Qin Zhou saw the three people talking, so he said, "You guys chat for a while, I will go out for a while."
Zi'an asked, "General Qin, what are you going to do?"
Qin Zhou raised his head with a grim smile on his face, "You'll know soon."
Zi'an has become accustomed to the obscure way of speaking of ancient people. A sentence cannot be said clearly, and you always have to guess.
She said weakly: "Okay, I'll wait and see."
Qin Zhou turned and went out.
Liu Liu looked at Qin Zhou's back, and only after the bamboo curtain fell did she sit down next to Zi An and said, "This Qin Zhou is always cold and scary."
Zi'an thought about the past few days he had spent with Qin Zhou, and smiled, "She is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, that's nothing."
"I didn't see how hot she was." Liu Liu muttered.
Zi'an's attention was on Lingli's face. The black veil did not reveal her flesh, but a hint of pink could be seen under her eyes.
"Don't look at me, I'm fine. I'll be fine in two days." Lingli said when she saw Zi'an always staring at her.
Zi'an knew that she was a person with a past, so he didn't delve into it and asked, "Lingli, you saw Ajing take Rouyao away, didn't you?"
Lingli said, "I didn't see it clearly. The smoke was too thick and the place was in chaos. I was busy guiding people to escape. I saw from a distance that Rouyao was injured while trying to save someone, and Ajing rushed over. Then I saw Ajing running away with someone in his arms."
Liu Liu's eyes were red. "Rouyao must not die. So many of us came here, so many of us must go back."
Zi'an hugged Liu Liu and said nothing.
Lingli said: "General Su Qing sent a letter saying that they are now on their way to the capital."
Zi'an let go of Liu Liu and asked, "Is it done?"
"Okay!" Lingli said.
"That's good!" Zi'an's eyes showed a trace of hatred, "More than 5,000 lives, we have to settle the accounts with him slowly."
Liu Liu said sadly: "This is probably the most terrifying experience I have ever had in my life."
Zi stroked her hair and comforted her: "It's okay, it's all over."
"The sky was dark, smoke billowed, fire burned fiercely, and the imperial guards rushed forward like hungry wolves to kill us..." Liu Liu couldn't help but choke up, "even the children were not spared..."
After saying that, he burst into tears.
She had been holding it in for a long time and had wanted to cry, but she was afraid that others would say that she was married but did not know how to endure. The most important thing was that Lingli had never shed a single tear. She was embarrassed to cry and had been holding it in for several days. When she saw Zi'an and told him about what happened that night, she really couldn't hold it in anymore.
She made up her mind to have a good cry and then slowly mature.
It is the same as those people who shout at the top of their lungs every day that they want to lose weight, and they have the mentality of risking their lives to eat a few meals in order to lose weight.
So, this cry was earth-shattering.
Zi'an was also sad. Seeing her crying so hard that her tears and snot were flowing together, the snot flowed down and touched the edge of her lips. With a loud "hissing" sound, she sucked it back.
Zi'an's tears froze instantly. He looked at her in amazement, not knowing how to comfort her. He just wanted to use a tissue to plug her nose.
She stretched out her handkerchief and handed it to Liu Liu. Liu Liu took it and wiped it on her face roughly, then threw it back to Zi'an and continued crying loudly.
Zi'an exclaimed, the atmosphere of sadness was turned into a big drama by her.
Zi'an really wanted to cry, but he couldn't cry anymore, so he patted her shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, don't cry anymore. There are still many things to do next."
Hearing this, Liu Liu picked up her handkerchief and blew her nose, then said in a nasal voice, "So what should we do now?"
Zi'an sighed, "Go wash your face first, I'll talk to Lingli."
Liu Liu's eyes were red and swollen like a peach that was almost rotten due to being so ripe, with only the eyeliner showing. She couldn't open her eyes even if she tried hard, so she said, "Okay, I'll go wash my face first. You must tell me what you said later."
"Go ahead." Zi'an sent her away.
After Liu Liu left, Zi'an looked serious and asked, "Have the bodies of the people who died in Muzhai been buried?"
"It was impossible to bury them one by one, and it was hard to tell. Plus, some of them were indeed infected with the plague, so in the end they had to be burned and their ashes were moved back to Muzhai to be buried, which was considered sending them home."
Zi'an felt a lump in his throat, which was surging in his internal organs but could not be released, so he said angrily: "Now it all depends on whether Qin Zhou has the courage, otherwise these people will die in vain."
"Qin Zhou is a man of courage, but can she break into the palace? Not everyone is willing to be labeled a traitor, and Qin Zhou seems to be very careful about her reputation."
Lingli pointed out the problem in one sentence, which was also what Zi'an had been worried about but had never asked.
After all, Qin Zhou is an important official close to the emperor, and the Qin family has been deeply favored by the emperor for so many years. Qin Zhou does not have sufficient reasons to rebel.
Of course, the reason of pleading for the people is understandable, but the matter of Ancheng and Muzhai has not spread yet. Instead, the news that the emperor settled the victims in Ancheng has spread, and he has gained some bad reputation. If Qin Zhou wants to rebel, it is not justified.
Moreover, all the people in Muzhai were dead, so there was no way to investigate further. The situation in Ancheng was controlled by Qin Zhou, and the emperor probably changed his strategy according to the circumstances.
"Well, we'll have to discuss this carefully when Old Seven comes back," Zi'an said.
Ling Liyan said: "Qin Zhou is determined to rebel, and she has a large number of troops under her command. In the past two days, she has been meeting with the generals in the camp. Sometimes she would not come out for an hour or two after a talk. It can be seen that she is determined enough."
Zi'an thought for a moment and said, "I'll talk to her later. She's not taking any action right now, so I think she has some plans."
She raised her head and looked at Lingli, "Hurry up and look for Ajing and Rouyao. If Ajing really took her away, she must be injured now."
"Don't worry about that. We have already sent people out to look for her. Qin Zhou is also very nervous. On the day I came back, I saw that she had sent three groups of people out to look for her."
"That's good." Zi'an was a little tired after talking for a while, so he said, "Please tell Qin Zhou to come see me when she's free."
When Lingli heard her say this, she knew that she might have a good idea for Qin Zhou, so she said, "Okay, I'll leave now."
Zi'an glanced at her again, "Lingli, is your face okay?"
"It's okay!" Lingli waved and went out.
Not long after Lingli went out, he saw the bamboo curtain move. Zi'an looked up and saw Qin Zhou coming in with medicine.
There was a rare softness on her face, making the curve of her facial features seem less cold.
"Drink the medicine first. This is the medicine prescribed by old Prince An Ran. He said it is a holy medicine for healing."
"I'll do it myself!" Seeing that she was about to feed him, Zi'an quickly propped himself up, but he didn't remember that both of his hands were injured. This pulled the wounds, causing her to grimace in pain.
"Don't move!" Qin Zhou frowned. "Why are you showing off? Although I can't serve people, feeding them medicine is not difficult for me."
Zi'an smiled bitterly, "It's not easy for me to take medicine while lying down."
(End of this chapter)