Chapter 109 Confession
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At this moment, Qin Ke did hesitate. He had to admit that he longed to see Jin'er more, but he still had a lot of things to do, for her.
"No need, my injury is not serious. I thank you for your concern, Your Highness." He finally spoke, but still did not turn around. "Besides, I don't want her to see me like this. When she wakes up, Your Highness does not need to mention me to her. Just let her be safe and sound."
After saying that, he didn't stay any longer, took a deep breath, and walked out without looking back. He soon left the room and disappeared into the night.
Although Xiao Mingzheng didn't see Qin Ke's final facial expression, he could imagine what he felt at that moment. He had long since understood the true heart of this tough man. Perhaps Qin Ke himself also understood that Zhong Min was no longer the Li Jin'er of the past, and many things could never go back to the way they were.
No matter what kind of entanglement there was between Qin Ke and Zhong Min in the past, Zhong Min has let it all go with the loss of her memory. To her, Qin Ke is the same as anyone else, just a fact that has no impression in her memory.
"Your Highness, that brat isn't playing any tricks, is he?" Xie Feng quickly walked in. After confirming that Xiao Mingzheng was alright, he finally felt relieved. "What is his relationship with Min'er, that he would risk his life to get the antidote?"
"You don't need to ask any more questions about this matter." Xiao Mingzheng glanced at Xie Feng, paused, and then instructed again: "Don't mention this to anyone in the future."
"I understand!" Xie Feng knew that there must be some secret related to Zhong Min. Seeing that Xiao Mingzheng didn't want others to know, he naturally understood what he should do.
Looking back now, Xiao Mingzheng seemed to want to know more about how Qin Ke learned about Zhong Min's injury and poisoning in such a short time, and was able to clearly know the specific situation and successfully obtain the correct antidote. All this was obviously a bit unreasonable. It seemed that things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.
"Immediately send spies to investigate who Qin Ke met after Zhong Min was injured and before he received the antidote!" Xiao Mingzheng continued, "Also, immediately prepare to return to Muzhou. We must leave by tomorrow afternoon at the latest and do not stay in the capital any longer."
"Yes!" Xie Feng accepted the order and quickly went out to arrange various matters.
The next morning, Xiao Mingzheng entered the palace with an urgent report from the northwest, requesting the emperor's permission to return to Muzhou. This urgent report had been delivered by Luo Jiaxing, swiftly dispatched over 800 miles. Besides the one he had in hand, another had been delivered to the palace overnight, so the emperor must have been aware of it by then.
The urgent report clearly stated that the Western Rong, taking advantage of their commander, King Mu's absence from Muzhou, had gathered a large number of troops and stationed them at the border, with the intention of invading. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and an army cannot be without a commander for a long time. Given the urgent situation, the northwest garrison naturally requested King Mu's swift return to take charge and prevent a large-scale enemy invasion.
Of course, the information in this urgent report wasn't entirely fabricated. The emperor had spies within the army, and he wouldn't have believed anything less than the truth. However, this coincidence was a plot Xiao Mingzheng had set up earlier, intended to force the emperor to temporarily abandon the assassination attempt and allow him to return to relieve the border crisis.
Sure enough, this time the emperor had no other reason to force Xiao Mingzheng to stay. Regardless of whether it was true or false, at this moment of border crisis, the emperor had no reason to openly detain Xiao Mingzheng. After some comfort and encouragement, he graciously allowed him to immediately return to Muzhou.
By the time Zhong Min regained consciousness, it was two days later, and she was lying in the carriage heading back to Muzhou. The carriage was covered with a thick, soft blanket, and even the edges and corners had been treated, apparently to prevent vibrations from affecting her wounds.
"Miss Min'er, are you awake?" Soon, an unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded above her head, sounding very surprised.
Only then did Zhong Min see clearly that there was a little maid about thirteen or fourteen years old next to her, who seemed to have been taking care of her.
"Who are you?" She opened her mouth and felt pretty good, not too strenuous, but her mouth felt dry and she didn't have much strength.
She must have been poisoned earlier. The sword had been smeared with some potent poison, which had caused her to lose consciousness within moments. Now, it seemed the poison had dissipated. Although the wound still stung slightly, she was fortunately able to survive.
"My name is Ziyan. The prince asked me to take care of you." Ziyan seemed very happy: "You don't know, you have been unconscious for two whole days. Now you are finally awake. I will go tell the prince now!"
Seeing this, Zhong Min didn't have time to say anything, but saw Zi Yan quickly go over and lift the curtain, let the carriage stop first, and then ran away.
Zhong Min sighed inwardly. This girl was really impatient. She was extremely thirsty and wanted to ask this little girl to help her pour some water, but she didn't expect that this little girl ran faster than a rabbit.
He'd been unconscious for two whole days? No wonder he had no strength left in his body. Judging from his current condition, Xiao Mingzheng must have regained the initiative. They should be on their way back to Muzhou. However, the journey back wasn't easy. With the exception of the Emperor, all the other factions wouldn't sit idly by. Who knew someone might be waiting for them the next moment?
At this moment, Xiao Mingzheng, who was riding a horse to discuss matters with Xie Feng, immediately ordered to stop the journey when he heard that Zhong Min had woken up. They had been walking for a long time, so he simply let the horses rest on the spot and replenish food and grass.
After getting on the carriage and opening the curtain, Xiao Mingzheng immediately saw Zhong Min who had half climbed up and was struggling to reach for the teapot on the small table next to him.
Seeing this, he hurried forward and helped her lie down again: "Don't move, be careful of the wound opening, let me do it!"
As he spoke, he picked up the teapot that Zhong Min had just struggled to get, poured a glass of water, then carefully helped her up and prepared to feed her.
"I'm fine, just drink it yourself." Seeing this, Zhong Min sat up a little with the help of Xiao Mingzheng. As he spoke, he reached out to take the teacup and drank the water in one breath.
"I want some more." It was obviously not enough for her, and she looked at Xiao Mingzheng with an expression that showed she was in trouble.
Seeing that Zhong Min was in good spirits, Xiao Mingzheng felt a lot more relieved. He first took two cushions for Zhong Min to lie down half-leaning, then took the teacup and poured her another one.
Zhong Min took it and drank it immediately. The teacup was so delicate. She wanted to have another cup, but Xiao Mingzheng took the cup away from her hand.
"The court doctor said that if you wake up, you shouldn't drink too much water all at once. Let's leave it this way for now. I've already asked someone to prepare food for you. After eating, your spirit and physical strength will recover a little."
"Thank you!" Hearing this, Zhong Min nodded, stopped staring at the tea, and instead thanked Xiao Mingzheng sincerely.
"You took a sword blow for me, and were poisoned because of it, and almost lost your life. Why are you thanking me?" Xiao Mingzheng said as he adjusted the things covering Zhong Min's body, his expression extremely gentle.
Seeing this, Zhong Min spoke frankly, "I blocked the sword for you simply out of professional instinct. If anything had happened to you, then our agreement would have been breached. So, I blocked the sword not only for Your Highness, but also for myself. This is my duty, so Your Highness, don't think my actions are remarkable. On the contrary, if Your Highness hadn't saved me with all your might, I'd have lost my life. So, by comparison, I should be the one to say thank you."
"You are quite frank." Xiao Mingzheng smiled slightly, then he stopped smiling and looked at Zhong Min and said, "Actually, you don't have to thank me, because I wasn't the one who saved you and got the antidote for you."
Although Qin Ke had said that Zhong Min didn't need to know this, Xiao Mingzheng didn't want to hide anything. After all, facts were facts and couldn't be changed. Sooner or later, she would know, so it was better to tell her now. Zhong Min was a straightforward person, and he naturally didn't want her to think he was a shameless villain with bad intentions.
"If it's not you? Then who could it be?" Zhong Min was naturally very curious. It seemed that a lot of things must have happened during the days when he was poisoned and unconscious. Seeing that Xiao Mingzheng had no intention of hiding anything, he naturally started asking.
"It's Qin Ke!" Xiao Mingzheng gave the answer directly. As he spoke, he stared at the expression on Zhong Min's face, and sure enough, he saw that she was surprised and puzzled.
"It's him? What's going on?" Zhong Min was stunned for a moment before coming to his senses and saying, "I never thought I'd owe him two lives."
She was also deeply touched. It seemed that Qin Ke had extraordinary feelings for Li Jin'er. She felt a little guilty for using someone else's body this time.
Seeing Zhong Min's bewilderment, Xiao Ming didn't hold back and simply recounted the entire day's events from beginning to end. Zhong Min's brow furrowed as she listened, a thoughtful expression on her face. Clearly, Qin Ke's actions had once again completely exceeded her expectations. Thinking of Qin Ke's injuries and the loss of an arm, she felt even more guilty.
However, after hearing the whole story, Zhong Min suddenly felt that something was not right. Of course, she did not suspect that Qin Ke had any ulterior motives in his actions, but she just felt that all this seemed too coincidental.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that Zhong Min didn't say anything for a long time, as if he thought of something, Xiao Mingzheng couldn't help but ask.
Zhong Min shook his head and said seriously, "It's okay. I was just wondering how Qin Ke knew about my injury and poisoning so promptly and accurately. How did he know what kind of poison I was infected with, and who has the antidote?"
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