Chapter 286 Worry

In this turbulent time, this victory is extremely precious, and the battle report was sent to the capital as soon as possible.

Emperor Tai'an learned that Wuli, the nephew of the Northern Qi general Wuye, had been captured, and he also knew that this achievement was made by Qi Shuo, who was seriously injured as a result.

This nephew really surprised him time and time again.

Emperor Tai'an felt a little emotional. He sent the news to Prince Jing's Mansion and gave him a lot of rewards. He also appointed two imperial physicians to accompany the baggage-delivering team north two days later.

It takes quite some time for the battle report to be transmitted back to the imperial physician. Whether Prince Jing can use the imperial physician is one thing, but this reflects the emperor's grace.

When Princess Jing heard the news that Qi Shuo was injured, tears suddenly came to her eyes.

Qi Huan and Qi Qiong were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they kept thinking the worst.

"Did something happen to Father? Or Big Brother?"

Princess Jing's pale lips trembled as she squeezed out a few words as her two children were about to die of anxiety: "Your eldest brother is injured..."

"Where is big brother injured? Is he seriously injured? How did he get injured..." Qi Qiong kept asking with tears in her eyes.

Qi Huan pounded the table: "Just said I should go!"

"It is said that Shuo'er was injured because of capturing a major general of Northern Qi alive. His injury is serious..." Princess Jing's heart was in a knot, and she wished she could grow wings and fly to the north.

The atmosphere in Prince Jing's Mansion suddenly became extremely depressing. As for Qi Shuo's contributions, they were just icing on the cake for the mansion and could not compare to his safety.

Qi Qiong returned to her boudoir and cried for a while. Then she wiped her tears and went to the general's mansion to find Ah Hao.

The report of this small victory would soon be disseminated in the form of official reports, and the General's Mansion would then know about it. Rather than waiting until then, it would be better to tell Ah Hao sooner rather than later.

The General's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion were so close that the two of them might not see each other every day, but every two or three days. After hearing the message from the servant, Lin Hao thought it was just a normal meeting between good friends, until he saw Qi Qiong's uneasy expression and pale face.

"What happened to the princess?"

Qi Qiong opened her mouth, but her eyes turned red before she spoke.

Lin Hao's heart sank and he held Qi Qiong's hand.

The other person's fingertips were cold and slightly damp, which made Lin Hao have a bad premonition.

"Princess, what happened?"

"Ah Hao—" Qi Qiong finally lost control of his emotions and hugged Lin Hao with both hands, "There's news from the north, my eldest brother is injured!"

Lin Hao's expression suddenly changed. The hot blood in her body rushed to her heart, making her heart beat wildly: "A Shuo is injured? How serious is his injury?"

Qi Qiong's eyes were filled with tears as he shook his head. "I don't know the details, but they say he was seriously injured when he captured a major general from Northern Qi..."

Lin Hao's heart, about to leap out of his throat, calmed down. He said in a strange tone, "Captured the Qi general alive? Did the battle report send back mention the identity of this Qi general?"

"It seems to be called—" Qi Qiong thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "It seems to be called Wuli. I don't know if I remember it correctly."

"Is he the nephew of Northern Qi's commander, Wu Ye?"

"Yes!" Qi Qiong looked at Lin Hao with a puzzled look in his eyes. "Ah Hao, how did you know? Could it be that the General's Mansion has received the news?"

But judging from Ah Hao's reaction just now, he didn't seem to know that his brother was injured.

"A Shuo wrote to me before, and the letter mentioned the general situation of Northern Qi." Lin Hao made up an excuse casually. In fact, she had specifically inquired about it after receiving the portrait of Wuli, and thus learned about some information about the prominent generals in the Qi army who were fighting against the Zhou army.

Ah Shuo's letter did not mention the identity of the young man in the portrait, but based on the information she had obtained, she analyzed that the young man in the portrait was most likely the young general named Wuli, and the little princess's words also confirmed her guess.

"Has the Qi general named Wuli been captured?"

"He was captured, and the emperor's uncle gave him a lot of rewards." Qi Qiong said this without any joy on his face.

After Lin Hao confirmed that Wuli was captured, his tense nerves relaxed.

Since her guess was confirmed, Ah Shuo's next step would be to return to the Northern Qi military camp as Wuli. In this case, Ah Shuo's serious injury could not be true.

"Don't worry, Princess. Ah Shuo will be fine."

Qi Qiong nodded randomly, but in fact he was not relieved at all.

"Although my uncle has assigned the imperial physician to accompany the supply team north, when it comes to treating injuries, the imperial physician may not be more experienced than the military physician..."

Qi Qiong is actually not the kind of girl who talks a lot, but she couldn't help talking non-stop in front of Lin Hao, as if this could ease the worries in her heart.

Lin Hao held Qi Qiong's hand tightly and said, "Princess, please believe me. Ah Shuo will be fine."

Qi Qiong pursed her lips and said, "Ah Hao, you...are you not imagining things?"

After knowing that her elder brother was seriously injured, countless scary thoughts ran through her mind and she couldn't control them at all.

"Maybe it's because we have telepathy. My intuition tells me that Ah Shuo will be fine. You and the princess must relax and don't make yourselves sick." Lin Hao lied while suppressing the heat on his face.

Ah Shuo certainly doesn't want his family to worry about him.

As for why nothing was revealed in the news that was sent back, it is easy to understand. If such a confidential matter were to be known by others, the consequences would be disastrous, so naturally the fewer people who know about it, the better.

"Really?" Qi Qiong's tear-red eyes lit up, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, "That's great."

When she returned home, she immediately told Princess Jing what Lin Hao had said.

After hearing this, Princess Jing felt a little relieved.

Although the idea of telepathy sounds strange, who doesn't want to hear good words at a time like this? People are always more willing to believe things that are beneficial to themselves, even to the point of deceiving themselves.

However, after Qi Qiong left, Lin Hao became restless.

Although I rationally felt that this was part of Qi Shuo's plan, I still couldn't help but let my imagination run wild.

Plans cannot keep up with changes. What if you get seriously injured?

Even if it is not a serious flesh injury, what should we do if it gets worse?

He wants to go deep into the enemy camp, what if he is discovered?

Lin Hao thought of Qi Qiong mentioning that the imperial physician would go north with the supply team, and even had the urge to go north.

In the end, this impulse was suppressed by reason and turned into a thin thread entangled with love, which was sewn into the insole one stitch at a time.

Heavy snow was falling in the north, and water turned into ice. The fighting between the two armies was briefly stopped because of the capture of Wuli.

Karasuno sent an envoy to negotiate.

"You want to use those captured soldiers of our side to exchange for his nephew?" Prince Jing was furious after hearing the envoy's words. "No, that brat caused my son to be seriously injured. I can't let him get away with it so easily!"

General Xu on the side couldn't help but persuade: "Your Highness, how about we discuss this again?"

Don't refuse outright. This is several people being traded for one, so you won't lose out in the end.

Prince Jing waved his hand: "No negotiation, a few ordinary soldiers in exchange for his precious nephew? Don't dream, unless -"

"Unless what?" the messenger asked hurriedly.

Prince Jing glanced at him and said, "Unless we add another 500 war horses."