Wei Tingyu took it and saw that the seal was indeed urgent. He opened it quickly and saw a string of secret codes written on the narrow piece of paper. Outsiders could not understand it, but Wei Tingyu understood it immediately. His pupils shrank suddenly, "Pack up your things and return to the imperial city immediately, quickly!"
No one dared to delay and packed up immediately.
Xiao Cao heard the noise and came out of the house, "Tingyu, what's going on?"
Wei Tingyu's mouth felt a little dry, and his lips moved. Xiaocao came forward, and he pulled her in and whispered in her ear: "The emperor is critically ill, and he urgently wants you to go back."
Xiao Cao's pupils also shrank sharply, "How could it be?" Emperor Xuanren had always been in good health, but who could say for sure if he had an acute illness? But, couldn't even her adoptive father handle it? She had originally asked her adoptive father to stay in the imperial city just in case, and now...
Even though Xiaocao didn't understand the affairs of the officialdom, he knew that if something really happened to the emperor, the consequences would be disastrous. Several princes have already come of age and have considerable support from powerful forces behind them. Not to mention that the crown prince has not yet been appointed, even if one is appointed hastily now, a major turmoil is inevitable.
Therefore, the emperor cannot die!
"Tingyu, send some guards to take me back first." Xiaocao made a prompt decision.
"Xuan'er..."
"Come back slowly later, don't worry. The medicine has been prepared. Remember to take it on time." After Xiaocao said that, she turned around and went back to the house to pack up, taking only some necessary things.
Xiaocao's hand slipped away from Wei Tingyu's palm. Wei Tingyu held it for a moment and then let go. He watched her go into the house, and his hands unconsciously clenched. In the current situation, the imperial city was a quagmire and it would be best to avoid it, especially since they were outside and didn't even need to find an excuse.
But Wei Tingyu knew that he couldn't stop her, not in any way, and he couldn't even slow down her journey. "Xuan'er, take all the medicines you prepared."
Xiao Cao paused, "Got it."
Wei Tingyu closed his eyes and said, "Someone..."
"Master." Wen Xin stepped forward immediately.
"Wenxin, you stay, Xuan'er and her four maids stay, and all the guards plus Huayu must escort Xuan'er back, no matter the cost. Do you understand?" Wei Tingyu's eyes were full of determination.
"only!"
Xiao Cao came out of the house quickly and said, "You can go now."
"Xuan'er..."
Xiaocao held Wei Tingyu's hand, "Tingyu, you don't have to say anything, I know everything, don't worry, just come back slowly, when you come back, everything will be back to normal." She leaned over and kissed him on the lips, which was extremely bold.
However, no one cared about this at this time, only Xiaocao left in a hurry.
Wei Tingyu sat there motionless, not even looking at Xiaocao leaving.
After receiving the message from the people below, Mr. Xie kept quiet. He picked up another chess piece and placed it on the chessboard slowly. Then he spoke slowly, "Is the little girl busy going back to save someone? If it was an ordinary person, she shouldn't be in danger. So the person to be saved must be very important, or even have far-reaching implications, such as the emperor..."
"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb." Wei Tingyu's eyes pierced through him with a cold look.
Mr. Xie San was indeed a bit nonchalant and didn't seem to take it seriously. Anyway, no matter what happened in the imperial city, it would not affect him at all. Of course, whether this was true or not, only he knew it.
"If it were me, I would definitely not send her back at this time. But seriously speaking, I used to think that the difference between Prince Wei and those second-generation rich people who just eat and wait for death is that he doesn't go out to eat, drink and have fun. But it seems that is not the case." Mr. Xie smiled and seemed to have a strong interest in this.
Wei Tingyu looked at him with his eyelids raised, "In this world, people may be dying all the time. No matter how valuable one's identity is, if one dies in some unknown corner and is not discovered by anyone, then it would be a waste of life." There was a hint of hostility in his expression that he could not hide, and it was sinister.
Third Master Xie paused as he was about to place the chess piece again. Looking at Master Wei who seemed to have become a completely different person in such a short period of time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This man's situation was indeed a result of comparison. All his resentment, resentment, and frustration back then seemed nothing compared to Master Wei.
Well, Mr. Xie San had a slight remorse and stopped provoking him. He didn't admit that Wei Tingyu might have killed many people, and if he pissed him off, he might really attack him.
On the other side, Xiaocao walked out of the Zhao family's door, and several people under Wei Tingyu were already waiting there, each holding two horses. One look at the situation and you could tell what was going on.
Even if we rush back at full speed, even if we work day and night, it will still take several days. However, it is actually impossible to go back without any rest, so the fastest time would probably be five or six days.
Since she has to go back, it is very likely that ordinary means will not be able to have any therapeutic effect at all. Therefore, Xiaocao can only hope that her adoptive father can stabilize the situation as much as possible and delay time so that no irreversible situation will occur during the few days when she rushes back.
Xiaocao doesn't know how to ride a horse, so naturally she has to be led by others. Each person has two horses and they take turns. There are only a few people around her, and the others have already "cleared the way" ahead.
Wen Xin watched them leave and turned back to report.
Wei Tingyu had a blank expression on his face. "Pack up and we'll set off." Even if Xiaocao told him not to worry, Wei Tingyu couldn't stay for even another day.
It is certain that Wei Tingyu brought with him not only guards, but also ordinary entourage. After all, there are so many things, and the guards have the duty of guarding. However, even so, he will definitely not take away all the things he brought with him. He needs to travel light.
Mr. Xie stood up leisurely, "In that case..."
"Please come with me, Mr. Xie San." Wei Tingyu interrupted the other party without allowing him to argue.
Third Master Xie raised his eyebrows slightly, "Isn't it a bit unreasonable for Master Wei to ask such a request?"
"So what?" He was quite overbearing, strong and unreasonable.
Mr. Xie Sanye looked at Wei Tingyu with narrowed eyes, and Wei Tingyu's eyes became more and more cold and impatient, and he might do something at any time.
Mr. Xie San suddenly sighed, "Young people nowadays are hard to deal with." He turned around and looked at the woman who stood up and stood beside him, "Bao'er, if you follow me back to the imperial city, you may have to face a lot of things. Are you afraid?"
The woman was still smiling, but this time her smile was not so genuine, and her hands unconsciously clenched, "With Third Master here, I'm not afraid of anything."
"Yes, I'm here, you don't have to be afraid of anything." Mr. Xie stroked her hair.
Wei Tingyu did not lose his mind now. On the contrary, he was quite calm at this moment. He watched the words and actions of the two of them. This woman was indeed problematic. Under normal circumstances, she should be worried that the Xie family would make things difficult for her after returning to the imperial city, but it was obvious that this was not the case.
However, Wei Tingyu did not take it seriously. Even though Third Master Xie had a lot of manpower in the imperial city and the Xie family was still his solid backing, it would not be difficult for Wei Tingyu to deal with him.
Therefore, it would be best if his presence here was just a coincidence. Even if there was something wrong, it would be his own private matter. Otherwise...
It seemed that after making the decision, Third Master Xie remained calm when facing the coldness of Master Wei, showing the demeanor of aloof from the world.
Xiaocao left with a lot of noise and didn't even have time to say goodbye to her master. Naturally, the servants of the Zhao family reported the matter to their superiors, one to Old Master Zhao and the other to the mistress of the inner house.
When the people from the Zhao family came over, the things here had been almost packed up.
Wei Tingyu restrained himself a little, "I was originally going to look for Old Master Zhao, but because of some urgent matters in the imperial city, I needed to leave early. Xuan'er had already left, so I didn't have time to say goodbye to Old Master Zhao in person. Please forgive me."
"It's okay, don't worry about it." The little girl is good at medicine. She is so anxious, she must be busy saving people. When human lives are at stake, etiquette can be put aside. "Master Wei, are you going to set off now? We don't have enough manpower, why don't our Zhao family send some people to help Master Wei?"
Are they worried that if they leave, the Zhao family's business will go wrong? "Old Master Zhao, the imperial city is not peaceful recently."
Regardless of whether Xuan'er caught up or not, there would definitely be storms afterwards. Of course, it would be better to catch up than not. If the emperor died at this time, there would be a fight, and whoever was involved would die. If the emperor could hold on and be rescued by Xuan'er, and stay calm with him, there would definitely not be any big waves. However, what would those who have already made up their minds think of Xuan'er
Wouldn't there be any princes who would have inappropriate thoughts at this juncture? It was simply a joke. Normally, the princes were suppressed by the emperor and dared not have any treasonous thoughts. Now that they suddenly got an acute illness, any thoughts might arise in an instant.
Old Master Zhao was a little embarrassed when Wei Tingyu saw through his thoughts, but who was he to get upset over such a thing? However, the imperial city was not peaceful? What was going on? With His Majesty in charge, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. How could there not be peace under the emperor's feet? Unless... Old Master Zhao's heart tightened, but he still didn't show it on his face, "It's just a few servants, moving things for Master Wei, how can this affect anything?" He seemed to be a little confused as if he didn't understand what Wei Tingyu meant.
"In that case, then thank you, Old Master Zhao." It's just a few more people, it doesn't really matter.
Half an hour later, Wei Tingyu also set off.
There were quite a lot of people coming to see him off, but their faces looked unhappy. They seemed anxious and unwilling. After all, there was no "master" from the Zhao family following them. However, with Old Master Zhao suppressing them, they dared not say anything.
It wasn't until Wei Tingyu and his group left in a mighty procession, walking further and further away, that someone finally couldn't help but say, "Dad, they're just leaving like that? After all, our Zhao family treated them well with good food and drink for a while, and they're just leaving without any thanks?"
Old Master Zhao twirled his beard and looked back at his daughter-in-law. "They are my guests. If you want them to express anything, why not tell me directly and I will compensate you on their behalf?"
The woman's expression froze on her face. "Dad, that's not what I meant. I meant, I meant..."
"Okay, just take care of the house, and don't think about other things that you shouldn't think about. It has nothing to do with you."
The woman's face was a little blue and white, but she didn't dare to say anything.
Just after leaving the county town, I received two more letters. One of them was the same as the previous one - to prevent accidents, there were some identical contents, so basically only a few letters could be delivered - the other one had some specific content.
After reading it, Wei Tingyu crumpled it into a ball and threw it directly into the hand warmer. He looked outside and saw that the weather was good today.
In the imperial city, the news that Emperor Xuanren was seriously ill had spread. Even some ordinary people had heard some of the news, so the atmosphere in the entire imperial city was tense and depressing.
Not only were people from the Imperial Hospital guarding the palace, but Divine Doctor Lin had also entered the palace, and now Emperor Xuanren's illness was indeed being suppressed by Divine Doctor Lin, but it was only suppression.
In January, Emperor Xuanren developed abdominal pain. However, after the people from the Imperial Hospital prescribed medicine, the symptoms subsided. In this way, even the emperor did not seem to have anything to be nervous about. Normally, if the emperor was sick, it would naturally be concealed, especially Emperor Xuanren. He did not want his mother, son, ministers, and harem to be bored by the true or false concerns he expressed.
However, a few days ago, the pain started again, and the imperial physician was called in again. However, although the medicine had some effect this time, it was not able to completely relieve the pain. This naturally made people anxious. The problems later became more and more serious, and it seemed that the matter could not be concealed. At this time, Prince Heng did not know what was going on, and showed a very tough attitude. He directly broke into the bedroom of Emperor Xuanren. Well, the matter was completely exposed.
Everyone knew about it, and headed by the Queen Mother, all the princes, court ministers, and concubines in the harem were all crowded together.
Emperor Xuanren just felt annoyed, because he was uncomfortable, which made him even more annoyed. He sat half-leaning, closed his eyes, and still had dignity. He turned around and said, "I am not dead yet, do what you need to do, don't bother me here."
The ministers dared not disobey. As the emperor was in poor health, they naturally had to handle the affairs of the court. They could not let the emperor worry too much and hide their worries and some thoughts in their hearts.
However, these princes who had other thoughts were not so easy to deal with. It was the time to be filial sons, so how could they not be eager to show it? In the end, Emperor Xuanren said "Get out", and all of them, including the concubines, left as well.
It has been too long and Emperor Xuanren has no way to deal with his mother.
The Queen Mother sat next to Emperor Xuanren, holding back her tears, "The Imperial Hospital is really a bunch of rubbish. Where is the Wenren family's maid?"