Chapter 2298 [Shangxie] Arrives
Xia Fuyi's wound has not healed yet, but the return journey is more urgent than the coming journey.
The city walls and the long official roads were all disturbed by the sound of her horse's hooves. When one horse was tired, she would change for another one in the next city. When she had nine horses, she finally arrived at the capital.
The guards guarding the palace gate were startled by the figure who suddenly stopped on horseback, thinking it was an assassin. However, before they could draw their swords, they saw the assassin suddenly stumble and fall off his horse.
After finally pulling the reins to stop himself, the two guards could see the blood on the man's body.
They were relieved, thinking that even if it was an assassin, such a weak woman would not pose any threat.
A man stepped forward, holding a sword and asked,
"Young lady, you can't ride a horse in front of the palace gate. Please leave quickly."
The person raised her head upon hearing this, blood seeping out from between her fingers that were still tightly covering her shoulder. The guard saw her extremely pale face and his expression suddenly changed.
"Miss Xia?"
He immediately waved to have the door opened, then turned back to help the person.
"Miss Xia, what's wrong with you?"
Xia Fuyi avoided his support, closed her eyes slightly and caught her breath, then hesitated for a while. Her lowered dark eyes and the slight tangle between her brows showed some anxious thoughts, and seemed to add some uneasiness and fear.
She held the reins tightly and refused to go in. After a while, she finally asked,
"Is there nothing going on in the palace recently?"
The guard was at a loss for a moment.
"Nothing's wrong. The last time the whole city was in turmoil was when the emperor returned triumphantly. Since then, it's been peaceful."
Her heart, which had been clenched tightly, finally relaxed a little at this moment. She loosened her hands that were gripping the reins, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, then got on the horse again and rode into the palace gate.
"Hey hey hey! You can't ride horses in the palace, Miss Xia!"
The shouts of the guards behind her were forgotten, and Xia Fuyi could no longer hear anything.
Three thousand miles of clouds and moon.
God knows how many times she was awakened by nightmares along the way. In her dreams, when she arrived in the capital, the city was full of white banners and yellow papers, and the wind blew them all onto her face. She walked on the road in a daze with the antidote in her pocket, and the cries of the people were in her ears. She didn't even need to ask, because those tiny whispers had already told her the most unacceptable ending.
This dream made her unable to sleep or eat. She was so anxious that her heart seemed to be burning, emitting a blue flame that roasted her to death.
So when she finally arrived after rushing all the way, her anxiety turned into fear. It was not until the guard's answer that she was finally pulled out of the nightmare.
He is saved.
He doesn't have to die.
This was the only thought in Xia Fuyi's mind, so the horse's hooves sped up, sweeping across the square like the wind. When it finally stopped in front of the Zichen Palace, Lian Tang was already standing on the high steps waiting for him.
For the first time ever, a precious smile appeared on Miss Xia's expressionless face.
She got off the horse, her steps were still a little unsteady, and she swayed for a while before she could steady herself by holding the horse.
She took out the antidote from her arms and walked quickly up the stairs.
But the rough-looking Miss Xia didn't notice that the black-clothed guard on the steps didn't have a very happy expression on his face.
He looked at Xia Fuyi with a complicated expression as she walked towards him with two medicine bottles.
"Antidote."
It was still just two concise words, but one could hear the rare joy in the tone.
Lian Tang looked her over quietly, from her pale and gray cheeks, to her blood-soaked clothes, and her bloodstained hands.
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