Queen's New Clothes

Chapter 33
Wei Yan stayed for a long time with a calm expression, until the sound of the zither came from the bamboo garden, he held the reins and rode forward two steps.

Li Hong followed and asked, "Master, where are we going now?"

Emperor Zhaoyuan handed over the refugee matter to Wei Feng, and asked him to find a way to settle these people, not only to test his ability, but also to give these people an explanation.Wei Wei went up the mountain today for this purpose, he turned his horse's head, and his voice was like an ancient well: "Go down the mountain and have a look."

Li Hong rode his horse to keep up, and followed closely behind.

This Su Xi practiced the piano with Mr. Gu, and practiced for half a day. She was always thinking about the second brother saying that there were refugees on the mountain. When it was not too late, she asked Mr. Gu for leave in advance, and planned to return home early.

Mr. Gu must also know about the refugees, so he agreed without saying anything, and asked Xiaotong to take her halfway up the mountain.

Su Xi said goodbye to the boy, and told the coachman to continue on his way.

The previous section of the road went smoothly, with almost no obstacles.When approaching the foot of the mountain, there was a sudden commotion ahead, and the driver had to stop the carriage by the side of the road.Ting Li raised the curtain and asked, "What's going on? Why did it stop suddenly?"

The coachman pointed to the front, wondering: "There are too many refugees ahead, blocking the way. There is no way to go this way, so we can only change another way."

It's just that the road is rough and difficult, and the other side of the road is a cliff, which is prone to accidents, and generally no one wants to go there.

Su Xi looked out through the curtain, and saw a group of people crowded not far in front, all with dark faces and ragged clothes, it seemed that they hadn't eaten for a long time.A few of them saw the carriage of the General's Mansion, and they dragged their feet towards this side.Su Xi hurriedly put down the curtain, and said to the coachman, "Give them some money, don't make things difficult for them."

The coachman should be, fumbled out a few copper coins from his pocket and threw them over.

Several refugees rushed to pick up the copper coins.The coachman raised his whip and was about to turn the car around, but he saw them rushing up to him, begging for food.The coachman shook his head and said no, and the refugees stretched out their hands to snatch the reins from him.

The coachman shouted loudly, but unfortunately the effect was not great, there were still refugees standing in front of the carriage.

Ting Lu got out of the carriage and threw them a little bit of silver and a few pastries he had brought on the way.I thought they should leave now, but unexpectedly, there were more and more people. The refugees from afar saw that there was someone giving alms, and they also gathered around.

Ting Lu was tugged by several thin-faced women and fell under the carriage.Su Xi was flustered and flustered when she heard the commotion outside. She finally knew how terrible the refugees were. The second brother didn't lie to her, but she was too naive. The servants brought out from the mansion couldn't stop them Live these people.

The coachman pulled Tinglu up from below, gave the horse a heavy thump, and rushed out of the crowd without hesitation.The victims were frightened and hurried back until the carriage was far away, and they staggered away.

The carriage took another road, the snow on the mountain had not yet melted, and this road was already steep, the driver walked very cautiously.The mountain road was wet and slippery. Just halfway through, the stones above the head were loose and rolled down from above. One of the big stones hit the horse's back. The horse was frightened, raised its hooves, and rushed forward uncontrollably.

There happened to be a turn ahead, and the road was already narrow. When the horse turned the corner, the soles of its feet slipped and it suddenly fell to the side.

Even the carriage at the back fell off the cliff. The coachman hurriedly hugged a tree on the edge of the cliff, and grabbed Tinglu with one hand. Looking back, he saw that the carriage and the horse fell into the cliff together.

Hearing Lu turn pale with fright, shouted: "Girl—"

At the foot of the mountain, Wei Yan finished counting the number of refugees and asked the nearby county magistrate to register the names of the refugees one by one. He clamped his horse's belly tightly and was about to walk back.

Li Hong came riding from a distance, stopped in front of Wei Feng and said, "Master, there is a carriage on the mountain that fell into the cliff, the driver begs you to help find someone."

Wei Yan looked over and said, "The road down the mountain is flat, why did you fall into the cliff?"

Li Hongdao: "I heard that there were refugees besieging the carriage on the road, so the driver had to take another road, that road was not easy to walk, and the snow had melted recently, and the mountain road was wet and slippery, so he must have fallen down. "

After hearing this, Wei Yan arranged for more than a dozen people to help them find someone, and asked, "Who fell?"

Li Hong shook his head and said, "My subordinates don't know either."

After a while, all the refugees here were arranged, and Wei Feng was about to go home when he saw a person from a distance, wearing a lake-green skirt, who was Ting Li, one of the big maids beside Su Xi.He frowned, with a bad premonition in his heart, urged him to go forward, and said, "Where is Miss Su Jiu? Why don't you serve her by her side?"

Ting Li was so anxious that she was about to cry, the coachman went back to the General's Mansion to send a message, but the people from the General's Mansion hadn't arrived yet.She couldn't rescue Nine Girls alone, so she could only turn to these people for help. For the sake of Nine Girls' reputation, she couldn't reveal her identity, but these people's movements were too slow. It's been an hour, and they still No news at all.

Seeing Wei Feng at this time, Ting Li seemed to see a savior, crying and begging: "Please help my daughter..."

After listening to Li finished what happened, Wei Wei tightened his grip on the rein, turned around and told Li Hong in a cold voice: "Immediately dispatch 50 people to go down the cliff with me."

Only then did Li Hong realize that it was the nine girls from the Su family who fell under the cliff, so he quickly pulled himself together, called 50 people, and rode behind Wei Feng to the cliff.

This side of the general's mansion soon got the news.

When the old lady heard that her little granddaughter had fallen off the cliff, she closed her eyes and passed out.

Although the Qingshui Mountain is not high, but the cliff is quite steep, even if he falls into it, he will not die, or he will be seriously injured.

Yin's face turned pale, she fell back on the Arhat's couch, and said in astonishment, "What did you say?"

The eldest maid Dan Lu was also shocked, and repeated: "The coachman said that Miss Jiu's carriage fell into a cliff, and she hasn't found her whereabouts yet..."

There was a "boom" in Yin's head, and he passed out before he could speak.

The general's mansion was in chaos. Eldest Master Su Zhen came back from the officialdom. He had already heard about it on the way, so he quickly sorted out the clues and arranged for someone to go to Qingshui Mountain to find someone, and then invited Dr. Hao. Diagnose Granny Tian and Yin's pulse.

Su Zhen turned around and saw Su Zhi walking out, he called out to him loudly, "Brother Zhi, where are you going?"

Su Zhi clenched his fist and said, "I'll go find Youyou."

It's all his fault, knowing that Qingshui Mountain is in danger, but still letting Youyou go out alone, if something happens to Youyou, he will be blamed even if he dies.

Su Zhen couldn't call him, so he had to let him go.

Mrs. Guo also heard the news in Xihuyuan, the second room, but she didn't panic like the old lady and Mrs. Yin, instead she calmly lay back on the bed, and smiled lightly gloating.deserve it.Guo thought so, Yin took the initiative to marry her sister Rong to a notorious son and brother, God came to punish her, let her also taste the pain of losing her children.

It was getting dark, night fell, and the valley was silent.

Su Xi only felt pain in her body, pain everywhere, as if her body had been run over by more than a dozen carriages, the pain caused her small body to curl up into a ball and not move for a long time.

When the carriage fell, it first fell onto a century-old tree, and the momentum was eased before it fell to the ground.Su Xi was in the carriage, and because there were a few big pillows under her body, she was not seriously injured.But Ting Lu, who fell with her, was not so lucky. He was thrown out of the carriage halfway, and he didn't know where he was at the moment.

The carriage fell into pieces of wood, so naturally it could no longer be used.Su Xi lay down for a while, and when the pain was not so bad, she slowly sat up from the ground.

She looked around, there was a cliff behind her, and a gloomy forest in front of her.At this time, the sun was about to set, and the woods seemed very quiet and gloomy.She looked up along the woods, and found that if she wanted to get out from here, it seemed that she could only go up along the woods.

Su Xi hesitated for a long time, but still didn't dare to step into the woods.It's already dark, who knows what might be inside?If she encounters wolves, tigers and leopards, let alone go home, her life may be lost.

Su Xi didn't know if anyone would find her. She stood in the empty valley with her hands down, isolated and helpless, looking quite miserable.After standing for a while, she lowered her head and wiped her tears with her fingers, then turned and walked back.

Su Xi's hair was messed up when she fell, and the crystal jasper hairpin was hanging obliquely on one side. She simply pulled out the hairpin, tied her thick black hair to one side with a silk handkerchief, and held the hairpin tightly. , in case of any danger.

Both the calf and the back hurt badly, especially the back, which was burning, probably from scratches when I fell down.But at this moment, Su Xi didn't have time to check. The surroundings were pitch black, and she couldn't see anything even if she looked. get no response.

Su Xi was terrified, she had never spent the night in the wilderness, let alone alone.The more frightened I was, the harder the tears flowed. In the end, my vision was blurred. I couldn't walk any longer, so I knelt down and cried silently for a while.Not daring to cry too loudly, for fear of attracting some beasts, she turned her head and wiped her tears on her sleeve, holding back her eyes and nose to turn red.

Do parents and brothers know that she is here? Will they be able to find her tomorrow?If she couldn't find it, how could she go back alone?

While Su Xi was thinking, she stood up and continued to walk. This time, she didn't plan to find Tinglu. The most urgent thing was to find a place to stay.

After walking for a while, there is a small cave ahead, and the entrance of the cave is covered by straw.Su Xi held the straw and moved it away bit by bit, cleaned up the inside, and then sat in.

The cave is very small and can only accommodate two people, but it is enough for Su Xi. She is petite and sitting there with her knees hugged doesn't take up much space.Su Xi put the straw that was removed just now under her body, rested her chin on her knees, and stared at the hole with vigilant eyes.

Rao had exhausted a lot of energy walking just now, and her whole body was sore and sore, but she dared not sleep now.

After a while, Su Xi couldn't hold it anymore, her upper and lower eyelids fought, and finally closed her eyes in a drowsy way.

I didn't sleep for long, only to hear a sound coming from the entrance of the cave.Su Xi froze, quickly opened her eyes, and looked out steadily.

I saw a slender figure get off the horse and walk towards this side.She picked up the crystal jasper hairpin beside her and held it in her hand. She didn't know who the other party was. It would be nice if she came to find her, but today she was frightened by the refugees on the mountain, and she dared not trust anyone casually.In case it's a villain, she... Thinking of this, Su Xi was so nervous that her palms were sweating.

When the other party walked to the entrance of the cave, Su Xi held her breath, opened her big eyes, and dared not make a sound.

The next moment, I saw the other party blowing on the torch, holding the hole with one hand and holding the torch in the other, leaning down and looking at her.

After seeing his face clearly, Su Xi opened her small mouth in surprise, and said in disbelief, "Ting..."

Wei Yan's dark pupils locked onto her small face, Junrong couldn't see clearly in the darkness, only his deep, slightly hoarse voice could be heard: "I finally found you."

(End of this chapter)