Chapter 119 Zhao Shen's Apology
The two horses came closer in a flash, and Gu Xing recognized that the ones galloping towards him were Ji Yunshu and Yin Ye.
He hurried over and asked, "Madam, why are you here?"
Ji Yunshu dismounted in front of him, looked him over and said, "Let me guess, is the commander-in-chief going to look for my father?"
Before Gu Xing could say anything, Zhao Shen's voice rang out from the carriage: "It seems the commander-in-chief doesn't need to make this trip."
Gu Xing was puzzled: "But they are from Mobei..."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "By the time you go to ask for reinforcements, the opportunity will be gone. Don't worry, before I came, I sent a pigeon to my father and also sent a letter to the Border Guard to be on alert. Everything here can proceed according to the original plan."
Gu Xing heaved a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I have my wife."
Ji Yunshu stretched out his tone and said, "You say that because you see I'm useful. I don't know why some people despise me as a burden."
Gu Xing knew that she said this on purpose for Zhao Shen to hear, so he didn't know how to respond and quickly left with the excuse that he had something to do.
Ji Yunshu asked Yin Ye to find a place to rest, and he got on Zhao Shen's carriage. He found that there was a charcoal brazier burning inside, and it was warm.
As soon as she got in the car, she leaned over to the brazier to warm herself.
Seeing this, Zhao Shen quickly put his cloak on her.
The carriage was quiet. Zhao Shen waited for a while. Seeing that she had no intention of paying attention to him, he said softly, "I'm sorry."
Ji Yunshu wasn't actually angry. She had been running around all night and was cold and tired, her whole body almost stiff.
My mind was blank, and when I heard his words, I couldn't react for a long time to what he was apologizing for.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Zhao Shen continued, "I never thought you were a burden. I also know that you have the ability to protect yourself. You are not a weak woman who needs to hide behind others..."
Hearing this, Ji Yunshu couldn't help but look up at him.
She was just too tired and didn't want to talk, but she didn't expect that he had reflected so much in just a short time.
Zhao Shen saw Ji Yunshu looking over, and he met her gaze tenderly, whispering, "I know all this, but I still don't want you to take any risks. I'm afraid something might happen to you."
Ji Yunshu stared at him blankly. His eyes were as deep as a bottomless whirlpool, as if one longer look at him could suck people in and never let them out.
She found that the late night could easily bring out the fragility in people's hearts.
If under normal circumstances, someone said to her, "I know you are very capable and can protect yourself, but I am still afraid that something will happen to you."
She felt that she would be moved, but not like now, lost in the tenderness in his eyes, letting her heart beat rapidly.
Zhao Shen's deep voice echoed in his ears again: "Over the years, I knew many things would happen, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't change them. When you showed up at the Zhou Mansion, I was very happy, but besides being happy, I was also afraid. I was afraid that what happened to you would happen again."
Ji Yunshu heard the word "fear" mentioned repeatedly, and thought that in the middle of the night like this, people really become fragile.
Even someone like Zhao Shen, who seems invincible on a normal day, is no exception.
She drank a cup of hot tea, and when her mood gradually calmed down, she spoke: "So you should also know how I felt when I heard that you were missing in the capital."
In his past life, in the book she had read, they would all die.
So she also shared Zhao Shen's fear.
After a long while, Zhao Shen said again: "I'm sorry."
His voice was low, but it was particularly clear in the carriage at midnight.
Ji Yunshu came close to him and hugged him, saying, "It's okay. I didn't marry Zhao Heng. You're fine now. We've changed a lot, and we'll definitely change more in the future."
Zhao Shen probably didn't expect Ji Yunshu to hug him. His whole body stiffened for a moment before he reached out and hugged her, saying firmly, "You're right, we won't die."
The carriage became quiet. Ji Yunshu was so tired that she fell asleep in Zhao Shen's arms in a short while.
Zhao Shen wrapped her tightly in his cloak and held her tightly without letting go.
Ji Yunshu was awakened by the sound of horse hooves outside.
When she woke up, she was still in Zhao Shen's arms. She couldn't help but ask, "You didn't sleep all night, did you?"
Zhao Shen said, "You dozed off for a while after falling asleep."
Outside the carriage, Liu Rong came over on horseback with a group of people. Seeing Gu Xing guarding the carriage, he whispered to Gu Xing, "Is the young master still awake?"
Before Gu Xing could say anything, Zhao Shen asked, "What's the matter?"
Liu Rong said excitedly, "We found a large amount of supplies in the mountains, including food, medicinal herbs, and weapons. There seems to be iron ore in the mountains. Those people used local materials to smelt the iron ore and forge weapons privately."
Gu Xing was already numb. He knew those people were bold, but he didn't know they were so bold.
Everything he did was serious enough to lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the clan.
Zhao Shen didn't seem surprised at all. He just asked, "Where are the people? How many have been caught?"
Speaking of this, Liu Rong's expression turned unhappy. He said angrily, "Those people are completely heartless. They captured people from the nearby town to work and treated them like slaves."
Gu Xing reminded him: "Have you found the person in charge?"
Liu Rong said: "Most of them died when we attacked, and many of the rest committed suicide. We did capture a few alive, but we haven't had time to try them yet."
Zhao Shen said, "Thank you for your hard work, young general."
After a pause, he asked again, "Commander-in-Chief, has the masked man been caught?"
Gu Xing said angrily, "We haven't found him yet. Our people are still searching the mountain. Maybe we'll get some news soon. That guy must be born in the Year of the Rabbit. He runs really fast."
Liu Rong also knew that he was looking for someone, and said pessimistically: "The mountain here is very steep. If that person really hid in a corner, I'm afraid it would be difficult to find him."
Gu Xing naturally knew this, but that person was obviously of a different identity and also knew the true identities of their prince and his wife, so he could not be kept.
"I'll look for it again. It's right here on the mountain anyway. I can't fly away."
After saying that, he took his men away again.
After Liu Rong finished his report, he went back to work.
In the carriage, Zhao Shen listened to the two people leave without saying a word.
Ji Yunshu thought for a moment and asked, "That masked man appeared again?"
Zhao Shen then recounted what happened last night, and he helped Ji Yunshu comb her hair which was a little messy from sleeping.
Finally, he concluded, "This person confirmed our identity after only meeting us once that day, which shows that he is very familiar with us."
Ji Yunshu took out a small mirror from her bosom and looked at her hair.
When she was out and about, she naturally wouldn't do a very complicated bun, but it wasn't simple either, at least not something she could do herself.
She originally thought that Zhao Shen, a man, might not be better than her, but she didn't expect that his fingers would move deftly through her hair and he would do it quickly.
She looked carefully in the mirror and found that she was no worse than before. She was surprised and said, "You can even do this."
Zhao Shen felt that this was something anyone could do. "I saw your little maid combing your hair at home. This is not as complicated as the ones she used to do."
Ji Yunshu: “…”
She was the one who was offended. How could the brain structure of a top student be the same as that of a mortal like her?
What did you say just now?
She thought for a moment and returned to the previous topic: "It doesn't necessarily mean it's someone close to us. A lot has happened in the capital in the past six months. You can talk to me, but I have indeed disrupted many of their plans. I'm probably being targeted for a long time."
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