Chapter 5
The next morning, it rained lightly, and the sound of the rain continued until noon.
Because he went to bed late last night, Liang He got up relatively late. Fortunately, the Fu family did not have a strict rule of having breakfast together as a family, otherwise, Liang He would have had to get up with heavy eyelids.
In fact, Liang He was already awake when Chu Li called her to get up and have breakfast, but she just didn't want to get up.
"System, system, you said Song Ji, when will we see each other again?" Liang He played with the jade pendant that Song Ji dropped yesterday. He lifted the jade pendant up and looked at it, then put it on his chest and touched the patterns on the jade pendant.
"I don't know either. The book says that after Song Ji returned to the capital, the border was invaded by the state of Zhao, which is adjacent to the state of Chu. Zhao's soldiers had already intruded into the border of Chu, and there was a fear that war was about to break out.
Moreover, the most important thing is that the second prince Bai Xian actually colluded with the State of Zhao, which gave the State of Zhao the opportunity to invade the State of Chu.
The border area was under the jurisdiction of a member of the Prince's Party, namely General Fan Tian. He was also a general. After his wife passed away and his only son died on the battlefield, he was heartbroken and volunteered to guard the border.
During a battle with the Zhao army, General Fan Tian was ambushed and killed by a spy. This intensified the conflict between the two countries. Zhao wanted to attack Chu and had already stationed troops at the border between the two countries. Chu had no choice but to send Song Ji as the commander-in-chief.
After Song Ji arrived there, he repelled the State of Zhao. A general of the State of Zhao told him that the second prince of their court was colluding with the State of Zhao. Song Ji was a little suspicious, but he thought that they were instigating discord.
After Song Ji returned to the court, he secretly observed the Second Prince Bai Xian and discovered some clues. Later, Song Ji also sided with the Prince's party, which actually had little to do with Fu Jinwan marrying Lu Xiuyuan.
"This prince is truly foolish. Is he crazy about the throne?!"
Liang He taunted.
A country's peace and stability, a nation's longevity and glory, cannot outweigh personal desires?
"So where is Song Ji now? Has he returned to the capital?" Liang He asked.
Chu Li, who was packing up her things, only saw her young lady playing with a jade pendant.
Hey! This lady must have mentioned General Song last night and was in a bad mood, so she took it out on these belts. Poor lady, in order not to wake her up, he just pulled the belts to vent his anger.
Looking at the mess of belts under the bed, Chu Li put them away and said comfortingly, "Miss, I went to the kitchen today and asked someone to cook you a bowl of eight-treasure porridge. It's sweet and fragrant. Do you want to get up and try it?"
Chu Li looked at Liang He lying on the bed in despair and felt that the young lady was too sad.
Liang He didn't know what Chu Li was thinking. When he heard about Eight Treasure Porridge, he suddenly felt hungry.
"Chu Li, besides Eight Treasure Porridge, what else do you have to eat today?"
Liang He got up, went to the washbasin and began to wash. While doing so, she was having a "mind dialogue" with the system and talking to Chu Li at the same time.
When Chu Li saw Liang He get up and heard the question asked by Fu Jinchu, she felt inexplicably happy in her heart. She said to Fu Jinchu with a smile: "Miss, in addition to the eight-treasure porridge, there are also some pastries. I'll give them to you to try!" After that, Chu Li hurried out.
Liang He looked at her excitement and felt a little confused, but in just a moment, he put it behind him.
"System, where is the man in black last night? What is his identity?" Liang He almost forgot about the man in black last night. He only remembered him when he saw the candle residue that had burned into glue.
"I only know that he should know Fu Jinyi. I located him going to Fu Jinyi's house, and then Song Ji came..."
"Did he take the wrong path? Never mind, just ignore him. We'll make plans the next time he shows up. During this time, we'll keep an eye on Fu Jinyi."
As Liang He finished speaking, Chu Li's voice came from outside the door: "Miss, the eight-treasure porridge and osmanthus cake are here!"
Chu Li opened the door and came in, carrying a tray. Behind her followed a maid, who was also carrying a tray.
"Miss, here is the eight-treasure porridge you requested. I also brought you some osmanthus cake, pear blossom soup, and this nectar. Miss, you can drink a little. It's sweet but not intoxicating."
As Chu Li spoke, she brought eight-treasure porridge, pastries, etc. to the table.
Another maid saw Fu Jinchu and bowed: "Greetings, Second Miss."
"Yeah." Fu Jinchu responded indifferently.
Fu Jinchu walked to the stool, sat down and started eating.
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At this time, Song Mansion.
Song Ji was lying on the bed, listening to Lu Xiujin's analysis of the situation.
"I've learned that the man in black who injured you is from the Second Prince's group, and also from the Anxiang Sect. Also, when you returned home yesterday, the note a child gave you wasn't from the Second Prince, but from the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince asked you to go out of the city to meet him because you met the Second Prince yesterday. He was wondering if the Second Prince would send someone to assassinate you because you refused to agree to his request.
The prince invited you outside the city to protect you. Xiuyuan told me that the prince immediately wrote to ask you to leave the city after learning that you were about to be attacked. The Anxiang sect has already entered the city and may be ambushing you.
The Anxiang sect has recently trained a group of new people who are good at using silver needles and have strategy. The silver needles are not only poisonous, but will also accelerate their movement when used in combat. If they are not pulled out in time, the consequences will be disastrous.
Although you are highly skilled in martial arts and excellent in swordsmanship, but..."
Lu Xiujin paused for a moment, looked at Song Ji's listless face, and said with a smile, "But you're not as smart as others. You only know how to conquer with force, and your wits are a little bit lacking. You lost the duel with my cousin, right?"
Although Song Ji is good at martial arts, based on his understanding of Lu Xiuyuan, Lu Xiuyuan's martial arts are also good, but he is good at hiding and using tricks.
Lu Xiujin looked at Song Ji's pale face and held back his smile.
Then he said, "But when you two fought, I heard that a lot of the hibiscus trees were broken. It looked like the battle was quite intense. Tell me, how did Lu Xiuyuan defeat you? And how did the fight between you two start?"
Upon hearing this, Song Ji couldn't help but exclaim, "That Lu Xiuyuan was cheating! He used that broken fan in his hand as a weapon, while I fought him barehanded. He called me a reckless man? And he said I'd have two moves. He said if he won, I'd submit to the Crown Prince, and if I won, he'd obey my orders."
Song Ji was originally very confident that he could defeat him in three moves, but he underestimated Lu Xiuyuan's martial arts.
Song Ji said indignantly that he and Lu Xiuyuan were now tied to the same boat.
Song Ji originally planned to go out of the city to meet the prince, but he did not expect that the Anxiang Sect members would appear when he reached the outskirts. Song Ji fought with the Anxiang Sect members and was accidentally stabbed by a silver needle.
Later, while fighting with the people from the Anxiang Sect, he found that he was a little weak and realized that the silver needle might be poisonous.
Then he went to the hibiscus tree, perhaps to lure the Anxiang Sect there, where he could take advantage of the woods to escape. Then he mistakenly entered the Fu family manor, hoping to hide there.
"You haven't appeared for a long time, so the prince suspected that something might have happened to you. Then, while sending people to look for you, they discovered the people from the Anxiang Sect, and then they were captured by the prince's group."
As Lu Xiu Jin was talking, he sat down.
Song Ji looked at Lu Xiujin who was sitting at the table and called out, "Pour me a glass of water."
Lu Xiujin didn't say anything. He poured a glass of water for Song Ji and handed it to him.
"Since you're injured, I allow you to order me around."
Song Ji finished drinking, and Lu Xiujin brought the oil back to him, then sat down again. He then said, "Did you remove that needle yourself? It's a poisonous silver needle. I heard it makes people lose their strength. You were able to remove it so quickly, you're quite a formidable person."
Lu Xiujin took a closer look at the wound on Song Ji's collarbone.
"no."
After drinking water, Song Ji's voice was not as rough and had a softer tone.
"No? Someone helped you? Who did you threaten?" Lu Xiujin didn't think that if Song Jihui asked for help, he would definitely put a knife to the other person's neck.
"Ahem, it should be the girl from the Fu family." Song Ji coughed, and his face looked a little uncomfortable under Lu Xiujin's stare.
"Miss Fu? The eldest daughter of the Fu family from last time?" Although Lu Xiujin had never seen her, he had heard Lu Xiuyuan's subordinates mention her. Lu Xiuyuan was interested in her, and he didn't expect that Song Ji also had a good connection with her.
"It's not her. I saw her last night and her appearance was different from the last time I saw her." Song Ji recalled the girl he met last night, and felt that he seemed to have some impression of this girl. Had he seen her before?
Although Song Ji had saved Fu Jinchu in Xiangli City, he had never really looked at Fu Jinchu's appearance at that time. They had never met when Fu Jinchu followed Song Ji's army to the post station.
Besides, three years have passed, and Fu Jinchu's appearance has changed a lot.
Song Ji looked at Lu Xiujin, who was lost in thought, and thought he must be daydreaming again, so he interrupted, "It's not that girl, it should be another daughter of the Fu family. As for who it is, I don't know either."
Aside from the first legitimate daughter, all the other daughters in the Fu family were concubines. However, one of them was adopted into the main house, making her a legitimate daughter.
Lu Xiujin wondered who would save Song Ji?
Song Ji ignored Lu Xiujin and asked Fuzhou to come in and help him change his clothes.
In addition to being attacked by silver needles, Song Ji was also slashed on the thigh by someone from the Anxiang Sect.
Fuzhou took out clothes from the cabinet, and then Lu Xiujin didn't hide it and sat there, watching Song Ji put on the clothes.
After Song Ji put on his clothes, he found that his jade pendant was missing.
He quickly called out to Fuzhou: "Fuzhou, have you seen my jade pendant?"
"No, General. I didn't see it when I was applying the medicine on you last night. I thought you put it away."
The jade pendant belonged to Song Ji's mother. Song Ji would sometimes wear it and sometimes keep it in a small box.
Lu Xiujin heard it and asked, "Is the jade pendant that Aunt Jiang gave you missing?"
After Jiang Yu died, Song Ji was only three years old. This jade pendant was the only thing his mother gave him, and it was very precious to Song Ji.
Song Ji thought about it and felt that it must have fallen somewhere last night, so he asked Fuzhou to send someone to look for it in the place he passed by last night.
"Tell me, could your jade pendant be left with that young lady from the Fu family? Didn't you go to the Fu family farm last night?"
After hearing this, Song Ji glanced at Lu Xiujin and thought about it. This was also possible.
"Princess Jingrou's flower viewing party, are you going? The young ladies of the Fu family may be there."
"I never go to parties like this. They're boring!"
Those women are boring.
"Then don't you want to know who saved you? What if your jade pendant is in her hands? If you meet that girl, you might be able to get it back."
As Song Ji listened to Lu Xiujin's words, the figure in the dark green dress, the white collarbone and the soft voice were reflected in his mind, lingering in his mind.
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