When Nangong Lizhu and Eunuch Yu came, they both told me to leave immediately, but there was no sign of departure for the next few days, and the state capital actually calmed down.

I couldn't get out, and there was no news to come in, so I had no choice but to stay quietly.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

It's early summer, and the air is gradually getting scorching hot. Although I'm not in prison, I'm still in prison after all. The conditions here aren't very good either. The small room is becoming more and more like a steamer. Those women

I couldn't stand it any longer, so I stood under the eaves to enjoy the cool air. I sat alone on the bedside, holding a Buddhist scripture and reading it slowly.

There were footsteps outside, and several women said: "Eunuch Yu!"

Eunuch Jade is here?

As soon as I heard this, I turned around and saw Eunuch Yu walking in, sweating profusely from the heat. When he saw me sitting by the bed, he came over and said, "Miss Qing."

"Eunuch Jade." I struggled to stand up and saluted him. He hurriedly came up to support me, looked me up and down, pinched my fingers, and murmured: "Why is it so cold?"

I forced a smile: "It's okay."

In this weather, my body is still as cold as ice, and I have to cover myself with a quilt when I fall asleep at night. I know what is going on in this situation, but I just stay up day by day and watch him.

With a worried look, he added: "I took all the medicines you sent over on time."

"Then why isn't it better?"

"I'm getting a lot better already," I said with a smile, "Sickness comes like a mountain falling, and sickness goes away like a thread."

Eunuch Yu wrinkled his gray eyebrows, looked at me, but didn't say anything after all. He turned around and waved, and several young eunuchs from outside the door came in, carrying boxes and small stoves in their hands, and placed them in the outside room.<

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This is——

Father-in-law Yu said to me: "I have brought you the medicine and the stove. Remember to take the medicine on time. We will ask the kitchen for the food. It has been getting hot these days. You don't have water here, so it will be even hotter."

It's terrible. But you are weak, so don't be too greedy for coolness at night."

As he spoke, he turned to the women and said, "You should also take more care of Miss Qing. Your benefits will be indispensable."

"Yes."

I frowned.

Although my case has been suppressed, I am still a suspect, and the current situation is obviously not something that a suspect can find. However, this is not surprising, the strange thing is——

"Eunuch Yu, are you not planning to leave anytime soon?"

"Hmm."

"What's going on? Didn't you say before that you were leaving soon?"

Eunuch Yu said: "I originally planned to set off, but just a few days ago, I suddenly found traces of those assassins."

"What? Assassin?!" I was shocked, and my face suddenly turned pale.

Could it be that Pei Yuanhao has already found the hiding place of Yao Lao and the others? Hongye Temple? If this is the case, could it be that he delayed returning to Beijing this time because they attacked Nangong Lizhu, so he wanted to attack these people?

?

My heart was beating hard: "Is there a fight?"

"Yeah." Eunuch Yu nodded.

Suddenly, all the strength in my body seemed to have been sucked away, and the last thing that supported me was gone. My chest felt so tight that it felt like it was about to explode at any time. I coughed desperately, unable to straighten my waist, and my throat was leaking.

It was bloody and sweet.

"Miss Qing, what's wrong with you?"

Eunuch Yu hurriedly supported me and helped me calm down. I tried my best to restrain myself and looked up at him: "Are there any casualties? Have the assassins been caught?"

"No." Eunuch Yu shook his head and said: "They seem to be leaving Yangzhou by water. The emperor has transferred the navy from Zhoushan. Now there are warships everywhere on the river."

Waterway? Warship?

When I heard this, my eyes widened in shock - not Hongye Temple? But Waterway?

If Yao Lao and the others are exposed, they must go back, and the waterway...

At this moment, a slender figure slowly walked into the house. The women and eunuchs standing at the door hurriedly saluted her: "Miss Nangong."

When Eunuch Yu heard this, he turned around quickly. When I looked up, I saw Nangong Lizhu standing at the door, looking at us.

Eunuch Yu walked over and bowed to her with a complicated expression: "Miss Nangong."

Nangong Lizhu nodded to him, walked slowly to me, looked down at me for a while, and said: "My face still doesn't look good."

Although my face was not very good, I had broken out in a cold sweat just now. At this time, I looked even more embarrassed than when Eunuch Yu came in. I raised the corners of my lips and said, "I'm sorry for you."

Eunuch Yu waved his hand, led several people out, and closed the door.

Nangong Lizhu looked back and said with a smile: "It's rare that you are already like this, and there are still people who are so kind to you. Even the girl who was tortured called you and said I was sorry."
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"Everyone has a heart."

"You mean, the emperor has no intention?"

"..." I lowered my head indifferently, and my long eyelashes drooped, covering my eyes: "You know better than anyone whether the emperor has his heart or not."

She looked at me silently, and after a while, she said: "The war will continue for a while. After we deal with them, we will return to Beijing. You should take good care of your health during this period."

I smiled: "If the emperor really finishes this battle and gets rid of all those people, is there any use for me to stay?"

She said: "I won't let you die."

Nangong Lizhu's beautiful and beautiful face showed a firm look: "I said, you must not die before certain things are finalized."

I looked up at her: "Is winning or losing so important?"

"..."

"Now that you have defeated me, you must see me lose completely?"

"..." She was startled for a moment and didn't speak again for a while. After a long time, she whispered: "Take good care of yourself."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

In the following days, I did not secretly throw away the medicine that was delivered to me every day, but endured the bitterness and drank it. The thick black concoction with a fishy and bitter taste was poured down bowl after bowl, and the heat gradually increased.

When the weather got up, my appetite became very poor and I couldn't eat. My body didn't collapse, but my spirit never got better.

In the past half month, some news from outside has come in. It is said that the assassins have been wiped out, and the Zhoushan Navy has received a reward from the emperor and returned with great honors.

It’s time to return to Beijing.

It was a cloudy day on the day of departure, with dark clouds covering the sky like a thick quilt. There was no scorching sunshine, but it was still extremely sweltering. Yangzhou was like a closed steamer.

I finally walked out of this small room. The women helped me carry my luggage, and some of them led the way. It was a bit difficult for me to walk. Finally, when I got outside, I saw the large open space in front of the door. Luan Jia.

Already prepared.

There are many cars and horses, colorful flags fluttering, and it is extremely noisy at a glance.

Maybe it was because I had been locked up for too long and saw too few people. When I suddenly saw such a scene, I was a little stunned for a moment, but as soon as the figures flashed in front of me, several guards came over and said to me: "Pass there."

Come this way."

By the way, my identity is still a prisoner.

On the way back to Beijing, naturally someone wanted to look at me.

I nodded and followed them in an orderly manner. At the end of the motorcade there was a relatively shabby carriage, surrounded by black cloth, which looked particularly solemn. As soon as I opened the curtain, I saw Shui Xiu huddled inside.

"Water show!"

"Girl!"

The scars on her face were still there, and she was very thin. She was sitting huddled in the corner, still a little dazed. When she saw me standing below, she hurriedly crawled over and reached out to catch me. The guards had already said:

"Hurry up, we'll be leaving soon!"

My body was very weak, and it was difficult to walk. Naturally, I couldn't get into the carriage. Shuixiu pulled me, and a guard helped me, and finally got me into the carriage. As soon as I sat down, Shuixiu hugged me.

Stopped me: "Girl!"

Tears fell down like broken beads, immediately soaking my clothes.

I looked down at her, gently reached out and patted her back: "It's okay. As long as you're okay."

"No, girl, I'm sorry for you, I -" she choked and said: "I was really afraid of pain, I - I couldn't bear the beating, so -"

I covered her mouth: "Stop talking."

She looked at me with tears in her eyes, and I smiled and said, "If you've been sorry to me, I'll be sorry to you now."

"..."

"At least now, you are alive and so am I. This is the best outcome. Shuixiu, you did nothing wrong."

"..." She cried so hard that she couldn't speak. She fell into my arms and choked with sobs.

I kept holding her in my arms and stroking her hair. The noise outside could not be heard for a while. We didn’t know when the emperor left the state capital and got on the carriage. We only felt the carriage shake and the whole motorcade shook.
To be continued...