Lu Yanzheng led a thousand elite troops, taking a shortcut straight to Qinzhou.
He never imagined that Xiao Rui would be ambushed and be in critical condition!
Regardless of the circumstances, Xiao Rui was the emperor he favored, so naturally he had to go there in person to deal with such a major event.
Doctor Mo and Jiang Qinyu also accompanied them.
However, this time Jiang Qinyu rode in a carriage by herself, while Doctor Mo rode with the others.
Lu Yanzheng rode ahead on horseback, but left enough men to guard Jiang Qinyu and Doctor Mo.
As for the smallpox vaccine, the preliminary preparations were almost complete. Jiang Qinyu handed over the tasks to Yunzhu and Hu Po, while Doctor Mo left the prescription in the army. Only after all this was done did they set off with Lu Yanzheng.
"Aping, how long will it take us to get to Qinzhou?" Jiang Qinyu asked, looking out of the car.
Her driver was naturally A-Ping.
Aping replied, "Madam, if we travel at full speed, we will arrive half a day after the general and his men."
However, they are not traveling at full speed right now, mainly to take care of Doctor Mo, who is old and cannot march as fast as Lu Yanzheng and the others.
"How about this, I'll go ask Doctor Mo about some first aid matters first, and then we'll go after the general and the others. You can have someone protect Doctor Mo," Jiang Qinyu said after thinking for a moment.
Human life is at stake, and given Xiao Rui's unusual identity, she could only try to prepare for the worst.
If she were to buy Xiao Rui another life-saving drug from the system, that would be impossible. Not only would she not have enough points, but it would also easily expose her identity. She wouldn't buy it unless absolutely necessary.
“Yes, Madam.” Ah Ping immediately agreed and stopped the carriage by the roadside.
Jiang Qinyu got off the carriage and waited in Doctor Mo's carriage for a quarter of an hour. After that, she was led by A Ping and quickly moved forward to catch up with Lu Yanzheng.
Through the incident with Xiao Rui, Jiang Qinyu gained a new understanding of Prince Yong's ruthlessness and viciousness.
In the original owner's memories of her previous life, Prince Yong ascended to the throne, but disregarded the lives of the people. She didn't know what happened to him in the end, but she knew that Prince Yong was not a good emperor.
Therefore, if Lu Yanzheng really had to support someone, she would naturally lean more towards Xiao Rui.
Just as she told Lu Yanzheng, even if he was afraid of being discarded after using someone else's tools, as long as he was prepared to secretly carry out his plan, it wouldn't be a big deal.
But now that Prince Yong's first plan failed, he has come up with another, determined to depose Xiao Rui, which makes Jiang Qinyu a little worried.
It wasn't that Lu Yanzheng was worried that Xiao Rui couldn't become emperor, but rather that, given his personality, if he couldn't find someone more suitable than Xiao Rui, he would be forced to take the throne himself.
This contradicts Jiang Qinyu's ideal of lying down and doing nothing.
She sighed, lifted the curtain of the car window and glanced out. There was no use thinking about it too much; she could only pray that Xiao Rui would be strong enough to hold on.
It takes at least two days and one night to get from the border town to Qinzhou.
Jiang Qinyu ultimately failed to catch up with Lu Yanzheng, but when she arrived, Lu Yanzheng had only just arrived a short while earlier.
"How is it?" Jiang Qinyu rushed over to ask as soon as she saw Lu Yanzheng.
Lu Yanzheng shook his head with a furrowed brow. "We couldn't save him."
"Huh?" Jiang Qinyu was taken aback. "Xiao Rui..."
Dead?
Lu Yanzheng nodded. "When I arrived, the body was already stiff."
Jiang Qinyu: "..."
Well, now there's nothing she can do no matter what tricks she has up her sleeve.
"So what should we do next?" Jiang Qinyu subconsciously tightened her grip on his hand, feeling a little uneasy and nervous.
Lu Yanzheng pursed his lips and remained silent.
Just then, Eleven came out of the house and bowed respectfully to Lu Yanzheng. "General Lu, my prince left a letter for you and your wife before he died. Please come in and have a talk."
"Am I there?" Jiang Qinyu looked up at Lu Yanzheng.
However, Lu Yanzheng did not show any particular expression, and simply nodded to Eleven and said, "Lead the way."
Eleven led the two of them through the old house of Xiao Rui's maternal grandfather, winding their way through the streets. Jiang Qinyu almost thought there was some kind of conspiracy before he finally stopped.
Jiang Qinyu looked around. It was a quiet courtyard, small but exquisite.
"This is the courtyard where our master lived before he passed away. All the important things he kept in his study are still there." Eleven's tone was very sorrowful, and her eyes were red.
Jiang Qinyu didn't know how to comfort him, so she pursed her lips and remained silent.
At this moment, it's useless for her to say anything.
Shiyi opened the study door and invited Lu Yanzheng and Jiang Qinyu in.
"The letters left by our master before his death are on the table. General and Madam, please read them first. I will stay outside." After saying this, Eleven withdrew.
Lu Yanzheng stepped forward, picked up the envelope on the table, thought for a moment, and handed it to Jiang Qinyu, saying, "Madam, please open it."
"Uh, go ahead and take it apart. I'll see if he has anything he wants to entrust to me." Jiang Qinyu quickly took a step back.
There was nothing she could do; she wasn't familiar with Xiao Ruizhen at all. Of course, she would avoid touching a dead person she didn't know if she could.
Lu Yanzheng looked at her helplessly, and the slight resentment he had felt towards Xiao Rui before vanished.
After all, Jiang Qinyu had already made it so obvious. If he still wasn't sure about Jiang Qinyu's feelings, then he would have wasted his eyes.
"General Lu, Madam, by the time you see this letter, I will no longer be in this world..." Lu Yanzheng did not read it quietly by himself, but instead read Xiao Rui's letter aloud.
"Fate is fickle. I originally had no interest in that position, but my father's suspicion, Prince Yong's betrayal, and the people's urgent need for a wise ruler forced me to use the power my mother left me..."
"However, perhaps I should have accepted my fate long ago. Before I could even take any real action, I was killed by this cruel hand..."
"Further words are useless. Although I am deceased, I still worry about the people of the world. Looking at the current state of the world, only General Lu and his wife can earn my admiration. Therefore, I have decided to hand over all the power I have to the General. I urge the General to lead the people of Great Yue to create a peaceful and prosperous world where all people can live in abundance..."
Upon reading this, Lu Yanzheng frowned and subconsciously looked at Jiang Qinyu.
Jiang Qinyu was also dumbfounded, looking up at Lu Yanzheng in a daze.
What's going on? They originally came to rescue people, or perhaps to attend a funeral, but suddenly they've become the ones taking over?
"Qinqin, what do you think?" Lu Yanzheng asked Jiang Qinyu seriously.
Jiang Qinyu shook her head repeatedly, "Don't ask me this question. You make the decisions on the big things in our family, and I'll make the decisions on the small things."
However, whether it's a big deal or a small matter is up to her to decide.
Of course, the last sentence can only be said in my heart; it's not appropriate to say it out loud right now.
Lu Yanzheng looked out the door and saw that Eleven was standing respectfully under the eaves, waiting for his summons at any time.
“Since it is the Seventh Prince’s last wish, then… let’s accept it!” Lu Yanzheng said with a sigh, holding the letter in his hand.
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