The next morning, Luo Lan and Leng Yu had just gotten up when A Cai came knocking on the door.
"Prince, Princess, something bad has happened. Madam and the Second Miss are missing."
This sentence made Luo Lan's heart instantly rise to her throat. She hurried to the door, opened it, and asked anxiously:
"What's wrong? Where did mom and the others go?"
Ah Cai shook her head vigorously.
"I don't know. When the maid from the west wing went to bring them water to wash their faces this morning, they were nowhere to be seen."
Hearing this, Luo Lan rushed out and headed straight for the west wing. Seeing this, Leng Yu followed him.
When they saw the empty room, they panicked. Leng Yu caught sight of the letter on the table and hurriedly took it and held it in front of Luo Lan.
"Look, my lady."
Luo Lan took the letter and opened it anxiously. The content on it made her even more flustered.
"Dad, sister, brother-in-law, mother and I are leaving. We know that Daning Kingdom will not be able to accommodate us after all. We don't want to cause you any trouble. Don't come looking for us, and don't blame us for leaving without saying goodbye. I hope we can meet again if there is a chance in the future, Sina."
Luo Lan looked at the letter in her hand and shed tears. The moment her tears wet the letter, Leng Yu hurried forward and put his arm around her shoulders, whispering to her comfortingly:
"Don't worry, they left last night, so they shouldn't have gone far. I'll send someone to look for them now."
"No, I'm going to find it myself."
Leaving these words behind, she hurriedly said to Ah Hong:
"Quick, saddle my horse."
Leng Yu also instructed Xiao Lingzi who was standing at the door:
"Call Xiao Shuangzi, Xiao Ningzi, and Zhang Yuan, and search in the direction of Chu State."
"I understand."
Xiao Lingzi saluted with his fists and quickly turned and left.
Luo Lan and Leng Yu couldn't wait to walk towards the gate of Prince Yu's Mansion together.
As soon as they left, Leng Ming arrived. As soon as he entered the mansion, he heard the news that Xina and Xiaoling had left. He suddenly felt very confused.
No, Xena couldn't leave, he couldn't let her go.
He thought about it all night last night. He couldn't live without Sina, so he planned to confess his love to Sina today. He wanted to tell Sina that he would not marry anyone else in this life.
But just as he stepped into the gate of Prince Yu's Mansion, he heard the news that Xina had left Prince Yu's Mansion overnight, which instantly made him feel like his head was about to explode.
He immediately ran out of Prince Yu's Mansion, mounted his horse, and headed straight for the city gate.
At this time, Xina and Xiaoling were walking on the official road north of the capital. Xiaoling asked in confusion:
"Nana, didn't you say we were going back to Chu? Why are we heading north? Isn't Chu to the south?"
Sina raised her sleeve to wipe the sweat from her forehead, then explained:
"If Dad and Sister find out we've left, they'll definitely chase us in the direction of Chu. We're walking, and they're riding horses, so it'll be easy for them to catch up. I thought we should go in the opposite direction and take a detour back to Chu, so they won't be able to find us."
Xiaoling nodded in understanding.
"You have a point. I'm a little tired after traveling all night. Let's take a break and have some water."
"Okay, I'm a little hungry too. Let's eat something before we continue our journey."
As they talked, they both sat on a big rock beside the official road, took out the bread and water from their bags and started eating.
"Mother, we left in such a hurry last night that we didn't have time to prepare the horses. I'll buy a carriage when we get to the front, so you won't be so tired."
"Well, that's good. Otherwise, it would take us forever to reach Chu."
"Mom, I'm sorry for making you suffer with me."
"Don't say that. It's me who has implicated you. If it weren't for me, how could you have been taken to the State of Chu?"
As she spoke, Xiaoling felt the change in the weather. She looked up at the sky and said worriedly, "Why does it look like it's going to rain?"
Sina also looked up and saw that the sky, which had been clear just a moment ago, was suddenly covered with dark clouds. She looked around anxiously.
"Mom, let's go quickly, the rain is coming soon."
Sina stuffed a piece of cake into her mouth, chewed it, and continued:
"There's no village in front of us, and no shop behind us. It's not easy to go into the city and find an inn. Let's find a place to shelter from the rain first."
Before she finished speaking, it really started to rain. She hurriedly pulled Xiaoling and ran forward quickly.
"Mom, run, let's go to the foot of the mountain ahead to take shelter from the rain."
Xiaoling followed her and ran forward, taking one deep step and one shallow step under her pull.
The big raindrops quickly soaked their clothes, but fortunately, they ran into a cave.
"Mom, let's take shelter here first and leave when the rain stops."
"This is the only way. In my opinion, the rain will not stop today. The sky will be full of dark clouds."
"Then we can go whenever we want. We're not in a hurry anyway."
As she spoke, she opened the bundle in her hand, took out the clothes inside, and shook off the water on them while muttering,
"Mom, the clothes are all wet, take them out and hang them out to dry!"
Xiaoling sighed and sat down on the haystack beside her.
"Alas, it's really not easy to be away from home. This place is more than a thousand miles away from the State of Chu. How are we going to walk back?"
"Mom, didn't I just tell you? When we get to the city ahead, we'll buy a carriage. I'll drive the horses and you'll ride. That way, we can get to Chu State quickly."
When the carriage was mentioned, Xiaoling suddenly held her breath and listened carefully.
"Nana, listen, are there the sounds of horse hooves coming this way?"
Sina's brows twisted into a knot instantly, and then she nodded.
"There's the sound of horse hooves, maybe someone is passing by here!"
"Could it be your sisters?"
"No, they will chase us south. We are heading north, which is not the same direction."
"Oh, that's the person passing by..."
Before she finished her words, someone wearing a straw raincoat walked in from the entrance of the cave. Xiaoling and Xina looked towards the entrance together.
At the same time, the person who entered the cave also looked inside. When he saw Sina and Xiaoling, he was stunned.
His eyes made Sina a little stunned. She blinked hard several times. She thought she must be dazzled. How could she meet him here?
But before she could calm down, the person at the entrance of the cave came towards her step by step.
"Xena, is it really you?"
this……
Sina got up from the ground and looked at the person who came. When she saw him take off his felt hat and straw raincoat, she immediately covered her eyes with tears in her eyes.
The person in front of her was Leng Ming. She couldn't believe it. How could they meet here?
Xiaoling also looked at Leng Ming with puzzled eyes.
"Prince Ming, why are you here?"
Leng Ming stared straight at Xina with his handsome eyes and said word by word:
"I came looking for you guys, but I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Looking for us?"
Sina looked at him in confusion.
"How did you know we were going north?"
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