Chapter 80: Leaving the city in silence, Luzhou bows
Xiao Qinggu and Baijialou played very well together. In addition, Xiao Qingxu was familiar with Ji Suxian's habits, and they had a tacit understanding without any orders. They took advantage of the time, place and people, and managed to achieve a great result with little effort, and saved Luzhou City, which the Youkou army could have easily captured.
However, they still struggled for half the night. After Yue Zhu stated that he had a mission to complete and therefore did not obey the princess's order, Xiao Qingxu asked the officers and soldiers and the guests to check again and again whether You Kou's army had left completely.
After getting the exact information, he said, "Let's go back and rest."
He is weak and can't hold on any longer.
Seeing that Yue Zhu had no hostility, Xiao Qinggu turned around and fell down after taking a few steps. Fortunately, Shang Yuwan was quick to catch her.
Xiao Qinggu half-fell into her arms, his head resting on her shoulder, almost crying.
"I can't do it anymore, I really can't do it anymore..."
Xiao Qinggu was about to be shattered into pieces.
She had traveled in Dayu for many years and had never seen such a grand scene of an enemy at the gates. The horse's hooves almost kicked her in the face. Even if she was determined to die, she couldn't help but be shocked and scared. It was her limit that she could hold on until now.
"..." Shang Yuwan gently smiled, his eyes flashing with a glimmer of heartache. He carried her on his back and said, "Let's go. I'll take you back to rest."
"You are not allowed to call yourself a subordinate. You must call yourself me." Xiao Qinggu sniffed and pushed her. "Put me down. You are not made of iron. Aren't you tired?"
"Not tired."
Everyone who heard the slight tremor in her voice said: "......"
In order to protect Luzhou City, he made every possible effort, using both overt and covert tactics. The pressure he faced was no less than that of Xiao Qinggu, yet he still said he was not tired.
Shang Yuwan took a few steps, turned around, and asked coldly, "What are you standing there for? Aren't you going to sleep for the rest of the night?"
"If you want to return to the capital, you have to wait until His Highness has had a good sleep." This was said to Yue Zhu.
Yue Zhu naturally agreed. The person would not run away, so why rush?
Twelve and Ji Suxian both wanted to take Xiao Qinggu from Shang Yuwan's back, but Shang Yuwan shook his head.
The princess has fallen asleep, so it’s better not to bother her, lest she wake up later.
Ji Suxian didn't say much when he saw this, but Twelve still couldn't bear to see Shang Yuwan so tired, so he secretly supported Xiao Qinggu from behind.
Shang Yuwan: “…”
She deliberately walked slowly and fell behind a few people.
He whispered, "Don't bother. If you don't know, you might think His Highness is about to fly."
twelve:"......"
Twelve silently withdrew his hand: "Yes."
The people who survived the disaster in Luzhou City were not hurt at all. After receiving the accurate news, they cheered and then returned to the city in an orderly manner under the protection of the soldiers and the guests. They stayed outside the city until midnight, well protected by the soldiers and the guests. If Song Pingsheng had not accompanied them through this difficult midnight, they would have been in great panic.
Song Pingsheng didn't go out of the city with Xiao Qinggu to meet the enemy because he had been ordered to escort the people out of the city and take them to a safe place along with the soldiers and guests. Xiao Qinggu was afraid that the people would panic too much and something bad would happen, so he insisted that Song Pingsheng stay behind to calm people down.
But the people were also reluctant to leave, because Xiao Qinggu and Shang Yuwan hadn't left, and many people were still guarding Luzhou City. How could they just leave?
They were waiting, waiting for news - if it was bad news, even if people called them stupid, they would rather die in Luzhou City.
Song Pingsheng couldn't persuade this large group of people, so he stayed together not far from Luzhou City and waited.
In fact, he also wanted to stand with Xiao Qinggu and the others to protect Luzhou City together.
After returning to the city, some people wanted to come to the door to express their gratitude, but since it was late at night and the adults were exhausted, they did not rush to the door and went to move the gunpowder out and put it away. Otherwise, if they were not killed by the patrol troops, they would blow themselves up at home instead.
Shang Yuwan and Ji Suxian settled Xiao Qinggu, and discussed with Xiao Qingxu and others for half the night. Finally, they decided to follow Yue Zhu's wishes and set off for Beijing the next day.
After all, they now have two members of the Shang family hiding. If they act rashly and expose them, they will face a devastating disaster.
Xiao Qinggu couldn't handle any more busyness right now. Ji Suxian had stabilized the epidemic situation in the city very well, so as long as he didn't let his guard down, everything would be fine. Song Pingsheng was in Luzhou City, and reinforcements from Prince Zeng's side were arriving soon. Although they weren't fighting on the battlefield, they could still be of great help.
Luzhou City no longer needs them now.
However, Shang Yuwan remembered that there were two more troublemakers in Kyoto, so she sent Twelve and Lu Heying to track down Xiao Tong's assets in Dayu. She concluded that Xiao Tong and Xiao Qingji couldn't have only coveted that little bit of money, which wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between the two nobles' teeth. She wanted to use this opportunity to cause some trouble for the two and take advantage of the chaos to investigate whether Yang Qianmo was hidden somewhere by Xiao Tong or Xiao Qingji.
As long as she didn't see the corpse, she would never classify Yang Qianmo as dead.
Lu Heying is good at light work, so if anything happens, he can take Twelve with him to escape - Shang Yuwan deliberately sent Twelve away.
In Kyoto, Xiao Tong and Xiao Qingji are not the only ones keeping an eye on them. There are also many aristocratic families secretly watching for opportunities. Add to that the spying of that old Emperor Chengming, and even Shang Yuwan can't handle bringing such a large group of important people, not to mention Twelve, who is an old acquaintance in Kyoto, and he can't go to Kyoto.
The next morning, Shang Yuwan and the others quietly packed up their things so as not to wake up Xiao Qinggu, while Liu Mengyao and Zhu Hao took a lot of goodies and silver to the charity cemetery to apologize.
Li Chi hadn't dared sleep the entire night before, and only at dawn did he feel completely at peace and fall into a deep sleep. It was Coroner Li who had received the two children and forgiven Liu Mengyao for biting his granddaughter.
He was not an unreasonable person. Moreover, he knew that it was Li Chi who deliberately used her own injuries to imitate the bite marks on his forearm and made up a lie of "arm-biting alliance" to protect Liu Mengyao.
When Shang Yuwan and others left in the carriage, apart from Song Pingsheng's reluctant farewell, they did not alarm the people of Luzhou City.
First, Xiao Qinggu had not woken up yet, and second, Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu did not want the people to see them off, and Song Pingsheng alone could not handle it.
Shang Yuwan leaned against the car wall with his eyes closed. Beside him were three children, Liu Mengyao, Zhu Hao and Xiao Tao, and opposite him was Xiao Qinggu lying on the couch.
The carriage was spacious, and even a few people could sit comfortably. Shang Yuwan thought of Song Pingsheng's farewell expression and rubbed his brows.
Who could have thought that a literary gentleman like Song would burst into tears, pull someone's sleeve and express his gratitude in a sobbing voice, and he talked for a whole incense stick.
Xiao Qingxu was completely silent, not even bothering to change his clothes, and couldn't say a word before getting on the carriage.
Shang Yuwan was a person who could not rest, so he did not sleep for a while in the carriage, but began to think about Ji Suxian and Yue Zhu again.
Ji Suxian guessed that Liu Niang was most likely the accomplice, so he asked Lou Ke to use his best skills to find Liu Niang in the shortest time possible.
Yue Zhu just met Liu Niang, who looked panicked, after knocking Lou Ke unconscious.
The woman knew something was wrong when she saw his expression, so she immediately knocked him out and wanted to take him back to Luzhou City. When she turned around, she saw Ji Suxian with bare eyes, breathing heavily, and she asked him in a bad tone to call the person out.
Yue Zhu immediately handed the person to her. After a quick explanation, Ji Suxian's expression improved a little.
But after taking a few steps, she turned around and said something.
"She's not the person Emperor Chengming is looking for. Give up. She's from Baijialou. She knows her identity better than you do. Don't be delusional."
"Princess Qi's death is a fact."
Ji Suxian said this with a sneer.
"Do you want to kill him again? Would you rather kill him by mistake than let him go?"
Yue Zhu said almost subconsciously: "No."
Ji Suxian looked at him with an unclear look in her eyes. "Is that so? Since you're not going back anyway, come and help me."
That’s why the following incident happened.
Shang Yuwan opened his eyes and stared at the roof of the car, his mind heavy.
No, I don’t feel at ease.
She wants to find an opportunity to try Yuezhu.
Shang Yuwan and the others didn't know that not long after they left the city gate, the people of Luzhou City gathered outside the city gate. No one spoke, and only a few birdsong could be heard.
They knelt quietly in the direction where Shang Yuwan and others left, and bowed solemnly three times.
Song Pingsheng stood behind them. All this was not arranged by him, but was spontaneously initiated by the people.
He also knelt.
Kowtow three times solemnly.
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