C11

The capital's Yongding City was located in the northern part of the Great Zhou and there was an almost every winter season that lasted for at least a month. At this time of year, the ice, snow, and vegetation were bleak and desolate, and officials and nobles of the Yongding City had nothing to play around with.

Until the end of the previous dynasty, when the emperor planted red plums all over Mount Long in order to win over his beloved concubine.

It was only then that the Yongding City Dong Ri started to become more vivid.

The sky gradually darkened, the heads of Long Shan started to disperse.

A delicate looking little girl in a pink jacket dress was still jumping around in the plum trees picking plum blossoms. Occasionally, she would grab a plum blossom and hand it over to a younger looking boy behind her.

He didn't forget to remind her, "Little Jiu, you have to hold on tight. If this Plum Blossom drops, big sister Zhao won't play with you anymore!"

The little boy's black eyes were as bright as the stars, and his fine eyelashes were stained with falling snow. He rubbed his red nose and nodded vigorously, "Big sister Zhao, don't worry. Jiu Er will definitely protect the plum blossoms!"

"Luckily Fifth Bro sneakily brought us out, those annoying lackeys aren't here. Today, we must pick more beautiful Red Plum Blossom and go back to show it to Royal Father's mufei! " The little girl replied in excitement.

"And then there's the mufei of Jiu'er!"

The little girl patted Xiao Jiu's head, "I know, I know, our Jiu'er is the most obedient." In between her words, she discovered a red plum tree that was flourishing. She only had time to say, "Protect the plum blossoms!" He ran forward without looking back.

Xiao Jiu hugged the Plum Blossom and spread his short legs in an effort to keep up.

Not far away, a youth enjoying the plum blossom by himself turned his gaze back just in time to see this scene. He hurriedly went forward to give chase.

For some reason, a group of people suddenly appeared in the Plum Wood, which should have been dispersed by the crowd. These people were laughing and jumping, talking, and a few children were rushing around.

The youth had no choice but to retreat left and right as he struggled to pass through the human wall. When he finally walked over, Xiao Jiu was already nowhere to be seen.

His heart sank and his brows furrowed. "Kirin."

A black-robed man flew to the ground, knelt, and said, "Your Imperial Highness."

"Where's the ninth prince?"

The qilin lowered its head. "Just now, when the ninth palace went to look for Seventh Princess, a group of people suddenly appeared. The ninth prince was also submerged in the crowd. The qilin and qilin didn't notice and followed closely behind …"

"Trash!" The young man looked ahead in anger, "Seal Mount Long immediately, not a single bird is allowed to fly out. I'll check the background of that group of people just now. "

"Yes sir!"

"Call Zhao Ming over to escort him back to the palace."

"Yes sir!" Kylin knew that this matter was urgent, so he didn't dare to stop for a moment. He stood up and called for the little girl from before, Princess Zhaoming.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have brought Little Jiu and Zhao Ming out.

Xiao Jiu was given to him by the most beloved Lian Fei in the Royal Father. Now that his only child was in trouble, wouldn't Lian Fei want to fight him to the death? When Zhaoming returned to the palace, Xiao Jiu would not appear, and Royal Father would definitely know that at that time, not only him, but even his mufei would be punished.

Thinking of this, the young man hurriedly called out to Qilin, "Wait! Zhaoming no longer needed to return to the palace, or … send it to the Mansion of Grand Commandant first. "

Princess Zhaoming was the youngest daughter of the Noble Consort Zhao, the granddaughter of Grand Commandant Zhao. Only by having Mansion of Grand Commandant to look after Zhaoming could he feel at ease to go look for Xiao Jiu.

The night sky was freezing cold. Bei Feng carried the snow on the tree with him as he whistled through the air, causing people to be unable to hide anywhere.

The youth carried Zhao Ming onto the carriage and patiently consoled him with a few words before sending the carriage off with his eyes.

At this time, Mount Long was completely devoid of the liveliness of the day. The snow-covered sky made it seem like it wasn't dark, but this cold feeling seeped into his bones and wrapped around his entire body, causing him to feel ice-cold.

The youth's heart became increasingly heavy. At this moment, he was completely unable to feel the cold mountain. As time passed, sweat began to form on his forehead.

He even started to think about if he should go find Jing Zhao Yin Qin Mu. His manpower was limited, and with an additional bit of help, he would be able to search for Xiao Jiu at one in the morning.

"Ninth Prince!"

In the snow and ice, this shout was exceptionally clear. The youth was startled and hurriedly looked towards the direction the voice came from.

A man in black was running towards him with a small body in his arms. The child in the man's arms had a red face and tears in his eyes.

Isn't this Ninth Prince?

When Ninth Prince saw him, he cried loudly: "Fifth brother! Fifth brother! "Jiu'er is so scared!"

The young man nervously checked Xiao Jiu's body. Only after confirming that he was not injured did he heave a sigh of relief, signalling the man: "Quickly go and invite Imperial Physician Chen over to Mansion of Grand Commandant. Let's go to the Mansion of Grand Commandant and pick up Zhao Ming. "

The black-clothed man did not dare to hesitate and carried Xiao Jiu onto the carriage. He then rode the other horse and left.

Sitting in the warm carriage, Ninth Prince slowly stopped crying. The youth wiped his tears and gently asked, "Where did you go?"

Ninth Prince rubbed his large eyes. There were still some tears on his long eyelashes. Because he cried too hard just now, he was still sobbing a little.