Shangjing, the Sixth Prince’s Mansion.
The confidant caught the white pigeon that landed on the windowsill and swiftly removed the bamboo tube from its foot.
He went to the Sixth Prince's study at night, looked at the yellow light shining on the window paper, and knocked on the door.
"Enter!"
The confidant pushed the door open and walked in, handing over the bamboo tube with both hands: "Master, there's a letter from Meng Tianyu!"
The Sixth Prince took the bamboo tube, pulled out the note inside, and couldn't help but smile after reading it.
"They've already found Gao Hongbin's group. They've probably already succeeded by now!"
The Sixth Prince couldn't hide the smile on his face: "Changgui, go prepare a table of good wine and good food, let's celebrate in advance."
Wei Changgui nodded: "Yes!"
He bowed and left, but before he stepped out of the door, he was stopped by the Sixth Prince.
"Remind the person next to Third Brother to be careful recently. If nothing unexpected happens, try not to contact our people."
"I understand!"
***
Tonight, the Third Prince's Mansion is also brightly lit all night.
Near dawn, the third prince received a message via carrier pigeon.
When he opened it, he saw that Jie Quan had reported to him that he was about to find the place where Gao Hongbin was staying as predicted by the retainer.
The Third Prince poured a cup of tea for the guest and said, "Sir, it looks like our plan will be implemented soon."
The retainer bowed and said, "The Third Prince is destined to be the heir. He will surely achieve his wish!"
***
Chi Xingyue experienced the battle again and felt numb all over.
As if he couldn't see how miserable the scene was, he just lay down.
At this moment, she didn't want to do anything and just wanted to have a good sleep.
Ling Jiheng was afraid that there were still remnants around, so he settled the Ling family together.
First, I repositioned the old man and the old woman's ankles, and then I briefly checked the injuries of the others.
Seeing that there were no fatal injuries, he breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to help Gao Hongbin clean up the traces.
If these people were just ordinary bandits, they would be killed.
But now, when it comes to imperial power, they will be used as cannon fodder if they are not careful.
Everyone knew the truth clearly, and kept silent about the identity of the man in black, and even helped to cover up the traces.
A group of people in black were moved to the side of the road, and Gao Hongbin tore off their veils one by one.
It is confirmed that in addition to Meng Tianyu, there are several other lackeys of the Sixth Prince.
At this moment, he gnashed his teeth in hatred.
But he still had some sense. He searched the black-clothed man's body and took the token, put it in his pocket, and prepared to complain to the third prince.
As for the banknotes, dry food, and water bags, they were all gathered together and prepared to be distributed to the exiled prisoners later.
The reason why Gao Hongbin did this was not out of kindness, but because the guards carrying swords suffered heavy casualties. If he did not give some benefits to the exiles, he was afraid that they would retaliate and escape.
Gao Hongbin really overestimated the psychological quality of the exiled prisoners. After being frightened by the Sixth Prince, how could they dare to run away on their own without being afraid of being hunted down?
Now, they can't wait to send Gao Hongbin back to Shangjing and let him fight with the Sixth Prince so that they can escape unscathed.
It turns out that these men in black are quite rich. They found over a thousand taels of silver notes alone.
There were also more than one hundred taels of silver and two or three hundred cakes.
Of the horses ridden by the men in black, except for one that had its limbs cut off and was dying, there were still thirty-four horses left in place.
As for the others, they probably ran away.
Gao Hongbin distributed the silver notes according to the number of people, five taels per person, and distributed them to the head of the family.
Old Master Han and Old Master Wang wrapped the things in oil paper and stuffed them in their arms, fearing that they would get caught in the rain again.
Old Master Ling then handed it over to the old lady, without any fear that she would lose it or give it to her second son.
There is a lot of controversy on the Chen family's side because Old Master Chen died on the road and Eldest Master Chen was hacked by men in black and is unable to take on the responsibility.
Therefore, the ownership of the silver arose between Master Chen Er and Master Chen Da Shaoye.
Gao Hongbin didn't care about that. He threw the banknote and left.
The small change and cakes were also distributed among the households.
Finally, they picked up the silver ingots scattered on the ground, repacked them and sealed them.
Then a fire was set to burn the body of the man in black.
Afraid that it wouldn't be burned cleanly, he just waited there.
Others killed horses, bled them, and roasted the meat.
After so many days, they finally had horse meat to eat. I can't describe how I felt.
Chi Xingyue was numb. She dared to say that she was mentally strong now and could eat roujiamo in front of the cadaver teacher!
Okay, okay, don’t think too much about it, the important thing now is to barbecue.
Even if the sun came out and there was a big fire nearby, it would be hard for people to bear, let alone eat meat.
Chi Xingyue persisted for a while, then began to feel chest tightness and shortness of breath.
After saying something to Ling Jiheng, Ling Jiheng put down the skewers and went out for a walk with her.
The two of them didn't walk far, maybe one or two hundred meters, but they could still see the movements of the Ling family clearly.
Chi Xingyue raised her hand to fan the air and found that the wind was hot.
You said that after such a heavy rain, the temperature couldn't be lowered, but it turned out to be even hotter.
Chi Xingyue was worried about the injuries of the Ling family, so she discussed with Ling Jiheng about getting some medicine.
After they turned into the woods, Chi Xingyue asked, "Those two beggars are Ling San and Ling Si, right?"
Ling Jiheng nodded: "Well, I don't know why they are back again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a figure waving at him next to the mound.
Ling Jiheng looked over and saw that it was Ling San.
He lowered his voice and asked, "Why are you here? Where are Ling Yi and Hong Yu?"
"They went to buy food, but Ling Si and I were worried, so we turned back halfway.
My lord, I'm sorry we're late. Are you and your wife okay?"
Ling Jiheng shook his head: "It's okay, you showed up just in time. Aside from Uncle and Third Uncle who suffered some minor injuries, the rest are fine."
Ling San was shocked and quickly took out the only bottle of medicine he had on him: "Master, please use this for now. When Hongyu comes back, there will be better ones!"
Ling Jiheng opened it and found that the medicine powder had been soaked in water and moldy.
But he didn't say anything more, just nodded: "Tear off another piece of your clothes for me!"
Ling San was confused and didn't understand why his master wanted his clothes, but he still obeyed subconsciously.
Ling Jiheng kindly explained: "The medicine must have a source!"
Ling San suddenly realized and handed a large piece of clothing to Ling Jiheng.
Ling Jiheng waved his hand and asked them to leave. After the two of them walked a long way away, he wrapped the bottle and put it in Chi Xingyue's hand.
Chi Xingyue took the opportunity to put three bottles of the same medicine in it.
One bottle was clumped after being soaked in purified water, two bottles were intact, and this one was moldy and spoiled, it was just right.
Moreover, she also did some tricks to the bottle, rubbing it all with steel wool and then wrapping it with mud.
Look as dirty as the rag's owner, the better to conceal the origin of the wound medicine.
Chi Xingyue returned the rag to Ling Jiheng. Ling Jiheng felt the weight inside, smiled knowingly, and rolled it into a small package.
When we get back, we’ll say, “Master Gao, we found some things over there!”
The direction Ling Jiheng pointed to was exactly where Ling San and Ling Si had been.
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