Xiuyun rubbed her ankle, only to see Gu Yunru spit out the herbs in his mouth and cover her wound. She suddenly felt a cool feeling on her ankle.

"Miss..." Xiuyun was flattered and didn't dare to look her in the eye.

"This is the Changbai grass I brought with me. It has the effect of stopping bleeding and removing scars. It was originally intended for Shuying."

After Gu Yunru applied the ointment to her, she tore a piece of cloth from her skirt and bandaged her body with it. Then she went to the fire to roast the snake and eat the snake meat.

"Miss, I...I will remember your kindness..." Youyun lowered her head with a look of shame. She had just said such words to the two of them. Now she even wanted to die.

"Okay, you don't need to remember my kindness, but you should still eat a little, otherwise you will not have enough energy to travel tomorrow. I found footprints of a horse team nearby, they should be not far ahead."

"Really?" Xiuyun was overjoyed. As long as they could find the prince, their young lady would be saved! "Yes." Gu Yunru couldn't tell whether it was a caravan or an army. Anyway, they just had to keep going east.

The scene changed, and Rong Zhen had already set up camp nearby. He watched Huang Zijun leave, then came over and bowed to him.

"You don't need to be polite outside. Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, I just received news that there are bandits causing trouble nearby again. A few days ago, all the Central Plains merchant caravans heading to the border were hijacked by them."

"What do they say?"

"They want the prince to go there in person and ask those people to take them back."

Huang Zijun's tone became low when he said this.

"Your Majesty, this must be a trap. You must not fall for it."

Hearing Huang Zijun's reminder, Rong Zhen's temples throbbed and veins on his forehead became visible.

"Even though I know it's a trick, I can't just let it go."

“Your Majesty…”

"Okay, you don't have to say any more. Since you told me this news, you also hope that I can do something about it." Rong Zhen

He breathed a sigh of relief and said in a serious tone, "I will go and negotiate terms with them."

"yes."

One morning, Gu Junyao woke up from a nightmare, her eyes full of anger and pain.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Lan'er quickly came to her side and saw her uneasy look on her face.

"Lan'er, I had a terrible dream. I dreamed that a wolf was chasing me, and kept chasing me. Then I fell off the mountain..." When Gu Junyao recalled this dream, his brows were furrowed and his face was filled with fear.

"Miss, you said it was just a dream, it can't be real." Lan'er persuaded softly, helped her down, sat her next to the bronze mirror, and helped her dress up.

"Oh, by the way, Miss, the second son of the Murong family went to the painting studio to drink and have fun last night. He accidentally drank too much and fell into the river and drowned."

"What, Murong Bai is dead too?" Gu Junyao's pupils widened in disbelief.

Lan Er paused for a moment, her expression somewhat subtle. "Yes, Mr. Bai's body has been salvaged, and after the coroner's examination, it was confirmed that he fell into the lake because he was drunk."

Gu Junyao trembled all over, turned around and held Lan'er's hand tightly, saying: "It can't be because of me, right? All these things that happened one after another are related to me. What will people outside say about me?"

"Miss, don't worry. The young master of the Murong family has nothing to do with you."

"But I was the only person they saw last. What if it was really caused by me..."

Gu Junyao's pupils suddenly contracted, and her cold and beautiful face looked lifeless. She had never encountered such a terrible thing.

"Miss, you are overthinking it. Besides, what does their death have to do with you? It's just rumors from outside. Don't take it to heart."

Lan'er said this with a nonchalant look on her face and continued to comb her hair.

At this time, Madam Gu rushed into the room in a hurry, looked at Gu Junyao and said, "Yao'er, go to your uncle's house and stay for a few days!"

"Why?" Gu Junyao stood up with a pale face and looked at Mrs. Gu in confusion.

"The people of the Murong family insisted on coming to you to ask for an explanation. Mother knows that this matter has nothing to do with you. Those people are making trouble, and I will never let them go!"

"Since this matter has nothing to do with me, why does mother want me to go to my uncle's house?" Gu Junyao refused to leave, and Mrs. Gu didn't know how to explain to her for a moment.

"Yao'er, people outside say that you are a jinx. You can't get married. My heart is burning with worry. I don't believe it. I don't believe it!"

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Mrs. Gu said she was unwilling to believe that her daughter would be like what others said. It was so unbearable. The cause of death of the young master of the Murong family had nothing to do with her directly, but public opinion just loved conspiracy theories.

"Mother! If you don't believe it, then just let them say whatever they want. Besides, I didn't leave the house last night, and I didn't see that Mr. Bai."

Gu Junyao sat on the bed with a stubborn look on her face, and refused to let Lan'er pack her luggage. If she really left, wouldn't it prove that she was guilty? "Yao'er, mother believes you, but things in the mansion are not peaceful recently."

"What's the meaning?"

Gu Junyao asked with her pupils dilated, a feeling of uneasiness slowly rising in her heart.

Madam Gu sighed with embarrassment, slowly raised her head and said, "Several ministers in the court impeached your father, saying that your father indulged his own daughter and induced the concubines in the palace to flee. I'm afraid this crime will be pinned on your father!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she was struck by lightning. She was stunned for a long time and couldn't say a word. After a while, she came to her senses and said, "Mom, are you talking about Gu Yunru? Gu Yunru took the concubines in the palace away?" Madam Gu nodded and sighed, "If I had known, I wouldn't have let her go out that night. I didn't expect that it would be bad. This damn girl wanted to get us killed!"

"What should we do then?" Gu Junyao was also panicked and immediately pulled her hand and asked.

Madam Gu wiped her tears and said in despair, "What else can we do? We have sent people to look for them, but we don't know where they went. Do you think this damn girl wants to kill us?"

"Of course, the elder sister has a very vicious heart. Who knows how she wants to punish us."

Gu Junyao was so angry that she was out of breath. Now people in the city were spreading rumors that she was the nemesis of men, and now there were very few people who proposed to her.

Under pressure from the city, the Gu family temporarily moved to Jiangnan.

The scene changed, and Rong Zhen came to the sand bandits' lair alone to meet their leader Kedar.

Kedar was wearing a mink coat, sitting on a seat made of sheep bones, holding a large bowl in his hand, and eating meat and drinking wine with his brothers. When he heard that King Zhao was coming, he asked all his brothers to leave.

"Hahahaha, I didn't expect that His Royal Highness Prince Zhao would finally come."

When Kedar saw Rong Zhen, he smiled and gave him a seat.