Bai Qianfan counted the marks carved on the wall. There were a total of 43 marks, which meant that she had been imprisoned here for almost half a month.
However, she still could not find a feasible and effective way to escape. Although a hole had been found on the top of the mountain, it was too small for her to go out at all, not even if she dug now. The soil was too hard, and she still had to go up.
Right now, she would carry Heir outside the door for a while every day. As long as she did not go out, the guards would not chase her away and let her go.
Bai Qianfan observed for a few days and realised that there was a narrow path outside the door. There were no lights on the walls and only a few large beads embedded to illuminate the place, thus it made people feel that it was dark. The direction of the exit was the same as the direction of the air vent she had detected. She was sure that if she wanted to escape, she could only run up the stairs. However, such an exit would undoubtedly increase the difficulty of her escape.
What was fortunate, was that other than being free, she did not treat her and Heir unfairly. She ate her fill every meal, and did not use cloth to wrap around Heir anymore.
After a few more days, when the woman and her wife came in to deliver the food, they had even sent the rice porridge to Heir. Bai Qianfan was determined not to let them feed him.
When they were at home, Qi Hong had also frequently cooked rice porridge for Heir, but she was definitely not willing to eat it here. The woman was gentle and good-natured. Seeing that she did not agree, she patiently gestured to her and advised her.
Bai Qianfan was getting impatient, she picked up the bowl of porridge and poured it into her mouth. In a place like this, one had to be more cautious in everything. It was not because they were afraid of poisoning the rice porridge with poison. She was afraid that Heir would separate them after she got used to eating rice porridge. To her, that was equivalent to a disaster that would destroy her head.
Although the people she came in contact with had never spoken to her before, in this dangerous environment, she had an extraordinary sensitivity. She discovered that they were extremely nervous towards the Heir. Once she lost her balance and almost dropped Heir on the ground. The woman was so scared that she quickly rushed over to catch her, only to crash into the foot of the table and grimace in pain.
In order to let Heir pretend to be sick, he had secretly pinched his little bottom and made him cry out loud. As expected, the woman panicked and kept looking at that old woman. The wife was calm, touching his pulse, searching his forehead and looking at Heir's tongue, she seemed to understand medicine. In the end, she shook his head at the woman, indicating that he was fine.
Only then did Lil 'White know that the person had a very thorough plan. The servants here served them, supervised them, and took care of their bodies. As far as she could imagine, that person had already expected this.
According to the date, it should be the new year soon. It was winter outside, but the cave was as warm as spring. She really didn't know what kind of place this was. She wasn't afraid of freezing herself if she ran out. There were no thick clothes here. There were many thin clothes. When the time came, he would wear a few more to protect himself from the cold. The place was only so big, she had seen everything she could see. No matter what, she had to try it once, this was the first year of her son's birth, and she still wanted to get back to the Reunion Year.
But she never would have thought that her Big Brother was fighting against Morong Gan, much less that in the short one to two months, the outside world would have turned upside down.
When Chu Jun swarmed over from all directions, he was completely dumbfounded. He did not know what to do, and when he looked again, Bai Changjian stood at the side of the Prince Chu with his head down, feeling extremely disheartened. Even the commander had given in, he naturally did not have anything to fight against, and the Mo brothers were fighting for the world, so no matter which one of them sat on the Dragon Throne s, he could just hope to keep his life.
Just like this, the Chu Army broke through the walls and plundered the pools with unstoppable force. Finally, just five days before the new year, Hou Hou approached Lin An.
The emperor was shocked. He called back all the troops he could muster to protect the capital. and also not going up to court, and instead staying in the Chengde Hall was completely panicking.
Prime Minister Bai was naturally afraid, so he advised the emperor, "Last time, this old subject's words should be put to use. Since grievances arise, let the Prince Chu decide for himself, at least give us a chance to catch our breath."
"And then?" The emperor's face was deathly pale as he leaned against the acid wood armchair, shaking his head while stroking his forehead, "I know him too well. Back then when we started the army, we were still lingering in Jiangnan for more than half a year, and he still took care of my elder brother, whose palm was made of meat, so he divided the world into two parts for me and the crown prince to handle. This time it's different, I can even feel his hostility from sitting here on the Forbidden Palace, and in less than two months time, he's come down from the army. He's determined to take my life!"
Prime Minister Bai sighed, "Since it's like this, there's no other way. Your Majesty, let's escape."
"Where do you think you're going?" the Emperor asked. "Do you want me to go to a foreign country?"
"Why not?" The Prime Minister Bai said, "As long as we keep them alive, there will be a day when they will be able to make a comeback. Now that the Monda is on good terms with us, let's go there and rest for a while. "
The emperor's expression turned serious, "I am a descendant of the Mo Rong family, how can I flee to another country and beg for their protection? How can I face the ancestors in the future? Don't bring this up again in the future. Even if we die, we will die in this Forbidden Palace. "
Imperial Consort Bai hugged the leopard cat as she sat at the side, not saying a word. Hearing that, she looked at him in grief, "Your majesty, you can't die. If you die, what about chenqie?"
"Esteemed wangfei, rest assured." The emperor held her hand in his palm, a trace of gentleness showing on his pale face. "Even if I am to die, I will definitely arrange a way out for Esteemed wangfei first." He paused for a moment, then said: "I heard that Prince Chu did not kill him after he descended, and it seems like he is still open to people from the Bai Family. After all, they are in-laws, and with the Princess Chu gone, he still has face, so you don't have to worry."
Mentioning this, Prime Minister Bai looked awkward. Bai Changjian, who had been placed with high hopes, still failed miserably in the end. The Emperor did not punish him, and when he heard the news, he remained silent for a long time.
This allowed him to see a glimmer of hope in his despair. Perhaps, it was as the Emperor had said, Bai Qianfan was no longer here, but her face was still there.