Chapter 213 The Whereabouts of the Ninth Prince

Someone replied, "The Ninth Prince's portraits have been posted throughout Xizhou, and no one has provided any information yet."

The Ninth Prince Huo Yan has been missing for more than a month since Jiang Hao destroyed the rebels' lair and took back Xizhou City.

All the civil servants were very distressed:

"We've searched everywhere inside and outside Xizhou City. The Ninth Prince was either abducted during the chaos or he hid himself. He couldn't have died without a word."

"Pfft, pfft, can you say something nice with your crow mouth?"

"If the Ninth Prince really died in Xizhou, not only would the Emperor suspect Prince Chang'an, but you and I would both be in trouble!"

The civil servant who had just been speaking in a bad tone immediately spat three times and changed his tone, "The Ninth Prince will definitely not die. Maybe we can get news about him as soon as we leave today..."

Several people were talking in the hall, and Chunzhi couldn't help laughing.

When she was an ordinary citizen, she always felt that these officials liked to have a stern face and act superior. Now that she has seen many of these officials, she realized that when they quarreled, they were just like the thugs in the market. At most, they used more swear words than others.

After a while, everyone inside finished talking and came out one after another.

Gu Yuanjia walked in front, and when he saw Chunzhi, he bowed and said, "Greetings, Princess."

The officials behind him saluted and said, "Greetings, Princess."

"No need to be so polite." Chunzhi said gently, "I'm just passing by. You can all go about your business."

"Yes, I will take my leave."

The civil servants left immediately.

Only Gu Yuanjia was left standing in front of Chunzhi. "Princess, are you leaving?"

Huo Zheng was not in the city, so all affairs were handed over to Gu Yuanjia, even the princess's safety was under his charge.

Chunzhi said "hmm", "I'll go see how things are going at the porridge stall."

She had been personally involved in distributing porridge and medicine for a long time, but later she found that there were many things that needed to be taken care of, such as treating the wounded and post-war reconstruction. As a princess, she was unable to take care of them all and could only visit every place instead of staying in one place all the time.

Gu Yuanjia said, "I happen to be free right now. Would it be okay for me to go with the princess?"

Chunzhi glanced at him and said, "Master Gu still has time? That's rare."

Huo Zheng was busy, and Gu Yuanjia was also busy. Xizhou had just been peaceful for a few days, and there was a lot of work to be done, and everyone had to take the lead in everything.

Gu Yuanjia wanted to say something else.

Chunzhi added, "I'm going out with guards, so Mr. Gu should just focus on your business."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and left with her maid.

Gu Yuanjia stood there, his fox eyes narrowed slightly.

For some reason, he always felt that the princess didn't like him very much?

Is it because of Yuzhu?

…

Chunzhi left the Jiedushi Mansion and went to several porridge stalls to check, and only felt relieved after confirming that they had not withheld food and medicine distributed to the people.

Previously, many officials in Xizhou were killed by the rebels, but now many of them were promoted by Huo Zheng. These people are practical and dedicated to the people.

Many of the people who had fled had returned to Xizhou. There were more and more people on the streets, and the city had regained some of its former glory.

As the carriage passed a certain street, the accompanying maid lifted the curtain and looked out. Suddenly, she pointed to a small shop and said, "The fried cakes there are the best in Xizhou. Princess, would you like to buy a few to try?"

"Okay." Chunzhi asked the coachman to stop the carriage, took out the purse from her sleeve and handed it to the maid to buy oil cakes.

Gu Yuanjia and others are working hard to restore the prosperity of Xizhou City and encourage merchants and vendors to reopen their businesses. However, the people who have just experienced war have no money to buy things, so the reopened shops have little business.

Chunzhi thought of spending some money to buy some delicious food so that Lady Wang and the others could have something fresh to eat.

But just as the carriage stopped, a cry of pain suddenly came from the front.

The driver reined in his horse and cried out in alarm, "Oh no! I hit someone!"

The maid lifted the curtain, and Chunzhi immediately stood up and walked out of the carriage, and saw a young girl in plain blue clothes lying in front of the carriage.

The driver said in a panic, "Princess... I didn't hit her, she fell down on her own!"

Chunzhi was about to get off the carriage to help the person up, but the accompanying guards took the lead and separated the girl.

The guard whispered, "Princess, be careful! This person suddenly appeared and behaved suspiciously. He might be an assassin!"

"Princess, I'm not an assassin, I..." Before Rendong could finish her words, she was picked up by the accompanying guards.

Chunzhi had to be on guard. Seeing that the other person had fallen to the ground and couldn't get up, and now that she was picked up by the guard, she looked even more pitiful, so she ordered the guard, "Take her back first, don't hurt anyone."

"Yes." The guard responded and immediately tied up Honeysuckle.

The young girl who fell in front of the carriage was Honeysuckle.

It has been more than a month since Rendong was forced to take Huo Yan home. Huo Yan's injuries have healed a lot, but he still has no intention of leaving.

The territory of Xizhou is already covered with Huo Yan's portraits, and more and more people are looking for him. Huo Yan has become increasingly anxious these days, wanting to kill her several times but not doing so.

Rendong lived in anxiety all day long, so she wanted Huo Yan to leave her house as soon as possible, but he was unwilling to take the initiative, and she could not reveal Huo Yan's whereabouts to those who wanted to kill him.

After much thought, the most appropriate thing to do is to tell the gentle and kind Princess Chang'an.

But it was difficult for a commoner like Rendong to get close to Princess Chang'an. She originally wanted to pretend to be hit by a carriage so that she could talk to the princess, but before she could do anything, she was kidnapped by the accompanying guards as an assassin.

"I'm not an assassin, and I didn't mean to blackmail anyone. I just fell because I wasn't feeling well..."

As Rendong explained, she had her hands tied and was taken back to the governor's mansion.

Chunzhi asked her maid to buy some fried cakes and bring them back to the mansion to share with everyone. Then she had Rendong brought to the courtyard and asked her, "Who are you? Why are you trying to get close to me?"

Even though she was tied up, Ren Dong did not struggle and said honestly, "I am a female doctor from outside Xizhou City. My name is Ren Dong."

She said, "A few months ago, I was captured by rebels and taken to a den of thieves. They asked me to rescue a nobleman whom they called the Ninth Prince."

Chunzhi immediately understood what was going on when she heard this. "Do you know the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince?"

"I do know." Ren Dong didn't immediately reveal Huo Yan's whereabouts. Instead, she asked softly, "Are you looking for him to kill him?"

Chunzhi said without hesitation: "Of course not."

Rendong looked into the eyes of the Princess of Chang'an, which were pure and clean, and thought to herself: She didn't lie.

So, Honeysuckle was silent for a moment, and then spoke again: "I can tell you the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince, but I have a condition."