As soon as Xu Tianze got on the carriage, he began to read the report that Xuedie had compiled for him, about what happened in Shangjing City during his absence. This report lasted from day to night. He rubbed his swollen brows and had no idea that Xuedie had also given him a gift, which was waiting for him not far ahead.
The gift was now waiting for him at the Shili Pavilion outside Shangjing City. Long Musi stood quietly beside the pavilion, his eyes gazing into the distance. His bloodshot eyes revealed anticipation, and his tired and bearded face was filled with anxiety.
When Long Musi woke up and learned that Xu Tianze had been hit by several arrows and fell off a cliff, he vomited blood. He forced himself to ask Long Yima to mobilize people to search under the cliff, and then he was unconscious for several days.
After waking up, he heard that Song Yu went directly to Jiang's house to divorce his wife, which made him laugh. Aze was nowhere to be found and his life or death was uncertain. Who was Song Yu doing this for?
Just when he was in a daze, he suddenly received news that Xu Tianze was still alive and would be able to return to the capital today. He came to the outside of Shili Pavilion at the beginning of the Yin hour, but now it was three quarters after the Hai hour, and he still hadn't waited for Xu Tianze.
Just when the stars in Long Musi's eyes dimmed and his body was about to collapse to the limit, the sound of horse hooves and rolling wheels came from afar. Long Musi's heart moved and his eyes were fixed on the carriage.
On this day, many carriages came and went. Long Musi greeted them every time with anticipation, but was disappointed again and again. He wanted to go forward, but he was afraid that he would make a mistake this time, so he hesitated for a while.
"Have we arrived yet?" A man's voice came from the carriage. Although his voice was light, it was also a little weak.
When Long Musi heard the voice, his eyes lit up instantly, and his face was filled with unspeakable surprise. He quickened his pace and walked towards the carriage parked beside the pavilion. His weak body kept coughing because of the violent movement, but he still did not stop.
Xu Tianze felt a little strange when he heard the coughing sound outside the carriage. As soon as he lifted the curtain, his expression changed to surprise and heartache.
He didn't expect that Long Muse would come to greet him at the Shili Pavilion, just like the last time he returned to Beijing, Long Muse also picked him up here.
But he could also clearly see Long Muse's tired and red eyes, as well as his pale and bearded face. When he thought of Long Muse's life being in danger when he led the pursuers away, his heart twitched.
Xu Tianze was helped out of the car. He looked pale and his injuries were obviously serious. However, he still quickly supported Long Musi and said, "Your Highness, why are you here? Don't you know that you are injured?"
When Long Musi heard Xu Tianze's obvious complaint, and looked at Xu Tianze who seemed to care about him even though his injury had not healed yet, his heart softened and he hugged Xu Tianze in his arms.
Only by holding Xu Tianze tightly in his arms could Long Musi clearly feel that Xu Tianze had returned to his side. This time he didn't want to lose him again. No one could take his A Ze away from him.
"Your Highness." Xu Tianze patted Long Musi's back gently. His voice was so soft that it seemed that it could be blown away by a gust of wind.
When Long Musi heard Xu Tianze's call, he remembered the current situation and blushed for a moment. Then he gently let go of Xu Tianze and looked at Xu Tianze carefully again.
"Aze, where have you been these days?" Long Musi's face was filled with concern, and the worry in his eyes was so deep that it was difficult to dispel. "How are your injuries? The full moon has passed, how did Aze get through it?"
Faced with a series of questions from Long Muse, Xu Tianze patiently answered them one by one, which made Long Muse let him go. He knew that Long Muse was worried about him and didn't want to disappoint Long Muse, so he answered everything Long Muse asked.
He simply hid Xuedie's identity and replaced her with an unknown hermit old man, which is how he survived by accident. Long Musi knew that Xu Tianze was hiding something from him, otherwise no one would have specifically told him that Xu Tianze was coming back today.
However, he believed that Xu Tianze must have his reasons for hiding the truth, so he would not ask any further questions, let alone tell Xu Tianze that someone had passed on the message to him.
What's more, not to mention Xu Tianze, even he himself has many secrets that he can't tell Xu Tianze, and Xu Tianze never asks about it.
With this strange tacit understanding, Xu Tianze and Long Musi took up the topic together, and then supported each other to get on the carriage. Although they didn't say anything, the distance between them was once again shortened in this quiet night.
The carriage started off slowly. The gently rocking carriage, the soft blanket inside, and the green smoke rising from the incense burner, everything made Xu Tianze feel inexplicably at ease. In addition, after reading the intelligence all day, he couldn't help but doze off on Long Musi's body.
Long Musi sat beside Xu Tianze and gently adjusted his sitting position so that Xu Tianze could lean on him more comfortably. When he adjusted, the movement involved his wound and he grimaced in pain, but he still did not make any sound to wake Xu Tianze.
He tilted his head to look at Xu Tianze's sleeping face. His long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his skin, which was already covered with frost and snow, looked pale and bloodless due to his sickness.
Long Musi felt bitter in his heart. He had made his Aze suffer. At this moment, Long Musi swore in his heart that no matter what happened, no matter what his identity was, he would stand by Xu Tianze, support him, and protect him until the last moment.
Just as Long Musi and Xu Tianze were riding in a carriage, swaying towards the capital, Song Yu, who had been drinking in a brothel, also received the news.
If you want to talk about the place where beautiful women in the capital gather, it must be the red-light district. There are bright lights, colorful lanterns hanging high, and bursts of floral fragrance in the air. Women dressed in colorful silks and satins dance lightly on the balconies, and their singing and laughter can be heard throughout the alleys.
Song Yu was drinking in the largest restaurant on this street, which was also a brothel, one cup after another, as if he didn't know what drunkenness was. There were a pile of wine bottles placed randomly at his feet.
"Prince, Prince, wake up quickly, there is news." Dai Nian rushed into the room regardless of anything, gave a look to the few drinking companions in the room, and asked them to leave.
When Song Yu heard the news about Dai Nian, he drank another glass of wine without even looking up. "What's there to wake up from? What's the news? Did the old man send someone to arrest me again?"
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