After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

"My Lord, the mountains here are so high!"

The village is located at the foot of a big mountain.

The big mountain behind is towering into the clouds. In the night, it looks like a tall giant guarding the village.

"Well, the further south you go, the higher the mountains are." Xiao Minshen looked out of the car window.

Shunzi came back soon.

"Your Majesty, I have consulted the village chief, who said there are no empty houses in the village, but the threshing ground next to the village is very large, and we can set up camp there."

Xiao Minshen nodded.

"Does anyone on King Rui's side know about this?"

"I have just sent someone over to tell him."

"Then you lead the way and let the others follow you."

The carriage started moving forward, and just as it reached the village entrance, it saw a man holding a lantern, looking over here.

Shunzi got off the horse and bowed to him, "Please excuse me, village chief."

The village chief was an honest old man. He waved his hands hurriedly, at a loss.

"No trouble, no trouble."

After saying this, the village chief raised the lantern and led the way.

The threshing ground is on the left side of the village. The road is not very wide, just enough for a carriage to pass through.

After all the carriages and soldiers arrived, the village chief prepared to go back.

Before leaving, he walked over to Shunzi.

"Guard Shun, please tell the nobleman to arrange for people to take turns on duty at night."

"There are mountains behind us, and wild animals often come down the mountain, so be careful!"

"Thank you, village chief!"

Shunzi relayed the village chief's words to Xiao Minshen.

"Send someone to tell King Rui's men."

"Go tell the guards and see how they arrange it."

"Let's gather all our carriages together so that we can all take care of each other."

Xiao Minshen stepped out of the car.

Shen Yunjin also wanted to go down for a walk, so she got out of the car with the help of Yang Liu.

After staying in the carriage for most of the day, Shen Yunjin got off and felt like he was alive again.

When I first took the carriage, the feeling was not obvious.

After sitting for a long time, I found it boring and dull.

Xiao Minshen and his companions were fine. When they got tired of riding in the carriage, they got off and rode on horses.

Sometimes, he even competed in horse riding with King Rui.

Women do not have that much freedom.

Except for the time to rest, when you can get off and walk around, most of the other time is spent in the carriage.

The best itinerary is to visit various towns.

Princess Rui is a person who can't sit still.

Whenever they arrived at a town, Princess Rui would take her maid for a stroll.

Since Shen Yunjin took the pills made by Linglong, he found that his body recovered very quickly.

After the confinement period, whenever she came across some interesting place, she would take Yang Liu and Cui Lu out for a walk.

“The mountains here are so big and high!”

Cui Liu looked at the dark mountains behind the village and marveled.

"Just now, Shunzi said that there are wild beasts on this mountain."

There was a gleam of eagerness in Yang Liu's eyes.

When Cui Liu heard this, she couldn't help but move closer to Shen Yunjin.

Shen Yunjin patted her and said, "Don't be afraid. Aren't there those guards here?"

At this time, Xiao Minshen came over.

"Why did you get off the bus? It's humid in the south, and it rained heavily here a few days ago."

"It's better to stay in the car to keep warm."

Shen Yunjin shook his head.

"My waist is about to break from lying down, so I will just stand for a while."

Yang Liu got into the carriage tactfully, took out a thin cloak and put it on Shen Yunjin.

Xiao Minshen embraced her and let her lean on his arms.

The two of them snuggled together quietly, looking at the stars above their heads.

"Let's go, get in the car. It's late at night and it's not safe."

After hearing what Xiao Minshen said, Shen Yunjin also felt a little cold.

She leaned towards Xiao Minshen and walked back to the carriage together.

Nothing happened all night.

In the morning, Shen Yunjin and others were awakened by a loud noise.

When Xiao Minshen got off the carriage, he saw Prince Rui also getting off.

"Old Five, what's going on in this village?"

"I don't know either, but Shunzi has gone to check the situation."

Xiao Minshen looked around the village.

The houses here are different from those in other places. Every household builds their houses with stones.

The entrance is bare, without even a tree.

Shunzi walked back quickly.

"Your Highness, a ferocious beast entered the village last night. It killed all the adults in a family, leaving only one child."

Last night the village chief warned us that there were ferocious beasts, and we all spent the whole night in fear.

Nothing happened during the night, and everyone was wondering if the village chief had deceived them last night.

Unexpectedly, the beast did not attack them, but entered the village.

"Let's go into the village and take a look." King Rui looked at Xiao Minshen.

Xiao Minshen nodded.

The two men entered the village with a few guards.

In the village, every household had the same house that Xiao Minshen had just seen.

Soon, they arrived at the house where the accident happened.

The wall of this house is shorter than that of other houses, so it's no wonder that wild beasts get in.

The yard was filled with people from the village.

The village chief is leading people to check the situation.

An eight-year-old boy was sitting on the ground in a daze.

"I told Gouzi's father a long time ago to find someone to raise the wall, but he never listened."

An auntie who was watching the scene complained bitterly.

"Where does he get that kind of money? There are old and young people in the family, and he is the only one who earns money."

"That's right. His mother is a sickly woman. Even if she has money, she spends it all on buying medicine."

"I just feel sorry for this child, who has become an orphan all of a sudden."

"How is such a young child supposed to survive?" a grandmother said, shaking her head.

"Grandma Li, aren't you looking forward to having a grandson? This is a good opportunity to bring him back!"

Someone came up with an idea.

Granny Li’s eyes flickered.

"Forget it. The village chief is here. He should have made some arrangements."

Here, the village chief had ordered people to carry all the bodies of the family to the middle of the yard and cover them with a roll of bamboo mats.

"Gouzi, kowtow to your father, your grandpa, and your uncles and aunts, and they will be buried."

"It's hot, we can't let it go. When the time comes, we can provoke the wild beasts to come down."

The child named Gouzi obediently walked into the yard and kowtowed to the people under the mat one by one.

After he finished kowtowing, several strong men wrapped the body in mats and prepared to carry it out for burial.

The people in front made way for him.

The crowd dispersed, revealing Xiao Minshen and King Rui standing outside the crowd.

The village chief saw it at a glance and hurried over to pay his respects.

Last night, Shunzi came to see him and said that they were escorting a noble from the capital and were passing through here, so they wanted to stay overnight in the village.

Although he didn't know how important the nobleman was, he guessed that he was not an ordinary nobleman by looking at the large number of guards behind the convoy.

There were actually empty houses in their village, but due to the special circumstances of the village, he finally arranged for people to go to the threshing ground.

"I have met you, my Lord."

Xiao Minshen held his hand and helped him up.

"Old man, what happened last night?"