Chapter 214: How are you?

Chunzhi didn't agree rashly. "Tell me what your conditions are first."

Honeysuckle said, "If Huo Yan knew that I was the one who told the princess about his whereabouts, he would definitely kill me. I would like to ask the princess to protect me and save my life."

"That's easy. If he holds a grudge against you for revealing the Ninth Prince's whereabouts, I will do my best to protect you."

Chunzhi didn't expect that the condition proposed by Rendong was just to save her life, so she nodded in agreement.

Gu Yuanjia and others have been searching for Huo Yan for many days, but have not found any trace of her. The female doctor in front of them knows Huo Yan's whereabouts. She does not ask for gold or silver, nor for glory and wealth. As long as she can save her own life, there is nothing she cannot agree to.

Just as Ren Dong was about to say something else, Chun Zhi spoke again, "Xizhou City is in need of doctors right now. Since you're a female doctor, why don't you stay by my side and work to heal the sick and save lives? What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Rendong was stunned. There were many prejudices against women practicing medicine in this world, but the Princess Chang'an in front of her did not look down on her at all, and even asked her to stay and treat patients and save lives.

Seeing that she remained silent, Chunzhi added, "The prince previously ordered a search for the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince and promised a reward of one thousand taels. As long as your words are true, the reward will be paid, and you will also keep every cent of your monthly salary as a doctor."

"Thank you, Princess." Honeysuckle thanked her and said, "I am willing."

Chunzhi immediately said, "Come here, untie her."

"Princess..." A guard stepped forward and advised, "This woman's background is unknown, and what she says may not be true. It would be better to hand her over to Master Gu for interrogation before making a final decision."

Chunzhi said, "Don't bother Mr. Gu. I can tell that what she said is true."

She saw her former self in Honeysuckle.

Although he is very weak, he is actually quite tough in his bones.

In fact, this girl could clearly report Huo Yan's whereabouts by posting a notice. In this way, even if she was suspected, she would only be detained for two days at most. Once she was caught, she would get the reward and regain her freedom.

But she chose a more troublesome and difficult way to get close to her, the Princess of Chang'an. Maybe it was to make sure that Huo Yan would not be killed after being found, or maybe it was for some other reason, but it was not to harm anyone.

The guard wanted to say something else when he heard Chunzhi say again, "Untie him."

"Yes, Princess." Seeing this, the guard said no more and immediately untied the rope for Honeysuckle.

Honeysuckle had been tied up for a long time, and there were red marks on his limbs. He tried to stand up but couldn't stand steadily and fell forward.

Chunzhi stood up and helped her up, letting her sit down at the stone table. She said softly, "I haven't asked for your name yet, what's your name?"

Honeysuckle was a little flattered and said softly, "My name is Honeysuckle."

"Which two words are they?" Chunzhi thought the name was a bit novel.

Honeysuckle said, "Ren means patience, Dong means winter. Honeysuckle is another name for honeysuckle. My father was a barefoot doctor. When I was born, honeysuckle was in full bloom, so he gave me this name."

"After enduring the cold winter, spring dawns and flowers bloom." Chunzhi said, "Honeysuckle is a very good name."

Honeysuckle lowered her head and said, "Your Highness, your compliments are too kind."

Chunzhi didn't rush to inquire about Huo Yan's whereabouts. Instead, she chatted with Rendong for a few words. Instead, Rendong felt uneasy and said directly, "Huo Yan is at my house. It's in Lijiazhuang, fifty miles east of Xizhou City. It's the first house at the entrance of the village. It's the one with a wintersweet tree two meters tall in front of the door."

Chunzhi replied "OK" and ordered the guards: "Go and find Jianghe."

Jiang He is the leader of the secret guards around Huo Zheng. After Huo Zheng went to the front line, in order to ensure Chunzhi's safety, he left Jiang He and a group of secret guards in Xizhou City to protect her.

"Yes, Princess." The guard responded and left.

After a while, Jiang He came over.

Chunzhi said, "Miss Rendong said she knows the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince. He's in Lijiazhuang, fifty miles east of Xizhou City. It's the first house at the entrance of the village, with a wintersweet tree two meters tall in front of the door. Take your men there to check and bring the Ninth Prince back."

Jiang He was quite surprised when he heard this. They had dug deep in the ground for the past few days but still couldn't find the Ninth Prince. All the officials in Xizhou were so worried about this that they even started burning incense and praying to Buddha. How come the princess found out the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince just by going out?

Is this the legendary good luck?

Whether it's true or not, any news is good, and it doesn't hurt to go for a visit.

Jiang He thought so and lowered his head to answer, "Yes, I will take people to pick up the Ninth Prince right away."

After he finished speaking, Jiang He turned and left.

Rendong looked at his receding back and felt very uneasy. If Huo Yan knew that it was her who revealed his whereabouts, he would definitely be furious and kill her.

Seeing the pale face of Honeysuckle, Chunzhi said immediately, "You don't look well. Go and rest first. You can go out to practice medicine in a couple of days. Cui'er, take Miss Honeysuckle to a place and take good care of her."

A maid named Cui'er stepped forward and said, "Miss Honeysuckle, please follow me."

"Thank you, Princess." Honeysuckle stood up and bowed to the princess before leaving with the maid.

Chunzhi looked up and saw that the sky suddenly changed, as if it was going to rain.

I don’t know if Jiang He and the others can bring back the Ninth Prince Huo Yan this time?

Outside Xizhou City, Lijiazhuang.

In the small bamboo house at the entrance of the village, Huo Yan stood by the second-floor window, watching the sudden change in the sky and the approaching heavy rain.

The strong wind made his hair messy and his clothes flutter.

A chill swept over.

The confidant who had just found this place urgently advised: "Your Highness, it is not advisable to stay here for long. Please follow us and leave immediately."

"What on earth are you waiting for, Your Highness?"

"Shut up. When did it become your turn to control this prince?"

The longer Huo Yan waited, the uglier his expression became.

He has been here for more than a month, and on weekdays it is Jindong who goes out to find food and daily necessities.

That person cherishes her life very much and will definitely come back before dark every day. Now the sky is getting darker and it is about to rain heavily, but she has not come back yet.

Either they ran away because they were afraid of dying in his hands, or something happened.

Both possibilities made Huo Yan extremely angry.

He had threatened to kill Rendong, but when did he actually do it?

When his confidant found this place, he wanted to take her away with him.

The strong wind started to blow again, making the door frame rattle, and raindrops as big as beans fell down.

"Your Highness!" Several trusted aides who had been waiting for a long time could not help but urge again: "If we can find this place, the Prince of Chang'an's people will be able to find it too. If we don't leave now, something unexpected will happen!"

"No matter who your Highness is waiting for, wait for your Highness to leave first. I will wait here and bring that person to you."

Huo Yan looked at the heavy rain outside the door and pondered for a long time before making up his mind, "Let's go!"

However, just as they walked to the door in the rain, the sound of horse hooves stepping on the water came and instantly surrounded the entire bamboo house.

Jiang He, the leader, reined in his horse, raised his bamboo hat, and said loudly, "How are you, Ninth Prince?"