The Adventures of the Crying Princess

蛮疆

After Scarface left, Black Cloak carefully closed the door and flew away.

Bai Yimeng followed the man in black cloak, and after an incense stick of time, the man suddenly stopped. At first, Bai Yimeng thought he was discovered. Unexpectedly, the man made a mark and continued to travel west.

As dusk approached, the man in black cloak stopped in front of a villa, looked around, and walked in.

Bai Yimeng found a good position and stood high up to see clearly. He saw a man in a black cloak passing through the screen wall and coming to the main hall, and a man in a python robe walked forward.

The man in the black cloak knelt on one knee and said, "Greetings, Prince Qing. I have checked the interior of Qianyu Pavilion, but I didn't see the old man."

"Well, you did a good job. There is some movement from the prince's side."

"The Imperial Master has sent people to keep an eye on him. The Crown Prince had better behave himself, otherwise he won't be able to bear the consequences of the crime of assassinating His Majesty." The man in the black cloak had a flattering face and a mouthful of white teeth.

Prince Qing nodded slightly and said, "Inform the Grand Master that I want to see Yuwen Ji's head tomorrow morning."

Bai Yimeng was furious when he heard this, he covered his face, picked up a handful of stones, and threw them at the King of Qing. Every stone hit the King of Qing right between his eyebrows.

All the secret guards of Prince Qing's Palace appeared, and Bai Yimeng turned into a shadow and shuttled around everyone.

The secret guards and Prince Qing found nothing except a residual shadow.

Prince Qing covered his head, and Bai Yimeng hit him on the nose. Prince Qing covered his nose, and Bai Yimeng hit him on the ears.

After about an hour, Prince Qing was completely turned into a pig. Bai Yimeng whistled provocatively and disappeared in a flash.

Back in the shabby house, Bai Yimeng sneaked into Scarface's room. Scarface was not there, so Bai Yimeng searched every corner of the room. Finally, he found a wooden box under the bed.

When he opened it, he saw a jade pendant with a tassel inside. The jade was top-grade mutton-fat jade, with a mountain cat and a water snake carved on it. On the back was written the words "Dragon Tiger Guard Sun Xiao".

Bai Yimeng looked at it over and over again, but couldn't figure out what the mountain cat and the water snake represented. He always felt that the badge was a bit shoddy.

Just as she was hesitating whether to take the defective product away, there was a sound at the door. Bai Yimeng didn't have time to think about it and stuffed the badge into her arms.

She randomly took a wooden sign from her arms and stuffed it into the box. This was something she had taken from a black shop, and it said her favorite crab dumplings.

Seeing the person walking towards the bed, Bai Yimeng nervously rolled into a big pit inside.

What surprised her even more was that a pair of red women's shoes appeared behind Scarface. She recognized the shoes, they were the ones she had met on the street that day, Xiaohong.

"Boss, I'm back. Why do you look listless? It seems that you were so comfortable being served by my sister that you forgot about me. The old man is dead. From now on, you are the head of Qianyu Pavilion. From now on..."

"Hong, don't be like this for now, let's talk." Scarface pushed Xiaohong away, straightened his clothes, and coughed. "Hong, you said the old man died? But you saw it with your own eyes?"

Xiao Hong came up again and softly wrapped her arms around Scarface's waist, "Boss, do you doubt me? Or have you heard some slander? You know what a miserable life I've had since I was little. If you hadn't helped me that day, I'm afraid my sister and I wouldn't be alive today."

Scarface was instantly subdued by the crying, "Okay, my Hong, please stop crying, your crying makes my heart ache.

Bai Yimeng brushed off the goose bumps on her body and sighed secretly: It has to be the younger sister, she is better than the older sister.

While the two were busy, Bai Yimeng continued to push hard into the pit. His body slipped and he rolled into a tunnel.

Tunnels. Everyone in Daxing State, from the emperor to the common people, liked to build tunnels.

You just need to report it to the government, noting the size and purpose, and it will be considered a legal tunnel.

If something illegal is built, as long as it is not discovered, the government will follow the principle of "if the people do not report it, the officials will not punish it", and will make a big deal out of a small matter.

In fact, the common people dug tunnels for simple reasons such as expanding residential space, storing supplies, or preventing thieves. The government was mostly tolerant of this.

Even the Prince Yi's Palace had several secret passages, and Bai Yimeng had explored them several times when he was bored.

Therefore, walking in the secret passage now can be considered as experience.

This secret passage was many times longer than the one she had walked through in Prince Yi's Mansion before.

I don't know how long I walked when I heard a shout from behind me, "We dug it through. Boss, this secret passage is really weird. Every time I dig, it collapses. I've never seen one so difficult to dig."

The voice seemed to be right beside my ear, but also seemed to be separated by a wall. Soon, a dozen people rushed over from the opposite side, "Boss, there's a person here."

Bai Yimeng recognized that the dozen or so people were wearing the uniforms of Daxing soldiers, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey kid, who are you and why are you here?"

"My name is Ergou. I got separated from my father and met a sister. She said she would take me to find my father. But my father was not found. She even beat me. It hurt so much..."

Bai Yimeng's mouth flattened and she started crying. She was small to begin with, and when she cried like this, she looked even more like a child.

A few of the older officers and soldiers stepped forward to comfort him, "Okay, stop crying. Do you still remember where you are from? What village are you from?"

"My home is in Lijiazhuang near Chenjia Village. My name is Li Ergou. I have a father, a mother and two sisters.

Daddy said he would take me to the market, but there were too many people and I got separated from him.

Later, I smelled the fragrance of food and went to a restaurant. The proprietress was a kind person and invited me to stay for dinner and said that I would wait for my father to come and find me..."

"Lijiazhuang? Li Mo, aren't you from Lijiazhuang? Come over and see if you recognize this little brother."

Lijiazhuang was made up by Bai Yimeng, and the name Li Ergou was also made up by her. How could it be such a coincidence? It really happened.

The man called Li Mo looked to be about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, with a delicate face. Perhaps he hadn't shaved for a long time, the stubble on his cheeks was slightly blue.

Li Mo looked at Bai Yimeng carefully, "Boss, aren't you making things difficult for me? I haven't been home for a long time. Even if she's an acquaintance, I've almost forgotten her now. Besides, she's so young. When I left home, she was probably still playing in the mud."

The soldiers burst into laughter when they heard this. The leader patted Bai Yimeng and asked, "How old are you?"

"Thirteen."

"Want to join the army?"

Bai Yimeng wanted to say "no", but looking at the looks in everyone's eyes, it seemed as if they were saying, if you don't agree, they will stab you.

"Yes, I have wanted to be a soldier since I was a child, but my father disagreed."

"Your father is not here, so I'm in charge and I'll take you in." The soldier put an arm on Bai Yimeng's shoulder, "Ergou, I have some golden wound medicine here, you can take it, don't be polite."

Soon, Bai Yimeng learned that this group of people were brothers from the Southern Camp of the Five Armies in the capital, and they were ordered to follow Prince Yi to quell the rebellion.

The task that King Yi gave to this team was to dig a tunnel and sneak into Hua'an County. They were the first echelon responsible for the excavation work. The main force was still behind.

The leading soldier was named Luo Wanjin, and he was originally a captain of the South Camp.

"This Prince Yi is so wicked. Isn't he just harming people for no reason?" Bai Yimeng couldn't help but complain.

"You little brat, you're courting death. Do you think you can interfere with Prince Yi's affairs? If the general hears, you'd better watch out for your head." Luo Wanjin patted Bai Yimeng's neck.

……

Yuwen Ji, who was more than ten kilometers away, sneezed unconsciously.

"Are you sick?" Bai Yinan glanced at the treetops, "I think you are just wearing too little."

"Any news about Xiao Bai?"

"Humph, you let the person go, and now you come to ask me?" Bai Yinan was furious when he mentioned his sister. "We have a deal. If my little fourth child loses a hair, we will never be done."