Ambitious Favored Consort: How To Become A Wangfei

Chapter 53: Lost

"Which noble family is going on a journey?"

"Who else can there be? Naturally, it's His Highness, Prince Jing Even if you look at the entire land, there's not many, let alone in Xiping mansions, only he can deploy so many elite soldiers."

"It snowed so heavily yesterday, and the road is difficult to travel today. Why did Prince Jing go out?"

"I don't know. Maybe there's something urgent."

"Why tag along a carriage in an emergency?"

This really baffled people. The speaker paused for a moment, and tentatively said, "Perhaps, something is wrong with Shizi Consort's family?"

"A gossiper said that Shizi Consort and the Xi family went to worship the Buddha a few days ago. It was a big convoy when they left the city. It snowed all day yesterday and there was no time to go back. Now, how can this be Shizi Consort?"

This sentence confused everyone. Everyone surmised that no one could convince anyone, "Should it be Princess Consort? Prince Jing was leading the convoy in front. Who else can take on this position besides Princess Consort."

"Nonsense, how can there be a Princess Consort in the Prince Jing mansion?"

Tang Shishi was bumping around in the carriage. In the beginning, the road was fairly smooth from Xiping mansion onwards but after leaving the city area, the road was obviously difficult to move on.

It snowed heavily all day and night yesterday. The snow in the countryside was not cleared and it was four or five inches thick. When the horses stepped on the snow, half of its legs were covered in snow in an instant. It was a challenge for the carriage to move and it wobbled awkwardly on the thick snow.

Fortunately, the people brought by Zhao Chengjun were all experts in the military. When they met a stretch of road that could not go through, they quickly took out tools to clear the road. Tang Shishi often sat in the carriage for a while before the carriage moved again.

The whole journey had many stops. Originally, a half a day's journey still had not arrived in six hours. However, fortunately, they have already entered the area of Nanshan, and Prince Jing's mountain villa could be seen after crossing this section of the mountain.

However, of all places, this section of the mountain road was particularly hard to get through. Tang Shishi sat in the carriage and waited for a long time. Finally, the coachman knocked on the carriage's door and said to Tang Shishi, "Miss Tang, this section of the road is dangerous, and the carriage always slips. Wangye told you to get off of the carriage and go on foot."

Tang Shishi naturally did not object. She was squeamish and afraid of hardship, but she was not confused about the severity. Everyone was clearing the mountain road now, and Tang Shishi could not help, so she could only do her best not to cause trouble to anyone.

Tang Shishi leaned on the shaft and got off the carriage cautiously. The wind was very strong outside, and the howling wind drifted the snow on the ground as if another snowfall.

Tang Shishi fastened her hood and trudged in the snow. Now the whole convoy was basically unable to move forward. After walking for a while, the front stopped completely.

Tang Shishi raised her head strenuously to try her best to look forward, "What's the matter?"

The coachman who drove the carriage also came down. He led the horse and stood in the snow, "This section of the mountain road is dangerous. Maybe something fell from the mountain and blocked the road."

Tang Shishi sighed that the snow was already heavy, and the mountain was still precarious which was too challenging. Zhao Chengjun led people to clear the road in front, and the convoy stopped moving. Tang Shishi stood in the snow and waited. After a while, the cold air got through her boots and into her body, and her handwarmer was getting colder. Tang Shishi's body began to shiver, she tightened her cloak and shrank herself into a ball.