Prince Yan did not come back all night, so Lin Ji came up to her and told her that Prince Yan had already left first, and they just had to follow behind with the food and supplies.

When they set out, the number of people behind them was less, but not just a little bit. When they left the city, it was still a huge team, but now it seemed that more than half of them were missing.

Were the remaining Kings of Yan taken away?

Escorting food and supplies is a big deal, shouldn’t we send more people?

However, Jiang Nian did not say much. There must be a reason for such an arrangement.

Their journey was relatively smooth, except that they didn't seem to be taking the official road.

After walking for more than ten days, they began to see continuous snow-capped mountains. Jiang Nian was curious, so he got out of the carriage and borrowed a horse from Lin Ji. He was not afraid of the cold and just walked in the cold wind, looking very cool.

The weather was cold and many people fell ill along the way. They were not worried because there were military doctors there. However, some of the patients were seriously ill and could not recover in a short time. They had to be pulled by cars or carried by people, which wasted more time on the road.

Jiang Nian took out a bottle of medicine from his package and gave some to the sick person, which seemed to help a little.

The group continued to head north. When they left the capital, it was not long after the beginning of winter. When they were approaching Pingchuan, it was already the end of the year. King Yan, Nag, had never appeared since he separated from them that day.

The journey took almost two months, and Jiang Nian's legs and feet were numb from riding in the carriage. He felt dizzy when he got off.

There was already someone waiting at the city gate. After saying something to Lin Ji, he led the way.

Jiang Nian sat in the carriage and lifted the curtain to look outside. The soldiers in the city were shoveling snow. There were many porridge stalls on the streets and people were lining up in front of them to get porridge.

The carriage arrived at her residence, and Lin Ji sent someone to take her inside. He said, "Your Highness has been rescuing people in the mountains these past two days and will probably not be back. It's not peaceful outside right now, so you should be careful if you go out."

"Thank you."

This mansion should be a place specially for Prince Yan to stay. The maids and servants in the mansion work in an orderly manner and are respectful and polite to her.

Because he had something on his mind, Jiang Nian didn't sleep well that night.

The next day, Jiang Nian took Amber out. The heavy snow collapsed many houses, and these people had nowhere to go. The government requisitioned the inns and restaurants that were not affected. As long as they were still habitable, they gave some to each house. Those who could not fit in the rest lived in temporary tents.

The clinic was also overcrowded and the streets were in chaos.

"Girl, where can we find it?"

"I've heard of a place before, let's go there and ask."

After turning two streets and just about to enter a small alley, a man suddenly rushed out without even looking where he was going and bumped into Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian staggered after being knocked around, and the person who bumped into her fell down.

Amber quickly supported the man and scolded him, "How can you walk?"

Jiang Nian waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm fine."

In fact, my arm was aching slightly from the collision, but judging from the man's attire, he must be a poor man, so I decided not to worry about it.

"Are you OK?"

The people on the ground were dressed in rags, had unkempt hair and dirty faces, and their appearances could not be seen clearly.

In such a cold day, he was wearing torn shoes and only a single layer of clothes, which were tattered and his exposed skin was covered with frostbite. He was tall, but had a hunched back.

He stood up from the ground with a look of pain on his face. Just as he was about to say something, a voice came from the family behind him: "You dead mute, I think you want to be beaten again, why don't you go quickly? What are you dawdling for?"

Hearing this, the man shuddered, ran past Jiang Nian and out of the alley, and disappeared in a moment.

Jiang Nian had something to do, so she didn't care anymore. She went up to the person who had just spoken to ask for directions, went around three alleys, and finally arrived at the place she was looking for.

When Jiang Dechang was a child, Guixi was always by his side. Guixi also knew about the child swap, and it was Guixi who disposed of the child at the beginning.

Jiang Dechang is now paralyzed at home, so it is not difficult to get some information out of him. With the help of Pang Mama who is with her mother, it is not difficult to find this place.

When she was twenty years old, Guixi's family came to the Jiang Mansion to look for her, but she didn't know the truth at that time, so the Jiang family simply drove them away. When she asked about it, they just said that they were two beggars.

Guixi was already old at the time and unable to go to the capital, so she asked her family to find her. She must have wanted to talk about her eldest brother.

Amber went up and knocked on the door. After a while, someone came out. It was a woman in her thirties. "Who are you?"

"Excuse me, is this Guixi's home?"

The woman immediately became alert: "Who are you?"

"Guixi used to work at my house. I heard he lives in Pingchuan, so I came to see him this time."

"Go away. There is no one named Guixi in our family." As he said this, he was about to close the door.

"Well, I just want to see him. He used to be my father's servant. Although he has returned home due to old age, I still have feelings for him, so I want to come and see him."

Seeing that the woman still didn't believe him, he continued, "Perhaps Guixi has told you about my eldest son? I am his biological sister."

Hearing this, the woman's expression finally changed, but she still refused to let them in and softened her attitude: "You guys wait here first."

Jiang Nian waited outside for a while, and the door was opened again. This time, the courtyard gate was wide open, inviting her in.

The yard is not big, with only four houses. There is nothing in the yard, and it seems that they don't live a good life.

The woman brought her into the house and saw an old man standing opposite her, supported by a man, who came forward to greet her.

"Big girl."

"No, please get up."

Guixi is old and has difficulty walking. His hair has turned gray and his cloudy eyes suddenly turned red.

"Miss, I...I'm sorry, Madam!"

"I...I...I lost the eldest master!" As he said this, he covered his face and burst into tears.

"what?"

Lin was kind to Guixi, and when he learned of the master's intentions, it was too late for him to inform his wife.

The master gave the child to him and asked him to deal with it, but he couldn't bear it, so he hid the child.

During those days, the master was obviously wary of him, and he had no chance to see his wife, so the matter was kept secret.

Later, the fact that he had hidden the child was discovered, and the master and the old lady wanted to kill him to silence him. He almost died, but was later rescued. He became lame in one leg and finally followed the person who rescued him back to Pingchuan.

He originally wanted to raise the child and then go back to recognize his relatives.

"But...but...the eldest son was stolen when he was three years old, and he was never found again..." Guixi pounded the kang in pain.

"Didn't you report it to the police?" Jiang Nian asked hurriedly.

"I've been searching for months but haven't found it. The government no longer wants to intervene. I...I...I feel so sorry for my wife!"

Jiang Nian came here full of hope, but now this is the result. His heart sank, his eyes went dark, and his whole body softened.

"girl!"

"Miss, it's all my fault! How could I have lost the young master..."

Jiang Nian recovered and left some money and his address to Guixi's family: "If you have any news, come find me here."

Jiang Nian returned home and didn't eat dinner. He went back to his room and never came out again.

The people in the mansion were worried. He was fine when he went out, but he looked like a lost soul when he came back. They didn't dare to delay and quickly sent someone to report the news.

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