked up the middle part and suddenly flicked it upwards, and there was a wooden sculpture on the plate. Although they knew that this was some kind of magic for retrieving objects from the air, they were somewhat surprised by the suddenness.
She pushed the plate forward, facing Qi Huan, and he held it in front of her, then picked it up. The wood carving is more than half the length of a forearm, and the paint on it has already been mottled and peeled off, and only faint traces of paint can be seen. There are many layers of paint, and it may have been touched up several times, but for some reason it is no longer touched up now. The arms of the wooden sculpture were in a circle, and it was empty inside. There should have been a wooden sculpture of His Majesty in the form of a baby. Qi Huan stretched out his fingers and touched the nest, realizing that there was indeed a magnet embedded inside. But there is no trace of cracking on the outside of the wood carving. I don’t know how it was put in. It’s really a miraculous workmanship.
This character is indeed exquisitely carved, but it has been bumped and bumped for too long, and has been severely worn, and even the face cannot be clearly seen. Its face is the most blurry, and His Majesty must have touched it gently with his little finger for countless nights, quietly smoothing out all traces.
The further the journey, the more light you should travel. The Imperial Master said this was an old saying from Jiutian Kingdom, and they didn't know if it was nonsense. Anyway, they walked to the bottom of the mountain on foot, and no one even prepared a carriage or horse. When they came here, they immediately realized that things were not that simple. This mountain range is high and dangerous, standing here as a natural barrier that even birds with wings cannot overcome. It's no wonder that the imperial master refused to prepare the carriages and horses, and the queen mother did not object.
The road into the mountain was trampled by people. It was thin, long, and steep. This place is so dangerous that even wild animals have no place to stand, but it has become a paradise for many rare herbs. In neighboring countries and regions, there are always many brave people who venture up the mountains to collect herbs and exchange them for money. If he slipped and fell down the mountain, the body would be stuck in some hidden place and eaten by rats and eagles. This Shenyin's statement suddenly doesn't sound so mysterious anymore.
"Is this really the way to go?"
Qi Huan still doesn't believe in evil. We have to walk from here. There is a road in front of us, but it is difficult to tell in the deep mountains and old forests. It is said that after reaching the peak, there is a huge, bottomless rift valley. Rumor has it that the rift was formed by the Tengu splitting the mountain in two. When I climbed up, I still didn't know how to cross the deep valley and how to get down from the other side.
"You can go around it if you want. If you go around it again, you have to go through the python god's swamp."
Bai Ya said this and walked up without looking back. If time permits, no one mind taking a long detour. But first of all, I don’t know whether the Prince Consort is alive or dead, and whether they will die just because they drank too much water and slept too much. Secondly, the swamp is not necessarily safe, after all, they are lucky. Someone leads the way, otherwise if you are unlucky, everyone will be buried with the old horse from before; third, it is the time limit before winter.
The mountain road is very dangerous, and some places to stay are no bigger than half a foot. After repeated friction and exposure to wind and rain, the stone steps and dirt roads have become too smooth, requiring people to be extremely cautious. It was still summer, and logically, they should be experiencing unbearable hot flashes, just like before. But on Shiyue Mountain, they didn't find the heat unbearable. When it was the hottest before, they had to take a break after taking only two steps. They didn't feel very tired, they just felt a little tired, but because they couldn't take it lightly, they were full of energy. It's just that when they are on the road, they sweat a little, but the strange thing is that as long as they stop to rest for a while, they will feel an indescribable cold. It was like the wind blowing through my sweaty body, which should have been very cool. But there was no wind in the mountains, and they didn't feel cool—just a weird chill.
Only by standing in the mountain stream and soaking your legs in the mountain spring can you feel the rare biting feeling in summer. They haven't climbed very high yet, and even the palace of the Bird God is warmer than here.
There is indeed something wrong with this mountain.
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