Chapter 43 An Unintentional Planting Leads to a Successful End
After Qi Muchao left, Lu Wanning waited outside the screen.
Hu Yan was beside her, and neither of them spoke.
She thought about the rumors about Song Yu.
Joining the army at the age of thirteen, how could a little girl properly protect herself in the barracks and stand in the position she is in today with the help of a long rifle?
Admiration made her feel very complicated.
Suddenly remembering something, Lu Wanning turned to Hu Yan and asked, "Will you tell the prince about General Song's identity?"
Hu Yan pursed her lips and said, "I am the prince's servant, so I cannot hide anything from him."
It was no surprise, Lu Wanning guessed it.
Originally, she had only heard that wealthy families and important figures in the palace would train death squads and secret guards from a young age. These people valued their masters' lives more than their own and were as loyal as puppets.
Judging from my interactions with Hu Yan these days, Hu Yan should be a kind of death warrior.
Skilled and loyal.
Naturally, she would not make things difficult for Hu Yan. One reason was that it was useless to do so, and the other was that she felt that there was no need for Qi Muchao to expose Song Yu's identity.
Lu Wanning fell asleep on the table while thinking about this.
Song Yu woke up in the middle of the night.
The severe pain in his chest and the scene of himself being shot by an arrow before he fell into coma made Song Yu's heart feel like it was sinking into an ice cellar.
She looked down at her chest. The neatly bandaged bandages and changed clothes made her realize that her identity must have been exposed.
The one who knew all this in particular was Qi Qingyao.
If the little princess goes back and tells the emperor about this, she will face the crime of deceiving the emperor.
There were so many things in his mind that Song Yu didn't notice the master and servant behind the screen for a moment.
Until I heard two voices.
Hu Yan patted Lu Wanning's shoulder gently, "Princess, General Song is awake."
Lu Wanning raised her head sleepily, rubbed her face, and walked across the screen to Song Yu. Seeing her looking at her warily, Lu Wanning hurriedly said, "General Song, don't worry. Your injury has been bandaged. You just need to rest well for a while."
Song Yu swallowed hard, and pursed his pale lips, "My clothes..."
"I changed it."
She admitted it very frankly. When she didn't know that she was Song Yu's daughter, Lu Wanning only planned to bandage her wounds. But after discovering her identity as a daughter, Lu Wanning couldn't bear to see her lying there in those tattered clothes covered in blood.
Perhaps the kindness in her eyes was too obvious, and Song Yu's vigilance and nervousness gradually dissipated.
She forced herself to get off the bed, and Lu Wanning was startled by her, "Don't move, do you want to open the wound and rebandage it?"
The words of rebandaging finally stopped Song Yu's struggle, but she clasped her fists and saluted Lu Wanning, "Song Yu thanks the Crown Princess for saving my life. I saved him to the end. I hope the Crown Princess can help me keep this secret. Song Yu will definitely remember the Crown Princess's kindness in her heart. If you need Song Yu in the future, I will not hesitate to die."
"Even if General Song doesn't say it, I won't tell anyone about this." Lu Wanning's eyes were full of heartache.
That heartache had nothing to do with family or friendship; it was just pure heartache for a woman.
"How did General Song survive in the military camp all these years? He got injured on the battlefield. Did he have to bear it all?"
Lu Wanning didn't even dare to think about how she managed to hide her daughter's menstrual period once a month.
The thrills and excitement involved are so great that just thinking about it makes me sigh.
But Song Yu scratched his head. Perhaps it was because he was used to hanging out with men, so he was not used to being cared about like this.
She chuckled twice, "Although swords have no eyes, perhaps it is God's favor that has kept me safe. I haven't suffered any serious injuries on the battlefield over the years. As for those minor injuries, I can just apply medicine myself."
Some things have been kept secret for so long that it feels like a relief to finally reveal them.
Song Yu couldn't stop talking once he started. "At first, it was to protect my mother. My father died early, and my mother would be bullied wherever she went with me, a girl."
"When we moved for the third time, I dressed myself up as a man. Whenever someone bullied my mother, I would rush over and bite and gnaw at them. After a few times, no one dared to come anymore.
Later, my mother got married, and my father and siblings didn't like me. I didn't like the place either and didn't want to stay there any longer, so I took the initiative to leave. Later, by chance, I joined the army."
She spoke very easily, and in just a few words she passed over the pain she had suffered over the years.
Lu Wanning was a little puzzled. "The general's mother remarried. Who is the one in the general's mansion?"
"Her husband's family treated her badly, beating and scolding her at every turn. I ran into them one time when I went to see her, so I brought her here."
Hearing this, Lu Wanning frowned immediately. "Then how far away is the family of the general's mother's remarried? Will they find their way to the capital?"
If a man who often beats and scolds his wife finds out that Song Yu has become a general, he will inevitably try every means to get close to his wife.
"Don't worry," Song Yu chuckled, his eyes softening a lot, "It's far away, they can't find us."
"That's good." Lu Wanning nodded. "Since the general is awake, I will go to the wing room to rest. We will leave together tomorrow morning."
Just after she took two steps, Song Yu suddenly called her.
Lu Wanning turned around and saw Song Yu frowning and pointing at something on the ground. "What is that?"
It was the button that was almost broken by her grip.
After hearing Hu Yan say that this might be something from the palace, Lu Wanning brought it with her today to ask Qi Qingyao if she had seen it. However, the attack made her forget about it completely.
She picked up the button and turned around to see that Song Yu was still frowning.
With a sudden thought, Lu Wanning asked, "General, have you ever seen this style of button?"
Song Yu asked, "Can I take a closer look?"
sure.
Lu Wanning quickly handed the button to her.
After staring at it for a moment, Song Yu nodded in confirmation, "This is Min Xian's trick."
"Minxuan?" Lu Wanning had never heard of this place. "Where is that?"
"It's a small country adjacent to southern Xinjiang. I went to southern Xinjiang three years ago and was accidentally taken to Minxian. I stayed there for over half a month." She fiddled with the button. "What do you think the pattern on this button looks like?"
"Like the leaves of some plant."
"Yes, this is a plant that is unique to Minxia. Because it is only found in Minxia, the people of Minxia love to make all kinds of things out of it."
This is not surprising, just like there are many plants in southern Xinjiang that can only grow in the environment of their country.
Lu Wanning was surrounded by the surprise of having an unexpected success, but then doubts came up.
Minxuan, a place she had never even heard of. How had her parents offended the people here?
Could it be that she was looking in the wrong direction?
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