Everyone agreed to invite people from Qingshan Village and the academy to have a big meal together.
Under the cover of his family, Gu Xinran collected some of the prey into the space and took out a lot of roe deer, musk deer, hares, pheasants and other prey to reward everyone.
The two tigers were completely processed, with over 700 kilograms of meat alone, and 150 kilograms for everyone's extra meal;
One hundred and fifty kilograms were given to those who helped carry the game, and of course Li Daru, Mr. Fan, the village chief, and Doctor Guo also received a portion.
He left dozens of kilograms of meat, some tiger bones and tiger skin outside to hide it from others, and put the rest into the space.
Gu Xinran really wanted to take away the whole tiger so that she could use it as a gift in the future, but it was unrealistic to lose a tiger in front of everyone.
Doctor Guo also specifically took away a few tiger bones to save for making wine later.
Today is a really good day. We have water, meat, and roasted Gastrodia elata that can be sold.
As night falls, in this deep jungle, a large group of people gather around a campfire, eating meat and laughing heartily.
Put the suffering behind you for now, enjoy the present moment, and worry about tomorrow's troubles tomorrow.
Have a good night’s sleep!
Once again, she woke up to the melodious sound of birdsong. She was the only one left in the tent. Gu Xinran slipped into the space, washed up quickly, and started exercising with Xiao Ba and the others.
Many idle villagers and academy staff like to watch them do morning exercises, and some even secretly imitate them. Whether Xiao Ba and his two companions are doing boxing or sword fighting, they are all amazing.
Suddenly, a mighty and majestic eagle flew across the sky and landed on the branch of a big tree next to Xiaomei.
The people around who saw it screamed in surprise. Xiaomei quickly comforted them, saying, "This is my master's messenger. There's no need to be afraid."
Everyone calmed down and left.
Xiaomei walked over, carefully took off the small bamboo tube from its leg, and handed it to Gu Xinran.
She took the bamboo tube and stared curiously at the eagle standing proudly on the tree branch. It was interesting.
Xiao Ba finished his set of punches and came over. He reached out to touch it and greeted it, "Brother Falcon, you are getting stronger day by day!"
The falcon brother pecked at Xiao Ba's hand fiercely without waiting for it to get close.
Frightened, Xiao Ba quickly retracted his hand, muttering, "Brother Falcon, you are too unkind. All the meat I fed you before has been wasted."
After hearing what Xiao Ba said, Brother Falcon turned his head to the other side, obviously looking disgusted.
Seeing its human-like reaction, Gu Xinran became even more curious and stuffed the letter into her sleeve pocket, which would make it more attractive.
"Its name is Brother Falcon? It can find you in the jungle, how amazing!"
After saying that, he reached out to touch it, and it spread its wings and flew to the treetops.
Seeing that Gu Xinran was also humiliated, Xiao Ba laughed out loud. Brother Falcon not only didn't give him face, but also treated others equally.
Xiao Ba replied proudly, "Yeah, it's very powerful, but it's too arrogant and ignores people. It's waiting for your reply, and it will get angry if you're slow."
Gu Xinran didn't believe that she couldn't subdue it, so she slowly said, "Don't worry, let it rest. I'll go prepare some food to reward it."
After saying that, he returned to the tent, took out the tenderest roe deer meat, cut it into small strips, dipped it in spiritual spring water, and put it on a plate.
Haha, little guy, with the spiritual spring water in my hand, I’m waiting for you to fall into my arms.
Sure enough, Brother Falcon, who had been so proud and independent just now with his eyes looking up at the sky, lowered his noble head and flapped his wings to follow Gu Xinran.
Xiao Ba and the others were extremely curious. They had been feeding Brother Falcon for several months, but he had never even given them a good look. Xin Ran was too amazing.
Gu Xinran led it into the tent, picked up some shredded meat and fed it into its mouth, occasionally stroking the feathers on its back.
He was so obedient that after eating, he squatted on a small stool next to Gu Xinran, closed his eyes, and did not move. I don't know whether he was resting or asleep.
At this time, her mind returned to the letter. She sat on the floor and carefully opened the bamboo tube. A roll of thin paper appeared before her.
Gently unfolding it, I found that the paper was thin but there were quite a few words on it.
He first expressed his lovesickness, which made Gu Xinran blush; but the following content made her pale.
The third prince escaped!
The Eastern Palace was on fire and the prince was seriously injured!
The emperor is critically ill!
There are bombs everywhere and chaos is about to break out!
Gu Xinran felt very disappointed.
The story began more than ten days ago. When the evidence was presented to the Long case, the Emperor Qiwen was furious and issued an order:
The third prince was secretly captured and imprisoned in the clan residence, and Concubine Sun was demoted to a concubine;
Secretly confining the Third Prince's maternal family, the Marquis of Zhenbei, and all his descendants and clansmen in the capital;
Secretly imprisoned the Third Prince's son, the Yue family's Jinzhou Governor Wang Kui, and all his descendants and clansmen in Beijing;
Xuan Zhenbei Hou brought important generals back to the capital to report on their work;
The Jinzhou Governor Wang Kui was summoned back to Beijing to report on his work;
The family of Sun Xuantao, the prefect of Chengzhou, was secretly taken to Beijing to await their fate.
The emperor's handling of the matter was impeccable, but in today's imperial palace, there were no secrets from the Third Prince.
In order to check and balance the crown prince, Emperor Qiwen had been very indulgent towards the third prince Xiao Mingxuan and Concubine Sun in the past, making it easy for them to build up their power. He had spies throughout the palace and knew about the imperial edict before it arrived.
After years of planning, he lost everything. Furious, he made a desperate move, exposing the chess pieces in the palace and arranging assassins to burn down the East Palace, determined to take someone with him even if he died.
Then, under the protection of his trusted aides, he escaped through the secret passage with the princess and his legitimate children.
No one expected him to be so crazy. The East Palace was originally heavily guarded, but it could not withstand the attack from both inside and outside.
A big fire broke out, and when the prince was trying to save the princess, he was unfortunately hit by a falling beam, causing serious damage to his heart and a broken leg.
Fortunately, the Crown Princess and the only little princess were only slightly injured and escaped the disaster.
The emperor's health was already at the end of its strength, and he also realized that he was almost exhausted.
It was time to clear the obstacles and hand over power to the crown prince, but now the most suitable heir was ruined by his third son whom he had supported.
He was so angry that he spit out a mouthful of blood and fell into a coma. The imperial physician diagnosed that he would not live long!
If the Third Prince escapes and calls upon his in-laws, the Yue family, to join in the rebellion, the Lan Kingdom will be in chaos.
After Xiao Mingzhan learned about it, he ran three horses to death, traveled day and night, and returned to the capital in five days, temporarily holding up the situation.
When I arrived at the unrecognizable East Palace, I saw that my elder brother, who was usually so majestic and elegant, now looked like a dying old man, lying on the bed and dying.
My heart is broken!
Xiao Mingzhan fed him a pill of the best ginseng and antler pill sent by Gu Xinran, which stabilized his condition and bought time for the imperial doctors to treat him.
It was all because of the old emperor raising a tiger to harm himself, which led to such a big incident today. Xiao Mingzhan really didn't want to save him, but the eldest brother, the prince, couldn't recover so quickly, so he could only save him reluctantly and calm the court down first.
I also used a top-grade ginseng and antler pill on him, which successfully prolonged his life.
However, Emperor Zhao Wen had been taking excessive amounts of elixirs for a long time, and had already suffered from elixirs poisoning his heart, causing serious damage to his brain and liver. Ginseng and antler pills could only temporarily relieve his condition and keep him awake, but they were powerless to save him.
In the letter, Xiao Mingzhan reminded that the road to the northern border was blocked, and Xiao Mingxuan was likely to go south to Jinzhou, where there were many refugees and it would be easy for him to escape.
If I instigate my father-in-law, Wang Kui, the governor of Jinzhou, to rebel together, there will be chaos in Jinzhou. I must pay attention to my safety and arrive in southern Xinjiang as soon as possible.
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