Song He'er was startled and thought she was seeing things, so she froze on the spot and stopped moving.
After waiting for a long time without seeing anyone come out, Song He'er sighed inwardly, thinking that she had been worrying too much. She stopped dwelling on the problem and walked briskly toward the big rock.
......
Within the territory of Nanzhao.
A black figure leaped over the wall and into the brightly lit inn.
"Your Highness, I have discovered something."
Jiang Huaifu was looking down at the book in his hands when he heard the footsteps of the man in black enter. He frowned slightly, looked up, and asked without changing his expression.
"Isn't everyone safe? What happened?"
"Uh... it has nothing to do with Miss Song, it's about the Su River, which borders the Nanzhao Kingdom and the Central Plains."
Jiang Huaifu scoffed, lowering his head again. "What does this have to do with us?"
"Your Highness, I have discovered that someone is dumping debris and a large amount of silt into the river in an attempt to block its flow. This will likely have a very negative impact on the people on the border of Xinzhou."
Jiang Huaifu then put down the book in his hand, stood up from the chair, and walked thoughtfully to the window.
"The people of Nanzhao are not good at fighting, and they are rich in mineral resources, making them a wealthy country. There is really no reason for them to target those prisoners. Could it be that they want to open a passage between Nanzhao and the Central Plains?"
After pondering for a while, the man in black continued, following Jiang Huaifu's meaning, "I think so too. Perhaps it's because there are many aquatic products in the Suhe River, and they are all rare. If we can salvage them and sell them, it will be a considerable income."
"Hmm... I understand about this matter. You may leave now."
"yes!"
Just as the man in black was about to retreat, a cold, sharp voice came from behind him.
"There's one more thing."
"Please speak, Your Highness."
"Have you managed to rent the boats within the territory of Nanzhao, as I ordered?"
The man in black frowned slightly, but still nodded. "We've managed to rent the boat, but I'm afraid it's already alerted the Queen. Your Highness, the King of Nanzhao is no pushover. It's best if we avoid coming here."
"Don't worry about anything else, just focus on doing the tasks I've assigned you."
Although the man in black knew his words were somewhat offensive, he felt that honest advice was hard to swallow, but for the sake of his prince, he still had to speak up.
"Although the border defenses of Nanzhao have been lax, allowing merchants to pass freely, Your Highness's status is different. If this becomes known, it might cause..."
"Now you're going to question what I'm saying, are you? It seems you're going to make decisions for me!"
"Your Highness, I wouldn't dare!"
"Since you dare not, then hurry up and do your job. If I do not see any ships before dawn, you will bring me your head."
"yes....."
The man in black placed a small note on the table, then turned and left.
The Su River is turbulent, so even the most skilled martial artists cannot use their lightness skills to cross its entire surface.
These messages were simply relayed secretly by carrier pigeons by the secret guards who had already infiltrated Xinzhou.
After he left, Jiang Huaifu slowly opened the note, glanced at it a few times, and then threw it directly into the charcoal brazier to burn.
The next morning, Song He'er woke up from a drowsy sleep. Zhang Xiu'e and Qin Xiaoniang were no longer around, leaving only Chun Rao and Chun Di looking after the children who were still asleep.
Because it was too cold, Song He'er wanted to crawl into bed and rest for a while.
But as soon as she lay down, she heard a commotion outside.
"Fourth Aunt, what's wrong? Did you two have another fight?"
As she spoke, Song He'er got up to leave.
"Hey~ you'd better not go, it's nothing, it's just for a bite to eat!" Chunrao tried to stop her.
For stuttering?
Song He'er assumed it was the same group of women who had come yesterday to demand wild mushrooms causing trouble, so without thinking, she put on her clothes and headed out.
"Don't be impulsive! Listen to me first!" Chunrao grabbed her from behind.
"Fourth Aunt, why are you stopping me?"
"It wasn't those women causing trouble. It was that in the Suhe River ahead, a lot of fish suddenly floated to the surface, their white bodies turning white. People who haven't had meat all year round went crazy and rushed to grab them, not caring about the danger. They were all holding long poles and fishing everywhere!"
"Turns white?"
Song He'er was somewhat surprised. It wouldn't be surprising if one or two fish died, but if hundreds of them died, then someone must have poisoned them, otherwise how could such a strange phenomenon occur?
"Fourth Aunt, I'd better go out and take a look, otherwise I'm worried about my mother."
Chunrao knew she was a filial child, so she didn't say anything more and let her put on her clothes and go out.
Song He'er lifted the curtain and saw that about a mile ahead, there was indeed chaos, with everyone holding long poles and bamboo tubes, searching back and forth.
Why are you pushing me?
"Who bumped into you? Are you blind? Didn't you see I was standing here first?!"
"Pah! Nonsense! I was here first, so get over there!"
As they talked, the two started arguing.
The next moment, there was a splash, and one of them fell into the river.
The woman couldn't swim, and after splashing around a few times, she stopped surfacing.
Those nearby turned pale with fright and began shouting, "Quick...help! Someone's fallen into the water!"
The people around were only concerned with whether they could catch a big fish, and didn't care about the lives of others at all. Even if they heard it, they pretended not to hear it.
"Quick...quick, save them! Otherwise they'll be swept away!"
Just as Song He'er reached the banks of the Su River, she saw Song Xiaoyu jump into the river with a splash to save someone.
In this freezing weather, with only one set of clothes, even if someone is rescued, they can still catch a cold if they don't warm themselves by a fire and change clothes in time.
Song Xiaoyu is far too upright and righteous; while others didn't go to save him, he risked his life.
Zhang Xiue stared intently at him from the shore, her heart pounding in her chest.
"They've been rescued! They've been rescued!"
The crowd cheered, and Song Xiaoyu, holding the dying woman, collapsed to the ground.
"Whose is this? Come and get it right away! If their body temperature doesn't return to normal in time, their life could be in danger!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a tall, burly man squeezed out from the crowd on the other side. He hurriedly squatted down and thanked Song Xiaoyu repeatedly.
"Thank you so much, kind person! Thank you!"
"Alright, hurry up and take your wife back!" Song Xiaoyu said.
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