Courtesy

Gu Fang fell back on the bed, so he didn't get up in a hurry, but took a while and reached for the teapot and cup by the bed, ready to drink a glass of water.

It was only when he picked up the teapot that he realized that he drank a whole pot of tea last night, no wonder he couldn't sleep!

It's just that it's the first time for him to drink water frequently all night.

After putting the things back in place, Gu Fang's expression changed, and when he got up again, his hands were shaking.

"Brother Gu, are you there?" At this moment someone knocked on the door outside, it was Jiang Tong.

He barely walked to the door, and even touched the door rail with his hands, but he retracted it in fright.

"Is there something wrong?" Xu Shi didn't sleep all night, his voice was hoarse and unpleasant.

"I have something to tell you." Jiang Tong was obviously not in a high mood, as if he was angry with someone or himself.

"Just stand outside and talk!" Gu Fang said.

Jiang Tong outside raised his head and glanced at the closed door in front of him. Could it be true that Brother Gu was infected with the plague in order to save the girl, as rumored, and the girl was stabbed cleanly by his brother with a sword? .

"Brother Gu, are you okay? Do you want me to call the doctor?" Jiang Tong was a little anxious.

"No need for now, you talk about your business." Gu Fang stroked his heart, feeling a little tight in the chest and short of breath.

Jiang Tong licked his mouth and organized his words: "Just, you know that the girl you rescued was killed by brother... or in front of so many people in the isolation area."

He didn't understand why his brother would do that. Could it be that the people in charge of Jianjian were all bad guys, as the common people in Shangdu said, and Jiang Lingjiang's deputy chief was a cold-blooded shā're:n maniac.

No matter what those people said before, he would not believe it, but this time he saw it with his own eyes. He was standing outside the gate of the isolated area, and he saw that scene before he stepped in. How did he say it in such a calm tone that he regards human life as worthless.

That was not the brother he knew and was familiar with.

Gu Fang was not surprised when he heard the news. After all, Jiang Ling had revealed his thoughts to him last night, and Jiang Ling has always been a man of his word: "Just kill her?"

Jiang Tong stared in front of him, as if he could see Gu Fang's face through the door. He was surprised: "Otherwise, what would happen? Everyone is dead..."

"People are already dead, if you don't take advantage of it, will it still be Jiangling?" Gu Fang smiled sadly, and suddenly felt that Jiangling was a bit pitiful. Yes, it's just the big picture.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Tong said angrily, as if Gu Fang had insulted his brother.

"If my guess is right, he might even put the burnt ashes on the altar at the gate of the isolation area, so as to remind those who intend to escape that there may be a chance of survival in the isolation area. Run away, that's the only end." Gu Fang said.

If it weren't for the fact that the disease would spread easily without burning, Jiangling might have hung the corpse in front of those people.

"No, brother won't be so cruel." Said so, but Jiang Tong couldn't wait for a moment to run out, wanting to verify Gu Fang's statement.

Hearing his footsteps going away through the door, Gu Fang sighed and shook his head, walked to the bed, found the mahogany box that Lu Sheng gave him, took out two plague-proof pills and threw them into the incense burner.

As Gu Fang said at the gate of the isolated area, there was a urn for ashes, telling them how horrible Jiangling was all the time. Seeing this and thinking about Mr. Gu who was ordered to deliver medicine, it was a world of difference.

Half a month later, Jun Ruohan received a letter from Jiangling, indicating that the crisis in Feng County had been lifted, and the Zhangjian Division and his team were preparing to return to Beijing.

Jun Ruohan knew how the crisis was resolved, without asking. In the absence of medicinal materials, in order not to spread the plague, all Jiang Ling could do was to cut off the source of the disease.

He wanted to know if that person was okay, but seeing that there were only two short sentences in the letter, he thought he was safe and sound, otherwise Jiang Ling would definitely tell him.

When Jiang Ling returned to Beijing with his troops, his morale was much lower than when he set out.

All the envoys who followed Jiangling had never experienced such a failure. Although the goal was achieved and the overall situation was stabilized, it was an unprecedented blow to them.

Jiang Ling saw everyone's frustration, especially Jiang Tong, who had never spoken to him since the day he ordered the massacre of the city.

The massacre of Feng County quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Shangdu, and the people in charge of Jianjian returned to Beijing in the middle of the night.

The lights of Weiyang Palace were not sleeping all night, and it was not until the morning time was approaching that the sound of Lu Sheng's anxious footsteps came in.

"Your Majesty, Young Envoy Gu hasn't come back." Lu Sheng knelt down and said.

"No reply? Did you search carefully?" Jun Ruohan's eyes flashed, concealing the sudden fear in his heart.

"The slave first went to the old general's residence to guard, but he didn't see anyone, so the slave went to the general's mansion again. The housekeeper, Uncle Fu, said that Gu Shaoshi had never returned since he went to the old general's residence to recuperate. "

"Where is Zhang Jiansi? They may have split into two groups, maybe..."

"Nearly half of the people brought by Zhang Jiansi to Feng County have been lost, and there is no need to divide them into two groups. The servant went... to inquire." Lu Sheng's face turned pale when he said this.

"... Zhang Jiansi, what do you say?" When Jun Ruohan asked this sentence, his palms clenched unconsciously, and his voice was trembling.

"Young Master Gu made him...he..."

"What's wrong with him? What's the matter?" Jun Ruohan growled, and couldn't help but grabbed Lu Sheng by the front, and pulled him up from the ground, his eyes were red with excitement.

"Young Master Gu made him, he was unfortunately infected with the plague." Lu Sheng was about to cry, and stammered and finally finished a sentence.

Jun Ruohan looked at Lu Sheng for a long time, then let go of him, and spoke again, the voice was very soft and gentle, as if afraid of scaring him: "Say it again, speak slowly, Gu Fang... what's wrong?"

Lu Sheng plopped down on his knees: "Your Majesty, Young Envoy Gu was unfortunately infected with the plague and was left in Feng County to deal with the aftermath. Deputy Director Jiang said that he will not come back."

"Impossible." Jun Ruohan said calmly, "Impossible, you gave him a whole box of anti-plague pills when he left, how could he contract the plague?"

"Young Envoy Zhuang said that he got the infection after he rescued a sick girl who ran away and wanted to commit suicide." Lu Sheng told everything he had found out.

Jun Ruohan was silent for a long time, until Eunuch Xi came to remind him that it was time to go to court, and he woke up like a dream.

"You all go down!"

"Yes."

Lu Sheng and Eunuch Xi left the bedroom one after the other, Jun Ruohan couldn't bear it anymore and fell on the footsteps in front of the dragon couch.

He didn't come back...

did not return.

They haven't reconciled yet, haven't settled their grievances, and he hasn't forgiven him for letting go of his hand so easily. How could he dare not come back?

"Didn't you promise to come to my empress ceremony?" Jun Ruohan stared at the nothingness in front of him, and said to himself, but the next moment, he suddenly pushed down the lamp stand at hand and roared, "Didn't you want me to attend your ceremony?" A wedding banquet? Liar, liar..."

In today's court meeting, Jun Ruohan did two things. One was to lash out at Jiang Ling for not being able to handle affairs and temporarily dismiss him from the post of deputy director general. The second was to tell everyone in advance that the court meeting would be canceled for the next three days.

Jiang Ling readily accepted this result, and even knew why the court meeting was cancelled.

When Gu Fangyou woke up, it was already dark outside.

His limbs were so sore that it took him a lot of effort to get up and get out of bed.

"Knock knock!"

"Who?" Gu Fang's voice was not loud, or he had no strength to shout.

The people outside said: "Bring you food and hot water."

"Leave it outside the door!" Gu Fang said.

"Yes."

Gu Fang waited for a while but did not hear the footsteps leaving, so he asked, "Is there anything else?"

The people outside paused before saying: "According to your order, all the corpses and things they used during their lifetime, including the isolation area, have been burned."

"Well, I got it." Gu Fang's voice was a little swollen, "I will take care of myself, after the capital sends a supervisor, pack up and leave!"

"Yes."

It wasn't until the people outside left that he groped to the door, opened the door a crack, and brought in the outside things.

There was a plague in Fengxian County, and no one will be allowed to enter it for at least a year or two. When Jiangling returns to Shangdu, he will ask for a part of the troops to supervise the place.

When they came, he should take care of himself too.

He still remembers how intense the fear he felt when facing death in Dasumi Ridge before.But this time, he was a little calm, and he could even understand Uncle Lu's desire to die in front of his father.

This is probably God's will!

If it is as agreed before, he returned to Shangdu, Jun Ruohan came to his wedding banquet, and he went to Jun Ruohan's empress ceremony...

Think about it, but it's scarier than death!

Jun Ruohan didn't know how he got here that day, he was in a trance, and he seemed to wake up at night, and summoned Jiang Ling to Weiyang Palace.

"Did Jiang's eyes improve?" Seeing that he was about to salute, Jun Ruohan helped him up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern, there is no serious problem," Jiang Ling said.

"At today's court meeting, I have wronged you." Jun Ruohan patted him on the shoulder.

Jiang Ling smiled: "Subordinates don't dare, they should share your worries."

As he once said, what the people need is a benevolent monarch rather than a cruel emperor.Therefore, these "evil deeds" naturally have to be borne by themselves.

"I'm looking for you, and there's one more thing I want to hear from you." When Jun Ruohan said these words, he seemed a little afraid to make a sound, and it was extremely difficult to say every word.

"It's about Gu Shaoshi!"

"What's the matter with him?" Jun Ruohan clenched his hands under his sleeves, and his heart rose to his throat.

Jiang Ling closed his eyes, moved his mouth, and then made a sound: "He... is not in a good condition."