After returning, Guard Zhang interrogated the man for five days straight, finally managing to get him to talk. Looking at the evidence with his fingerprints on it, Guard Zhao whispered, "Captain, should we keep this man alive?"
Guard Zhang glanced to the side; the assassin's head was drooping, and he was already unconscious.
A cold smile tugged at the corner of his lips as he said softly, "Kill him."
Without uttering a single unnecessary word, Guard Zhao drew his longsword and slew the man's life with a single stroke.
Guard Zhang then quickly returned to the Wen residence with the evidence.
At this moment, Gu Yuzhi was in the backyard, watching Xu Mama and Xie Changshi pack their things. He walked around the carriage and stared at the carriage, which was packed to the brim, speechless: "Xu Mama, you didn't need to bring so much stuff."
He was going to the battlefield in Jiangnan, not to play around. Bringing so much stuff would waste time on the journey.
With a worried expression, Granny Xu took out the items one by one to show them: "These are the medicinal herbs prepared by Imperial Physician Qin. Your Highness must take them with you."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head: "Yes, yes, we must bring the medicinal herbs."
Not only should you bring it, but you should bring more.
The situation in Jiangnan is unclear, and it's also the territory of the King of Chu. What if we can't buy medicine?
Granny Xu then took out dried meat and rice cakes: "These are things to eat on the road, so don't forget to bring them. This time you'll be marching mostly in the wild, and you'll have to be wary of assassins, so there won't be much time to hunt."
Gu Yuzhi felt something was off, but after thinking about it, he realized it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Yes, we should bring the dried meat and rice cakes."
He scratched his head and watched as Granny Xu kept loading things onto the cart, then quickly stopped her: "No need for so much. It's hot now, it would be a waste if we loaded too much and it broke."
These were all grown by the people of Xinliang after a summer of hard work, and he couldn't let them go to waste.
Hearing Gu Yuzhi say this, Xu Mama took down the extra rice cakes and dried meat.
The rest were clothes and bedding. Granny Xu was always worried that Gu Yuzhi would be uncomfortable when he was out and about and would not have any clothes to change into. She wished she could take out all the clothes in his wardrobe and put them in a carriage.
Gu Yuzhi climbed onto the carriage, looked at the thickly covered carriage, and couldn't help but slap his forehead: "Oh my god."
Shu Xiaohan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Wen Xiuzhu said irritably, "You still have the nerve to laugh? Listen to what you've been teaching His Highness."
"Such vulgarity! How can His Highness possibly invite a great Confucian scholar to serve as the dean of the academy in Xinliang in the future?"
Although Wen Xiuzhu was a businessman, he was also a true traditionalist.
In ancient times, scholars held a very high status, especially those who were great Confucian scholars of their time.
Ever since hearing Xie Changshi say that he wanted to invite Cheng Bo'an to Xinliang to be the dean, Wen Xiuzhu had been eager to cultivate Gu Yuzhi into a gentle and refined young master from a noble family.
But things don't always go as planned. Rather than obediently doing his studies in the study, the young prince prefers to practice martial arts in the training ground!
It's all that woman's fault. She always says these things, which has made the originally well-behaved little prince more inclined to develop into a military general through constant exposure.
Thinking of this, Wen Xiuzhu glared at Shu Xiaohan with annoyance.
But Shu Xiaohan couldn't sense any resentment from Wen Xiuzhu. Hearing him complain like that, she glared at him and said, "What rude words? Oh my god, is that rude?"
She has a lot of traditional Chinese culture she could express. If it weren't for the young prince, she could even use modern traditional Chinese culture to make Wen Xiuzhu cry!
Wen Xiuzhu was so angry that he kept pointing his finger at Shu Xiaohan, but he couldn't say anything for a long time.
Shu Xiaohan shook her head and smiled smugly, which angered Wen Xiuzhu so much that he flung his sleeve away and turned his head away from her, muttering something to himself.
Shu Xiaohan rolled her eyes and mimicked Wen Xiuzhu's manner: "Women and petty men are the hardest to deal with. Don't think I don't know you're talking about that."
"You always say the same thing when you can't win an argument with me. It's so unoriginal."
After muttering to herself, Shu Xiaohan turned to look at Gu Yuzhi, only to see Gu Yuzhi directing Xu Mama to take out all the extra quilts and clothes from inside, while he himself threw a small package onto the carriage.
When Granny Xu opened it, she found two very simple linen garments and a set of gold-threaded soft armor.
Touching the rough hemp clothing, Granny Xu's expression changed drastically: "Your Highness, how can you go out wearing hemp clothing?"
Your Highness has such delicate skin, when did you ever wear such a crudely made linen garment?
"Although Your Highness is going to fight..."
Before Granny Xu could finish speaking, Gu Yuzhi slightly raised his hand to interrupt him: "Why can't I wear hemp clothing?"
"I'm going to fight a war, not to enjoy myself, so of course I have to wear hemp clothing!"
He pouted: "Besides, this time we're not using my carriage, but the carriage that Guard Qi and the others use."
Keep everything simple, not just the things you bring, but all your equipment.
"If I wear silk, wouldn't that be telling those bandits that I'm rich and inviting them to rob me?"
To avoid his elder brother discovering his whereabouts, when he is out and about, he is known as Young Master Wen, not His Highness Prince Wen.
All these things that can demonstrate status are unacceptable!
Granny Xu opened her mouth, but in the end it all turned into a silent sigh. She turned her head away and wiped away her tears.
She had never been separated from the young prince for this long since he was born...
With just a little bit of luggage, Granny Xu tidied it up and down, repeatedly telling His Highness to be careful.
Gu Yuzhi's initially excited heart suddenly calmed down as Xu Mama kept repeating herself, and his nose felt slightly sore.
He pouted, stepped forward, and patted Xu Mama's shoulder on tiptoe: "Xu Mama, it's alright. I'll definitely be back before winter. When the weather gets cold, Xu Mama, you must make more dried meat."
"And also, I'll definitely be taller by then, so Granny Xu must make me lots of new clothes..."
Xu Mama agreed with several "yes" sounds, still feeling reluctant as she wiped away her tears.
How could the Emperor be so heartless?
On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes. The little prince is still so young. Even if he has killed a few bandits, can the dangers there compare to those on the battlefield?
I wonder if the Empress has been shedding tears every day since she received this news.
Not only was she not by the Empress's side, but she also couldn't go to Jiangnan with His Highness.
Xu Mama opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, when she heard Guard Zhang raise his voice: "Your Highness, I have successfully completed my mission and obtained the indictment of Prince Chu's crimes!"
Gu Yuzhi suddenly turned his head and looked over, his eyes fixed on the petition in the guard Zhang's hand.
He pursed his lips, his face full of unhappiness.
Although he had always known that the person sent by his brother, the King of Chu, was actually there, Gu Yuzhi still felt an indescribable sadness when it was confirmed...
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