An Lingrong's Rebirth: I will not offend others unless they offend me

Chapter 461 The Crisis of the Dreamer

"okay, I get it."

Now there are only three of them, the master and the servant, on the mountain. It is indeed easy for Wen Shichu, a grown man, to be criticized for living here.

After Zhen Huan regained some energy after making up her mind, she felt dry mouth and tongue, and occasionally heard a slight gurgling sound from her stomach.

Just as she was about to order the meal to be prepared, she caught the sweet aroma of red date porridge.

"Master, you haven't eaten anything for three days and three nights. Would you like to have some porridge first?"

"Okay, I'm sorry to bother you."

Cui Jinxi, feeling sorry for her master, took the bowl from Bai Zhi and fed Zhen Huan porridge herself.

After eating two small bowls of porridge, Zhen Huan felt less panicked.

She knew that he hadn't eaten a grain of rice for three days and shouldn't overeat, so she asked Cui Jinxi to make a pot of red date tea.

The slightly sweet red date and ginseng tea had a barely noticeable bitterness. Every time Zhen Huan took a sip, she felt a strong longing for Prince Guo.

After finishing a pot of tea, she still couldn't finish recalling the past events of her meeting, acquaintance, understanding and love with Yunli.

They had clearly vowed to stay together for life, how could Yunli break his promise and leave first?

With her eyes tightly closed, Zhen Huan covered herself with the quilt and screamed at the top of her lungs, "Yun Li, how could you bear not to see me for the last time? I wish I could tell you in person that I'm pregnant with our child."

"Yunli, can you come into my dream and meet me? I miss you so much."

"Yunli! Yunli..."

Cui Jinxi heard the noise inside the house from outside the window, and quietly entered the inner room carrying an incense burner.

"Master, Doctor Wen said that you were too excited earlier and fainted because of the miscarriage. You still have important things to do now, so you must not be too sad."

"Men all like good looks, and the Emperor is no exception. If you don't recover soon, the baby in your belly will grow bigger and it will be even harder to hide it."

Zhen Huan stuck her head out, revealing her red and swollen eyes, and choked with sobs.

"Aunt Jinxi, I understand what you mean. Let me cry for Yunli one last night. Tomorrow morning, I will bury everything that happened on Lingyun Peak deep in my heart."

"You and Baizhi have suffered with me for many years. I will not let you continue to live this hard life."

"Master! I know how miserable you feel... well, it's up to you."

Cui Jinxi placed a lit incense stick on the incense burner and said, "This incense I lit has a calming effect on the mind. Master, please take a rest."

"Okay, you and Baizhi have been tired for several days, so you should lie down early."

When Cui Jinxi left, she carefully closed the doors and windows tightly.

As the fragrance spread in the room, Zhen Huan felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier.

In a trance, she seemed to see a familiar figure standing beside the bed, smiling at her.

That smile was like the warm sunshine in spring, gently caressing her dry heart, making Zhen Huan unable to help but indulge in it.

She wanted to open her eyes wide to see the person clearly and engrave the person's smiling face in her heart, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not resist the fatigue that kept coming.

Zhen Huan, who still had a trace of consciousness, was extremely anxious. After finding that she couldn't open her mouth, she silently asked in her heart:

"Yunli, you're back? Did you come into my dream?"

Then a familiar voice sounded in Zhen Huan's ears.

"Huan'er, I'm back as promised. It's been a while since we last met. Are you okay?"

"Huan'er, why are you lying in bed and not getting up? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Huan'er, I miss you so much!"

"Huan'er, the muddy water of the Yellow River has an earthy smell that's really hard to drink."

"Huan'er, I'm so cold, I'm so hungry, I'm in so much pain..."

Zhen Huan, lying on the bed, frowned and opened and closed her mouth. When she leaned closer, she could hear the urgent call for Prince Guo.

Seeing this, Cui Jinxi, who was covering her nose, cut off the burning "calming incense" with satisfaction.

There was silence on Lingyun Peak, and in a cave thousands of miles away, Prince Guo, whom Zhen Huan was worried about, was grilling three palm-sized fish.

They had not eaten for three days, and this was what A Jin had finally found in a muddy shallow.

Prince Guo patiently controlled the distance between the fish skewered on the branches and the flames to avoid ruining the hard-earned food.

Everything was originally under control, but when the official ship docked at the bank of the Yellow River, their people tampered with the bottom of the ship.

After the boat floated, A Jin, who was good at swimming, took him into the relatively calm river and swam to the shore where there were people to pick them up in the dark.

However, they did not expect that not long after they came ashore, they were attacked by a group of rioters.

Not only did the people who came to meet them suffer heavy casualties, but Prince Guo himself was injured in the leg.

The people chasing him never stopped, and A Jin took him to hide from place to place, and finally he could catch his breath.

Prince Guo, who was hiding in the cave, no longer had the royal nobility of the past. All that was left was a face full of vigilance and an extreme desire for food.

There was a strong wind howling outside the cave late at night. Prince Guo, who was turning the grilled fish, heard the sound of "crackling" of branches being broken coming from outside.

He quickly covered the fire with soil, drew the broken sword from his waist, limped out, hid behind a large protruding rock, and waited with bated breath for someone to approach.

The thick dry branch was thrown outside the cave as a warning by A Jin when he went out to explore.

As the "cracking" sound got closer, the conversation outside also fell into Prince Guo's ears.

"Brother Wulan, you said it's still a long way off before autumn and winter, and the grain from the foreign lands hasn't even been gathered. Why did the prince ask us to disguise ourselves and travel among the foreign peoples now?"

"Wuyun, the prince has his reasons for doing things. We just need to follow his orders and report back what we see and hear."

The person who answered stamped his feet and complained angrily.

"That foreign dog prince is really good at hiding. He runs faster than a rabbit on the grassland."

"Brother, don't get too angry. We didn't have any important mission on this trip. Meeting a foreign prince is just a pleasant surprise. If we can capture him, hehe... cattle, sheep, and women are a must."

"Wuyun, stop chatting and go find someone!"

"We can't let another team get there first. I heard they intercepted that dog prince's bag, and there's a lot of real money in it."

"Brother, I'll do whatever you say. I heard that the dog prince is the foreign emperor's favorite brother. If we catch the delicate dog prince, can we break his legs first, and then...?"

"Wuyun, as long as you catch him, you can do whatever you want..."

Hearing the obscene words coming from outside the cave, Prince Guo was so angry that he was shaking all over.

Although the two men did not say it explicitly, the knowledgeable Prince Guo knew what dirty tricks they were planning.

From the sound, I knew that there were two tall and strong foreigners outside. The foreigners were good at close combat and had great strength.

Even though Prince Guo was extremely angry, he did not dare to jump out and fight with his injured leg.

He even prayed in his heart that the two of them had poor eyesight and overlooked the narrow cave on the side.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Just as Prince Guo came up with this idea, a cry of surprise was heard from outside.

"Brother Wulan, there is a small cave here!"