After Rebirth, I Became a Powerful Minister’s Beloved

The two brothers sat across from each other, drinking, and got very drunk.

After resting for two days in Wuxiang City, Xiao Yi planned to go to Baishou Mountain in person.

The mountain road is very long. At first, you can see the lush grass and trees, cattle, sheep and horses at the foot of the mountain. When you reach the mountainside, only the cold-resistant pines and cypresses remain. Further up, there is an endless withered yellow field, scattered with a few strong yaks. At the end is the snow, extending all the way to the top of the towering mountain.

"That's Baishou Mountain..."

Poinsettia held a piece of grass in her mouth and got a yak from somewhere. She was sitting on the back of the yak with a thick leather jacket: "Did you see the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Xiao Yi carries Nan Baoyi on his back.

The climate here is extremely cold and the sun is very severe. Coupled with altitude sickness, he had only walked halfway up the mountain, but he was already sweating all over.

He looked up and saw a Taoist temple standing on the top of a distant mountain.

He looked away, pursed his thin lips, and continued walking forward without saying a word.

Poinsettia said slowly: "The roads in the snow-capped mountains are slippery and difficult to navigate. The sun seems to be setting now. Why not ask the herdsmen here to stay for a night? It won't be too late to go to the mountains tomorrow."

Xiao Yi ignored him.

Poinsettia sneered: "You are my apprentice, how can I harm you? If we are on our way at this time, it will be dark by the time we reach the snow-capped mountains. If you step on the ice and slide down the mountain, it doesn't matter if you are thick-skinned and thick-skinned. What should I do with my little Jiaojiao?"

Xiao Yi stopped.

Poinsettia was secretly amused when she saw his hesitation.

He said: "What I said makes sense, right? You heard me right. Even if I harm everyone in the world, I will never harm you."

Xiao Yi glanced at him.

After pondering for a moment, he gave Shiku a look and asked him to ask nearby herders to stay overnight.

Everyone stayed in tents vacated by herdsmen tonight.

The herdsmen gave Xiao Yi a brand new and clean fur coat to change into. Seeing that he was handsome, the girls also enthusiastically gave him a turquoise necklace, put it on his neck with their own hands, and left with a shy smile. .

Xiao Yi is not used to wearing this kind of leather jacket and robe.

He looked at the bronze mirror for a long time and heard laughter and laughter coming from outside the tent.

He knew that the herdsmen were holding a bonfire banquet tonight, not only singing and dancing, but also cooking cattle and slaughtering sheep to entertain these distinguished guests from Chang'an.

He did not attend the banquet and sat alone in front of the dining table.

His dinner is simple beef and mutton with butter tea.

He lit a lamp, looked at the girl sleeping on the couch, silently picked up a piece of beef, dipped it in black bean sauce, and ate it quietly.

The cold wind blew the felt curtains, bringing bursts of singing and noise outside.

The light and shadow of the bonfire occasionally penetrated into the tent and danced on the man's stern face, but such brilliant plateau firelight could not light up his cold, dark eyes.

He was still eating his supper alone.

There were probably people proposing for marriage at the bonfire. The young man played the piano and sang a love song of love to his beloved girl affectionately, causing waves of sensation. It was the most moving sound on the plateau at night.

Xiao Yi listened and raised his thin lips slightly.

He turned his head and looked at Nan Baoyi: "Nan Jiaojiao, when you wake up, I will also sing you a love song. You have never heard me sing in so many years."

The girl didn't respond.

The candlelight danced, and her side face became paler and thinner due to malnutrition.

Xiao Yi's gaze paused for a long time on her slightly sunken cheek, and then he slowly pulled it back. He still held the half-eaten piece of beef and stayed there for a long time with his head lowered. He didn't put the beef into his mouth until the beef had already cooled down. .

He ate quietly, intending to hum along with the excitement outside, but after humming twice, he went out of tune and his voice became inexplicably hoarse.

He hurled the beef onto the plate.

His brows could not help but frown deeply. He looked up at the ceiling of the tent, forced his eyes open, and pressed his fingers on the red corners of his eyes.

…

The next day.

As soon as it got dark, Xiao Yi took Nan Baoyi and set off up the mountain.

The further you go to the top of the mountain, the more difficult the road becomes.

The oncoming wind and snow turned Xiao Yi's hair and eyelashes white, his cheeks were red from the cold, and he squinted his eyes, as if he couldn't feel the biting cold, and still walked over the mountains and ridges without stopping, as if on a pilgrimage. Walk up the highest mountain.

Getting closer...

Getting closer and closer to the Taoist temple...

Finally arriving at the door of the Taoist temple, his usually stern face finally showed some softness, and he knocked on the door of the Taoist temple without hesitation.

The door was opened by a child.

Xiao Yi looked inside the Taoist temple. Sure enough, there were strange flowers and plants growing in the yard. They could grow so lushly in this ice and snow.

There was a pure white plant growing in the center of the flower bed. The flowers had faded and the fruits were not yet ripe. He guessed that it was the poinsettia that relieved worries.

Did Poinsettia really not deceive him?

Xiao Yi felt a bit of hope in his heart, and his attitude became a bit gentler. He asked the child, "Child, where is the owner of the Taoist temple?"

The boy gave a salute: "Master has long expected that a noble person will come to visit today. He ordered me to sweep the court steps early in the morning. You must be that noble person. Please come here."

When Poinsettia and others finally caught up, Xiao Yi had already met the owner of the Taoist temple and was looking at the crystal coffin in the snow cave in the backyard.

Xiao Yi looked down.

The crystal coffin is deeply embedded in the boulder deep in the snow-capped mountains, and there is no way to move it away.

He originally planned to find the crystal coffin and transport it back to Chang'an. In this way, Nan Jiaojiao could still be with him. He only had to wait quietly for six years before sending someone to Baishou Mountain to buy the worry-relieving fruit for her. Just take it.

But now it seems...

He looked deeply and pointed at the boulder: "Can it be exploded with gunpowder?"

The Taoist temple owner glanced at the poinsettia.

He immediately withdrew his gaze, flicked the fly whisk, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty really loves to joke, this is a snow-capped mountain, once gunpowder is used, it will easily cause a landslide, and all of us will be buried with it. What's more, if the crystal is blown up, Coffin, who will compensate Pindao for his losses? This is a sacred object!"

Xiao Yi was silent.

The master of the Taoist temple looked at Poinsettia again, coughed, and said with a smile: "I am an old friend of the Imperial Master. For his sake, I am willing to temporarily lend you the coffin for six years. Your Majesty, don't worry, Miss Nan belongs to the Imperial Master." Junior sister is also Pindao's junior sister. She will definitely not be wronged here. If you don't believe it, you can also send an army to stay at Baishou Mountain."

Xiao Yi doesn't want to send troops to stay here.

He wants to guard here personally.

Poinsettia penetrated his thoughts at a glance and whispered: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the little princess are still in Chang'an and are looking forward to your early return to the palace... Children's enlightenment is the most important, and you cannot waste their childhood."

Seeing that Xiao Yi didn't say anything, he advised: "If you really miss her, wouldn't it be nice to come and visit two or three times a year? She is here and won't fly away, why do you have to worry so much? I've done the math for you. It's over. In the past six years, you two have been a bright light, and the day of reunion is in the future!"

What he said was true.

But Xiao Yi didn't believe it.

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