Chapter 503: Prince Yong Takes Action
When Ji Yunshu woke up the next day, everything outside was back to normal.
If she hadn't seen the fighting outside with her own eyes last night, she would have thought it was a dream.
Zhao Shen was no different from before, but she found that Qian Qian seemed to be very afraid of Zhao Shen and wanted to stay away from him.
After breakfast, when Zhao Shen said they were going to continue on their journey, Ji Yunshu was a little surprised: "Don't we need to deal with the things here?"
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Madam, you seem to have forgotten that the Emperor also sent the Grand Commander along."
Ji Yunshu: "You've left everything to the commander-in-chief?"
She remembered that the main responsibility of the commander of the secret guards was to protect their safety, right?
"How can you say it's thrown away? There are some things the commander-in-chief is more suitable for than me."
Ji Yunshu thought that the emperor asked the commander of the secret guards to come not only to protect them, but also to do something that Zhao Shen was not convenient to do. What's more, he might even have the intention of monitoring them.
Ji Yunshu, who had fully realized the imperial power, was disgusted by such things, but he could also understand them.
Especially now, the emperor's actions will not do them any harm.
"It's better to leave it to the commander-in-chief. This is Youzhou after all. There are some things you are really not suitable for."
There are pros and cons to Zhao Shen marrying her. The advantages and disadvantages are not obvious in the capital, but in Youzhou, he has some advantages over other officials, and of course he will be criticized for this.
After getting on the carriage, Ji Yunshu was still wondering whether the journey ahead would be smooth, when he saw Qian Qian sitting beside him with a blank look in his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Ji Yunshu asked with a smile, "Why are you so listless? Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Qian Qian wanted to say something, but after thinking of Zhao Shen's words, he paused and said, "Maybe it's because I'm in a strange place and I'm having some insomnia."
As soon as Ji Yunshu heard this, she knew that she was avoiding the main point. Qian Qian was not an ordinary lady from a wealthy family. Since she left the general's mansion, she had been running around everywhere. It was good for her to have some sleep. How could she suffer from insomnia just because of changing places?
"Are you disturbed by the noise outside? If you're sleepy, take a nap. The road ahead may not be peaceful."
Qian Qian shook his head and said, "I thought of these from the beginning, but I didn't expect..."
She was halfway through her speech when she realized she had said something she shouldn't have and stopped talking immediately.
Ji Yunshu laughed and said, "I didn't expect that Prince Zhao, who looks like a weak scholar, is actually a killing god, right?"
Qian Qian was stunned for a moment: "Young Miss knows?"
Zhao Shen specifically reminded her not to talk too much, but she thought Ji Yunshu didn't know.
After all, Zhao Shen looked quite scary last night.
Ji Yunshu said, "He is my husband. We have been through a lot together. Of course I know what kind of person he is and what he would do."
Qian Qian thought of Zhao Shen, who was covered in blood last night, and couldn't help asking, "Aren't you scared?"
It's not that she had never seen anyone being killed. After she learned martial arts, she followed her father to the battlefield and witnessed the fighting between thousands and tens of thousands of troops.
Now, even the scene of rivers of blood and mountains of corpses could not scare her.
But last night, she saw Zhao Shen swinging his sword and killing people with her own eyes. He was like an emotionless killing machine. At that moment, she felt truly scared.
Ji Yunshu said, "What's there to be afraid of? I know he will never hurt me."
She knew better than anyone how Zhao Shen had gotten to where he was today, and she also got a glimpse of his true inner self from his occasional out-of-control emotions.
But none of this mattered to her. She knew what kind of person Zhao Shen was. Not to mention hurting her, he wouldn't even hurt innocent people.
No matter how the world treated him, he never let anyone down.
Qian Qian thought about it and realized that she really didn't understand Zhao Shen. She couldn't make a conclusion about a person just because of what she saw last night.
And she could feel how much Prince Zhao cared about the eldest lady.
In the situation like last night, he didn't hurt himself, but just told her not to talk too much.
He just doesn't want to make the young lady worry.
After figuring this out, Qian Qian said seriously, "I understand. Prince Zhao is a good man, and so is the eldest lady."
They traveled thousands of miles from the bustling capital to Youzhou, a place in the midst of war, and saved her. Why should she doubt them?
Just last night, someone attacked them first.
Ji Yunshu looked at the man riding a horse outside and said with a smile: "You will know later that he is indeed a very good person."
Qian Qian's worries vanished, and she also laughed: "I know that in Miss's heart, Prince Zhao is the best person."
Ji Yunshu looked at the little girl's teasing smile, shook his head and said nothing.
The next few days were uneventful for them.
When they stopped to rest in Xincheng, not far from Wuning, Zhao Shen received a message from Lin Yuan.
The troops dispatched by Ji Yunlan joined forces with the defenders of Linyuan, and together with Huo Cong, they took Linyuan back.
But when they arrived, Bilige had already left.
Bilige then ordered the nearby Mobei tribe to send troops to raid Yangshuo and Gukou.
However, because Zhao Shen had anticipated this, the defenders in both places were on high alert. In addition, Huo Cong led his men to attack their rear, and the troops of several tribes had to return to provide support.
Therefore, Bilige's troops' plan to capture Yangshuo and Gukou failed.
only……
Seeing Zhao Shen looking at the last letter for a long time without moving, Ji Yunshu couldn't help but move over and asked, "What happened?"
Zhao Shen finally came to his senses: "A troop of soldiers entered the pass from Tongan."
While he was speaking, Ji Yunshu also saw the contents of the letter.
If there was any conspiracy at the Tongan station, it would probably be to launch a surprise attack while everyone's attention was on Lin Yuan.
But this time, it was indeed a real head-on confrontation between the two armies.
Ji Yunshu looked at the marching speed of the Mobei people and suddenly understood what Bilige was going to do.
"Linyuan is just a cover. Their real target is Tongan. Although it's far from Wuning where my father is, as long as we cut off their reinforcements, we can quickly capture half of Youzhou. We seem to have underestimated Bilige."
Zhao Shen shook his head: "We don't underestimate him. He doesn't have the strength to do this on his own. Prince Yong took action."
Her words made Ji Yunshu's heart skip a beat. After so long, has Prince Yong finally taken action?
"He wants to help the Mobei people take over Youzhou?"
After all, Prince Yong was a member of the royal family. Ji Yunshu simply couldn't imagine that such a person would actually ally with foreign races and hand over the territory of Daxia to others.
She felt an indescribable anger in her heart.
Zhao Shen seemed to know what she was thinking. He patted her hand and soothed her, "Don't be angry. They won't succeed. We couldn't find any evidence against him before because he never took action himself. He always relied on others. But things are different now."
Ji Yunshu nodded: "He's anxious. If Mo Bei still can't succeed this time, then he will have to live in a tortoise shell for the rest of his life."
At this point, she couldn't help but laugh, "That's not right, the emperor won't let him go, his tortoise shell is useless."
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