"Hu Wei, are you acting like a fool again?" She couldn't shake off the hand that Hu Wei had tightly grasped around her wrist.
Du Gu Luanyue looked at him with a somewhat helpless expression, but she was at a loss as to what to do.
In the past, when she was in the Eastern Palace dealing with court officials, she never thought it would be so strenuous. But sometimes Hu Wei would always tug at her thoughts.
For example, at this moment, she could actually shake him off. But if she used too much force, it would pull at Hu Wei's wound, so she didn't try to shake him off forcefully.
"I'm just a scoundrel. Did you just meet me today?" Seeing her face sink, Hu Wei slowly let go of her hand.
Du Gu Luanyue went to fetch some white wine and returned to the room. Just as she was about to tell Hu Wei that she was going out to find a doctor,
she found that Hu Wei had already taken off his upper clothes and was sitting on the edge of the bed with his back to her, sewing up his wound with a needle.
Du Gu Luanyue quickly put down the white wine and walked over. Her heart skipped a beat: "Hu Wei, are you crazy? You're sewing your own flesh?"
Cold sweat dripped from Hu Wei's forehead one by one. He gritted his back teeth tightly, and the veins on his forehead bulged. He glanced at her casually from the side:
"Didn't I do the same thing when you had that wound on your chest last time? It's a small thing. People who come back from the battlefield are used to it."
Du Gu Luanyue could tell from his calm tone that he was actually in great pain. She looked at him with a worried expression:
"I know why. You're afraid that I'll be in danger if I go out.
Now both sides have sent out their people. I don't know any martial arts, and no one can protect me if I go out alone."
Hu Wei sneered: "You're really being self - important."
Du Gu Luanyue clenched her fists. Hu Wei should have had his wound sutured last time, but he insisted on her giving him a simple bandage.
Now the wound had split open, and he was suturing it again. He had suffered twice. He was really a madman.
Only Hu Wei himself knew that he wasn't just crazy this one time. He just wanted her to look at him more.
After seeing him finish suturing his wound and sprinkle some powder to stop the bleeding and repair the wound, Du Gu Luanyue helped him lie down slowly and pulled up the quilt for him:
"Take a rest first. When our men find the supplies, they'll send someone to inform us."
But Hu Wei didn't dare to close his eyes. If he fell asleep, this woman, who didn't know any martial arts, wouldn't even know if a knife was at her throat.
His black eyes looked over and fixed on her directly: "Do we count as comrades - in - arms who have shared life and death?"
Du Gu Luanyue replied simply and directly: "Yes."
After a while, seeing that Hu Wei was still staring at her, she felt a bit uncomfortable: "Why do you keep staring at me? Go to sleep quickly."
Hu Wei said: "I look at what's the most beautiful in this room."
Du Gu Luanyue gave him a sidelong glance: "Finally, you're not spouting nonsense."
Hu Wei looked at her and smiled. Du Gu Luanyue felt a flutter in her heart when she saw the smile that reached deep into his eyes.
She had clearly felt the change in Hu Wei. There was no trace of his former restraint.
She could see the undisguised concern in Hu Wei's eyes, and she also knew that Hu Wei had risked his life to come here this time.
She could feel this bare - hearted affection.
In the past, she had seduced him without a bottom line, wishing that Hu Wei would take the bait quickly.
But now, seeing him bleed and get injured while saving her, she felt a bit of guilt in her heart, and she didn't have the heart to deceive him anymore.
After she completed her plan, she would eventually return to Southern Chu to marry Sheng Yunqi and then inherit the throne. This was the path she had to take in the end.
She and Hu Wei... She couldn't think about it any further.
Two days later, Shen Guilan sent people to pick them up and take them back to the main camp. Hu Wei's wound hadn't fully healed yet, so Du Gu Luanyue continued to take over the command of the entire main camp.
She stood in the main tent and started to arrange matters. She asked: "After the supplies were found, were there any shortages?"
Aunt Mei Jiang had only suffered some minor injuries. After being bandaged, she walked over:
"All the things are there. We just came to ask, Your Highness, when shall we enter the city and distribute the supplies?"
Du Gu Luanyue was holding a teacup and standing in front of the desk. Her slender figure looked a bit lonely in the lamp light:
"Open the city gates tomorrow. Send someone to contact the city guards in advance. Station heavy troops at the city gates to maintain order.
The people we send must wear masks and gloves. We can't get our own people involved. This plague seems to be contagious even with a single touch."
Shen Guilan walked in with the Third Prince, Murong Jue. He had rushed here in a hurry:
"Where's my brother? Where is he!"
He had secretly come here among the imperial guards sent out from the palace. Even Wei Enxian didn't know about this.
Hearing this, Du Gu Luanyue looked over: "The Prince of Yuzhang was injured by a knife. He's resting in the main tent on the left. Go and see him."
Aunt Mei Jiang was a bit surprised: "Your Highness, why did the Third Prince come? It won't be good if he spreads rumors when he goes back."
Du Gu Luanyue said: "Hu Wei told me that Murong Jue is his brother. They've been on the battlefield together.
Hu Wei said that people who have shared life and death are trustworthy. Murong Jue won't say a single word out of turn for Hu Wei's sake."
Murong Jue rushed into Hu Wei's tent in a hurry. Before he could say anything, Hu Wei said with his eyes closed:
"What have you been so busy with all morning? You must accompany me this afternoon."
Murong Jue walked to Hu Wei's bedside: "Brother, what are you talking about?"
Hu Wei suddenly opened his eyes. His cold expression showed a bit of disdain: "Why is it you?"
Murong Jue quickly pulled over a stool and sat down. His tone was extremely solemn: "Tell me, do you have an affair with the Empress?"
Hu Wei tightened his thin lips, his expression sharp: "What do you want to say?"
Like Shen Guilan, Murong Jue knew Hu Wei very well. If it was something that didn't happen, Hu Wei would usually refute it immediately. But today he didn't.
Murong Jue panicked. He choked back his words: "Brother, you're crazy! She's my father's step - queen. If you're found out, you'll both be beheaded!"
Hu Wei propped himself up and sat halfway on the bed: "Where did you hear this nonsense? Who told you?"
Murong Jue snorted coldly:
"During the audience that day, Empress Du Gu deliberately kept me behind.
She asked me to tell my mother to persuade the Wei family and suggest that the court send someone who could represent the Emperor to Danyang City to win the hearts of the people. In this way, they could bring people and supplies to save you.
At that time, I was so eager to save you that I didn't think much. Later, when I saw that the Empress herself had come to Danyang City, I finally realized.
She knew that no one would come, so she risked her life to help you.
Do you think I can't understand this? I'm a master of love!"
Hu Wei's deep black eyes trembled slightly. He lowered his eyes and finally realized: "So that's how it is."
Murong Jue also said: "Not long after you left, the Zhao family took over your position as the commander of the imperial guards.
I don't know how it happened, but within a few days, Zhao Chuhe caused trouble in the palace. It seems to be related to the Empress too.
Now the position of the commander of the imperial guards is vacant again for you. The Empress has really planned a lot for you.
But brother, there are so many women in the world. Even though she's good to you, you still call her mother. How can you violate ethics and do such a thing!"
Hu Wei didn't know that Du Gu Luanyue had silently done so many things for him behind his back.
Suddenly, his smile turned evil, and his eyes became wild: "A Jue, do you think I'm a good person?"