"I'm fine. The blood on me isn't mine. Are you okay? Why didn't you reply to my letters?" Mu Fengqie scolded with a pout.
God knows how worried she was about him every day. Now that he was standing right in front of her safe and sound, but he never replied to her letters. She couldn't help but feel a pang of doubt.
She found that she was becoming more and more concerned about Jing Xunce, but it seemed that Jing Xunce didn't love her as much as she thought. A bitter feeling welled up in her heart. It turned out that the taste of love was indeed bitter.
Jing Xunce frowned. "Letters? I've never received any letters. So you came to the military camp because you sent me letters but didn't get a reply?"
After thinking it over carefully, he guessed Mu Fengqie's purpose. A warm current flashed through his heart, but he also felt sorry for Mu Fengqie. Seeing her running all the way here regardless of everything and getting injured made him feel extremely guilty.
"You didn't receive the letters?" Mu Fengqie heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. "I'm a bit tired. Can we go inside and talk?"
"She was hit by a palm just now. You'd better find a doctor to check her. I don't know if it has hurt the fetus in her belly." Jiang Yanqin suddenly spoke up, his face full of guilt.
Only then did Jing Xunce notice Jiang Yanqin beside Mu Fengqie. Seeing Jiang Yanqin's expression, he was a bit puzzled. That complicated look was not like that of an ordinary friend. Jing Xunce also felt a sense of crisis in his heart.
Jiang Yanqin was quite good-looking, even above average. What if he took advantage of the situation when he was not around Mu Fengqie?
Jing Xunce nodded and then took Mu Fengqie back to his tent. Yuan Yuhan followed Jing Xunce and brought the military doctor to the tent.
"How is she? Is there any danger?" Jing Xunce asked worriedly.
Although the military doctor was surprised, he didn't show it. "This young lady was hit by a palm and only suffered internal injuries. She just needs to rest for a few months to recover. However, she should be careful with the fetus in her belly in the future and avoid getting agitated."
The military doctor's words were like a reassurance to Jing Xunce. But he was curious about what exactly had happened to Mu Fengqie on the way here and why she got injured.
Yuan Yuhan also heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing Mu Fengqie covered in blood was really shocking. "What exactly happened? Who hurt you?"
Mu Fengqie opened her mouth and looked at Yuan Yuhan. Although they were in a cooperative relationship, she still couldn't rashly tell Yuan Yuhan such an important thing.
Jing Xunce understood what Mu Fengqie meant and explained, "It's okay. He's not an outsider. Just say it."
"I found Vice General Wu. I originally wanted to bring him to see you, but he... was killed just now." Mu Fengqie choked up as she said this.
She had originally promised Wu Feng that she would protect him and his family, but she failed to do so. She could only try her best to protect his family so that he could rest in peace.
Vice General Wu? Jing Xunce's eyes widened. He had been looking for Vice General Wu all along, but he didn't expect that Mu Fengqie had found him first. Presumably, Mu Fengqie's injury should also be related to Vice General Wu.
"As long as you're okay, nothing else matters." Jing Xunce stroked Mu Fengqie's head gently.
But Mu Fengqie still felt very guilty. "I promised him that I would protect him and his family well, but I didn't. He died right in front of me..."
Jing Xunce felt Mu Fengqie's disappointment. He hugged her into his arms to comfort her. Yuan Yuhan pouted and turned around, not wanting to see such a eye - catching scene.
"By the way, do you know who framed you?" Mu Fengqie observed Jing Xunce's expression and asked tentatively.
Yuan Yuhan paused for a moment and asked first, "Who on earth is it? Do you know? Just say it. Don't keep us in suspense!"
He hoped more than anyone else to clear Jing Xunce's name. In this way, once Jing Xunce regained his position as a general and held military power, it would be a hundred times better for him than all the efforts he had made so far.
"Lou Mingkou. Wu Feng also left some letters, but he was killed before he could say where they were hidden. So the evidence is gone again."
Mu Fengqie felt very disappointed. After all the hard work, finding Wu Feng turned out to be in vain. But it wasn't a complete loss. At least they now knew they should be on guard against Lou Mingkou.
Yuan Yuhan was so shocked that his mouth fell open and his chin was almost on the ground. Compared with Yuan Yuhan, Jing Xunce seemed much calmer. There was no expression on his face. No one knew what he was really feeling.
"Zhanzhi, aren't General Lou and your late father old friends? Is it really Lou Mingkou who framed you?" Yuan Yuhan's face was full of disbelief.
Not to mention Yuan Yuhan, even Mu Fengqie couldn't believe it when she first heard it. Everyone knew that Lou Mingkou was a good friend of the late general. Moreover, Lou Xingzhou, Lou Yueying and Jing Xunce also had a good relationship. No one would have thought of Lou Mingkou.
Jing Xunce replied calmly, "Why can't it be him? As long as I'm around, he won't have the chance to go to the battlefield. So I'm a thorn in his side. It's not surprising that he wants to get rid of me."
Jing Xunce's words surprised both Mu Fengqie and Yuan Yuhan. They didn't expect that he had already guessed it was Lou Mingkou. The originally hanging hearts could finally relax.
"So what should we do next? I'll send people to investigate Lou Mingkou right away. We should collect evidence first. That old fox is very cunning. We mustn't fall into his trap again."
Yuan Yuhan's face also darkened. It wasn't difficult to investigate Lou Mingkou, but presumably the matter of Wu Feng had already alerted the enemy. It would be much more difficult to investigate.
Hearing this, Mu Fengqie seemed to remember something important and said excitedly, "By the way, there are many experts around him. Even my secret guards couldn't defeat those black - clothed men. So we mustn't take it lightly."
"That old fox has Lou Fan by his side. His martial arts are comparable to mine. Presumably, it was also that old guy who sent him this time."
Jing Xunce had never let his guard down for a moment. He had already guessed that it might be Lou Mingkou, so he didn't have much of a reaction when he heard the result.
"Maybe. It's better for the Fifth Prince's people not to show up. That Lou Mingkou must be very cunning. We mustn't let him see any flaws." Mu Fengqie suggested.
Yuan Yuhan nodded. "I've trained quite a few dead soldiers. These people will never be discovered. Since that old fox dared to frame you, he might have other schemes."
He always felt that things were not that simple. If that old fox was really content with the status quo, why would he regard Jing Xunce as a thorn in his side?
What was his purpose in getting rid of a great general in the court? Suddenly, a sense of foreboding welled up in his heart. No wonder that old fox often sent women into the palace. It turned out that what he wanted was the throne!
"The throne."
"The throne!"
"It's the throne."