Moreover, Yuzhou is a small place, so it wouldn't be too troublesome for her to meet with the Zheng family.

With this thought, Gu Qinlan's mood brightened considerably.

"Guard Zhang, before the Crown Prince leads his army into the mountains to welcome us, you must strengthen your defenses. Immediately notify all personnel that from this moment on, no one is allowed to leave the valley without authorization."

She worried that the refugees below the mountain would risk climbing the peak.

The fact that the people from the Prince Duan's mansion were hiding in the mountains was no secret. They came out of the secret passage that day and went straight to the top. Trackers only needed to follow their footprints to find them.

The reason they have remained undisturbed for the past two months is simply because the cost of going into the mountains is too high, and people believe it is not worth the risk.

However, if Zheng Dinglian leads his army to attack the city, the refugees will surely try to find ways to restrain him.

And they became the best pawns to restrain Zheng Dinglian.

Sang Qian immediately understood her concerns and hurriedly went to arrange defenses.

The servants in the mansion were so excited when they heard that Zheng Dinglian had quelled the rebellion at the foot of the mountain that they could hardly contain their excitement.

Everyone was eager to return to the mansion as soon as possible.

In the middle of the night, Gu Qinlan faintly heard a noisy sound of gongs and drums in the cave.

She immediately woke up from her dream, put on the animal skin, and hurriedly walked out of the cave.

As soon as they reached the cave entrance, they bumped into red leaves.

Gu Qinlan asked anxiously, "Have the refugees launched a counterattack and climbed the mountain?"

Hongye nodded, her expression solemn: "Indeed, there are many people. Guard Zhang has already summoned all the servants, and we are ready to fight."

Gu Qinlan decisively ordered: "Immediately send Polang down the mountain to inform the Crown Prince. I will personally go out to investigate the enemy situation."