The Adventures of the Crying Princess

Yuwen Ji was worried about Bai Yimeng, so he returned to the mansion immediately. After looking around for a while but not seeing anyone, he went to see Valley Master Long and Doctor Guo. "Valley Master Long and the others said that the child went back to the valley to get medicine? That's impossible. Is he injured? Don't hide it from me. If there is something, you might as well tell me directly."

It has almost become a default thing that Lord Longgu never orders Bai Yimeng around.

"Little girl, you have been in a state of mental instability recently and have learned some unorthodox things. I sent you back to reflect on your mistakes."

Yuwen Ji didn't say anything, secretly feeling that something was wrong. Bai Yimeng had been punished by the Dragon Valley Master for secretly learning the psychedelic sound, so there was no reason to punish him again.

Besides, Lord Longgu didn't really punish her last time. It was half to scare her and half to show it to the spies.

"Valley Master..." Yin Ying was about to say, 'I didn't see Xiao Qi', but was stunned when he saw Yu Wenji. He thought for a moment and immediately changed his words, "The rebels have been cleared out."

"Okay, you all go down and have a rest. The rest of the matter will be left to the court."

At this moment, Su Beichen rushed in, "There are more than a dozen wild wolves outside the city gate, tearing a python into pieces. It's scary to watch, the city gate guards dare not open the gate. I heard that Xiaobai can tame animals, let's ask her to persuade them."

Hearing "Wild Wolf", Yuwen Ji grabbed Su Beichen and asked, "Where? Where did it happen?"

His intuition told him that it must be related to Bai Yimeng.

"At the city gate!"

Before Su Beichen finished speaking, Yuwen Ji shot out like an arrow. For some reason, he knew that the little girl was not at home.

After the three brothers of the Bai family escorted His Majesty back to the palace, they escorted Duke Liu back to his residence. As soon as they entered the door, they ran into Yuwen Ji, "Prince, where are you going?"

"Watch the fun."

Not to mention that Yuwen Ji couldn't sit still, Lord Longgu was also shocked when he heard Su Beichen's explanation, and the golden shadow ran directly to the outskirts of the city.

In the end, everyone was disappointed. Seeing that he could no longer conceal the truth, Longgu called the people over and told them the truth, "In fact, the little girl is missing..."

Yuwen Ji nodded slightly and turned to go to the study. Su Beichen was worried that something had happened to him, so he also went into the study, "Xiaobai..."

Before he could finish, Yuwen Ji interrupted him and asked, "How is the flood in Chenjia Village now?"

Su Bei was stunned. "Chenjia Village is out of the jurisdiction of Jingji, and does not belong to Jingzhao Prefecture. Besides, when did the flood fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice?"

Yuwen Ji unfolded the map and looked for the location of Chenjia Village. "This king suspects that someone took advantage of the flood in Chenjia Village to transport things that shouldn't be transported, such as enemy intelligence and people."

"Chenjia Village guards the Luo River. Going downstream, you can reach Manjiang and Jiujia Village. Going west is Yueqi Kingdom and Chen Kingdom. What the prince said is not impossible." Su Beichen nodded slightly and saw a small fishing village in the direction pointed by Yuwen Ji. "If this is true, this small fishing village is very likely the meeting point of the three families."

"Do you think the little girl wants to stop them?" Thinking of this, Yuwen Ji immediately stood up and entered the palace.

According to the Daxing law, a prince must report to the emperor before leaving the capital, and after informing Emperor Chengde of the matter, Yuwen Ji left the city as quickly as possible.

After the three brothers of the Bai family checked out the places that Bai Yimeng liked to go and might go to, they returned to the palace.

I happened to meet Yuwen Ji, "My Lord, I see you are entering the palace, but are you asking for leave from His Majesty?"

"Yes!" Yuwen Ji stood at the door with a solemn expression, seemingly having no intention of going in. "Yinan, if you have time, why don't you go with me?"

"So, you have news about my younger sister?" Bai Yisong opened his eyes wide with excitement. He looked very similar to Bai Yimeng, and everyone felt uncomfortable when he glared at him.

"I'm not sure, it's just a feeling. Even if there is a 10% possibility right now, I have to go and have a look." Yuwen Ji's eyes were red and he looked a little tired.

She hadn't eaten a single grain of rice for the entire day. At first, I was worried that the little girl would be beaten. Then, after I was happy, I was worried that she would get hurt outside. Now... she's lost again.

"I heard that two people who love each other very much can have telepathy. Perhaps, Your Majesty is right." Bai Yisong curled the corners of his mouth awkwardly.

The four of them changed into ordinary clothes, set out from Chenjia Village, and headed west to the small fishing village.

It was easier for the Bai brothers to ask for leave than for Yuwen Ji. The main reason was that although they had titles, they did not have exact positions. They only needed to find someone and say hello to the Ministry of War.

The group sped forward and arrived at the Luoshui River in less than an hour. There were fishing boats on the dock, waiting for the night to fall.

"Brother, can you give us a ferry?" Bai Yiyang took out a silver ingot and handed it to a fisherman.

The fisherman showed his big white teeth, rubbed the silver, and bit it again, "Come up, hurry up. I need more later..."

Bai Yiyang stuffed another ingot of silver into the fisherman's hand and said, "This is enough for you to sell fish for a year. Chenjia Village, please hurry up."

The fisherman stopped talking this time and smiled more kindly, "Well, sir, where are you going? Seeing how generous you are, you must be high-ranking officials in the capital.

I wonder why you went to Chenjia Village?"

"Old man, to be honest, my wife-to-be ran away. Some people said she left the city, so we brothers came here to look for her.

The old man has seen someone this tall, with big eyes and two dimples when she smiles..."

Yuwen Ji gestured and described Bai Yimeng's appearance.

"No, the old man fell asleep just now and woke up when you gentlemen came. I didn't see any girl. But don't worry, I'll ask her when I go back..."

The old man kept muttering about how unreliable girls are nowadays, how dare they run away after being engaged. He also said that the world has changed now, and it is no longer necessary to be like them.

Yuwen Ji and others were not in the mood to chat with the old man. Their minds were full of thoughts on how to find someone later.

As soon as we got off the boat, it was sunset and the dock was full of small fishing boats.

Seeing the foreign boats, the villagers, who were eager to get the message, swarmed around and looked at the newcomers as if they were rare wild animals.

"Where are you from?"

"What are you doing in our village?"

"Oh, you're so handsome, are you married? My daughter is sixteen this year..."

"Go away, your daughter has a dark face, the young master doesn't like her." An old lady with a matchmaker's mole stopped the four people, "Look at my daughter, she is very pretty. If the young master doesn't mind..."

"Grandma, you misunderstood. We are all engaged." In order to avoid entanglement, Bai Yiyang quickly interrupted everyone, protected Yuwen Ji and rushed forward.

After finally getting rid of the villagers, the four of them came to a well. It was already a little hot in April, and the four of them were thirsty. Just as they were about to get some water to drink, they were stopped by a little girl.

"stop!"

The four looked back and saw the little girl in a red dress and coat, with dark skin and a palm-sized birthmark on her left cheek. She walked up to the four and said, "You are a stranger, you can't drink the well water."

They looked at each other, then at the girl, who didn't look like she was teasing them. For a moment, they were confused.

"Isn't the water from a well for drinking? Besides, if you don't draw water from the well, what will you drink?" Su Beichen noticed something unusual and secretly observed the little girl's expression.

The girl smiled and led the four people to her home, explaining as they walked, "This is a rule passed down from our ancestors. It is said that the well is the place where the village will prosper. Taking it without permission will destroy the Feng Shui of the village.

It sounds like a lie, but it is a rule passed down by our ancestors, and we, as the younger generation, dare not break it. Over time, it has become a habit.

On weekdays, we go to the village headman's house to get water. Every day, each person and each household has a certain amount of water. Fortunately, rural villagers don't need much water, so there is enough water. "

"Why don't you go to the river to fetch water? Isn't it the same if you go to the river?" Bai Yiyang expressed his incomprehension. If a fishing village could still be short of water, no one would believe it if this news got out.

"I'm not sure about this. It seems that the village chief forbids it. A few years ago, there was a person who didn't follow the rules and went to the river to fetch water. When he came back, he was beaten half to death by the village chief and finally kicked out of the village.

People like me who only know how to fish, how can we survive if we leave the village?

Since then, no one dared to go to the river to fetch water. "The girl's business was very low, and she could not hide the sadness in her eyes.

Faced with such a bizarre custom, the four of them secretly became suspicious but remained calm on the surface.

For this reason, the four decided to stay and find out what was going on.

In the evening, the girl's parents came back and found out that the family's surname was Li and they had been fishing for generations.

The girl's father was Li Youtian, who had two daughters. His eldest daughter, Li Xiaohe, unfortunately drowned two years ago.

The second daughter, Li Xiaolian, was the girl who invited them to her home. Because of the birthmark on her face, no one dared to marry her even though she was almost thirty years old.

There are many rooms in the fishing village, but not many can be lived in. The four people who came suddenly could only squeeze into the cowshed.

After nightfall, Miss Xiaolian came to the cowshed with water for foot washing. "I'm sorry, gentlemen. We are from the countryside and our living conditions are really limited. Daddy asked me to bring you water for foot soaking."

Water is probably a scarce commodity in this village, and being able to use it to wash feet is considered the highest courtesy.

The four of them stood up quickly, not willing to let the little girl do the work. Bai Yiyang quickly took the basin and said, "Girl, just give it to me."

"Girl, look at you, always delivering soup to that little house, is there a patient living in it?

My brothers and I have some knowledge of medicine. It's not in vain for us to live in your house. Maybe we can help." Bai Yisong nodded towards the door opposite.

"That's my cousin. Her family suffered a disaster and she's sick. We're the only ones who can take care of her. We asked a doctor to check on her and he said it's nothing serious.

We are all rustic country folk, and we feel bad for forcing you to live in such a shabby house. How dare we trouble you to treat me?"

Seeing that the girl didn't seem to be lying, Bai Yisong felt a little disappointed.