Gao Lan led several soldiers in digging the wheel out of the snow, then breathed into his hands, red from the cold, and could not help complaining.
The wheels had sunk countless times along the way.
All because of this heavy snow!
After cursing a couple of times, Gao Lan cupped his hands toward Liu Xie, who stood nearby. "The wheel is free, Your Majesty. Please board the carriage."
Liu Xie was standing beside the road, admiring the distant snowscape. At these words, he gave an order. "We have been traveling for days, and the officers and soldiers are all tired. Let us stop and rest awhile."
"Yes!"
Gao Lan cupped his hands and accepted the command.
Seeing Liu Xie admiring the snow, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Cui Yan all gathered around him.
Guo Jia offered a reminder. "The weather is freezing, Your Majesty. You must take care of your imperial person. You should return to the carriage."
Liu Xie glanced at him and smiled. "My imperial person is perfectly healthy, yet a sickly fellow like you is worrying about me."
"Once you have given up Five-Stone Powder and your fondness for excessive drinking, you can advise me to take care of myself. Do not think I do not know you are still secretly taking Five-Stone Powder."
He had reminded Guo Jia more than once already.
But Guo Jia had kept taking it in secret.
At these words, Guo Jia could only give an embarrassed smile.
Jia Xu, standing nearby, would never pass up a chance to drop a stone on someone already down a well. He immediately complained to Liu Xie. "What Your Majesty does not know is that this fellow not only takes Five-Stone Powder, but indulges in women every day. Just look at him, so frail