When Qian Jiujiu heard Concubine Qing greeting her, a smile immediately appeared on her face, but this smile was not as genuine as before.
"Mother, I'm sorry. I've neglected you since I came back recently. I've been really busy."
Concubine Qing listened to Qian Jiujiu's words and just smiled: "Jiuer, you are too polite. I know what you are doing, so how can I blame you!"
"Come to think of it, the Great Zhou is still thanks to you. By the way, how did you detoxify the Fifth Prince?"
Qian Jiujiu continued to smile: "It's almost healed. When the Fifth Prince is willing, he will naturally tell the news to Father. Mother, don't worry."
An unknown emotion flashed across Concubine Qing's eyes, and she glanced at Qian Jiujiu: "Jiu'er, mother has something to talk to you about, please come out with me."
After saying that, Concubine Qing turned around and walked forward. Qian Jiujiu's mouth twitched, but she followed her after all. In fact, Qian Jiujiu was also very curious.
What did Concubine Qing want to say to me? Following Concubine Qing to a pavilion in the Imperial Garden, they both asked the servants beside them to leave.
Qian Jiujiu looked at Concubine Qing blankly this time: "Mother, what do you want to tell me?"
Concubine Qing frowned and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Jiu'er, you and Xiao'er have already agreed that you don't want the position of crown prince or the throne of the Great Zhou?"
Qian Jiujiu's eyebrows were twitching. In fact, Qian Jiujiu was more curious: Mu Yexiao was not Concubine Qing's son. Did Concubine Qing know about this
When thinking about Concubine Qing poisoning Mu Yexiao, Qian Jiujiu thought that Concubine Qing knew about it, otherwise, why would Qian Jiujiu poison Mu Yexiao
But looking at Concubine Qing's expression now, it seems as if Concubine Qing really doesn't know? What is going on
Concubine Qing looked at Qian Jiujiu who was silent and couldn't help but frowned: "Jiuer, why don't you answer me? What are you thinking about? Is there something wrong with me today?"
Qian Jiujiu finally came back to her senses when she heard Concubine Qing's voice. She looked at Concubine Qing and said, "Oh no, there's nothing wrong with mother. I'm just worried about Mu Yexiao."
"I don't know if he has arrived at the battlefield yet. The prince has already made it clear to me that he has no interest in the position of crown prince."
When Concubine Qing heard this, her eyes sparkled: "Since it is Xiao'er's own choice, we should all support him, but Jiu'er, have you forgotten your destiny?"
Qian Jiujiu blinked: "What is my destiny?"
Concubine Qing sighed: "You are the Phoenix, don't you know?"
Qian Jiujiu looked at Concubine Qing in confusion: "Where did you hear this from, mother? I am not a phoenix, you misunderstood."
Hearing this, Concubine Qing's expression changed: "But this is what Master Zhiyin said, could it be wrong? I don't believe it."
“Forget it, I don’t want to care about what’s going on between you two. Now that I know what Xiao’er meant, I know. I’ll leave first.”
After saying that, Concubine Qing turned and left. Qian Jiujiu sat on the stone bench, looking at Concubine Qing's back, wondering what Concubine Qing meant.
Could it be that it was just a revelation of her phoenix fate? Unable to figure it out, Qian Jiujiu shook her head and stopped thinking about it. She sighed, and she was really worried about Mu Yexiao.
After leaving, there has been no news until now. Although I know that Gu Xiangning is also by Mu Yexiao's side, at least I don't have to worry about any danger.
But humans are emotional creatures, how could they not be worried? And now Mu Yexiao is still traveling with Gu Xiangning and Asan.
During this period of time, the border was mainly resisted by Zhang Meng and Zhang Da. Three days later, Mu Yexiao, Gu Xiangning and the other two, after traveling day and night, finally arrived at the current border.
As soon as they arrived at the border, Mu Yexiao took out his token and said, "Take me to see General Zhang Da."
The guard glanced at Mu Yexiao, his eyes suddenly lit up: "You are our God of War, King Xiao, you are back."
King Xiao is back. With the words of the gatekeeper, the whole camp cheered. Mu Yexiao is back, which means that their spiritual pillar is back.
Would they still lose the battle? Obviously not. With the arrival of Mu Yexiao, the momentum in the entire camp has risen by more than one level.
Zhang Da heard the noise outside and came out with Zhang Meng and a group of generals. Zhang Da came to Mu Yexiao in an instant and looked at him: "My Lord, you are finally back."
Mu Yexiao patted Zhang Da on the shoulder and said, "Okay, you have worked hard these days. I am back."
Everyone was very excited, but Mu Yexiao led everyone directly into the tent and looked at Zhang Da: "Zhang Da, tell me, what's going on now?"
Chen Da's face suddenly darkened: "Your Highness, the situation in the city is not good right now. The people in the city have gradually begun to experience the same situation as in the previous cities."
"Some people have started to feel weak all over, have fever, and have acne. It looks a bit like smallpox, but not really. This is a very tricky time."
When Mu Yexiao heard these words, he couldn't help but glance at Gu Xiangning: "Xiangning, do you want to take a rest or go and take a look now?"
Gu Xiangning frowned and thought for a while: "I'll rest for two hours."
When Zhang Da heard this, he looked at Mu Yexiao and said, "My Lord, where did you come from?"
Mu Yexiao glanced at Zhang Da and said, "The king and Gu Xiangning came here from Kyoto. We worked for three days and three nights without sleep and just arrived."
When Zhang Da heard this, he immediately told Mu Yexiao to rest: "Your Majesty, you should also rest for two hours, otherwise you will be too tired. It won't be a bad idea to take a few hours to deal with the things here."
Gu Xiangning also looked at Mu Yexiao: "Yes, Your Majesty, you also need to rest. When people are overly tired, they are prone to hallucinations, which will affect your judgment."
"You and Asan both need to rest. You need to sleep for at least two hours."
Mu Yexiao listened to Gu Xiangning's words with a frown on his face. He was about to say something when he heard Gu Xiangning continue, "My Lord, I promised the princess that I would guarantee your safety."
"You are about to engage in a long-term battle, so the most important thing for you is to protect your body so that you can lead us to victory. Go and rest."
This topic successfully convinced Mu Yexiao, and since everyone was persuading Mu Yexiao to take a rest, the three of them went downstairs to rest.
Two hours later, Zhang Da was the first to wake up Gu Xiangning: "Mr. Gu, have you rested well?"
Gu Xiangning knew that the situation must be urgent, otherwise Zhang Da would not come to call him at this time and sit up from the bed.
He glanced at Chen Da and said, "If it's not an urgent matter, it's best not to wake up the prince. Let him sleep for a while. I'll go with you to see the patient first."
Hearing Gu Xiangning's words, Zhang Da quickly agreed and took Gu Xiangning with him. When Gu Xiangning arrived in the city, he saw many people starting to vomit.
Gu Xiangning walked up without any disdain for the dirtiness, examined several patients, and then frowned. It seemed that this was indeed the work of that vicious woman Zhang Qiqi.
This poison is the poison of beans. Gu Xiangning had seen it at Zhang Qiqi's place. Zhang Qiqi used to think that Gu Xiangning was her child, so when she taught Gu Xiangning...
He did not keep anything to himself and taught everything he knew to Gu Xiangning, so that now Gu Xiangning's poison skills are even better than his master's.
It is more than enough to deal with Zhang Qiqi's poison.
Gu Xiangning glanced at Zhang Da and said, "Find someone to count how many doctors there are in the city, and then see how many people are infected, and gather those with similar conditions together."
Zhang Da asked people to write down a series of instructions, and then quickly had them do it. A few hours later, Gu Xiangning had quickly checked all the separated patients.
Then he quickly wrote down the prescription, and before Ningguo had time to react, he had already detoxified everyone in the city and looked at Zhang Da.
"Zhang Da, is it possible to hide what's happening in the city from Ningguo's spies? It's better to keep the news of the prince's return secret for now."
Zhang Da was stunned for a moment, then he understood. It was just in the afternoon, and there was such a big scene. Fortunately, it was on his own territory, but Zhang Da was not sure.
Are there any spies from Ningguo? At this time, someone came to report: "General, Ningguo has started to challenge us again, saying that we will not open the gate and surrender."
"It's about to rush in."
Inside the city, not only the civilians were poisoned, but the soldiers as well. Fortunately, the people from Ningguo did not come to attack the city in the past few days, otherwise, I am afraid that the current border would be the same as the previous two.
They would be taken down by the people of Ningguo. Zhang Da thought about the events of the previous two cities and became angry: "Mr. Gu, is it true that Ningguo said that they were from Mingyue Island?"
"If the people of Mingyue Island only know these vicious conspiracies, then they really are nothing to be afraid of."
Gu Xiangning frowned when he heard this and looked at Zhang Da: "Zhang Da, remember, words are the root of all trouble. It is not for you to comment on the people of Mingyue Island."
After saying that, Gu Xiangning turned around and went back to his own tent. Zhang Da looked at Gu Xiangning's back in confusion.
Why did he get angry for no reason? Shaking his head, seeing that it was almost time, Zhang Da walked directly into Mu Yexiao's tent.
"My Lord, my Lord, wake up, it's already dawn."
Mu Yexiao sat up from the bed and looked at Zhang Da: "What time is it now? Why did you wake me up now? By the way, have you written to the princess?"
Zhang Da quickly replied, "I've already informed the princess."