Yin Shuli's estimate was correct. A few days later, Meng Shushu went out to buy breakfast and saw a group of soldiers walking around the town.
She walked up to the pancake stall and deliberately raised her voice: "Boss, two pancakes, please."
"Alright, please wait a moment, sir."
She then leaned against the stall and asked in a low voice, "Why are there so many soldiers in town today?"
The vendor lowered his voice and replied, "I heard they're looking for someone, apparently a very important person."
"An important person?" She feigned surprise. "What kind of important person could come from our remote little town?"
"Who knows?"
No sooner had the vendor finished speaking than a soldier noticed Meng Shushu and came over to ask, "Excuse me, young lady, have you seen an injured man wearing silver armor?"
"Wearing silver armor?" Meng Shushu looked at them with astonishment, then looked at them warily: "Who are you people?"
The officers were taken aback, sensing something amiss, and explained in a gentle voice: "Yesterday, our lord was ambushed by villains while passing through the area. He was shot by an arrow and fell into the water. Our men searched along the river for a day and a night but could not find any trace of him. If you have any clues, please tell us the truth. We will be very grateful."
Meng Shushu looked around, crossed her arms, and said, "I do have some clues, but I need to speak with your boss."
Upon hearing that she had a lead, the officers and soldiers were overjoyed. They then instructed others to stay with the young woman while they went to report the news.
Soon, the vendor finished making the flatbread, and she took it and prepared to leave.
Naturally, they were stopped by several other officers and soldiers.
She pointed to the other side and said, "I'm just going to buy two steamed buns. You can follow me."
The group had no choice but to follow her to the steamed bun shop, where she said to the curious owner, "Four big meat buns, please."
"The meat buns will be ready in about fifteen minutes, could you wait a bit, miss?"
So she sat down at the table next to her, and the owner's youngest son brought her a pot of tea.
"Thanks."
She poured herself a glass and took a sip.
It was a bland, coarse tea that she used to drink often, but now she found it inexplicably difficult to swallow.
The thought of becoming an incomparably noble empress made her so happy she almost laughed out loud.
Such inferior tea is indeed unworthy of my status.
She didn't drink any more.
After waiting for a while, a woman dressed as a general came to her.
"My name is Chu Lingyu. I just heard from my subordinate that you seem to have seen a person wearing silver armor. I wonder if this is true?"
Although this person was a woman, she exuded a powerful and intimidating aura.
Meng Shushu nodded, stood up, took the freshly steamed buns from the bun shop owner, and walked forward, saying, "Come with me."
She led the person to her temporary thatched hut.
At the door, she stopped and kept everyone outside, saying, "This room is too small for my daughter; it can't accommodate so many people."
Chu Lingyu said, "I'll go in with you; the others can wait outside."
Since she had said so, the rest of the people automatically stood in two neat rows on both sides of the outside.
"Please lead the way, young lady." She gestured for them to proceed.
Meng Shushu then led her into the house.
The thatched hut was indeed very small, with simple furniture inside. Besides the table and chairs for eating, there was only a wardrobe, and a little further in there was a bed separated by a bamboo screen.
She walked around the screen and saw Wei Huaixu lying inside.
At this moment, his head was wrapped in gauze, his eyes were closed, and his face was pale.
Chu Lingyu was extremely anxious, "Your Highness, what's wrong...?"
Meng Shushu said, "I pulled him out of the river and he was like this. He was wounded by an arrow and had been in the water for a long time. His head also seemed to have been hit, and the wound was somewhat infected. He needs to rest for a while."
"Thank you for your kind care, young lady. I will repay you handsomely in the future."
Are you going to take him away now?
"Of course. I won't hide it from you, young lady. This is our army's deputy general, and also the Crown Prince of Donglin Kingdom. The news of his disappearance is already on its way back to the capital. We must send him back to the palace as soon as possible so that he can receive the best treatment."
Meng Shushu stood in front of the bed, displeased, and said, "I don't care who you are, I can only tell you that he really needs to rest right now. If you insist on taking him away, I guarantee that he may die on the way."
Chu Lingyu frowned as she looked at her, then at Wei Huaixu on the bed, and asked, "How much longer until His Highness wakes up?"
"Perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow."
“We have a military doctor with us. I’ll have him come over and take a look later.”
"You don't believe me?" Meng Shushu snorted coldly, stepped aside, and said, "Since you don't believe me, then take him away now. My little temple can't accommodate such a big Buddha."
Before she could finish speaking, Chu Lingyu's sword was already at her neck. "You dare threaten me?"
Meng Shushu panicked.
Yin Shuli didn't tell her that Chu Lingyu was such a wild woman.
Lying on the bed, Yin Shuli wanted to roll her eyes. Of all people to threaten, Meng Shushu dared to threaten Chu Lingyu. This woman wasn't even afraid of the Crown Prince, so why would she be afraid of a nobody like her?
Left with no other choice, he had to slowly wake up.
"Cough cough..."
Hearing the coughing sound from the side, Chu Lingyu immediately put down her sword and stepped forward. "Your Highness, Your Highness, you're awake?"
"water……"
She hurriedly ran out to fetch tea, but was stopped by Liu Shushu again just as she was about to feed the patient. "How can you give a patient cold water?"
"I..." Chu Lingyu was unusually flustered.
Meng Shushu snatched the teacup from her hand and said, "There are so many people outside, surely one of them knows how to boil water."
She glared at Meng Shushu, but still went out to instruct the servants to boil water.
Meanwhile, Yin Shuli was helped to sit up. He was wearing clothes that Meng Shushu had bought from the town. The material was rough and the color was rustic, but he still couldn't hide his noble air.
This was something he had painstakingly practiced and imitated for several years.
Chu Lingyu walked in again, bowed to him, and said, "Your Highness has suffered."
Wei Huaixu blinked, and after a moment, asked, "Who are you?"
Chu Lingyu was stunned and looked at him in confusion. "Your Highness, I am Chu Lingyu. Don't you remember me?"
"Chu Lingyu?" The man looked confused. "Who is she to me?"
Chu Lingyu was stunned and looked at Meng Shushu, "What's wrong with Your Highness?"
Meng Shushu frowned, took his pulse, and after a long while said, "His body is fine, but this situation... it should be amnesia caused by being hit on the head after falling into the water."
Amnesia?
What are we going to do now!
Chu Lingyu was undecided for a moment, so she quickly wrote a letter to Liu Yu and asked him to make the decision.
To stabilize morale and quell public opinion, Liu Yu had already led the majority of his troops back to the capital, leaving only a small force to search for Wei Huaixu. Unexpectedly, while they found him, this unexpected turn of events occurred.
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