Zhou Chengxing went to his study and first took out the letter from Jiangnan and began to read it.
His wife was recuperating at her family home in Jiangnan, and his two sons had gone with her. Zhou Chengxing was worried about Su Jingshu's condition, so he chose to read the letter from Jiangnan first.
After all, his wife is the most important person in his heart.
After reading the letter, Zhou Chengxing learned that his wife and two sons had gone to Yunlu City accompanied by Su Yuanzhi.
Only then did he realize why Zhou Mingcheng had sent him a letter from Yunlu City.
Following the chronological order, Zhou Chengxing first opened the letter that Zhou Mingcheng had sent when he first arrived in Pingchuan County.
Zhou Chengxing was stunned when he saw the contents of the letter:
Critically ill? His wife is critically ill!
Zhou Mingcheng didn't write directly that he was critically ill, but rather that his mother's health was getting worse and asked him to take some time to visit her in Yunlu City.
Zhou Chengxing, however, clearly sensed from the letter that Su Jingshu was on her deathbed. His heart skipped a beat, and he called out towards the door.
"Someone come here!"
The guards rushed in upon hearing the shouts.
"grown ups!"
Zhou Chengxing gave the order directly.
"Summon the deputy general of the army to see me, and then prepare a horse for me to go to Yunlu City."
People in the military always believe that military orders are as solid as mountains. Upon hearing Zhou Chengxing's instructions, the guards simply replied "Yes" and turned to leave.
Zhou Chengxing sat down at his desk and began to write furiously on official business.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
Suddenly there was a knock on the study door.
Zhou Chengxing raised an eyebrow.
"Come in!"
The study was Zhou Chengxing's main office, and the servants of the Prince's Mansion rarely came here.
When Zhou Chengxing heard the knocking, he assumed it was a subordinate coming in to report on military matters. He simply said "Come in" and continued with his work without looking up.
Unbeknownst to him, a graceful woman walked in through the door.
The woman swayed her hips as she walked up to Zhou Chengxing…
The pungent aroma that suddenly wafted to his nose made Zhou Chengxing frown. He raised his head with a cold gaze.
"go out!"
Seeing the woman, Zhou Chengxing didn't even give her a glance, but instead coldly rebuked her.
But Zhou Chengxing's attitude did not deter the woman. She swayed her hips as she walked to the desk, gently opened the food box in her hand, and said in a sweet voice,
"Your Highness, you must be tired. I have prepared some wine and dishes for you. I will serve you some."
Seeing the woman's hand about to touch him, Zhou Chengxing dodged away as if looking at something dirty, then stared coldly at her.
"Didn't you hear me tell you to get out of my way?"
Since you can't even understand what I'm saying, you might as well not have ears.
As Zhou Chengxing spoke, he drew his long sword from the wall behind him with a whoosh, and with a swift motion, the blade grazed the woman's ear.
The woman instantly felt a cool breeze blow past her ear, and her hair fluttered down.
This time, the woman was truly terrified. She collapsed to the ground. If the Prince of Zhenbei hadn't deliberately misjudged the sword, it wouldn't be her hair falling to the ground now, but her ear...
Hearing the commotion, the guards outside rushed in and immediately knelt down upon seeing the woman sprawled on the ground.
"Your Highness, it is my dereliction of duty."
Zhou Chengxing gave the guard a cold glance.
“This servant girl attempted to assassinate me. Drag her away and sell her off. If she does it again, you will sell her off as well.”
Zhou Chengxing's eyes turned cold as he watched the woman being dragged away.
This woman was sent by the benevolent emperor in the capital, who feared he would be lonely in the northern deserts, to take care of him…
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