Chapter 201 Terrible Woman
Soon after Xie Tingzhou left the city, he met the Qingyun Guards who came to support him. Together with Xiao Chuan's troops, there were nearly 10,000 people, and the army marched quickly northward.
Chen Yu cried for a long time. On the bumpy horseback, wrapped in Xie Tingzhou's cloak, she fell asleep in his arms while crying, and woke up again in the bumpy ride.
She felt very uncomfortable. Every part of her body ached, and her heart ached too.
She thought of her father who carried her on his shoulders when she was young, the soldiers who fought alongside her, and Pei Chunli with whom she once drank and talked happily.
"Last year, we privately agreed in the brothel to spend the rest of our lives eating, drinking and having fun. In short, isn't that a private commitment?"
"I brought you something good. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning and take you to a fun place."
"Ayu, run, run..."
Why do they all leave her?
Shen Yu whimpered.
Xie Tingzhou only realized now that she had woken up. He hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear, "Don't cry. I am still here, and I am still here."
Chen Yu turned her head and buried her face in the crook of his neck, giving herself completely to him and showing him all her weakness.
It was getting dark and the march slowed down.
The result of galloping on horseback was that her whole body became hot. When she slowed down, Xie Tingzhou found that her temperature did not drop.
Xie Tingzhou touched her forehead and said, "Ayu, you have a fever."
Chen Yu kept silent, but just tilted her head and let her forehead rest on his slightly cool neck, which made her feel better.
Xie Tingzhou looked back and saw that the team was endless. They had already run for more than a hundred miles, but this distance was still not safe enough.
"Xifeng." Xie Tingzhou shouted.
Xifeng rode closer, "Your Highness."
Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes and looked at Chen Yu, "Stop and rest for half an hour--"
"No!" Shen Yu interrupted him.
"You have a fever." Xie Tingzhou said in a deep voice.
Chen Yu leaned against him and said, "We must hurry overnight. The soldiers from the Southern Camp have gone to the capital to defend the king."
"You arranged this?"
Chen Yu nodded, "Once the alarm in Shengjing is lifted, they will chase us. We can't stop, otherwise we won't be able to pass Qingzhou."
Xie Tingzhou knew that what she said was right, but he was worried about her health. Moreover, the bloody clothes on her body became hard after drying and were very uncomfortable to wear. He wanted to make her feel better, but unfortunately he didn't have the conditions.
Xie Tingzhou untied the water bag and coaxed her to drink some.
He only
Try to get there as fast as possible and let her rest in a safe place.
White banners were hung in the palace, and even the lanterns were changed to white.
Li Zhaonian stood on the steps in front of the main hall. He would go in to keep vigil for Emperor Tongxu in a while.
"Report——"
The soldier ran to the steps, dismounted, knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, according to the spies, Jiang An and Xuanping Hou's troops met outside the city and then went after Xie Tingzhou together."
"How is that possible?" Li Zhaonian asked doubtfully.
"Reporting to Your Highness, it was Xie Tingzhou who shot and killed Pei Chunli when he was leaving the city. Marquis Xuanping was furious and chased after him."
"Impossible." Li Jifeng said: "Chen Yu and Pei Chunli are good friends, he can't kill him."
The soldier was not sure, "It was said that Pei Chunli blocked their way."
Li Jifeng immediately said: "That's even more impossible. Pei Chunli didn't even have time to let them go, so how could he possibly block the way?"
Li Zhaonian analyzed, "It is likely that Jiang An shot Pei Chunli to death, and fearing that the Marquis of Xuanping would vent his anger, he had no choice but to frame Xie Tingzhou."
"What should we do now?" Li Jifeng asked, "If the Marquis of Xuanping finds out that he can't catch up, he will still surround the palace."
He looked at Li Zhaonian and wondered, "Why don't you look anxious at all?"
Li Zhaonian said calmly: "Marquis Xuanping can't go anywhere. Once he turns back, he will have no chance to get close to Shengjing again. The Southern Camp will block him."
Li Jifeng asked: "Wasn't the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei intercepted at the palace gate? Who will go to the South Camp to mobilize troops?"
"That was a trick." Li Zhaonian said, "Chen Yu had expected that the troops would be intercepted. It was too risky to send only one commander, so she actually sent twelve people in total."
"But there is only one military token. Even if we have troops at the South Camp, how can we mobilize them?"
Li Zhaonian said: "There is only one military token, but there can be many imperial edicts."
Li Jifeng went over the incident in his mind.
The troops from the five cities were responsible for rescuing the palace, and troops were dispatched from the South Camp to intercept Marquis Xuanping. This would have been a perfect plan if nothing had gone wrong.
"What a terrible woman." said Li Jifeng.
Li Zhaonian glanced at him and said, "She is only seventeen."
"Yes, she has such a plan at the age of seventeen." Li Jifeng sighed, "If she is given a few more years to grow, how terrible it would be. No wonder father did not let her go and wanted to leave her to you."
It was late at night and the army had crossed the river and was finally able to stop and rest.
Both the men and the horses were exhausted, and except for the sentry, everyone was sleeping in a mess.
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A tent was pitched under the tree, and everyone consciously stayed a few feet away from the tent.
Xifeng boiled some water and brought it in, also brought some clean clothes, and then sat down by the fire.
Shen Zhao and Chang Liu were also by the fire. He met Qingyunwei on the road and learned that Xie Tingzhou was also going back to Beilin.
He realized at that moment that Chen Yu wanted to send everyone out of Beijing and stay alone to face everything.
Shen Zhao paced anxiously beside the fire.
Chang Liu's eyes followed him around, and he couldn't help but say, "General Shen, can you please stop looking around? It's blinding me."
Shen Zhao glanced at him and continued to walk back and forth, trying to rush into the tent several times but then retreated.
Chen Yu was sick, and she was the only woman in the army, with no one to take care of her.
When he thought of Xie Tingzhou helping her bathe and dress herself, he felt as if he were stepping on a needle board and couldn't even stand.
But apart from Xie Tingzhou, there is no better candidate.
"Do you think General Shen is a bit like General Chang Heng?" Chang Liu said.
Xifeng looked at Changliu, "What do you mean?"
Chang Liu looked at Chen Zhao a few more times and said seriously, “When Madam Chang gave birth, General Chang Heng also wandered around the door like this, it was exactly the same.”
Xifeng laughed out loud, then immediately stopped smiling and lowered his head to add a piece of firewood to the fire.
Shen Zhao heard everything the two said clearly and sat down by the fire.
He asked Xifeng, "How was my sister when you brought the water in just now?"
"I can't see it." Xifeng said, "I don't dare to see it either."
Shen Zhao was speechless.
They walked separately from Zhongbo and others. The conditions on the march were difficult. There were no beds in the tent. The ground was covered with hay and two layers of cloth.
Shen Yu wiped her body and hair, changed into clean clothes and felt much more comfortable.
There was a wound on her back that she didn't even notice. Fortunately, the wound was not big. Xie Tingzhou applied medicine for her. Worried that she would press on the wound while sleeping, he let her sleep on his chest.
But Chen Yu couldn't sleep.
She lay on Xie Tingzhou's chest, staring at the tent fabric blown by the wind with her eyes open.
Xie Tingzhou hugged her and stroked her hair. "Would you like to sleep for a while?"
"I can't sleep." Shen Yu said softly.
Xie Tingzhou was very worried about her.
She witnessed Pei Chunli's death with her own eyes and was afraid that she would blame herself for the mistake and fall into self-blame.
Xie Tingzhou kissed her temples and said, "Get well soon, and let's go home together."
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