Xue Zhiyi then hurried to the boat to check. It was dawn and the sky had cleared up after the rain. There were only the chirping of birds and the sounds of insects. The boat was leaning against the shore, swaying with a rumbling sound.
"Great." She breathed a sigh of relief. "We can go now."
She urged, "Let's go and find a doctor to treat the injury. We can't delay any longer."
Huo Wuyou stretched his neck, which was sore from lying down, and said, "What's the rush? Don't you see where we are? We're in the middle of nowhere. Where can we find a doctor?"
Indeed, there is not even any smoke from cooking fires here. I don’t know where it has drifted to all night. If I had known earlier, I would have returned to the palace. Why would I be strolling around the streets for no reason?
But it's not a good idea to stay here any longer. She said, "We have to go first. If we stay here any longer, no doctor will come to our door."
"I understand." Huo Wuyou agreed lazily: "We just woke up, you have to let me calm down, right?"
Xue Zhiyi sighed and just sat down.
Huo Wuyou sat next to her: "Aren't you cold?"
At this moment, the two of them were in dishevel and looked miserable. Having lost their outer clothes, they were only wearing thin inner garments. It was fine when they were snuggling together, but now that they were separated, they felt cold all over.
Xue Zhiyi only replied: "Yes, there are some, but there is nothing we can do."
But Huo Wuyou suddenly smiled: "Didn't you have a solution last night?"
This sentence made Xue Zhiyi shudder. She looked at him with wide eyes: "What did you say?"
Huo Wuyou just leaned against the boat and said, "I fainted last night, but I'm not dead. I know everything you did to me."
Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi's eyes were bloodshot, and he felt like his head was exploding and his face was burning.
"I...I was trying to save your life! Don't...don't repay kindness with hatred!"
She stammered as she explained, but her face became increasingly red, and Huo Wuyou's smile became increasingly subtle.
"Actions speak louder than words. I understand everything. I will remember everything you have done to me. One day, I will repay you with a token of gratitude."
In the embarrassment, Xue Zhiyi was in a trance for a moment... The person in the dream also said this.
They must tie a grass knot and hold a ring in their mouth to repay each other.
She blinked, trying to get the strange thought out of her mind.
They can't be the same person. At that time in the previous life, Huo Wuyou was already dead. Not only that, the Queen Mother, Huo Zhiyu, and Huo Wuhui were all dead.
In this life, the Queen Mother's fate has changed. Next, perhaps she will be able to protect Huo Wuyou.
In his previous life, Huo Wuyou died on the way to exile, and the crime for his exile was attempting to kidnap Huo Zhiyu, who was marrying into the Northern Di clan.
She was lost in thought when someone knocked her head again: "What's wrong? Are you too guilty to speak?"
He said heartlessly, "Don't worry, what happened between you and me will never be known to anyone else. I will keep my mouth shut and won't tell anyone about the fact that we slept together last night."
This time, Xue Zhiyi didn't bother to be polite with him. He stepped on his foot without hesitation: "What's going on between us? Nothing!"
Huo Wuyou, whose foot was stepped on, hissed, but he was not angry: "That's really strong, quite courageous!"
After venting his anger, Xue Zhiyi became serious and said solemnly, "I'm serious. Do you know why the Northern Di people attacked you yesterday?"
At this point, Huo Wuyou put away his playful thoughts and said, "Maybe it's for revenge."
He pondered for a moment, then said, "Back then, the Northern Di invaded Dayong and killed hundreds of civilians on the border. My father and brothers led an army to fight back, but their Khan personally led the troops, only to be beheaded by my father and brothers as a warning to the public."
He sneered as he spoke, "But the court said that the Northern Di Khan had many sons, and that completely eliminating this threat would be too aggressive and detrimental to the people's well-being. So, the court sent people to negotiate peace. Furthermore, they even pretended to punish my father for his reckless behavior and gave him a heavy warning."
After hearing this, Xue Zhiyi understood: "The imperial court's role as a peacemaker has left General Huo, who is guarding the front lines, in a difficult position. Although the Northern Di people hate Dayong, they also hate the Huo family, the ones who killed their Khan, even more than they hate Dayong."
It was the same thing again, the same method as in the Lu Yan case, sending others away as a favor to appease another group of people.
Looking at her, Huo Wuyou didn't refute her, but simply said, "The Beidi people hate the Huo family to the core. That's why when my father and brother were surrounded and suppressed, they didn't even consider capturing the hostages alive. They were determined to make them pay with their lives."
When saying this, Huo Wuyou's tone was still calm, but his hands were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned a little white.
Xue Zhiyi watched and realized that Huo Wuyou also resented the emperor. How could he not resent the emperor for destroying his loved one's last chance of survival by the emperor's favoritism?
After thinking for a moment, Xue Zhiyi said, "The envoys from the Northern Di will be arriving soon."
"Yes." Huo Wuyou said, "The Beidi people have already set off and will arrive in Huajing in June this year."
Xue Zhiyi thought, according to the previous life, Beidi proposed the marriage at this time. Although Huo Zhiyu became the candidate because he did not have the protection of the queen mother in the previous life, who can guarantee that this kind of thing will not happen a second time?
After all, Beidi hated the Huo family too much.
Some things should be taken precautionary early.
"Are the Northern Di really coming here to negotiate peace?" she asked. "After all, during the dry season, the Northern Di rely on plundering the border towns of Dayong to survive. They won't negotiate peace easily, will they?"
Huo Wuyou's brows were cold with worry. "I don't know, but I have a feeling they won't give in to our wishes so easily."
As he spoke, he looked at Xue Zhiyi and said, "They are planning to make peace with Dayong."
really.
Xue Zhiyi thought to himself: Rebirth is bound to happen.
In her previous life, she was far away from the palace and did not know the specific details, nor did she know how Huo Zhiyu became the candidate for marriage.
After thinking for a moment, she tentatively asked, "If it's a marriage alliance, the first choice should be a princess, right? They're seeking to marry...Princess Pingzhang?"
Huo Wuyou said, "Not necessarily. She could be a daughter of the royal family, or a noble lady selected from the official family to be canonized and married off."
"Are you worried about the princess?" Xue Zhiyi asked him.
Huo Wuyou was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile: "Yes, it would be better if she were a few years younger."
But Xue Zhiyi said: "But I think this is not a matter of the princess being of the right age. If the princess is not suitable for marriage at this time, they will wait until she reaches marriageable age before proposing marriage."
Huo Wuyou's brows suddenly furrowed: "You mean, they are coming for A Yu?"
Xue Zhiyi said: "It's just a guess. Just like the Beidi assassins came for you, they might also come for the princess this time. Just like you said, they hate the Huo family."
Hearing this, Huo Wuyou's eyes became even darker: "Maybe... you are right."
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