On the day of departure, it began to rain heavily, and as we walked from the central hall to the door, our hair was slightly moist, and a light mist gathered on our clothes.
Ye Juechen sat in the carriage, opened the curtain, looked at Ye Yibai who was stroking the woman's hair while walking, and said to Hua Yanxi, "Is he going to follow?"
Hua Yanxi looked up at him: "Can't you?"
"I just wanted to ask if your face hurts." Ye Juechen sneered.
Naturally, Hua Yanxi would not have any feelings, and she did not forget to prick her heart: "I think you are jealous. You can only go on your own when you go out to work, and you have to watch our husband and wife show off their affection. It is quite difficult for you."
"I don't know what it means." Ye Juechen's face darkened and he threw down the curtain.
He shouldn't be so kind.
The original plan was to hit the road on horseback, just to avoid suspicion and to prevent others from misunderstanding that they were alone on the road and saying unpleasant things.
If he had known that she would never change her attitude towards eating shit and bring that oil bottle with her, he shouldn't have waited for him. It would have been more comfortable for her to go on the road alone.
Hua Yanxi didn't prepare many things herself, but Ye Yibai collected a lot of things.
I brought everything as big as a bed quilt, clothes for the heater, and as small as a teacup, paper and pen, and filled two large carriages. Those who didn't know better thought they were moving home.
It took a lot of time to move things one after another.
Seeing the two of them chatting at the door but not getting into the carriage, Ye Juechen shouted and opened the curtain: "How long do you want to keep inking? It's going to be dark."
Hua Yanxi turned to look at Ye Yibai: "I just said that we shouldn't bring so many things, and it takes so long to move them, which makes people anxious."
Ye Yibai didn't even look at Ye Juechen, but looked at Hua Yanxi: "Are you tired from standing? Why don't you go to the carriage to rest for a while? The move will be finished soon."
"Why did you even bring the pot? Is it possible that there isn't even a pot over there? Why are there ingredients?" Hua Yanxi looked at the baskets of vegetables that were brought up, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.
Ye Yibai said: "It's located in a remote place. It's impossible to eat fresh ingredients. They're all aged pickled foods. What's more, the trip requires several days of traveling and passes through several mountains and forests, so it's hard to find them. In an inn, you can live and cook on site.”
Hua Yanxi really didn't think too much about it. She only planned to bring some snacks and dry food on the road. She didn't expect that this person lived such an exquisite life.
One look at her eyes told him what he was thinking. Ye Yibai explained helplessly: "It's not that I'm squeamish, I'm afraid that you will suffer. I would rather be more complicated than suffering on the road."
The two spoke in low voices, so Ye Juechen couldn't hear them clearly, but it didn't stop him from looking at them.
Seeing that the two of them regarded him as nothing, Ye Juechen said angrily: "Get on your way!"
Then, the coachman drove the carriage forward.
Ye Juechen did not bring many people with him on this trip. Apart from the coachman, there were only four guards, all dressed in plain clothes.
There was no fanfare on their trip, so they were not worried about any possible assassinations.
After Ye Juechen had driven for half an hour, Hua Yanxi and his party set off.
There is only one way to Xishan, so she is not worried at all.
Just after we left the capital, the rain started to intensify, and the rain pattered on the roof of the car. The wheels ran over puddles and splashed muddy water, which made people inexplicably irritated.
Hua Yanxi leaned on the small table in the carriage with her arms stretched out, holding chess pieces in one hand. She was playing chess with Ye Yibai to relieve her boredom. She was so absent-minded that she didn't even care that she played in the wrong position.
Several times in a row, Ye Yibai, who had always been rigorous, had no choice but to put down the chess pieces: "If you don't want to play, forget it."
"You shouldn't go out today. When will the rain stop?"
Ye Yibai said casually: "The same goes for going out tomorrow. It will rain for three consecutive days, and then the weather will begin to enter early winter."
Hua Yanxi asked curiously: "How do you know that you can still see this in the books you read? Do you know the Xuanhuang art, observing the sky at night, and pinching your fingers to tell fortunes?"
Seeing that Hua Yanxi was shocked, Ye Yibai shook his head helplessly: "I haven't learned that, but I can communicate with animals. Many small animals are very sensitive to changes in their living environment. I asked them about it when I went out this morning.
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Hua Yanxi was even more surprised. She remembered that he had heard Ye Yibai say it before, but at that time he only thought it was a little fool who was imaginative, but she didn't expect it to be true.
"You know animal language? It's so awesome, how did you learn it?"
Ye Yibai frowned: "I didn't learn it. I've been able to do it since I was a child. I originally thought it was like a person knowing how to eat when he's hungry. I've said it a few times, but those people thought I was bragging at that time, so I didn't say anything later.
Passed."
"I didn't expect you to have such a talent." Hua Yanxi praised, with a look of envy in her eyes.
"If you want to hear it, I can paraphrase it to you, which means you know it." Ye Yibai said calmly.
The two started chatting about this issue, and for a moment they ignored the pouring rain outside.
That night, Hua Yanxi and her group stayed at an inn, and it rained all night.
Early the next morning, Hua Yanxi was awakened by the sound of rain hitting the eaves. She got out of bed and walked to the window, opened the window, and looked at the rain that was not abating at all.
There are very few pedestrians on the street, and the accumulated water on the ground flows from high places to the lower areas, and the accumulated water in low-lying areas has accumulated into small ponds.
"Yanyan, you're awake, let's have breakfast." Ye Yibai came in with water.
He was right next door, and he heard the noise as soon as Hua Yanxi got up.
Hua Yanxi said: "Do you think the rain will stop today?"
Ye Yibai smiled: "Yan Yan, I'm not God. What I said doesn't count. This place no longer belongs to the capital."
Hua Yanxi murmured: "I hope it stops as soon as possible, otherwise, something big will happen."
Hua Yanxi had a bad feeling in her heart.
Waiting until noon, the rain still did not stop, so they continued to stay in the inn.
After all, we have to walk on a mountain road. Such heavy rain can easily cause landslides. It is too dangerous to walk on a mountain road.
It's not that it's impossible to take the official road, but it's an extra three to five days' journey, which is not worth the gain.
In the afternoon, the people around Ye Juechen came over.
"Fifth Princess, our master has temporarily received a secret order from the emperor, asking him to rush to Huai River. He cannot go to Xishan for the time being. He asked you to return home first and wait until he has finished his work."
"What happened?"
The guard didn't hide anything, and told the news that the flood had risen last night and the dam had collapsed.
"How is the situation now?"
"Local officials are evacuating people downstream. The master has already rushed there after receiving the news."
Hua Yanxi pondered for a moment and said: "Pack your things, let's go to Huai River."
The Huai River is not far from the capital, and you can reach the upper reaches of the Huai River at a faster speed.
The carriage galloped all night, without rest day and night, and arrived at Huai River the next day.
Ye Juechen received the news and rode a fast horse in the rain, arriving that night.
When Hua Yanxi saw the person, she couldn't believe that the person in front of her was the elegant and elegant seventh prince from the capital.