Gu Yanwei had some memory of all these in his coma. He sighed, his eyes full of regret, "If I hadn't been too merciful and saved his life, what happened today wouldn't have happened."
"What about the poison in my body?"
"It was Chen Jie. He broke into the palace regardless of his own life and asked Li Wanting for the antidote. Now he is seriously injured and is lying next door."
"Qingqiu, help me up quickly, I'll go over and take a look."
"Slow down." Shen Qingqiu helped Gu Yanwei stand up and walked towards the next room. At this moment, Suo Xin was serving Chen Jie soup.
Seeing Gu Yanwei coming in, Chen Jie quickly put down the bowl in his hand and prepared to sit up from the bed.
"Chen Jie, lie down quickly." Gu Yanwei said.
"Your Majesty, you are awake."
Shen Qingqiu supported Gu Yanwei and walked to Chen Jie's side.
"Chen Jie, how is your injury?"
"It's just a minor injury. It will heal in a few days. It's nothing serious."
Gu Yanwei looked him up and down, "That's good."
"Your Majesty, the court is now under the control of the Eighth Prince, and he has colluded with the Xiongnu. Now there is also the power of the Xiongnu. What should we do?"
"Only Marquis Gu can help us now. When you recover from your injury, we will go to the Kingdom of Yan. I have received news a few days ago that Marquis Gu played a great role in helping the King of Yan resolve the rebellion of the Crown Prince. I believe that only the Kingdom of Yan can help us now."
"Yes, you sent 100,000 elite soldiers to Yan State to help Marquis Gu. If you can also get help from the King of Yan, you should still have a chance to regain power and overthrow the Eighth Prince."
Gu Yanwei nodded, "The most important thing right now is that you recover from your injuries first. I will find a way to contact Lord Gu and have him pick us up."
Chen Jie nodded.
For several days in a row, Gu Yanwei was training with a pigeon he caught from the mountains.
Shen Qingqiu sat in the yard and looked at the meticulous Gu Yanwei and said, "You can actually train pigeons?"
Gu Yanwei turned around and smiled, "My mother passed away early. Eunuch Li told me since I was little that these pigeons could tell my mother how much I missed her. When I was little, these pigeons almost became my friends. Whenever I missed my mother, I would release the domesticated pigeons."
Shen Qingqiu nodded, "I see. But you have been training this pigeon for a few days. Yan State is a long way away. Can it pass the message over?"
Gu Yanwei nodded. "The pigeon is very spiritual. I will release it in a few days, and then we can set off."
"good."
When the doves were released, they were ready to set off.
Looking at the flying pigeon, Shen Qingqiu felt that she was just like that bird. Although she had a purpose, she was still very confused. Fortunately, Gu Yanwei was by her side to accompany her.
Chen Jie went to the market to buy a carriage, but it was too expensive. They came out in such a shabby state and had very little money. He was afraid that a carriage that was too cheap would be unfair to Gu Yanwei and Shen Qingqiu.
Shen Qingqiu took off the pair of earrings from his ears and handed them to Chen Jie: "It's already this late, there's no use for me to have these things, you can just pawn them, we have to eat and drink on the road."
Chen Jie was very reluctant to let him go, and Gu Yanwei said to Shen Qingqiu distressedly: "I'm sorry for wronging you. I will never let you suffer such injustice again in the future."
Being Shen Qingqiu's earrings, Chen Jie was considered a little wealthy. He chose the most comfortable carriage. After all, the journey would be long. He heard that Yan State was colder than here, so he had to prepare thick clothes.
The journey is long and there is no need to rush. The Eighth Prince is violent by nature. Even if he can keep his position, it will be difficult for him to win the hearts of the people. The more violent he is in power, the more the people and officials will miss his kindness. When the time comes, it will be natural for him to come back to seize power and it will be in line with the will of the people.
"The scenery in this place is quite nice." Shen Qingqiu looked out through the carriage window. She had been working hard for her own life and had no time or leisure to go outside and see the scenery elsewhere.
"Yes, Your Majesty, you haven't smiled like this for a long time." Suoxin said with concern.
Shen Qingqiu touched her face, she didn't even realize that she was smiling, it was really rare to be carefree like this occasionally.
"Be careful, there is movement." Chen Jie said vigilantly while driving the carriage.
Gu Yanwei also noticed it, he protected Shen Qingqiu behind him and maintained the attacking posture.
Suddenly, a group of men in black ran down the mountain. Although their kung fu didn't seem to be very powerful, there were so many of them, so they had to be careful.
Chen Jie whispered, "Could it be that the Eighth Prince's men are chasing us? When I came out, no one noticed my trace. How did they know our location?"
"Adapt to circumstances." Gu Yanwei said calmly. He drew his sword and asked the person who came, "Who is this?"
A leader came out from behind the group of men in black, and his eyes lit up when he saw Shen Qingqiu behind him.
"You don't even know the Black Mountain Tiger, how dare you take this road? If you want to pass this way, you have to pay for the passage."
Chen Jie looked at these people carefully and breathed a sigh of relief: "It turns out that they are a group of robbers, not the Eighth Prince's men."
The leader heard this and said unhappily, "You look down on us, don't you? Why don't you go and find out how powerful our Black Mountain Tigers gang is? If you want to live, leave the money. If that doesn't work, leave this beauty behind, and you can leave now."
Seeing that this group of people actually wanted to target Shen Qingqiu, Gu Yanwei's eyes turned cold. He drew his sword and said, "You are so brave. It seems that you often bully ordinary people. Today is the day you die."
"Okay, if you don't want to accept my toast, don't blame me for being rude. Come on, brothers, don't hurt that woman. Bring her back so we can enjoy her together."
This angered Gu Yanwei even more. He passed the minions and quickly got behind the leader. He put the arrow across the leader's neck and said, "Say what you just said again."
He was moving so fast that you could hardly see him clearly. The leader took a long time to come to his senses and begged hurriedly, "Please spare my life, please spare my life. I was wrong. I didn't recognize the real you. I will let you go now."
Chen Jie said proudly: "Now it's not about whether you are willing to let us go, but whether we are willing to spare your life."
"Yes, yes, I am just a dog. Please don't bother with me. I will give you all the money I have. Please let me go."
Suo Xin snorted coldly: "You are not arrogant at this time, and you even dare to speak dirty words. I think I should pull out your tongue first."
The leader's legs were shaking. Just as Gu Yanwei was about to teach her a lesson, he heard a woman's voice calling for help from behind the mountain, "Who's talking?"
The leader didn't dare to say anything. Gu Yanwei asked Chen Jie to go to the back mountain and take a look. They saw a woman tied up there. Judging from the expensive clothes she was wearing, she should be the woman robbed by the kidnappers.
"Thank you very much for saving my life." The woman had a pretty face and a small stature, and looked like she was from the State of Yan.
"Who are you? Why are you tied up in the back mountain?"
The woman's eyes were red, and she said aggrievedly, "I am originally from Yan State, and I came here to look for my relatives. Who knew that I would meet kidnappers here, and they tied me up here, saying that they would do something to my wife. Fortunately, you came. They were greedy for money, so they just tied me up in the back mountain. If it weren't for you benefactors, I don't know what would have happened to me."
"So you have harmed so many people, you deserve to be put to death!" Gu Yanwei already had the intention to kill. This man had already violated the law and should be executed according to the law!
The man knelt down and begged for mercy: "We are also refugees who fled from famine. We have only been here for a few months. We are also rich people who robbed. We will not treat those poor people like this. We just saw that your carriages are very gorgeous and thought that you are all rich people. There is nothing we can do!"
Shen Qingqiu said: "What do you mean by no choice? You are not missing any limbs, you can't do anything to support yourselves, but you have to do these illegal and immoral things. No matter how pitiful you sound, it can't cover up your evil behavior."
Gu Yanwei didn't want to get involved now. After all, if he stayed here any longer, the Eighth Prince might find out. He directly asked Chen Jie to tie up this group of people and send them to the gate of the yamen. When the guards of the yamen saw this, they were all very surprised. They had been trying to catch these people for a long time but couldn't, and this time they actually came to the gate on their own.
At least these people were brought to justice. Gu Yanwei looked at the Yan country woman and asked, "Girl, who are you? Where are you going?"
The woman said, "My name is Zhang Qingqing. The maid who accompanied me was killed by these people. Now I am the only one left. I don't know where to go or how to return to Yan State."
Chen Jie heard this and said, "What a coincidence. We are also going to Yan State. You can come with us..."
He was halfway through his words when Gu Yanwei glared back at him.
Zhang Qingqing said in surprise: "Really? That's such a coincidence. I don't know what to do alone. I don't have any money on me. They all got taken away by those robbers. If you think I'm a burden, you don't have to bother with me."
Her words made these people seem heartless. Gu Yanwei was also worried. After all, he didn't know the true origin of this woman, so it was better to be cautious in everything.
"Forget it, this girl, please come with us first." Shen Qingqiu spoke, and naturally no one else would say no. Shen Qingqiu didn't know how to be kind-hearted. No matter whether this woman had any purpose or not, it was better to be in the open than in the dark.
With one more person, the space in the carriage became smaller, and Gu Yanwei didn't want to squeeze with a strange woman, so he bought another carriage and followed behind the previous one.
Chen Jie said as he drove the carriage, "This girl is really generous. She followed us just because we saved her. What if we are bad guys?"
"There are indeed many suspicious points about this woman. We should pay more attention to her and not say too much information in front of her." Gu Yanwei reminded. He trusted Shen Qingqiu, but he was not confident about Suo Xin's mouth.
It was getting late, so they found an inn to rest. Zhang Qingqing suddenly pulled Shen Qingqiu's clothes and said, "Sister, I'm a little scared to be alone. Can I sleep with you tonight?"
Shen Qingqiu glanced at Gu Yanwei and found that his expression was already very unhappy: "This is not very convenient, I don't like sleeping with people I don't know well, not to mention... I have a husband."
Zhang Qingqing glanced at Gu Yanwei and said aggrievedly: "Well, why don't I go with Miss Suoxin? Miss Suoxin won't dislike me too, right?"
Suo Xin subconsciously wanted to refuse, but she also wanted to know what this woman was up to, so she nodded and agreed: "Okay, then you come with me tonight."
When lying in bed at night, Zhang Qingqing asked Suo Xin tentatively: "Your master doesn't look like an ordinary person. His family's official position should be quite high, right?"
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