klisemfg Chapter 222: A Hidden Village in the Valley
Chapter 222: A Hidden Village in the Valley
Leng Rongyue took the note with some surprise.
She looked at Lan Yi and asked doubtfully, "Did the Duke's Mansion arrange secret guards to conduct a secret investigation in Banshan County?
Why didn't the old lady and the two ladies mention it just now?"
"Uh, that... the secret guards obey the orders of the Duke. They are sent by the Duke. The old lady and the two ladies may not know about it."
"Is that so?" Leng Rongyue asked.
"Yes, miss." Lan Yi replied, "Would you like to take a look at what is written on the note first?"
Leng Rongyue nodded and looked at Lan Yi again.
Leng Rongyue opened the folded note, still feeling somewhat confused.
In the morning, before my grandfather went to the morning court, I told him that I was going to investigate in Banshan County.
It was my grandfather who suggested that my grandmother and two aunts accompany me to Mid-Levels County.
It is said that mother and daughter can stay in the manor halfway up the mountain for a few days.
First, it can get rid of the subsequent disturbances in Qinxing Marquis's Mansion;
Secondly, the autumn scenery of this manor halfway up the mountain is pleasant. While investigating, you can also rest here for a few days and relax.
But why didn’t grandpa tell me that the secret guards had already arrived in Banshan County to investigate in advance?
Forgot? Impossible!
Grandpa is in good spirits, but he is not old enough to forget things!
Leng Rongyue was just thinking in her heart, and the note in her hand had already been unfolded, and it read:
“Tell the lady that we have already checked the entire city and it is basically confirmed that the doctor surnamed Lu is not in the city.
In addition, there is a village in the valley six miles south of Banshan County, named Dashi Village, named after a huge rock at the entrance of the village.
Most of the people in the village are herbalists.
Maybe you can check there."
The note was not long, and Leng Rongyue finished reading it at just a glance.
Leng Rongyue's brows furrowed slightly.
Her eyes were fixed on the words "Inform the young lady" at the beginning of the note, and she thought to herself that since the person who wrote the note was a secret guard of the Duke Anguo's Mansion, he only needed to write "Inform the young lady".
Why did he write "Tell the lady"?
However, Leng Rongyue was only confused for a moment. After thinking about it again, she felt relieved.
The four people in green, purple, blue and green should also be the secret guards of the Duke's Mansion.
They and the person who wrote the note were all secret guards, so perhaps this was just a way for them to communicate with each other.
That's why he asked Lan Yi and the others to tell him.
If you think about it this way, it makes sense.
So Leng Rongyue directly told Lan Yi, "Let's go to Dashi Village in the south of the city."
"Yes, miss!" The person in blue responded, looked at their current location and determined the direction.
After they arrived in the city, they searched for clinics, drug stores and herbal medicine stores on several streets in the city.
After wandering around, we were already in the east of the city.
The man in blue turned his horse around and drove the carriage through the bustling streets towards the South City Gate.
After leaving the South City Gate, there were fewer people and carriages on the road, and the carriages moved faster.
After walking about six miles, the man in blue pulled the reins and the carriage stopped by the roadside.
The carriage curtain had already been lifted by Qingyi, and several people looked around together.
I saw the official road turn right here.
There is a mountain not far to the right of the road.
The large patch of woods and bushes on the roadside blocked my view and I couldn't see far.
On the left side of the road are large fields of crops;
On the other side of the farmland, you can see a village in the distance;
Leng Rongyue observed for a while and said to Lan Yi, "Let's continue walking along the road and then turn around and take a look.
Isn’t it said that Dashi Village is in a valley?
We definitely won’t see it on the road.”
"Yes, miss!" The man in blue controlled the carriage to turn right.
After passing this patch of woods, we saw a mess of wheel tracks and animal hoof prints that deviated from the official road and extended toward the foot of the mountain on the right, naturally forming a road.
The man in blue drove the carriage along the ruts until he reached the foot of the mountain.
After turning a small corner, a mountain path appeared before our eyes.
Leng Rongyue pointed ahead and said, "This should be it.
Let's go in from here and look for that big rock!"
The man in blue nodded and drove the carriage along the alley between the two mountains.
The road in the mountains was relatively flat, with just some ruts, and the carriage would occasionally shake and bump as it drove on the road.
After turning a small hill, we suddenly saw a lonely boulder standing by the side of the road.
"Big rock!
Miss, this must be the place." Zi Yi said excitedly, pointing at the big rock.
Leng Rongyue nodded and said, "Wait a moment, when we enter the village, we will go directly to the village head's house and say that we are here to look for rare medicinal herbs, and then we will act according to circumstances."
"Yes, miss!"
The carriage passed the big rock and the view in front of us suddenly became clear.
This is indeed a valley, but this valley is very vast and is surrounded by high and low mountains. Only the road they came in from connects to the outside of the mountain.
Looking around, apart from the village in the middle with a hundred or so households, there are large fields;
At the edge of the field, the terrain gradually rises, connecting to a low slope that can hardly be called a mountain;
Behind the low slope is a steeply rising mountain.
As for the mountains farther away, their peaks are connected in an endless series, and some are even hidden in the clouds.
"This is really a great hidden place!" Leng Rongyue couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.