Chapter 51 Stay in Youzhou
"Bang--"
The bandit's hand was hit by a stone and the knife in his hand fell to the ground.
Qi Jingyan was stunned for a moment, then pulled the bandit off the carriage.
The sneak attack plan here failed, and the bandits saw that the situation was not good and escaped.
When Qi Jingyan saw that Princess Su was not injured, he got off the carriage and looked for the person who saved his mother.
"My name is Qi Jingyan, please show yourself, benefactor."
After he finished speaking, more than a dozen people slowly came down the mountain. The three leading them were a man dressed as a scholar, a delicate woman, and a man with a muscular body.
The people behind them have their own characteristics, but they have one thing in common -
They all look good.
The scholar bowed and said with a smile, "When I see injustice, I draw my sword to help. You are welcome, sir."
Qi Jingyan said, "How can I not repay the kindness of saving my mother? Please tell me your name so that I can repay you."
The scholar waved his hand casually, "If you say no, then no. We have to hurry on our way. Please do as you please, sir."
After saying that, he waved his hand and was about to leave with his men.
Princess Su said from inside the carriage, "Yan'er, since your benefactor doesn't need any reward, then prepare some money for him."
"Don't refuse my benefactor. I'm sure you'll need him on your journey."
This time the scholar did not refuse. He took the silver note given by Qi Jingyan, and they left in a leisurely manner.
Princess Su looked at their backs and sighed, "How could there still be people in this world who are so indifferent to fame and gain, and who don't seek to repay favors."
What she didn't know was that after she left her sight, the scholar and the strong man Tiezhu started fighting, vying for the first place.
Tiezhu was indignant: "I was the one who saved Princess Su, so I should get the lion's share."
The scholar sneered, "If I hadn't overheard the conversation between those bandits and learned that they were planning to assassinate Princess Su, how would you have had the opportunity to show off?"
The two people each thought they were right, and neither of them was willing to give in.
He Hanyu was speechless. "You two have made contributions. Can we hurry on with our journey?"
The two said in unison: "No!"
She had no choice but to continue moving forward with the others, ignoring Shusheng and Tiezhu.
They only competed for merit, not money. The silver note given by Qi Jingyan was kept with He Hanyu.
He Hanyu is the concubine in Chapter 15. Qi Yunxi asked someone to teach her how to manage the household, and she is in charge of keeping all the money in their team.
"Sister Hanyu, don't worry about them. Just look at how many banknotes are in here."
Isn't the purpose of saving Princess Su just to get some money for travel expenses?
He Hanyu opened her purse, which contained a thick roll of silver bills. She counted them and found that it was enough for them to find the eldest princess.
"It's a lot. If we spend sparingly on the way, we can still have a lot left."
"Why leave this? If you ask me, the most important things are food and clothes. We can buy all the supplies in the last Jintang City. When the time comes, we can take the supplies to find the princess. She will definitely take us in."
"I also need to buy rouge and powder. Look at my face. I can't let the cold wind make it chapped. The princess won't like it~"
They walked forward while chattering, and after the scholar and Tiezhu finished their fight, they found that they had already gone far away.
They both shook their hands at the same time: "Wait for us!"
Youzhou is a remote area with mountains and forests everywhere, as well as uncultivated land.
Susong brought them to the place and handed them over to the general who was guarding there.
The general's surname was Huo. According to Su Song, he was once a close confidant of King Su. Later, because of his upright character, King Su disliked him and sent him to Youzhou to guard the incoming prisoners.
Su Song sympathetically said, "You will spend the rest of your lives here. I have some connections with the generals here. If there are still things you want to buy, I can plead for you."
Shen Xun said regretfully: "It turns out that someone is watching us, I thought..."
Susong rolled his eyes in his heart: There is no one watching you, what if you run away?
In his entire life, he had never heard of a prisoner who voluntarily served his sentence.
Of course, it was just a thought and I didn't say it out loud.
It’s not that he’s afraid of Shen Xun, it’s mainly because Shen Xun hasn’t given him the antidote yet, and he doesn’t dare to turn against him.
"We don't have anything we want to buy," Shen Xun shook his head, "If it's convenient for you, Master Su, could you please stay for a few more days?"
Su Song asked, "Why?"
Shen Xun said bluntly: "Oh, it's nothing serious, it's just that the antidote hasn't been made yet."
Su Song: “…”
Is this not a big deal?
It's clearly a huge matter!
But they were about to return to the capital after releasing the people. Before Su Song could come up with a way to delay, Su Yang got into trouble.
He went hunting in the mountains with a few people, but was slapped by a black bear and was almost killed. He then fell into a trap dug by someone and lost a quarter of his life.
Prince Hu and the military doctors worked extremely hard to save Su Yang's life.
But a broken bone takes a hundred days to heal, and his injury will take at least half a year to recover.
Su Song was helpless, but he couldn't leave Su Yang here alone, so he had to write a letter and asked other officials to rush back to the capital and hand the letter to the emperor.
"Master," Su Yang said weakly, "You need to return to the capital to report. I'll be fine here by myself. Didn't General Huo say he would find someone to take care of me?"
Su Song disagreed, "No, Master is worried about you staying here alone."
"But if the Emperor knew that Master executed first and reported later..."
"It's okay," Su Song comforted him, "The emperor is a wise ruler, and Master has military merits. The emperor will understand."
"Don't talk anymore. Healing your injuries is more important than anything else."
Having said this, Su Yang had no choice but to listen to Su Song.
Talking about this with Chen Xun, Su Song found joy in the midst of hardship, "There's no need to rush now. Let King Hu slowly prepare the antidote."
Shen Xun felt deeply sympathetic about this, and apart from advising him not to be too sad, there seemed to be nothing else to say.
It is worth mentioning that when Su Yang was chased by a black bear, Qi Yunzhou was picking mushrooms not far away. He fought with the black bear for a long time and finally shot the black bear to death with the crossbow arrow that Shen Xun gave him for self-defense.
General Huo was very interested in the crossbow used by Qi Yunzhou, and seeing that Qi Yunzhou had an excellent skeleton, he accepted him as his apprentice.
According to the rules, Chen Xun and his companions had to carry out work such as clearing wasteland, cutting trees, and building houses every day, and submit their work results at the end of the year. However, due to their master-disciple relationship, General Huo exempted Chen Xun's family from the work with a wave of his hand.
But Chen Xun wanted more than that.
She brought people to Youzhou so that Youzhou could become a pure land that would protect them after natural disasters and man-made disasters broke out in the near future. Reclaiming wasteland and farming according to the rules set by General Huo was too slow and did not meet her expectations.
In more than three months, the first war in the troubled times will break out. She wants to build Youzhou into a solid fortress before that day comes.
Let's put other things aside for now. The most urgent task is to win over General Huo. A thin master-disciple relationship will not make General Huo betray Prince Su and join them.
After learning about General Huo's deeds from Su Song, Shen Xun had an idea.
Su Song said reluctantly: "You want me to betray the emperor again."
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