After rebirth, my mother came to power based on her son.

"Master, are you okay?" Mu Qingge saw him opening his eyes and asked directly.

The man seemed to have come back to his senses, and his eyes suddenly became sharp and alert.

Mu Qingge secretly clicked her tongue, she is the one who should be wary, right?

"When we passed by here just now, we saw you lying unconscious in the snow on the roadside, sir. Then we bandaged your wounds and gave you some hot water."

Mu Qingge picked up the plate with snacks from the low table and handed it out through the carriage window: "Just now my maid took your pulse and said that you lost too much blood, plus you were hungry and tired, so you

Unconscious."

"I don't have anything else to eat here. I only have some snacks and tea. It should be enough to keep you full. Master, please eat some."

The man was silent for a moment, hesitating a little. Perhaps his hunger overcame his vigilance. He reached out and took the dessert plate, silently taking one and stuffing it into his mouth.

But the whole person remained silent, like a hedgehog with sharp spines.

Mu Qingge glanced ahead: "Why did the young master faint here? Where is the young master going? But to the imperial city?"

"If you want to go to the imperial city, I'm afraid you will have to find another way."

"There was an avalanche in the Yunxi Valley ahead a few days ago, and it's still impassable."

The man frowned, then raised his head and looked at Mu Qingge: "Avalanche?"

His voice was a little hoarse, as if he had something in his mouth and his voice was a little unclear.

He looked like he was completely unaware of the avalanche in Cloud Creek Valley.

Mu Qingge deduced in her mind that this person should be from out of town and wanted to go to the imperial city via Yunxi Valley.

"yes."

"The wind and snow outside the city were so heavy a few days ago that an avalanche occurred in Yunxi Valley. The snow inside was as high as two people, completely blocking Yunxi Valley. There was no way to pass."

Mu Qingge continued to probe: "Where did the young master come from? Look at the young master, he is dressed luxuriously, but why did he travel alone? And he was so seriously injured."

The man lowered his head and stuffed another piece of snack into his mouth. After stuffing several snacks in a row like a wolf, he took the tea cup in Jade's hand and drank all the hot water in the cup.

Then he looked at Mu Qingge again: "Sorry, I'm too hungry."

Mu Qingge squinted her eyes slightly. The man spoke with an accent and did not sound like someone from the Imperial City.

"I am from Yalang City. I am a merchant from Yalang City."

"I came to the Imperial City to do business."

"Originally, our family didn't do much business with the Imperial City, but more than a month ago, I heard that our country's new emperor had ascended the throne."

"I thought that when the new emperor ascends the throne and all the countries come to congratulate him, he may bring many rare treasures from other countries."

"So I brought some people with me to visit the Imperial City."

"I never thought that I met a bandit yesterday morning in an unknown mountain. My guards tried their best to help me escape. I was injured a little. I was worried that the bandit would catch up, so I didn't dare to stop all the way.

I came down and ran all the way here before I passed out."

Yalang City.

This is a place Mu Qingge has never heard of.

Mu Qingge glanced at the guard standing aside, and then the guard walked to Mu Qingge's side: "Yalang City is a small city in the north of our country, rich in jade."

So that’s it.

If it's from the north, then the shortest way to the Imperial City is indeed through the Yunxi Valley.

It is normal for merchants in places rich in jade to dress luxuriously.

But Mu Qingge still didn't take off her guard, she just smiled and said, "It's not too far from the imperial city."

"Find him a horse, take him to the official road leading to the imperial city, and give him directions."

"You can ride into the city on horseback and you'll be there in half a day. Do you still have any money on you?"

The man nodded and stood up: "I still have some money with me, thank you girl."

"now

If it weren't for Miss Ri, I would probably freeze to death here. May I ask your name, Miss? If I have a chance to see you again in the future, I will thank you very much."

I'm afraid I won't have the chance to see you again in the future, but to avoid him keeping asking, Mu Qingge simply said casually: "My surname is Xiao."

When Li Xiao and she first met, Li Xiao called himself Xiao.

"Young master, there is no need to thank you. It's better to set off early. If it's too late, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the imperial city."

"good."

The man didn't stay long. When he saw that the guard had brought a horse, he got on the horse.

It seemed that he had pulled a wound. His face suddenly turned pale, but he quickly stabilized his body. He only took a deep breath, then cupped his hands towards Mu Qingge, and then rode away.

After watching the guards walking away behind him, Jade got into the carriage.

"I always feel like something is wrong with this person."

Jade thought thoughtfully: "It shouldn't be a secret that I left the Zhuangzi to go to Yunxi Valley to investigate the situation. If someone is watching from the Zhuangzi, they must know our whereabouts."

"Could it be that he knew that the empress was passing by, so he made a special trip to sing such a play?"

"Should we send someone to check his identity?"

Mu Qingge shook her head: "He didn't do anything. I didn't even have any contact with him from beginning to end, and he didn't look like him at all."

"If he is really just a passing businessman as he said, then he and I will probably have no chance of meeting each other again, and there will be no need to waste our people on investigating because of him."

"If he lied and had another purpose, then there should be a chance to see him again. There is no harm in checking it out when we see him."

This is true.

There was nothing wrong with Yunxi Valley. Mu Qingge walked around the valley and then returned to Zhuangzi.

Back at Zhuangzi, Mu Qingge summoned Chi Xiao.

"There should be someone keeping an eye on the Wuyun Kingdom envoys, right?"

"have."

Mu Qingge nodded: "Where are the envoys from Wuyun Kingdom?"

"Have you changed the route secretly?"

"When will you arrive at Yunxi Valley?"

Chi Xiao responded quickly: "They haven't changed their route yet, but they are almost at the intersection of the last road where they can change their route to Yunxi Valley."

"They should also know that we have sent people to keep an eye on them."

"We guess that, nine times out of ten, they will make a splash tonight, or the golden cicada will escape from its shell."

Mu Qingge lowered his eyes and nodded: "The Yunxi Valley will be lively soon."

Chi Xiao responded and then said: "Not only Yunxi Valley, but also envoys from other countries are about to arrive at the imperial city."

"So fast?"

This was somewhat beyond Mu Qingge's expectations.

Chi Xiao nodded: "Yes, so fast."

"We were a little surprised too."

"Logically speaking, it should take a long time for the countries to receive the news, send envoys, and arrive at the imperial city."

"It would be logical if only one or two countries came faster. Maybe they have eyes and ears in our imperial city."

"But it's a little strange that envoys from all countries come so quickly."