Chapter 110 Chapter 110
Xu Duanyi smelled a strong smell of blood when he hugged Xie Qingya.
At this moment, he was leaning in her arms with a pale face and his brows tightly wrinkled.
Xu Duanyi's face suddenly turned pale, and even the hand that was on the other person's arm began to tremble slightly.
She could feel the wetness at her fingertips.
The slender fingers trembled slightly involuntarily, and the eyes widened suddenly, staring at the injured place in vain.
This was the first time she saw Xie Qingya injured.
Dizziness.
Xu Duanyi almost fell down.
I bit the tip of my tongue to drive away the dizziness.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Duanyi tried to regain his former calmness. Just as he was about to call Bixi to fetch some water and a handkerchief, he heard Xie Qingya's weak voice again: "Leave this place first, the Jinyiwei are chasing us."
“…We can’t be discovered by them.”
Although Xu Duanyi didn't know what had happened, he could tell from his expression that the situation was not good.
No hesitation.
Xu Duanyi immediately told Shi Yu outside, "Shi Yu, return to the palace!"
Thinking of Xie Qingya's injuries, she estimated that he had shed a lot of blood on the way here, so she told Shi Yu again, "Check if there is any blood on the carriage and wipe it clean first."
Upon hearing this, Bi Xi immediately lit up some incense, trying to cover up the smell of blood in the carriage.
"yes!"
There was the sound of rain outside.
While searching for bloodstains on the carriage, she immediately drove away.
"See if there is any medicine for external injuries." Xu Duanyi had calmed down a little now. He gave instructions to Bixi without stopping his hands. As he spoke, he helped Xie Qingya sit back to her original seat.
Bixi was ordered to open the medicine box in the cabinet next to her.
Xu Duanyi sat next to Xie Qingya, holding a handkerchief, frowning, and carefully wiping the wound on his shoulder.
Someone suddenly held my hand.
Xu Duanyi thought he had hurt someone, so he looked up quickly.
Just as she was about to talk to someone, she saw Xie Qingya holding her hand and gave her a weak smile: "Don't be nervous, I'm fine."
"It's just a minor injury."
Compared to this injury, Quan Fangtong's death tonight and that man's escape from him made him feel more frustrated and powerless.
Suddenly, he began to be enveloped by fatigue and weakness.
The other hand that was holding the hilt of the sword was also tightly grasped by him, refusing to let go.
"...He was right in front of me, he killed Quan Fangtong, and ran away." Xie Qingya lowered his head, his eyes were unfocused, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Just one step, just one step... I will know who he is!" This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. He said this without any beginning or end.
He had long forgotten that he had never told Xu Duanyi about these things before.
He's just in this moment.
After endless anger, I suddenly became confused.
There are countless sadness.
Although he had thought from the very beginning that there must be someone helping Cao Da in the Jizhou camp.
That person might be in a high position of power, someone he is familiar with or even close to.
But today, the identity of that person was confirmed...
This feeling cannot be compared to just the word "anger".
His father had always been courteous and respectful to others, and was known for his good temper, whether it was to the people around him or the soldiers under him.
He had a total of seven lieutenants.
They have all followed him for many years and are good brothers who are willing to go through life and death for each other.
His father once told him.
He could trust them with his back.
So do they.
They could all die for their father.
He really couldn't understand why that person would betray his father. Was it for fame, for gain, or for money?
No matter what the reason is——
It is true that he betrayed his father, and it is also true that he covered up the truth of the Battle of Nagano!
Now, in order to continue to cover up the truth of that year, he ran to the capital to kill people.
When Xie Qingya thought about the fact that the man was on close terms with his father and that he had even called him uncle, he suddenly felt nauseous.
He suddenly hit his head on Xu Duanyi's shoulder.
Whether it was to escape or for some other reason, he just didn't want to face the disgusting truth at this moment.
Like a bewildered little beast, it had lost all strength and methods.
Xu Duanyi's hand holding the handkerchief stopped in mid-air because of his action. She lowered her eyes and looked at the black head in front of her.
Even though I couldn't see his face.
She could also clearly sense his sadness and powerlessness at the moment.
She knew Quan Fangtong.
But I don’t know who this “he” that Qingya mentioned is.
Judging from Qingya's expression, he doesn't seem to be talking about Cao Da. Could it be that there is someone else behind the Battle of Nagano?
have no idea.
But now is not the right time to ask questions. This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. Neither the timing nor the environment is suitable.
She could only raise her arms and place her hands on the top of his head, silently comforting him with a gentle and soothing gesture.
"master."
Bixi has found the medicine for the golden sore.
Xu Duanyi came back to her senses, hummed, and was about to reach out to take it.
Outside, Shi Yu's low voice could be heard: "Master, they are chasing us."
Xie Qingya had not yet reached the point of being unconscious.
Although he had a splitting headache and felt uncomfortable both physically and mentally, he still sat up straight with a stern face when he heard these words.
Habitual tightness.
He still held the sword tightly in his hand, refusing to let go.
suddenly--
I felt a warm touch on the back of my hand that was holding the hilt of the sword.
Xie Qingya's thick eyelashes trembled slightly, as if he was surprised and puzzled, and he looked to his side.
Then he saw Xu Duanyi was also looking at him.
As their eyes met, he heard her softly say to him, "Don't be afraid. Give me the sword. Let Bixi apply the medicine to you first."
As she spoke, she assured him, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Behind the carriage, there were clear footsteps and angry shouts: "Jinyiwei is investigating the case. Stop the carriage in front immediately!"
But Xu Duanyi's face in the candlelight was still calm and gentle.
She continued to look at him gently, not affected by the tense situation at the moment, nor paying attention to the footsteps that were getting closer.
She just looked at Xie Qingya tenderly, and then continued to stretch out her hand towards him.
Xie Qingya's thick eyelashes trembled slightly when she looked at him.
Finally, under her gaze, he relaxed his body a little, and without hesitation placed the sword in his hand, which he had never given to anyone, into Xu Duanyi's palm.
But he didn't let Bixi help.
"I'll do it myself." After saying that, he took the golden medicine and poured it on the wound to stop the bleeding.
But his eyes were always looking in the direction of Xu Duanyi.
The carriage had been forced to stop.
But Shi Yu was well prepared. He had slowed down a little bit beforehand. Even though the carriage was suddenly forced to stop, it only shook slightly.
There hasn't been much fluctuation.
But Xie Qingya still reached out to Xu Duanyi out of habit and held her arm.
He frowned and looked at her.
Use your eyes to silently ask her if she is okay.
Xu Duanyi smiled and shook his head to indicate that she was fine.
She had put the sword aside, and helped Xie Qingya sit a little further inside, while she herself sat closer to the window.
There was no sound from inside the carriage.
From outside, the Royal Guards shouted, "I told you to stop, but you still didn't stop? Do you know who we are?"
These Jinyi Guards are used to being arrogant and domineering on weekdays.
With Cao Da's support and Cao Da's authority over them, in the past, as long as they mentioned the name of the Jinyiwei, even the officials in the court had to be polite to them. However, they didn't expect that it would not work tonight.
This person had only just arrived at the Jinyi Guard and had never seen Shi Yu before.
Naturally, I didn't know who was sitting in the carriage.
When I came over at this moment, I suddenly saw that the person who was catching the car was actually a heroic and beautiful girl. I was surprised and amazed.
But thinking that they were chasing the man in black, and that this carriage appeared here for no reason and dared to disobey their orders, they naturally became alert again.
Just about to go forward and search.
Then he saw a horsewhip in the air, with a strong wind, swinging directly towards him.
If he had not noticed it in time and stepped back immediately, the whip would have hit him directly.
Since he entered the Imperial Guard, when had he ever been bullied like this?
Furious.
But before he could draw his sword and move forward, he heard the woman who was driving the carriage shout at him: "You are so blind that you can't see whose carriage this is?"
talking room.
Chai Shou also arrived with his men.
He was also surprised when he suddenly saw Shi Yu.
I didn't expect to meet this master here.
After taking another look at the carriage behind her, Chai Shou had an idea in his mind and finally let go of his anxiety.
He never showed it.
He just faced the direction of the carriage and bowed, "Your Highness."
When the other Jinyi Guards saw this scene, their expressions changed and they greeted the carriage respectfully.
Only the Jinyiwei who had been forced back by Shi Yu earlier was stunned by this scene.
When he finally realized what was happening, his face turned pale, and he knelt down immediately, dropping the knife in his hand to the ground. "I didn't know that the princess had come here, and I have offended Your Highness. Please forgive me!"
As he spoke, he began to kowtow to Xu Duanyi.
"Commander Chai."
Xu Duanyi's voice came from the carriage.
Chai Shou quickly agreed and stepped forward.
Seeing that the curtain had not moved, he did not dare to comment, but bowed respectfully and waited outside: "What do you want, Your Highness?"
"What happened?"
Xu Duanyi asked him in the carriage.
柴壽自是不敢隐瞞，如實回道：“今夜錦衣衛在外巡邏，忽見幾個黑衣人從一位全大人的府中出來，便一路追到了這。先前我們在一處廢宅看到了全大人的屍身，那黑衣人卻不見了蹤影，因此才冒犯到了殿下這邊，請殿下恕罪。”
“天子腳下，竟還能有這樣的事？”
徐端宜的聲音染上幾分憂慮，未等柴壽回話，她又說道：“那柴指揮使可要好好查探，切莫放過這不法之人。”
“是！”
“先前你的下屬喊住我們，可是要查探我的馬車？”徐端宜仍柔聲問他。
柴壽想也沒想，便立刻回道：“屬下不敢！”
“沒什麽敢不敢的，柴指揮使也是處理公務，如需本宮配合，本宮自不會推辭。”徐端宜溫聲一句之後，問他，“那現在，柴指揮使可還要查探？”
“這……”
柴壽似有猶豫之色。
但他也只是猶豫了一小會，便立刻回道：“我們都是粗人，不敢冒犯長公主殿下。”
未等徐端宜說話，他便又主動問道：“殿下這是準備回王府了？”
徐端宜笑着說：“是，剛從侯府回來，再不回去，就得宵禁了。”
“那屬下派人送殿下回府？”柴壽提議。
徐端宜仍溫和地笑道：“不敢勞煩你們，你們還得查案呢。”
“那——”
柴壽退開一步，又是拱手一禮：“屬下恭送殿下回府。”說完，他直接擡了擡手，帶着人退到一旁，好讓馬車繼續前行。
徐端宜對此也未多言，只與人說了句“辛苦”。
馬車便繼續一路平穩地往前去了。
“老大，剛才為何不檢查，長公主不是……”其中有個錦衣衛，看着馬車遠去，不由小聲問道。
還沒說完。
就被柴壽身邊的錦衣衛踹了一腳。
“沒腦子的東西，除非今日來的是掌印，要不然我們今日敢掀這位的簾子，明日我們這顆腦袋，也就不用再留着了！”
說完。
見那人噤若寒蟬，便也沒再理會，只沖身側的柴壽，低聲問道：“老大，現在怎麽辦？”
他說的，自然不是讓嘉順長公主的馬車就這樣離開，該怎麽辦？
而是那個黑衣人……
他們今夜受掌印吩咐，來解決全方同。
本以為只是一件微不足道、沒有難度的小事，哪裏想到中途竟然又出現了一批黑衣人，還讓他們帶走了全方同。
現在全方同雖然已死。
卻不知道他臨死前，有沒有說什麽不該說的？
實在令人擔心。
柴壽沉吟道：“派人把全方同的屍首，先送去順天府，然後繼續追查那黑衣人的蹤跡，他受了傷，應該跑不了多遠。”
那人仍不放心，遲疑道：“那掌印那……”
柴壽沉聲：“明日我親自去給掌印賠罪。”
“我陪你……”
後面的話還未說出，肩膀就先被柴壽拍了兩下：“不用。”
不等人再說什麽，柴壽又是一句：“好了，先做事。”
這些人對他還是十分信服的。
聽柴壽吩咐，他們自然不敢有所異議，之後錦衣衛便分成幾批，一批把全方同的屍首，先送到順天府報案去。
另有幾批則分散着去找那黑衣人的蹤跡。
……
徐端宜跟謝清崖回到王府的時候，已經是半個時辰後的事了，城南城北相隔兩地，路上自然要耗費不少功夫。
回來的路上。
他們倒是碰到了令吉和昌豐。
他們也是先認出了時雨，察覺不對，便立刻過來了，在知曉主子在馬車裏，他們那顆緊張高懸的心，也終于徹底放了下來。
先前跟主子分開之後。
他們本想調虎離山，把假扮黑衣人的錦衣衛，帶去別的地方，好讓主子有更多的時間，可以去詢問那個全方同。
未想才出去，就碰到了另一批錦衣衛。
之後他們被逼得只能先跑。
不敢讓錦衣衛的人發現，他們自然也不敢去主子那。
等終于把那些人抛到身後，再想去找主子的時候，卻發現竟有幾個錦衣衛，帶着全方同的屍首出來了。
地上還有不少血跡。
擔心主子出事，他們分散開來找人，一路疾馳，直到此刻見到王妃的馬車，才終于放下心來。
回到王府，已是萬籁俱寂之時。
王府不少人，也都已經睡了。
唯有鄧姑姑，在先前得知王妃出去的時候，便心生擔憂，尤其見王妃遲遲未歸，更是緊張地守在了門房這邊。
等徐端宜他們回去的時候，鄧姑姑都已經困得打起盹了。
直到被人提醒王妃回來了，鄧姑姑這才匆匆起身，嘴裏喊着“哪呢哪呢”，然後便晃着身子，跑出去迎了。
“王爺、王妃，鄧姑姑來了。”外頭也傳來了昌豐的禀告聲。
這會碧溪等人，都已經出去了。
馬車內，只剩下徐端宜和謝清崖。
聽到這一句，徐端宜跟謝清崖對視一眼，與他小聲說道：“估計是我太晚出去，讓姑姑擔心了。”
謝清崖握着她的手，嗯聲道：“沒事。”
他已上過藥，受傷的地方，也已經好生包紮過了。
但畢竟失血過多，他這會不管是臉色還是嘴唇，看着都沒什麽血色。
“你們怎麽都在這？王爺跟王妃在一起？”鄧姑姑出來後，看到昌豐和令吉也在，不由吃驚詢問。
她還以為王妃是有什麽着急的事，才那麽晚出去。
如今看來，莫不是王妃去找王爺了？這麽一想，鄧姑姑那張擔憂的臉上，倒是立刻就揚起了笑意。
恰好這時車簾也被人掀了起來。
鄧姑姑一眼就瞧見，坐在裏面的王爺和王妃。
她臉上的笑意，頓時藏都藏不住了。
“給王爺王妃請安！”她笑着走過去與他們問好。
并未察覺到不對。
徐端宜坐在外頭，看到鄧姑姑臉上的笑容，就知道鄧姑姑這是誤會了……唔，說誤會倒也不對。
她的确是去找謝清崖了。
“姑姑怎麽還沒去歇息？”她讓人起來後，便柔聲問道。
鄧姑姑此時看着這小兩口，哪還有什麽擔心的？當即便說：“去了去了，這就去了。”
說完也不等他們夫婦再說什麽，便主動說道：“王爺王妃早些歇息，奴婢這就下去了。”
她說完便又沖兩人欠了欠身，而後便笑盈盈地先離開了這邊，腳步輕快，完全不見先前的沉重。
徐端宜見此，不由松了口氣。
要是讓鄧姑姑瞧見王爺身上的傷勢，難保又是一番折騰，到時候鬧得長寧和平安也知曉，那就不好了。
還好。
“你們也先回去吧。”
身後傳來謝清崖的吩咐，這話自然是沖令吉和昌豐說的。
二人沒有猶豫，躬身應是。
只是走前，謝清崖又對着昌豐吩咐了一句：“你明日去城外，把人接過來。”想到今晚那個黑衣人，他的聲音又霎時冷了幾分，“小心點。”
“是！”
昌豐和令吉離開了。
徐端宜回頭看謝清崖。
心中疑問有許多，但她并沒有在這個時候詢問，只是看着他蒼白的臉，滿眼心疼地說道：“我們先回屋。”
謝清崖看着她點了點頭，也沒有在這個時候多說什麽。
其實這點傷勢，對他而言，并不算嚴重。
從前比這更嚴重的傷，他都受過，肩上背上，好幾處疤痕，都是當初受傷留下的痕跡。
眼見徐端宜小心翼翼，要扶着他回屋。
他本想如從前一般，笑話她幾句，但最終也還是沒開這個口，心裏沉甸甸的，這會實在玩笑不出。
他沉默着。
任由徐端宜扶着他，回到了臨風閣。
夜深了。
臨風閣內，此時也就只有秀玉還留守在那，遠遠看見他們回來，她便立刻迎了過來。
“殿下，王爺。”她先與兩人問了好。
看到王爺身上的傷，以及離近之後，聞到的淡淡血腥味，她雖然吃驚，卻也沒有多問，只說了句：“奴婢去準備熱水。”
說着。
她便先欠身離開了。
“我跟你一起。”時雨也跟了過去。
徐端宜沒說什麽，扶着謝清崖進去。
很快。
三人便送來了熱水。
謝清崖先進了淨室洗漱。
徐端宜讓她們先下去歇息，自己則從櫃子裏，拿了謝清崖的衣裳，去了淨室。
這畢竟是謝清崖的屋子。
當初昌豐也只是拿了一部分衣裳。
因此倒也不需要，再特地跑到書房去拿。
進去之後，看着清崖背對着她，赤裸着上身，正拿着帕子在擦拭身體。
他身上帶了傷，不好碰水，也只能這樣擦拭一番。
後背卻碰不太到。
徐端宜把手裏的幹淨衣裳，先放到了一旁，而後走過去，握住了帕子的另一端。
“我來吧。”
謝清崖握着帕子的手一頓，卻沒拒絕，低聲說好。
他仍背對着徐端宜。
之前在小院，兩人意亂情迷的時候，哪哪都碰過了，但像這樣，徐端宜給謝清崖擦拭身體，還真是頭一回。
這要換做平時。
謝清崖肯定是要逗她一番的，此時卻沒有嘴欠。
“怎麽會去那？”
他的嗓音還有些沙啞。
徐端宜也沒瞞他。
Without stopping his hands, he whispered, "I found out something, but I don't know where you went, so I can only go there and try my luck."
Unexpectedly, her luck was good and she really found him there.
But Xie Qingya looks...
Just as he heard this, he turned around and looked at her.
Xu Duanyi did not avoid his gaze, but met his gaze directly, looked at him and asked, "What happened tonight? Who killed Quan Fangtong and hurt you?"
"Who is the person you asked Changfeng to pick up tomorrow?"
Xie Qingya has always known that Xu Duanyi is smart.
When they were young, they studied together, and the old man always said that if Xu Duanyi was a man, her name would definitely be on the list of successful candidates.
But he really didn't expect that she could find out this in just a few days without knowing anything.
"Because Cao Da wants to kill me?" he asked Xu Duanyi.
Xu Duanyi knew what he meant and she nodded.
Now that it has come to this, there is naturally no need to hide it.
"At that time, I felt that Cao Da was too determined to kill you, and it seemed a little strange. Then I thought of the change in your expression when you saw him in the palace that day, and I guessed that it was about the Battle of Nagano..."
It was just a guess.
I didn't expect all this to be true.
She did not say anything further, but just looked at Xie Qingya with trembling eyelashes.
"Uncle Xie and the others..."
Xie Qingya looked at her and admitted in a low voice: "There was something wrong with the armor they wore back then..."
He told Xu Duanyi everything that happened that year.
He combined what he had found out and what Quan Fangtong had said into a story and told it to Xu Duanyi.