Traveling through time and space

"Uncle, didn't you go to the embroidery workshop to look for it?"

"We went there, but Aunt Yang said they had gone back a long time ago." The man surnamed Ji had tears in his eyes.

"My sister was just buying some rice on the street when she disappeared."

"Yes, my sister also disappeared when she went with her sister-in-law to prepare her trousseau."

"My niece is going to be a marriageable girl next month, but this person has disappeared."...

"Have you ever reported this to the authorities? Don't the authorities care?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"Girl, you are still young. How would you know about government affairs?" an aunt said angrily.

"Girl, go back home and stay out of the house."

"I understand. Thank you both aunts for your advice." Su Yuanyuan bent down slightly.

"Brother Ji, where are you going with your family?"

"There's a notice in town saying a female corpse was found in the Qishan Pass ahead. The description of her clothing and appearance on the notice makes her look a bit like my second daughter. So, my whole family wants to go and see. Hopefully, it's not my second daughter." The old man surnamed Ji wiped his tears. "Zhiming, help your mother and wife, and let's go."

"Auntie, how long will it take to enter the city?" Su Yuanyuan stopped the aunt who had just spoken to her.

"The carriage will be here in half an hour." One could see that the aunt was anxious. Before she finished speaking, she turned around and left.

Everyone got on the car and asked, "Has the emperor heard this news? A young girl is missing?"

"No, the palace hasn't received this news. Recently, all the posts have been about the disaster. But they are really brave. They actually suppressed this matter and didn't report it. Uncle Kang, go to the east gate of Liupu as soon as possible and let the princess reunite with her people. The king needs to go and do something."

"Your Highness, please don't be angry. What kind of look did that man have just now? He actually mistook the princess for your daughter." Kang Xi seemed to be holding back a laugh.

"Shut up and go away."

"Does the Imperial Uncle think Yuanyuan is a burden? He's eager to get rid of Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan remembers that before leaving the palace, my father told me to let the Imperial Uncle take care of Yuanyuan. The Imperial Uncle took care of Yuanyuan in this way. Isn't he afraid that Yuanyuan will complain to my father after returning to the palace? Isn't the Imperial Uncle afraid that Yuanyuan will be in danger? Or does the Imperial Uncle have some private matters that make it inconvenient for Yuanyuan to follow him? Uncle Kang, you come to testify. When we return to the palace, I will tell the truth. As soon as I arrived in Liupu, the Imperial Uncle abandoned me and didn't care about my life or death."

"Princess, our prince doesn't mean that." Uncle Kang, who was driving the coach, spoke up.

"So what does the princess want?"

"Uncle, I have no other excessive requests. From now on, I will follow you. Wherever you go, I will go too. Except for the nighttime rest time, you must not leave me too far. Of course, I will also control my mouth and not bully others or speak carelessly."

"Even if she leaves me, the princess will be safe."

"Uncle, you can't say that. The disaster in Liupu is so serious, there will definitely be more incidents. This princess is not a waste. Maybe I can help His Majesty. I don't care. Anyway, this princess will follow His Majesty." Su Yuanyuan defended confidently.

"Your Highness, the princess is the emperor's most beloved daughter, and nothing can happen to her."

"Uncle Kang, do you want to serve the princess?"

"Girl, girl," Su Yuanyuan heard Yue'er's voice from afar because the car curtain was open. Looking carefully, she saw Yue'er and Dongmei waving their hands.

"We will act separately. You go find your cousin. When the matter is settled, I will send someone to pick you up."

"Okay, uncle, go and do your own thing. Just don't forget the safety of this princess. I just hope that Your Highness can keep his word and not fool me." Su Yuanyuan knew the importance of the matter and naturally would not make trouble. Besides, she had her own things to do. The car stopped in front of them. Su Yuanyuan got out of the car and bowed to Prince De.

"My Lord, is the princess safe?"

"Don't worry, the Emperor should have sent secret guards to protect the princess." Su Yuanyuan walked towards Yue'er and the others. Hearing the conversation behind them, Su Yuanyuan smiled. Her father was really good to her. Seeing her approach, Yue'er, Dongmei, and Yulin wanted to salute. Su Yuanyuan waved her hand, not wanting them to salute her here. With Yue'er's support, she got into the car and the car started. "Have you found your cousin, Chunmei, Qiumei, and the others? How are their injuries?"

"Don't worry, girl. Everyone has been found." Dongmei replied.

"Okay, let's go straight to the young master." Su Yuanyuan found a comfortable place to sit down and told them to go directly to the eldest brother. "You must have worked hard on this journey. I heard that some girls have disappeared in Liupu in the past few days. Is it true?"

"Miss, the servants haven't gone out into the streets yet, but we heard about it at the inn. There are more than a hundred people in total."

"So many girls are missing, but this little girl is missing. There are only three possible outcomes." Thinking of this, Su Yuanyuan shook her head helplessly.

"Girl, which three results?" asked Dongmei who was sitting opposite.

"She was sold as a slave, a concubine, or even sold to a brothel. In any case, she could not escape the fate of being a man's plaything to please others." Su Yuanyuan sighed deeply. What kind of fate did this woman have?

"Master, the fate of women in this world is so miserable. Fortunately, Yue'er can protect you and herself." Yue'er talked to herself as if she was presenting a treasure, and Su Yuanyuan just watched without saying a word.

"Miss, my cousin and the others are staying in the two inns on Jiejing East Road ahead. My cousin said that if they were all together, it would be easy to stand out. The inn where my cousin is staying is called Changsheng Inn, and the others are staying at Xindaofang Inn. Time is short, so I have only met my cousin and have not met the others yet."

"Master, there are so many people coming and going on this street. Please let Sister Dongmei sit outside and watch. Don't let anyone deliberately touch our carriage and scare the master." Yue'er suddenly said this. Su Yuanyuan looked at her in confusion. She nodded. Su Yuanyuan knew that she had something to say and wanted to order Dongmei out.

"Indeed, look at these disaster victims coming and going. Dongmei, go to the front and watch. Yue'er, do you look down on them because of their attire?"

"Master, that's not the case. It's just that some people, Yue'er can see, have impure intentions."

After hearing this, Su Yuanyuan finally understood. "As humans, we all have desires, some good, some bad. You'll understand later."

"Master, I have also met the young master. There is a kind of fruit in the space that is very suitable for them. After taking it, they will recover their wounds and physical strength in a very short time."

"How come I don't know about such a magical existence?" Su Yuanyuan was very curious.

"Master, you haven't asked Yue'er either."

Yes, that's right. So far, I haven't taken anything out of the space to exchange for silver. Because I can earn money myself, I haven't paid much attention to the things in the space, except for food. Su Yuanyuan guessed that Dongmei would not come in, so she pulled Yue'er into the space. Yue'er took her to a tree. The branches were full of red fruits, which were very tempting. Su Yuanyuan couldn't help but put two in her mouth. She felt refreshed instantly, "Xiao Yue'er, what is this? It feels very comfortable after eating it."

"Sister, this has many uses. It can heal wounds and detoxify. Sister, we are going back." Xiaoyue hurriedly picked a lot, and Su Yuanyuan also picked a lot, and her hands were full.

"Girl, we're almost there," I just sat down and heard Dongmei's voice outside. It was a close call.

"Got it. Go and meet the cousin directly."

"Miss, I asked Rumei to open a room upstairs. It should be ready. You can rest there."

"Well, you're really thoughtful. I've been exhausted all this way," Su Yuanyuan stretched. She counted the pine and bamboo berries they were holding—a full fifty. After eating the pine and bamboo berries, all her fatigue had vanished. "Xiao Yue'er, it really has an unexpected effect. I really like it." She asked for a box from the space and placed the pine and bamboo berries inside. She heard someone outside say, "We've arrived."