Seeing that the two people were a little excited, Su Muer quickly waved her hand to stop them.
"Stop arguing. With so many of us here suddenly, it's normal for the people here to be a little worried. But don't worry, since we are here, we will definitely not bring the plague, and we are just going up the mountain to find medicine. Everyone
If you are worried that we are carrying the plague, please don't go out these days, we will go back after collecting the herbs."
After listening to her words, the crowd was silent for a few seconds, and then Liu Yeniang was the first to raise her hand and shouted:
"We all know what the princess is like. Now that the princess has said it, whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway. I have been quite bored at home these days, so why not go up the mountain with you to collect herbs."
Liu Ye, who was standing behind the princess, quickly waved her hand to her mother and said reproachfully:
"Mom, don't just mess around. What do you know?"
Liu Yeniang frowned and glared at her, "Mom doesn't know anything, and I don't know medicinal materials, but I can learn it. Now that the Eastern Jin Dynasty is in trouble, we should also contribute."
Liu Ye wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Su Muer.
"Liu Ye, it's good that your mother has such a heart. She is right. No matter who you are, as long as you are from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, you should contribute to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. If the Eastern Jin Dynasty is destroyed by the plague and invaded by foreign enemies,
Then any one of us will become a prisoner of the enemy."
At this time, someone in the crowd echoed again,
"The princess is right. We have long heard that the princess is worried about this plague. We should also do our part and ask the princess to tell us what we should do. We will all go."
"Yes, let's all go."
"I'll go too, I'll go too."
"Yes, let's all go."
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Su Mu'er felt very relieved. She saw everyone nodding heavily,
"Okay, in that case, we are now in groups of twenty, and each group is specifically looking for a kind of medicinal material. Wang Biao, you are responsible for leading a group of people to find Humulus, and Liu Ye is responsible for leading a group of people to find Baibu."
Before she finished speaking, Princess Yongping raised her hand, "Princess, I can also lead the team."
She glanced at Princess Yongping and then nodded, "Okay, Princess Yongping will take a group of people to find Bletilla striata, and Xiaoqian will take people to find Prunella vulgaris. I will find samples of the herbal medicine and give them to you later. Let's set off now."
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After everyone heard this, they spontaneously formed their own groups and walked up the mountain together.
This group of people walked on the way up the mountain in great strength, and the formation was really shocking.
Su Muer walked in front of people, holding a wooden stick as fine as her arm to pull the weeds in front of her. She was no longer the noble princess, just an ordinary herb gatherer. She wanted to lead
These people went in search of life-saving herbs.
The group of them traveled on the rugged mountain road for a long time, and finally climbed to the mountain an hour later. Looking around, she did not find the creek in her dream.
If she couldn't find the creek, it wouldn't be easy to find the medicinal materials she wanted, so she shouted to everyone:
"Everyone should go separately now to find a small stream. There are not many places with streams on this mountain. If anyone finds it, please send someone here to inform them. I will keep someone here waiting for news."
After everyone heard this, they divided into several groups and began to look for the creek that Su Mu'er mentioned.
Following the route in the dream, Su Muer led Wang Biao and his group to search in the mountains. The mountain road was difficult to walk, but it could not stop them from moving forward.
These medicinal herbs are not very common, so no one knows them. She can only rely on the scenes in her dreams to find them. This is also the reason why she wants to find the creek, because according to what happened in the dream, then
There are medicinal materials she needs by a small stream.
But they searched for a long time on the mountain and found no sign of running water at all.
Wang Biao wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked around with a frown.
"Princess, we are back to the same place. There is not even a small ditch here, let alone a stream. Are you mistaken, Princess?"
At this time, Su Muer felt a little unsure. Although the scene in the dream had really happened, it was still a dream. If she told everyone that she had dreamed of a creek here, then everyone would probably think it was...
There must be something wrong with her brain.
So she said to Wang Biao:
"Notification to everyone, please rest where you are."
They walked on the mountain all morning and were very tired and hungry. People who went out to look for the stream also returned to their starting point. Everyone obeyed her order and sat down to rest.
Su Mu'er was also a little anxious at this time. She was not sure about the direction of the creek, so she couldn't be sure whether the creek existed, so she was a little anxious.
Seeing that everyone was resting in place, she walked towards the forest alone. Seeing this, Xiaoqian stood up and followed her.
"Where are you going, princess?"
"I'll go over there and take a look. There should be a stream here, but why can't I find it?"
"Have you seen the creek that the princess mentioned with your own eyes or heard of it from others?"
"No, I just saw it in my dream."
Hearing what she said, Xiaoqian was a little surprised and asked as she walked, "Can things in dreams be taken seriously?"
"Your dreams may not be taken seriously, but mine must be taken seriously."
"Why?"
Xiaoqian still looked at her with a suspicious face, "What kind of special powers does the princess have?"
Su Muer pursed her lips and smiled bitterly, "If I have any special powers, then I will make this damn plague disappear from the Eastern Jin Kingdom. It is precisely because I have no special powers that I bring everyone here to collect medicine."
Seeing that what she said was unclear, Xiaoqian was even more confused, but she didn't ask any more questions and just walked with her.
"Xiaoqian, you go back, I'll just walk around by myself."
Xiaoqian shook her head directly, "How can that happen? Doudou specially asked me to take good care of you. What if something happens to you if I go back?"
She takes care of her? Qi Doudou can figure it out.
But since Xiaoqian was willing to follow, she didn't stop her, but took her back and forth around the neighborhood.
They came to a place with vines, and Xiaoqian suddenly raised her hand and said:
"Princess, look, it looks like a wall here. The leaves on it are densely packed. It's so beautiful."
Looking in the direction of her finger, this wall is made up of countless vines, and it is a wall with no end in sight.
She was a little surprised when she saw this scene. They had also seen this green leaf wall when they passed by here just now. At that time, they only thought that there must be a hanging rock cliff behind it, so they did not dare to set foot in it. However, they searched here and found nothing.
She found the location of the creek, so she was full of curiosity about this wall.
Just as she was about to raise her hand to pull the leaves off the wall, Xiaoqian suddenly screamed,
"Ah! There is a snake."
Her scream immediately attracted Wang Biao and several men. Wang Biao drew out the long sword from his waist, raised the sword with his hand, and cut off the head of a green snake. The snake's body
He twitched a few times, and then fell from a high place to the feet of several people.
Xiaoqian covered her eyes again and screamed, "Ah!"
Princess Yongping rushed to her and comforted her.
"It's just a green snake. There are many such snakes in our hometown, so it's not surprising."
Seeing that the snake was dead, Su Muer took the long arrow from Wang Biao's hand, and then cut off the vine in front of her.
This wall surrounded by vines was indeed very strong. Wang Biao and several other servants also came to help. After a while, a crack was cut in the wall.
At this time, Princess Yongping suddenly pointed at the wall and shouted:
"There is a sound of water, there is really a sound of running water."
Hearing what she said, people who were resting gathered around and looked over.
Looking around, there is really a stream behind this vine wall, and it seems like another world behind it.
Seeing this scene, everyone rushed forward to tear down the wall, and a fresh and beautiful scenery suddenly appeared in front of everyone. This place was exactly the same as in her dream. Su Muer's mouth finally showed a long-lost smile.
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She quickly followed the place guided by her dream, and finally saw a piece of medicinal material by the stream. Everyone was about to step forward, but she reached out to stop them.
"Don't move. All the medicinal materials here are what we want. Now everyone should collect them according to the grouping just now. Don't mess up the types of medicinal materials. Place each medicinal material in an open space."
"we know."
Everyone also rolled up their arms and sleeves, gearing up, and followed Su Muer's instructions to collect medicinal materials.
These people completely forgot that they had not had lunch yet and that they were tired. They just focused on collecting herbs. It was not until dusk was approaching that Su Muer called everyone to prepare to go down the mountain.
Because there were already people collecting and transporting medicinal materials down the mountain just now, there are not many medicinal materials stored on the mountain now. Everyone just needs to bring some down the mountain.
Today's harvest is full, and everyone is in a good mood. Even if everyone's faces are dirty and everyone's hair is a little messy, no one cares.
Princess Yongping and Xiaoqian rarely supported each other as they walked down the mountain. Princess Yongping complained as they walked,
"I'll let you rest for a while. If you don't do it, it's fine now. I'll see how you sleep when I go back at night."
Not to be outdone, Xiaoqian raised her nose angrily,
"Isn't that the same for you?"
"I've loved hunting and practicing martial arts since I was a kid. What kind of work does this mean? Ouch."
As soon as she finished speaking, her feet went weak and she almost sat on the ground. Seeing this, Xiaoqian hurriedly went to help her. People walking behind them also gathered around them. Seeing this, Su Muer hurriedly walked over.
"What's wrong?"
Princess Yongping was afraid that she would become a burden to everyone, so she quickly shook her head and said, "It's okay. I just stepped on a stone. Let's continue on our way."
As she spoke, she forced herself to stand up. Su Muer frowned again and asked:
"Is it really okay? Otherwise, find two people to carry you."
"no, I'm fine."
Princess Yongping hurriedly waved her hand. Before she came, she vowed that she would not be a burden to everyone. It would be shameful for her to be carried down the mountain now.
Seeing that she could stand up on her own and took two steps forward, Su Muer gave her a few words and continued to lead everyone down the mountain.
Xiaoqian held her arm and kept complaining,
"Why don't you tell the truth? How can you go on like this?"
Princess Yongping hurriedly stretched out her finger to her mouth and said "Shush", "Don't make any noise, I can't make people laugh, otherwise they will say I'm too delicate."
"But how can you be like this? Your ankle will be swollen."
"It's okay, please don't say anything, otherwise it will be embarrassing if others see you."
"But……"
"No need to worry, just support me."
Princess Yongping gritted her teeth and walked down the mountain step by step with Xiaoqian's support.
Because it was dark, the people in front were moving very fast, which also caused Princess Yongping and Xiaoqian to fall behind. When the girls discovered that their princesses were missing, everyone realized that both princesses were missing.
Everyone was panicked, and everyone looked at Su Mu'er probingly.
Su Muer frowned, and then shouted to everyone:
"All the women go back, and the men follow me up the mountain to look for him."
At this time, Wang Biao hurriedly shouted:
"Princess, please go back as well, let's go look for her."
"Yeah, you've been tired for a day, go back and have a rest."
Su Muer shook her head directly, "Everyone, please stop arguing and do what I say."
When she arrived, what she was most worried about was that something would happen to these two girls, but she didn't expect that something would happen to them.
Now one Changping Kingdom is enough to kill the Eastern Jin Kingdom three times. If something happens to the two princesses of Fuyang Kingdom and Guning Kingdom again, then the Eastern Jin Kingdom will really be unable to recover.
Seeing her urgency, everyone did as she said, but Liu Ye refused to reply.
"Princess, I am with you."
"Liu Ye, I know you feel sorry for me, but you are also tired today. Go back."
"No, I will go wherever the princess goes. Please don't let me go, princess."
Liu Ye stubbornly refused to leave, so Su Muer had no choice but to let her follow them back to the mountain.
At this time, Xiaoqian and Princess Yongping were lying in a heap of weeds. Just as they were walking down the mountain, Xiaoqian slipped and Princess Yongping, who had an injured ankle, tilted.
The two people rolled down the mountain together.
Xiaoqian struggled to open her eyes and shouted hurriedly,
"Princess Yongping, Princess Yongping, where are you?"
"I'm here."
Princess Yongping's weak voice came, Xiaoqian hurriedly looked for the voice, and saw Princess Yongping lying down not far from her, holding a branch tightly with one hand, and grabbing everywhere with the other hand.
It seems like he wants to find something that can save his life.
Looking under her, I saw that half of her body was hanging on the edge of the cliff. Although the cliff was not high, if she really fell, she would be crippled if she did not fall to death.
Seeing this scene, Xiaoqian couldn't help but hurriedly got up from the ground, came to her side, grabbed her hand hard, and shouted,
"Hold on to me."
But her strength was too weak. Princess Yongping's body was originally relatively stable, but when she grabbed her like this, she sank a little.
"You...are you here to save me, or are you here to harm me?"
"Of course... of course I will save you."
Xiaoqian pushed hard on the big tree next to her with one foot, and grabbed her tightly with both hands, pulling her up.
She used all her strength, coupled with Princess Yongping's desire to survive, and she was really pulled up by her.
The moment they both fell to the ground at the same time, they suddenly looked at each other and smiled.
Princess Yongping smiled bitterly and said,
"Does this count as sharing we are in trouble?"
Xiaoqian nodded weakly, her voice became weak,
"That's right."
"Why did you save me when you should hate me?"
"Why should I hate you?"
Princess Yongping lay flat on her back among the weeds, raised her hand to wipe the weeds on her face, and said with a wry smile:
"Because I competed with you over Su Liyang. You were childhood sweethearts, but I came out to interfere with you. You should hate me."
Xiaoqian also lay with her head raised next to her. She shook her head hard twice.
"Of course I don't hate you. The fact that you like Doudou means that he is very good. I did hate you at the beginning, but since you offered to go to the mountains to collect herbs this time, I don't hate you anymore. I think you are a
A woman who is soft on the outside but strong on the inside, you have many advantages. When you injured your foot just now, you kept silent in order not to cause trouble to others. These are all your advantages. Although your character is a bit stubborn, you still exude a letting go.
The light of admiration."
"Then will you give him to me?"
Princess Yongping's words silenced Xiaoqian. Would she? No, she had decided to marry Doudou since she was a child. How could she give him up to someone else?
So she shook her head directly, "No, we can compete fairly, but I won't give him up to you. If he likes you, then I have nothing to say."
Princess Yongping looked sideways at her, pursed her lips and smiled bitterly,
"How could he like me? He only has eyes for you. Before I came here, I had already thought that I was just asking for trouble."
Speaking of this, she felt a little lonely.
"Yongping, don't be like this. Doudou actually likes you too. He's just embarrassed to say it because I'm around. You're also a very good girl."
Hearing what she said, Princess Yongping suddenly turned to look at her, blinked slyly and said:
"Why don't we marry him together?"
Xiaoqian frowned and looked at her,
"Then who is the concubine and who is the concubine?"
"Of course I am the concubine and you are the concubine."
"Then how can it be done? I should be the concubine and you should be the concubine."
"No, I am a concubine..."
"I am your concubine..."
Two women were lying in the weeds and suddenly started arguing. Suddenly, a wild boar howled came over, and they stopped at the same time.
Princess Yongping turned her head alertly, then climbed up and looked around with her eyes.
Xiaoqian also sat up and looked suspiciously into the distance.
"what sound?"
"It sounds like a wolf howling."
"Are there wolves here?"
"Probably."
"Then what do we do?"
"have no idea……"
The two of them suddenly fell into silence again. It was the first time that they had stayed in such a silent and scary environment for so long, so their hearts were beating like drums.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound, and the two women yelled and hugged each other.
"Ah! There are wolves."
"Ah! There is a ghost."
Hearing their cries, Su Muer, who was looking for someone nearby, hurriedly signaled everyone to be quiet. Just when everyone stopped moving forward, she called softly:
"Xiaoqian, Princess Yongping?"
"Xiaoqian, Princess Yongping? Are you there?"
The two women who were hugging each other raised their ears and listened carefully. When they heard Su Muer's call, they looked at each other happily, and then shouted loudly: