The Nanchu Kingdom was in a tumult, and the Nanchu King had an inalienable responsibility. Although he had a pile of shortcomings, his merits were also quite evident. As for her, she refused to change her name and surname, and he agreed instantly. Whatever she said, he agreed to readily. It seemed that they could get along with this biological father.
A loving father should be like this. In her imagination, he definitely could not be worse than Su Xu.
Su Xu was a good father to her, he had pampered her to the point of spoiling her. From childhood to adulthood, he never hit or scolded her. Even when she burned down the Nuanxiang Pavilion where her mother used to live, he didn’t get angry. Instead, he fainted from shock. When he woke up, he pointed at her and trembled, "What a mess you’ve made! Even if you were to burn down my Duofu garden, you shouldn’t have burned down your Nuanxiang Pavilion!" When the Madam wanted to punish her, he jumped out of bed, stopped the Madam, protected her, and told her to run away. Then, he placated the furious Madam quietly.
From childhood to adulthood, all the chaos in the residence of the Su Family in Jiangning County was because of her. She made all her sisters look exceptionally well-behaved, obedient, and won the approval of the lady of the house.
Every time Su Xu thought of the Nuanxiang Pavilion, he wanted to rebuild it. But alas, every time he saved some silver, she would coax him out of it. Thus, until she left Jiangning County, and the Su Family moved to Jiangzhou, the Nuanxiang Pavilion was never rebuilt and had indeed become history.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Su Rong looked at Zhou Gu, "We will rest for today to heal our injuries before we set off. We are in no hurry, we have some free time. Take the time to tell me about your experiences after coming to Nanchu."
Zhou Gu looked at her tired face and dark circles under her eyes, pulled her closer and said, "There’s no rush. Lie down, have a good sleep. Once you have rested, I’ll slowly tell you everything."
"Okay, I’ll inform Fen Ling and give her some instructions. You go ahead and sleep." Su Rong nodded.
Zhou Gu let go of her and said, "alright."
Su Rong came out of the tent and asked the secret agent standing guard outside: "Where is Fen Ling?"
"Young Master Fen Ling has been busy all night without rest." The secret agent pointed, "Over there."
Su Rong looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, she saw Fen Ling in front of a tent in the distance, instructing several people. She walked slowly towards him.
Fen Ling was exhausted. He had been dealing with all kinds of matters single-handedly all night without any sleep. Finally, as he was tidying up, he received a letter from a secret agent stating that not Nangong Yin himself, but his cousin Nangong Yun, who closely resembled Nangong Yin, was leading the fifty thousand troops that had been intercepted. They had mistaken Nangong Yun for Nangong Yin.
The real Nangong Yin had been assassinated by Master Xie Yuan who had snuck into the Royal Capital with his men. However, the cost was high. Most of Xie Yuan’s troops were lost, and Master Xie himself was now in the hands of Dawei’s secret agents, who were preparing to deliver Nangong Yin to Dawei.
Fen Ling was on edge. How could they allow Master Xie Yuan to fall into the hands of the Dawei Crown Prince Yuan Zhao? Would that not mean he became a hostage? Not to mention her sister wouldn’t accept such a situation, he himself couldn’t agree to it either.
While he was worrying, he saw Su Rong approaching, and immediately handed over the letter to her, "Sister, take a look, something has happened to Master Xie."
Su Rong quickly took the letter and read it. Her expression changed, "Master Xie actually sneaked into the royal capital to assassinate Nangong Yin?"
Why was everyone around her so brave and fond of taking risks? It was understandable for Zhou Gu to take risks because he was young and reckless, but what about Master Xie? He was always a cautious person and always planned carefully before taking any action. He had also taught her to do the same.
Fen Ling said, "Because we have been on the road constantly, the pigeons that carry our messages have all been dispersed. By the time I had more details from Fang Yue, he had just received the news not long ago. Since he has been protecting the Fourth Young Master and His Majesty continuously, he did not have the chance to inform us. Apparently, a month ago, the Fourth Young Master left with His Majesty, stirring up all the forces of the Nangong Family. Even Nangong Zheng, the legitimate grandson that Nangong Yin had left behind in the royal capital was sent out. Master Xie thought it was a good opportunity to enter the royal capital and assassinate Nangong Yin, so he took his men and snuck into the royal capital."
He sighed, "Master Xie was well prepared, and his plans indeed worked out. Sister, as you know, Nangong Yin is a high-ranking minister in Nanchu and the head of the Nangong Family. His death would greatly benefit you. Nangong Yin probably never dreamed that someone would dare to sneak into the royal capital and into the Nangong Residence to kill him. Hence, Master Xie was successful. The only thing Master Xie didn’t foresee was the secret agents that Dawei had hidden in Nanchu. When they got the news, all of Dawei’s secret agents in the royal capital sprung to action. The men Master Xie brought with him to kill Nangong Yin were almost all annihilated, and he himself was captured by Dawei’s secret agents. Actually, it was not entirely unexpected."
Su Rong pursed her lips, "Is this news just received? Who sent it? Is it news from a few days ago?"
"It’s news from five days ago. Wanniang sent it. She and her men have already set off to rescue Master Xie. But she doesn’t have many people with her, most have been assigned to Fang Yue to protect my brother-in-law and His Majesty. Dawei has probably hidden a lot of secret agents in Nanchu. She may not be able to rescue him. She can only strive to buy some time by creating some disruptions." Fen Ling said, "Sister, shall I take some men and go immediately?"
Su Rong immediately made a decision, "We will take our men and go together."
She asked, "Has my father woken up? What about Zhang Yun? Has he also woken up? What is his condition?"
"His Majesty is already up, and Young Master Zhang has also awakened. Both of them are fine. They had a fever last night, but after a bowl of medicine, their fevers subsided quickly. They are much more worry-free compared to your husband." Fen Ling said.
Su Rong nodded, "I will go to see my father first, you go and ask Young Master Zhang to go to my father’s royal tent.", then she paused and said, "Nevermind, I’ll go back and see Zhou Gu first, tell him, and then go see my father."
Fen Ling nodded.
Su Rong took the letter and quickly returned to her tent. Seeing that Zhou Gu had already fallen asleep again, he had a fever all night last night, even though he was unconscious, it was not really a good sleep. His body was weak and tired, so it was normal that he fell asleep so quickly.
She did not want to wake him, but this was such a big event, and she would have to part with him soon. She had to tell him in person, so she came to the edge of the bed and whispered, "Zhou Gu."
She called him twice before Zhou Gu woke up. He opened his eyes, saw Su Rong squatting by the bed, her face not looking good, and asked softly, "What happened? Is something wrong?"
He could somewhat guess that if nothing had happened, she would not wake him up.
Su Rong briefed him, "Master Xie took his men to the royal capital to assassinate Nangong Yin and was captured by Dawei’s secret agents. They plan to bring him to Dawei. I have to set off immediately to rescue him."
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