Chapter 192 Ambush

It took two days for the bloody smell on the back mountain to slowly dissipate, and Qingfeng and his men worked for a whole day to clean it up thoroughly.

Shen Anan soaked in the bathtub for more than an hour, and always felt that the bloody smell was still there, and even her throat was fishy and sweet.

Mo Xiang read the letter from the capital to Shen Anan.

"Hua Sheng came to Tianshui City?"

"That's what the letter says, but we haven't heard from Princess Hua Sheng yet."

"Tell Qingfeng to send someone to pick him up along the way and bring him here safely."

Shen Anan never thought that Hua Sheng would be so bold. Could it be that her current self has influenced her subtly?

"Has Xiao Yuan...written a letter?" After a moment's silence, she suddenly asked.

"No." Mo Xiang was also puzzled. "Logically, the letter should have come a long time ago. I don't know what happened this time. There has been no news."

She muttered a few words, but Shen Anan lowered her eyes and didn't respond, not knowing what she was thinking.

After coming out of the bathtub, she cleaned herself up, changed into casual clothes and went out.

Now that the bandits have been completely dealt with, Shen Yunbai alone can't do anything, and Tianshui City can slowly return to its former prosperity. Li Huaiyan has been busy dealing with the affairs of the government.

Once the officials sent by the emperor to take over arrive, she will be able to set off back to Beijing.

The woodshed was still damp and dark, and Chen Tian was still curled up in that corner, with his head lowered and his knees hugged.

The young man had stubble on his chin. When he heard the door open, he turned his head and squinted his eyes because of the sunlight that came in.

A bloody robe was thrown casually on the ground as the man arrived.

Chen Tian was stunned for a moment, then stood up immediately.

"You killed him?"

"Who are you talking about, Shin Yunbai or the person your father sent to rescue you?"

Chen Tian stared at the outer robe on the ground, and for the first time, a cold and vicious look appeared on his face.

"He went to great lengths to save you, and you care deeply about him. I'm curious, what is your relationship?"

"You killed him?" Chen Tian repeated this sentence while gritting his teeth.

"Answer my question first, and then I'll tell you whether I killed him or not."

Chen Tian stared at Shen Anan's eyebrows in silence.

"Don't tell me? Don't you want to know whether Shen Yunbai is alive or dead?"

In fact, Shen Anan was just deceiving him at the beginning. After all, judging from the reactions of Chen Tian and Shen Yunbai, the relationship between the two was very subtle. Now it seems that it is definitely not ordinary.

"Friend." Chen Tianpian tried to speak calmly at the beginning.

"When I first looked at Shin Yunbai carefully, I always felt that he was somewhat familiar, but I just couldn't remember where he was familiar. Just now, when you got angry, I suddenly remembered."

Chen Tian stared straight at Shen Anan.

"The way he fought his way out of the siege last night," she pointed at Chen Tian, ​​"was exactly like you just now, as if they were cut from the same mold. Are you...really just friends?"

Chen Tian's pupils shrank sharply, and he slowly sat back in the corner, "You want to cheat me again."

“…”

"He and I are friends. He is not a bad person. He is just an innocent person who was dragged into this." Chen Tian said, looking up at Shen Anan, "How is he? Is he still... alive?"

"You were stabbed by your father's men. Life or death is up to fate. It's hard to tell."

Chen Tian fell silent again after hearing this and lowered his head slightly.

"You don't seem surprised at all?" Shen An'an raised his eyebrows slightly, "Since he is your friend, an innocent person, he should know your identity, but he fought with your father's people, aren't you surprised?"

"Or does he have a grudge against the emperor? You two are not on the same side?"

"Don't try to cheat me again." Chen Tian glared at Shen Anan fiercely, and simply faced the wall in silence.

"So, they really have a grudge against each other, then what about you? Who are you on?"

Chen Tian didn't speak or move, like a wooden man.

Shen Anan chuckled, "You don't have to pretend. I designed it for Shen Yunbai to fight with the emperor's people, so from the beginning, you had already revealed to me the information that the two of them were on different paths."

The corners of Chen Tian's mouth twitched, and then he turned his head to look at Shen Anan, "You are so insidious."

He also set an ambush for him in his words.

"Not as ruthless as you."

"You can tolerate someone who has a grudge against your father around you, which means that Shen Yunbai and you are more than just friends. As for what else..."

"I've never heard that the emperor has such a big illegitimate child."

Chen Tian's drooped eyes flashed, and he said nothing.

"That Lord Cao..."

"Are you done yet?" Chen Tian said with a frown, "I need to rest now, you can go out now."

“…”

"Okay then." Shen Anan stood up and walked out.

Chen Tian glanced at her back, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Will you take me back to the capital?"

"Or...will you kill me for your husband's throne?"

"This... is still uncertain at the moment. I am also waiting for a letter from the capital. Whether to kill or keep you depends on what your father will do. Don't worry, if possible, I will spare your life."

The door of the woodshed was closed again, and the room returned to darkness. Chen Tian reached out and held the blood-stained robe in his arms as if it were precious, muttering to himself.

"Brother, you must still be alive. You will be fine, right?"

On the way back to the yard from the woodshed, Shen Anan met Qingfeng, who was in a hurry, "Qingfeng."

The former paused, a look of panic flashing across his face.

"What are you doing?"

…Qingfeng hid his arms behind his back and said, “No, nothing.”

Mo Xiang suddenly rushed forward and snatched something from behind him. It was a letter sealed with wax.

"Did he write to me?" Shen Anan asked calmly.

"Yeah." Qingfeng slowly lowered his head.

"Your brother-in-law wrote to you? Then why didn't he write to you for several days?" Mo Xiang frowned.

"Perhaps the master has been busy with government affairs these days and has not been able to take care of it."

Shen Anan looked at him deeply and said in a deep voice, “What happened in the capital?”

Qingfeng pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Don't want to tell? Mo Xiang, give the order and return to Beijing immediately."

"Don't," Qingfeng said with an unpleasant expression, "The master won't let you go back at this time."

Shen An looked at him quietly without saying anything, Mo Xiang had already been ordered to pack up.

Qingfeng gritted his teeth and said, "My master had already defeated the Second Prince and was about to come to Jiangnan to find the Prince's wife, but at this critical moment, the Emperor suddenly returned to Beijing..."

Qingfeng didn't need to say the rest. Shen Anan guessed what the emperor was planning. It was nothing more than killing Xiao Yuan to pave the way for Chen Tian to take power.

The fighting in the capital must be very fierce right now, but he didn't mention a word about it in his letter a few days ago.

"But don't worry, Princess Consort. Now that the Second Prince has been completely eliminated, the Master can still handle the Emperor alone."

Shen Anan returned the letter to Qingfeng, "As long as Chen Tian is in our hands, the emperor will not act rashly. Tell him that when necessary, Chen Tian is a life-saving talisman. We will send this life-saving talisman back to him in the next few days."

"Princess, the master won't let you go back."

"The emperor can't take care of us now. It's safest for you to stay in Tianshui City."

"He is the emperor after all." Shen Anan said quietly, "He has been in that position for more than ten years. Whether it is the people's hearts, the political situation, or the power, he is far beyond Xiao Yuan. We have to make him feel afraid, so that we can have a chance of winning."

Of course Qingfeng knew that what the princess said was true, but his master had just given the order, so how could he dare to disobey.

“We will set off as soon as the officials take office.”

Since we are going to join hands, how can we escape in the middle of a battle?

Shen Anan's tone left no room for doubt, and Qingfeng could only obey.

——

The night was as dark as ink. In a narrow and remote alley a hundred miles away from Tianshui City, a tall figure was half lying on the ground.

No one would pass by here. He seemed to treat this place as a place to sleep, with his eyes slightly closed.

The man frowned from time to time because of the sour and bloody smell coming from his body that had not been washed for several days.

"Tian'er." He murmured, holding on to the wall and slowly stood up.

He can't die here. He hasn't taken revenge yet, and hasn't rescued Tian'er yet.

It was dark, and Shen Yunbai staggered toward the street, his eyes filled with tenacity and undisguised hostility.

Those bandits were his brothers who he had gathered together after years of hard work and had been through life and death together with. But they died just like that, without a single one left.