Chapter 232: Taking Advantage of the Situation
King Xiang glanced at the emperor, and when he saw him nod, he hurried out of the cave.
Su Qianqian prepared the necessary items and put them aside, then said to Emperor Gan De: "Your Majesty, I also brought some cold-weather items and water and food. I will go get them from the horses."
Emperor Gan De lowered his eyes to indicate his approval.
He put on a veil and walked out of the cave. Looking over with the help of the guards' torches, the wind and snow seemed to have subsided a little, but it was still white and completely covered the road. It was also very cold, and several guards were so cold that their teeth were chattering.
Su Qianqian saw that Dianfeng and the little white horse were at the edge of the woods, so she walked towards them, using the fence as a cover to move things out of the space.
When Su Qianqian came back with the horse, the guards guarding the cave were shocked: there were a lot of objects hanging on the horse's back.
Guard: Excuse me, are you here with a horse? Where are you sitting?
Su Qianqian took out a bottle of medicine from her arms and handed it to the guard in front of the door, asking him to apply the medicine to the injured guards.
He also took out some dry food and a hot water bottle and asked them to share it to warm themselves up.
The guards expressed their gratitude repeatedly and helped Su Qianqian move the things on the horse into the cave.
Emperor Gan De and the Crown Prince silently watched Su Qianqian moving things back and forth like a little ant.
They laid a mat on the stone for Emperor Gan De and covered him with a brocade quilt. They also brought a mattress and moved the prince onto it. They also covered him with a woolen felt blanket. Then they took out dry food and water and distributed them to the two of them.
Emperor Gan De looked at the water and dry food handed to him by Su Qianqian without saying a word. Su Qianqian suddenly realized what was going on and took it and was about to eat it, but Emperor Gan De snatched it away.
"Why are you the same as your cousin..." Emperor Gan De took a bite of the cake and found it was sweeter than his usual meals.
The prince had a leg pain and didn't want to eat, so Su Qianqian held the food to his mouth:
"You must eat something to replenish your energy. Your Highness needs to return to the palace to receive treatment. If you are weak during the journey, your wounds will not heal easily."
[You must eat. We don’t know whether or when we can return to the palace. If you delay and have no strength left, not to mention recovery, your life may even be in danger! 】
Su Qianqian was saying something else in her heart.
The prince's expression became indescribable. He took the biscuit, took a small bite and chewed slowly.
[That’s right, obedient and gentle little cutie, if you can be a little stronger, you will be even cuter! 】
Prince: ...
System: What are you implying...
Su Qianqian was feeling happy, but her hands did not stop. She put the cotton into the cotton cloth and wrapped it up. She lifted the felt blanket covering the prince's legs and wrapped the thin cotton sheet around the prince's calves.
Su Qianqian's hands were red from holding the reins for a long time, but they were still soft and delicate. Occasionally, when she touched the prince's legs, the prince's body stiffened.
At this time, King Xiang came in with some shaved wood chips. He was slightly stunned when he saw the situation in the cave. Then he looked at Su Qianqian with a more scrutinizing look.
Su Qianqian took the wood pieces and asked King Xiang to help clamp the prince's legs, tying up the entire part from the knees to the ankles, and then put the cut underwear back together.
After Su Qianqian finished doing all this, she looked at the prince and was sweating from the pain, but she gritted her teeth and endured it without saying a word.
Seeing that the emperor and the prince had eaten all the cakes, and looking out that the snow was falling heavily outside the cave, the prince had to be sent back to the palace.
"Your Highness, are there enough horses? Please send the Crown Prince back to the palace for treatment as soon as possible. His legs must not be exposed to cold or too much vibration."
Su Qianqian took a look at the prince's legs and thought of a solution.
"We still have six horses, but it's snowing heavily outside. Even if we want to go fast, I'm afraid we can't. Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't ride a horse."
King Xiang looked outside worriedly.
"Your Highness, please chop down a few trees as soon as possible, use the branches to build a wooden frame, spread a felt blanket on it, and have the horses pull Your Highness. As long as we leave the hunting grounds and return to the camp, we can drive back to the palace."
King Xiang's eyes lit up, he turned to look at Emperor Gan De, and when he saw Emperor Gan De nodded, he hurried out.
There was the sound of chopping trees outside, and King Xiang was the male protagonist after all, so he had no ropes to cut the vines, and soon he built a simple trailer - a sled.
Everything was ready. Su Qianqian went to the little white horse and got out a thick felt blanket, which she spread on the wooden frame covered with densely packed branches.
He had the prince carefully lifted up, covered him with a quilt, and secured it with a cloth strip. Then he told the guards to ride their horses in the direction she came from.
Emperor Gan De looked at the frail Su Qianqian running back and forth, calmly commanding Prince Xiang and the guards, and could not help but stare at her for a moment.
King Xiang asked Emperor Gan De to come out of the cave and mount his horse. Su Qianqian looked at Emperor Gan De and then at King Xiang, and suddenly asked them to wait.
Half a minute later, "Your Majesty, you may set off!" Su Qianqian respectfully asked the emperor, who came out of the cave covered with a brocade quilt, to mount his horse, and Prince Xiang, wearing a veil on his head, followed closely behind.
The guards protected the emperor and the prince, and the group walked towards the direction where Su Qianqian came from in the wind and snow.
Su Qianqian was riding a little white horse, running at the top of the mountain.
"Xiaobai, well done! You have done a great job in helping His Majesty escape danger. I will find you a good wife when you return!"
Su Qianqian was again making big promises to the little white horse. The little white horse perked up and chose a road that was both flat and wide, making it convenient for the sled pulling the prince to pass.
After walking for a while, Prince Xiang and the guards did not relax, but became more nervous, because they realized that something was wrong, the hunting ground should not be so quiet.
How come no one was looking for the emperor when he got lost while hunting? Even if it was because of the emperor's order that we were not allowed to follow, we should have been looking for him by now, but there was no movement here.
Su Qianqian didn't care. She had already noticed this when she came in. Besides, that group of people was very strange. They talked so loudly, as if they wanted her to hear it on purpose. So, should she just take advantage of their trick? She also wanted to know who was planning what!
In the original plot, Su Qianqian didn't know much. The flags were replaced and the people in the camp were bribed. In the end, it was blamed on the prince for not strictly checking the imperial guards. A few people were beheaded and the matter was left alone. Concubine Yun covered up everything with a dance. The emperor did not continue to investigate until the prince was poisoned to death. He then suspected that the Wuning Marquis' Mansion had long had the intention of rebellion.
Although he didn't care, he was not off guard. He had already held the small dart soaked in anesthetic in his hand, and was always paying attention to Fengjian's reaction.
"Ah..." The howling of wolves suddenly sounded one after another. Su Qianqian pulled the reins. Could it be that another pack of wolves appeared? Why didn't she meet me when she came?
While thinking about how to deal with it, he was suddenly startled by a beam of light reflected from the snow in the forest: "There's an assassin!"
Su Qianqian shouted and turned her horse around to return to the prince. At this moment, more than ten black shadows came running out of the forest, holding long swords and slashing at him without saying a word!
[The assassins that Lu Jing raised can’t escape this time! 】Su Qianqian recognized him at the first sight and couldn’t help wailing in her heart!
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