Song Lin pulled out the dagger from her shoulder and placed her on the soft cushion of the carriage. He anxiously took out the medicine from the carriage, lifted her clothes and cleaned her wound. He untied her hands and nervously wiped her wound.
"My head hurts so much..." Shen Xu raised her hand to cover her head. Blood kept pouring out of her nose. She murmured in a daze: "Who is she? Why did I scold her..."
Fortunately, Pei Zhiyuan's wound wasn't too deep, so there wasn't much bleeding. Song Lin quickly applied medicine and bandaged the wound. He tilted her head back to stop the nosebleed, then held the trembling girl tightly in his arms, saying with great concern, "Xiu Xiu, how are you feeling?"
"My head hurts..." Shen Xu leaned weakly in his arms, closed his eyes, and said in a very weak voice: "It's so cold..."
Song Lin unbuttoned his coat, wrapped the person in his coat, hugged her tightly, patted her back and comforted her, "I'm here."
At this time, Pei Zhiyuan lifted the curtain of the carriage and got in.
"Get out." Song Lin ordered them to leave without any hesitation.
Pei Zhiyuan glanced at the pale Chen Xu in his arms. In the dim light of the lantern, he saw her, her hair disheveled, leaning against Song Lin's chest. Her outer garment had been torn, revealing her light pink skin against a thin undergarment. Half her face was stained with dust and blood, and some scrapes and reddened, making her look disheveled. However, this didn't diminish her extraordinary beauty in the slightest. She looked incredibly fragile, evoking pity.
Seeing that he didn't leave, Song Lin said unhappily: "We have told you the plan, what else do you want from us? Xiuxiu is injured and it is inconvenient for her to travel on the bumpy road. We need to find a place to treat her as soon as possible."
He touched the red marks on her wrist with heartache and immediately thought of canceling the plan.
Pei Zhiyuan lowered his head to pick up the dagger from the ground, examined it carefully against the light, and read the words written on the copper plate: "Look at the peach blossoms today, it is a perfect day for a family. I predict that in the future we will be equals, knowing each other and respecting each other. I write this letter to express my promise to be together until we grow old together."
"Give it back to me." Song Lin reached out to grab the dagger unhappily, but Pei Zhiyuan dodged it.
"She made it for you herself? It's so beautiful." Pei Zhiyuan took out a handkerchief, carefully wiped the blood off it, and played with the mechanism on it. He pressed the button on one end of the handle, and the blade immediately rotated a circle and returned to its original shape.
He suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. This is more interesting than that spiral blood groove. Every weapon Miss Xue makes is designed to kill people to the best of her ability."
"Shut up!" Song Lin quickly stopped him when he heard him mention Miss Xue, and said in a deep voice, "Didn't we agree not to tell her about this?"
"But she'll find out eventually, won't she?"
"You shouldn't tell her now. She was hurt so badly by you that she can't bear it." Song Lin frowned and hugged the person in his arms tightly. If possible, he never wanted to let go.
Pei Zhiyuan pulled out a box of gold medicine from his pocket and handed it to Song Lin along with the dagger. He said in a deep voice, "No matter when she finds out, she will be punished for her treason. She and you are from two different worlds. I advise Constable Song to let go as soon as possible to avoid hurting each other too deeply."
"It's none of your business."
"You promised me to be the Mirror Master. If it's not me who's in charge?" Pei Zhiyuan threatened in a low voice, "I can't handle Constable Song, and I can't handle your delicate little wife either."
"You dare!" Song Lin gritted his teeth and reached out to take the dagger, but was cautious not to take his golden wound medicine.
Pei Zhiyuan raised his sword-like eyebrows slightly, and said in a charming voice with an arrogant laugh: "Even more daring things, Pei has done them. Do you know how many family members of criminal officials can survive after being sent to the Ye Ting Jiao Fang Si? If a beautiful girl like her ends up in a military whore camp..."
Song Lin couldn't help but hug her tightly, his heart aching, "What do you want?"
"I want to discuss your plan with you in detail and give you some guidance on how to implement it." Pei Zhiyuan lifted the carriage curtain, looked at the two people outside, and ordered loudly: "Xiao Ba, Ah Hu, you two go fill the water bags. When Xie Jun comes back, we will set off. We will not stop later."
The two men looked worriedly into the carriage. Seeing that Song Lin and Shen Xu were not tied up with ropes, Xiao Ba said hesitantly, "Let's wait for Xie Jun to come back before filling the water. We have to leave someone to watch them."
"Time is running out. I'm afraid the news of us escorting the Thirteenth Prince back to the capital has leaked out. Only by reaching the capital as quickly as possible can we ensure our safety. Therefore, we must set off overnight, the sooner the better. Once Xie Jun returns to the capital, let him receive thirty lashes of the cane himself. He has been so slow to respond and has delayed things so many times. If you disobey orders, you will also receive lashes."
When the two men heard that they were to receive the board, they hurriedly took up the empty kettle hanging on the horse, took a torch from the fire, and groped their way into the bushes in the dark.
Pei Zhiyuan watched the two walk away with deep eyes. He lowered his voice and said, "The palace is heavily guarded. Everyone entering the palace will be checked for hidden weapons. Even accessories will be removed for inspection."
"Isn't Master Pei one of the Imperial Master's men? Why are you telling us this?" Song Lin asked, "Aren't you afraid that we'll betray you if we enter the palace?"
Pei Zhiyuan did not answer, but just told him the details of the palace guard, the daily routine of the imperial teacher, etc.
Song Lin had no choice but to ask, "Accessories, if they come out fine after inspection, can I bring them in?"
"Of course it is possible, but the gates to the main hall of the imperial palace and the quarters of Hua Guoshi and his companions are all made of a special stone mother. Any iron objects passing through will be sucked into the gate. Hua Guoshi is wearing inner armor and a breastplate, and he is also an expert in the use of poison. He is also surrounded by secret guards, hidden arrows, crossbows, and the like. It is difficult to get close to him, and assassinating him is extremely difficult."
Song Lin nodded and continued to ask, "Does Master Hua have any martial arts skills?"
"Yes, but no one has ever seen him take action. It is said that everyone who has seen him take action is already dead. Before he took control of the palace, all major forces sent assassins to assassinate him, but without exception, all failed."
"That being said, it's quite tricky."
"With Constable Song and Captain Song's martial arts, they might be able to sneak into the palace with Miss Shen's killing weapon." Pei Zhiyuan said calmly, "But whether the assassination can be successful is hard to say. Your plans don't even take the palace's military strength into consideration, so the chances of success are slim."
"So, without Lord Pei's help, we would have been doomed. Xiuxiu and I have placed our entire fortune and lives on Lord Pei's shoulders."
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