People from all households who were inquiring about the news kept running out, and when it was busy, the situation finally settled.
The road down the mountain was blocked, and now there are only two choices. Either risk being frozen to death, find another way in the ice and snow, or stay in Feihong Garden and wait, no one can walk.
Ren Yao heard the road without expectation and said irritably, “A bunch of waste can’t even shovel the snow? Where is the avalanche? I’ll go!”
“Sister Ren, calm down first.” Ming Huashang shrank in her clothes, her face covered by fluff, only a pair of black and moist eyes were revealed. “Man does not fight with the sky, just after the avalanche is the most dangerous time. If you go out rashly, you may be buried under the snow. With this time, it’s better to think about something practical.”
“For example, so many young men and servants are trapped in the mountain, and you don’t know how much food and charcoal fire will be consumed in one day. Is Princess Taiping’s reserve enough?”
After Ming Huashang said that, the house fell into silence. They are all pampered princes and princes. They have never been worried about food and clothing since they were born. Even Ren Yao was only worried about his title and never considered his livelihood.
Ming Huazhang took the lead and said, “I just sent someone to ask the housekeeper of Feihongyuan. It is built on the mountain. It is inconvenient to travel and travel. I already have the habit of stocking up food. In addition, the food was stored before the New Year. I should not have to worry about eating and drinking in a short period of time. As for the charcoal fire, I immediately asked someone to go to the manager to get charcoal after hearing the avalanche, and I also brought the charcoal fire in Xie Jichuan’s living courtyard. Fortunately, we went early, so it may not be easy to support now, but we saved some money, and it should not be a problem to hold on for seven or eight days.”
Ming Huashang was surprised: “Second brother, have you all arranged it?”
Xie Jichuan joked, “Second sister, otherwise what did you think we woke up so early last night, what were you doing?”
Ming Huashang rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly, “I was short-sighted. I just wanted to sleep at that time. Zhaocai, go and take out all our food and pastries.”
Zhaocai responded crisply and quickly brought out a row of food boxes. Xie Jichuan swept over the neatly-coded food box and laughed: “Are all these foods?”
“Yes.” Ming Huashang was quite proud and said with a straight chest, “I’m afraid that the dishes at the banquet will not be full, so I took a lot of full food. Don’t worry, even if the reserves in the villa are finished, we can hold on for a few more days than others!”
Xie Jichuan couldn’t help laughing, and a few real smiles were rarely seen in his eyes: “Fortunately, my second sister is planning ahead, so I will rely on my second sister in the future.”
Ming Huazhang glanced at Xie Jichuan coldly. When Xie Jichuan saw it, he immediately moved to Ming Huashang: “Second sister, look, he is glaring at me again. If he doesn’t give me food later, you have to make the decision for me.”
Ren Yao’s cheeks wrinkled, I can’t imagine that this is the worldWhat Xie Yushu, who is famous for family character, can say. Ming Huazhang glanced at Xie Jichuan in anger and said, “Shuli, go and add a basin of charcoal fire.”
Ming Huazhang asked when he heard this, “Second brother, are you cold?”
Ming Huazhang glanced at Ming Huazhang’s bloodless face and said, “I didn’t use charcoal much in winter, and I have been used to it. But you can’t.”
Ming Huazhang was shocked, but he didn’t know that Ming Huazhang had this habit: “Why?”
Ming Huazhang didn’t like to promote his own affairs. Xie Jichuan smiled and said, “Because he felt that warmth and pleasure corrode his will, so in order to maintain his strength, he did not use charcoal in summer or winter, and he would not even sleep in bed.”
Ming Huazhang opened his mouth wide and was deeply shocked. Seeing that she reacted so loudly, Xie Jichuan said, “Do you brothers and sisters live in the same mansion? He has been like this for so many years, don’t you even know?”
Ming Huashang silently retracted her chin, but she really didn’t know. She recalled her winter March life in spring, autumn, and lack of sleep, and she deeply despised herself.
Especially Ming Huashang looked around and found that Ming Huazhang was strong and self-disciplined. Ren Yao practiced martial arts all year round. Xie Jichuan squeezed Ming Huazhang, but he was sitting in the cold room with only one-piece clothes, without shivering at all. It can be seen that the Xie family probably also had the requirement to use the cold to cultivate the willpower of their children.
Among the four people present, she was the only one who was frozen like a dog.
Ming Huashang is a little bit melancholy. Why are her peers always so outstanding? At this time, she noticed that the servant brought a pot of freshly burned charcoal and put down a box of pastries next to her. Her nose moved and immediately smelled that this was the plum blossom cake from the Chengnan pastry shop.
Ming Huashang lifted the lid and it was indeed the plum blossom cake she was familiar with.
Ming Huashang looked at Ming Huazhang in surprise. Ming Huazhang was a little embarrassed. He coughed softly and said, “You have been thinking about it. When I passed by, I bought it.”
Xie Jichuan’s eyebrows moved and looked at Ming Huazhang meaningfully: “Although I don’t eat much snacks, I have heard that this shop is hard to come by. Why can’t I buy it when I pass by?”
How could Ming Huashang know that it was specially prepared by Ming Huazhang for her. She happily took out the plum blossom cake and gave it to everyone with a smile: “Thank you, second brother! Brother Xie, Sister Ren, you woke up early in the morning and haven’t eaten anything yet. Come and try the most fashionable crafts in Luoyang!”
Ming Huashang handed the pastry to Xie Jichuan, his eyes curled like crescent moons, and Xie Jichuan couldn’t say anything else. He took over the exquisite and small plum blossom snacks, thinking that Ming Huazhang was cold, but his sister was really good at being a human being, and her skills were perfect.
After Xie Jichuan took it, Ming Huashang handed it to Ren Yao again. Ren Yao was frightened and was indeed a little hungry in the morning, but she smelled the quiet sweetness and subconsciously wanted to refuse: “I don’t eat sweet and greasy things…”
“It’s okay to try it, maybe it’s just right for your taste.” Ming Huashang stuffed the pastry into Ren Yao’s hand, “It’s an avalanche and trapped. I’m afraid the villa will be in chaos for a long time. Who knows if the kitchen will prepare breakfast? We will put some food in advance, so we will have the strength to find a way.”
Ren Yao was forced to stuff the pastry into his hand, and he was stunned. Over the years, she practiced martial arts diligently like tight strings, and did not dare to slack off for a moment. She was determined to prove that she was no worse than a boy, and she certainly shouldn’t like her daughter’s things like rouge, watermelon, pastries, and sweets.
But now Ming Huashang stuffed her a very “daughter-in-law-in-law” pastry. It was small and beautiful, with beautiful petals and sweet fragrance penetrated into her nose like a hook. Ren Yao firmly believed that she liked swords, guns, swords and halberds, not this kind of flower and fruit pastry, but it seemed that it was not appropriate to throw them back. She told herself that she was just for the sake of human nature and could barely put the plum blossom cake in her mouth.
It’s really delicious, no wonder it’s hard to buy.
After Xie Jichuan and Ren Yao entered, Ming Huashang looked at their satisfied expressions, happier than eating them. She looked at Ming Huazhang, her eyes were bright and full of expectations. Ming Huazhang could not refuse, so she could only take a piece to signal.
Ming Huashang became happier and ordered Zhaocai to say: “Zhaocai, take out the pine flower tea we brought. The pine flower is clear and suitable for the fragrance of plum blossoms.”
Ming Huazhang heard it and didn’t know what to say: “You bring your own tea when you go out?”
Ming Huashang was about to proudly promote the many benefits of making her homemade pine flower tea, and suddenly there was a messy footsteps outside, and then someone pounded the door: “Oh, the evil ghost is here to take his life, and people are dead again!”
Ming Huazhang and Ming Huashang rushed to the scene of the incident. Ren Yao took a breath and pointed to the front and said in horror: “Look, what is that!”
It was cold and snowing, and the grass and trees withered, and only the bare trunks of the trees were left. At first glance, the colors were very monotonous. But at this moment, a bright red pierced the dark winter. A woman in red hung on the tallest tree. Her face was covered with white frost and her body was tied into a strange shape by thorns, shaking with the wind. The most terrifying thing is the two blood holes on her face.
Her eyes were also cruelly poached.
Ming Huashang suddenly fixed her eyes and carefully identified the woman’s appearance. Then she looked at Ming Huazhang nervously: “Second brother, this is…”
Ming Huazhang also recognized this. This was Princess Taiping’s personal maid. When they went to pay their respects yesterday, they had a chance to meet.
The crowd surrounded the woods, with noisy sounds and emotional excitement. There were people who died one after another within two days, and many people couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted that they wanted to go down the mountain.
Ming Huazhang ignored those who were shouting. He walked forward through the crowd. Ming Huashang was startled and instinctively grabbed his sleeve.
Ming Huazhang shook his head slightly at her.He signaled that it was okay, and then strode towards the body. The crowd that was still noisy just now suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Ming Huazhang like they had seen a ghost.
Ming Huazhang was unmoved. He looked around the body carefully and said to Xie Jichuan, “Xie Jichuan, come and help her, put her down first.”
Xie Jichuan stood in the crowd, looking reluctant: “You don’t have to think of me in this kind of thing.”
Xie Jichuan was about to raise his foot, but a shadow rushed out in a hurry: “I’ll come, I’ll come!”
It was Jiangling’s playboy. Although he was ignorant, he was very reckless. Xie Jichuan took half of the steps and took them back. Ming Huashang looked behind and asked, “Brother Xie, aren’t you going?”
Xie Jichuan smiled gently and said, “I’ll stay here to protect you and Madam Ren.”
Ming Huashang glanced at Ren Yao, who was stiff all over but pretended not to be afraid, and said, “Then I’ll ask Brother Xie. I’ll go find my second brother to see if there is anything to help.”
Ming Huashang took the cloak and walked into the snow. Ren Yao took a breath and couldn’t help saying, “How did they grow up? Are they really not afraid of such bloody things?”
Xie Jichuan chuckled gently and said, “Yes. I thought they didn’t look like each other at all, but now it seems that there are similarities.”
Jiangling has a bad brain and good physical strength, so he can barely use it. Ming Huazhang commanded Jiangling and finally put the woman on the ground smoothly.
The dead body fell to the ground, and the onlookers retreated again, with fear and disgust on their faces. Only Ming Huazhang seemed to have not felt it, half-squatted in the snow, slowly turning the woman’s clothes.
Jiangling likes excitement and adventure the most, but he also feels creepy when he sees the woman’s empty eyes. He rubbed the goose bumps on his arms, feeling a little pity: “Miss Wei Zi is so beautiful, especially her eyes, just like she can talk, but she was actually dug up. Alas, it’s such a pity.”
Ming Huazhang looked up at him, “Do you know her?”
“Yes.” Jiang Ling said, “One of the most powerful maids around His Highness Taiping, who often goes to the princess’s mansion, doesn’t recognize anyone?”
Ming Huashang came over and heard Jiang Ling’s words, and asked, “Did you see her recently?”