Queen of flowers - chapter 172
Su Mingjian touched his nose, and then called over the two guards who were in charge of “taking care of” Ah Lan, and ordered them, “Keep an eye on Ah Lan at all times! Wait until we reach Majiacun. If you get negligent and let her make trouble, then you’re going to be unlucky, don’t complain then.”
The two guards were reprimanded by their bosses and didn’t dare to relent. From then on, Ah Lan was detained on the carriage, and could come out only when it was necessary.
Ah Lan couldn’t leave at will, and Hua Rou finally got some quiet.
Yong Ruo, who was observing Ah Lan and wondered if she could do anything wrong, could only temporarily put aside her doubts.
She thought: Hua Rou’s defense is also very strong!
She asked Hua Rou, “Don’t you like Ah Lan?”
Hua Rong laughed, “No, it’s not that I don’t like her. In fact, this girl’s situation now reminds this slave of my old days and I had a little sympathy for her. However, the safety of the Wang Ye and Furen is very important. She is a stranger. If Wang Ye and Furen take her back to Beijing to Wangfu in the future, this slave will teach her well.”
Yong Ruo smiled. In her heart, Hua Rou’s words were impeccable.
In the afternoon of the third day, Feng Liao and the rest finally reached the small hill in Lumu Road near Majia Village.
In the small hill, there were several dilapidated thatched houses that people once lived in.
According to Ah Lan, these households had the surname Yu, so the small mountain urn was also called Yujiayu (Jiao: family, Yu: area). Those thatched huts in Yujiayu were empty and no one lived there.
Ah Lan said that they must have left before she and her mother passed by there the previous time, they originally wanted to go to those families to ask for some water. But not only did they not see a single person, they also found that the only well in the mountain stream was dry and the seedlings in the field were dead. They experienced the famine, so why would they stay there?
Su Mingjian sent someone to take a look, and then reported that the well was really dry, and the mud at the bottom of the well was cracked.
Feng Liao decided to cross the two mountain beams that day and rush to Majia Village.
Firstly, since they didn’t have much water to drink, and Ah Lan said that there was a very deep cave in the mountain behind Majia Village where there was a spring, they needed to reach there faster.
Secondly, Ah Lan’s mother’s body had begun to rot, and there was some faint smell coming out of it, so it was better to send her back for burial earlier.
Feng Liao left the carriage and most of the supplies in Yujiayu, leaving some guards there.
He originally wanted Yong Ruo and Xu Taiyi to stay in the carriage and wait for him while he took someone to take a look in the village, and then return with some water.
But not only did Yong Ruo insist on going with him, Xu Taiyi persisted with him regardless of his age.
“The emperor ordered this old man to stay with Wang Ye as much as possible. This old man wouldn’t dare to disobey his will! If this old man can’t move, let me sit on the horse and find someone to lead the horse. It’s not too far anyway.”
When Xu Taiyi used the emperor’s name, Feng Liao had no choice and took Yong Ruo, Hua Ruan and Xu Taiyi to climb the mountain together.
Ah Lan followed. Her mother’s body was tied to a horse and was taken with her.
As soon as they climbed the first mountain beam, Rob, who was in charge of the road ahead, hurried back, with a serious look, “Master, the small village in front is destroyed! Looking at the location, it should be Majia Village that Ah Lan mentioned.”
“Majia Village is destroyed? What do you mean?”
“Scouts said most of the houses in the village and some scattered houses were burned. That didn’t happen from a natural disaster. They have sent people to investigate, so we have to wait for the scouts to return.”
Feng Liao’s complexion turned heavy, and gradually became pale. He clenched his fist tightly.
Yong Ruo felt that the trip to Majia Village wasn’t so simple. Then she said to Feng Liao, “Wang Ye, why don’t we return to Yujiayu first and wait until the scout finds out the situation.”
Feng Liao gritted his teeth slightly and shook his head, “I will not retreat. We will wait for the news here.”
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