*
Nobody knows.
Lin Wuya, who was supposed to leave the capital to borrow troops, quietly returned to the capital when no one was paying attention.
"Your Highness, this is a military token, please accept it."
Lin Wuya secretly came to Prince Luo's Mansion to meet with the third prince Xiao Yuqi.
Xiao Yuqi was put in solitary confinement by the emperor for a theft case and has not been released yet.
But the Third Prince has grown stronger, and even though he is locked up in the palace, he still has extraordinary control over the outside world.
He was very satisfied with the tact of the Minister of War Lin Wuya.
Playing with the small tiger talisman, he smiled charmingly.
"Minister Lin, have your wife and daughter entered the capital?"
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Lin Wuya was delighted when he heard this.
He understood King Luo's intention almost immediately.
If my daughter could become Princess Luo, she would definitely become the queen of the entire Dayong in the future.
"Your Highness, my wife and the others have been temporarily trapped outside Cangzhou Prefecture for many days and there has been no news. I am really worried about their safety."
Upon hearing this, King Luo curled his lips, ignored his request, and continued to ask.
"I heard that your Qingzhou family has a talented and beautiful girl. Can she be with your wife?"
"Your Highness, they were indeed traveling the same way, but they were all stopped outside Cangzhou Prefecture." Lin Wuya was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that Prince Luo was thinking about other women.
But he also knew that his daughter Lin Shuqi had neither talent nor beauty, and it would be difficult for her to catch the eye of King Luo.
I am very disappointed with my daughter.
"Don't worry, I'll send someone to bring them back."
A faint smile appeared on Xiao Yuqi's lips, and he looked at Lin Wuya below meaningfully.
When Lin Wuya heard this, his eyes lit up instantly.
He hasn't heard from his wife and daughter for a long time.
Since the death of his twin sons, he has been alone, without even a close friend to talk to.
All the resentment in my heart was suppressed and I had nowhere to vent it.
Although he had no shortage of wives, concubines and women, they were just playthings in his heart. He would never confide his thoughts to them, otherwise it would bring disaster upon himself.
Furthermore.
He was indeed worried about the safety of his wife, daughter and brothers.
"I wonder what your Highness's plans are? I am willing to serve you!" Lin Wuya took the opportunity to inquire, wanting to know what King Luo's plans were.
Xiao Yuqi glanced at Lin Wuya indifferently and did not tell him his plan.
"You should stay in my house for the next few days. Come out when things are more stable outside."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Lin Wuya was disappointed in his heart, but did not show it on his face. After respectfully taking his leave, he followed King Luo's guards to the guest room.
There are no outsiders in the palace.
Xiao Yuqi looked at the military talisman in his hand, and the curve of his mouth could not be suppressed at all.
"The tiger talisman has finally been obtained by this king!"
"Anwu, take the military token and do this immediately."
Xiao Yuqi finally stopped laughing, threw the tiger talisman to the secret guard beside him, and told him to do his job.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
An Wu was delighted, the prince was finally going to do something big!
The prince has been planning for ten years and finally waited for this day!
"An Liu, you take the 100,000 soldiers of King Yu hiding outside the capital and go to Cangzhou Prefecture in plain clothes to provide support."
An Liu knelt down and ordered, "Yes, Your Highness!"
Three days later.
The 100,000-strong army of King Yu arrived safely at Cangzhou Prefecture.
However, Cangzhou prefect Cheng Zongyi did not receive any news of reinforcements from the capital.
Seeing the huge number of plainclothes troops marching outside the South City Gate, he felt confused.
"We have been ordered to come to support Cangzhou. Please open the city gate quickly!"
"We have been ordered to come to support Cangzhou. Please open the city gate quickly!"
The roar of a hundred thousand soldiers was mighty, and the rumbling sound reached the ears of every citizen in Cangzhou.
The intense war made the people of Cangzhou tremble with fear every day.
They were afraid that the northern barbarians would break through the city gates and massacre the city in the next second.
Now, hearing that there are 100,000 soldiers to support Cangzhou, all the people's hearts seem to be injected with a ray of life light.
Let them see the hope of survival!
A short time.
Countless people had gathered outside the government office, kneeling and begging the prefect to open the city gates and let the army in.
Cheng Zongyi had no time to investigate the origins of these people and was forced to open the city gates to welcome reinforcements.
But Cheng Zongyi and the people in the city did not know about it.
At the moment when the city gate was opened to let the reinforcements in.
The fate of Cangzhou Prefecture was already determined.
*
Mysterious little mountain village.
Xingzhou prefect Wang Runze led a group of people to the mine from another road.
What he saw was an unbelievable scene!
The small mountain village, which originally had beautiful scenery, was burned down by the fire and now only a charred ruin remains.
That majestic and long mine was now nothing but a huge deep pit!
If there weren't deep traces of human excavation around the pit, he would have thought it was a natural landscape!
What kind of method could make a huge mountain disappear and turn into a giant deep pit in just a few days?
The scariest thing is.
He checked all the mountains surrounding the deep pit.
Even if someone wants to imitate Yugong moving the mountains, there must be traces of transporting waste soil!
Unfortunately, no traces were found!
Not even a single extra footprint was found!
This impact was extremely intense for them!
"Oh my God, what on earth is going on?"
Wang Runze's mind was blank at this moment.
He fell to the grass with weak hands and feet, wishing that this scene was just a terrible nightmare!
"Sir, there is a discovery!"
At this time, a soldier ran over to reply.
Hearing this, Wang Runze's dazed eyes finally brightened up, and he looked at the soldiers and urged them on.
"Tell me! What did you find?"
"Sir, we found that there was a layer of wood ash on the road from the mine to the village. It looked like it had been shoveled away by someone..."
The soldiers responded with some uncertainty.
He was really puzzled.
I really can't understand why that mysterious force took away the wood ash, and on that road.
The black and gray in other places showed no signs of passivity.
The scariest thing is.
Judging from the disappearing traces of wood ash, the thickness is exactly the same!
Not even a speck of excess dirt!
Upon hearing this, Wang Runze's expression became even stiffer.
What he wants to hear is good news, not these weird bad news!
"Are there any new people entering the village recently?"
Wang Runze paused for a long time before he figured out the key point and asked immediately.
"My Lord, only the fifteen families of prisoners who were just confiscated and exiled by the Emperor have entered the village."
“Besides that, there have been no new people coming into the mine in the past three months.”
Hearing this, Wang Runze's eyes couldn't help but deepen.
Why did something happen in the mine right after the exiled prisoner was captured?
"How did the escaped criminal sneak into the village without anyone noticing? Have you investigated it thoroughly?"
"Sir, the investigation is complete."
"According to the confessions of the prisoners, a girl from the Su family sneaked in and let the man escape."
The Su family has become quite famous in Beijing recently and has caused quite a stir.
The news of the Su family had long been suppressed by the news of the invasion of the northern barbarians.
At that time, the daughter of the Su family accepted more than 500,000 taels of gold, silver and jewelry from Chu Jingxuan, and also exposed the collusion between the Jinwu Guards and the Third Prince.
These two things have already spread throughout the streets and alleys, so it is easy to investigate.
The soldiers told Wang Runze all the information they had found out.
Although Wang Runze did not associate the Su family with the mysterious power.
But this is the only clue at the moment.
He could only continue investigating along this clue, otherwise he would not be able to explain to King Luo.
"Since those people disappeared from the mountains, let's look for clues in the mountains!"
"Send out all 10,000 soldiers! Capture these escaped prisoners and members of the Su family and interrogate them strictly!"
"Yes, I will send someone to investigate right away!"
After the fire started burning the mountains, these soldiers and miners quickly moved along the road to a small county town near Xingzhou Prefecture.
This county town is full of the families of tens of thousands of soldiers and does not allow outsiders to enter.
With tens of thousands of troops searching the mountain, the efficiency is still very high.
The exile team left many traces in the mountains, which could not be hidden at all.
They didn't clear the traces either.
Their route was soon discovered by the soldiers.
The final destination of these prisoners was actually a small hill outside the city gate of Xingzhou Prefecture!
When Wang Runze got the news, he was furious!
The number of escaped prisoners and Su family members combined is at least two hundred and fifty or two hundred and sixty!
Such a large team mysteriously disappeared outside the city gate!
Who would believe it if I told you?
Wang Runze: "Immediately send people to check the surrounding area to see if there have been any groups of more than 250 people entering other counties or towns!"
"Without household registration and a travel permit, they definitely can't go far!"
"And they were all wearing prison uniforms. Their features were so obvious that someone must have seen them!"
"Send someone to ask immediately. Anyone who has any clues will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"
"By the way, under such circumstances, the Su family might separate from the exiled prisoners. You should focus on investigating the Su family's team of hundreds of people to see where they went!"
The Su family was different from the exiled prisoners. They had travel permits and household registration documents, and they needed to show the documents no matter which county they went to.
If they entered the city, they would be discovered quickly.
Unless they go to villages and towns where household registration is not required.
No matter what the situation is, they only need to check all the areas under the jurisdiction of Xingzhou, and they will definitely find the person!
It is even more difficult for criminals to hide their traces!
No matter where you go, you will be the target of criticism!
People will see it!
After giving instructions for all matters, Wang Runze hurried back to Xingzhou Prefecture.
The Xingzhou government office was burned down and all the officials were terrified.
The prefect's first deputy, Ding Tongzhi, was anxiously waiting at the city gate for the prefect to return.
When he saw the prefect from afar, he immediately went up to him and informed him of the bad news as soon as possible.
"Sir, something terrible has happened. Our government office suddenly caught fire and the entire county office was burned down..."
Tongzhi Ding nervously wiped the sweat from his face while secretly observing the adults' expressions.
Something big happened in the mine recently, and he, the prefect's confidant, had also heard about it.
Now that something has happened in the government office again, he is always worried that the adults will use him as a scapegoat to vent their anger.
Upon hearing this, Wang Runze's face became even uglier!
"A bunch of rubbish! Hurry back to the government office!"
He glared at Ding Tongzhi fiercely and immediately ordered the coachman to drive the carriage back to the government office.
The front yard of the government office.
Wang Runze looked at the dark ruins in front of him, and unconsciously thought of them overlapping with the mine ruins in his mind.
His eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
Fortunately, there were many soldiers around him who immediately ran forward to support him and prevented him from falling.
It took Wang Runze a long time to recover.
He had a bad feeling in his heart, and immediately ordered his men: "Immediately conduct a thorough search of the inner city! Check every household, every citizen and every business!"
"Report any abnormalities immediately!"
Before Wang Runze could catch his breath, the women in the family ran out from the backyard.
"Master! Our warehouse has been completely emptied!"
Upon hearing this, Ding Tongzhi was shocked to realize that he had actually told the prefect about the theft in the treasury!
But the prefect was already furious when he learned that the government office was burned down. If he found out that the treasury had also been robbed, I wonder if his body would be able to withstand it?
It turns out.
Wang Runze couldn't bear it at all!
After learning that the front and back yards had been emptied by thieves, he suddenly lost consciousness.
*
The exile team left Xingzhou Prefecture smoothly.
Fearing that their identities as wanted criminals would be discovered, everyone was speeding up.
Shen Shuli was always thinking about the clothes that the He family was rushing to make, so she deliberately fell behind with Shen Yuehua and waited slowly.
He Yunzhang worked for three days and hired a large number of needlework women at high prices to work in shifts day and night, and he managed to use up all the cloth in stock.
Only some scraps of fabric were left.
While the He family was rushing to complete the work, they were also secretly selling off their properties and shops and transferring their assets.
He exchanged all the large amounts of silver notes in his hands for cash and gold leaves.
After paying all the workers their wages, he immediately left Xingzhou Prefecture on the fourth day with his entire family and all their belongings to catch up with the exile team.
The He family had just left.
The officers and soldiers then checked the He family.
The neighbors around didn't know that the He family had secretly sold all their shops and houses to the dental clinic at a low price and left.
The officers and soldiers only saw the locked door and shop of the He family.
In order to prevent someone from hiding inside, the officers and soldiers directly climbed over the wall to search. When they found nothing unusual, they recorded the situation and prepared to continue checking the next house.
"Sir, please stay!"
Just at this moment.
The He family’s neighbors and opponents also stood up to stop the soldiers.
The officers and soldiers looked coldly at the family that they had already checked, not knowing why they were stopped.
"What's the matter?" The captain of the soldiers looked at the person who came with a cold aura all over his body.
"Sir, please calm down. I have something important to report, which may be helpful to you."
The middle-aged man shrank his neck in fear when he saw the soldiers' imposing aura.
But he still mustered up the courage to make trouble for the He family.
"Hurry up and tell me!" the captain urged impatiently.
"Yes, yes, sir."
"I feel that something is wrong with the He family. You all should know that a girl from the He family married into the capital, but the family was sentenced by His Majesty to have their property confiscated and exiled..."
"Recently, after hearing the news about their daughter marrying off, the He family lost interest in doing business and simply closed the store."
"But a few days ago, he secretly arranged for a large number of female workers to make a batch of clothes for him."
"I also happened to see the He family bringing people from the dental firm to inspect the house and shop, as if they were planning to sell it to the dental firm."
"There must be something wrong with the He family. Your Excellency must investigate it thoroughly!"
This person was not aware of the He family's plan, but his family also ran a cloth shop, and his business was not as good as the He family's, so he had always been jealous.
Unexpectedly, the He family had a criminal girl. He immediately joined forces with the neighbors to exclude the He family and attempted to steal their business.
But he didn't expect the He family to close the door directly.
As for the news that the He family was rushing to make clothes, it was not difficult to find out.
How can a businessman not have a few orders in hand?
He just wanted to take the opportunity to ask the officials to investigate the He family more, so that he could continue to throw dirty water on the He family and directly close them down.
But his accidental discovery directly provided important information to the officers and soldiers!
It almost brought a devastating disaster to the exile team!
*
Shen Shuli and Shen Yuehua, mother and daughter, walked slowly at the end of the team.
After waiting for five days, the He family finally caught up.
The He family had a lot of wealth, so they hired ten bodyguards to escort them.
He Yunzhang and his family have been speeding up their journey these days, worried that they will not be able to catch up with their sister's team.
After seeing Shen Shuli, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Miss Shen, why are there only two of you? Where are the others?”
Seeing that there were refugees everywhere along the way, He Yunzhang couldn't help but ask about his sister's whereabouts.
"They are on their way ahead, don't worry, they are safe for now." Shen Shuli comforted.
He Yunzhang breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to one of his own carriages, and said, "This carriage is filled with the clothes you want. Why don't you and my wife ride in the same carriage together?"
Shen Shuli smiled and shook her head, thanking him sincerely: "No need, Uncle He, we can drive the carriage ourselves. I haven't thanked Uncle He for hiring a carriage for us to transport supplies."
He Yunzhang was indeed very thoughtful and considerate in his work, even thinking of these details.
original.
Shen Shuli planned to return to the He family in three days to get clothes.
But the He family was worried that it would be too troublesome for her to run back and forth, so they directly suggested that they help bring supplies along the way.
After settling all the agreed payments for the goods, Shen Shuli and Shen Yuehua set off in the same car.
After chasing for two days, they finally caught up with the exile team.
The grain that Su Yunhai bought in Xingzhou was almost used up in the past few days.
The surrounding towns and villages were also suffering from famine.
In addition, as news of the war continued to spread, no one was willing to sell their food.
The team was almost unable to resupply food.
Fortunately, the team had been walking for nearly a month and had covered a thousand miles.
They had reached the southern border.
There is not too much shortage of water nearby. There is a big river along the way, and you can catch some seafood to fill your stomach.
When Shen Shuli caught up, the team was fishing in the river.
Su Yunhai felt relieved when he saw his wife and daughter finally catch up.
First, to see them return safely.
Secondly, with a daughter around, there would be no need for famine.
Shen Shuli handed the carriage to her father and said, "Dad, these five boxes are our clothes, and the other five boxes are for them. Remember to collect the money~"
Su Yunhai nodded in understanding, then drove away in the carriage to distribute new clothes to everyone.
The He family finally saw the exile team, and everyone's expressions relaxed.
He Yunzhang walked up to Shen Shuli, greeted her, and then took his family to look for his sister.
When Su Ping'an and Su Ding'an saw their sister coming back, they immediately ran over to show their courtesy.
"Sister, look, this is the fish I just caught. Do you want to stew it or grill it? I'll make it for you~"
"Brother, your cooking skills are not as good as mine, so don't make it difficult for me. Let me do it."
Su Dingan was about to push his tall and strong second brother aside.
But Su Ping'an's lower body was very stable, and he bounced himself one meter away.
Shen Shuli was delighted by what she saw.
Zhang Lanhua, who was sitting aside waiting for dinner, was extremely upset when she saw that her husband did not give the food to her and the baby in her belly first, but was only thinking about her sister.
"Ah, my stomach hurts, Ping An, come over and take a look~"
Zhang Lanhua suddenly exclaimed tenderly, attracting everyone's attention.
When Su Ping'an heard this, he immediately became anxious. He threw the fish he had caught to his third brother and quickly ran over to check.
Shen Shuli also looked over and caught a glimpse of the unnatural look on Zhang Lanhua's face.
She didn't expect that her second sister-in-law was so petty that she would even fight for such things.
However, considering that she was pregnant, she was generous enough to not make a fuss about it.
She called out to her bestie loudly: "Princess, Princess~ Are you busy? Someone here has a stomachache. Please take a look at her. The consultation fee is ten taels of silver~"
When Mu Wanjun heard what her best friend said, she knew something interesting was about to happen.
She was catching fish in the river and came over immediately upon hearing what was said.
Zhang Lanhua didn't expect that her sister-in-law would go directly to the princess to take her pulse.
All this time.
She had long realized how superb the princess's medical skills were, and they were definitely not comparable to Doctor Zhang from Taohua Village.
She was very worried that the princess would expose her as pretending and embarrass her.
The resentment towards Shen Shuli in my heart increased a little.
"Your Highness is a precious lady, so please don't bother me with feeling my pulse. Thank you for your kindness."
Zhang Lanhua's face was pale. She forced an awkward smile and declined Mu Wanjun's treatment.
Su Ping'an couldn't understand his woman's thoughts at all, and he couldn't help feeling anxious.
"Lanhua, let the princess take a look at you. You look pale. Don't delay your treatment!"
Mu Wanjun had a playful smile on her lips and responded, "He's right. You're pregnant, so you'd better be careful. Don't worry, I'm a very good doctor and I can tell the symptoms of a pregnant woman."
After saying this, without waiting for Zhang Lanhua to refuse, she forcefully pulled out the other person's hand and took her pulse.
Zhang Lanhua wanted to pull her hand away, but the other person's hand was like an iron clamp and she couldn't break free at all.
"You are in great health. I have never seen a pregnant woman who is stronger than you. It seems that the Su family has taken good care of you!"
"You shouldn't have a stomachache in your condition. Do you really have a stomachache?"
Mu Wanjun's voice was so loud that everyone around could hear it.
They all looked over here curiously, wanting to know how well Zhang Lanhua was fed.
Only after a closer look did I realize that Zhang Lanhua looked disheveled.
But her body seemed to have gained noticeably more weight, and her cheeks looked rosy, plump and elastic, without any sign of fatigue from the journey.
Especially those eyes that are so bright, they can't deceive anyone at all.
If you really feel uncomfortable somewhere, your eyes wouldn't look like this.
"The Su family's daughter-in-law looks really energetic, she doesn't look sick at all."
"Pregnant women are weak to begin with, so she must be having a stomachache. Could she be wrong?"
"That's true, but it can't be that the princess's medical skills are not good enough? She didn't find the cause of the patient's illness, right?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? There are several pregnant ladies in the team. Hasn't the princess been treating them personally recently? How come she can't be cured?"
"That's right, that's really strange..."
Zhang Lanhua was so ashamed at this moment that she wanted to bury her head in her clothes.
His originally pale face had now turned a fiery red.
"Princess, I was in pain for a while just now, but it doesn't hurt now..." Zhang Lanhua muttered to explain.
Mu Wanjun looked at Zhang Lanhua with a smile and stretched out her hand in front of her.
"It seems that my diagnosis was correct. I'd like to ask you to settle the consultation fee, ten taels of silver."
My dears, I will combine the three chapters together and update them in the future. It will be a big chapter with more than 6,000 words~
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