During the famine, my ancient well connected to modern times

One person said: "Contact Xuan Jiayi as soon as possible."

At this time, Butler Jia opened the door and walked in, "Sir, Xuan Jiayi is here again."

Song Zheyuan's eyebrows narrowed, "Let's go and have a look!"

Xuan Jiayi made a fuss in Jiangnan Palace, and no one noticed that a team of twenty people left the city openly.

Not even checked.

After leaving the city, the group changed their clothes and ran all the way to a broken mountain temple after dark.

After a day of tension, Luo Jingce couldn't help but sit down on the ground, tired and embarrassed.

Sun Ming pointed two people to find water and food, and ordered four more people to be on guard around them.

After doing this, they took out a piece of dry food from the bag. They couldn't hide too many things with them when they left the city, and they only had this piece of cake.

Seeing this, Qian Hu grabbed the pancake, broke off a large piece, and gave the remaining piece to Luo Jingce.

Luo Jingce sat on the ground and glared.

Qian Hu ignored him, sat astride a broken stool, and looked out the door.

The others swallowed and looked away, lighting the fire and gathering firewood. Soon, the room became warm.

Soon, the people who went out to find food came back.

"We were lucky enough to find a patch of wild taro that had not been dug up yet. We picked some big ones and brought them back."

Sun Ming nodded and motioned for him to light a fire and cook it.

When Luo Jingce saw that Sun Ming was reprimanding Qian Hu without saying a word, Luo Jingce began to eat the dry food, but the dry food was too choking and had an unpleasant smell.

Luo Jingce swore that he had never eaten such unpalatable dry food in his entire life, especially when the smell of wild taro came, and he didn't want to eat the remaining small piece of dry food.

When Qian Hu saw it, he couldn't help curling his lips and complained to Sun Ming, "I really don't know how he plotted against his master back then. How could such a person who is so incompetent at anything succeed?"

Sun Ming said: "So, there was a bigger person behind that incident. He was just being used."

When Qian Hu thought about this, his hostility towards Luo Jingce instantly became less intense.

Moreover, hating an incompetent person is itself a bad thing.

Sun Ming made a tour outside, and when he came back, he respectfully said to Luo Jingce: "We will be able to leave Jiangnan's territory in two days, and there will be people to meet us on the way. Before that, I have to wrong you."

Luo Jingce was eating roasted taro, not noticing that there was a layer of black residue on his mouth. He looked at Sun Ming unscrupulously, "I've never seen you around Luo Tingye before!"

"His Royal Highness has many capable people around him, and I am just one of them."

Luo Jingce didn't remember Sun Ming, but Sun Ming remembered him.

In the past few days, Luo Jingce has been observing Sun Ming. Listening to their tone, Sun Ming was the first person to follow Luo Tingye, and he was considered the most trusted confidant. He had done a lot of things, and Qian Hu had a bad temper. He was also quite respectful in front of him.

He must be a capable person.

Luo Jingce admired capable people the most and asked: "With your ability, if you are willing to follow me, I will definitely give you a high official and a generous salary, which will be better than what you are running around now."

Sun Ming's smile did not diminish, but his words were thorny, "Have you forgotten that you are just a prisoner now, a hostage?" What qualifications does a hostage have to make a promise?

"You?" Luo Jingce's cheeks turned red and he glared angrily.

Even if he loses the position of crown prince, he is still a prince. As long as he returns to the capital and complains to his father, his father will take care of his reputation and make proper arrangements for him.

Relying on the connections he has built over the years, it is not difficult to make a comeback.

At that time, people around Luo Tingye suffered numerous casualties, but because of his status as a prince, he was able to recruit troops and horses. His current situation is much better than that of Luo Tingye.

What Luo Tingye can do, he can definitely do, or even do better than him.

Sun Ming asked the four people who had finished eating taro to go outside and change their posts. They were divided into three groups and took turns coming here at night so that everyone could rest.

After everyone fell asleep, Luo Jingce quietly got up and left gropingly.

Qian Hu sat up as soon as he left, "Is he trying to run away?"

Sun Ming squinted his eyes slightly and looked away after just one glance, "Maybe!"

Qian Hu suddenly felt that it was quite annoying to hate such a person. Forget it, he didn't want to resent such a stupid person, which would make him look stupid.

Qian Hu also lay down, and the others also lay down with peace of mind upon seeing this.

Not long after, Luo Jingce crawled back again and lay on the straw. It took a long time before he heard even breathing.

Xuan Jiayi made a fuss in front of the palace for a long time, forcing people from the aristocratic family to come forward, "Why is Luo Jingce missing?"

Everyone headed by Song Zheyuan looked at each other in confusion.

Xie Yushu stood up, "Actually, we don't know the specific reason. We only know that Luo Jingce went to the Wu family, and there was a fight. Later, the head of the Wu family was killed, and Luo Jingce also disappeared. Our guess is that he may have left Jiangnan, or perhaps fled somewhere else?"

Xuan Jiayi refused to give up, "I asked the people in the palace. They are the ones who follow Luo Jingce. If Luo Jingce wants to leave, why don't they know about it?"

Song Zheyuan said slowly: "Maybe it was because the incident happened suddenly, or maybe someone took him away."

Xuan Jiayi didn't listen to their explanation, "Luo Jingce disappeared, didn't you look for him?"

"Of course I have searched, but it's strange to say that so many of our families have sent people to search, but no traces have been found. I don't believe that there was no one to help." One person said.

Xie Yushu said seemingly casually: "This person can avoid the searches of so many of our families, which shows that he is a capable person. Who has such great ability?"

Song Zheyuan said: "I asked the people guarding various places. All the people who have come in and out recently are locals. If Luo Jingce wants to leave Jiangnan, the most likely way is to hide in the team. In the past few days, those who have left the city to do business have been Only the Gu family?"

Xie Yushu didn't wait for Xuan Jiayi to speak and frowned: "It shouldn't be possible. The Gu family is the ancestral family of His Highness the Crown Prince. How could they help Luo Jingce leave?"

"If it's not assistance but kidnapping, everyone knows that there is a grudge between Luo Jingce and the prince. His Majesty sent an imperial envoy to Jiangnan, making it clear that he wanted to take Luo Jingce back. Maybe some people don't want to see him safe. I can’t wait to go back so I can’t wait.”

People from other families talked to each other, and in a moment they linked Luo Jingce's disappearance to the Gu family and Luo Tingye.

If he hadn't known earlier that Luo Jingce had left disguised as a soldier from Jiangnan, Xuan Jiayi would have believed what they said.

He knew they were confusing right and wrong, but he had no evidence. (End of chapter)