When it comes to the suburbs of Beijing, Feng Yuheng's nerves tense up and he blurts out, "Did something happen in the camp?"
Huang Quan waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, Miss, please don't worry. There was an avalanche in the opposite direction of the camp. I heard it was very serious and collapsed half of the mountain."
Feng Yuheng was not very sensitive to the geography of this era. She only knew that it was in the opposite direction of the main camp, so she breathed a sigh of relief. However, Wang Chuan's words immediately afterwards made her heart, which had just been relieved, rise again - "The opposite direction? Isn't that the north? Huang Quan, do you still remember what day the Seventh Prince went out of the city to worship his mother every year?"
Huang Quan thought about it and was suddenly shocked: "Just these few days?"
Feng Yuheng felt that her heart was tossed up and down. "You mean to say that Seventh Brother happened to go out of the city to worship his ancestors recently? Which way? North?"
Wang Chuan nodded. "Your Seventh Prince's biological mother was thrown into a small land temple in the north of the city by the former queen. After Your Highness came of age, he went there to worship every winter. Counting the days, it seems to be these few days."
"Why don't I go to Prince Chun's mansion and see if His Highness is there." Huang Quan was also worried.
"Go quickly." Feng Yuheng urged her, with a strong sense of fear in her heart. She suddenly remembered that when she was drugged and trapped in the pharmacy, she appeared only after hearing Xuan Tianhua's whisper. That person hugged her in the ruins, like a god who came down from the sky to save her, lighting up her entire sky on that night.
"Wangchuan." She said in a deep voice: "If Brother Qi really leaves the city, I must go."
Wang Chuan did not refute her this time. When they were in Fengwu County, if it wasn't for the Seventh Prince who found Feng Yuheng, she would have died if she had gone with the Huangquan class. The Seventh Prince was not only Feng Yuheng's savior, but also theirs.
"We servants will accompany the young lady to find the Seventh Prince." Wangchuan expressed his opinion, waiting for news from Huang Quan with a worried look on his face.
The two of them didn't know how much they hoped that when Huang Quan came back, he would say that the Seventh Prince was at Prince Chun's Mansion and had not gone anywhere else. Unfortunately, things don't always go as one wishes. The more you hope for something, the harder it will be to succeed.
Finally, Huang Quan came back, but she said, "The Seventh Prince left the city early yesterday morning and has not returned yet."
Feng Yuheng's scalp swelled, and in an instant, more than a hundred terrible thoughts rushed out of her heart. She didn't wait any longer, grabbed her cloak and walked out, and Wangchuan Huangquan hurriedly followed. When they arrived at the door, Wang Lin was setting up a shed, and many people had already gathered around. When they heard that Baicaotang was going to give everyone free warm tea, they all came to help.
Feng Yuheng gave Wang Lin a few instructions and hurriedly set off with the two maids.
The snow had been swept in front of every house that morning, and they walked along the edge quite fast, but the closer they got to the city gate, the fewer residents there were, and the harder it was to walk. They finally reached the city gate, but found it was closed, and the soldiers guarding the city kept urging them: "Go back! There is no road outside the city, leaving the city today is courting death."
Feng Yuheng was determined, "I have something urgent to do, I must go out."
"No matter how urgent it is, you can't leave! Don't you understand what I'm saying? There is no road outside." The soldier guarding the city pinched her waist and advised her: "Little girl, if you want to be willful, go home and don't make trouble here. Look at how tall you are? The snow outside the city may be higher than your waist. You can't even take a step."
Feng Yuheng frowned. How could the snow not reach his waist? So big?
"You are blocking the city gate like this, aren't you afraid that someone outside will come in?" she asked the soldier, "If someone is rushing to go home but is blocked outside the gate, won't he freeze to death?"
The soldier waved his hand, "Don't worry, there is no one, no one outside the city. The roads are blocked, so where did the people come from? If you insist that there are people, they may be buried under the snow and frozen to death long ago!"
His words stimulated Feng Yuheng's most sensitive nerve. If she didn't go over, what would Xuan Tianhua do?
"Get out of the way! I want to leave the city." She took a few steps forward and pushed the soldier away. Then she heard Wang Chuan's cold voice behind her: "This is the Princess of Ji'an, who was personally appointed by the Emperor. She has something important to do before leaving the city."
When the soldier heard that it was the county princess, he immediately remembered that he had heard a few days ago that the emperor had conferred the title of county princess on the daughter of the left prime minister. Could it be this person?
He looked at Feng Yuheng carefully again, and realized that this little girl didn't look like a lady from an ordinary wealthy family in terms of her appearance or clothing, and he couldn't help but think about it.
But no matter what, whether she is a county princess or an ordinary citizen, no matter who she is, there is no way out outside!
The soldier was a little anxious. He chased Feng Yuheng while negotiating with her: "County Lady, why don't you stand on the city wall and look outside? I'm not lying to you. There is really no road outside. Even if the door is opened, you can't leave!"
"Just open the door!" Feng Yu stopped and looked at him seriously, "No matter if there is a way out, I have to try. Even if my father is standing here today, I will say the same thing. I want to leave the city."
When she called him "Father", the soldier's nerves became dazed again. Fortunately, a colleague beside him pulled his arm and whispered a reminder: "The county lady is the second daughter of the Feng family, and the second daughter of the Feng family is the future principal wife of the Ninth Prince."
The soldier shuddered again, thinking that this girl looked young, but her names were more terrifying than the last!
"Open the door." Feng Yuheng had no intention of saying more to him, "If you are really worried, send two people to follow me. If we really can't leave outside, we can just turn around and come back."
The soldier thought for a while, and finally nodded. He waved his hand and ordered someone to open the door. He then called another soldier over and said, "I will follow the county lady in person. If you really can't leave outside, you must come back."
Feng Yuheng just nodded without saying anything.
The city gate was finally opened, and everyone stepped back, only moving forward again after the snow outside had fallen.
The snow was very thick, but not as exaggerated as that person said. Feng Yuheng measured it and found that it was no more than knee-high.
"I can walk." She breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that her waist would be broken. If that happened, she would be powerless even if she had great skills. "What's your name?" She took the lead out of the city and asked the soldier while wading through the snow.
The city gate behind him slowly closed again. The soldier took the initiative to walk in front, kicking away the snow as much as possible while walking, so that Feng Yuheng could walk a little smoother.
"My name is Wang Zhuo, and I'm a small leader guarding the north gate." He spoke in a buzzing voice and was tall. When he walked in front, he was like a wall.
"Wang Zhuo," she asked, "Were you also guarding the city gate yesterday morning?"
Wang Zhuo nodded and said, "Yes, I have been on duty since the night before yesterday, and I can only be replaced tonight."
"Then did you see His Majesty the Seventh Prince leave the city yesterday morning?"
"I saw it." Wang Zhuo was sure, "It didn't snow heavily yesterday morning, so the city gates were open as usual. The Seventh Prince only brought one follower with him, and he rode out of the city from the north gate."
Feng Yuheng's heart tightened again. He only brought one follower with him. If something really happened, the chance of being rescued would be too small.
She stopped talking, quickened her pace, and caught up with Wang Zhuo in a few steps. Wang Zhuo was a little anxious, and kept saying, "County Lady, please don't walk so fast. I will clear the way for you so that you can walk more easily."
Feng Yuheng just waved her hands behind her. Although walking was difficult, she was lucky that she was agile. Suddenly, a man in black appeared beside her and stretched out a hand to pull her arm, which helped her a lot.
Wang Zhuo was born a soldier and was stationed in the capital for many years. He had heard about this situation. Even ordinary wealthy families had secret guards, not to mention the future wife of the Ninth Prince. How could she not have someone to protect her? Even the two maids who followed her, Wang Zhuo could tell at a glance that they were skilled in martial arts. In fact, he himself was not very good except for some brute force.
"Wang Zhuo, just follow me. There's no need to worry too much about my status. I have something important to do outside the city, and I'll really need your help once I get there."
Wang Zhuo and another soldier nodded together and said, "Everything is up to the county lady's orders."
The group of five people headed north, heading straight for a stretch of mountains in front of them. Wang Zhuo was a little worried, and couldn't help but say, "County Lord, there are mountains ahead. There was an avalanche there this morning, and half of the mountain collapsed. Because of the heavy snow, we can't send anyone to check it out, so it's better for us not to go there."
Feng Yuheng didn't say anything, but Huang Quan spoke up: "Our purpose here is to get to the place where the avalanche happened. To be honest, His Highness the Seventh Prince also went there when he left the city."
"What?" Wang Zhuo was shocked. "What is the Seventh Prince doing there?"
He naturally didn't know what Xuan Tianhua was going to do. How could the secrets of the palace be known to even a soldier guarding the gate? But Wang Zhuo was not a fool. When he saw Feng Yuheng and the others looking worried, he immediately reacted - "Could it be that His Highness..."
"Not sure yet." Feng Yuheng said: "Let's go there quickly. We always have to take a look before making other plans."
Everyone realized the seriousness of the situation, so they stopped talking and walked forward quickly. In the end, even Ban Zou carried Feng Yuheng, and Huang Quan Wang Chuan dragged Wang Zhuo and the two of them moved forward with a little Qinggong. Even so, they walked until dark before they saw the large landslide.
Feng Yuheng was anxious and didn't care about much, so he simply took out an emergency flashlight from the space. Everyone was curious about what this thing was, but Feng Yuheng didn't say anything, so no one dared to ask.
The collapse of this area of the mountain was very serious. A large piece of the mountain mixed with rocks collapsed and almost formed a small hill underneath.
Ban Zou frowned and looked over, then shook his head subconsciously: "If we put someone down there, there will be no way for them to survive."
"Don't talk nonsense." She glared at Ban Zou, "Seventh Brother is very capable, how can he compare with ordinary people." She turned her head and asked Wang Chuan and Huang Quan, "Is the land temple you are talking about here?"
The two nodded, "It is in this range. We servants have accompanied His Highness the Ninth Prince before."
The hope in her heart was reduced a little, and a wave of irritation rose in her heart, "Let's split up and look for it." Then she took the lead and rushed forward, and in a few seconds she stepped into the snowdrift.
Ban Zuo was worried and followed closely behind. The others also dispersed and tried their best to search in the still bright moonlight.
Feng Yuheng was already exhausted from walking all the way. When she stepped on the snow, her feet slipped and she almost fell. Ban Zou supported her in time and said, "Be careful." She nodded and continued to walk forward.
But the more she walked, the more frightened she became, because under the strong light of the flashlight, she could see statues of the land god and broken offerings on the incense table in the snow.
Feng Yuheng's nerves were already stretched to a certain extent, and he was overwhelmed with despair. Finally, he couldn't control himself and sat down in the snow, shouting in despair - "Seventh Brother!"
At this moment, I suddenly heard a voice not far away responding... [End of this chapter]
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