Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Injury
After Wu Tianyue gave his instructions to everyone, he saw that it was getting late, so he ordered everyone to return to the palace to report, and he stayed in Fengyu Manor for one night.
The next day, he took the farmhands on patrol again, but it was too late after he caught only a few petty thieves. He was afraid that if he stayed there for too long, he would not be able to come out next time, so he had to return to the city with regret.
It was dark when he arrived in the city. He first went to the prince's palace. After learning that Daiyu had returned to the Jia family, he had dinner with Princess Zhongshun and then went back to the garden without stopping.
Lan Ye knew that he and Daiyu had a deep relationship, so when she saw him come back, she hurriedly handed him the card.
Wu Tianyue took it and read it, then picked up his pen to write a reply.
Seeing this, Lan Ye smiled and said, "It's so late, the girl must be asleep. Why don't you come back tomorrow?"
Wu Tianyue nodded after hearing this, but he was afraid that Daiyu would wait for him. After thinking it over, he left Yihong Courtyard and went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion while no one was paying attention.
He had originally planned to just take a look outside, and if Daiyu was asleep, he would come back. Unexpectedly, Lu Chen saw him and said with a smile, "She just turned off the lights, maybe she's not asleep yet."
As she was speaking, Zijuan came in to tell Daiyu.
Wu Tianyue saw that the lights were lit again inside, so he lifted the curtain and went in.
Daiyu was sitting on the bed, her legs covered with a quilt. Wu Tianyue took a coat from the side and put it on her: "It's cold today, be careful not to catch a cold."
"How could you fall ill so easily?" Daiyu said with a smile. Seeing Wu Tianyue frown, she changed the subject again, "Why are you coming back just now?"
"The farm the prince gave me is too far away. It would take several hours to get there by fast horse." Wu Tianyue replied, "I might not be able to come back for several days in the future, but as long as I have time, I will definitely come back to see you."
"Just go and do your thing," Daiyu said with a smile. "You don't have to worry about me." "How could my sister be a concern for me?" Wu Tianyue said with a smile. "If it weren't for you, I'd still be hanging around in the Prince's Mansion. How could I even think of leaving?"
"Don't use me as an excuse," Daiyu said angrily. Seeing him stay away from her, she felt amused, but she didn't expose him. She just asked him, "Are you going to the poetry club on the 15th?"
"Since this is your first time running a club, I naturally want to go." Wu Tianyue thought for a moment and said, "It might just be a little later."
"Those flowers are meant to be admired under the moon." Daiyu was delighted to hear that he was coming. "The princesses and princesses have also agreed to hold a club in the evening."
Then he said with some regret: "If that's the case, then Brother Bao won't be able to participate."
Wu Tianyue smiled even wider after hearing this: "That's really a pity."
Seeing the regret on his face, Daiyu smiled brightly and glanced at him: "I'm going to sleep now. You should go back quickly. The nanny will come to ask about it later."
After hearing this, Wu Tianyue had no choice but to get up and leave: "Once I have accomplished this, I will ask for your permission to marry me."
Daiyu only heard him mumble something, but couldn't make out the content. She asked, "What did you say?"
Wu Tianyue shook his head and replied to her: "Go to sleep quickly, sister, and don't wait for me so long in the future."
Only after seeing Daiyu fall asleep did Wu Tianyue sneak out of Xiaoxiang Pavilion again.
The next day, Wu Tianyue took Fei Yan and others to Fengyu Manor to take the bandits they had captured a few days ago. He handed these people and Jia Huan, who finally mustered up the courage to come to him, to Chang Jian. After that, he wandered around with Fei Yan and other servants as well as the farmhands of Fengyu Manor every day.
Ke Wen came down from time to time, and seeing that he was getting farther and farther away, he felt a little worried, but Wu Tianyue brushed him off with a few words.
Later, seeing that he only caught some ruffians at most, the prince didn't care, and the prince's good reputation gradually spread in the countryside, so he felt relieved and stopped keeping an eye on Wu Tianyue.
Wu Tianyue breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had finally turned his gaze away from him. He thought that the fifteenth was almost here, so he would take his men to wipe out the bandits who had been scouting the area before so that he could go back to join the poetry club.
However, the place was on the south side of the city, quite far away, so they took the people they had gathered and prepared a few days' supply of dry food and water, and rode there quickly.
Just as they reached a reed pit, they saw two horses tied to a tree nearby. Screams and cries of pain came from the reed pit, and Wu Tianyue hurriedly asked people to go forward and check.
Several guards came forward and brought the people who had been fighting up. Wu Tianyue took a closer look and saw that they were familiar faces. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Who did you offend again?"
The man who was beaten had his clothes torn and his face swollen. Seeing Wu Tianyue, he cried out as if he had seen a relative, "Prince, save me!"
Wu Tianyue ignored Xue Pan, who was crying and shouting, and only asked the other man, "Who are you? Why are you beating people here?"
The man simply assumed he was Xue Pan's patron, and without making any excuses, he sneered, "Why are you asking so many questions? Today is just my bad luck. You can kill me or chop me up as you please."
Wu Tianyue had known Xue Pan's true nature for a few days. Seeing that although he was a man, he was very handsome, he guessed a little bit. He didn't blame him for being disrespectful. He asked Xue Pan, "Tell me, what did you do?"
Xue Pan didn't dare to hide anything. He lowered his head and told the story of how he and Liu Xianglian had met at the banquet hosted by Lai, the chief steward of the Rongguo Mansion, and how he had expressed his affection for him. He added, "This is a matter of mutual consent. If he doesn't like it, just say so directly. I will definitely not pester him."
"You can't?" Wu Tianyue didn't believe him at all and scolded him, "No matter what, you are still a relative of the Rongguo Mansion. How dare others embarrass you in front of your face?"
After that, he waved his hand and had Liu Xianglian released. He then said to Xue Pan, "I'm busy suppressing bandits. I don't have time and no one to take you back. You should stay with us first."
Then he was ordered to follow. Xue Pan dared not say a word and climbed onto the horse while enduring the pain.
After walking for a while, a servant came up and said, "Sir, that man has been following us."
Originally, Liu Xianglian was a little shocked to see that Wu Tianyue let him go so easily after hearing Xue Pan's vague words, but his opinion of him changed a lot. Later, he heard that they were going to suppress bandits, and he would naturally not miss such a matter that benefited the country and the people. So after thinking it over again and again, he decided to follow Wu Tianyue and his group from a distance.
Wu Tianyue didn't know what he was thinking, but seeing that he was just following without any unnecessary moves, he just ordered people to keep an eye on him and not let him leak any information, and then he ignored him.
Everyone rode their horses in silence until late at night. When the mountain stronghold was not far away, Wu Tianyue ordered them to stop and rest.
In order to avoid being discovered, the group did not dare to make a fire and only ate the dry food and water they brought with them.
As usual, after mocking Xue Pan for not being able to swallow his dry food, Wu Tianyue saw Liu Xianglian resting against a tree trunk in the distance. He thought for a moment, took out some of his own share, and ordered someone to deliver it to him.
Wu Tianyue had long known from the military books given by the system that the most important thing in fighting a war was information. Although it was just a small mountain stronghold, he still wanted to put his knowledge into practice, so he had spent a lot of effort to find out more about this mountain stronghold.
Although the system teased him for using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, Wu Tianyue still felt it was worth it. At least it brought his subordinates together and made them familiar with the process, so he could just do it a few more times in the future.
Also, the book said that people are most sleepy before dawn, and Wu Tianyue had tried it several times and found it to be true, so before dawn, he led everyone to quietly climb the gentle slope on the northwest side.
There were dense forests here. Although the bandits had set up secret sentries, it was a small mountain stronghold after all. There were few people and it was just a newly established place. They had no practical experience and were easily knocked unconscious and dragged away by the guards who approached them.
Afterwards, everyone was divided into several teams according to Wu Tianyue's previous instructions. One team led people to guard outside the main gate, ready to reinforce at any time. One team went to guard the granary and armory, and set fire to them and run away if things changed. One team went to the stable and released all the horses in the stronghold.
The rest followed Wu Tianyue up the slope, ready to capture the leader first.
Seeing that Liu Xianglian wanted to follow, Wu Tianyue learned that he also wanted to suppress the bandits, and felt uneasy, so he ordered Fei Yan to stay beside him to prevent him from turning against them.
Then he led the rest of the people into the village. The village was neither big nor small, but it was obvious that there was a newly built house. So he ordered his men to capture the others first and then go there himself.
The owner of the house was very cautious and locked the door in the village, but it was a small matter for Wu Tianyue. He squeezed the lock hard and it was crumpled into a ball.
After quietly opening the door and going in, he saw a strong man sleeping on the bed in the inner room. Wu Tianyue went forward and was about to take action, but the strong man turned over and a shadow shot out from his sleeve.
Wu Tianyue didn't expect that he had a hidden arrow, and he couldn't avoid it, so he went to meet it.
The man saw that he was hit by an arrow in the left shoulder but did not dodge, but instead rushed straight towards him. He was stunned for a moment and was about to run when his arms were grabbed.
After Wu Tianyue grabbed him, he exerted a little force and removed his arm.
The battle outside was also over. Fei Yan learned that Wu Tianyue had come here alone, so he hurried over. Seeing that he was injured, he was shocked and frightened. He stepped forward and tied up the strong man, saying, "Prince..."
Wu Tianyue was afraid that he would nag, so he quickly said, "It's just a minor injury. I'll get some medicine later."
He then ordered Fei Yan to fetch the man's hidden arrow. After careful identification, he found that it was indeed from Chang'an Prefecture. He sneered, "That Li Yanei really loves this concubine."
Just as he finished speaking, the reinforcements from outside came in. The servant who had been sent by Wu Tianyue to learn how to treat external injuries hurried forward to treat his wound, but he had never treated an arrow wound that had not been pulled out, so he was a little at a loss.
Upon seeing this, Wu Tianyue disinfected the arrow with a dagger and pulled it out according to the method in the book. He became more determined to memorize the books given by the system.
Afterwards, the servant hurried forward to apply medicine and bandage the wound.
Seeing that it was already dawn outside, Wu Tianyue asked someone to cook a meal with the ingredients in the village. He found someone to feed the child a few bites, and after observing that the child was fine, he let everyone eat.
After dinner, they rested for half an hour. When they heard that the weapons in the stronghold had been loaded, they prepared to return.
At this time, Fei Yan came in and said, "Prince, Liu Xianglian wants to see you."
Wu Tianyue asked, "Can this person be trusted?"
"He was working very hard just now," Fei Yan replied, "and his skills are on par with the guards in the palace."
Wu Tianyue became interested after hearing this and said, "Bring it in and let me see it."
Fei Yan took the order and went down, and soon brought Liu Xianglian up.
"Liu Xianglian greets the prince." As soon as Liu Xianglian came in and bowed, without waiting for Wu Tianyue to ask, he said, "I wonder what the prince wants to do in the future."
Wu Tianyue raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why are you asking this?"
Liu Xianglian smiled and said, "To be honest, Your Highness, when I saw you were familiar with Xue Pan before, I thought he was just another playboy. But today, seeing how well you plan and plan, and how skilled you are, and knowing from Brother Feiyan that you're suppressing bandits to protect the people, I have great respect for you and would like to serve you."
Wu Tianyue didn't say yes or no. He stared at him for a long while before saying, "Today, you and Wu Yi will stay here and distribute the food in the village to the people down the mountain."
Seeing that he didn't refuse, Liu Xianglian said happily, "As you wish."
Then he went out to look for Wu Yi. Wu Tianyue said to Fei Yan, "After returning to the capital today, check this man out."
After Fei Yan agreed, the two men came out, leaving a team to clean up the mess, and then took the bandits and the spoils back to Fengyu Village.
As soon as I arrived outside the village, I saw Ke Wen walking back and forth at the door.
Wu Tianyue stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Young Master, are you exercising?"
Seeing him coming, Ke Wen hurried forward and asked, "Where has the prince gone?"
Without waiting for Wu Tianyue's reply, he continued, "The Crown Prince has been waiting for you for half a day."
After hearing this, Wu Tianyue turned around to leave, but Ke Wen, who had predicted the situation, held him back tightly, so he had to follow him to the farm.
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