In the early morning of the third day, when they had all their luggage ready, Yan Ruozhen told Huang Fengmo about his delay in departure.
Huang Fengmo's reaction was the same as Huang Chenling's, but he was more relaxed and said directly to Huang Chenling: "Chenling, you can follow them up the snowy mountain to deal with it yourself. I'll follow Ruocheng and take a detour."
"Brother Imperial, this is such a big deal, how can you leave me alone? If something happens to me when I go there, I won't be able to take care of you." Huang Chenling said unhappily.
"You are already the king of a country, you can't always rely on me." Huang Fengmo said.
"Your Highness, you should go there with Chen Ling as planned. Don't waste time for me. I will only arrive a few days late. If you take care of the matter, I will be safer when I arrive.
" Yan Ruocheng persuaded.
"Are you so unwilling to welcome me to follow you?" Huang Fengmo asked with a straight face.
"No." Yan Ruocheng didn't know how to persuade him.
At this time, Lanlan came over with luggage on his back and said, "I want to go with you too. I know that besides the snow-capped mountains, there is another way to get there faster."
"What way?" Huang Fengmo asked.
"There is a road that is not indicated on the map. I have walked it by myself for many years. My parents live in the tribe there, so I often walk it by myself." Lan Lan explained seriously.
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"Why should we believe you?" Huang Fengmo asked questioningly.
"Lan Lan, what she said is true. Your Highness, the eldest prince, you don't have to doubt her. I can testify." The clan leader then walked over and said.
"Since the clan leader said so, I'll let you lead the way. However, is the route you mentioned dangerous?" Huang Fengmo said.
Lanlan said with a smile: "There is no danger, and there is a very beautiful scenery that can be enjoyed."
"What are you talking about? Find someone to translate." Huang Chenling couldn't help but interrupt and asked.
"This tribeswoman said she could take us on a direct route without the danger of going up a snowy mountain." Huang Fengmo said in a simple translation.
"In this case, Ruozheng can go with us. Ask her if the carriage can pass?" Huang Chenling asked Huang Fengmo to ask.
Huang Fengmo turned around and told Lan Lan his thoughts, and Lan Lan said in a contrived manner: "No, you need to move more quickly to pass that route, and the temperature is still cold, so it is not suitable for carriages to travel along."
"She said it's not appropriate. So just follow her there, and I'll take Ruo Zhi and take a detour." Huang Fengmo returned to the original topic.
"Brother Imperial, you keep saying that you don't want to leave Ruocheng's side." Huang Chenling said angrily.
"Yes." Huang Fengmo said frankly. He originally came to see Yan Ruocheng.
"Everyone of you should say less. Your Highness, please come here. I have something to tell you quietly." Yan Ruozhen pulled Huang Fengmo aside, lowered his head and whispered.
"What's up?"
"I'm worried about letting Chen Ling go there alone. Your Highness, can you also accompany me?" Yan Ruocheng asked.
"You just don't worry about this tribe girl pestering him." Huang Fengmo glanced at Lanlan and said.
"Your Highness..." He completely hit the mark, and she had nothing to say.
"Then I won't follow him." Huang Fengmo said pretentiously.
Yan Ruozhen showed a discouraged expression, and Huang Fengmo continued: "If I don't follow you, just keep facing me with this expression."
"Your Highness, actually I have already told, eh!" Yan Ruozhen wanted to confess to him, but Huang Fengmo sealed her mouth with a palm, preventing her from speaking any more.
"Stop talking, I'll go with him." Huang Fengmo guessed what she was going to say. Seeing how nervous she was, Huang Chenling could already tell that they had reconciled.
After he finished speaking, he walked back to Huang Chenling. Looking at Huang Fengmo who deliberately concealed his lost figure, Yan Ruocheng felt a little painful in his heart.
After Huang Chenling chatted with him for a while, she came over and said to Yan Ruocheng: "I'm really going to leave. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"Yes, you have taken this small sachet. It can help you sleep. Don't drop it again. Be careful and don't get hurt. I will meet you soon." Yan Ruocheng took out the small sachet from his body and handed it to him.
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"Well, okay." Huang Chenling wanted to kiss her, but she blocked it with her palm.
"No, let's wait until we meet before we kiss." After Yan Ruocheng finished speaking, he walked over to find Huang Fengmo.
Huang Chenling took the small sachet and sighed to herself: "After the emperor's arrival, you will be able to ride on both sides."
Yan Ruocheng also took out another small sachet and handed it to Huang Fengmo, "Your Highness, this is for you. It can make you feel peaceful. It is your favorite floral fragrance."
Huang Fengmo pushed the small sachet back to her and said, "You gave Chen Ling one, so there's no need to give it to me."
Yan Ruocheng forced herself into his arms and said, "Chen Ling's one is a tea bag, and yours is a sachet. They are different."
Huang Fengmo said boringly: "Is there any difference? Aren't they all gifts from you?"
Yan Ruocheng said in a low voice: "It will take me longer to make your sachet."
Her pale reason couldn't be said to be unable to win over Huang Fengmo's mood. When she said this, his mood actually improved a little.
Seeing that he remained silent, she continued: "Your Highness, you have to be careful and don't get hurt."
"I will." Huang Fengmo responded softly.
In this way, Huang Chenling and Huang Fengmo set off first.
At night, Yan Ruocheng sat by the wooden ladder, staring at the night sky in a daze.
"You don't have to worry so much. Let's leave tomorrow. My injury is considered stable." Na Xiao came out with his crutches upright and brought a shawl to cover her shoulders.
"I'm not worried about them. After all, there are strong men and people leading the way. I'm just worried about other things." Yan Ruozhen said depressedly.
"Can you tell me what's going on?" Na Xiao slowly sat beside her and asked curiously.
"What I tell you will become even more annoying. Go back to sleep and don't sit down." Yan Ruozhen dusted himself off and stood up. He also helped him up.
Na Xiao said helplessly: "I just sat down and you pulled me up again. You really are."
"Don't be nagging. Since we are leaving tomorrow, we should go to bed early."
Late at night, in the palace.
Wang Xiulin had a series of nightmares, which woke her up with her face turned blue and her head sweating profusely.
"Someone is coming!"
The personal maid immediately came in from outside, knelt in front of her and said, "See the Queen."
"Why don't you meet me? Go find my adoptive father immediately. Hurry up!" Wang Xiulin said furiously.
"Yes, I'll go right away, my servant." The personal maid was so frightened that she ran out in a hurry.
Half an hour later, Emperor Huang's uncle Huang Guiyuan dared to come over to see her.
"Xiulin, what's wrong with you?" He sat on the bedside worriedly, comforting the person who was buried in the quilt.
"Father, I have a nightmare." Wang Xiulin said slowly, holding the quilt tightly as if he wanted to tear it apart.
"It's just a nightmare. Let the imperial doctor prescribe a dose of calming tea for you to drink. After drinking it, you will calm down and fall asleep." Huang Guiyuan patted her shoulder gently and said.
"But I dreamed that Brother Chenling's face was covered with blood and he was assassinated. Foster father, have the people you sent found him? I'm very worried about him." Wang Xiulin held Huang Guiyuan's hand instead.
Hand, asked nervously.
"Relax, he's fine, he's doing well now, and he's very carefree. The secret servant I sent just came back and told me that he and Huang Fengmo were rushing to the border to suppress the rebellious tribes.
I have secretly sent generals and soldiers to protect them. So don't think too much and sleep peacefully." Huang Guiyuan touched her head and said.
"That's good." After hearing this, Wang Xiulin finally felt relieved and quickly fell asleep.
What Huang Guiyuan told her was only half of the story. He also found out that there was a woman following Huang Chenling. In order to make Xiulin feel at ease, he had also sent a killer to assassinate that woman.
That day, it was Yan Ruocheng's turn to set off. Two hours later, she was sitting in the carriage, yawning, and leaning on a large bundle beside her to doze off.
However, the big baggage behind her was moving around, throwing her whole body to the side.
"Hey, you can sleep on your stomach even if you lean on me." Na Xiao looked over and said teasingly.
"It's none of my business. What did you bring in this big baggage, and why are you moving it around?" Yan Ruozhen pointed at the big baggage and said.
"It's not mine. Didn't you stuff this big burden here? I thought you accepted it as a gift from the clan leader, so I ignored it." Na Xiao shook his head and asked back.
"When did I accept gifts from the tribe leader? He just told me not to pick any grass or trees in the forest. So where did this big burden come from? It can still move. Could someone from the tribe give it to us?
A big sheep?" Yan Ruocheng went over curiously and couldn't wait to untie it and take a look.
Once it was untied, what came out was not a sheep, but Anka.
"Why are you here?" Yan Ruozhen pointed at him and asked suddenly.
"Now I'm not asking the fool this question, but should we send him back? He's already two hours away." Na Xiao held his forehead and pointed out the key points.
"If we turn back, it will be dark already. Let's take him with us like this. Anyway, we can hand him over to his clansmen when we get there." Yan Ruocheng suggested.
Anka stupidly explained: "I came out secretly to find Lanlan. She left with your companions, and I want to find her back."
Yan Ruozhen asked Na Xiao, "What did he say?"
"He said he wanted to find that tribe girl Lanlan, so he hid here and followed us. The thinking of a fool is so simple." Na Xiao said in a rude tone.
Yan Ruozhen said to Na Xiao again: "If you want to follow, you have to be good and don't cause us any trouble, you know? Help me translate for him."
Na Xiao translated her words and repeated them to Anga. Anga nodded, seemingly understanding what they meant, and sat down in a corner by himself.
The carriage traveled all day and stopped near the river before nightfall.
Yan Ruozhen was going to make potato soup and serve the rice. The servants were responsible for shaving the potatoes, and she was responsible for picking some wild vegetables. Na Xiao was asked to sit in the carriage and keep an eye on Anka to prevent the fool from missing him.
"Ruoqi, don't go too far to pick it, otherwise you'll get lost and I won't find you." Na Xiao reminded him.
"I understand. You guys should be angry and I'll be back soon." Yan Ruocheng nodded.
Na Xiao was still a little worried and wanted to stand up with his crutches, but An Ga held him down and asked kindly: "If you are injured, don't move around. What are you going to get? I'll get it for you."
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"I'm fine, but please help me follow that big sister quickly, I'm afraid she'll get lost." Naxiao took advantage of Anga.
"Sister? Do you mean aunt?" Anga asked, confused.
Na Xiao held back his smile and said, "Yes, yes, auntie, follow her quickly and bring her back safely."
"Okay." Anga simply obeyed his words and went into the forest.