The little crybaby lost all his vest after being read by the prince.

Chapter 42 There’s something wrong with that forest, something very wrong
This time when the prince was traveling, Emperor Zhaoqing waved his hand and arranged for five thousand forbidden troops to escort him all the way.

Mu Xichen felt that so many people were idle, so it was better to wipe out a few bandits in the places they passed. Firstly, it would eliminate harm to the people, and secondly, they could get some money, which could be used to buy chickens and ducks.

He heard Lin Jiaying talk about the benefits of chickens and ducks in getting rid of locusts, and he thought it made sense, so he sent people to buy them everywhere, preparing to bring millions of them to eat locusts.

There are millions of them, even if each one only costs a few dozen cents, it adds up to a large amount of money. Add in the labor and shipping costs, and it becomes a huge number.

In addition, eating and drinking with so many of them cost a lot of money. Mu Xichen didn't want to use the money from the treasury, so he targeted the bandits.

He had wanted to deal with those people for a long time, and it was just right to do it this time.

"Send orders to Ouyang Xiao to set up camp."

"Yes."

[It’s finally time to rest. It’s great. After spending a whole day in the car, I’m almost suffocated. 】

Lin Jiaying jumped out of the car and ran into the forest.

Song Ming and Shi Qing followed from a distance but did not come close.

Their little princess is more particular than others. When solving physical problems, no one is allowed to be around.

【Meow——】

[It's broad daylight, why is it so spooky and scary in here? 】

After Lin Jiaying quickly solved the major problem of Maosheng, she ran back.

[Awesome, I scared the cat to death. 】

With 5000 people setting up camp, the space couldn't be smaller, and they had to surround the prince on three levels inside and three outside, so the formation was huge. In order to avoid people, Lin Jiaying ran farther away.

This is just great.

His legs were almost broken when he ran back to the prince's tent.

[Brother Prince, let me tell you, that forest is so eerie and scary. 】

[No, it scares the cat. 】

[There is something wrong with that forest, something very wrong. I used my sixth cat sense and felt that there was something evil in that forest. 】

Mu Xichen took the wet wipes handed over by Song Ming and wiped her small paws himself until they were stained with dirt and grass clippings. Then he held her in his arms and said, "I'm hungry." Did you? I asked someone to warm the milk for you."

Hearing this, the little cat blinked her clear blue eyes and gave him a wink, "Let's just have a little bit of a connection. Mao Mao is just thinking about this, so you are ready. You really have the same mind as the cat." 】

Mu Xichen took the milk and blew on it. When she felt the temperature was acceptable, she put it in front of her and said, "Drink it."

[So you can’t blame the cat for being a love brain. Who wouldn’t love such a considerate and gentle little brother? 】

The little kitten lowered her head to sip the milk. Mu Xichen held a new wet wipe and looked on with a loving expression. When she raised her head after drinking, he naturally reached over and wiped her mouth. remnants of edges.

Yang Deshun looked at this scene and secretly murmured that His Highness will definitely be a good father in the future.

Thinking like this, he seemed to have seen Mu Xichen holding the little emperor's grandson. The more he thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and the wrinkles on his face stretched out.

With a father as handsome as His Highness, the little emperor's grandson must be very good-looking...

"Bring some dried fish."

"...Hey, hey, yes, slave, go right now."

This beautiful little emperor's grandson, when will this servant be able to hold him in his arms?

After eating and drinking, Lin Jiaying lay lazily on the soft blanket and closed her eyes to rest. Don't think that a cat will not be tired when riding in a car. Carriage in this era does not have shock absorption function, and the road is uneven. The carriage will be very bumpy if it goes faster. If Mu Xichen hadn't been holding her, her small body would have fallen apart long ago.

Even if someone hugs her, she still feels a little uncomfortable at the end of the day.

After a delicate yawn, the little cat started snoring.

Mu Xichen chuckled and shook his head, stood up and walked out of the tent.

Ouyang Xiao, Chu Yan and Song Ming were already waiting outside the tent. When they saw him coming out, they greeted him quickly, "Your Highness."

Mu Xichen looked at Song Ming.

Song Ming hurriedly led the way.

Ouyang Xiao waved his hand, and two groups of forbidden soldiers holding torches followed them in an orderly manner, walking all the way into the mountains and forests.

"Your Highness, this is it."

Song Ming pointed to the dense forest ahead and said, "The little princess didn't know what she saw. After running out from here, she screamed in a panic."

Mu Xichen said in a deep voice, "Search and see." "Yes."

Ouyang Xiao waved his hand, and the imperial troops spread out in a ring, drawing a large encirclement. They began to search bit by bit. After finding nothing unusual on the ground, they began digging.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Two quarters passed.

Three quarters of an hour passed.

Still nothing.

Ouyang Xiao couldn't help but glance at Song Ming.

Song Ming was expressionless.

Dont look at me.

I do not know anything.

"Your Highness, Mr. Ouyang, there are human bones underground. There are many human bones."

Ouyang Xiao's pupils trembled, and he hurriedly followed Mu Xichen and strode over to take a look. He saw that in the large pit that had just been dug, there were piles of white bones scattered in various directions. "Could it be a mass grave?"

Mu Xichen frowned and said, "Go on, dig them all out before dawn."

"Yes."

Thinking of something, Mu Xichen turned around and ordered, "Invite some imperial doctors to come over."

Before the trip, Emperor Zhaoqing insisted that he bring a few imperial doctors with him. At that time, Mu Xichen thought it was unnecessary, but now it is quite easy to use them.

Well, use it as a disobedient one.

"Your Highness, most of these people are young and strong, the eldest is about 35 or [-] years old, and the youngest is about [-] or [-] years old."

"These 20 or so slender skeletons are all women in their prime."

"Judging from the marks left on these skeletons, they should have been killed by swords and guns."

The two teams of forbidden troops took turns digging. It took more than an hour to dig out all the bones at the bottom of the pit. Ouyang Xiao and Chu Yan made a rough calculation and found that there were about 300 people inside.

Looking at so many bones, they felt a little heavy. "They were able to kill hundreds of people, and they did it so secretly that they didn't attract the attention of the government..."

Mu Xichen narrowed his eyes slightly, "Chu Yan."

"The minister is here."

"Take my token and go to the Jingwei camp to mobilize five thousand soldiers."

"Yes."

Chu Yan took his people to the Jingwei camp overnight to mobilize troops, and rushed back again overnight.

Mu Xichen stayed up all night, studying the map with Ouyang Xiao all night, and planned two routes to attack the mountain. After the men and horses from the Jingwei camp arrived, they would outflank them on the left and right.

Originally he planned to use two thousand troops to suppress the bandits, but now the situation has changed and he has to act cautiously.

After all, this place is only a hundred miles away from the capital.

It's definitely not simple for something like this to happen.

When the rooster crowed for the first time, Chu Yan came back with five thousand soldiers and horses.

Mu Xichen ordered them to rest where they were for a quarter of an hour, and then he personally commanded them to advance all the way into the mountains.

"Your Highness, their sentry was discovered."

"Take them all."

"Yes."

Relying on the sophisticated weapons in their hands, the Imperial Army swept all the way and killed them directly to the top of the mountain.

"Your Highness, they are definitely not ordinary gangsters."

"They are soldiers."

There were 5000 soldiers and horses hidden in the mountains a hundred miles away from the capital. When the news reached the court, all civil and military officials were shocked.

(End of this chapter)