"The Ninth Prince and Princess have done so much for the country and the people. If the Emperor had not wanted to look for them long ago, and had just announced their deaths, then even if you held a grand funeral, it would be of no use to them, and they wouldn't be able to enjoy it at all."

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Wen Chenxuan was originally in an irritable mood, and when he heard such a rebuttal, he slammed the table hard.

"You are so unreasonable. Are you questioning my feelings for the Ninth Prince? He is my biological brother!"

"If Your Majesty really regarded the Ninth Prince as his own brother, why did he insist on sending him to war? You knew that he had not led troops to fight in many years. Wouldn't it be like deliberately sending him to his death if he was sent to fight?"

As soon as Lord Bai finished speaking, Lord Wang immediately agreed, which completely annoyed Wen Chenxuan.

He grabbed the teacup in front of him and smashed it to the ground.

"This is really rebellious. How dare you speak to me like this? Come, send Lord Bai and Lord Wang back to the palace to recuperate. They can come to court when they recover. Send someone to keep an eye on them to prevent any harm to them."

Lord Wang and Lord Bai were very angry and tried to struggle.

But two fists are no match for four hands, and eventually all the people, including several other adults, were placed under house arrest in the mansion.

Although they have different names, they are all Wen Jingchi's followers.

Back in the bedroom, Chu Ranxin dressed up beautifully and came to serve Wen Chenxuan.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Chu Weiyue and the Ninth Prince died. Is this true?"

She acted as if she was extremely worried, but in fact she was just worried that Chu Weiyue was not dead.

Wen Chenxuan nodded, "Yes, if the news is true, they have no chance of survival."

"That's great. Congratulations to the Emperor for getting rid of a major worry."

Wen Chenxuan grabbed her arm, held her in his arms, and raised her chin playfully.

"Isn't it a good thing for you? You have always hated Chu Weiyue. You should be happier than me if she dies."

Chu Ranxin smiled without saying a word, hooked her arms around his neck, and lay in his arms, acting weak.

In fact, she had already returned to the Marquis's Mansion, and her family was completely immersed in sadness and pain.

After all, Chu Weiyue is her sister in name only.

Although she, like Wen Chenxuan, hoped that the two would die without a burial place, she could not say it openly.

Seven days passed in a flash.

When Chu Weiyue woke up again, she found herself lying on a neat bed made of bamboo.

The dazzling sunlight made her subconsciously stretch out her hand to block it.

But he found that his arms were covered with intricate abrasions, and the slightest movement would make them feel like they were torn apart.

Noticing Chu Weiyue's reaction, Wen Jingchi immediately ran in from outside.

When he saw her open her eyes, there was a violent shock in his eyes, and he hugged Chu Weiyue tightly in his arms.

"Great, you finally woke up."

"I have been guarding you for three days and three nights, and you finally opened your eyes."

Wen Jingchi hugged Chu Weiyue tighter excitedly, wishing he could rub her into his body.

Chu Weiyue had difficulty breathing in his embrace and immediately pushed him away.

"What happened? I remember that we were drowned in the raging river."

Chu Weiyue's brain short-circuited. The only thing he remembered was that after they jumped down, they swam forward desperately.

Because I can't see the road clearly, I can only head towards the direction of light.

After swimming for about an hour or two, I was completely exhausted when I saw a small boat.

The person driving the boat was actually Zuo Tianlin.

It turned out that he felt something was wrong and planned to come back to rescue them, but found that they were forced to jump off the cliff by Watten's people, so he came here to find them.

As there were no boats nearby, he could only sail in a small boat.

After they got on the boat, the wind and waves were very strong and the boat capsized accidentally, and they lost all consciousness afterwards.

Wen Jingchi sighed deeply, "After our boat capsized, we drifted downstream and were rescued by villagers. This is a secluded village on the border between Wateng and the imperial court."

“Their ancestors probably came here to escape the war, and we just happened to float here, so they saved us and treated our injuries.

Because I was less injured, I woke up first, but you and General Zuo were more seriously injured and have been unconscious ever since..."

Wen Jingchi briefly explained everything that had happened, and Chu Weiyue finally understood.

At this time, an old lady dressed simply came in from outside.

Although his hair is silver, his eyes are bright.

"This is the wife of the village chief. She has been taking care of us."

Wen Jingchi immediately introduced them and also introduced the man next to her as the village chief.

"Thank you, village chief and madam, for saving my life."

Chu Weiyue managed to sit up straight and bowed respectfully to the village chief.

"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Don't worry about trivial matters. By the way, your friend has woken up. Do you want to go see him?"

"He just kept talking about you guys. No matter how I tried to persuade him, it was useless. He even wanted to get out of bed to look for you guys."

Even the village chief found it funny.

Chu Weiyue didn't have any serious problems, she was just weak.

With the help of Wen Jingchi, he was still able to walk.

"Eat something first and then go find him. There's nothing wrong with your body. You've just been hungry for a long time."

Wen Jingchi took Chu Weiyue's hand and asked her to sit on the chair next to him. There was only simple porridge and side dishes here.

When people are hungry, even eating bran or vegetables will feel that the food is delicious.

Chu Weiyue took a few bites of the steamed bun and stuffed it directly into her mouth. She was choked and almost died on the spot.

He took a few more gulps of water and ate a few mouthfuls of scrambled eggs before he held his stomach and rubbed it.

After eating half full, I felt more energetic.

After drinking the medicine sent by the village head’s wife, they went to visit Zuo Tianlin together.

Zuo Tianlin was resting in bed, but his eyes were full of worry and he looked around from time to time.

Several villagers were guarding him and not allowing him to move.

When he saw Chu Weiyue and Wen Jingchi coming over, there was a violent shock in his eyes.

"Great, it seems you are really okay!"

"You are such a suspicious person. I told you that your friend is fine, but you didn't believe us. Now that you see someone, you should take care of yourself."

A man pressed Zuo Tianlin to the ground with force.

His leg was broken and he couldn't walk. He was like a newbie and couldn't get up.

Chu Weiyue was so amused by this scene that she giggled and subconsciously turned her head away, obviously afraid that he would be too embarrassed.

Zuo Tianlin's face was a little red, and he felt embarrassed.

Wen Jingchi walked over and checked his injuries, which were much better than in the past few days.

"Your injury is not serious. We will stay here first and you can take good care of yourself."

After a few instructions, Zuo Tianlin nodded and was willing to have a good rest.

After he finished drinking the medicine, the villagers removed the splint for him, and it would take a few more days before he could get out of bed and walk.

After leaving here, Wen Jingchi brought Chu Weiyue to the big locust tree in the center of the village, where many villagers were sitting around.

Wen Jingchi and Chu Weiyue stood in front of them, clasped their hands together, and bowed deeply to them.

"Thank you very much for saving my life. My husband and I have no way to repay you."