"Why are you so flustered?"
Without even taking a breath, the soldier hurriedly reported: "General, the princess is back!"
Xing Shi and Zhang Jian's hands trembled at the same time, and they looked incredulous. Their voices suddenly rose, "What did you say?!"
The soldier explained, "It's the princess. She's returned safely. The guards who escorted her claimed to be from the Wei clan of Qinghe. It seems a man and a woman from the Wei clan have also come."
Xing Shi was so overjoyed that he ignored the sweat on his forehead and hurriedly ordered, "Quick! Report to His Highness and notify General Chen of the Right Vanguard Battalion. We will go to greet the princess immediately!"
This is the only happy event that has happened in Zhongshan since the disaster.
Deputy General Zhang Jian's heart was beating wildly, but he quickly regained his composure.
He is not as stubborn as Xing Shi and thinks about many things.
The old prince contracted the plague and died. According to Sanlangjun, the princess and the envoy were bitten because of the old prince and died of the same infectious symptoms. As garrison troops in the jurisdiction, they were not near Zhongren County at the time.
When Xing Shi received the news and discovered the riot, he rushed back to Zhongren County to rescue. Only Sanlangjun was still alive in the palace.
Later, internal strife broke out in the city and the former guard battalion defected.
The former guard camp seemed dissatisfied that Sanlangjun, despite being a concubine's son and of humble origin, was to succeed to the throne and rule Zhongshan State.
Sanlangjun once sent the garrison troops out to hunt down the rebels, but after the army left, it never returned.
Zhang Jian and Xing Shi have always been marginal figures, stationed in other counties all year round. They did not witness the situation at that time with their own eyes, but only heard about it from other people.
Zhang Jian always had doubts in his heart, but Sanlangjun had already succeeded to the throne and Zhongshan could not be without a successor, so he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and get on with his life.
It is not known whether it is good or bad for the princess to return at this time.
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