Shen Mingzhuang quickly led He Wenqing to a safe place, placed him on a rock, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.
At this moment, He Wenqing's mind was still filled with questions like "Who am I?" and "Where am I?"
Shen Mingzhuang knew that today's events must have terrified the old man. "Luckily you didn't wake up halfway, otherwise we, the old man and the young man, would have ended up on the cliff."
Shen Mingzhuang sighed with a sense of relief.
He Wenqing gradually came to his senses.
"What are you trying to do, you little brat? You brought me out here, where am I supposed to go?"
He Wenqing patted his leg helplessly, looking dejected.
Shen Mingzhuang shrugged innocently. "Grandpa Hewen, this is all my fault. If I hadn't come to Qingmao Mountain, I wouldn't have made such a mess. But don't worry, I will take full responsibility for this. I will take care of Grandpa Hewen in his old age. If you follow me, you will definitely not suffer. If I have food to eat, Grandpa Hewen will have food to eat too."
He Wenqing thought this girl was indeed very pretty, but she was also shameless. Her face was really pretty, and her skin was really thick.
He fainted, but he didn't die. The people around her used to call her "Young Master," but later they called her "Your Majesty." Judging from her appearance, it's no surprise that she must be the emperor's infatuated lover. Is it really necessary for an emperor with three thousand beauties in his harem to do this?
He Wenqing didn't know what kind of person Jiang Wang was, but he did know Jiang Wang's father—a heartless and ungrateful man. Thinking of this, he looked at the girl trying to act cute in front of him with displeasure, and said with a serious face, "Little girl, let me tell you this first: even if I go to the capital, I will absolutely not help you save people. I've said it before, I will never save anyone again in my life. Although I still collect herbs, I sell them for money. I don't save people."
The old man, fearing that Shen Mingzhuang wouldn't believe him, tried his best to explain.
Shen Mingzhuang nodded one by one, "I believe it, but I also believe that there must be something that Grandpa He Wen values that can change his mind."
He Wenqing was taken aback upon hearing this.
What does he value? What in this world is worth valuing? The person he cared about back then was imprisoned in the palace by that dog emperor and died without a complete corpse. He never married or had children again. He saw through the ways of the world and had no expectations for anything. What could he possibly value now?
This young girl is so certain. He Wenqing thought about how she had saved his life earlier, sighed, and advised, "I say you shouldn't take any chances. Why make yourself look so pathetic for a man? None of the emperors in the Jiang family are good people. Don't hide it from me. I know you're one of the emperor's concubines. I don't care who you are, but I advise you to stay away from the men in the Jiang family, or you'll become very unhappy."
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhuang became somewhat confused. Could it be that the Jiang family of the royal family had some grudge against He Wenshi? Otherwise, why would He Wenqing harbor such hostility towards the Jiang family? He said that none of the emperors in the Jiang family were good people. At Jiang Wang's age, it was impossible for him to offend He Wenqing. Could it be the late emperor?
The thought of this possibility gave Shen Mingzhuang a headache.
"Grandpa Hewen, why do you harbor such hostility towards the royal family? Did the late emperor do something that makes you feel disgusted?"
He Wenqing hadn't expected this young girl to be so quick-witted, actually guessing it was the late emperor.
Seeing that she looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, he couldn't help but sigh again, "At such a beautiful age, with such good martial arts skills, why did you have to hang yourself on this crooked tree of the Jiang family? What's the point of your infatuation?"
Then he glanced at the wolf pack still guarding the cliff in the distance, as if lost in memories of the past: "Back then, I also had a sweetheart. But because I fell in love with the late emperor, I entered the palace and later died a gruesome death. So what if he was the emperor? The Jiang family were cowards who couldn't even protect their own woman!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhuang's heart sank. It turned out to be a love rival. Love rivals are bound to be hostile to each other. Getting He Wenqing's help to save the person would probably take some effort.
Moreover, she must understand the reasons behind this in order to find the right solution and resolve the issue.
“Grandpa He Wen, I’ve never heard of any of these things you’re talking about. The current emperor is a very kind person. Now that you’re telling me, I suddenly really want to know what happened back then. If you can tell me, I certainly won’t make things difficult for you.”
Seeing Shen Mingzhuang squatting beside him like his little granddaughter, looking like she wanted to hear a story, He Wenqing sighed, thought for a moment, and then, unable to harden his heart, began to tell the story in a slow and deliberate manner.
"Back then, I fell in love with a girl named Qiao Zhen'er. She was from Weizhou and came from a family of hunters. Once, the late emperor was traveling incognito and passed through Weizhou. He stayed at the Qiao family's house and fell in love with Zhen'er at first sight. He forcibly took her back to the palace. When I learned of this, I rushed to the capital and found out that Qiao Zhen'er was already pregnant."
Speaking of this old story, the old man's eyes revealed a sense of vicissitude. It was clear that He Wenqing must have liked this girl surnamed Qiao very much back then. Qiao Zhen'er, Shen Mingzhuang silently recited the name in his heart, feeling that it was somewhat familiar. Qiao Zhen'er, where had he seen this name before?
"The capital city is heavily guarded. I can only find out about her by arranging for the eunuchs who go out of the palace to buy things every day. I have been waiting outside the capital, hoping that if she ever leaves the palace, I might be able to see her. Who knew that this wait would last for five years."
"I did not receive news of her leaving the palace, but rather news of her death."
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