Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 224 Robbery
According to Master Lu, there is still about one and a half days of work before we can walk out of Qingliang Mountain.After that, we will cross a flat river with big trees and rivers. The bright colors will make people feel better!
The food team, which stretched for more than two miles, suddenly stopped in front, and was blocked in the rear, so they had to stop too. The soldiers holding the food stretched their necks and set up awnings to look forward, discussing what happened?

"Second miss!" Shopkeeper Lin rode a horse with Master Lu in front, and hurried back to Yao Cunhui in the middle, got off his horse and smiled bitterly: "The rocks in front have collapsed, I'm afraid we won't be able to make it through tonight! Master Lu is distributing The food team will be manned and set up camp on the spot, and the road will be cleared, and I am afraid that we will not be able to continue our journey until early tomorrow morning."

Yao Cunhui looked around, her delicate brows slightly frowned.

"This subordinate has already asked Mr. Lu, Second Miss, don't worry, this area is safe."

Shopkeeper Lin leaned forward and said in a low voice.

What Yao Cunhui was worried about was exactly what he was worried about.

Yao Cunhui nodded and smiled, and said, "In this case, let's listen to Master Lu's arrangement. Shopkeeper Lin, go and see if there is anything that needs our help, let everyone work hard!"

"Subordinates don't need it! Second Miss, you can go and rest at the side!" Shopkeeper Lin agreed, making a gesture of invitation to the side.

Yao Cunhui agreed, walked to the side under a bush with Xiaoli and two female guards, found a stone and sat down.

The officers and soldiers escorting the food and the accompanying guys quickly became busy with division of labor. Those who cleared the road, those who set up tents, those who gathered food convoys, and those who searched for water sources were orderly.

Yao Cunhui saw it clearly, and was even more grateful to Prince Li. If it weren't for his old man's face, the imperial court might not have sent such a group of experienced officers and soldiers on this business trip.

If he comes across that kind of soldier, when he encounters an accident, he complains first, accuses Sang and scolds Huai to vent his anger, and then takes the opportunity to extort a lot of money before he is willing to work, that will be fatal!

The sky gradually darkened, and a round of orange-red and round sun slowly set from behind the distant mountains in the west, swaying golden rays of light, and the black mountains were engulfed in the final brilliance, which was too gorgeous to dare to look directly at.Afterwards, the ten thousand zhang light suddenly disappeared, everything returned to silence, and the night sky became darker and darker.

Piles of bonfires were lit, curling smoke rose from the valley, and a few shrill birdsong rang out from nowhere in the valley. Listening to it, I felt more empty and quiet.

"Second miss!"

Not long after, Shopkeeper Lin rushed over to Yao Cunhui's tent out of breath, and wiped the sweat from his face and forehead with his hands.

"Has the road ahead not been cleared yet?" Yao Cunhui hurriedly ordered Xiaoli to pour a bowl of water and hand it to Shopkeeper Lin.

Shopkeeper Lin took it and thanked him, drank it dry with a few sips, and said with a wry smile: "The area of ​​the collapse is a bit large, and I'm afraid it will take a few hours to fix it. Second Miss, the villain has to go to help, you can rest first ! Xiaoli, take care of the second lady!"

"Then go get busy, I'm fine here!"

Xiaoli also quickly agreed.

During this journey, even though they walked the familiar road, they couldn't guarantee that they could spend the night in the villages and towns every day. They spent several days camping in the wild, not to mention Yao Cunhui, even Xiaoli had already gotten used to it.

After shopkeeper Lin left, Xiaoli skillfully arranged the bedding, fetched water, and prepared to arrange for Yao Cunhui to rest.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoli waited and waited, but Yao Cunhui did not come back.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark little by little, Yao Cunhui still didn't come back.

Looking at the empty tent with no human voice, Xiaoli suddenly felt a little uneasy.Perhaps the night was dark and the mountain breeze was cool, Xiaoli shook hands, her palms were slightly cold, and a strange coldness spread quietly on the tip of her heart.She finally twisted out of the tent.

"Miss Yao is not in the tent?"

"Didn't the two sisters see the second young lady?"

Xiao Li asked the two female guards Xiao Xiang and Xiao Fang sent by Prince Li's Mansion, and her already uneasy heart tightened even more!

"No!" Xiaoxiang and Xiaofang looked at each other, and they could clearly see doubts in each other's eyes, "I haven't seen Miss Yao since I set up camp today! Have you looked and asked elsewhere? Shopkeeper Lin, Shen Sheng or Where is Master Lu?"

When she asked this question, Xiaoxiang was actually a little confused. Yao Cunhui is a meticulous person. When she usually camps in the town or village or in the wild, although she also likes to walk around, she must ask the two sisters to follow her. This situation has never happened today.

Xiaoli's pupils shrank suddenly, her face became even paler, she shook her head and said in a trembling voice: "Second Miss, Second Miss only said to blow some air outside the tent to get some fresh air. She has passed by herself, and she will definitely tell the slaves! Two girls, is my lady—"

"Don't worry!" Seeing that Xiao Li was about to cry, Xiao Fang hurriedly stopped her, and said softly, "Don't cry, let's go back to the tent and have a look! Maybe Miss Yao has already gone back!"

Xiaoli bit her lip stubbornly, nodded her head "Yes", and took Xiaoxiang and Xiaofang back together.

Xiaoli knew in her heart that in this wilderness, one must not panic about anything, if the situation is not clear at this time, she will cry and shout first, it is easy to spread unbearable rumors, and it will be a very bad thing for Yao Cunhui .

The three of them returned to Yao Cunhui's tent with their own minds, and the hope in their hearts was completely destroyed when they lifted the curtain of the tent and saw the emptiness of the room!

"Miss! Second Miss!" Xiaoli felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her body trembling uncontrollably, her hands were tightly covering her face to suppress her crying, "I'm going to find Shopkeeper Lin!"

Maybe, it's really at Shopkeeper Lin's place!Perhaps, Shopkeeper Lin knows where she is!

There are desolate and remote mountains around here, the sky is already dark, Xiaoli's mind is in a mess, she dare not think, what will happen to Yao Cunhui if she gets lost!
"Wait!" Xiaoxiang grabbed Xiaoli with quick eyesight.When she went out like this, didn't she make it clear to others that something happened to Yao Cunhui?Even if you want to go to shopkeeper Xun Lin, you should go normally and openly.

"Look what this is!" Xiao Fang exclaimed suddenly.

Xiaoxiang and Xiaoli subconsciously turned their heads to look, only to see a letter in Xiaofang's hand.

"Did the lady leave it behind!" Xiaoli's eyes lit up, hope suddenly rose in her heart, she hurriedly strode over, and said, "I've never seen this thing before!"

"Quickly take it apart and see what's written!" Xiao Xiang also said.

Xiao Fang opened the letter, Xiao Xiang and Xiao Li leaned forward to look at it, the expressions of the three of them changed drastically at the same time, their bodies became stiff and unable to move for a while.

Yao Cunhui was kidnapped!
"I'm going to find Shopkeeper Lin!" Xiao Li's face was miserable and anxious, she gritted her teeth to hold back her crying, and turned her head to rush outside.

"Wait!" Xiaoxiang quickly grabbed her wrist and pulled her back, staring at her with a dignified and quiet voice: "Don't panic, Xiaoli, since the other party left a blackmail letter, Ms. Yao must be safe now. Put Lin Both the shopkeeper and Shen Sheng called over, saying that Ms. Yao had something to discuss with them, don't show any flaws to make people suspicious, you understand?"

Xiao Li stared at Xiao Xiang dimly with tears in her eyes, she nodded her head slightly, "Mmm", and her nervous mood was slightly relieved.What Xiao Xiang said was right, since the other party sent a blackmail letter, only asking for money, the lady will be fine!

Shopkeeper Lin and Shen Sheng finished reading the letter, and both of them gasped at the same time.

After a while, shopkeeper Lin turned around and said anxiously with a bitter face: "How good this is! How good this is! The master handed the second lady into my hands, how could such a thing happen!"

"It's all my fault, I didn't like the second lady!" Xiaoli couldn't help but wiped her tears and became sad again.

"Shopkeeper Lin, it's not too late. Our sisters are going to Baiyangling to rescue Miss Yao. Here, please take care of the arrangement!" Although Xiao Xiang and Xiao Fang's expressions returned to normal, their hearts were very heavy.When they came, the old prince gave the order to die, if something happened to Yao Cunhui, the two sisters would not have to live!I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen just after crossing Qingliang Mountain today, which is considered to be the first step into the Western Regions.

The two sisters couldn't help but miss Zhao Jiyuan, and thought to themselves: If Mr. Zhao was still around, he wouldn't be as careless as Xiaoli, and he would have discovered that Miss Yao was gone long ago!It's a pity that Mr. Zhao accidentally injured his leg again!

There was a flash of inspiration in the minds of the two, and they looked at each other at the same time: Could it be that this matter was premeditated?The other party is deliberately trying to send Mr. Zhao away?And the road collapse, how can there be such a coincidence?But when they passed by, it collapsed!How did they know that Zhao Jiyuan's bad luck was only related to Yao Cunhui.

"That's great! I'd better bring a few buddies to rescue the second lady! The other party wants money, so everything is easy to talk about." Shopkeeper Lin said quickly.

The Yao family has plenty of silver.He is the shopkeeper of Yao's rice shop, and when negotiating with the other party, he knows more about it, and it is easier to win the other party's trust.Although these two girls have identities, they are outsiders after all, and they are also members of the palace, so they may make each other jealous, Yao Cunhui is even more dangerous.

"It's not our sisters who hit people, this black light is blind, shopkeeper Lin, can you figure out the north, south, east, west, and north? Let's go! Traveling in the mountains at night, we have more experience than you! Besides, you have to sit here to block the news, don't call Everyone knows about this incident!" Xiao Xiang couldn't help laughing.

"Shopkeeper, Miss Xiaoxiang is right, I'll ask the two girls to take care of this matter!" Shen Sheng also said.

Shopkeeper Lin thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said with a wry smile: "Well, please, two girls!" Then he took out a stack of silver notes from his body and handed them over with both hands: "This is 5000 taels of silver notes, the two girls hand them over to each other first, Please make sure they don't hurt our lady! If it's not enough, everything is easy to discuss! By the way, you can ask the lady to make up your mind!"

Xiao Fang "puchi" smiled: "That's great! I've never heard of kidnappers negotiating with hostages! Please keep these bank notes, we don't need them!"

(End of this chapter)