It sounded like the sound of grass being ruffled.
But it is because of the frequency and intensity that the sound of the grass rustling becomes strong.
They should be some distance away from people sleeping overnight, otherwise the night patrols would have already raised the alarm and caused a commotion.
Ning Xi'er heard it, but Bai Zhi and Gan Cao didn't notice because of Ning Xi'er's trained sharp reflexes.
Ning Xi'er listened intently for a while, and it seemed that someone outside finally noticed something was wrong.
There were hushed conversations and the sound of people walking back and forth, as if they were investigating.
After a short while, it suddenly got bright outside.
The guards lit torches, and Xuan Dian walked to the outside of Ning Xi'er's carriage, tentatively probing in a low voice:
"princess?"
After being called twice, Ning Xi'er pretended to wake up groggily and prepared to lift the curtain, but was stopped by Xuan Dian from outside.
"Hmm... what's wrong?"
Xuan Dian originally intended to check if Ning Xi'er had been awakened.
If not, I don't plan to wake her up, but I'm worried that she might be startled if she suddenly wakes up from the noise and gets out of the car.
"His Highness sent me to remind you that something is amiss outside. We will handle it. Please remain in the carriage to avoid being startled!"
Ning Xi'er didn't expect that Xie Zhun would actually send his guards to remind her.
He then spoke, his voice sounding a bit clearer, "Alright! I'll stay in the carriage and thank the Prince for me!"
Xuan Dian accepted the order and went to reply. A moment later, he disappeared into the shadows to protect Ning Xi'er's safety.
Countless torches were lit, and under the light reflected from the carriage curtains, the shadows of people outside were like those in a shadow puppet show.
Angelica dahurica and licorice root had already woken up and were standing guard outside the carriage, ready to fight.
Ning Xi'er slipped two porcelain bottles to them from outside the carriage curtain. Bai Zhi took them and scattered the contents around the carriage.
The people outside were initially a little flustered, but after a few cups of tea, they calmed down when they realized that nothing was coming in.
Eunuch Xu must have been guarding Xie Zhun's side; outside, only the voices of Zheng Chengguang and Zheng Ye could be heard.
Once the group had settled down, Zheng Ye led a group of guards to surround the outside.
He was bent over with his knees bent, as if he were trying to catch something in the weeds.
After an unknown amount of time, Ning Xi'er grew tired of watching and fell into a deep sleep.
When I regained consciousness, I found that everything outside was normal, the ground was clean, and there were no signs of a struggle.
Outside the crowd, the wild grass was bent over and looked badly trampled.
Haitang and Aoxue were startled awake last night and didn't dare to go back to sleep until the situation was settled.
Last night, the two of them were with Ning Xi'er in the car, so although they were curious, they asked Ning Xi'er what was happening outside...
Ning Xi'er was worried about scaring them, so she didn't tell them.
After Haitang regained consciousness, she and Baizhi took turns washing up by the irrigation ditch, thinking that they would wait until they were ready before helping Ning Xier wash up.
On the way to the irrigation canal, I inadvertently caught sight of a large pot being used to prepare breakfast...
Inside, there were countless black cylindrical objects floating densely packed together...
Driven by curiosity, I went closer to take a closer look...
Ning Xi'er, who was inside the carriage, immediately heard Dong Haitang's scream. She lifted the curtain and saw Haitang covering her mouth and running to the side to vomit violently.
Ning Xi'er chuckled and quickly went to check on Bai Zhi, handing her a water pouch so that Haitang could rinse her mouth.
Aoxue gazed into the distance at the large pot that Haitang had just seen, feeling both curious and afraid.
Ning Xi'er tapped her forehead, "You'd better not go see it, I'm worried you won't be able to eat today..."
Although Aoxue has a calm and composed personality, she was raised in the manor and is not very bold.
Ning Xi'er took out a few pancakes from her spatial storage, pretending to take them out of her bundle, and handed them to Ao Xue, saying, "You guys can have one for breakfast!"
Ao Xue's eyes lit up with surprise as she curiously glanced at Ning Xi'er's bundle.
She was exiled for several days, but the young lady carried her own bundle the whole time.
They witnessed Ning Xi'er taking out many things from this bundle: medicine bottles, water pouches, clothes, and now food. She can really hold a lot!
Ao Xue assumed that Ning Xi'er had packed some things inside when she entered Changxing County, and didn't think anything of it.
After arranging breakfast, Ning Xi'er got off the carriage.
Checking on Haitang's appearance, he saw that she had calmed down, but her face was pale, so he smiled and went to wash up.
When they returned, Zheng Ye specifically asked her if she was afraid of snakes.
Before Ning Xi'er could answer, Eunuch Xu walked over with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zheng Ye suddenly realized that after catching the snake in the early morning, he and his uncle Zheng Chengguang had inspected the scene of the incident as soon as possible...
Only then did they discover traces of realgar and sulfur on the outer edge of the crowd.
Realgar can repel snakes, and sulfur can repel insects and wasps.
However, these medicinal powders are all made from mined minerals and do not appear out of thin air.
Moreover, there were several truckloads of snakes last night, surging in from all directions, but not a single one entered the crowd...
This clearly shows that the realgar powder and sulfur powder were not only sprinkled in one place, but were also scattered in all directions.
And it's not hard to guess who it was that "coincidentally" walked around the outer circle of the crowd beforehand.
"princess......"
Eunuch Xu glanced at the wild vegetable porridge the servants had prepared and smiled at Ning Xi'er, "His Highness instructed us to cook wild vegetable porridge separately for the Princess and the other young ladies..."
He smiled and said, "His Highness was worried that you and the ladies wouldn't be used to snake soup, so he specifically instructed that the porridge be cooked in a separate pot..."
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