Liu Qian's purpose is as obvious as if it were written on his face.
Therefore, Marquis Pingjin is actually quite angry now. If it weren't for the girl from the Wen family bringing Prince Wei to look for medicine this time, their Dingbei Army would probably be kept in the dark, and might not find out until things have caused an irreversible situation.
In fact, it was precisely because of this that the Marquis of Pingjin was able to bring his men out. His situation was just as Wei Tingyu had expected before. If he had left his post without permission not because of military circumstances but simply because of personal matters, he would definitely be in trouble. Probably not only the generals in the Dingbei Army would take the opportunity to sideline him. If they were even more ruthless, they would directly report back to the imperial city and eliminate his position as commander, and might even implicate the Marquis of Pingjin's mansion.
I guess I can only regret that I can't help.
Things were different after receiving Wei Tingyu's letter, although some people in the Dingbei Army did not believe it and thought that Pingjin Hou was deliberately playing some tricks and wanted to take credit for it and gain more power.
In the end, it was Mu Bei's former deputy general - who now directly commands an army - who spoke up to help. Apart from the initial intention of helping Pingjin Hou to take power and guard the northern border with Mu Bei's intention, it was also out of respect for Xiaocao. Only those who escorted King Dingbei back to the imperial city knew best that if it weren't for the fourth lady of the Wenren family, their prince would have died without a doubt.
The serious injury of King Dingbei has dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the army. If another person dies, the consequences will be even more disastrous. Although the injury of the commander-in-chief has aggravated the infinite hatred of the Dingbei army, this hatred is not without harm. Once they are blinded by hatred and lose their reason, and Liuqi seizes the opportunity, the northern border will be broken, which may not be an exaggeration.
Not only the soldiers who sent Mu Bei back thanked her, but the entire Dingbei Army thanked her.
Qi Chao's side not only had an absolute advantage in numbers, they were all elites, so it was no problem for them to deal with Liuqi's people. However, in order to get more information, they still left a few people alive - the one who had come to the door before was dealt with by Xiaocao. After he was taken away, the guards tried to ask him some questions and actually got some information out of him. However, he was in a hurry to escape, so he didn't have time to take a prisoner with him, so he just killed him directly.
After being surrounded, the last few people of Liuqi stood together back to back, intending to commit suicide. However, at the critical moment, the remaining anesthetics in the leader's hand were thrown out along with the bottle, which hit the nearest tree and exploded with a bang. There was quite a lot of anesthetics left, and the concentration was very high after the explosion. Therefore, even if those people did not faint at the first time, they did not have the ability to commit suicide, and they just fell to the ground unwillingly.
"What is it?" It wasn't just Pingjin Hou who was surprised.
"The medicine that the fourth girl brought was used for emergency treatment in an emergency." Hua Yu explained.
Pingjin Hou stopped asking.
The guard leader was seriously injured. He used up his last bit of strength to throw the spray bottle away, and then fell directly to the ground. Fortunately, the people around him were quick to catch him.
In the past, he would have simply treated his injuries and waited for death. But now...
He hurriedly brought the person back. He was supposed to look for the one in front first, but when he saw the lady being held by the prince, who seemed very familiar to him, he opened his mouth for a moment, not knowing what to say.
However, Xiaocao was worried. Even though she was sleeping soundly, the dense footsteps made her frown. Then she struggled to wake up, "Has the person been rescued? How is his injury? Let me take a look."
Wei Tingyu's hands tightened unconsciously. Xiaocao held his arm and called softly, "Tingyu..." Finally, Wei Tingyu let go. It was true that he felt sorry for Xiaocao, but she was also his loyal subordinate.
Xiaocao stood up, gave herself two injections behind Wei Tingyu's back to wake herself up, and then walked forward quickly as if nothing had happened.
It has been more than half a month since he left and returned. The water he brought with him was enough for washing his face, gargling his mouth, drinking, and wiping his body. Bathing was absolutely impossible. Moreover, he had to escape for his life and did not clean up at all. Xiaocao was not only smelly, but he looked like a savage. So it was hard for Prince Wei to hold him in his arms.
However, Xiaocao always ensures that there is no dust on her body and her hands are clean.
It was almost dawn, but the torches were still burning all around, occasionally making crackling sounds.
The leader was hit by three arrows. Perhaps because it hindered his movement, the arrows were broken directly. Apart from the part that was embedded in his body, only a short section remained outside the body. Xiaocao was glad that he did not rashly pull out the arrows directly.
"Hua Yu, I'll remove the arrow for him, and you take care of the other wounds on his body."
"only."
"Hold him firmly, don't move."
"only."
Due to limited space, one cannot lie down, so one has to stand with support, even if the person has fainted.
Xiaocao always carried a set of things with him. He took out a pair of scissors and cut the clothes without saying a word. This was not the first time Xiaocao had done such a thing. However, people who knew him well did not even raise an eyebrow. Most of the people present did not know what was going on, so they inevitably looked a little surprised. However, they had always maintained strict military discipline and did not say anything.
The silver needles relieve pain, stop bleeding and stimulate vitality. Xiaocao's movements of cutting the skin with a knife were quick, accurate and ruthless. The first arrow was quickly taken out, and then the wound was dealt with in no time. Before the man could come to his senses, he had already started to deal with the second arrow. The same movements were quick and neat, but the third arrow was a little troublesome. It almost grazed the blood vessels. If one was not careful, it would injure the blood vessels and cause heavy bleeding. Only then did Xiaocao slow down his movements. Even so, he was still at ease.
After the three arrows were used up, Huayu had only sutured less than three wounds.
Xiaocao ignored her and started to treat the wound on the other side. As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Only when others do the same thing can they truly feel how powerful Xiaocao is. It is really like sewing clothes.
In the end, most of the wounds were still treated by Xiaocao, which made Huayu feel ashamed, but she also secretly swore in her heart that she would not say anything else, but she must master this skill. Even if she couldn't be better than the madam, she must at least be on par with the madam. Otherwise, the madam is an expert in everything, but she can't do any of them well. Wouldn't that be a waste
When the bandage was finally completed, the chief looked almost like a mummy.
They also gave him a few anti-inflammatory and analgesic pills that they had prepared in advance. As for how to take care of him the rest of the time, they should have experience. "If you notice something is wrong, call me in time." Xiaocao nestled back into Wei Tingyu's arms.
After they had gathered themselves together, they began their return journey. However, the original guards were mostly injured, so their return journey was very slow.
The original place to "set up camp" was not very convenient with so many wounded people. Fortunately, there was a small town less than ten miles away. This town was located in a remote area and was really small. There was only one street from beginning to end. The villages in some places were probably much larger than here.
In order not to disturb the people in the town, Pingjin Hou ordered his soldiers to stay outside the town, and the guards with lighter injuries also stayed behind, so not many people entered the town in the end. However, even so, their group was still very conspicuous and attracted the attention of the entire town almost immediately.
I simply went straight to the mayor to arrange a place for them to stay.
Pingjin Hou did not reveal his identity, but still said that he was from the Dingbei Army, and was on a mission to meet the family of a general in the army. Because he encountered some trouble on the way, he took a detour and went in the wrong direction, so he ended up here.
In the northern border, the prestige of the Dingbei Army is absolutely unparalleled. Even those who have no direct contact with them will be particularly enthusiastic after knowing their identities.
So, those who were originally a little afraid suddenly welcomed them with a smile and prepared the best accommodation for them.
-Even if he was injured, he looked a little weak after changing his clothes. Even the leader of the guards only needed someone to support him when he woke up, so he naturally did not arouse any unnecessary suspicion.
Xiaocao is a woman, and Wei Tingyu has difficulty in moving, so she was naturally treated as a "general's family member". The emperor seemed to take extra care of the "weak" and even called two women to help.
Xiaocao had long been dissatisfied with her situation. Before, she was unhappy but could only endure it. Now, the first thing she did was to wash her hair and take a bath. She washed herself vigorously, changed the water, and soaked in the bathtub before getting up.
After she finished washing, she made her hair half dry, and then took care of Wei Tingyu while he washed.
Wei Tingyu was naturally much cleaner than her, but even so, Xiaocao still felt disgusted. Then, she thought of her own appearance before and laughed unconsciously, "I'm so dirty, and you don't even feel disgusted?"
Wei Tingyu smiled and said, “How could I possibly dislike it?” It was because of him that Xuan’er became like that and was put in danger. Those subordinates were killed because of him. Then, he couldn’t tolerate some dirt and mess
Xiao Cao didn't say much on this issue, but gently touched him under the eyes, "You must not have slept well these past few days, and you probably didn't eat well. I finally got you better and raised some meat, but now you're back."
"It will get better later."
Xiaocao nodded. The details have not been studied yet, but it is likely that the medicine will be effective on Tingyu.
After everything was cleaned up, Xiaocao and Wei Tingyu ate something, then pressed Wei Tingyu down to rest with her. In order for him to sleep better, she also prepared some tranquilizers for him and gave him a not-so-long round of massage.
Perhaps because of the presence of Xiao Cao, Wei Tingyu slept quite well. After some rest, he felt better.
The next day, Xiao Cao asked about the other conditions and found out that they were all fine. She checked the injuries one by one. Because the weather had turned cold, inflammation was less likely to occur. The medicine was good, so the recovery was naturally good. She basically didn't have to worry about anything afterwards.
Naturally, Pingjin Hou will also be in charge of the affairs in Liuqie, so Xiaocao still has to worry about Wei Tingyu.
Just when Xiaocao was about to study the medicines, Pingjinhou came to them and told them to go to Beicheng, which was the capital city after all, and had everything available, so it would definitely be more convenient. Although Beicheng was closer to the front line where they often fought with Liuqi, in fact, since the Dingbei Army had been stationed there for decades, Liuqi had only come to the city once, and was eventually beaten back, so Beicheng was actually very safe.
Xiaocao asked Wei Tingyu for his opinion, but Wei Tingyu pretended to be lazy and let Xiaocao make her own decision.
After thinking it over, Xiaocao nodded and agreed. Maybe he needed other medicines, so it would be more convenient to go to the North City.
Xiaocao agreed, and Pingjin Hou was naturally happy. He told Xiaocao that they didn't need to do anything, just call them when they left, and they just needed to take him with them.
However, when Marquis Pingjin was leaving, he met Wei Tingyu's eyes that seemed to understand everything, and touched his nose a little awkwardly. Although they had only been in contact for a few days, Marquis Pingjin had already clearly felt that this Prince Wei was no simple character, but very powerful. He seemed to be no worse than those old foxes in the court. Anyway, when it comes to playing tricks, they, the military generals, could never compare. Okay, he admitted that he had some selfish motives in taking the fourth girl from the Wen family to North City, but that selfish motive would definitely not hinder her. Besides, it was indeed more convenient over there.
When saying goodbye, Wei Tingyu asked people to leave a lot of silver. The mayor was naturally grinning from ear to ear. After all, at the beginning, he was still a little skeptical. The reason why he showed complete trust was that he thought they were not to be messed with. Afterwards, the people in the town were not disturbed. No matter what it was, everyone gave money. It did increase the objective income of many families. Now it's another sum of money. Now that people have left, they don't have to worry about it anymore. How great.
They were heading to the North City, but Pingjin Hou had the 3,000 men who came behind him stationed here. He decided to set up a defense point here in the future. As for Liuqie, no matter which road it was, they had to be blocked.
Someone was sent ahead to go back to the North City, and the group behind slowed down. Wei Tingyu's physical condition had deteriorated due to the suffering he had endured over the previous few days. He was in the carriage almost all day long, whether he was walking or stopping, which was really worrying.
Xiaocao put all her attention on him and never left his side.
It took almost ten days of walking to reach the North City.
As the commander-in-chief of the Dingbei Army, he naturally has his own mansion in the North City. However, after Pingjin Hou moved in, he only used the front yard and did not step into the backyard. He believed that those people in the Marshal's Mansion would not be happy for him to go in. However, now that they are going to let Xiaocao and the others live in it, they have already prepared a large and spacious yard with nice scenery.