Chapter 237 Returning to the Capital to Meet the Emperor
Qiu Heng and Xue Han turned around at the same time.
Five people and three horses approached quickly.
Xue Han asked politely, "What can I do for you, brother?"
The leader had a full beard; Xue Han had asked him about the horse market earlier.
At this moment, the bearded man no longer concealed the ruthlessness in his eyes and coldly said, "Hand over your money."
Xue Han was taken aback: "Then we won't have any money to buy horses."
"Buying horses?"
The five robbers exchanged glances and burst into arrogant laughter.
"Silly boy, who do you think we are?" The bearded man poked Xue Han's arm with an iron rod, his face full of mockery.
"Bandits?"
The bearded man gave a strange look: "Since you know the truth, why don't you hand over the money?"
"If you hand it over, will you let us go?"
"Release it, definitely release it, hand it over right now."
Xue Han reached into his robes, pulled out a money pouch, and handed it over.
The bearded man took the money pouch and opened it. He found that there was not only silver in the pouch, but also gold leaves. His eyes narrowed and he looked at Xue Han.
"Then we're leaving."
Xue Han took Qiu Heng's hand and turned to walk forward.
The bearded man made a hand gesture, and his two brothers, upon receiving the instruction, simultaneously raised their knives and slashed at Qiu Heng and Xue Han, followed by screams of agony.
A smile unconsciously appeared on his face, but it suddenly froze halfway through.
The two tall, burly brothers clutched their necks, but couldn't stop the gushing blood. As they staggered and fell, they startled the remaining three awake.
"I misjudged it, mount up!"
Qiu Heng and Xue Han gave the three no chance to escape. They leaped forward, a flash of cold light, and the three fell to the ground with a thud.
Qiu Heng coldly stared at the five corpses on the ground, her heart unmoved.
These five people were just given a chance.
If these bandits take the money and let the people go, then they can rob them again after taking back the money bag, and teach these people a lesson about losing money, and that will be the end of it.
However, the five bandits were too ruthless. They robbed the money and said they would let the people go, but then they stabbed them without hesitation. It was clear that they were used to doing this kind of thing.
Then she and Xue Han had no choice but to return it all.
Xue Han walked to the body of the bearded man, reached out and took back the money bag, then touched several places where people usually hide money on their bodies, put away the valuables he had found, and turned his head to see Qiu Heng reaching out to the body of a bandit.
"Aheng".
Qiu Heng looked over: "What's wrong?"
"You must be tired from killing people. Take a rest and keep an eye on the horses."
Let him handle the job of scavenging money from corpses.
Qiu Heng nodded with a smile: "Then I'll trouble you."
A suspicious blush appeared on Xue Han's face.
Having spent so much time together these past few days, he had seen each other at their most vulnerable and disheveled. When Aheng had a fever and fell into a coma, he fed her medicine, changed her dressings, and bathed her... In his heart, Aheng was already his true wife.
But when he saw Ah Heng's gentle smile, he couldn't help but feel guilty.
Ah Heng must have known about those unspoken intimate gestures.
Qiu Heng knew, of course, what Xue Han had done while she was feverish and unconscious. Although her consciousness was blurred and her thoughts were muddled at the time, she still had some sense of it.
Just like Xue Han, they could only tacitly avoid mentioning it.
But Xue Han seems to have become unusually prone to blushing. Whenever he blushes, she can't help but wonder if he's thinking about some inappropriate things.
I just wanted to kick him.
Qiu Heng silently examined the three horses left behind by the bandits.
They are three fine horses; it seems we won't have any problem traveling.
Before long, Xue Han found a pile of valuables, kicked the five bandits' corpses to the side of the road, and came to Qiu Heng's side: "We've got enough money for the journey back to the capital. Let's go."
The two mounted their horses, with the empty horse following beside them, and headed straight for the next town.
Concerned about the situation in the capital, the two did not stop unless absolutely necessary and rushed to the capital as quickly as possible, arriving at the end of the year.
The two, weary from their journey, led their horses through the city gate and were immediately surrounded by the Imperial City Guards.
"Xue Han, Qiu Heng, His Majesty orders you two to enter the palace immediately."
Xue Han glanced at the person who spoke; it was a completely unfamiliar face.
The man smiled at Xue Han: "I am Di Sheng, the newly appointed Imperial City Envoy."
He observed Xue Han's reaction as he said this, and Xue Han simply raised his eyes and calmly said, "Please lead the way."
He had been to the palace countless times, but judging from the attitude of this new imperial envoy, this trip was clearly a dangerous one.
Xue Han glanced at Qiu Heng, and Qiu Heng smiled at him.
They had analyzed the situation and concluded that the capital already knew about their killing of Princess Duoya. According to information they had overheard in the border town, the Xijiang army, led by Prince Chiyan's father, had launched a surprise attack on the Xia army to avenge King Xijiang and Prince Chiyan. Therefore, it seemed that Prince Chiyan's death was also being pinned on them.
How will the current emperor treat the two of them?
Ah Heng said she wanted to take a look.
He wanted to see it too.
He and Aheng also missed Princess Rongning, Hu Si, and all those who fought alongside them.
The two followed Di Sheng in silence, unaware that Di Sheng was tense, excited, and vigilant, wishing he could bring the person to Emperor Jingping immediately to prevent any unforeseen changes.
As the group headed towards the imperial city, an inconspicuous man near the city gate quietly left and went straight to the residence of Prince Kang.
"Your Highness, Xue Han and Miss Qiu Liu have returned. They were taken away by the Imperial City Guard as soon as they entered the city!"
Upon hearing this, Ling Yun dropped the book in his hand onto the table, his eyes instantly turning red.
He couldn't believe that Ah Heng was really dead, yet he doubted and overturned his own judgment countless times. Each overturning brought him pain.
As long as Ah Heng is alive, she will definitely come back.
He arranged for people to guard the city gate, from the moment the gate opened until it closed, day after day, hoping that he would be the first to know when Ah Heng returned.
Finally, it's here.
Ling Yun raised his hand to his forehead, and even the sudden headache seemed less unbearable.
In the palace, Emperor Jingping was shocked to receive the news that Xue Han and Qiu Heng had returned alive.
They're still alive!
Xue Quan, standing to the side, was even more dumbfounded, his expression quite interesting.
Indeed, Xue Quan only stayed at the Dali Temple for a few days before being summoned back by Emperor Jingping.
He served Emperor Jingping for over twenty years, and the palace eunuchs had trained him to be completely obedient. Emperor Jingping was not used to being separated from him at all.
Emperor Jingping never compromised his own well-being in life. Since Xue Quan was not adapting well, he decided to bring him back.
Xue Quan's feelings were complicated at this moment.
A key reason he was able to return was that he had neither a large family nor a large family of children and grandchildren. Although Xue Han had caused trouble, he was already dead, and the Emperor could still trust and rely on him.
Unexpectedly, Xue Han returned alive.
There is the joy of the incense being rekindled, but also the worry that it may soon be cut off.
"Summon Xue Han and Qiu Heng to an audience—"
Not long after, Qiu Heng and Xue Han entered side by side and knelt down to pay their respects to Emperor Jingping.
Emperor Jingping looked down at the two kneeling below, and only then did he feel a sense of reality.
"Xue Han".
"Your subject is present."
"Since nothing happened, why are you only returning to the capital now?" Emperor Jingping asked expressionlessly.
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