On the other side, Ji Ziqiu stood alone in the study, listening to a servant report: "Sir, it seems that our move didn't work."
Ji Ziqiu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the scenery outside the window. He raised his hand and said, "It's alright. Take good care of his family. You may leave."
The person sent out last night was a dead piece; he had been prepared for this all along.
After the servant left, he slowly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.
Although Lu Baichuan doesn't seem to care now, he's not going to let this go so easily.
Although one informant was exposed, the objective was achieved, so overall it wasn't a loss.
He created a rift between Lu Baichuan and Liao Yifeng, and then watched them fight like dogs.
If Liao Yifeng wants to abandon him, he has to be willing first!
Otherwise, do you really think he's stupid?
In this game within a game, he thought he was scheming against Liao Yifeng and Lu Baichuan, but in reality, it was not certain who was scheming against whom.
The assassination attempt on Prince Jing seemed to have passed. Lu Baichuan trusted Liao Yifeng completely and put him in charge of the matter. When Lu Baichuan wasn't paying attention, Liao Yifeng went to find Ji Ziqiu and beat and scolded him again. But Ji Ziqiu was still the same as before, timid and cowardly, and refused to admit that he had arranged everything.
Liao Yifeng glared at him through gritted teeth and said, "You'd better not be it, or I won't let you get away with this! We're in this together. If something happens to me, do you think you can escape unscathed?"
Ji Ziqiu nodded repeatedly: "I understand what you have said, sir. I will certainly not do anything that would harm your interests. Please rest assured, sir!"
His attitude made Liao Yifeng curious about whether he was the one who did it, because there really wasn't any flaw in his story.
Liao Yifeng snorted and left. Ji Ziqiu stood up with a faint smile on his lips.
That evening, he wrote a letter and sent it out.
If last night's assassination attempt made Lu Baichuan somewhat suspicious of Liao Yifeng, then tonight's letter has solidified his belief that Liao Yifeng is problematic.
Liao Yifeng discarded his usefulness after he had served his purpose; he deserved this fate!
Four days after Lu Baichuan's family appeared, the imperial army finally arrived and began relief work together. The progress on both the disaster victims' side and Prince Jing's side was greatly improved.
Three days after the main force arrived, Prince Jing and Wu Jiao were finally successfully rescued.
The two were filthy and smelly, looking more like refugees than refugees themselves, especially Wu Jiao, who had been tearing her own clothes to bandage Prince Jing's wounds and was now barely clothed.
Fortunately, Lu Baichuan had already prepared cloaks, which the two put on as soon as they were rescued, and then they were taken to the carriage to bathe and have their wounds treated.
As expected, they went to the governor's residence. Jiang Jiuniang had already received the news and prepared bathwater and food for them, so they could take a bath as soon as they arrived without wasting any time.
As soon as the two got out of the car, they saw Jiang Jiuniang standing at the door. Before Jiang Jiuniang could speak, Wu Jiao knelt down before her, which startled Jiang Jiuniang.
"What is the princess doing? Get up and speak!"
Wu Jiao was very excited. She had long ago sworn that if she ever had the chance to see Jiang Jiuniang again in this life, she would kneel down in front of her and thank her sincerely. If it weren't for Jiang Jiuniang, her body would be rotting and stinking by now.
So when Jiang Jiuniang came to help her up, she didn't get up, but instead kowtowed to her three times.
“Madam Lu, I’ve heard everything from His Highness Prince Jing. The life-saving pills we’ve been taking were made by you. If it weren’t for those precious pills, we would have died long ago. I’m so grateful to you. If there’s anything I can do to help you in the future, I will do my best!”
Wu Jiao had always been the kind of delicate, crybaby. But after she came to the southwest region with Prince Jing for disaster relief, Jiang Jiuniang's opinion of her changed. Especially now, the little crybaby not only didn't cry, but also stood up straight, spoke with a strong voice, and had a sense of accomplishment as if she had emerged from her cocoon.
Jiang Jiuniang was quite pleased and said with a smile, "It's all fate. You are a princess of Dongting. Since you have come to our Beiyan, we should ensure your safety. There's no need to be so polite."
The fact that the girl remembered this kindness and immediately knelt down to thank her shows her sincerity.
Although Jiang Jiuniang minded that the girl was from Dongting and a daughter of the Wu family, she couldn't condemn her outright. At least in this matter, she was quite satisfied with the girl.
Jiang Jiuniang wanted to help her up again, but she quickly dodged away and said, "I am covered in filth, Madam, please do not come near me. Let me wash up first and then I will visit you in person."
Jiang Jiuniang thought this was acceptable, so she didn't go forward.
Prince Jing, however, remained standing still without saying a word. Only after Wu Jiao left did he symbolically cup his hands and say, "Thank you, you saved me again."
Jiang Jiuniang waved her hand dismissively: "Alright, alright, stop with the old man's nonsense. Go wash yourself clean, you stink!"
Prince Jing was amused by her disgusted look; she was indeed an old friend, and this was her most genuine self.
"Okay, I'll go wash it off first and then come back to you to check the injury."
After saying that, he limped away.
Jiang Jiuniang watched his departing figure, her gaze lingering on his legs.
It's quite remarkable that they can still do this after being trapped for so long.
Otherwise, amputation would probably be necessary.
By the time the two had finished washing up and returned to find Jiang Jiuniang, two hours had already passed.
After being trapped for so long, it would take a long time just to scrub my back.
"Seeing that you are all doing well is better than anything else."
Jiang Jiuniang patted Wu Jiao's hand and then led her into the inner room to check her injuries.
Presumably with Prince Jing protecting her, she mostly had minor abrasions and bruises, some of which had already scabbed over. However, the food wasn't very good, and she had lost a lot of weight since their meeting in the capital.
"If your cousin saw you like this, he would be heartbroken. He paid a lot of money to ask me to take good care of you."
Jiang Jiuniang is a person of integrity who does things for money.
Therefore, she specially prepared a blemish-removing cream for Wu Jiao to restore her flawless skin.
Wu Jiao was a little embarrassed and smiled, "My third cousin really loves me the most, but I told him before I came that I wouldn't regret it. Even if I die in this disaster, my third cousin won't cause you any trouble, Madam."
"Haha, that's not what I meant at all! You're such a funny girl!"
Jiang Jiuniang couldn't help but feel a pang of envy. She couldn't understand how the Wu family raised their daughters. The men were all so wicked, yet the women were so innocent and adorable.
Wu Jiao blushed with embarrassment at her laughter, but she was very happy. She had always dreamed of being so close to Jiang Jiuniang, and she never expected it to come true so easily.
Jiang Jiuniang is really a good person, no wonder my cousin has always thought about her.
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