Chapter 677: Dancing Princess vs. East Factory Admiral 37
Regicide was a serious matter, so Quanjiu chose to skip the topic.
"Your Majesty is injured? I've already fired the signal flare, and the Royal Guards will be here soon."
She put down the medicine box she was carrying.
Chu Tuo stared at the stains and dirt on her hem, and it was obvious that she had walked a lot. He looked relieved and said:
"Dr. Shen has traveled through mountains and rivers for me. It's really thoughtful of him."
A civil servant who could not lift anything with his hands or carry anything on his shoulders should have stayed in the camp, but he was looking for him alone with a torch late at night.
Quan Jiu checked and found that Chu Tuo had no fatal injuries, only a few fine scratches on his arms. She took out iodine to disinfect him.
"hiss……"
Alcohol soaked the wound densely. Chu Tuo gasped and the muscles on his forehead twisted together in pain.
Quan Jiu calmly raised his hand and poured more iodine on his wound without mercy:
"The outdoor environment is dirty and prone to infection. Your Majesty must disinfect it thoroughly."
Chu Tuo grimaced in pain, but tried hard to maintain his sensible image:
"Just do what you think is right, Doctor Shen."
This was the scene that Chen Lang saw when she arrived. The two of them were very close to each other, and she was holding Chu Tuo's arm and bandaging him.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being late in rescuing you."
Shen Lang said forgiveness, but his face was indifferent. He came to Quan Jiu and took the bandage from her hand.
"Let me do it."
Quan Jiu naturally enjoys leisure.
Chu Tuo thought of the wolf pack today, his face solemn:
"Lord Shen, I will get to the bottom of today's incident."
"Your humble servant obeys your order."
………
It was almost dawn when we returned to the camp.
The emperor was injured and the eunuch died of anxiety.
Royal Guards were patrolling back and forth everywhere. The level of defense had more than doubled compared to yesterday, and not even a fly could get in.
A group of imperial doctors were busy around Chu Tuo for most of the day, and only after they were sure that he was fine did they feel relieved.
Quan Jiu found an opportunity to slip away and left the camp when no one was around.
The Royal Guards recognized her and let her go immediately without making things difficult for her.
She walked all the way to the stream, and after making sure that there was no one around, she opened the collar of her clothes from her shoulders.
When she was returning to the camp last night, the light was too dim and she missed a step and bumped into a sharp tree trunk. She thought it was just a minor injury that would be fine after a while, but she didn't expect that after an hour, the pain became more and more severe.
"It's inflammation indeed."
Her originally flawless, snow-white skin was marred by a finger-long red mark, with blood oozing from the wound. Because she hadn't dealt with it in time, it was now slightly red and swollen.
As soon as Quan Jiu let go, the collar returned to its original place. She simply loosened her belt and took off her outer coat, revealing most of her snow-white shoulders.
It was somewhat inconvenient to apply medicine on the right shoulder with the left hand, so Quan Jiu shook the medicine powder and sprinkled it precisely on the wound.
The wound felt a stinging pain, but her expression remained indifferent. She opened her mouth to hold the gauze, and began to wrap the wound with her other hand.
………
Chu Tuo rested for a while and then went to Quan Jiu's tent to ask her for some pills to give to Concubine Liang.
But when I entered the tent, I found that there was no one inside.
After asking around, he finally found out from the guard that she had left the camp.
"What is he doing out here alone?"
There is no peace in the mountains, so normal people choose to stay in the camp.
"Not even one more person."
A hint of doubt flashed in Chu Tuo's eyes. He took his crossbow and followed the direction she left.
Not far away, there was a stream. Chu Tuo took a quick look and didn't see anyone by the stream, so he decided to return the same way.
He turned around and took a few steps when he saw a piece of blood-stained gauze floating in the middle of the stream. His expression changed slightly, he looked alert, and his steps became slow and silent.
Following the direction from which the gauze was floating, he saw a clump of grass located by the stream, which was just big enough to cover an adult.
Chu Tuo's breathing slowed down, and he slowly approached. He silently took out the bow and placed it on the string with his right hand, aiming...
His eyes finally penetrated through the layers of green leaves and fell on the person behind the grass.
Seeing the scene by the stream, Chu Tuo was stunned.
He was prepared to encounter an assassin, but he didn't expect that there was a woman behind the bushes.
The woman had her back to him, her long black hair draped down to her waist, a gauze wrapped diagonally across her right shoulder, her clothes half-unbuttoned, half of her delicate and slender arm exposed in the air, the rise and fall of her chest even more alluring.
Chu Tuo clenched his fingers tightly. He didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful woman among the accompanying palace maids.
A breeze blew by, blowing away the black hair that covered her cheeks, revealing the woman's delicate and small chin.
Further up, there is a piece of white jade mask.
White Jade Mask...
The moment Chu Tuo saw the mask clearly, he felt like he was struck by lightning! !
How is this possible...
His eyes fell on Quan Jiu's loose clothes. After recognizing that she had worn this dress before, Chu Tuo's pupils shrank slightly.
"who?!"
Quan Jiu heard the sudden change in breathing behind him, turned around abruptly, and looked directly into Chu Tuo's face.
When their eyes met, her identity was confirmed.
Chu Tuo was so shocked that he took two steps back and opened his thin lips several times, but no words came out.
It was Quan Jiu who came to her senses first. She wrapped her clothes and saluted as usual:
"Your Majesty."
Chu Tuo finally found his voice, his face darkened:
"Doctor Shen, do you know that the crime of deceiving the emperor will result in the punishment of all nine generations of your clan?!"
His emotions were mixed at the moment, including shock, anger, and a hint of throbbing that he himself was not aware of.
"I did not intend to deceive the emperor. It is just that traveling around the world as a girl is always inconvenient. I originally wanted to travel around the country. If it were not for my identity as a Purple Star, I would not have wanted to serve in the court..."
As soon as Quan Jiu opened her mouth, Chu Tuo interrupted her:
"According to what you said, should I give you a higher rank and a higher title? Or am I wrong?"
Quan Jiu lowered his head: "Your humble servant dare not, but it was not my intention to deceive Your Majesty. I originally wanted to find a time to tell Your Majesty the truth, but I never found the opportunity. Now that Your Majesty has caught me, it is good that I don't have to worry and be anxious every day..."
Her relieved expression actually made Chu Tuo's anger fade away a lot.
If you think about it carefully, men do have more conveniences than women when traveling in the world, and she probably didn't mean to hide it from him.
Quan Jiu continued to confess his guilt, his face sincere and solemn:
"If Your Majesty truly cannot get over this, you can revoke my title. I will obey your will and any punishment you may have."
The remaining anger in Chu Tuo slowly dissipated. He put his hands behind his back, pondered for a moment, and then spoke in a low voice.
"Whether you are a man or a woman, you are the Purple Star chosen by heaven. Even if I am angry, for the sake of the people of Meng Kingdom, I will not really kill you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
"Although the death penalty may be avoided, the punishment of life imprisonment is unavoidable. I sentence you to house arrest for a month. You must stay in the Yangxin Palace and reflect on your actions!"
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