After rebirth, I made the princes cry

Under the firelight, the prince's face was pale.

She had experienced wars, but had never faced anything like this. The smell of blood was tangy, the Lantian Palace was like a hell on earth, the fire was still raging, corpses were everywhere. She was pulled onto the embankment from the bottom of the water in Yanhui Garden, her teeth were already chattering. She had not expected that it was only late autumn, and she had been hiding in the water for less than an hour. She had been able to hold on to the bridge pier for most of the time, and with the help of Yingshu and Madam Wei, she surfaced to breathe. However, when she escaped and got ashore, she still felt like she was about to faint.

The autumn rain has not stopped yet, so there is no need to change clothes at this time.

Dianjun looked at Yingshu, a woman who was younger than her. She was full of energy at this moment, and seemed unaware of the blood and the cold. She listened to the envoys' guards reporting the number of palace guards who were ambushed and killed, making sure that no Northern Han palace guards escaped. She also listened to the envoys' guards who were lined up in an orderly manner reporting the number one by one, making sure that all of their own members were alive. Yingshu smiled brightly.

It's a one percent chance, but she has achieved it so far.

When burning down the Changping Gate, a notice had been sent to the other side that the palace had won a great victory. Now we could arrange boats to pick them up without worrying about being shot. The palace master, who was still in shock and feeling uncomfortable, heard Yingshu say, "We have a total of one hundred people and one hundred mounts. We need at least five boats to cross the river. The threat from the palace no longer exists. I think we should ferry the mounts first, and then the envoys, so that we can land a little later."

"Is Deputy Envoy Zuo worried that Ran Zhugu might go back on his word?" asked Madam Wei.

"If he changes his mind, we will have no chance of survival." Although Ying Shu said this, her expression was very relaxed: "Jiang Mo is not out of trouble, Ran Zhugu will not change his mind, I am just taking precautions. Ran Zhugu will not come to Lantian in person now, and even Ran Qiji, he will come, but if he shows up tonight to meet us, it will be controversial. Therefore, there will not be many Northern Han soldiers on the other side of the Bashui River to meet us. We have to be extra careful to land and leave Lantian safely.

Therefore, it is safer for the envoys to go ashore first. Once we go ashore, we can immediately leave the ferry and leave Lantian County, where Ran Qiji's personal soldiers will escort us all the way."

Yingshu not only discussed this with Madam Wei, but also sought the opinion of the Prince.

However, Dianjun felt that it was difficult for her to stand steadily. At this moment, she was completely unable to analyze and judge the safety of the situation and could only hold Yingshu's arm tightly.

"Don't worry." Yingshu was also soaked, with not a single dry piece of clothing on her body, but she hugged Dianjun's arm, as if she could share warmth this way: "Bear with it, I'll ask Jiang Gaofan to prepare a carriage and dry clothes. You can change your clothes when you get on the carriage later. Once you leave Lantian County, it will be more convenient to get to the post station. Drink some evening ginger soup and have a good sleep. If you still feel unwell, take some pills. It's four hundred miles, and we'll be out of Wuguan in five or six days. Once we enter Xiangyang City, everything will be fine."

Mrs. Wei seemed to hear something different in this instruction and couldn't help but glance at Yingshu.

But I saw that she just turned her gaze to a bamboo raft that was used to lure the enemy, and I wonder what she was thinking.

"Madam, please stay with the prince first. I'm going to go check out the carriage and horse office." Yingshu suddenly looked at Madam Wei again.

"Okay." Mrs. Wei obeyed the order subconsciously.

The delegation stayed in the Lantian Palace, which included not only people but also horses. However, the horses were kept in the carriage and horse office. Although it was not far away, it was not within the palace confines after all. But now that everyone has been free, the mounts must follow them - weapons are inanimate objects, but mounts are living things. Inanimate objects do not recognize their owners. However, just like mounts, they generally will not be ridden by anyone. Therefore, whether the envoys are riding horses or riding in carriages, they must have their own mounts that can be ridden by their own people. Mounts are like people. If the two countries do not directly tear their faces apart and fight each other, they will neither kill the envoys nor seize their mounts.

Before the Lord of Shenyuan Palace could react, he had already been handed over to Madam Wei. When she boarded the boat and found Yingshu appeared in front of her again, she finally felt at ease. She held Yingshu's arm, but was still trembling all over: "Ashu..." For a moment, she felt as if her throat was stuck by a knife. Then she realized that she might have choked on water because of panic when she dived underwater.

The cabin was brightly lit by the lights. Yingshu saw Dianjun's face and quickly asked Ziling to find some licorice tablets and let Dianjun put them in his mouth. She couldn't help but blame herself for not planning carefully enough: "I only thought that since I had taught Dianjun how to swim, and that he should be fine if he could hold onto the bridge piles and had a reed tube, I didn't expect that Dianjun was just learning how to swim and was seasick. It was difficult for him to adapt to the cold weather and he became more nervous. He must have choked on the water, right?"

As they were talking, the boat began to shake. Dianjun immediately felt her head begin to feel dizzy again. Suddenly, she heard someone screaming and two "thumps". Something must have happened! She didn't know when she let go of her hand. When her vision finally became clear, she could only see Ling Shanggong and Sishui. It seemed that Madam Wei was standing in front of her. Dianjun's ears were buzzing, but this roar should come from her skull, mixed with the sound of swords hitting each other. She shouted "Ashu" despite the sore throat and asked Sishui: "Where is Ashu?"

Yingshu was outside the cabin, observing what was happening behind the cover.

The assassins came from the shore, and they were hiding outside the palace at some point. But they were definitely not palace guards. At a glance, it was clear that there were many more than the palace guards. The boatman was shot by a bow and arrow, but fortunately it was not a crossbow! And now the remaining group of them only had Liang Hui and ten personal guards and maidservants, twenty people, how could they be a match for more than a hundred assassins?

Suddenly, she heard a strange noise behind her. When she turned around, she saw an assassin jumping onto the boat from the water!

"Deputy Envoy Zuo, please hide in the cabin!"

After hearing the shout, Yingshu saw that Jiang Gaofan was also on the other side, also using the cover to loudly warn.

The assassin came straight towards her.

Fortunately, Liang Hui was originally guarding outside the cabin, and he rushed forward and knocked down the assassin with a sword. However, several other assassins jumped onto the boat soon, and they didn't care about Jiang Gaofan who was left alone at all. They focused on attacking this side and fighting with Liang Hui.

Yingshu is very clear at this moment that she cannot hide in the cabin, because she is the target of these assassins. If she hides in the cabin, Lord of Shenyuan Palace, Madam Wei and others will be in danger because of her. At this moment, the anxious Yingdan also found out and was almost hit by a stray arrow. She can't hesitate any longer!

"The delegation ordered that these assassins are coming for me. I will lead them away. You must protect the prince and steer the boat to a safe place as soon as possible!" Yingshu shouted, and pushed Yingdan into the cabin with her backhand. Then she rushed directly to the other side of the ship and jumped into the water.

There was a moment of silence in her ears, and then she vaguely heard a sharp command, as if an arrow was shot into the water. Yingshu risked floating to the surface, took a deep breath, and swam upstream.

Liang Hui watched the assassins who were fighting with him and gave up attacking. He turned around and jumped into the water over the side of the boat. And one of the assassins who were fighting with the guards and maidservants at the ferry blew a whistle and retreated quickly. He chased against the current on the shore and shot arrows into the water. Even though he was extremely anxious, he realized that Deputy Envoy Zuo's judgment was indeed correct. These more than one hundred assassins who came out of nowhere were not targeting the Lord of Shenyuan Palace!

Even though he had been through many battles, Liang Hui's mind went blank for a moment at this moment.

At this time, the Lord of the Divine Yuan Palace, with the help of Zi Ling and others, stumbled out of the cabin: "What did Ah Shu mean by that just now? Where is Ah Shu?"

"Your Highness must not leave the cabin!" Liang Hui hurried over and almost carried the Lord of Shenyuan Palace into the cabin.

At this time, Jiang Gaofan, who had come to support the situation by escorting the boat, had already called on several personal guards who saw that the danger had been alleviated but did not know how to deal with it, to row the boat together.

"We can't abandon Ah Shu, how can we abandon Ah Shu!!!" Although Dianjun couldn't even stand steadily, she felt less dizzy at this time and grabbed Liang Hui's arm: "We have to save Ah Shu, how can she escape alone? We can't just care about our own safety, we must save Ah Shu!!!"

"The enemy has too many people." Liang Hui calmly analyzed the situation: "But there shouldn't be many who know how to swim, otherwise there wouldn't be just a few assassins sneaking under the water to attack from the side. They have archers, and we can only sail across the river to get rid of the arrows. Deputy Envoy Zuo's judgment just now was correct. These assassins are not attacking the Lord, but if we stay here, the Lord will be in danger!

I just remembered that before the action tonight, Deputy Envoy Zuo repeatedly emphasized that she was an excellent swimmer, and it would not be difficult for her to escape by swimming alone. Deputy Envoy Zuo repeatedly emphasized that if there was an unexpected attack, the priority must be to protect the Lord!

We have to escape danger first. After landing, we can gather people to rescue Deputy Envoy Zuo. Deputy Envoy Zuo decided to lead the assassin away alone in order to protect the Lord. At this time, we can only take the overall situation into consideration!"

When Yingdan heard that Liang Hui had made the decision, her heart went cold, but she was still conscious. She knew that in such a situation, she could not blame Liang Hui for sacrificing the interests of the whole. If something happened to the Lord of Shenyuan Palace, she would definitely feel guilty and uneasy even if Yingshu was rescued safely. However, everyone on the boat could consider the overall situation, but she could not, because her mission was to protect Yingshu.

Yingdan just moved her feet, but her arm was pulled by Madam Wei: "What do you want to do?"

"The maidservant also knows the nature of water..."

"You know how to swim, but you can no longer catch up with Deputy Envoy Zuo. If you rush into the water, you will be walking into a trap. Deputy Envoy Zuo is not a reckless person. She can quickly judge the situation and is sure that these assassins are coming for her, which means she has anticipated it. I believe that Deputy Envoy Zuo will not fail to design an escape route, but if you are captured alive and become a hostage, Deputy Envoy Zuo will definitely not ignore your safety.

I agree with the decision of the mission. Now that things have come to this, we can only go to the other side first, gather manpower, and then try to rescue them! "

“Even if Deputy Left Envoy is a good swimmer, the Ba River is so turbulent, and there are so many assassins chasing us, and Deputy Left Envoy doesn’t know any martial arts…” Yingdan burst into tears before she could finish her words.

"How can you be a martial artist?" Madam Wei sighed, "We have to trust her. Good luck will come to those who are lucky. Tonight's operation was all thanks to the deployment of Deputy Envoy Zuo. We were able to escape from the Lantian Palace without any casualties. With Deputy Envoy Zuo's wisdom and courage, those assassins will definitely not succeed."

Madam Wei also remembered that Yingshu had not only asked her about the terrain of the palace, but also about the situation upstream of the Forbidden Garden. Yingshu already knew where to stay upstream of the Forbidden Garden, and how long it would take to ride to reach the nearby villages and towns. Yingshu even went to the carriage and horse station before boarding the ship. Those assassins were able to land quietly and hide outside the palace without being discovered by the palace guards. They must not have landed at the palace ferry. Unless it was an official ferry, crossing the Ba River could only be done by bamboo rafts and sampans, which could only ferry people, not horses. This meant that Yingshu was very likely to have prepared a fast horse for herself. As long as she was not shot by arrows and got rid of the assassins in the water and swam to land somewhere upstream, she could ride a horse to get rid of the pursuers.

Great chance of escape!

What a courageous woman she is! No wonder the Emperor of Dayu could entrust her with such an important task. Even though man proposes, God disposes, I believe that God will cherish the world and nurture such a hero and will not be stingy in protecting her.

But Yingshu is now blaming "the way of heaven".

Although she had always been on guard against Jiang Gaofan's attack on her, she was still hoping that she was overthinking it and that Jiang Gaofan didn't have the courage to involve Dianjun in danger. It turned out that this man was so cruel that he ignored the overall situation in order to kill her!

If anything happens to the Lord of Shenyuan Palace, Jiang Gaofan will never come forward to confess his guilt, and Dayu will certainly declare war on Northern Han. Jiang Gaofan knows very well that something unexpected will happen if His Majesty leads the army in person, and Jiang Gaofan's actions definitely do not show that he wants to support Sikong Beichen to ascend the throne.

Why did this person hate her so much?

In such weather, she had to go through a "fierce battle" tonight. Diving to escape is a severe test of both water skills and physical strength!

In order to avoid arrows, she had to dive deep, but she couldn't stay up to breathe. She chose to swim upstream, but she was actually quite helpless because only by swimming upstream could she hope to get rid of the pursuers on the shore. To the west of the palace, there was a slope blocking the way, and the pursuers could not keep shooting arrows along the water. In this way, her diving range would be greatly shortened. But Yingshu also knew that there were pursuers in the water, and she had to rely on her better swimming skills than those Qiang people to get rid of the pursuers in the water.

That's right, since she has identified Jiang Gaofan as the mastermind, she can naturally identify the pursuers as Jiang Lina's men.

Although Jiang Lina's personal guards were not considered brave, they were more than capable of dealing with a weak woman like her who was powerless. If she could not get rid of the pursuers in the water, she would be dead this time.

But looking at these Qiang people, their swimming skills are far inferior to hers, it would be better if they were far inferior to hers.

Yingshu was naturally able to estimate her own swimming speed. She had also asked Madam Wei in detail about the terrain upstream of the Forbidden Garden. She expected that the pursuers on the shore would have to take the slope at this time, so she swam boldly to the side shore and observed whether she could get ashore while taking a breath. She was disappointed to find that there were steep cliffs all the way, and she could not climb out of the water with her skills. She was gradually feeling exhausted. Fortunately, the pursuers in the water seemed to be unable to swim and did not catch up. Yingshu bravely held on to a protruding rock and floated to the surface to catch her breath.

The cold wind rushed into her throat, and she sadly discovered that the rain seemed to be getting heavier. She had not actually measured the distance along the way with her feet, because she was not free to wander out of the palace. She only knew that after swimming past the cliff, there would be a reed marsh, and the water would be shallow, so she would definitely be able to reach the shore. Her mount should have been waiting somewhere in the reed marsh under her command. She also carried a silent whistle with her, which was an "invention" of General Zhou Jingzhou. It was a "secret weapon" specially awarded to her by His Majesty before the mission. Even her mount had been specially trained by Zhou Jingzhou, and thanks to the thorough preparation, she was able to use it this time.

Yingshu thought about these meticulous arrangements, encouraged herself secretly, took a deep breath, and dived into the water again.

After swimming for a few strokes, she suddenly noticed something strange. Before she could react, she felt an arm wrapped around her waist!