Chapter 437 Arrival at the Border
Soon, the old woodcutter, covered in wounds, was pulled out.
Good news, the person is still alive.
Bad news, the injuries are severe, he has lost too much blood, and he won't live much longer.
This time, without waiting for Min Qiao's reminder, she actually took out a white porcelain bottle from her bosom.
"Madam?" He really looked at Madam Min, waiting for her instructions.
This pill was obtained from the Marquis of Pingyan's residence. It looks exactly the same as the pill that Doctor Mu gave them, but whether it is really a life-saving pill and how effective it is have not been confirmed.
Giving it to the old woodcutter might save his life, but it might also hasten his death.
"Feed him."
Try anything, even if it seems hopeless.
If this pill is indeed the life-saving elixir prepared by Doctor Mu, the old woodcutter might be able to save his life.
Upon receiving the instructions, he immediately fed the pills to the old woodcutter. Seeing that he had difficulty swallowing, he quickly went to the cart to fetch water and gave it to him.
After the pills were fed to him, Zhen Huan took out another medicine bottle and began to treat the old woodcutter's various wounds.
Wei Jia held Qiao Jingyuan's body and wept, and she also quickly treated the old woodcutter's wounds, leaving only Min Qiaoshi behind.
She forced herself to stay calm, suppressing her pain and anger, and turned to look at the few survivors that the guards had pulled from the pile of corpses.
He asked, furious, "Who sent you?"
Although the assassins were all alive, they were all wounded, either from arrows or knives, and were basically unable to move.
Upon hearing Min Qiao's questioning, some people glared fiercely at her, some lowered their heads and remained silent, and some even bit the poison in their teeth and died on the spot.
"Quickly, dislocate their jaws to prevent them from committing suicide," the guard commander ordered urgently.
Several men who had been following closely behind the guard commander quickly stepped forward, dislocated the jaws of several of the survivors, and then used short knives to pry out the poisoned teeth hidden in the mouths of the others. Only after ensuring that the survivors could not commit suicide did they push them away.
Seeing the guards' professional actions, Madam Min gave up on her plan to interrogate them.
Leave professional matters to the professionals.
So he politely said to the guard commander, "I would like to trouble you, General, to interrogate these people. I need to know who is behind this."
After saying that, he turned and got into the carriage.
Before long, the guard captain came to report: "Madam, these people are tough nuts to crack. After torturing and killing three of them, the remaining two finally spoke up."
Madam Min Qiao hurriedly asked, "Who is the mastermind?"
The guard commander said, "It is the wife of the Marquis of Pingyan."
"As expected!" Min Qiao's answer was confirmed.
She knew very few people in Daxi, and her only enemies were Min Ji and Xia Linyuan.
Min Ji counts as one, and Xia Linyuan counts as half.
Half of the reason for Ajiu's death can be attributed to Xia Linyuan.
The remaining half should be attributed to Min Pan'er.
If she hadn't crippled A-Jiu, A-Jiu wouldn't have lost the will to live. Without even struggling, she easily ended her own life.
Given the current situation, Xia Linyuan is unlikely to lay a hand on her.
All that's left is Min Ji.
But Min Ji is dead. At least, he appears to be dead.
Wang, who loved Min Ji so deeply, could very well send someone to assassinate him in order to avenge him.
Originally, Wang was not on her list of enemies.
In her view, Wang Shi, like herself, was a pawn used by Min Ji.
Now that Wang has killed Qiao Jingyuan, it is still unknown whether the old woodcutter can survive.
Yeah, this feud has gotten really big!
"Madam, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
The guard commander said respectfully, "We shouldn't stay here any longer. Leave the rest to my men."
"I personally escorted the old lady and her entourage to the border."
Min Qiaoshi did not take the matter of being told an explanation by the guard commander to her heart.
She also didn't believe that Xia Linyuan was completely unaware of the assassination attempt.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent people to escort her, and these people wouldn't have arrived just in time to attack her after the assassins killed the two Qiao brothers and were about to rush onto the carriage.
It can only be said that Xia Linyuan already knew the news, yet he had someone save her life at the crucial moment. Was it perhaps to make her grateful beyond words?
Regardless of the truth, they still need Xia Linyuan's men to escort them to the border.
Suppressing the complex emotions in her heart, Madam Min Qiao said gratefully, "Then I will trouble you, General. When I return in the future, please convey my gratitude to His Highness the Crown Prince for saving my life."
"You're too kind, Madam." Having received permission from Madam Min, the guard commander went to instruct his men, leaving two teams behind to collect the bodies.
The others got ready and prepared to accompany him to escort Min Qiaoshi and her entourage on their journey.
For safety reasons, Qiao Jingyuan had cut the reins of the carriage on Min Qiao's side, and the horses that were pulling the carriage had long since run away in fright. Now, only the carriage was left, filled with hidden weapons and flying arrows.
The guards quickly cleared the carriage and brought over two fine horses to harness them.
Qiao Jingyuan's body and the seriously injured and unconscious old woodcutter were both carried onto the carriage.
The driver has changed to Zhen Huan.
The guards had originally planned to send someone to help Min Qiaoshi drive the carriage.
But she actually refused.
And so, the carriage started again, and the group headed towards the border in a grand procession.
To prevent Min Qiao from suffering, when the group passed through a small town, they actually gave money to the guards to help them buy a carriage and a coffin.
Qiao Jingyuan's body was placed in a coffin and moved to the newly purchased carriage.
At Wei Jia's insistence, she also boarded another carriage with the coffin.
Thus, only Min Qiao Shi and the old woodcutter, who was lying unconscious like a corpse, were in Min Qiao Shi's carriage.
Min Qiaoshi also had a space to lie down and rest.
And so the group marched for another two days, finally arriving at the border at noon on the third day.
At this time, the border may seem calm on the surface, but in reality, it is a place of constant tension and suspicion.
After the guards of Da'e escorted Min Qiao and her entourage across the border defenses of Da'e and into the middle area between the two countries, scouts from Dayan immediately appeared to investigate the situation.
Upon learning that it was a group escorting Lady Qinghe back to Dayan, the scouts immediately returned to report the news.
There are still ten miles between the borders of the two countries.
When Min Qiaoshi and her entourage arrived at the border of Dayan, the city wall was already crowded with people who came to greet them.
When Madam Min got out of the car, she saw the people from Dayan who had come to pick her up.
The Seventh Princess Li Sanqi, the Fifth Prince Chu Wang, the Earl of Enping Yan Jin... as well as Wen Xiu, and A Qi!
Min Qiao was overwhelmed with emotion.
She's finally back alive!
"Madam, you're finally back!" Li Sanqi, with tears in his eyes, came up to help Madam Min.
The King of Chu and the Earl of Enping also came up and exchanged a few pleasantries before handing over the reins to the commander of Da Xi's guards.
Wenxiu and Aqi came up to greet them, and then pulled Weijia and Huanzhen aside to talk.
This wasn't the place to talk, so everyone exchanged a few words. After the King of Chu and the Earl of Enping finished handing over the duties to the commander of Da'e's guards, Da'e's guards returned along the same route, and Min Qiao's entourage got back into their carriages, preparing to enter the pass.
Li Sanqi helped Min Qiaoshi into his carriage.
I had originally intended to drive along, but after thinking about it, I decided to stay in the original car instead.
Old Qiao is still lying in the car. She needs to help watch over him.
Wei Jia still rode in the same carriage that had carried Qiao Jingyuan's coffin. Da Xi's driver left, and Wen Xiu came to take over the driver's job.
When Aqi arrived, she rode in the Seventh Princess's carriage with Wenxiu.
At this moment, she followed Wenxiu into Weijia's carriage.
However, when she got into the carriage and saw the coffin inside, she was immediately startled.
"Where did this coffin come from?"
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