Peasant Woman is in Her Prime - C129

When Gao Lang woke up, his mouth was bitter and astringent. The moment he opened his eyes, a sweet honey ball was stuffed into his mouth.

The sweet fragrance washed the bitterness from her mouth. She focused her eyes and saw that the person in front of her had a smile like a flower. The thin sunlight hit her face, causing her skin to look as transparent as a cicada’s wing.

Jin Xiaolou said gently: “The herbs I applied for you will make your mouth taste bitter, I went out to look for honey and crushed it into a ball for you.”

Gao Lang couldn’t care about the pain in his chest, he immediately sat up and tightly hugged Jin Xiaolou.

“Ai, be careful. The wound on your chest is still not healed. You’ll be the one suffering later!” Jin Xiaolou wanted to push him away.

“How could I bear to carry you!” Gao Lang bit his ear.

Jin Xiaolou’s face flushed red and she hurriedly raised her eyes to look at Zou Miaomiao who was leaning on the stone building’s door in embarrassment.

Zou Miaomiao was currently smiling happily while looking in the direction of Jin Xiaolou and Gao Lang, seeming to be listening to what the two of them were doing with relish.

Jin Xiaolou pushed Gao Lang aside and stood up, but Zou Miaomiao immediately said, “Don’t be afraid, I can’t see anything. You guys continue! “Continue!”

Only now did Gao Lang notice that there was another person behind him. He squinted and asked, “Who are you?”

After asking, he saw that person go blind, and then he saw himself standing in an empty valley, next to a stalactite tower. He was instantly shocked and blurted out: “You are Pill King Zou Miaomiao, Old Mister Zou!”

Zou Miaomiao was quite pleased with himself: “You’re quite knowledgeable! “That’s right, this old man is Zou Miaomiao!”

Gao Lang did not care about the pain in his chest, and immediately stood up, bowing respectfully towards Zou Miaomiao: “I am Zhao Yao, thank you elder for saving my life.”

Zou Miaomiao waved his hands and stopped him, “Don’t speak nonsense. I didn’t save you. I, this old man, have sworn that I have not treated anyone for thirty years. The one who saved you was your little girl, you should thank her properly! ”

Gao Lang immediately turned around, and following the manner in which he had faced Zou Miaomiao, he politely bowed to Jin Xiaolou as well, “Hubby thanks my wife for saving my life. This is my wife’s second time saving me, so you will definitely repay me with your life in the coming years!”

Jin Xiaolou quickly moved away and did not bow to Gao Lang. She did not reveal any expression on her face, but she said coldly, “I don’t dare, I don’t dare to ask for your return, and even more so, I don’t dare to be your wife.”

It was only now that Jin Xiaolou realized that the person in front of him was actually a prince of Great Zhou, named Zhao Yao.

What Gao Lang, what fool, he was the fool.

Jin Xiaolou had treated and taken care of him with all her heart, and had almost given him a piece of his heart. But only now did she know his name, it was truly ironic.

“Little girl, you were just calling me husband just now so affectionately. Why is it that when this person lives, it actually makes things awkward!” Zou Miaomiao was full of confusion. It couldn’t be that he hadn’t gone down the mountain for thirty years, and he already didn’t understand the current atmosphere among youngsters?

Gao Lang took a step forward, and held Jin Xiaolou’s hand: “It’s not awkward, my wife is worried about me!”

Finished speaking, he smiled towards Jin Xiaolou.

Jin Xiaolou had to admit that Gao Lang’s smile was so dazzling that it made people dizzy.

When Gao Lang risked her life to fight for his, she had thrown away all of his anger, resentment and disappointment. He only remembered that it was her foolish husband.

But now, when Gao Lang was once again standing in front of him, introducing himself to others, word for word, as well as his real identity.

Only now did Jin Xiaolou realize that she had indeed never met him before.

He was looking for the dead Jin Xiaolou, and the one he knew was the sincere Gao Lang.

In the empty cave, the cold lake was glowing with a golden luster.

The shadow was clearly shining on the two of them. To her and him, they were both strangers.

Jin Xiaolou withdrew her hand from Gao Lang’s palm and raised her leg to cross the cold lake and walk out of the cave, “You have recovered already, consider it as me returning the favor you gave me by saving me with all your might. I am not someone you want to repay, and you are not my husband either.”

Jin Xiaolou turned her back to Gao Lang and paused for a moment. Then she continued, “I hope that you and I will never meet again.”

With that, he waded across the lake.

“Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk …” Zou Miaomiao simply sat in front of the door and picked up a red fruit. As he ate, he clicked his tongue, “According to the story in the play, the two of you are completely finished!”

The corner of Gao Lang’s eyebrows lifted, and he watched Jin Xiaolou’s figure pass through the narrow stone wall. In front of her eyes appeared a warm and harmonious candlelight from a room in the Frosty Wasteland Inner Sanctum, and under the candlelight, Jin Xiaolou’s gently smiling face.

Whether it was a cold wind, a sudden rain, or the bright sun, or the endless rivers and mountains outside the three-inch courtyard.

Jin Xiaolou’s smile was like the mountains, rivers, and moons of a thousand kingdoms’ scenery.

It filled up the small shack, and also filled up Gao Lang’s heart.

Gao Lang chased after him in a hurry, risking his life more than ever.

Behind him, Zou Miaomiao could not help but nod: “That’s more like it! Chase after it! Hurry up and chase after them! ”

He was afraid that the two would not return, so he quickly stood up and shouted: “Remember to come back when you catch up!”

The moment Jin Xiaolou stepped out of the cave, he saw snowflakes falling down from the sky.

It was the first snow of the winter.

As soon as the falling snow touched the ground, it melted and the ground became wet.

Jin Xiaolou’s shoes and socks were already soaked in the lake water. Walking on the mountain now, she felt pain from the cold on her feet, but when she heard the footsteps that followed him from behind, she clenched his teeth and ignored it as she walked forward.

In the next moment, Gao Lang, who had caught up to him, hugged him horizontally. Gao Lang frowned: “Look at how wet your shoes and socks are.

“What does it have to do with you!” Jin Xiaolou used all of her strength to struggle free from Gao Lang’s embrace.

With this strike, it landed on the wound on Gao Lang’s chest.

Gao Lang was in pain,hiss face was pale white, then when he used even more strength, her wound had already split open. Just as his hand went soft, Jin Xiaolou had already fallen down, and she was desperately twisting himself, rolling down the slope.

Gao Lang rushed forward and hugged Jin Xiaolou tightly. The two of them entangled together as they rolled down the mountain.

Jin Xiaolou was completely disoriented from the fall. When she crashed into the mountain rock and stopped, she only felt that her surroundings had become blurry. Her body was protected by something soft and warm, and she didn’t feel any pain at all.

On the other hand, in order to protect Jin Xiaolou, Gao Lang had been cut in many places by the sharp stone that came along the way, and had to bear the pain of his new injuries and stand up.

I have also helped Jin Xiaolou up, and naturally, I reached out to wipe the dirt off her face, then said slowly: “The past that I lied to you, was my fault, and I was also forced to do it. Today, we will make it clear to everyone. I will never hide anything from you.

Jin Xiaolou was unconscious, how could she have the energy to listen to Gao Lang’s words?

Seeing that Jin Xiaolou did not make any objections, Gao Lang supported Jin Xiaolou, whose eyes were tightly shut while swaying about, to sit on a mountain rock at the side.

The mountain was next to a tall and straight pine tree. The vigorous leaves of the pine tree covered the falling snow, but there were still bits and pieces of snow falling on the two’s heads.

“I am Gao Lang, and I am not lying to you.” Gao Lang looked at Jin Xiaolou, “My mother’s surname is Gao, these Lang words were given to me by her. Before I was five, she would privately call me Lang’er.”

“I am indeed Seventh Prince Zhao Yao of Great Zhou.” After saying that, Gao Lang’s eyes left Jin Xiaolou and looked towards the distant mountain top cloud, “My mother is Gao Xiang’s only daughter, Gao Bin’s most beloved granddaughter, the apple of his eye. Back then, the Emperor was still the most unremarkable prince of the Thirteenth Prince. Just because my mother admired him, the Gao Family did its utmost to help him.

“When the new emperor was first established and the vassal lords were new, he led troops to pacify the four directions and used the blood of Gao Family’s people to protect the emperor’s mountains and rivers.”

Even though Jin Xiaolou was only a peasant girl, she had heard of Grand Commandant Gao’s stories from books.

Grand Commandant Gao’s name is Gao Bin, and he followed the founder of the empire to conquer the world. He was one of the meritorious ministers of Great Zhou. He had also racked his brains to support the late emperor, causing the nation of Great Zhou to expand even more.

Although he was very old, and had ambition that was strong, he was always lacking in strength. Thanks to the royal family’s bestowal, Gao Bin’s eldest son, Gao Xiangxiong, had inherited the position of Grand Commandant, but from now on, the military power in Gao Family was gradually dispersed. This Grand Commandant seemed to have become an empty post with no reputation.

Everyone said that it was because of the high level of Gao Family that the Son of Heaven had feared their power, and feared that they would have second thoughts. This was why he had continued to weaken them over the years.

However, to his only daughter in Gao Family, Imperial Consort Gao was getting better and better, so much so that she was even promoting him to the position of empress and bestowing the title of Crown Prince to her son.

Thus, the people from the Gao Family did not say much, they understood that if the Gao Family were forcefully carried out by the imperial court and the imperial harem, it would cause the people’s hearts to resent them. For the emperor, and more importantly for the crown prince, they would lead the people away from their duties and rarely ask about political affairs.

Gao Lang continued, “The Emperor pretended to be respectful and mutual love with my Empress Mother in front of everyone. Actually, only I knew that he … He has never been good to my Empress Mother. ”

“Those glory were all put on an act for others to see. Only I saw the tears that flowed silently every day from the Empress Mother’s bronze mirror.” Gao Lang sighed deeply, “Empress Mother gave birth to third brother, who was born with difficulty during the time of the current Crown Prince, Zhao Jie. He almost died, but not only did he not care about it, he even ordered the mama to carry the child away the moment the child was born and keep him by the Empress Dowager’s side from now on. My mother was unable to see him even once until his death.”

Jin Xiaolou was suspicious. She had heard Gao Lang talk about his mother being dead more than once, but the of the crown prince and the current empress were both alive and well.

“I know, you must be curious. The empress is clearly alive and well, where did she die?” Gao Lang retracted his gaze, and looked at Jin Xiaolou. “I also find it strange, I’ve already thought about this question for fifteen years, investigated for fifteen years, and still haven’t found anything.”

“Whenever I look at her on the phoenix chair, the woman who looks exactly like my mother, I wonder if everything that happened fifteen years ago was just a dream of mine.”