9 Advice
◎She didn't want to break off the engagement, as he was her only husband.◎
When Nanzhi woke up again, it was already dusk.
The sun has set outside the window, taking away the warmth of the day bit by bit. The sky is full of rosy clouds, but they are hidden outside the vermilion palace walls, making it difficult to see clearly.
When she woke up, her body was in so much pain that she could hardly move. She could only turn her head and roll her eyes.
In the clean and tidy bedroom, Xu Qinghe sat on the embroidered stool beside Nanzhi's bed and asked the palace maid to change the dressing on her chest wound.
In a blink of an eye, she saw Nanzhi, who had woken up, looking at her with tears in her eyes.
At this time, the medicine had been changed. Xu Qinghe asked the palace maid to leave, and only the two of them were left in the bedroom.
"The princess was kidnapped by an assassin and was injured... Nanzhi was useless and failed to protect the princess..."
Xu Qinghe picked up a handkerchief beside her and gently wiped the tears from Nanzhi's face, comforting her, "Don't let that Concubine Zhao lead you astray. How can a weak woman like you protect me? I'm lucky to have managed to escape now. It's just a minor injury. The doctor has examined it and it's nothing serious. I just asked the imperial physician to examine you. Fortunately, it's just a superficial wound, with no damage to your bones. You'll be fine after some time of recuperation, and there won't be any other symptoms."
Nanzhi felt even more sad.
If it were in the past, in the Nan'an Palace, not to mention the prince and princess, even General Xie's family would never let the princess's safety be neglected in the slightest.
But those guards yesterday were all useless. When they encountered an assassin, they only knew how to draw their swords, which was useless. They watched helplessly as the princess was kidnapped.
Nanzhi didn't dare to mention those things in the past in front of Xu Qinghe unless it was absolutely necessary, not to mention that she had more important things to say to the princess now.
What she wanted to say was exactly what Xu Qinghe wanted to ask: "Is there anything unusual about the woman who blocked the road yesterday?"
When mentioning this, Nanzhi became a little excited. She lay on the bed, ignoring the pain, and reached out to hold Xu Qinghe's hand.
She glanced out the window. Although she was sure that no one was outside, she still carefully lowered her voice and said softly, "I rode on the enemy and fought bloody battles on the battlefield. I only hope that Da Ling is safe and sound, and I hope that my wife and family are safe and sound."
He rode his horse to trample on the enemy and fought bloody battles on the battlefield, just to protect Da Ling's health and wish his wife and family were safe.
This is the oath that every soldier of the Southern Frontier Army will take when they go to war.
Nanzhi was telling her that the woman was indeed the surviving relative of the Southern Border Army that they had been looking for.
"I hadn't cared about that woman yesterday. I was only focused on protecting the princess. But that person grabbed me and pretended to snatch my purse. When I came to my senses, I found a note stuffed into my sleeve. It said exactly these words. But then, in the blink of an eye, she disappeared again."
The clue that I finally found was broken again.
Xu Qinghe was disappointed for a moment, but then she comforted herself. They had made no progress for so many years, and being able to find the person now was already the best result.
If the woman was just an ordinary person and had nothing to do with the Southern Border Army, Xu Qinghe would need to look for the traces of the Southern Border Army's relatives again.
Now that she has taken the initiative to reveal her identity as a descendant of the Southern Border Army to Nanzhi, she is waiting for Xu Qinghe to find her. In other words, in the entire Kyoto and the entire Daying, the only person she can trust and is willing to trust is Xu Qinghe.
Today is the 30th day of the 12th lunar month, and in another month it will be the New Year's Eve palace banquet. All officials of the third rank and above in the Daying Dynasty must follow the imperial order and bring their families to the banquet. The wife of the Duke of Fuguo will surely bring Wei Che with her, and then she will be able to entrust this matter to him.
Princess Jing'an is not from the Nan'an Palace, and Xu Qinghe does not want to involve her in this matter again, but Nanzhi is different. They both have the mission of finding out the truth and giving justice to the Southern Border Army. Therefore, Xu Qinghe did not hide anything from her and told her everything about himself and Wei Che.
But Nanzhi slowly widened her eyes.
The princess is using herself to exchange for the help of Prince Wei!
"My Lady, that man is no fool, but he is a playboy and a womanizer, and is definitely not a good match for me. My Lady should think twice about this!"
Xu Qinghe shook his head. "There will never be another good match for me in this world. Besides, Wei Che is the best choice right now. He has been able to hide his martial arts skills for so many years, so he can also help us secretly."
But……
Nanzhi still felt that this was inappropriate. Instead of being the Prince of Wei, she would rather be...
"Hasn't the princess ever thought of asking Young Master Wei for help?"
Young Master Wei has been fond of the princess for a long time, and as long as the princess asks, he may not refuse to help.
Xu Qinghe stood up and walked to the window.
The sky had darkened, even the red glow in the sky had lost its color. Now in the courtyard there was only candlelight and the glistening white snow that reflected the candlelight.
"Wei Ming has not yet entered the government, so where does he get the power to help us?"
Nanzhi originally thought that the princess would say something like "She has no interest in Wei Ming, so why bother him?", but she didn't expect her to be so straightforward and say that Young Master Wei did not have an official position yet and could not help them.
After several years in the deep palace, the princess finally became less sentimental than she was when she was a child.
Xu Qinghe didn't know what she was thinking. Seeing that Nanzhi was fine and having confirmed the identity of the woman who blocked the road, the matter finally came to a temporary end.
What happened in the past two days made her feel extremely tired. Xu Qing asked Nanzhi to take good care of her injuries and found a young palace maid to take care of her food and daily life. After arranging everything, she returned to her own bedroom.
After bathing, she asked the palace maids to extinguish the lights one by one.
So inside the bedroom, only the dim candlelight from under the eaves could shine into it.
Somehow, Xu Qinghe suddenly remembered that she and Wei Che had reached an alliance under such candlelight last night.
He helped her with things and she helped him with his wishes.
She lay on the bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time. As soon as she closed her eyes, the alarm clock was Wei Che's familiar eyes.
It was pitch black, yet there was always a dazzling light flashing, which always reminded her of the past.
Xie Qi also had a pair of eyes like that. He always liked to look at her with a smile. It was a smile that was clearly not aggressive at all, but it always made her ears turn red.
But on the day they separated at the age of thirteen, all the red that had appeared on her cheeks and earlobes appeared in Xie Qi's eyes, which were once passionate but now almost desperate.
On that day, goose-feather-like snowflakes suddenly fell in the southern region, which usually had little snow. The snowflakes floated in the sky, looking weightless, but when they pressed on Xu Qinghe, she felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
That was the first time she learned to keep a cold face. She threw the jade pendant used when the Xu and Xie families got engaged into Xie Qi's arms, looked at his incredulous eyes, and told him in a cold voice that she wanted to cancel the engagement.
Even though that happened five years ago, Xu Qinghe still felt a dull pain in her heart when she thought about it.
She had never thought about breaking off the engagement with Xie Qi, as Xie Qi was the only husband she had chosen for her life.
The next morning, before the sun rose, the palace maid woke her up to pay her respects to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother Wei attached great importance to filial piety, and daily morning and evening visits were essential. Fortunately, the Queen Mother Wei did not say much to her. She only asked about her injuries and about the quarrel with Concubine Zhao yesterday, and then sent her away.
Xu Qinghe returned to the bedroom and went to see Nanzhi first, watching her change her medicine. Then he returned to his own bedroom and made up for the sleep he had missed in the past few days.
She was basically in this state for several days. Although it was almost the end of the year and the New Year's Eve palace banquet was about to come, Queen Mother Wei had long since given up her power and was staying at ease in her Kangning Palace.
Needless to say, Xu Qinghe was just doing some superficial work to accompany the empress dowager.
At first, there were indeed many rumors in the palace about her being kidnapped by an assassin, but many palace servants who were responsible for going out to purchase goods said that the rumors in the capital were even worse.
Later, perhaps in order to prove her outstanding ability in managing the six palaces, Concubine Zhao devoted all her energy to suppressing the rumors, and in the end she actually solved the matter.
Even outside the palace, it was said that someone had cleared up the rumors.
The first person Xu Qinghe thought of in this matter was the Wei family.
Since Wei Ming is fond of her and really wants to marry her, he will definitely not let these rumors tarnish the future reputation of the Wei family.
However, these things were not what she cared about. She only hoped that New Year's Eve would come sooner so that she could meet Wei Che earlier and entrust him with the task of finding the surviving relatives of the Southern Border Army.
After her anxious anticipation, the New Year's Eve palace banquet finally arrived.
In the palace, officials were seated at different tables. Even in such a bustling environment filled with people in red clothes, Xu Qinghe could still spot Wei Che at a glance.
Coincidentally, Wei Che also saw her.
【Author’s words】
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