Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Chapter 642 Making the Best Use of Everything

The sword is sharp and as fast as lightning.

The fighting figures kept flashing before my eyes.

The wound from the arrow was so painful that Lu Wanying lay on the ground, gasping for breath. He wanted to struggle to get up, but he didn't move.

I can’t say whether it’s because I don’t have the energy or I just feel it’s unnecessary.

From time to time, hot and wet blood splashed on my face, and the pungent smell of blood immediately spread to my nose.

Lu Wanying just wanted to laugh, but the laughter that came out of her mouth somehow turned into a low moan.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed her arm and pulled it hard, causing her wound to hurt.

Lu Wanying opened her eyes and looked at the person in front of her in surprise.

"...Liang Qian?"

"go!"

Liang Qian glanced at her quickly, uttered a word crisply, held the dagger in his hand, and went to the front yard.

The situation in the front yard is much better than that in the back yard.

Someone escorted them away.

Lu Wanying gritted her teeth, pulled out the arrow from her chest, and beads of sweat the size of beans poured down her face like rain.

Liang Qian looked at her in surprise.

Lu Wanying met his gaze, covered her wound that was bleeding profusely, and asked in pain, "Why... do you care about me?"

Her whole body was wet and damp with sweat and blood, and she shivered with cold when the wind blew.

"Where are you taking me?"

Liang Qian was about to speak when her expression changed and she raised her knife and chopped it down towards her face.

Lu Wanying was startled, but heard a "puff" sound in her ear.

When she turned around, she saw a dagger stabbing into the arm of a palace soldier.

The maid who was protecting them kicked the soldier down and then struck him with a sword.

Before she could recover from the shock, Liang Qian dragged her out of the door, where horses were waiting.

Lu Wanying staggered and looked at the dagger in Liang Qian's hand, which was already dripping with blood and now had become even darker in color.

When she stepped out of the door, she saw from the corner of her eye that her brother had brought people to catch up with her.

Qingzhu closed the gate and the soldiers were stopped inside.

Before Lu Wanying could stand firmly, the world was spinning in front of her eyes. Before she could come to her senses, she was lifted onto the horse's back. Before she could even sit firmly, Liang Qian whipped her and held her down, driving the horse towards the outside of the town.

The horse was shaking and the wound was hurting so much that Lu Wanying gasped.

Apart from the maids following closely behind them, there were no other guards. However, there were clearly a lot of people chasing after them.

"Liang Qian, you, please leave me alone... otherwise, you won't be able to escape."

She spoke with difficulty, her voice was low and intermittent.

Liang Qian didn't look at her: "I didn't want to escape."

Lu Wanying paused and was about to ask again, but amid the sound of galloping horses, she could faintly hear a small sound.

"Don't you want to see him? Then be patient."

Lu Wanying was startled and her voice was instantly hoarse: "I treated you like that, you... don't you blame me?"

Liang Qian didn't say anything, nor did she look at her, she just looked straight ahead.

"Ma'am, be careful!"

Suddenly, there was a scream, and something flew past Liang Qian's hair.

Liang Qian calmed herself down and increased her speed.

Qingzhu caught up with them, still feeling frightened: "Madam, let me lead them away!"

Liang Qian gripped the reins tightly: "The person Lu Mingye wants to catch is me."

How could Qingzhu not know?

Now that Lu Mingye knew that his troops had been ambushed, he could only capture his wife as a hostage to threaten his master...

Qingzhu's voice trembled with worry: "But if that happens, you will be in great danger!"

Liang Qian tilted her head to look at her: "If not, how could he believe it?"

After saying this, he concentrated on riding the horse and said nothing more.

Lu Wanying was confused. Although she didn't know what they were talking about, she felt that having her along like this would be a burden.

If Liang Qian really fell into her brother's hands, she would surely die, and her uncle would also be implicated.

She looked down at the blood that kept coming out of her fingers, took a deep breath, and said in a tired voice: "Liang Qian...you really love my uncle, right?"

Liang Qian was stunned, looked at her, and nodded honestly: "Yes."

Lu Wanying smiled: "You haven't told me the truth, not because you want to tease me or laugh at me, but because you want to protect him, right?"

"Yes."

Lu Wanying slowed down, her tone half happy and half sad: "In the past, you repeatedly advised me to leave the palace with kind words, in fact, it was all for my own good, but I...didn't listen to you. Today I understand that I was wrong..."

Liang Qian frowned: "A Ying——"

Lu Wanying smiled bitterly and sniffed: "I'm sorry... I wronged you."

Suddenly, her arm was pushed away by someone. Liang Qian's body swayed, and she saw Lu Wanying falling to the side.

Liang Qian didn't have time to pull the reins, and the space in front of her was already empty.

With a thud, something heavy fell to the ground, startling the horse and making it neigh.

Lu Wanying rolled a little and fell to the ground, gasping for breath.

Liang Qian stopped: "A Ying!"

"Go away! Don't worry about me!" Lu Wanying shouted through gritted teeth.

The horse paused only for a moment, then spread its hooves and continued to gallop forward, gradually going farther and farther away.

Lu Wanying felt so much pain all over her body that she was almost numb, as if she could no longer feel the existence of her limbs.

She lay on the ground, looking at the sky above her head, feeling sad.

The sky, which should have been boundless, was torn into pieces by the dead branches sticking out from both sides of the road. They swayed dryly in the cold wind, looking extremely desolate.

Today, she finally understood that her father and brother had long suspected that her uncle was not dead, but for such a long time, they had never revealed a single thing to her. Instead, they kept it from her again and again, asking her to keep an eye on Liang Qian's every move.

In fact, they not only wanted to find the Peony Seal, but also wanted to use her to find and kill her uncle.

As for her, she could just obey their arrangements. If she didn't, they would just abandon her.

Is this the father and brother who loves her so much?

Lu Wanying closed her eyes, sadness spreading from the bottom of her heart, gradually blocking her chest, gathering more and more, becoming heavier and heavier.

After a while, his face was wet.

Lu Wanying struggled to crawl to the center of the road.

Before she could crawl over, horses leaped past her, one after another, without hesitation, chasing in the direction Liang Qian left.

Finally, a few people reined in their horses and stopped in front of her.

"Aying."

Lu Wanying supported half of her body on her elbows and barely raised her eyes to take a look.

Lu Mingye looked at her while riding on his horse.

Lu Wanying covered the wound with one hand and supported herself on the mud with the other hand, and stood up crookedly.

In my eyes, it looks like a thin dry leaf blown by the wind, which may fall to the ground again at any time.

Lu Mingye turned over and dismounted, holding Lu Wanying's arms firmly with his broad hands, and said with reluctance: "Aying, brother is not really abandoning you, it's just that just now-"

Lu Wanying smiled slightly and interrupted: "I know that brother said those words for outsiders to hear. If you really want me to die, you wouldn't just shoot one arrow."

Lu Mingye sighed: "Aying, brother will not ignore you. I will have someone bandage you and apply medicine to you. You should know that mother is still waiting for us at home."

"Mother?"

Lu Wanying's nose felt sore and tears came out.

Lu Mingye brushed Lu Wanying's messy hair, carefully removed the dead leaves stuck to her hair, and said gently: "Yes, your mother was very worried when you sneaked out this time. Before she left, she asked me to tell you that I only hope that after this incident, you can learn from your mistakes and stop being stupid."

When talking about Yang, Lu Wanying lowered her head and sobbed, tears streaming down her face.

"Brother, I... I want to go home and miss my mother so much. I don't like the palace, nor do I like my aunt. I haven't been happy for a single day since I entered the palace. After my father died, I always had nightmares at night...Brother, I don't want to be the queen, nor do I want to be the queen dowager, and I don't want to stay in Yuetai Temple. I really miss my mother and want to go home...Brother, I want to go home, I really want to go home..."

The more Lu Wanying cried, the more painful her wound became, and the more painful it became, the more she wanted to cry.

"Sir!" Someone couldn't help but urge, "Let's hurry up--"

The rest of the conversation was interrupted by a cold look.

Lu Mingye looked back at Lu Wanying and gently wiped away the tears on her face, his tone patient and gentle.

"Okay, this time when we return to Jinye, we will tell you that you have passed away. From now on, you can just stay home and accompany your mother, okay?"

Lu Wanying looked up at him: "...Really?"

Lu Mingye narrowed his eyes and nodded: "Of course."

Lu Wanying threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.

Whether it was tears, blood, or mud, Lu Mingye was covered in it.

He didn't care at all, patted Lu Wanying's back gently, and whispered to comfort her: "Aying, after we kill Lu Xiu and take back the Peony Seal, and the Zhou Dynasty is in civil strife and can no longer fight, we will go home, okay?"

“Kill…kill Lu Xiu?”

"Yes, we must kill Lu Xiu. Otherwise, if Da Qi is destroyed, we will all die. How can we survive and return home?"

Lu Wanying looked at Lu Mingye with tears in her eyes and moved her lips.

Lu Mingye met her eyes and said, "I can see that Liang Qian treats you differently. You have a chance to gain their trust and catch them off guard... In short, as long as you cooperate with me, we will be able to go home soon."

I wrote a chapter yesterday, but at the last minute, I deleted it all, so I haven’t updated it. It seems that the more time goes by, the less I want to compromise. Although it may not satisfy others, how can I post it if I don’t like it myself?