"Duoduo, where are you going?"
Yingniang hurriedly chased after her.
"I have something to do, I'll be right back."
Duoduo pushed open the door to the next room.
Inside, the room was completely quiet.
Duoduo froze for a moment, then turned and ran back out.
Yingniang had no choice but to keep chasing after her.
Duoduo ran all the way to the gates of the prince's manor.
The guards hurriedly stopped her.
"Princess, you cannot go out."
Duoduo looked anxious. "Have my father and the others left yet?"
The guard bowed respectfully.
"Yes, Princess. His Highness and his men departed a while ago."
Duoduo looked at the long street outside. She thought for a moment, then turned and ran back inside.
"Duoduo, what on earth are you running for?"
Yingniang caught up and grabbed hold of her.
"My father took people to the estate, and it's about to rain heavily. I need to find someone to chase after him and bring him back."
After saying this, Duoduo turned to run again.
Yingniang held her back.
"Duoduo, you don't need to worry."
"His Highness and the others surely know it's going to rain too. They are adults; they will definitely find shelter."
Duoduo hesitated for a moment and looked up at the sky.
In reality, she was looking at the swirling golden words appearing before her eyes.
[Today, there will be the heaviest rainstorm in history.]
[The road to the estate will be flooded by the heavy rain, and there will be landslides.]
[This massive rainstorm will cause many commoners to lose their homes and become displaced.]
[Many people will die in the landslides caused by this rainstorm.]
[How pitiful! Could it be because Song Shuyu left?]
Duoduo didn't have time to read to the end; she only knew that her father was in danger!
No, she had to go find her father!
At this thought, Duoduo grabbed Yingniang's hand and ran forward.
"Let's go, sister, we are going to find my mother!"
The Princess Consort of Pingyang was currently reviewing account books with a few maidservants.
She wanted to find some clues in them to cause trouble for the housekeeper.
At this moment, Duoduo ran in, pulling Yingniang along.
"Mother!"
The Princess Consort put down the book in her hands and caught Duoduo as she threw herself into her arms.
"Weren't you in class? Why did you run over to find Mother?"
"Mother, quickly send someone to chase after Father!"
Duoduo anxiously pulled the Princess Consort toward the door.
"Chase after your father? Why? And where did your father go?"
"Your Highness, the Prince went to the estate," Lianxin, who was standing to the side, hurriedly reported.
The Princess Consort glanced at Lianxin.
"This servant told you just now, but you probably didn't hear it."
Baihe, standing nearby, hurriedly nodded.
"Yes, this servant heard it too."
The Princess Consort withdrew her gaze and looked at Duoduo.
"Mother, it's going to rain. Quickly send someone to bring Father back!"
Duoduo urged.
The Princess Consort patted Duoduo's head.
"It's just rain. Your father's carriage is waterproof! Don't worry."
"No! It's not normal rain, it's a very, very big rain!"
Duoduo pulled the Princess Consort outside and pointed at the dark, oppressive sky.
Looking at the sky, the Princess Consort was also startled.
Lianxin and Baihe both came out and looked at the sky together.
"Ah! It's going to be a massive rainstorm!"
"This servant remembers when I was young, a rainstorm like this lasted for days and nights!"
Lianxin's words made the Princess Consort's face turn pale.
"Lianxin, call all the guards in the manor over."
"Yes."
Lianxin left in a hurry.
"Baihe, go find the housekeeper and get rain gear. Get a lot of it."
"Yes."
Baihe replied and left.
The Princess Consort held Duoduo's hand tightly, watching the rolling black clouds in the sky.
In her heart, she prayed silently.
A moment later, Lianxin hurried back.
"Your Highness, the Prince took some of the manor's guards with him."
"As for the rest, the housekeeper said they were sent out to investigate the matter with the gardener."
"Right now, there are only six guards left in the manor."
"This servant has called them all over."
"So few?" The Princess Consort was taken aback.
She led Duoduo outside, and the guards waiting there hurriedly bowed.
"It is about to rain heavily. The Prince left in a hurry and didn't take any rain gear."
"Make a trip shortly and bring rain gear to the Prince and his men."
"Yes!"
The guards didn't understand why the Princess Consort was making such a fuss just to have them deliver rain gear to the Prince.
"Mother, I want to go too!"
Duoduo suddenly spoke up.
"What would you go for? Be good, don't you still have class?"
The Princess Consort coaxed Duoduo.
"No! Mother, I want to go find Father!"
Duoduo was very insistent.
She was worried and wanted to go see for herself.
"You're so little, what can you do?"
"Besides, you can see that it's about to rain heavily."
"When that happens, the guards might not even be able to look after you."
"Be a good girl and listen to me!"
"Alright, take the rain gear and set off immediately!"
The Princess Consort saw Baihe leading people over, carrying the rain gear.
The guards took the rain gear on their own accord and headed outside.
Watching their retreating backs, Duoduo pondered to herself.
"Alright, Yingniang, take Duoduo to class."
The Princess Consort handed Duoduo's hand over to Yingniang.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Yingniang held Duoduo's hand and led her away.
Seeing Duoduo being led away by Yingniang, the Princess Consort finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked uneasily at the increasingly thick clouds in the sky, her heart full of worry.
"I hope the guards can catch up to them."
She prayed silently in her heart.
Duoduo followed Yingniang back to the study.
Just as they reached the door of the study, Duoduo stopped in her tracks.
"No, Yingniang, my father is in danger! I have to go save him!"
Yingniang looked surprised.
"Duoduo, aren't you overthinking this?"
"It's just a bit of rain. The Prince won't be in any danger."
Duoduo shook her head.
"Sister, my father's legs are bad. Tell me, if he encounters a rainstorm, he won't even be able to run!"
"Doesn't the Prince have guards with him? The guards certainly wouldn't abandon him!"
Yingniang didn't understand why Duoduo was so panicked.
"Sister, help me, I need to go save my father!"
"But how will we get there? Are we going to walk?"
"Neither of us knows how to ride a horse, and besides, the gatekeeper just said you can't leave the manor!"
A look of distress appeared in Duoduo's eyes.
This was exactly why she was asking Yingniang for help.
"Sister, help me think of a way!"
Yingniang rolled her eyes in thought, then pulled Duoduo outside.
"Let's go! We'll go find my father!"
"He's the smartest, he can definitely come up with a solution!"
"Okay!"
Duoduo followed Yingniang and ran to find Li Jin.
In just a few words, Yingniang explained to Li Jin that Duoduo wanted to go find the Prince of Pingyang.
Hearing that Duoduo wanted to go find the Prince of Pingyang, Li Jin was very surprised.
"Why is the Princess so certain that the Prince is in danger?"
Duoduo bit her lip.
