Seeing through Fu Yin's little trick, Chen Huaixu didn't get angry. He helped him apply the medicine and let him do the bandaging himself.
While he was wrapping the gauze, Shen Huaixu discussed with Fu Yin what they needed to do after arriving in the northern border.
After the discussion, the two of them rested.
The news that Shen Huaixu was about to go to the northern border was concealed, and the outside world only said that this trip was to Huaizhou. In order to hurry up and ride light, and to avoid attracting attention, a carriage was arranged.
Sitting in the carriage, Shen Huaixu waved to Shen Su, "Don't worry, Dad, I will be back soon!"
"Be careful on the road!" Shen Su said loudly.
The carriage moved forward, and Shen Su stood there and waited until the group had gone far away before driving his horse into the city.
"My Lord, it's not a bad thing for the young lady to leave the capital at this time. Don't worry." Lidong said in a low voice.
Chen Su closed his eyes and remained silent. "Some things need to be resolved. I heard that Marquis Zhenyuan is seriously ill. As a colleague, I would like to give him a generous gift as a token of my appreciation, no matter what happens."
Li Dong replied "yes", and after a moment asked, "Why didn't the Marquis tell the young lady what he found out?"
Opening his eyes, a complex expression flashed across Chen Su's eyes. "Miao Miao is like me. Once I'm determined on something, I won't turn back until I hit a wall. As long as her life is safe, she can just do whatever she wants. Leave the northern border to her, and I'll handle the affairs of the capital. There's no need to distract her."
Hearing this, Lidong couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had followed the Marquis for many years and was well aware of the changes in his temperament. After knowing that he would not live long, he would not tolerate any loss of control. He had thought that the Marquis would continue to be paranoid, but who would have thought that the young lady not only cured the Marquis' physical injuries, but also dug out the rotten flesh in his heart.
When the carriage reached Jingzhao Prefecture, Chen Su brought Li Dong to a dungeon.
The dungeon is dark and gloomy. The damp and closed environment breeds darkness and conceals crimes that cannot be exposed to the light.
Unlike cases in the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, which had to be appealed step by step, the Jingzhao Yin had the power of life and death over criminals detained in Jingzhao Prefecture as long as the evidence was conclusive.
Chen Su led Li Dong all the way inside and saw a person submerged in water below the waist at the deepest part of the dungeon.
The jailer stepped forward and said, "Sir, this man is very tight-lipped. No matter how much he is tortured, he won't say anything useful."
Chen Su glanced at Li Dong, who immediately said, "Everyone, please leave. This man will be tried by the Lord himself."
All the jailers in the dungeon retreated, and the man in the dungeon began to tremble uncontrollably, his voice trembling uncontrollably. "I told you everything. I really... I didn't reveal anything except the diagram..."
Chen Su found a seat and sat down, feeling relaxed.
"Marquis Zhenyuan paid a large sum of money to bribe you, but only asked for a blueprint and not the formula of gunpowder. Do you believe this?" Lidong stretched his arms and legs, picked up the whip beside him and moved closer to the person in the water.
The person in the water showed fear on his face and shook his head frantically, "I don't know, I don't know what's going on... I really don't know..."
The sound of whips hitting flesh and shrill, hoarse screams rang out simultaneously, mixed with the sounds of interrogation.
The person in the water started begging for mercy, then cursed and swore, and finally gradually died.
"Chen Su! You will not die a good death... Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go..."
After saying this, he lowered his head and fell silent.
Lidong pulled his hair in disgust, sniffed his breath, and let go only when he found that he was not dead.
"My Lord, he's not dead yet, but it looks like he'll be dead soon."
Chen Su's voice was filled with regret. "It seems that there is really nothing to be learned. Let's deal with the person."
Having said that, he stood up and left the dungeon.
"yes."
After walking more than twenty miles, as dusk was approaching, the group came to an inn to rest.
At midnight, Shen Huaixu changed his clothes and divided the team into two teams. He led Xiaoman, Shuangjiang and others to leave under the cover of night, while the rest of the people continued to head towards Huaizhou.
"Sister Yinghua, what if someone finds out?" A little maidservant who was about the same height as Shen Huaixu was wearing Shen Huaixu's clothes and was extremely nervous.
"As long as you bring Mi Li with you wherever you go, and don't speak, don't worry. Sister Xiaoman repeatedly told me before she left, and I won't forget. If we complete this mission well, we will definitely be rewarded. Qing, wait, there will be benefits for you."
The little maid felt more at ease after hearing this.
Yinghua continued, "If you can't do it well, our lady won't tolerate any sand in her eyes. Please pay attention, otherwise I can't save you."
The little maid who just relaxed:...She wants to go home.
The winter wind blowing on my face feels like a knife stabbing my face, it hurts so much.
Shen Huaixu wrapped himself up tightly, leaving only his eyes exposed. Despite his young age, he could keep up with the pace of the team effortlessly.
The people that Chen Su sent to protect her all had names that came from the twenty-four solar terms. She had learned about the origins of this group of people. They were all private soldiers trained by Chen Su's maternal family. Later, they came to the Jiang family with their grandmother and became family soldiers.
After their grandmother's death, they all followed Shen Su and have remained loyal to him until now. They are both loyal and courageous.
The journey to the north was extremely dull and boring. The initial thrill of galloping on horseback wore off, and later I only felt the pain in my legs from being rubbed, and my hands inevitably got frostbite.
Fortunately, Shen Huaixu brought a lot of medicine, so it wasn't too difficult to endure.
The group hurried and finally arrived at Youzhou City before a heavy snow fell.
Youzhou is an important border town and also the place where Fuyin is stationed.
It was not yet noon when he arrived at the place. After finding a place to stay, Shen Huaixu applied medicine on his wounds and he finally came back to life.
She planned to take a half-day break. During the break, she gave Fu Yin a note to arrange the time and place for the meeting. The next day, she strolled around Youzhou City.
Youcheng is the largest city in the north, but it is not very lively. Perhaps it is because of the occasional harassment from the Eastern Barbarians that the local people have an indelible look of sorrow on their faces.
This time, she brought everyone except Xiaoman, including Shuangjiang. Everyone exuded an air of keeping strangers away, which frightened the locals away. They couldn't even get close to her.
It’s not that she wanted to take them with her, but this group of people were like spies. Every time she climbed through the window, she had to look down to see if she would hit one of them.
After returning to the inn, Chen Huaixu told Xiaoman and Shuangjiang what he meant and asked them to convey it to others.
That night, she sneaked out without being stopped.
He arrived at the agreed location like a thief, and Fu Yin was already waiting there.
"Fuyin!" Shen Huaixu called out in a low voice.
Fu Yin turned around to look at her and complained, "You're so slow."
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