But given the limited resources available, there's really nothing else to eat.
This day...
Su Wanwan: "How about we go and stay in the town ahead for a while?"
She didn't want to suffer anymore.
...
Gu Ziyu's injuries have finally healed to almost full strength.
Because of the influence of the Duke of Baoguo's mansion in the capital's army, Prince Jian adopted a policy of winning him over.
When their attempts to win him over failed, they resorted to torture, forcing him to write a letter to the Duke of Baoguo's mansion.
How could Gu Ziyu write such a letter? Instead, she started cursing.
Let Prince Jian release Su Wanwan and let her realize her mistake.
Otherwise, the Prince of Anhua would serve as a cautionary tale for him.
The consequence of his outburst of cursing was that he suffered a great deal of physical pain.
If Qiu Yue hadn't arrived with his troops so quickly, he would have suffered even more.
However, as his injuries were healing, he couldn't stay still and began searching everywhere for Su Wanwan's whereabouts.
Wanwan was lost while he was in charge, so he has a responsibility to find her.
He rode his horse along the road, his still-healing wounds soaked in sweat, feeling itchy and numb.
"Fourth son-in-law!" A soldier who had just ridden past on horseback turned around and greeted him.
Gu Ziyu: "???"
The visitor was very enthusiastic: "Fourth son-in-law, don't you remember me? I am General Wen Gong's personal guard!"
Gu Ziyu frowned. "What are you doing here?"
The term "fourth son-in-law" is too offensive.
Wen Ruyi's death was too disgraceful, and he did not want to have anything to do with the Wen family again.
My grandfather was angered to death by Wen Ruyi.
The abduction of Yan Ge'er and Yan Ge'er was mainly his responsibility, but Wen Ruyi also bore some responsibility.
When they got married, he tried his best to make it work with Wen Ruyi, but he never expected it would end up like this.
The visitor held this young master from the Gu family in both respect and fear, and quickly explained his purpose:
"Our general has been transferred to Fengyang for patrol duty, but," the man lowered his voice, looking left and right before speaking.
"Ma Ang, the military commander of Fengyang, is not in Fengyang!"
"I heard from his people that he went to Huguang to take care of some personal business."
"The bandits have captured Sishui and other prefectures, as well as Suining and Dingyuan counties. Just as the Censor-in-Chief Cong Lan was about to impeach Ma Ang, he was nowhere to be found!"
Gu Ziyu: "Private matter? What private matter?"
"They said they were going to kill someone, a very important person, and they brought more than twenty skilled men with them."
Gu Ziyu frowned in thought.
Ma Angjiu was serving in Datong and Yansui. What private matters could he possibly have to attend to in Huguang?
It's still murder.
A bad thought popped into his head.
Could it be that he knows Wanwan's whereabouts and wants to kill her?
Once the thought arose, the more I thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
The Ma family has always wanted to pursue a harem-like path.
Because of Wanwan, the Ma family has already lost several daughters.
Now that they've gotten rid of Wanwan, there's no obstacle left, and their Ma family's daughter can finally enter the harem.
Gu Ziyu's heart tightened, and his eyes darkened slightly: "Can you contact General Ma? I'll go with you."
It's all his fault that Wanwan has ended up in this situation.
If Wanwan dies, he will not forgive himself.
The visitor was flattered and overwhelmed. "I can get in touch with them! I can get in touch with them!"
Being able to curry favor with the second young master of the Duke of Baoguo's mansion is a stroke of great luck.
How could he possibly refuse?
After traveling for several days, the group successfully discovered the whereabouts of Ma Ang and his companions.
When Ma Ang met Gu Ziyu, he thought for a moment and then told her that Liu Qi had appeared nearby.
Capturing Liu Qi would be a great achievement.
He was far away in someone else's territory in Huguang, and even if he captured Liu Qi, the credit might be stolen by someone else.
He would be happy to sell this credit to Gu Ziyu.
Wen Gong, being Gu Ziyu's father-in-law, had long since been reinstated to his original position.
He had schemed and pleaded for a long time, spending a lot of money, before he finally managed to get in touch with Prime Minister Li.
Ma Ang sighed deeply.
It was better when Steward Li and Liu Jin were around; getting promoted and making money was as easy as drinking water.
Ma Ang gave a brief overview of what was seized from Liu Qi's carriage.
"Liu Qi probably took a woman and hid somewhere."
"The carriage also contained the woman's clothes, as well as some medicine packets containing a hundred-year-old ginseng, angelica, and many other precious medicinal herbs."
Gu Ziyu was initially a little disappointed.
They had absolutely no interest in catching Liu Qi.
He was slightly taken aback when he heard that Liu Qi had brought a woman with him.
Liu Qi was once Wanwan's man.
At this critical juncture of escaping for his life, he still insisted on bringing a woman with him, which shows how important this woman was to him.
Every night, she waits for his medicine, which is said to be sustained by precious medicinal herbs such as century-old ginseng.
It cannot be ruled out that this woman is Liu Qi's lover.
But if there's even a one in ten thousand chance it'll be Wanwan...
Gu Ziyu no longer hesitated, "Where was Liu Qi last seen?"
Ma Ang: "There's a small tavern about five miles behind. Judging from their direction, they should be heading south."
Gu Ziyu nodded and instructed his subordinates to take the name card from the Duke of Baoguo's mansion: "Go and find the prefect of Anlu Prefecture and cooperate fully in the search!"
With the recent chaos of war, the prefect of Anlu Prefecture is constantly on edge, fearing that bandits might one day break through the city walls and commit massacres.
Upon receiving the invitation from the Duke of Baoguo's residence, he was greatly surprised and hurriedly went to greet them in person.
The Duke of Baoguo's mansion is the top noble family in the Great Liang Dynasty, and it's very difficult for ordinary officials to curry favor with them...
Anyone who manages to obtain a name card from the Duke of Baoguo's mansion will boast about it for a long time.
This is equivalent to having a stepping stone to visit the Duke of Baoguo's mansion. If you make some reasonable requests, the Duke of Baoguo's mansion will generally agree.
Gu Ziyu stated his purpose directly: "Could you check if any young men have appeared with a woman in the pharmacies and inns within the jurisdiction?"
Prefect: "..."
Over the past year, many people have fled, and there have been numerous people coming and going in Anlu Prefecture.
A young man going to a pharmacy or inn with a woman... that's a bit too far-fetched.
It's like finding a needle in a haystack.
The prefect still ordered his men to do their best to handle it, saying, "It will probably take some time."
Ma Ang, with his own agenda in mind, sent out his men.
He needed to find an opportunity to kill Zhao as soon as possible in order to report back to Chief Minister Li.
He couldn't be away from his mission in Fengyang for too long; he had to finish it quickly.
Ma Ang tried to leave under some pretext, but Gu Ziyu stopped him.
"General Ma is very busy, isn't he?" Gu Ziyu raised an eyebrow, looking at him with a cold gaze.
Ma Ang's decision to abandon his post and travel to Huguang must have been for some purpose.
Having learned her lesson from Wen Shuyi, Gu Ziyu is now much more cautious.
A hint of guilt flashed in Ma Ang's eyes as he smiled and said, "General Gu is too kind. This is my first time in Anlu, and I'd like to take a look around."
Gu Ziyu watched him leave with a cold eye and secretly sent someone to follow him.
As soon as Ma Ang stepped out of the gate, his personal guards approached him, unable to contain their excitement, and said a few words.
Ma Ang raised an eyebrow, looked around warily, and then left with his personal guards.
"General, I just went out for a stroll and heard that the steward of the Prince of Xing's mansion is reporting to the authorities that their mansion has recently lost a lot of valuable medicinal herbs."
"The rest is fine, but there are two century-old ginseng roots that the prince specially found to make medicine for the heir of Prince Xing."
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