Without further ado, the departure time was quickly set.
After the order came down, the supplies that had been prepared earlier were also ready to be sent out, and Gu Jinke and Xun Ji quickly led the team to set off.
The empress stood with her hands behind her back on the highest attic of the palace. Fang Rui stood behind her. Fang Rui was punished because of Gu Jinxiu's incident. She was old and lived a life of luxury on weekdays. Therefore, after so many days, her face was still slightly pale.
She followed the Queen's line of sight and looked outside the tower. In fact, it was too far away and she couldn't see anything clearly, but the wind was howling and she seemed to be able to faintly hear the flags being blown in the air. She smiled a little and said, "Your Majesty, the Princess and the others should have set off."
The queen turned a jade ring on her hand and replied calmly, "Yes."
She paused, looked towards the northwest, and her eyes gradually revealed a bit of sharpness and cold-bloodedness: "Barbarian country, I have been patient for a long time."
The reason why she agreed to let Gu Jinke go out was actually another reason hidden in the empress's heart, which was Gu Jinke's feelings for the northwestern frontier and her methods in Qingcheng Mansion.
Even though she had not received accurate news yet, she had actually felt deep down in her heart that the Fifth Princess had already arrived at the border, and that the Duke of Zhenguo Xu Yeliang was also at the border. There were even members of the Qi family, whom she trusted and relied on, and many generals at the border.
But she still agreed to Gu Jinke's request because everyone would wait for her orders to act, but Gu Jinke would not. She had her own ideas and there were times when... she would not follow her orders completely.
Such people are needed to deploy troops on the border.
She stood here for a long time, until her feet became stiff, and then she said, "Let's go back."
…
Gu Jinke traveled quickly because it was winter and the weather would only get colder. If they wasted any more time on the road, when they reached the border, they might face villages that had been visited by small groups of barbarian troops. Therefore, Gu Jinke arranged the logistics to take turns just to ensure maximum travel efficiency.
The news that the court advocates and approves war has been sent to the border in an emergency over 800 miles. I believe that the Duke of Zhenguo and others who received the message have already begun collecting information and preparing for a counterattack.
However, the one who reached the border faster than the 800-mile express train was the fifth princess, Gu Jinyun.
The Fifth Princess Gu Jinyun and Prince Tan Xi also arrived at the border in a dusty state. The Qi family was not surprised at all, but still pretended to be surprised to welcome her. General Qi asked in surprise: "Your Highness the Fifth Princess, weren't you injured in suppressing bandits in Cangyang Prefecture? Why are you here?"
She was Gu Jinyun's aunt, and Gu Jinyun learned most of his martial arts from her, so when the two met, their expressions were full of respect and closeness.
Gu Jinyun covered her right shoulder, where she had disguised her injury. She noticed the scrutiny of Xu Yeliang, the Duke of Zhenguo, and managed to remain calm, "I'm used to getting injured on the border. When I was in Cangyang Prefecture, I heard someone on the border say that the barbarians were disturbing the border and the situation was very serious. I was very worried, so I rushed here directly after suppressing the bandits in Cangyang Prefecture! I've already written a letter to His Majesty to plead guilty for coming to the border without permission."
She spoke with some emotion and indignation, her eyes full of disgust towards the barbarians, which was a common look among soldiers and civilians on the border, so Xu Yeliang nodded.
Gu Jinyun breathed a sigh of relief. Xu Yeliang was the eldest prince's wife, and the eldest prince was the legitimate son of the queen. They were naturally in the same camp as Gu Jinke. She used to regard the third princess Gu Jinxiu as her opponent, but now the third princess was dealt with by the crown princess, and her opponent was the crown princess. Therefore, she had to be on guard against Xu Yeliang. Fortunately, Xu Yeliang already believed it and did not ask any more questions.
Just as she said, the empress received her petition and accompanied her to the border, and rumors about her also spread in the capital and along the way.
People all praised the Fifth Princess for being a good general and a good princess who guarded the border. After she was injured while suppressing bandits in Cangyang Prefecture, she actually led her troops to rescue the border when she heard that the border was disturbed. She cared about her people and was brave. Everyone in the capital admired her. The young ladies in the school admired her even more and wanted to emulate her.
The empress held the memorial and couldn't help laughing at the dry memorial that she thought was sincere and heartfelt, but in the end she couldn't hide the disappointment that gradually appeared in her eyes.
The Queen had some vague guesses in her mind as to why Gu Jinxiu had gone to the border without permission.
This reminded her of another person, the third princess Gu Jinxiu.
Therefore, she quietly left the palace that night, but unlike the past, the news about the Queen and the Noble Lord in the palace was revealed by Gu Jinge, who sent people to reveal it. Although she said in her heart that she did not believe it, she planted the seeds of doubt and made people follow her quietly all the way.
As soon as the queen left the palace, the two knew it.
The Queen smashed a vase directly, her eyes full of anger, while the Noble Lord said nothing in the bedroom, just pursed his lips and waited for the result, even though he had already guessed the real result he would see, so his eyes gradually became gloomy and his face turned pale.
Gu Jinke was completely unaware of all the lawsuits in the palace. She did not encounter any major obstacles along the way. It took her nearly half a month to finally reach the border with the supplies she brought with her.
Xu Yeliang brought people to greet her: "Your Highness!"
She knelt down and performed a military salute, and the armor on her body made a dull clattering sound. The soldiers or officers behind him also knelt down and saluted.
Gu Jinke reached out and helped his sister-in-law up, showing concern for her. At the border, Gu Jinke saw Xu Yeliang, whom he had never seen in the Grand Prince's Palace. She was more energetic and tougher than the one in the palace.
After Xu Yeliang got up, he quickly explained to her, "Your Highness, the Fifth Princess and General Qi are busy with military matters and cannot come to greet you. Please forgive me."
Gu Jinke nodded slightly. On the way, she also received the news that Gu Jinyun had arrived at the border. She was not surprised that the two did not come to greet her. Gu Jinke thought about it and was not surprised.
Maybe he really had something important to do and couldn't leave, or maybe he just didn't dare to meet him. Gu Jinke chose to believe half of it.
She followed Xu Yeliang to the house prepared for her in the small town. The environment was surprisingly good and spacious. Gu Jinke nodded and asked Xu Yeliang to go and get busy while she packed up and took a rest.
Xu Yeliang saw through Gu Jinke's character better than her husband, the eldest prince, and did not refute. Instead, she nodded and retreated. Xun Ji had already directed the servants in the mansion to put their belongings away.
The courtyard was busy, and Xun Ji brought Gu Jinke another note sealed in a thin bamboo tube.
Gu Jinke raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that the note would arrive as promised when he arrived at the border.
In fact, her ability to reach the border smoothly and quickly was closely related to the letter in the bamboo tube.
When managing his subordinates a few years ago, Gu Jinke had never thought that he would go to the frontier in the future. He was really unfamiliar with the place. Even with the information that Xin Shuang had hurriedly and painstakingly collected, he was still not able to do it well. At this time, the owner of the thin bamboo tube began to send her letters.
Along the way, she avoided a lot of wrongdoings by relying on the notes, and also learned a lot of unspoken rules of the grassroots soldiers and civilians through the notes. Only then did Gu Jinke's tacit understanding with the team improve, and the people's hearts were on her side. She and Lele arrived at the border early. Gu Jinke originally thought that after arriving at the border today, this "good man" should have lost contact, but she didn't expect that he would send a message again at this time. She couldn't help but curl her lips and slowly unfolded the note.
She originally did not trust such news from outside sources, not to mention that the source of the news was unknown and she didn't know who sent it. However, the other party's writing style was elegant, and she seemed to be able to sense a sense of goodwill. It seemed that this person was only sending her news and did not interfere with any decision she made. When Gu Jinke tried several times, the other party was helpless, but the news was still delivered on time every day. Therefore, after Gu Jinke tried, he concluded that the news given by the other party was very useful to him, so he was too lazy to pursue it and did not mind at all.
If others dare to give it to her, there is no reason why she, as the crown prince, would not dare to accept it.
I didn't expect that today's content would be so brief, and there was a bit of emotion that was different from the usual official business.
[Your Highness, you must have been exhausted from the journey. Please take care of your health and rest early. 】
Gu Jinke subconsciously shook the bamboo tube, and there was nothing else? Is this the last time?
She didn't quite understand what was going on, but it was indeed time to rest. She was really tired after traveling continuously. She took the bamboo tube in her hand and threw it high up, then caught it and walked lazily to the yard, occasionally looking up casually at the bamboo tube thrown in the air.
It was not too late, and Gu Jinke once again threw up the bamboo tube, raised her head and glanced at it lazily, then retracted her gaze and reached out to catch it out of habit, but she suddenly froze, then raised her head and looked at the bamboo tube that was falling into her palm.
Just now, facing the light, she seemed to see something on the wall of the bamboo tube?
Gu Jinke couldn't wait for it to fall, so he picked it up from mid-air and looked at it carefully.
Since the messages usually delivered were delivered in such bamboo tubes, and were always mediocre, Gu Jinke had split it open out of curiosity before, but did not get any useful information, so he no longer paid attention to the bamboo tube. I didn't expect that when I took a closer look at the bamboo tube today, it was indeed different.
Even though it was restored very well, the person who delivered the bamboo tube seemed to be a very skilled painter who concealed the appearance, but after noticing the clue, he could quickly find a thin crack on the bamboo tube. Gu Jinke quickly opened it along the line of the crack.
There were some neatly written small words on the inner wall of the bamboo tube. Gu Jinke took a careful look at it, then her eyebrows moved slightly, revealing a strange look. She cleared her throat slightly, then closed the bamboo tube, turned a corner, and walked out of the courtyard.
Xun Ji originally saw her going back to sleep, but she unexpectedly saw her turning a corner. She hurriedly chased after her and followed her around, asking a question: "Your Highness?"
Why don't you take a rest, she wanted to ask.
Gu Jinke waved his hand: "It's okay, no need to follow."
Xun Ji therefore noticed the bamboo tube in her hand, and thus made some guesses: "Your Highness, are you looking for information about the messenger?"
Gu Jinke thought about it, then nodded and asked, "Apart from the bamboo tube that was chopped into pieces by Gu, are the bamboo tubes that were sent before still there?"
Xun Ji was stunned for a moment, but quickly nodded. Because he had not found the source of the person who sent the letter, Xun Ji was worried that something might happen in the future, so he kept all the things that were sent.
Seeing that Gu Jinke wanted it, she quickly went to find it. Not only the bamboo tube from before, but also the bamboo tube that was split in half when Gu Jinke was looking for clues was in it, a total of fifteen.
Gu Jinke did not check the split one. She picked up one at random and looked at it. There was no crack, so she put it aside and picked up another one. There was a crack, but it was still covered up by the detailed painting. It could not be seen without careful inspection. Gu Jinke put it aside and continued to look.
Of the fifteen bamboo tubes that were finally delivered, five had marks on them, accounting for one third. Gu Jinke opened the cracked page and, as expected, there was content inside. She glanced through it and her expression became even more strange.
Xun Ji was standing by and serving, so he naturally saw it clearly. His expression immediately became a little strange. Then he looked at Gu Jinke with a peculiar expression, and then stopped talking.
Gu Jinke, on the other hand, did not speak. He lifted his head and read the contents of the bamboo tube more clearly. Xun Ji could also see more clearly because of this. She held the sword in her hand and hesitated for a while: "Your Highness, this man is so... so... blasphemous to Your Highness. Should we find him and kill him?"
Gu Jinke watched her hesitate for a long time before saying this. She didn't know whether she should laugh for a moment, but she was also in a slightly strange mood.
After all, being remembered by someone all the time is very stressful. The contents of the five bamboo tubes found were all related to Gu Jinke, and one could tell at a glance that the owner of the bamboo tubes loved her.
With such thoughts in mind, Gu Jinke stroked the bamboo tube in his hand. Did he hope that she would find out, or not? She couldn't help but chuckle.
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Hahaha, guess what’s inside the bamboo tube.
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