Time flies by like flowing water. Spring comes and autumn goes, and this year is already the fourth year of Rongchun.
Rongchun 4-year main cast age
(The current time is January, and Xiao Yanzi became pregnant in October.)
Last July, some officials who had passed the examinations and successfully established themselves in the court became audacious and began to urge Yongqi to take concubines.
Of course, the result was obviously dismal; most of them hadn't been officials for more than a few years and were directly expelled.
Yongqi still feels extremely depressed when he thinks about it.
The exam questions were all prepared, so how could anyone still sneak in?
"Why are you frowning on such a joyous occasion?"
When Xiao Yanzi saw Yongqi frowning again, she subconsciously smoothed his eyebrows.
Yongqi sighed and leaned on Xiaoyanzi's shoulder. "I just can't understand how those people can be so bold?"
"I've told you so many times, I won't take any concubines, and they still keep chattering away!"
Xiao Yanzi pinched Yongqi's cheek with her right hand, "I've already let go of this kind of thing, why are you still angry?"
"Besides, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Are you sure you want to waste your time on such a meaningless little thing?"
"We'll be leaving on the sixteenth of the first lunar month, and once we're out, we won't have much time left..."
Very well, that night, Little Swallow's waist ran away from home again.
Just like Emperor Qianlong's tour in the thirtieth year of his reign, he celebrated the Lantern Festival on the tenth day of the first lunar month in advance, and officially set off on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.
Yongyan, Kangwei, Xiaoqing, and Taiya are the ones who absolutely have to go out.
Mianhua, Mianyao, Mianzhi, Fupeidong, Fu Anying, Fu Wantong, and Xiao Yuting also set off with their respective parents.
Yongyan's youngest daughter, Mianxu, remained in the palace and was cared for by her maternal grandmother.
Fu Zhentian, the youngest son of Fu Ertai and Saiya, stayed at the Academy and was cared for by his grandmother.
This tour was different from the one with Emperor Qianlong.
For this trip, Yongqi planned to have two people skilled in martial arts serve as drivers.
In most situations, when faced with danger, one has no choice but to take matters into one's own hands.
Although ministers tried to stop them, they couldn't.
Although the current Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager were very worried, they could not go against the wishes of the young people and could only let them be.
On the morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, they set off lightly equipped.
The adults rode large horses, while the children sat in a large carriage, which contained their essential travel items.
Xiao Jian looked back at their large group of people and said with a smile, "Taking so many children out with you, I'm afraid a lot of fun things will happen along the way."
Fortaire frowned and said, "I'm afraid there will be no shortage of dangerous things as well."
Saiya glared at him. "Hey Ertai, can't you say something nicer?"
Little Swallow chimed in, "That's right, Ertai, can't you just wish for things to get better for us all?"
Fu Ertai quickly begged for forgiveness, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I misspoke. We will definitely have a safe and smooth journey!"
Yongqi sighed as he recalled what Mianyao had said earlier, "I really hope that this trip will dissuade Mianyao from her idea of traveling the world..."
Little Swallow glanced at him. "What's wrong? You don't want your precious daughter to go out and make a living?"
"Let me tell you, it's precisely because she's my daughter that she should go out and travel the world, so she won't be easily kidnapped by someone else!"
Qing'er nodded in agreement, "That's right, I support Xiao Yanzi!"
Xia Ziwei and Saiya, the two sisters-in-law, naturally agreed.
Yongqi sighed helplessly, "Fine, I surrender too, I'll listen to you."
They traveled slowly for two hours when Mianyao, on the carriage, lifted the curtain and called out, "Father, Mother, I'm hungry."
Little Swallow saw houses and smoke ahead and turned to Mianyao, saying, "We're lucky. It's only noon and there's a village ahead. Let's go take a look."
After the group entered the village, they found that there were very few people in the village, and almost no one was moving around.
Xiao Jian frowned. "My intuition is very bad."
Mianzhi sniffed carefully, "Dad, Mom, there's a strong smell of blood here..."
Sensing something was amiss, the crowd became alert, and the villagers, upon seeing them, all went home.
No one dared to come out and greet them. Little Swallow glanced around and noticed many people trembling as they looked at them. Something was probably amiss. "Yongqi, now that we're here, we must find out what exactly happened here..."
"That suits me perfectly."
Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, Xiaojian, and Qing'er walked ahead to carefully investigate the situation, while Fu'erkang, Xia Ziwei, Fu'ertai, and Saiya, along with the two coachmen, stayed to watch over the children.
When they reached the end of the street, they saw an old woman still outside tending a fire.
"You outsiders are really bold. Seeing that there are so few people in this village and there is a strong smell of blood, you still dare to go in. Aren't you afraid that you will never come back?"
Yongqi said, "Now that we've discovered something's wrong here, we naturally need to investigate this strange place thoroughly."
The old woman sighed, "I'm afraid you might have the life to investigate, but not the life to pass the message back."
"Young man, listen to this old woman's advice, leave now and you might save your life."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a sword was thrust at her from behind.
Xiao Jian shouted, "Who's lurking around here like this?"
"Come out if you dare!"
"Father, save me!" Mianyao's voice came from behind.
Immediately afterwards, they saw that Fu Wantong, Fu Anying, and Xiao Yuting had all been taken away.
Kang Wei, Taiya, and the two drivers all collapsed to the ground, too exhausted to move.
Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi then noticed that the different things they were burning together would make them lose their strength.
Only after their daughter was taken away did the remaining villagers dare to come out.
It turns out that girls have been going missing in this village for the past three months.
The village was located in a relatively remote area, and since they no longer had a village chief, they dared not report to higher authorities, which is why Yongqi and his group did not receive the news.
Fortunately, Mianyao and her two friends had a lot of good self-defense items on them. As long as Yongqi and the other adults could find their location in time, they could work together with Mianyao and her friends to bring these people who kidnapped children to justice.
In a basement, various torture devices were placed on a table, where Mianyao and the other little girls were locked up together.
However, Mianyao, Fu Anying, and Xiao Yuting appeared relatively calm and composed.
"Wow, this girl from out of town is pretty bold. She's been caught here, and she's not even crying or making a fuss..."
"Maybe they're just too scared to speak."
"This batch should fetch a good price, right?"
"Let's wait for the higher-ups to take these children away first."
"That's true. If those outsiders come looking for us, then all our efforts will be in vain!"
"However, this girl from out of town is so pretty, it makes my heart itch!"
"I'm warning you, the higher-ups said we can't touch them!"
"Why should we let our own daughters benefit outsiders..."
"What? You feel sorry for them? If you feel sorry for them, you'd better be alive to feel sorry for them!"
"Exactly! Let them know that if you dare to betray us, you and your family will die!"
"Little sisters, did you hear that? I'm afraid of dying too, so I'm sorry!"
Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, and Xiaojian all blew their whistles to contact their respective disciples, instructing them to search for the person immediately.
When it comes to children, there's no time to worry about anything else; the only thing to do is find the person first.
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