There was more than one person who came, but they were stopped outside the awning.
Yuan Yao listened intently for a while.
Unfortunately, the rain was too heavy, and it was impossible to hear what was being said.
Madam Li had been taking care of her children all night and was exhausted. Hearing the voice, she perked up and said, "It's my husband!"
Li Tingfeng?
Upon hearing the name, Yuan Yao inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, it wasn't the Ninth Prince who came...
Madam Li smoothed her hair and said to Yuan Yao, "Princess, I'll go out and take a look first."
“Mm.” Yuan Yao nodded.
Mrs. Li glanced back at her children, then, holding an umbrella, braved the rain and stepped out of the awning.
A cool breeze blows, refreshing and invigorating.
Yuan Yao was much more awake. She rubbed her eyes and looked down the mountain.
The entire city of Huai River was submerged to an unknown depth.
At this moment, the city was completely submerged.
Danqing placed Yuanyao on the stool, took out a water bag, and poured in some water: "Princess, please make do with this and wash up."
Yuan Yao obediently sat down, washed her face, and rinsed her mouth.
Before long, Madam Li entered the awning.
She was accompanied by a maid.
Li Tingfeng seemed to be a very honest and upright person. He had few servants and maids at home, and none of them were crammed into this shed.
The maid was about sixteen or seventeen years old, tall and thin, and was carrying a food box in her hand.
Upon entering the rain shelter, she first bowed to Yuan Yao: "This servant greets the Princess."
Yuan Yao said calmly, "No need for formalities."
The maid opened the food box and took out the porridge bowl, chopsticks, and several side dishes.
Madam Li personally served the porridge and handed it to Yuan Yao: "Princess, we came out in a hurry, so I can only ask you to make do with porridge."
"Thank you, Madam."
Madam Li forced a smile: "You're too kind, Princess."
Her nose was red, and the corners of her eyes were also red, as if she had been crying.
Yuan Yao couldn't help but ask, "Madam, was that Lord Li who was outside just now?"
Madam Li nodded: "He is my husband."
Yuan Yao frowned: "Did he say whether he had seen my father?"
Madam Li replied, "Your Highness and my husband act separately. He hasn't seen you since we parted last night."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao's eyelids twitched.
Xie Zhi and Xie Ning have disappeared, and the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince are unknown.
How long is she going to wait here?
Soon, footsteps could be heard again outside the awning.
Another maidservant entered carrying a food box: "This servant greets the Princess and the Madam. This servant has come to deliver medicine on the orders of the Master."
medicine?
Madam Li quickly said, "Quickly, give me the medicine!"
Madam Li took the food box and opened the lid.
The food box has two layers. The top layer contains three bowls of medicine, and the bottom layer contains two bowls of medicine.
The maidservant curtsied and said, "The medicine on the top layer is for preventing the plague. The princess, the madam, and Miss Danqing should drink it."
The next level is for the young master and young lady.
Madam Li nodded, took one of the bowls, and handed it to Yuan Yao: "Princess, please drink your medicine."
"I'll do it." Danqing took the medicine bowl, tilted her head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
Madam Li was taken aback.
After drinking the medicine, Danqing didn't even frown. She said coldly, "All the food the princess eats must first be tested for poison by the palace servants."
Madam Li's face paled slightly: "It was my fault for being too hasty..."
"Danqing, give me the medicine," Yuan Yao said.
At present, the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince are unknown, and she must not contract the plague and cause trouble for him!
Danqing walked to the food box and took the second bowl of medicine.
Yuan Yao held the medicine bowl in her small hands, frowned, and drank the medicine in one gulp.
After drinking it, her cute little face was contorted with bitterness.
Seeing this, Danqing felt even more distressed.
Why should her poor princess suffer like this?
well……
Not long after he took the medicine, footsteps sounded again outside the awning.
Canfeng appeared outside the awning, holding an umbrella: "Princess, your subordinate has come to meet you."
Pick her up?
Yuan Yao was overjoyed: "Is it Father who's back?"
Her face was full of joy, and she looked expectant.
Canfeng couldn't bear to dampen her spirits, but he still had to say, "I just received news that the moat has swelled and washed away the bridge to the south..."
The river embankment reached the middle of the Huai River, where it was surrounded by floodwaters, forming an isolated island, where Qian Sui was still...
"What did you say??"
Yuan Yao was greatly alarmed.
The medicine bowl slipped from his hand and shattered into pieces.
For a moment, the world was so quiet it seemed to have been silenced.
Yuan Yao's mind went blank. After a long while, she finally heard her own voice: "Besides Father, who else is there?"
Canfeng replied, "There are still some civilians and imperial guards left who are building the dikes."
"No wonder..."
Yuan Yao's mouth was filled with the taste of medicine, and her heart was filled with bitterness.
No wonder, she's been waiting for so long and her father still hasn't come.
It turned out he was trapped by the flood...
Danqing's distressed voice rang out from the side: "Princess, let go!"
Yuan Yao lowered his head to look.
Her nails, which hadn't been trimmed for several days, had actually pierced her fair palm.
Blood was seeping from his palm.
Danqing's voice trembled: "Canfeng, you go out first."
"Wait!"
Yuan Yao finally managed to calm herself down.
Canfeng's eyes reddened slightly, and his Adam's apple bobbed: "Princess..."
Yuan Yao raised her head, her eyes slightly red, but her voice was calm: "Canfeng, do you know where Dashan and the others are?"
“On the mountain outside the West Gate,” Canfeng replied.
West Gate...
Go there to rescue the Ninth Prince!
After a moment's thought, Yuan Yao said, "Canfeng, go find Dashan and the others, and take a squad of Imperial Guards to rescue Father and the trapped civilians and Imperial Guards..."
With his age of nine thousand, he would never truly be trapped on a deserted island.
If he stayed, it must be because there were a large number of people there.
A ruthless eunuch who killed without hesitation, yet shared life and death with the common people...
Yuan Yao closed her eyes briefly, then opened them again, looking at Madam Li: "Madam, are there any boats in Huaishui City?"
Boat?
Madam Li nodded: "Yes! The Huai River is close to the riverbank, and there are people in the city who make a living by catching river fish."
With a boat, things become much easier.
Yuan Yao looked at Can Feng: "Take the boat, and make sure the ropes are securely fastened on board! Father... is in your care!"
Canfeng pursed his thin lips.
His young princess, despite being extremely worried about the Ninth Prince, remained clear-headed and methodically arranged the tasks...
Canfeng's heart trembled slightly: "Princess, rest assured, I will definitely bring His Highness back!"
Yuan Yao nodded: "Go and come back quickly, and be careful."
Canfeng nodded, turned and disappeared.
As the last gust of wind passed, a dark shadow landed under the awning.
Po Yue coldly glanced at the Li family members and said, "I'll take you away."
"Where to?" Yuan Yao asked instinctively.
"Let's find shelter from the rain somewhere else," Broken Moon replied.
Yuan Yao then remembered that Canfeng had said he would take her away...
Right now, she really doesn't want to see the young master and young lady of the Li family.
Pulling her cloak tighter, Yuan Yao said calmly, "Madam Li, please take care."
Madam Li opened her mouth, but in the end, she said helplessly, "It's raining heavily and the road is slippery, Princess, please drive carefully..."
Yuan Yao nodded.
Danqing bent down and hugged her, then followed Poyue out of the awning.
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