After her rebirth, she became the sweetheart of the sickly uncle.

Huo Mei didn't come back for a long time, which made Su Qingcheng's uneasy heart reach its peak in an instant.

"No, waiting like this is not an option. You take the large army back to Nanye first, Wu Ya and I will go take a look, and then we will catch up with you." Su Qingcheng said to Ye Tantai.

But the latter was obviously dissatisfied with this plan. People disappeared on this road one after another. How could he let Su Qingcheng go alone?

"Let Fu Yi take them back first, and I'll accompany you." Ye Tantai said without any doubt.

Su Qingcheng said solemnly: "Nanye is still waiting for you to go back. If something happens and you can't go back for a while, it will be troublesome."

"I've been waiting for so long. It doesn't matter if I wait a few more days." Ye Tantai said.

Just when he was about to give orders to Fu Yi, Huo Mei finally came back.

"Your Highness, the mountain in front collapsed. It rained a few days ago. Stones and muddy water mixed together and slid down. Nearly five kilometers of road were blocked." Huo Mei said.

It turns out that the road was blocked...

Su Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief. This could explain the lack of news about Dong Ling. After all, there was a natural disaster and it was estimated that the road would be opened in a few days.

"Wu Ya, please bring some silver and send it over, as well as food and clothing. We can't pass by without helping." Su Qingcheng said warmly.

"Yes."

She took Ye Tantai's arm and said, "Let's go, just cross Dongling and return to Nanye."

The man broke away from her calmly, his expression a little cold.

Usually he was eager to stick to Su Qingcheng, but today he deliberately kept a distance from Su Qingcheng from the moment he got on the carriage.

He was also sitting on the left and right of the carriage, without even looking at Su Qingcheng.

"Ye Tantai, when we return to Nanye, should we stay in Prince Yunan's Mansion or the Imperial Palace?" Su Qingcheng also noticed the man's coldness and tried to break the atmosphere.

"It's up to you." Ye Tantai said concisely.

"Living in the palace is not as comfortable as staying in Yunan Palace, but after all, I am representing Beiyuan when I go back this time. Living in the palace will be more secluded, and the people of Nanye will not come to watch us every now and then." Su Qingcheng analyzed it to herself.

She vaguely guessed that the man might be angry.

But the situation was critical just now, with her father and brother on one side and Ye Tantai rushing back on the other, so she could only calmly adopt the best method.

This thought pattern seems to have been like this since her rebirth.

But what she didn't expect was that from Ye Tantai's perspective, Su Qingcheng would be able to separate him from herself so easily.

He was angry that she was too rational.

If Su Qingcheng took the initiative to ask him if he could accompany him to explore the road ahead, he would definitely be very happy.

But she didn't, she would just take everything on herself.

Ye Tantai originally wanted her to reflect on herself and realize her mistakes, but he really had no choice but to respond to her, so he could only say "hmm" coldly.

The number of times increased, and Su Qingcheng became impatient.

Her starting point was clearly not to delay him, so why did she have to coax him in the end.

So both of them began to remain silent.

The more Su Qingcheng thought about it, the angrier she became, to the point where she didn't even want to be in the same carriage with him.

"Stop." She said coldly.

Wu Ya poked her head in confusedly: "What's wrong?"

"There are too many people inside. I'm very bored. Please lead me a horse." Su Qingcheng stood up and was about to go out.

Ye Tantai held her hand and said nothing.

Wu Ya blinked. There were clearly only two people in the carriage, and it was so spacious that five more people could fit in. How could there be more people?

Su Qingcheng thought that Ye Tantai was going to take the initiative to show his kindness. Her heart softened, but unexpectedly the man let go of her hand again.

"It's cold outside, let me go."

He strode out of the carriage and jumped onto the horse without looking back, leaving Su Qingcheng sitting alone in the carriage.

"Did you... quarrel?" Wu Ya asked tentatively.

"No." Su Qingcheng's heart was blocked and she didn't want to say anything more, so she closed her eyes to rest.

Outside the carriage.

Ye Tantai sat on the horse, looking back from time to time to see if the carriage was following.

"Your Highness, it rained heavily in Nanye a few days ago, so the letter arrived late." Fu Yi hurriedly came from the front on horseback.

Ye Tantai looked at this secret letter, which had been rushed for 800 miles but was delayed by three days. He had a vague intuition in his heart that it was related to the mudslide just now.

He took it and it was Gu Huoyan who put down the pen.

The further he looked down, the tighter Ye Tantai's brows furrowed. The letter mentioned that for some reason the Barbarian tribe had started a fight with the border of Dongling, which was not far away. Mudslides occurred in many places in Dongling. It was probably because the Barbarian tribe was trying to prevent Dongling from crossing the border. Ling Yuanbing.

"Your Highness, do you want to reply to the base?" Fu asked.

According to their current schedule, it would take two days at the earliest to return to Nanye. The current situation is urgent, and it is best to get in touch with the barbarians first.

"When you get to the inn, send someone to go back quickly." Ye Tantai said.

"Yes," Fu Yi said in confusion, "Your Highness, the Barbarians have always treated others peacefully, and they have become even more peaceful since Princess Taihe's marriage. This method of forging mudslides is too cruel. Are they really doing it?"

Ye Tantai was also puzzled.

Regardless of the conflict between the Barbarians and Dong Ling, let's just say that the method of blocking the road with mudslides is not like the work of the Barbarians.

"There is a mining area in the middle of the road we passed just now. There are not only rich minerals there, but also flint." Ye Tantai said thoughtfully.

"The barbarians are here for the flint?" Fu Yi asked doubtfully.

"It's not good to draw a conclusion prematurely on this matter," Ye Tantai said cautiously. He always felt that this matter was not the work of the barbarians. "By the way, don't tell the princess in advance. She has a good relationship with Princess Taihe. I'm afraid she will worry."

"Yes."

As night fell, the motorcade arrived at the inn.

Ye Tantai dismounted and came to the carriage. After the curtain was opened, there was no movement inside for a long time. He was worried that something might happen to Su Qingcheng.

When I looked inside, I saw that she was sleeping soundly.

"Huang..." Wu Ya was about to wake her up, but Ye Tantai stopped her.

"Shh, that's all, I'll carry her in."

He gently picked up the woman.

Su Qingcheng, who was sleeping soundly, felt a little uncomfortable because her position had been changed, but the familiar smell made her feel at ease. She found a comfortable position, leaned in his arms and fell asleep again.

Ye Tantai hugged her and got out of the carriage. It was quiet along the way. No one would spoil the atmosphere at this time.

The owner of the inn did not notice this. He greeted warmly: "Dear guests, please come in! We have good guest rooms here."

Ye Tantai glanced sharply, and then the boss slowed down his voice: "I was the one who was rude. I will take you to the side room now."

He lowered his head and glanced at the woman in his arms. She was sleeping soundly and was not awakened.

After putting Su Qingcheng down on the bed, Ye Tantai covered her with a quilt, sat quietly by the bed and looked at her face, feeling inexplicably calm in his heart.