Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Qin Xiao A Song of Wind and Snow

Baitan Mountain is located outside the imperial capital, about ten miles away.Although it is not as good as Tianzhi Mountain, which has a long history of humanities and attracts many romantic figures, it is not as steep and steep as Tianbi Mountain, and it is not as daunting as it is, and it is not as powerful as Cangmang Mountain, which is the highest king in the world, but it is also famous in the dynasty. It was in the imperial capital, there were ordinary people from the princes and nobles who entered Baitan Mountain, and they never stopped every day. Looking at Baitan Mountain from a distance, the main peak is the highest, tall and straight like a jade wall, surrounded by small peaks, like stars embracing the moon, and green trees and sentiments cover the peaks, making it look beautiful and colorful.There is Baitan Temple in the mountain. There are many eminent monks with profound Buddhist teachings in the temple. Countless men and women go to the mountain to pilgrimage every year. Because there are several hot springs in the mountain, the climate of this mountain is pleasant, and many dignitaries come here to escape the cold in winter.Due to the large number of pilgrims coming and going, Baitan Temple built other courtyards near the hot springs in various mountains for pilgrims and nobles to live in.

At four o'clock, the Hou's convoy arrived at the foot of Baitan Mountain.The news has already been heard in the temple, and there are monks waiting at the foot of the mountain. When Qingling stepped out of the jade chariot, a gust of mountain wind blew in her face, bringing with it the freshness of vegetation, which made her refreshed and squinted her eyes slightly in comfort. "This is the mountain! It's so high!" Kong Zhao murmured excitedly in her ear. This was the first time she saw a real mountain, and there were many things that surprised her along the way. Qingling raised her head, above her head, the blue sky was like washing clouds, and there was a high mountain in front of her, stretching and undulating for several miles. In winter, the peaks and ridges were still green and lush.

The unparalleled brightness and magnificence of the world at this moment made Qing Ling extremely amazed.She had only seen the situation in front of her in books, but she saw it with her own eyes at this moment, and realized that words were not enough to express its beauty. It is difficult to draw a picture of this situation. "There are so many beautiful mountains and rivers, you can live up to the hero's bow." Qingling admired. She stood up and walked into the front of the peak. The rising sun hung high above the nine-day sky, the clouds and glow were higher than the fire, the ravines and valleys were like belts under her feet, the green trees were rolling and undulating, and she could see the city walls, rivers and boundless territory as far as the eye could reach...all of this seemed within reach. It seems to be thousands of miles away.

"My servant once heard people say that the most magnificent thing in the world is the sunrise, and the most spectacular thing is the sea tide." Mu Xi said beside him. Qingling raised her head slightly, looked at the red sun and the distant sky, and finally said softly after a long time: "The outside room is really magnificent and charming." "It's so beautiful!" Kong Zhao looked at the majestic beauty in front of him and exclaimed obsessively, "Princess, we have never seen such a beautiful sunrise before." "It's strange that someone deliberately climbed a mountain to observe the sun, it really is extraordinary." Fang Jia also praised.

"But I don't know what the sunrise on Cangwu Mountain will be like." Qingling said suddenly.How magnificent would it be to watch the sunrise on the top of the highest mountain in the world?Is it possible to reach out and pick the sun?Can you take the wind with you? Just when everyone was sighing for the magnificence of the sunrise, suddenly there was the sound of a flute, like a ray of breeze blowing through the brilliant morning colors, suddenly making the clouds fade a bit, and like a string of cold dew falling from the sky, sprinkled on this quiet place. In the early morning, Lingling shocked the silence of the mountain.

Everyone on the top of the peak was startled, and looked around, but there were only pines and cypresses, and no one was there, and the quiet flute sound never stopped, as if it was falling from the sky, or floating from the bottom of the peak, faintly and endlessly. Qingling's heart moved, she turned around and took the guqin, sat on the floor with the qin on her knees, plucked lightly with five fingers, and the sound of the qin suddenly started. When the sound of the zither floated down from the top of the peak, the sound of the flute stopped suddenly, as if startled by the sound of the zither, but Qingling remained unmoved, the sound of the zither slipped from her fingertips like flowing clouds and flowing water, floating gently among the peaks and cliffs.The sound of the flute seemed to be touched by this wonderful sound, and it played again.

In an instant, there is only one qin and flute in the distant and empty world. The sound of the qin is as clear as a jade ice plate. It's still the sound of the qin chasing the sound of the xiao, only to hear that the qin and xiao accompany each other so harmoniously that they fit together so wonderfully.In the early morning of that day, the entire Baitan Mountain was intoxicated by the qin and flute, people were infatuated, the water was condensed, the wind stopped, and the sun fell. When it is Xianle, it should be Tianyin. At the end of the song, there is no sound in the surrounding fields, and the world is still.

After a long time, the people on the top of the peak came back to their senses. "The princess plays the piano well!" Fang Jia praised.She is familiar with the melody, and she often hears the music of national players in the palace, but she has never heard this song today. "But I don't know what kind of character is that playing the flute." But he played so beautifully, and cooperated with the princess so tacitly. "Anyone with such skills is absolutely extraordinary. I heard that there are many monks in Baitan Temple who are talented. This flute player may be the eminent monk in the temple," Mu Yu said.

But Qingling acted as if she hadn't heard of it, she lowered her head and lowered her eyes, her hands rested on the strings, if you looked closely, you would find that her fingertips were trembling slightly. The sunrise has already been seen, and Fang Jia is about to propose to go back to the temple, when Qingling swipe with her fingertips, and her voice is clear again, but it is the song "Qingling Moon" that she has never played in front of anyone.As a result, Bai Tanshan was once again immersed in the beautiful and melodious sounds of nature, and Fang Jiazi also forgot what he wanted to say.

Only this time, there is only the sound of the zither floating in the mountains, startling the frost and dew on the branches and leaves, awakening the dormant things, one time has passed, and it is played again and again. , there is no match.And the sound of the piano seems to have an endless meaning, time and time again, causing the world to sink into it. At that moment, on the edge of a precipitous cliff on the mountainside, there was a person standing leaning against a pine tree, tightly holding the jade flute in his hand, with white knuckles and deep nails. The qin music fluttered to his ears over and over again, and he listened quietly, silently agreeing in his heart, his eyes passed through the pine leaves, and fell to the sky empty.The morning sun is gorgeous and the clouds are gorgeous, but looking at each other through the pine leaves, everything is fragmented, even if you try your best, you can't seek a completeness.

finally…… When the morning glow fades, the voiceless music of that day also stops. He closed his eyes powerlessly, and the world overturned in an instant. "Young master." Suddenly, there was a call from afar. He opened his eyes, looked at the jade flute in his hand, raised his hand to caress it lightly, then squatted down, and slowly inserted the jade flute into the mud. Watching the jade flute sink into the mud bit by bit, his lips A desolate smile floated up.When the jade flute was completely submerged in the mud, only a circle of the flute pipe was exposed, he grabbed a handful of soil and sprinkled it, and that little flute pipe was also buried.He got up, took one last look at the loess, and turned around, Lin Jian Qiujia had rushed towards him. "My lord, it's cold in the morning, Madam is worried that you'll catch the cold again, so she's anxious to call you back." "Well, I'm going back." Qiu Yiyao walked back. "Hey, where's your flute, my lord?" Qiu Jia asked.He remembered that when the son came out in the morning, he brought a flute. "Xiao didn't bring it with you in the mansion, you forgot?" Qiu Yiyao said lightly. "Huh?" Qiu Jia was a little dazed.When he packed his luggage, he remembered that he brought a flute, but judging by the young master's appearance... Could it be that he really remembered it wrong? On the top of the peak, Qingling got up holding the piano, standing on the side of the peak and looking at the abyss under her feet, a smile of unknown meaning floated on the corner of her lips. "He didn't make it up." Fang Jia heard it, and said: "It's the time for the morning class at this moment, the eminent monk must not be free, go back to the temple and ask, next time let him make a song for the princess." Qing Ling didn't answer, but raised her eyes and looked forward, passing through the green peaks and wilderness, and falling far into the void. "The name of this mountain is Baitan Mountain. It is named after a thousand-day white cloud growing in the mountain." It was the first time for Princess Zhi to come, and Mu Yu explained, "This mountain blooms for a moment every thousand days. Thousands of petals and ten thousand pistils bloom for a while, with brilliance and fragrance, and white jade is flawless. It is a rare treasure. Two hundred years ago, an eminent monk Renjiao built a temple here to teach Buddhism and enlighten the people. Today, Baitan Mountain and Baitan Temple have been integrated. , is a Buddhist holy place, highly respected." Qingling asked and couldn't help being fascinated, "Thousand Ritan, which only blooms for a moment in a thousand days... I wonder when was the last time it bloomed?" "You have to ask the monks at Baitan Temple." Mu Yu replied, "Thousand-day Tan is extremely difficult to raise, and there are only two in Baitan Temple in the world. When the settlement is settled, the princess might as well choose a day Go to Baitan Temple to have a look, you can not only worship the Buddha with incense, but also see the true appearance of Qian Ritan." "Well, since you've come out, you can arrange it, Neidichen." Qingling nodded. "Yes." Mu Yu replied. On the side, Kong Zhao dragged Fang Jia and muttered, "Is this Heshang? Is it really bald? But why do they have so many round scars on their heads? Hey...why did they immediately see the princess when they saw the princess?" Close your eyes? Hmph! Do you dislike our princess? Dare to treat our princess like this is disrespectful!" "Kong Zhao!" Fang Jia knocked her on the head, "Don't mutter, go and wait for the princess to get off the chariot, it will take an hour or two to go up the mountain." "Fang Lingyi, why do you always like to knock on my head?" Kong Zhao stroked his head. "Then I'll pull your ears instead next time." Fang Jia looked at Kong Zhao with a smile. Kong Zhao stuck out his tongue, turned around and helped Qing Ling get off the chariot, and muttered: "Princess, no one beat me when I was in Jixue Garden, but since I came to the Hou Mansion, Fang Lingyi has always taught me." Qingling glanced at her when she heard the words, and said: "If I really punish Fang Lingyi, then you should cry again." Uh?Kong Zhao blinked, and when he understood, he pursed his lips and said, "No way." The Hou's family got out of the carriage, changed to shoulder chariots, and followed the monks in the temple to climb the mountain slowly. At noon, they arrived at a courtyard on the mountainside.This is prepared in the temple for the Marquis's family. It's a lot of work for the people of a mansion to get off the chariot, eat, and settle down. This is how the day passed. On the second day, I just wandered around the other courtyard at random to relieve the fatigue of the previous day. On the third day, Mrs. Gu led the female relatives of the whole family to Baitan Temple to offer incense, and the abbot of the temple, Master Bai Hui, personally welcomed them. Baitan Temple is located on the main peak of Baitan Mountain, only a few tens of feet away from the peak. If you step on the blue sky above the green hill, you can see the majestic imperial capital and the vast Qiyun Plain in the distance.The temple is built on the mountain, the temples and pavilions are well arranged, and the strange rocks and pines and cypresses are dotted among them, as if the temple is in the mountain, and the mountain is in the temple, it is natural. It was the first time for Qingling to enter the mountain, see the temple for the first time, and worship the Buddha for the first time. Although she was calm on the surface, the joy in her spirit was obviously different.Seeing her happy, Mrs. Gu was also happy in her heart, so she accompanied her around the temple, and Master Bai Hui, the presiding officer, explained and gave instructions. This day was very pleasant, and the lunch was the fast food in the temple. Light and delicious, even to her heart.She also heard that the sunrise on the top of the peak was extremely magnificent, so she wanted to watch it. Seeing that the temple was clean and elegant, and the Sanskrit sounds sang, it was very calming and peaceful, and she liked it more than other temples, so she paid attention. Baitan Temple also has a Buddhist monastery where female guests live, and Princess Wen is very welcome to stay.Seeing that she was happy, Mrs. Gu would not be happy, wishing she could stay here for a longer time, so Kong Zhao, Fang Jia, and Mu Yu led several attendants and twenty guards to stay with her in the temple. .Mrs. Gu led the rest of the female relatives back to the other courtyard. That day was the most peaceful night for Qingling to sleep in recent days. Because he wanted to watch the sunrise, he got up at Yinshi, washed up and had breakfast, and set off at four o'clock at Yinshi. Kong Zhaolin thought about it before going out, and took the piano again.It is only a few tens of feet away from the peak, and it takes only a quarter of an hour to arrive.Fang Jia and Mu Ji installed the lights on the top of the peak, spread out cushions, let Qingling sit down, covered her with the hand stove, put on the canopy, and blew out the lights. Behind her, the guards surrounded her like fans. . The sky was dim, and I could only see the shadowy peaks in front of me, but after a while, a faint red light appeared from the sky, and then slowly, there was a little bit of crimson color between the peaks, gradually increasing and deepening, The faint red light gradually dispelled the darkness of the world.With the passage of time, that bit of crimson color slowly turned into half a wall of red jade, slowly rising from the peaks, the higher the rise, the more intense the crimson light... Finally, a round of red sun jumped up from the peaks High in the sky, the glow penetrates the clouds and shines thousands of miles away.But seeing the sky is crimson, the morning glow is overwhelming, the clouds are gorgeous, and the bright sun shines down, like a thin layer of crimson gauze, slowly falling to all things in the world, coating the green mountains, green waters, flowers, plants and trees with a single gorgeous makeup. That day, after watching the sunrise and returning to the temple, Mu Tiao wanted to find out who played the flute today, but Qingling stopped him, and ordered Kong Zhao to go to the other courtyard on the mountainside to ask his wife. She borrowed a tube, she wanted to play. Kong Zhao took the order and went. Because the princess has always acted casually, Fang Jia and Mu Yu didn't take this matter to heart. They just accompanied her to continue to visit the Baitan Temple, and naturally saw the two thousand-ri-tan plants, but at the moment there were only bare branches. , is no different from other flowering trees. According to the monk who took care of the epiphyllum, it will be half a year before it blooms again. When everyone heard the news, they were disappointed, and Qingling just sighed and gave up. Later when Kong Zhao came back, Mrs. Dao heard that the princess wanted to play the flute, so she hurriedly ordered Qiu Yi to ask the second son. Only the second son in the house could play the flute, but Qiu Jia "didn't bring a flute when I went out this time".Madam asked the princess, will you go tomorrow?She sent someone back to the imperial capital to get it. Qing Ling shook her head when she heard the words, and Fang Jia said: "This is just a whim, let it pass. Fang Ling Yi sent someone to talk to Madam, no need to bother." "Okay." Fang Jia replied. At night, after everyone had rested, there was light in Qingling's room. Under the dim candlelight, she was alone with the guqin, quietly looking at the eight characters on the guqin: high mountains and flowing water will never forget high mountains and flowing water... Fingertips After stroking the four characters, the sound of the flute under the sunrise seemed to come to my ears again.Since she knew the story of the mountains and rivers, she always felt that such a confidant only existed in legends, and there was no second one for thousands of years.But the harmony of the zither and the flute in the morning, the shock and comfort of the soul at that moment, the joy of the soul-soul connection at that moment... Only then did I realize that the bosom friend is always there, but the relationship is shallow. "Qinglingyue" is the sound of her heart, she expresses her heart with the piano, and invites her with the sound, but the person who plays the flute silently declines. With a flick of the fingertips, the strings uttered a "gurgling" sound. In this quiet night, it seemed extraordinarily lonely. Pour out the cold water to meet the sky and the moon, the mirror flowers are like illusions, and the empty meaning is far away Suddenly, she remembered the words that she could see on the white silk back then, and suddenly, she vaguely understood the mood of the person who left these words, and also understood why he left the words "high mountains and flowing waters, forever remembered" on the piano. The relationship is shallow, but the love is deep. A bosom friend can last forever. Back then, how helpless and sad should that person be when he left these words? The red candle drips tears, the night wind whimpers, and the cold birds cry. The night passed like this. It's time for breakfast in the morning. Fang Jia and Mu Yu asked for instructions to go back to another courtyard. Qingling said: "The environment in the temple is quiet, facing the loving Buddha every day, hearing the Sanskrit singing, it is the most concentrating and meditating, which is more worthy of my heart than other places." The implication is to continue to stay in the temple. Seeing that the environment in the temple was exactly as she said, Fang Jia and Mu Yu didn't persuade her any more, and stayed with her here with peace of mind. December fourteenth. In the morning, the sky suddenly sprinkled some salt-like snow, which stopped after half an hour and covered the ground with a light layer of hoarfrost. The flowers flew down from the mid-air, as beautiful as a celestial maiden scattered flowers. An hour later, Bai Tanshan had changed into new clothes, and it was white and crystal clear like pink makeup and jade carvings. Seeing the sudden change in the weather, Fang Jia and Mu Ji were worried that it would be colder at night, so they led a few attendants down the mountain, intending to go to another courtyard to fetch some winter clothes and quilts to keep out the cold.The two arrived at the other courtyard, had tea and chatted with Mrs. Gu for a while, then went to the small courtyard in the South Chamber to pack up all the remaining luggage, and prepared to move to Baitan Temple together. There are still some days left in the temple.After finishing it, I went back to the main hall and was about to bid farewell to Mrs. Gu, but saw Kong Zhao rushing into the other courtyard with a face full of panic. When he saw the two of them, he burst into tears and said goodbye: "Princess...the princess is gone. ! Fang Lingyi, the princess is gone! I can't find the princess!" "What... what princess is missing?" Fang Jia supported Kong Zhao who was crying, his words were a little awkward, "Don't cry, tell me what's going on first? Why do you say the princess is missing?" "You... After you left, the princess said that she was going to enjoy the snow, so I went with the princess. The princess doesn't like crowds, so only one guard followed. After watching the snow scene, the princess said she wanted to play the piano, so I went back to the temple. I took the qin, but when I took the qin and went again, the princess and the guards were gone. I searched everywhere but couldn’t find it. I went back to the temple and couldn’t find it. I... I couldn’t find the princess... ..." Kong Zhao couldn't help crying as he spoke, "Fang Lingyi, I can't find the princess, I don't know where the princess is... woo woo woo..." After the three of them listened, they felt that there was a thunderbolt, and their minds were in a mess. Missing princess? Why is the princess gone? How could the princess disappear? Someone... kidnapped the princess? Why take the princess away? Did the princess run away by herself? ... Countless questions flashed through my mind, but none of them could grasp what I wanted to understand. "Qiu Yi, hurry up, go and call the Second Young Master over here." Gu's only thought of one person in the chaos. "Yes." Qiu Yi hurried to go. In the hall, Gu Shi, Fang Jia, and Mu Yu looked at each other with panicked faces, only Kong Zhaoyi was crying. Is the princess really gone?If the princess really disappeared... The three of them just thought about it for a while, their eyes turned black, and they didn't dare to think deeply. "No, I...I have to go find the princess." Fang Jia started to run out while talking. "Fang Lingyi" Mrs. Gu hurriedly called her, "Where are you going to find the princess?" "Go...go..." Fang Jia couldn't speak, "But, even if you search the entire Baitan Mountain, you have to find the princess! Otherwise, if the princess makes any mistakes, it's not just..." She didn't finish speaking, But who among the three don't know, not only His Majesty, but also Prince Anyu's mansion, under the wrath of the thunder, no one will be spared!What's more, with such a princess, who would have the heart to have an accident happen to her! Gu's heart was also tight, and while panicking, she said to herself: "I want to find it quickly. I don't know where it is, so I can only go to Soshan, and Soshan can't just go with one or two people..." She told her body The maid next to him said, "Go, go and ask the manager to call all the people from the other courtyards to the middle courtyard immediately, go!" "Yes." The maid hurried away. On the other side, Mu Tiao remained calm, grabbed Kong Zhao who was so panicked that he could only cry, grasped some clues in his mind and asked in the chaos: "Kong Zhao, don't cry in a hurry, let's talk about the situation first. Where are you and the princess enjoying the snow? How long did it take you to get the qin? When you went to get the qin and returned, did you leave any clues there?" "What clue?" Kong Zhao asked blankly with his red eyes open, "I accompanied the princess to Dongtingyan to enjoy the snow. The princess said that the view was the best there. I went to pick up the piano. It took about two quarters of an hour. The appearance changed, and when I returned to Dongtingyan, there was no one there, and I tried to call the princess, but the princess didn't answer me." "What happened later?" Fang Jia asked immediately. "Later... I was naturally anxious when I saw the princess disappeared, so I went to look for the princess, but I found no sign of the princess in many places." Kong Zhao couldn't stop crying while talking, "Fang Ling Yi, where did the princess go? Is she okay?" "Don't panic." Fang Jia comforted her. In fact, she had already panicked. It's just that she has lived in the palace for more than 20 years and experienced many things, so she can still maintain her superficial composure. Mu Yu also lived in the palace for more than 20 years. After the initial shock and panic, he calmed down a little at this moment, and continued to ask Kong Zhao: "Did you find anything in Dongtingyan? For example, footprints on the ground? Or on the ground?" What fell? Or...is there blood on the ground?" At the end of the question, his heartstrings were tense, and he almost didn't dare to ask. Kong Zhao shook his head. "I did not see anything." "So..." Gu suddenly said, "Could it be that the princess just went to look elsewhere? Second, it's not the 'disappeared' as you said, maybe she will come back later." Kong Zhao shook his head vigorously again, "No! I couldn't find the princess. I was afraid that something might happen to her, so I asked the people from Baitan Temple to help me. I searched the entire Baitan Temple, but I couldn't find it. , that's why I came to find Fang Lingyi. Fang Lingyi, you must get the princess back!" "You said, you asked someone from Baitan Temple to help you find it?" A question came from the door suddenly, but it was Qiu Yiyao who arrived, and Qiu Yi had already told him the truth, with a serious expression on her face, "So, Bai Tan Everyone in the temple knows that the princess is missing?" Kong Zhao nodded, sobbed, and said, "I can't find it, of course I need someone to help me find it." Qiu Yiyao's brows furrowed immediately. Seeing his serious expression, Gu couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?" Qiu Yiyao shook her head slightly, and asked Kong Zhao: "Except for the monks of Baitan Temple and the people in the hall at the moment, who else knows that the princess is missing?" Kong Zhao shook his head in a daze, how could she know. Fang Jia replied: "Almost everyone in the other courtyard knows about it now." Judging from the situation of Kong Zhao crying all the way here, no one is surprised. Qiu Yiyao sighed. "Yao'er, what do you think of this matter?" Seeing him coming, Mrs. Gu seemed to have a backbone in her heart, and her expression became calmer, and she told him concisely what Kong Zhao had said. Qiu Yiyao thought while listening.The disappearance of the princess is too strange, who could say that?Why? After finishing speaking, Mrs. Gu also recovered the calmness that the mistress of the Hou Mansion should have from the sudden panic just now, turned her head, and said to Fang Jia and Mu Yu: "You two, the princess is missing. This matter is not trivial, and the most important thing at present The most important thing is to find the princess. It’s just that we don’t know where the princess is, so we can only search the mountains, and Baitan Mountain stretches for more than ten miles, and we need manpower. Therefore, Fang Lingyi invites you to Baitan Temple and asks the monks in the temple to help you continue to search. I will order the general manager to lead the people in the mansion to look for it, and I will order Commander Qian to lead the guards to look for it, and Mr. Mu, I will trouble you to return to the imperial capital quickly, and then send more people over." At this point, she looked worried, "This It's a snowy day, we have to find the princess as soon as possible, the longer the delay, the worse it will be." Fang Jia and Mu Tai nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "We'll go right away." After they finished speaking, they hurried away. "Slow!" Qiu Yiyao said suddenly. The three couldn't help but all looked at him, and Mu Wei asked: "What do you want to tell the second son?" Qiu Yi looked outside the courtyard. The snow didn't seem to stop. He turned to Qiu Jia who was beside him and said, "Go and ask Qiu Yue and Qiu Shi to come over, and then invite Commander Qian and Deputy Commander Yu to come over." "Yes." Qiu Jia went. "Second Young Master, you are..." Fang Jia and Mu Tai were very anxious, wishing they could find the princess right away, but this Second Young Master took his time, which only made them more anxious. Qiu Yiyao glanced at Mrs. Gu, then at Fang Jia, Mu Yu, and Kong Zhao, and said, "Now that the princess is missing, no matter if there is an accident or there is an evil plotter, the less people know about it, the better, and it is even more unacceptable." Startled the imperial capital." Ok?The four of them were confused when they heard the words, so that at the same time, they all felt a slight chill in their hearts. "'Princess is missing' and 'princess is dead', the latter is more terrifying to the princess!" Qiu Yi said with lowered eyes, her voice was soft but the meaning was extremely heavy. Gu Shi, Fang Jia, and Mu Yu were shocked when they heard the words, they suddenly woke up, and when they thought about their words carefully, as expected, they were suddenly sweating coldly. "But it's too late to hide it now." He glanced at Kong Zhao. Kong Zhao, who had been sobbing, panicked for some reason and forgot to cry.Although she didn't quite understand what the second young master said, the gazes of several people made her know that she seemed to have done something wrong just now. "This...how can this be done?" Gu Shi and Fang Jia said at the same time. "Since this is the case, the first thing is to find the princess as soon as possible with everyone's strength." "Okay, let's go right away." Fang Jia and Mu Ji wanted to act upon hearing this. "Slow down." Qiu Yiyao got up and walked to the window, looked at the weather outside the house, then turned around and said, "At this moment, the wind and snow are getting heavy, the mountain road is steep, and it is difficult for people to walk on it. There are many ravines and dangerous valleys in the mountain. Don't you Knowing the terrain, looking for it indiscriminately, I am afraid that if someone fails to find it, it will hurt myself." "I..." Fang Jia and Mu Ji were anxious to speak. Qiu Yiyao seemed to know what they were going to say, she waved her hand to stop her, and said: "We can search in four ways. We will choose those who are fit and healthy from the Hou's mansion and the princess's courtiers, and Master Mu will lead the search to the south, while Commander Qian will lead the search. The guards looked for the north, the monks of Baitan Temple looked for the west, and I looked for hibernation. Qiuyue and Qiushi come to Baitan Mountain with me every year, and they are very familiar with this, so I asked them to lead the way for Master Mu and Commander Qian." "That's very good." Mu Tai nodded immediately when he heard the words, and Fang Jia said, "Fang Lingyi, it's really inconvenient for you to find someone, why don't you go to Baitan Temple with Kong Zhao to guard, and my wife will stay in the other courtyard. Go find someone." After saying that, he left. "Lord Mu." Qiu Yiyao called him again. "Bring enough dry food and water, as well as wine and flint." Qiu Yiyao said, paused, and then said, "The person selected must be a reliable person. It is very strange that the princess and the guards disappeared this time. If there is anything wrong ...is inappropriate...all need to be handled with caution." Gu's, Fang Jia, and Mu's hearts trembled instantly when they heard his last words.They were so flustered just now that they almost forgot that there might not be a guard with the princess.Leaving aside the reason for the princess's disappearance, it's just that with the princess's appearance, if... if there is any embarrassment... the three of them hardly dared to imagine the consequences, so they couldn't help but looked at Kong Zhao at the same time, and then sighed in their hearts. Qiu Yiyao went on to say: "It's best to keep your mouth shut. In Baitan Temple, I will handle it properly. The people in the Hou's mansion will be handled by the mother, and Princess Sui's servants will rely on Fang Lingyi and the minister." "En." All three nodded. At this moment, footsteps came from the door, and Qiu Jia arrived with Commander Qian, Deputy Commander Yu, Qiu Yue, and Qiu Shi. Briefly explained the situation, asked everyone to pay attention, and made an appointment to record the six ringing of the bell of Baitan Temple when they found it. Lead a team of guards down the mountain to block the exit at the bottom of the mountain and not let anyone in or out." "Yes." Deputy Commander Yu immediately took the order. "We're ready to go right away." Commander Qian and Mu Yu all went. Qiu Yiyao also stepped up. "Yao'er." Gu called him "Are you going alone?" Qiu Yiyao turned her head back, "Mother, no one can keep up with my child's lightness kung fu. If you bring someone along and delay the time, the sooner you arrive at this moment, the better." Knowing that what he said was reasonable, Mrs. Gu said to Qiu Jia who was beside her, "Hurry up and get a thick coat for the young master." Qiu Jia nodded and hurried away. Mrs. Gu held Qiu Yiyao's hand, with deep worry in her eyes, "It's snowing heavily, and it's getting colder, your body... I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it, if you suffer from a cold disease..." She couldn't help but say A cold, just can not go on.If possible, she really didn't want him to go out in such a snowy weather when he was weak and sick. "Mother, don't worry. I have practiced martial arts, and I have internal strength to protect my body. I am not so weak." Qiu Yiyao comforted her mother, "Besides, the princess's safety is the most important thing at this moment." Gu shi suppressed the worry in her heart and nodded. After a while, Qiu Jia brought all the things, and Mrs. Gu put on the fox fur for Qiu Yiyao herself. "Mother, I'm going." Qiu Yiyao picked up the package and went out. When she stepped out of the door, she saw Qi Yiya and Lu Yinan led by Qi Yiya and Lu Yinan from the corridor. The commotion in the courtyard was disturbing, he glanced at it lightly, and then went to the middle courtyard. "There is such a big commotion in the other courtyard, sister, do you know what happened?" Shi Lu asked Qi Shi while walking. Qi whispered: "I heard that the princess has disappeared, but I don't know what happened." "Then go ask Madam." Lu said. Qi Yiya and Lu Yinan behind them looked at each other. "Hmph, she's so weird." Lu Yinan snorted, "It's just fun for everyone to go find her when she disappears in a snowy day!" "Sister." Qi Yiya called admonishingly. Lu Yinan curled his lips and stopped talking. "Oh, I hope it's okay." Qi Yiya sighed softly. "You are the one who is soft-hearted." Lu Yinan snorted. Qi Yiya remained silent, and followed Qi and Lu into the hall. In the hall, Gu's expression was worried. Qiu Yi walked out of the other courtyard, the snow outside had already fallen a thick layer, he performed lightness kung fu, flew across, and within half a moment he reached Baitan Temple. Outside the abbot's meditation room, he knocked on the door lightly, and only after hearing the sound of "come in" from inside, he gently pushed the door open and entered. In the meditation room, Master Bai Hui was meditating. Seeing him coming in, he raised his head to look at him, and then said quietly: "Your mind is disturbed." Qiu Yiyao was startled for a moment, but remained silent.I am the clearest about my state of mind, but there are many things in this world that cannot be controlled by the mind or body. "I know the reason why you came, so don't worry." Master Bai Hui closed his eyes. "Thank you, master." Qiu Yiyao clapped her hands together and saluted, then turned and exited. "Yiyao." When the door was opened, Master Bai Hui's old voice came from behind. "The old monk only told you one word, don't forget your master's warning." Qiu Yi paused, then walked away. After leaving Baitan Temple, he went straight to Dongting Rock, and when he arrived at Dongting Rock, there was a lonely pavilion surrounded by white snow and nothing else.At this moment, there is no one around, so there is no need to hide the anxiety and anxiety in my heart, it seeps from the corners of my eyebrows and eyes, and I look around quietly, but there is no clue. Just now, while gathering manpower, I counted the accompanying attendants this time, except for that guard, the others are all there, and there are few people in Baitan Temple.Then there are three situations where the princess is missing. One is that the princess thought of where to go to enjoy the snow scenery at random, but she got lost; the other is that the guard kidnapped the princess;Knowledge, with the rationality of a princess, the first kind is really impossible, but the second and third kinds...why do you want to kidnap people?For what purpose? Maybe you will only know when you find it. He suppressed the complicated thoughts in his heart, tapped his toes, and swept eastward. The wind was raging, and the snow was raging. Baitan Mountain ushered in a rare heavy snowfall, which fell all day and all night.