The prince refused to stay alone in the carriage to enjoy the blessings, but squeezed into a tent with Yu Pinyan, took out the dry food wrapped in oiled paper, and ate slowly.
"When Fang Wei comes back, let's continue on our way. If we let them lie in the rain overnight, I don't know how many people will complain about their loneliness." The prince joked with his eyes narrowed.
Yu Pinyan nodded and said, "Be careful sailing for ten thousand years, guarding eight million taels of silver, you have to sleep with one eye open at night, let alone rushing. This is the first time you have such an urgent errand, so you can't be negligent .”
"At the end of the month, the second, third, and fourth children will also join the court to participate in politics. If Gu makes a mistake this time, I don't know how many people are waiting to grab Gu's pigtails. Don't worry, Gu will save it." The prince patted Yu Pinyan on the shoulder , the two looked at each other and smiled.
Talking while gnawing dry food, more than half an hour passed without knowing it, only to hear a sound of swift horseshoes approaching, and before the prince had time to lift the curtain, he heard Fang Wei shouting loudly, "Prince, it's not good, the landslide ahead Already!"
The prince was startled, and hurried out to ask carefully.
The dry food in Yu Wentao's hand fell into the muddy muddy water with a clatter.
The rest of the people were so scared that their faces turned ashen and dripping with cold sweat, but Yu Pinyan felt such a sense of relief as expected.
"The landslide? What's the situation?" The prince stepped forward against the heavy rain.
"My subordinates had just walked for a quarter of an hour when they heard a loud rumbling sound on the mountain. Rainwater and mud and rocks rushed down from the top of the mountain, washed away the road, and flowed straight into the river. Fortunately, my subordinates were on guard and retreated. Hurry up, or you won't be able to come back." Fang Wei patted his chest with lingering fear.
While speaking, there was another loud noise in front of him. Just now people thought it was thunder, but now they realized it was a landslide. If the prince hadn't called for a stop, but had rushed all the way at full speed, ten out of ten would have crashed into a landslide and ended up with no bones left. In addition, he lost eight million taels of disaster relief money, and affected tens of millions of people in the disaster-stricken areas. Even if he died, he would not gain any good reputation.
The more Yu Wentao thought about it, the more flustered he became, and he cupped his hands again and again, his words trembling, "The prince is indeed of the blood of a real dragon, and he is blessed by heaven! The prince is wise, the prince is wise!"
Only then did the crowd come back to their senses, and they also shouted, their eyes full of awe.
The prince was also extremely scared in his heart, but his face didn't show it at all, and he said calmly, "It's not safe here, break out the camp and retreat to the open field, and wait for the rain to stop before taking a long way to Sanmenxia. Hurry up."
This time no one dared to object.
Finally subdued the old fox Yu Wentao, the crown prince breathed a sigh of relief, unable to hold back his excitement and fear, he patted Yu Pinyan on the shoulder vigorously, and said in a low voice, "Pinyan, thanks to you stopping in time, otherwise there would be no bones left. !” It’s all right if there are no bones left, lost the disaster relief money, and I don’t know how many people want to arrange his reputation after death. That scene, thinking about it, makes my heart chill.
"The prince is serious. You know it yourself, otherwise it would be useless for me to persuade you." Yu Pinyan didn't take credit for it, and didn't mention the dream that his sister had had at all. Royal people are suspicious by nature, thinking too far would be a disaster rather than a blessing for Xiang'er.
"I do know that in my heart. Pinyan, thank you!" The prince pressed his shoulder hard, and his gratitude was self-evident.
The two shook hands tightly, and then they each stepped on their steeds and ran back. Due to the long detour, the trip was delayed for at least two days, so the prince sent a letter to the emperor to explain the reason.
The next morning, the Yonglehou's Mansion also received a letter from Yu Pinyan. The old lady looked pale and shouted 'Bodhisattva bless' over and over again.
"Old madam, what's wrong with you? But young master..." Mama Ma didn't dare to say the rest.
"It's nothing to say," the old lady stood up tremblingly, bowed three times to the Buddha statue on the hall, and then handed the letter to Mama Mama, letting her read it herself, and said with lingering fear, "It's really thrilling! I just read it I broke out in a cold sweat after reading the letter!"
After reading it quickly, Mother Ma's heart trembled suddenly, and she whispered in the old lady's ear, "Old lady, do you still remember the second lady shouting that when the young master was leaving? Cuixi said that the second lady dreamed of the young master It was washed away by the mud and rocks, so the young master was not allowed to go out yesterday, look, it is closed with this letter!"
'Brother, if it rains heavily, stop immediately, don't hurry! Remember, don't hurry! '. The old lady repeated these words in her mind, and her eyes opened wider and wider.
"Hiss," she gasped, and walked away, "Go to Xiang'er and ask, what kind of dream did she have last night!"
Yu Xiang didn't sleep all night, afraid that when she closed her eyes, she would dream of the scene of Yu Pinyan's death. She thought over and over again how she would live if Yu Pinyan was gone, and how she felt chilled. The pillars of the Yongle Hou Mansion were all 'destroyed' by her, Lin and the old lady would definitely not tolerate her. In this era, a woman who was abandoned by her family has no way to survive, not to mention she is still a paralyzed person, and she is afraid that she will starve to death on the street within two days after leaving the Hou's mansion.
When the old lady arrived, she was sick and half leaning on the couch, her face was sallow, her hair was disheveled, her eyes were bloodshot, and her eye sockets were deeply sunken, obviously she hadn't slept all night. Hearing the sound of footsteps, she twisted her neck stiffly to look, and asked in a hoarse voice, "How is brother? Have you received any news?"
Although he is not of the blood of the Hou family, after all, he grew up with Yan'er, and his feelings for him are sincere, without any adulteration. Can you risk your life to save him? Should we be so worried
Thinking of this, the old lady's prejudice and estrangement towards Yu Xiang disappeared in an instant.
"Yan'er is fine." She said in a soft voice, "Yesterday you had a nightmare, so you refused to let Yan'er go out, what did you see in the dream, tell grandma."
Yu Xiang's high-hanging heart suddenly fell to the ground, and seeing the old lady's questioning, she began to describe it in detail. Yu Pinyan is sixteen years old this year, he has just started his official career, and he acts ruthlessly, has made many enemies, and the person who is loyal to him is the current prince, so he may encounter many disasters in the future. If the Yu family didn't pay attention to her words, and treated her as nonsense and unreasonable troubles, Yu Pinyan would not be so lucky next time.
The old lady pondered for a while, then asked in a low voice, "Did you really see many silver ingots falling into the river?"
Yu Xiang nodded very firmly.
The old lady continued to be dazed, and it took a quarter of an hour to recover, touched the corners of Yu Xiang's red eyes, and said softly, "My good boy, because I was worried about your brother, you didn't sleep well all night, right? Have you taken the medicine? Have you had any meals?" used?"
Yu Xiang shook her head, "I don't know my brother's safety, I don't want to drink medicine, and I can't eat."
"Good boy, good boy..." The old lady's expression was very moved, and she repeatedly patted Yu Xiang's hair. "Drink the medicine, eat, and sleep quickly. You are tired."
Mama Ma went to the kitchen to cook medicine for the second young lady.
The old lady accompanied Yu Xiang to finish the meal, and saw her yawn frequently before she got up and left. When she reached the door, she turned her head and told her earnestly, "Xiang'er, if you have similar dreams in the future, you must tell grandma, don't worry about it."
Yu Xiang nodded in agreement. Naturally, she wouldn't be bored in her heart, Yu Pinyan was her only talisman.
Only then did the old lady leave contentedly, and seeing Cuiping and Cuixi following behind her, she solemnly explained, "I will take care of Miss in the future, and just ask Mother Ma for anything you need. If Miss refuses to drink medicine and eat, you have to I beg you, if you leave it alone like today, you don't have to stay in the Hou's mansion anymore."
Cuiping Cuixi promised in a low voice, and waited for the group of people to go far away to wipe off the cold sweat on their foreheads, and looked at each other in blank dismay. What's the matter, old lady? Why did the attitude change overnight
The old lady returned to the main courtyard, knelt under the Buddhist altar and recited scriptures for a while before she let go of her tense heartstrings.
Mama Ma helped her up and brought her another cup of hot tea. After she sat down, she leaned over and asked, "Madam, what's the matter with this dream, Miss?"
"This is the Bodhisattva warning Xiang'er." The old lady slowly skimmed off the floating tea foam with the lid of the cup, her expression in a daze, "If Yan'er and the others didn't stop, they just rushed over, and the scene in the dream will become reality Those silver ingots are presumably the disaster relief silver carried by the crown prince, at least this amount..." She stretched out a slap.
"Fifty thousand taels?" Mama Ma bared her teeth
"Five million taels, maybe more." At this point, the old lady broke out in a cold sweat again, and sighed, "Luckily, Xiang'er mentioned something, Yan'er didn't rush over, otherwise not only would his life be lost, but the whole body would die." The Hou Mansion will also suffer the same crime. Five million taels, even if they stole the family property, they will not be able to pay for it!"
Yu Xiang, a little girl who doesn't know much about the world, how did she know what Yan'er was doing when she went out, and how did she know that the crown prince was carrying disaster relief money? But she dreamed of it, and the description was so detailed, as if she was actually there. Up to this moment, the old lady had no doubts about her words.
Mama Ma took a deep breath and shouted in horror, "Five, five million taels? My mother! Thank you Bodhisattva for blessing, thank you Bodhisattva for blessing!" Hou Ye died, and the Hou Mansion ransacked the house. Alive! This time is really a fluke, a fluke!
Nanny Ma bowed to the altar and murmured in a low voice, "Master Hou is right, the lady is not a funeral star, she is clearly his lucky star. Old lady, take a look, in just one month, the lady helped Lord Hou I have avoided two death kalpas. This is too mysterious, if it is not a person with profound blessings, how can the Bodhisattva be willing to warn by dreams... "
The old lady was silent for a long while, and finally waved her hands, "Send the two horses and the hundred-year-old ginseng in my storeroom to Xiang'er. She is a good person." The heart is good, but this matter is revealed everywhere. It's weird, it's a blessing or a curse, let's take a look again.
"Hey, I'll go now, old slave!" Mama Ma did not pretend to be someone else, and went to do it herself. These two things are gifts from the imperial court, they are invaluable, the old lady herself was reluctant to use them, but instead gave them all to the young lady, it can be seen that this time I was really scared.
Cuiping Cuixi saw that the old lady suddenly paid more attention to Yu Xiang, although she was not angry, she did not dare to be as presumptuous as before.
The original historical track: The prince went to Sanmenxia for disaster relief, and encountered a landslide halfway. Although he survived by luck, he lost 8 million taels of relief money and returned in embarrassment. The judge impeached the prince for being unkind, offended the heavens and sent down punishments from the heavens, which affected tens of millions of people in the disaster-stricken areas. The emperor was furious, and ordered the prince to go to the imperial mausoleum to repent, and was barred from entering the court for three years. He also ordered the fourth prince to raise money and go to Sanmenxia. The fourth prince acted calmly, with outstanding abilities, and handled the disaster relief matters perfectly without any omissions. At the end of September, he returned to Beijing with the Wanmin Umbrella, and his reputation was greatly improved, while the prince gradually became silent.
Marquis Yongle was seriously injured in a landslide and returned home. He will be cared for for several months before he recovers. The emperor was angry. Although he did not demote him, he took away all his real posts and abandoned them. The old matriarch of the Hou Mansion sold all her property to pay for her crimes, but she could not restore the reputation of the Hou Mansion after all. Yonglehou had no choice but to join the army and risk his life for a way out.