After consuming meat and fish soup, the soldiers felt warmed, and the troop’s pace quickened considerably the next day. The party pressed on according to the schedule set by Luo Pingzhou, aiming to reach the Northern Frontier within half a month.
When the carriage passed the small mountain village that Luo Pingzhou had mentioned earlier, Bochun was sitting on the shafts, admiring the snowy scenery. Seeing a splash of color amidst the vast expanse of white in the distance, she immediately called out, "Crown Princess!"
Not wanting to lift the curtain and let in the biting wind, she leaned close to the carriage and whispered, "Crown Princess, look! There is a small mountain village over there. It seems one household is cooking; there is a wisp of curling smoke."
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