Chapter 676 You are finally alive
This is actually a very bizarre scene.
The imperial city of Kyoto repeatedly announced to the world that they were the legitimate royal family and the true masters of this land, and that the faction belonging to Lingnan were all traitors and should be killed by everyone.
However, Chuzhou City had only been captured for a few days when the people in the city spontaneously came to the place where Jiang Yubai was temporarily staying in order to express their insignificant gratitude.
On the day of the riot in the city, those who had not witnessed the tragedy with their own eyes were terrified when they heard about it, and the people in the city who were deeply affected by it were even more terrified when they talked about it.
Those who had managed to save their lives came here without any prior arrangement. It didn't matter who was orthodox or who was a traitor. They just wanted to express their gratitude for saving their lives.
When Jiang Yubai hurried to the door, he happened to see a white-haired old lady holding a little baby and putting a basket of eggs in front of the door.
Jiang Yubai quickly said, "No, old lady, we can't accept these things. Take them back and give them to..."
"Hey, life is more precious than anything else. What's a basket of eggs?"
The old woman's eyesight was dim, and she had never seen any nobles before. She could not recognize the meaning of Jiang Yubai's clothes and crown. She just said, "That day, my little granddaughter was almost trampled to death by a frightened horse. It was only thanks to the army that entered the city and killed the mad horse in time that she was able to save her life."
"I don't have anything good at home, except this basket of eggs. If you don't want them, then give them to the injured. They need nourishment."
The old woman pushed Jiang Yubai's hand away and patted her granddaughter's head: "What did I teach you before you came?"
The little girl, who looked only four or five years old, knelt down with a serious look on her face, kowtowed earnestly to Jiang Yubai and the others, and said crisply, "Thank you uncles for saving me. Qiao'er kowtows to you uncles."
Mr. Xue helped the man up quickly with an expression of pity on his face.
The people who followed behind to put the things away also shouted: "We can't repay the great favor of saving our lives. Let's collect some worthless things and send them here so that the brave men who saved us can have something to eat and replenish their bodies."
"this……"
Mr. Xue turned to look at Jiang Yubai helplessly and said hesitantly, "Young Prince, what should we do?"
Fu Kun and others have occupied Chuzhou City for a long time, showing off their military power to the outside world and plundering the people at home. They have not done anything that a human being should do.
The people's lives were already difficult.
After experiencing such a dark period, now almost half of the city is covered in mourning, and life is difficult for every household.
What was delivered might be just a basket of eggs, or just a piece of bacon that had been carefully preserved for who knows how long and people were reluctant to eat it, or even a live chicken or duck.
But these seemingly insignificant things are already the best that ordinary people can offer.
Jiang Yubai quickly closed his eyes to suppress the complicated emotions that kept surging in his heart, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll accept everything you send me."
"Five days from now, when the army withdraws, we will distribute some of the remaining food among the soldiers. Each household in the city will be given 50 kilograms of food as a token of our appreciation."
Mr. Xue quickly wrote it down and nodded in agreement.
Jiang Yubai and his group were here, and even if the people couldn't squeeze forward, they would still bow solemnly at the end of the crowd.
Jiang Yubai couldn't bear it any longer, so he turned around and said with a sullen face, "Tell the guards at the gate to be more polite to the people coming and going, and not to neglect those ignorant people."
"in addition……"
"Young Prince."
The scholar who had not come out with him appeared and blocked Jiang Yubai's way. He said with uncontrollable excitement: "The General of the Cavalry has woken up."
Jiang Yubai's eyes lit up, and he raised his foot and said, "Let's go!"
"I'll go check it out!"
After being in a coma for five whole days and taking countless valuable medicines, Xu Yu finally opened his eyes with difficulty just when Jiang Yubai was beginning to doubt whether his grandson could still be alive.
Jiang Yubai didn't let anyone crowd into the room, and he couldn't care less about anything else. He slumped down on the bed, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a bitter face, "Xu Yu..."
"You are finally alive..."
Xu Yu had just woken up and was not very clear-headed. He rubbed his eyebrows and said nothing.
Jiang Yubai breathed a sigh of relief and said thankfully, "You don't know what it was like when I took you from Chen Jing'an. Honestly, I, the dignified young prince of Lingnan, was almost stunned on the spot. My hands and feet were weak."
The people they found were covered in blood and barely looked like human beings.
During the days that Xu Yu was in a coma, Jiang Yubai was like a worried old nanny. Every day, he would start with Xu Yu and go to each room to check the breathing of these people, for fear that one of them would not be able to keep up and die quietly when he was not paying attention.
It's very scary.
Jiang Yubai leaned against the bed, still in shock, muttering, "Do you know what I've been thinking about these past few days when you couldn't get up?"
"I first thought about how I would explain this to my father when I got back, and whether he would beat me to death."
"Then I have to think about how to explain to my sister-in-law, how to face Nuonuo and Yuanbao, and your pack of wolf cubs in the future. If you do anything bad, those who fight me will be driven away for three miles. I will have to sleep with my eyes open from now on!"
"Do you know how I've been spending the past few days?"
"You know..."
"I have no idea."
Because he had been unconscious for too long, Xu Yu's voice was very hoarse when he spoke, as if he had just swallowed a handful of sand.
Jiang Yubai finally found a little bit of concern in the interval between his complaints, and hurriedly poured a glass of water for Xu Ou. After Xu Ou finished drinking, he felt it was too troublesome to pour more water, so he directly put the spout of the teapot to Xu Ou's mouth.
"Drink it, drink it with an open stomach."
"Don't say I don't take care of you. Once this pot is finished, I'll go get you another one myself!"
Xu Yu: “…”
In the end, Xu Yu did not let Jiang Yubai fulfill his wish to get another pot of water. After taking a few slow breaths, he forced himself to sit up.
But even with such a slight movement, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Xu Yu's pale face.
Jiang Yubai stuffed a pillow behind Xu Yu's waist to prevent him from sitting uncomfortably, and said with a smug look on his face: "Brother, you're considerate, aren't you?"
Xu Yu gasped softly, "The pillow hurt my back, little prince!"
Jiang Yubai: "..."
Jiang Yubai didn't dare to show his concern for others, and touched his nose awkwardly: "I forgot that there was such a long wound on your back."
"But you're not very kind. You didn't warn me about the injury on my back earlier, but had to wait until I stuffed the pillow in before telling me?"
There was no part of Xu Yu's skin and flesh that was intact, and his bones felt severe pain all over. He glanced at Jiang Yubai expressionlessly, as if asking, "Do you think I have the energy to talk nonsense with you?"
Jiang Yubai glanced at Xu Yu and tried to keep a straight face but couldn't suppress the upward curve of his lips.
"Xu Yu, this battle is all thanks to you. We won."
Xu Yu had already guessed what would happen next, so his expression remained calm upon hearing this. He simply said, "Young Prince, where are the others who followed me?"
Xu Yu knew that he had survived a life-or-death experience, but he had no idea what the current situation of others was like.
Especially Chen Jingan...
Xu Yu lowered his eyes and said, "Every time I attacked a place before, it was Chen Jing'an who sneaked into the city beforehand to provide me with the route and the distribution of troops within the city."
"Is Chen Jingan still alive?"
Unlike Xu Yu, who had already become famous on the battlefield, very few people knew Chen Jing'an.
In fact, only Xu Yu and a few close people around him knew how important Chen Jing'an played a role in Xu Yu's military achievements.
If Chen Jingan hadn't reacted promptly this time, I'm afraid...
Jiang Yubai saw through Xu Yu's unspoken worries at a glance. He originally wanted to keep it a secret, but he couldn't help but laugh first.
"They're all alive."
"Besides, Chen Jing'an's injuries were much less severe than yours. He only woke up after three days of unconsciousness. Unlike you, you wished you could just stay glued to the bed and not get up. You scared so many people."
The last bit of worry in Xu Yu's heart was put down, and fatigue began to cover his pale eyes again.
Jiang Yubai couldn't bear to disturb him from recuperating, so he quickly said, "There's something else I must tell you."
Xu Yu raised his eyebrows silently.
Jiang Yubai felt a little guilty: "Well... Lingchu is also in Chuzhou."
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