The person leaning on his arms seemed to have noticed his gaze, and looked down as he did. Then a flash of silver light disappeared, and only darkness remained here again.
The two of them were silent, and the arc of the shaking ground seemed to have slowed down. But the rain was still falling. Qiao Chen steadied himself and stood up. The rain had soaked him through. His large cloak could not hide his tall and slender figure. He said in a low voice, "I'll go help."
When he was about to leave, Master Qiao grabbed his wet sleeve that was sticking to his wrist, and Qiao Chen turned around to look at him.
He was also in a very bad state, but his eyes were gentle and tolerant, as if all the dark thoughts were exposed in his eyes: "I will go to help too."
He stood up and looked straight at Qiao Chen: "No matter what, at least now...she has to be alive."
He spoke the last four words lightly, and they sounded even more ethereal through the rain.
However, Qiao Chen understood. He pursed his lips and turned to follow the direction where Gu Jinke had just left. Master Qiao caught up with him from behind.
In the distance, the groom looked at the two figures with his eyes wide open in surprise. Sang Yi also saw the direction they left, propped himself up and stood up to catch up.
…
This night later became a very chaotic memory in Gu Jinke's memory. There was wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and ruins were everywhere. All he could hear were cries for help, and occasionally, amidst the cries of grief, there would be surprise laughter.
Fortunately, a lot of preparations were made before the earthquake. Even though the earthquake made everyone heartbroken and devastated, the previous preparations saved countless lives. The rescue efforts prepared in advance were carried out in an orderly manner, and gave many people a second hope.
Gu Jinke was leading people to dig an inn. There were faint cries for help from below the inn. A lot of rocks had collapsed, so she went up to help. However, as she was digging, she found a few more people around her.
She turned her head slightly and saw that it was Sang Yi and the two sons of the Qiao family. Sang Yi couldn't help but choked up and smiled when he saw her: "Your Highness, I can help too."
All he saw on the way here were ruins, and he couldn't help but feel more panic and relief. He couldn't imagine how many casualties would have occurred in this city tonight if His Highness had not made the resolute choice to come here and take on the pressure to arrange what to do after the earthquake.
Gu Jinke kept working and smiled at him in a messy manner: "Well, together."
Sang Yi looked at her, his heart pounding. He felt that the current prince was incredibly gentle and powerful. The admiration in his heart almost overflowed, and the way to relieve these overflowing emotions was to follow the prince and keep digging and rescuing.
The two young masters of the Qiao family also looked at Gu Jinke silently, and then started to move the nearby rubble. Although they were a little weaker, they did not complain of being tired and insisted on following Gu Jinke. Gu Jinke could not help but agree and approve of them in his heart.
When they rescued the people in the inn and saw her chest heaving, they couldn't help but feel happy and relieved.
After someone was called to carry her away, Gu Jinke looked up and saw Mr. Qiao Chen, who had been silent the whole time, squatting down and smiling with his eyes curved.
However, Gu Jinke soon noticed that his hands were covered with wounds, some of which were bleeding, and some had turned white from being soaked in the rain. She glanced to the side of Qiao Chen and saw that Master Qiao, who was squatting with her, was not in much better condition. He probably stopped now, and his hands were still shaking slightly unconsciously. The same was true for Sang Yi, who was following behind her.
She couldn't help but frowned, ran forward two steps, took some clean cloth from the doctor's phone, took out the golden wound medicine that Xin Shuang prepared for her every day, and threw it into the squatting Qiao Chen's arms: "Here, apply some medicine."
Qiao Chen and Mr. Qiao were both stunned and looked up at her.
Gu Jinke had already withdrawn her hand and took out another bottle of wound medicine. In an emergency, she took Sang Yi's hand, unplugged the medicine plug and sprinkled some medicine on the deep part of the wound, then took out a clean cloth to wrap Sang Yi up: "Just make do with it for now, and change the medicine after you rest."
Sang Yi nodded in agreement.
She put away her things and saw the two people from the Qiao family still squatting on the ground staring at her blankly. She also saw that the hand she stretched out was limp, a little stiff and powerless. She frowned, but still walked over and squatted down: "I'm sorry."
She took Qiao Chen's wrist, but felt that he was resisting a little, so she couldn't help but look at him. Qiao Chen was still masked. When he met her gaze, his black eyes flashed slightly. The resistance in his hand unconsciously dissipated, and he let her play with it.
Gu Jinke felt his obedience, looked at his hands, his eyes moved slightly, then he silently sprinkled medicine on his scarred hands and bandaged them. She did it carefully and seriously, and several people's eyes fell on her. Qiao Chen also looked over and was stunned.
After Gu Jinke bandaged him, he repeated the process for Mr. Qiao, still applying medicine and bandaging.
Mr. Qiao's gaze had followed from Sang Yi to Qiao Chen, and then turned to himself. Now he looked at Gu Jinke's beautiful facial features and his serious concern, and suddenly smiled: "Your Highness, my name is Qiao Xi."
Gu Jinke continued bandaging her hands without stopping. She just nodded and said, "I remember."
Josh smiled even deeper.
After bandaging the wound, she covered the plug of the medicine and put away the remaining clean cloth. Just as she was about to get up, she was suddenly hugged by the person in front of her.
The hug came and went quickly. Just as Gu Jinke felt the warmth on his body, it was gone.
She looked up at the source of the hug, only to see Qiao Xi smiling slightly, with a blazing gaze: "This is to thank Your Highness, thank Your Highness for saving Qingcheng Mansion from danger, and thank Your Highness for helping Qiao Xi apply medicine."
His actions one after another made Sang Yi and Qiao Chen's eyes fall on him.
Gu Jinke just nodded calmly.
The four of them were busy running around that night, and Gu Jinke was also responsible for some temporary dispatch matters. They were all very tired. At daybreak, the rain gradually stopped. This group of people went to rest, and another group continued to search for any trapped people who had been missed.
Gu Jinke returned to the yard where he originally lived, but two sides had collapsed. Fearing aftershocks, Gu Jinke did not dare to enter the intact house, so he moved a few stools and sat down in the courtyard with several people.
Wu Lian came to see her and said, "Your Highness, a letter has been sent to the capital. The number of wounded and dead is still being counted. People have been arranged to cook food, and there are enough medicinal materials. We should be able to hold out until the capital sends people to deliver disaster relief supplies. Several counties that have just been under my jurisdiction have also sent people to deliver the message by foot. Everything is still under control."
Gu Jinke couldn't help but smile, but seeing Wu Lian's slightly red eyes and the fatigue and embarrassment that could not be concealed on his body, she paused slightly and said, "You should also find a place to rest first. Don't be exhausted overnight. You need to take care of your body before you can continue."
Wu Lian couldn't help but look at her, with a look of genuine concern in his eyes: "Your Highness too."
She followed Gu Jinke before last night because Gu Jinke was the crown prince and she wanted to make herself familiar to him in the hope of having a successful career in the future.
But today she followed Gu Jinke because he was the crown prince. After the accumulation of experience in the past days and this night, she only felt fortunate and admired him, and hoped to work with such a person in the future.
Gu Jinke nodded slightly, Wu Lian stepped back, and she looked at the three men behind her.
Sang Yi was the first to speak: "Your Highness, I will stay by your side."
Unexpectedly, Master Qiao suddenly said, "I wonder if Your Highness is resting here? There was an earthquake in Qingcheng Prefecture and everything is in chaos. I wonder if we two brothers can cross over and rest here with Your Highness, otherwise..."
He frowned slightly, revealing some worry: "It's a mess outside. Not to mention whether we can find our people in the Qiao Mansion safely, even if we do, after the earthquake, the environment is almost the same everywhere. It's better to rest here, Your Highness, save some time, and then go with Your Highness to participate in the rescue after waking up."
Gu Jinke looked at them deeply and acquiesced.
They all changed into dry clothes and sat in the armchairs, which were placed close to each other. Several of them tilted their heads slightly and closed their eyes. After a while, the courtyard was filled with the sound of light and shallow breathing.
Sang Yi's chair was right next to Gu Jinke. He fell asleep almost instantly due to last night's fatigue, but he supported his head with his hands, which was nodding slowly. His hand tilted and he fell towards Gu Jinke.
Gu Jinke keenly felt the sound of wind, opened his eyes suddenly, and caught Sang Yi who had fallen over.
Sang Yi looked very gentle as she slept, with her lips lightly pursed, her face a little pale, and she was mumbling something. Gu Jinke leaned closer to listen and heard the vague "Your Highness".
She paused for a moment, and leaned Sang Yi's crooked body against her shoulder. Then she raised her arms to hold him, gently rubbed his hair, and sighed softly, "Okay, go to sleep."
Sang Yi's lips curled up in his sleep. He leaned on Gu Jinke's shoulder, his face rubbing against Gu Jinke's neck, so his warm breath also hit it ambiguously. Gu Jinke's body stiffened, but he let him do it.
She looked up at the two brothers of the Qiao family who seemed to be sleeping across from her, took a look, then looked away and closed her eyes.
Not long after she closed her eyes, the two brothers of the Qiao family opened their eyes. Qiao Chen looked at the two people who were half hugging each other, and then looked at Qiao Xi, his eyes were somewhat complicated and hesitant.
Josh also took a look. But he quickly retracted his gaze and smiled at Qiao Chen. His eyes were gentle, but the words that came out of his handsome thin lips were not gentle at all.
"I've fallen in love with her. Now, she's the one I'm protecting. You...can't move now."
Qiao Chen frowned fiercely and couldn't help but look at Gu Jinke again.
Gu Jinke held Sang Yi's hand carefully and considerately. With his eyes closed, his usual carelessness or majesty faded away, revealing a gentle look, which was exactly the appearance of the wife that every young man dreams of.
He wanted to close his eyes, but when he closed his eyes, he saw the desolate and desperate eyes of his family, his father's ferocious face, his subordinates who desperately protected him from escaping, and more than a decade of carefree, happy and blissful time...
But Gu Jinke's elegant and refined face appeared in his mind again. The night they spent together last night...the subtle care, the seriousness with which she applied the medicine, the grateful looks from the people of the city, and the faith that the prefect Wu Lian had in her, all made his inner thoughts waver.
It's not that he has no heart, he's just caught between the two, and the decision has become difficult. The determination in his heart was temporarily confused and turned into torment and complex hesitation.
Will he continue to persevere?
Qiao Xi ignored his torment. He glanced at Gu Jinke, smiled and closed his eyes.
…
The capital city is located in the north, so the temperature gets colder even faster. On that night when torrential rain shook Qingcheng Prefecture, the capital city seemed to sense something and it also began to rain heavily.
The Queen only brought Fang Rui to the observatory in the palace, and she looked towards the south through the rain. This is the highest place in the entire capital city. It is windy and rainy, and it is very cold.
She was wearing a thick cloak, but still couldn't help coughing. Fang Rui looked at her worriedly: "Your Majesty."
"Fang Rui, do you think... there will really be an earthquake in Qingcheng Mansion?"
Fang Rui had no way to respond to this, so she could only remain silent. The empress seemed to be just asking questions. She turned her gaze towards the direction of the imperial mausoleum and looked at it for a long time. Suddenly, she said, "Yesterday, when I stayed at Zhaoxian Palace, Lord Xian mentioned to me that the third son was marrying Lord Wang."
Fang Rui lowered her head. The Queen was not talking to her, but her voice did not avoid her. She heard the empress continue, "Today, I have summoned Master Jiang and Minister Li to speak separately."
"Guess what the result is?" She coughed and asked the void softly.
There is only the sound of wind and rain in the void.
After a long while, the queen sighed softly and turned around: "Fang Rui, let's go back to the palace..."
…
At the Li Mansion, when Li Yuxin stepped into the study and saw Li Qi's face, unable to conceal his excitement and joy, his heart skipped a beat.
But his expression did not change, and he respectfully greeted Li Qi: "Mother."
Li Qi took a look at his son, who was very handsome. He couldn't help but think of the Queen's question in his mind, and a gentle smile appeared in his eyes unconsciously: "Get up, get up, sit down, why should we be so distant between mother and son?"
Li Yuxin clenched his fists and smiled slightly: "Mother is right."
He obediently walked to a chair and half sat down.
Li Qi smiled and asked with concern: "Xin'er, is your father doing well these days?"
Li Yuxin nodded: "Father is fine."
After all, he has been on good terms with the Third Princess recently.
Li Qi was particularly chatty today: "That's good, that's good! The old saying is right, a harmonious family brings prosperity! Look, your father is doing well recently, and so are you! Isn't it a good thing for your mother?"
She slapped her thigh with joy, and Li Yuxin had no choice but to respond: "I wonder what good news happened to mother?"
The author has something to say:
I saw a message from a baby.
Indeed, sometimes we may not be unaware of the truth in our hearts, but human nature is biased, so we are always hesitant.
Qiao Chen is, the Queen is, and everyone is like this when faced with a choice.
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