It was early spring, and the warblers and grasses on the mountain also grew, and after a spring rain, the villagers went up the mountain to pick mushrooms in the woods. Jiao Changqing and the villagers went up the mountain to see if there were any herbs available, without the supplies in the palace, the medicinal materials in his hand would not last for a few days.

Meng Xilan asked Gao Fuli to go with him, so as not to accidentally have any accidents.

Zhangjia Village is not big, but there are more than a dozen households, and now there are so many people, so many mouths, and everything is troublesome for food, clothing, housing and transportation. Meng Xilan calculated in her heart that the time they spent recuperating here should not be too long, at most three or five days.

After everyone's body recovers, the most important thing is to find Zhou Youlin. The prince is so vicious and ruthless, the sooner they return to the palace, the sooner they can be safe. Otherwise, there will be many things for people outside the palace, and I don't know what kind of disasters will be.

After that fire, Meng Zhenglu had thoughtful thoughts about the situation in the DPRK and the situation of the Meng family. In the end, he made a decision, that is, to fully support Prince Xian Zhou Youlin to the end.

In the past, he was the most reluctant to get involved in the struggle of the imperial court, and just wanted to keep a low profile and protect himself. But now that he knew what the prince's virtues were? What about Zhou Youlin's qualifications? In the future, we can no longer hang up on our own concerns and continue to judge the situation.

The road is on one side of the sky, and in the officialdom, since you can't retreat with your whole body, you always have to pick one side to stand firm.

Now, the fourth prince has become Prince Xian, and the contribution of the Meng family is naturally not small. Meng Zhenglu knew in his heart that after this incident, the Meng family was firmly tied to Prince Xian. In the future, Zhou Youlin will gain power, that is, the Meng family will gain power, Zhou Youlin will suffer, and the Meng family will not have a good life.

Meng Xilan was vaguely aware of her father's thoughts, but her father didn't say it, and she didn't ask. At this time, she didn't want her father to see her ambitions.

After another three days, Meng Xilan was already able to walk freely, her limbs were not sore, and her body was no longer hot.

When Jiao Changqing checked her pulse, the expression between her eyebrows and eyes also eased. As he expected, she was recovering well.

"The princess's pulse is peaceful, her complexion is red, and her body is fine."

Meng Xilan smiled slightly: "This is all the credit of adults." ”

Jiao Changqing was silent when he heard this, his face was still faint.

"My lord, in two days, I want to leave for Beijing......" Meng Xilan groaned slightly and continued.

"Yes, Wechen knows." Jiao Changqing just pondered for a while, and then agreed.

It was rare for him to be so happy, but it made Meng Xilan a little uncomfortable. Seeing him pack up the medical box with a blank face and get up to leave, she suddenly stopped him: "Do you really agree?" ”

Jiao Changqing slowly stopped, didn't turn around, just turned his face sideways and said, "Since the princess has made a decision, what else can Wei Chen do except obey orders?" ”

She has always had her own ideas, and before every step, she will think about the next step first, and she will not listen to others at all.

"My lord, the sooner we return to the palace, the safer it will be. Moreover, you may not have many medicinal herbs on hand. Meng Xilan calmly explained to him.

He is the benefactor of their Meng family, she doesn't want to order him with a false name, she just wants to discuss with him.

Jiao Changqing turned around and said, "However, we haven't found the prince yet." ”

"It's better to be still than to move, and it's not a way to wait like this. I thought, maybe there is a place where I can find news of the prince. Meng Xilan already had a plan in her heart. They can find a way to send a message back to Meng's house to report safety, and the eldest brother Meng Xizhao can naturally do the same. So, maybe now there will be news of Zhou Youlin in the hands of my grandmother.

Jiao Changqing saw that she had a way, so he nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then act according to the princess's plan." ”

Two days later, everyone packed their bags and prepared to leave for Beijing. Before leaving, Meng Xilan asked Gao Fuli to send some silver taels to the villagers, which was regarded as a reward for these days.

Meng Xiran's body was already able to ride a horse, and Meng Xilan rode with him on the same horse, so he could give the carriage to his father and those wounded to rest.

From Zhangjiacun to the capital, it takes a day and a night at most. During the day, they are most afraid of the poison of the sun, and at night they are most afraid of the cold night breeze, but their luck is not good.

Seeing that the rain is getting heavier and heavier, everyone can only find a place to take shelter first.

There is no shop in front of the village here, and after walking for a long time, there is not a single house in sight, only a dilapidated Guanyin temple that has been abandoned for a long time.

The broken temple is not big, but fortunately, there are tiles on the roof to cover the head, and a few fires can be built to warm the body.

Meng Xilan asked Zhulu and Zhuqing to use the clay pots and clay pots they brought to catch some rainwater, which could be boiled and drunk, or they could boil medicine for everyone.

Meng Xiran gave her cloak to her sister and sat by the fire with her to warm her hands. "This trip out, you really have suffered everything."

Meng Xilan glanced at him meaningfully, and smiled slightly: "Second brother is not the same as me." The trip to Changzhou finally survived, but he had to suffer from the epidemic. ”

Meng Xiran stretched out his hand and threw a soaked firewood into the fire, looked at the wisps of white smoke rising up, and sighed lightly: "This time, I walked around the Ghost Gate, although I was sad, it was a blessing in disguise." ”

A blessing in disguise...... Meng Xilan was puzzled: "Where is this blessing?" ”

Meng Xiran pursed the corners of her mouth, but asked rhetorically: "Lan'er, for the first time in my life, I know what "fear" is...... Isn't that a blessing? ”

"Afraid? What is the second brother afraid of? Meng Xilan's eyes froze slightly.

"I'm afraid of death, I'm afraid of pain, I'm afraid that I'll just be half-dead and sick all the time, I can't do anything, I can't do anything, and I'm completely a waste!" Meng Xiran's eyes dimmed, as if he recalled the most hopeless days.

Meng Xilan opened her mouth, wanting to tell the second brother that she understood his feelings. Because once upon a time, she also had such helplessness and hopelessness. But she couldn't say a word about the memories of her past life.

The brother and sister were talking, and someone suddenly came outside the temple gate to report: "Your Highness, a team of chariots and horses is coming slowly in the distance, and it looks a little suspicious." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces showed a look of shock and uneasiness. Even Meng Xilan was trembling.

Could it be the prince's man again?! No...... After that fire, he was still suspicious.

Meng Xiran hurriedly got up and went outside to take a clear look, but as a result, he saw a white shadow in the distance.

The white shadow swayed, as if it was moving faster and faster.

Meng Xilan also came out with an umbrella, followed the second brother's gaze, looked at it fixedly, and felt down-to-earth.

It was a white horse, and among the people she knew, only Zhou Youlin had a white horse mount.

The sound of horses' hooves came in a hurry.

Meng Xilan's gaze was firmly fixed on the galloping white horse and the thin man sitting on the horse.

She recognized that face not only herself, but everyone present.

"Lord Wang, it's Lord Wang......" Meng Xiran was the first to speak, and then hurriedly led everyone forward to greet him.

When he arrived at the door, Zhou Youlin reined in the horse, people were on the horse, his eyes hurriedly swept over everyone, the first person he noticed was Meng Xiran, his eyes then turned, and he saw Meng Zhenglu standing on the wall inside the door, and finally he fixed his eyes on the person he wanted to see the most, the corners of his lips moved, and the brilliance of his eyes flashed and brightened.

He knew she was fine...... The fire didn't kill her.

Meeting his gaze, Meng Xilan looked at Zhou Youlin's bright smile, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

It's not a happy laugh, it's not a hypocritical laugh, it's just a feeling of sympathy. It's rare that everyone can only see each other again after they have escaped death, so how can they not laugh?

Watching Zhou Youlin turn over and dismount neatly, Meng Xilan knew that he was already well.

He walked straight towards her, his arms slowly spread, as if he intended to take the beautiful woman in front of him into his arms, but when he was about to touch her body, he suddenly retracted his strength. His palm was facing down, slowly falling, and finally only on Meng Xilan's shoulder, patting it gently: "It's good to see that you're okay." ”

If it was according to his original intention, he would hate to crush her whole body in his arms, and then, no longer let her leave him half a step. It's just that this impulse of ecstasy was forcibly suppressed by him. In an instant, my heart turned a thousand times, a hundred times...... Now is not the time, her father and brother are here, and he only cares about his own feelings, not her feelings.

Meng Xilan didn't dodge his hand, let him put it on his shoulder, and said lightly: "My life is very hard, God can't take it." It's just that how would the prince know that we are here? ”

Zhou Youlin smiled even deeper when he heard this, and asked her in a very sincere tone: "If I say that this is fate, do you believe it?" ”

He didn't know she would be here, but he smelled the scent of medicine from a distance and suddenly realized that she might be nearby.

Meng Xilan lowered her eyes and smiled, but she didn't answer, she looked up, and soon saw Meng Xizhao who caught up later, and then said: "Lord Wang, don't want to get drenched in the rain, go in and rest." After speaking, she and Meng Xiran went to Meng Xizhao together, and the three brothers and sisters held hands together, silently facing each other, and silence was better than sound.

Meng Zhenglu saluted Zhou Youlin and said goodbye, "Weichen is incompetent, and I hope that the prince will forgive him." ”

Zhou Youlin helped him up with his own hands, and said in a solemn tone: "Without the assistance of adults, this king would not have the status he has today." Lord Meng, your Meng family is the savior of this king's life. ”

After going through many difficulties, Zhou Youlin knew that the Meng family was loyal to him, and he had decided to let Meng Zhenglu assist him all the way to the end, he wanted him to be his confidant, and he wanted Meng Xizhao and Meng Xiran to be his right-hand men, as well as Meng Xilan...... The woman who is unconsciously rooted in his heart, he will definitely ask his father and mother for her, even if it is as difficult as reaching the sky and entering the sea......