Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Gu Yue sat in the back of the guard camp's carriage and looked at the long line behind.

Should I run away, or continue to follow the prince to Ganzhou? One or two days would be fine, but if I stayed in the guard camp for too long, I would be noticed.

Wu Huo and Shi San rode their horses behind the group, not too far from Gu Yue.

Gu Yue was thinking about his next move when he suddenly felt the cart under him shake and there was another person next to him.

He was the man who was sneaking around outside Qin Zhaoyue's carriage and was somewhat similar to his predecessor.

"Greetings, Your Highness." Gu Yue clasped his fists and said.

From their appearance, it can be seen that he and Qin Zhaoyue are brothers, that is, princes in the palace. The original text does not have the bloody plot of a prince being reduced to a slave, so who is this person?

In fact, there was no need for any judgment or reasoning. He just asked the guards and he already knew that this person was the fifth prince.

Qin Zhaochen, a character who seems powerful but was killed very early in the original text.

He was born to Concubine Mu and was very much favored by the emperor. In the battle of Ganzhou, the Mu family stationed at the border assisted and made meritorious contributions. After being rewarded by the emperor, he also praised Concubine Mu and Qin Zhaochen and conferred the title of a prince on Qin Zhaochen.

Unfortunately, soon after the joint investigation by Gu Xu and Qin Zhaoyue, the news that the Mu family had raised private soldiers on the border was revealed, and letters of treason from General Mu You were also found. The Mu family was destroyed.

There is also a plot where Gu Xu leads troops to quell a rebellion, but it is only mentioned briefly.

After Concubine Mu was demoted, Qin Zhaochen was devastated and never appeared again.

...The original text has changed again!

In the original novel, there is no part about Qin Zhaochen following the prince to the war.

"You look unfamiliar to me. I don't think I've seen you in the Guard Camp before. What's your name?" Qin Zhaochen seemed approachable and asked with a smile.

"My name is Shitou, and I just joined the Guard Camp recently." Gu Yue looked honest.

"What did the Crown Prince say when he summoned you that day?" Qin Zhaochen asked directly.

"Oh, because my parents have both passed away, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who showed mercy to me and arranged this job for me. That day, His Royal Highness asked me how I was doing recently." Gu Yue smiled foolishly and scratched his head.

He can now make up lies without any preparation.

"I see." Qin Zhaochen smiled and said, "The big guy who supported you that day and looked like a Western Hu, was he your brother? How come I have never seen him before?"

"Your Highness, have you seen all the guards in the Guard Camp? They are so impressive!" Gu Yue praised.

He was so sure that he had never seen them before, it seemed that he had deliberately inquired about something.

Could it be that he was suspected?

Brother, there is no conflict of interest between you and me.

"I just often go to watch the guards camp practice." Qin Zhaochen smiled.

This man seemed to be the same age as Gu Xu back then, but he looked much stronger than the little Xu when he first came here. As expected of a prince, he had a really good living condition.

But after all, he is still not as tall as Xiao Xu.

Gu Yue was lost in thought and did not answer Qin Zhaochen's question for a long time.

"...Shitou?" Qin Zhaochen suppressed his displeasure at being ignored and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"I miss my son." Gu Yue said casually.

"Are you a native of Luozhou? How did you get to know me? You're so lucky." Qin Zhaochen continued to talk as if he was chatting.

"Haha... I was born lucky. Maybe God makes it up to me." Gu Yue played Tai Chi with him and just didn't answer.

Qin Zhaochen looked at him with increasingly profound eyes.

"Fifth Prince, why are you here?" Someone suddenly spoke from the side.

Gu Yue looked back and saw a young man with a beard and an unfamiliar face, who looked very literary.

"Who are you?" Qin Zhaochen was stunned.

"I'm the accompanying military doctor. Concubine Mu specifically told you to be safe on the road and not to show up in public." The man said, then lowered his voice, "It's very dangerous."

"You..." Qin Zhaochen was surprised and looked at him for a moment.

"Your Highness, please return to the carriage as soon as possible." The man continued to persuade.

Qin Zhaochen frowned, jumped out of the car, and finally left.

The man watched him leave.

Gu Yue looked at him and felt that this person must have something to say.

"Be careful," the man said, "If you want to see the prince, he is free now."

"The prince asked you to come find me?" Gu Yue asked.

The man didn't answer, just smiled and walked to the front of the team.

Gu Yue could not sense any ill will from him. He accepted his advice, got off the carriage carefully, and headed towards the prince's carriage in front.

Qin Zhaoyue had been reading the news from Ganzhou all the way. The marching route from Luoyang to Ganzhou was fixed, and the messengers from Ganzhou only needed to follow the route to meet the main force.

Jing Cun was waiting outside the car, and was not surprised to see Gu Yue coming alone. He went into the car to report, then stuck his head out and asked Gu Yue to come in.

"Your Highness." Gu Yue sat down as usual. The carriage's roof was not high, so he stood and said, "I came here to ask you for a token of love."

Qin Zhaoyue put away the letter: "What are your plans?"

"I'm afraid that I'll be delayed when I get to Ganzhou because of the busy affairs. Give it to me now." Gu Yue stretched out his hand. "I can't always stay in the barracks to investigate that matter, but it's not convenient for me to come back after I go out. It's really troublesome to report to all the levels. Give me a badge or something, so that I can ask you for help."

This frank attitude made Qin Zhaoyue frown, as if he owed him something.

"By the way, you might as well share some information with me. The fifth prince seems to have noticed something and has been trying to get information from me." Gu Yue said.

Qin Zhaoyue is a male protagonist after all, so he shouldn't be so unguarded, right?

"You'd better stay away from him." Jingcun warned in a low voice.

"I don't want to talk to him. He is the one who sticks to me and asks about my family situation." Gu Yue said innocently.

Sure enough, Qin Zhaoyue's expression changed slightly.

"Jingcun, give him the badge." Qin Zhaoyue said.

Jingcun took out a token from his pocket. It was very small, only as big as a thumb, and made of wood. It was decorated with long tassels and had an unusual fragrance.

Gu Yue looked at it carefully and it seemed to be engraved with seal characters, but he couldn't understand what the words were.

"You can see me with this, no matter your identity." Qin Zhaoyue said, "In addition, I will try my best to help you with the things you are investigating, but in return, I hope you promise not to expose Gu Xu's affairs to others casually."

Gu Yue said: "I understand this."

"You really don't know Gu Xu's identity?" Qin Zhaoyue looked at him calmly and asked suspiciously.

"I know myself very well." Gu Yue lied to him, "Getting the benefits is the most important thing. As for the rest, I really don't care."

Qin Zhaoyue nodded. Logically speaking, if they knew that Gu Xu was Su's grandson and the descendant of King Shen, why would they delay contacting the Su family? The Su family hadn't made any move for so long.

Is this person in front of me planning and scheming on his own, or is he being guided by Gu Xu?