nycdaug Chapter 172: Border Attack
Chapter 172: Border Attack
Gu Shicheng's hand, which was tightly gripping his collar, loosened reluctantly, and both of them retreated in their respective directions.
Gu Shicheng turned around and walked back. Yuan Xu took advantage of the fake Ning An's unpreparedness, took out a stunning bullet and threw it over. The bullet bounced off, mixed with the mist of hot spring water and dissipated the smoke. Gu Qingyue fell into Ning An's arms first, and then Ning An fell down unconsciously, and the two fell into the pool.
Helan Xuenuo rushed over at the same time and pulled Gu Qingyue out.
The hot spring water suddenly began to bubble, and Yuan Xu and Gu Shicheng noticed something and rushed over...
The fake Ning An flew out of the water, holding the hairpin and flying towards Helan. Helan didn't have time to dodge...
Gu Shicheng stood in front of her, the hairpin piercing his chest. Yuan Xu kicked the fake Ning An away, disrupting her meridians. The fake Ning An fell to the ground, unable to move.
At the same time, Gu Shicheng fell into Helan Xuenuo's arms.
The hairpin happened to be stuck in the place where he was injured before, triggering the old injury again. The pain made him almost faint. The hot spring mist turned into water vapor, wetting their faces, and they felt that the cold winter was getting even colder.
Gu Shicheng looked at Helan Xuenuo, smiled and said with all his strength, "Finally...finally you are willing to catch me! Can you... forgive me?"
He finally couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
Helan frowned slightly, her mind racing. Why did he risk his life to save her? But she no longer felt any sympathy or guilt for him.
In this new life, she has changed, and he has changed too!
But it's all too late!
There was once a deep blood feud between them. Even if it was done by Gu Shicheng in the previous life, there was no possibility for them to...
After Yuan Xu packed up the fake Ning An, he ran over anxiously. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from Helan Xuenuo's face, gently comforting her, "Don't be afraid." Then he took Gu Shicheng from Helan's arms and sent Gu Shicheng to the side hall to be treated by the palace doctor he brought with him.
Gu Qingyue was taken away by Huang Jiuyuan to her former palace and was looked after by imperial doctors.
A small hairpin would not have caused any fatal harm, but it happened to hit Gu Shicheng's old wound, causing the wound to crack and making the injury worse.
After the court doctor finished his diagnosis and came out, Zhufeng also sent someone to pick up Gu Shicheng. He glared at Helan Xuenuo outside the side hall, and the anger that was difficult to suppress gradually appeared on his face. He couldn't restrain himself and pointed his sword at Helan Xuenuo. Yuan Xu took out his sword and pointed it at him, "What are you going to do!"
Zhu Feng clenched his sword tightly, glaring at Helan Xuenuo with gritted teeth and saying, "It's you again! You've repeatedly caused the prince to be injured! If the prince makes any mistakes, I won't let you off easily!"
"This matter has nothing to do with Ren Dong. Your prince was injured by the fake Ning An. A small hairpin can't take a person's life, let alone the Prince Ding'an who once went to the South Pass and made great military achievements! He was just injured by an old injury, which led to this!" Yuan Xu put away his sword, his face also looked stern. "If you touch my people, I will not let you off easily."
Zhufeng angrily retracted his sword, mounted his horse and rode away.
Yuan Xu turned around and hugged Helan Xuenuo, patted her on the back, and whispered softly, "Rosewood, don't be afraid! I'm here!"
Helan Xuenuo suddenly felt a lump in her throat and started crying. She felt a little uncomfortable for some reason...
Perhaps it was because of all the experiences that she had, that she realized some people and things were just so-so, and she felt that her obsession in the past was too ridiculous.
People always love to pursue the unattainable, but never cherish what they have...
She hugged Yuan Xu tightly, snuggled in his arms, and felt that Yuan Xu was rare.
The fake Ning An was imprisoned and detained, and tortured every day. Even so, she insisted that Gu Xingzhi was beyond help.
Huang Xie'er cried for two days...
Helan Xuenuo and Yuan Xu reviewed the matter and found that Ning An took drastic measures at this time, probably because the new emperor had ascended the throne and his foundation was unstable, so he wanted to defeat the faith of the court officials. The Red Seal had repeatedly invaded the border, and most of the powerful generals of the Yuan Mansion had returned to the capital because of the new emperor's ascension to the throne.
The border is now weak and powerless!
Helan slammed the table and said, "Oh no! The Red Seal might take this opportunity to attack the border!"
The matter was reported by Yuan Xu, and General Yuan and Madam Yuan set off overnight, and Yuan's grandfather also went with them. Now the people in the capital were in panic, and the news of the emperor's poor health had already been spread by the fake Ning An.
This matter will soon spread out of the capital, and then all the borders will no longer be safe...
So the Helan Mansion also set out at night, and the old general Helan, the old lady, and Mu Kong set off to the south.
As expected... when the news of the attacks on the southern and northwestern borders reached the capital, Helan Prefecture and Yuan Prefecture were already fighting the enemy on the battlefield!
Fortunately, Yuanfu arrived in time!
At that time, most of the border had been lost, and countless people were killed and injured!
Yuan Xu stayed in the capital. When the news of the emperor's poor health spread, he was afraid that someone would have different intentions towards the throne.
It was just a fake Ning An who turned Donglai upside down.
The prison historians who punished her all hated her!
The fake Ning An was tortured beyond recognition. She was crawling on the ground, with blood all over her back and her clothes torn. The prison was colder than outside, and the wind blowing in from the small iron window was like a small blade, making the wounds even more painful.
She had long lost the will to live, but was force-fed food, doused with water, and then severely tortured every day!
The day Qi Didi came, she lay on the ground, feeling so painful, her whole body felt like it was being bitten by ants, and her hands were so swollen that she couldn't scratch them.
Looking at Qi Didi outside the iron cage, she smiled and said, "You're finally here!"
Qi Didi looked at the fake Ning An lying on the ground with his body covered in rotten flesh. The smell of rotten flesh emanated from his body. She frowned and held her breath.
If the fake Ning An hadn't been caught, she wouldn't have come here. She was afraid that the fake Ning An would reveal that they knew each other.
In this way, she cannot escape the death penalty.
Looking at the fake Ning An covered in injuries, she was even more afraid that she would end up like this in the future.
Qi Didi was wearing a black hooded cloak, wrapping herself tightly with only her eyes exposed.
She was holding a small food box in her hand. She opened the lid and took out a bowl of porridge. She pushed the porridge in front of the fake Ning An and said, "Eat it. I feel really sorry for you. You bribed someone to get in with great difficulty."
"The girl is so nice to me!" The fake Ning An tore the wound at the corner of her lip and smiled. She moved the soup bowl tremblingly and smiled again.
"What's wrong!" Qi Didi looked very uneasy.
"Miss Qi, I have a great gift for you. In the palace where I once lived, there was a treasure pavilion. On top of the pavilion was a vase. If you turn the vase, the pavilion will move, and inside it is the great gift I have for you."
"What kind of gift?"
"Of course it's the gift you like!" Fake Ning An smiled comfortably and took a long breath, as if she had found some kind of peace. She took the porridge and drank it all in one gulp. She pushed the bowl away and uttered a few words with difficulty, "I hope Miss Qi can get what she wants..."
When the fake Ning An looked at her with a smile, she was scared in her heart. She took the bowl of porridge and put it into the lunch box.
Fake Ning An looked at her hurriedly leaving back and smiled from the bottom of her heart. She was finally going to be free from the torture...
The news of Ning An's death was reported into the palace the next day.
When Gu Qingyue heard this, he felt that his death was too easy! Huang Xieer felt that the stone in her heart could not be removed.
It seems...Gu Xingzhi is really hopeless!
Gu Xingzhi's body became weaker and weaker day by day, and his face became paler day by day.
She didn't know what to do! She didn't know how long Gu Xingzhi could hold on!
What should Donglai do?