The rebirth of Jiangshan is hired

"I understand……"

Song Zichen's eyes couldn't help but sink, and he answered in a low voice, his eyes ignited with uncontrollable anger: "This is too much--could it be possible to take so many people just for his little private affairs? Is it at the price of his life! How many people in the south of the Yangtze River have been displaced and left their homes, how many families can’t even afford a thin-skinned coffin, and the little girl knelt on the ground and planted straw signs to sell her body to bury her father. Could it be that his heart is made of iron and stone!”

"He's a politician, and politicians don't need to think about these things..."

Mu Qiu responded with a slightly lowered voice, as if there was a slight chill in his eyes, but he finally returned to silence, lowered his eyes slightly and said slowly: "Your Highness, don't worry, this is not the time to settle accounts—this kind of thing I'm afraid Yun Huihou can't do it, he can do it so proficiently by himself, so invisible, maybe it's not the first time he has done it."

"Mu Qiu, do you know——I can't help but wonder now, among the things I did for him wholeheartedly in my previous life, is there such...shameful and utterly unconscionable things in it?"

Song Zichen shook his head and gave a wry smile, his expression became a bit slumped, and he sighed very lightly: "I always thought that even though I've sorry you in every possible way, I can still be counted as—— barely a person. Bad guy. But now it seems that I am too naive..."

"Those who do not know are not exaggerated. Since His Highness is completely ignorant, it cannot be regarded as a fault."

Mu Qiu looked at him, comforted him in a warm voice, and then lightly pressed his arm: "Your Highness, don't act rashly at this time—since Princess Nine is also involved, we should be more careful so as not to hurt innocent people." ..."

"How can she be regarded as innocent? If she is really innocent, will Song Zixuan use the excuse to coerce her?"

Song Zichen's mood was still uneasy, and he replied in a cold voice. After realizing it, he suddenly felt some regret, and quickly grabbed Mu Qiu's wrist: "Mu Qiu, don't worry, I'm not attacking you—"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'm not that weak after all."

Mu Qiu couldn't help chuckling, shook his head lightly, and said after thinking for a moment: "Actually, Princess Nine probably didn't know about it at all. After all, she was just a princess who lived reclusively in the palace at that time, and the strength of the concubine Xian's mother's family was very strong. If she's not strong, how can she help the Third Highness? It's just that she seems to be the one who has benefited the most from the whole matter, so once the matter is exposed, no matter how much she justifies it, how can anyone believe it? ..."

"You say that, it seems to be true..."

Song Zichen frowned slightly and thought for a while, then nodded lightly, but suddenly shook his head and said: "But that's not right—that guy Song Zixuan has always been a man who never sees rabbits or stalks eagles, how could he be willing to do this for outsiders?" Son? Even if he wins Xiao Jiu over, what good will it do?"

"No - the third prince did this for himself again."

Mu Qiu shook his head with a helpless smile, took a sip of ginseng tea, and then said after a while: "At that time, the only backer of the third prince was Yunhuihou. If Yunhuihou and the emperor completely fell out, the third prince would be caught in the middle." , it is unavoidable to be in a dilemma. So he must think of a way to get himself out of it, so that the emperor and Yun Huihou can reconcile..."

Hearing what he said, Song Zichen also reacted, shook his head and smiled wryly: "For this kind of thing, it's really his way to go with the people of a state... It's really weird, obviously the two of us are together Mother and compatriots all flow the same blood, and they all grew up together in the palace, why is he such a person?"

"Your Highness—"

Mu Qiu's expression couldn't help but move slightly, a flash of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes, he grasped his wrist and was about to speak when his eyes turned sharply, he turned to the window and shouted angrily: "Who—come out!"

It was rare for him to hear Mu Qiu's voice so fierce. Song Zichen suddenly felt a chill behind him, and instinctively rushed forward to protect Mu Qiu, but before he could react, he was dragged to the couch by Mu Qiu.

The two of them fell to the ground together, worried about the already weak body of the man, Song Zichen tried his best to put himself under the head, but he was so hit that he couldn't help but groaned: "Mu Qiu, are you okay?"

"It doesn't matter—Your Highness, be careful, don't make any noise..."

Mu Qiu replied in a low voice, and rolled him under the couch together.The two people hid in, when they heard the sound of bursting through the air from outside, a row of crossbow arrows pierced the ground fiercely, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"My God - what is this game..."

Looking at the crossbow arrows in front of him in disbelief, Song Zichen shook his head in disbelief, and for a moment he had the illusion that he was still in the frontier.Mu Qiu was choked by the dust, coughed twice, listened intently for a while, and then heaved a sigh of relief: "Those hidden guards have already rushed over, and the archers may have already left—Your Highness, let's come out first."

"Okay, be careful, but don't touch it again."

Song Zichen nodded quickly, climbed out first, and then carefully helped Mu Qiu out.Mu Qiu was still unable to stand still, but just now he suddenly broke out and threw the two of them under the couch. At this moment, he felt dizzy, and the blood in his chest was surging continuously.Only then did he use his strength to get up, and felt that his eyes suddenly went dark, his body swayed, and he fell powerlessly into Song Zichen's arms.

"Mu Qiu!"

Startled by the man's reaction, Song Zichen let out a cry, and carefully picked him up.Just as he was about to put it on the couch, he couldn't help but shrink his eyes suddenly—there was a row of crossbow arrows deeply inserted in the position where he had just protected Mu Qiu.If Mu Qiu didn't overthrow herself at that time, I'm afraid that the crossbow arrow would be stuck in her body now.

Looking at the pale face and slightly frowning eyebrows of the man in his arms, Song Zichen couldn't help but feel a little wet, and subconsciously hugged the man tighter: "Mu Qiu—you saved my life again... ..."

Although he was annoyed by the sudden appearance of the assassin, he was still more worried about Mu Qiu's situation.Song Zichen put Mu Qiu on another couch, and quickly called someone to invite the imperial physician to see how Mu Qiu was doing.

They were already terribly frightened by this sick and troubled young man, and the imperial physicians were all guarding in fear. As soon as they heard that the young prince was looking for someone, they hurried over two or three, one to check the pulse and the other to order the medicine. There were also the hidden guards guarding the outside who rushed over, and as soon as they entered the door, they knelt down on the ground in disgrace, and kowtowed heavily on the ground: "Apologize to the lord, I waited a step slower to react, and the assassin disturbed the lord and Mr. Mu— —”

"Okay, okay, to be sent to the imperial father's palace to assassinate, this person is by no means an ordinary person. It is understandable that you didn't catch him, just be more vigilant next time."

Song Zichen was quite talkative, he waved his hands in response, looked at the crossbow arrows on the ground, and couldn't help but feel a little scared in his eyes: "Good guy—this is a deadly move, I'm afraid we won't die..."

"This is the Zhuge Liannu. There are only three places in the Jianghu that can make this kind of crossbow. I'll investigate it later, and I will definitely give the prince an answer."

The hidden guard glanced at the row of crossbow arrows, but his expression also sank.Song Zichen nodded, but suddenly stopped him from picking up the crossbow arrows: "Leave me an arrow, Mu Qiu wakes up and asks him to take a look. He also knows a little bit about the affairs of the Jianghu, and maybe he can give it to you too." some inspiration."

The dark guard respectfully responded, picked out a crossbow arrow and left it behind, pleaded guilty again before exiting the room.Song Zichen put away the crossbow arrows, and quickly walked to the side of the couch: "How is Mu Qiu, does it matter?"

"Returning to Your Highness, Mr. Mu just passed out due to excessive internal energy consumption for a while, and it will be fine when he wakes up later. It's just..."

Halfway through the doctor's speech, the imperial doctor's expression became a bit embarrassed, and he hesitated for a while before saying: "It's just that Mr. Mu's body has been injured at the root, and this situation is really harmful to the body. After waking up, I'm afraid there will be some pain." Difficult—”

"What do you mean, can you explain more clearly?"

Song Zichen couldn't help but tighten his heart, he frowned and took a step forward, asking urgently.The imperial doctor struggled for a long time before finally sighing helplessly, gritted his teeth and said truthfully: "Young Master Mu's body is actually like a dead tree in late autumn, and the slightest turmoil may completely collapse. The reason why he looks like ordinary people is that It is precisely because of the deep inner strength and some support—so once the inner strength is exhausted, it will appear to be exhausted. Now there is no good way, and I can only find ways to recuperate little by little, but when I encounter this kind of strength When you are exhausted, you will inevitably feel dizzy, feel flustered and short of breath, and in severe cases, you may even cough up blood..."

"Okay... I see, you go to boil the medicine first."

Although I had been mentally prepared for a long time, I still didn't expect this day to come so soon.Song Zichen's heart couldn't stop sinking, he answered in a low voice, waved the man away with a wave of his hand, quietly guarded by the couch, and waited for the man to wake up again.

Mu Qiu fell into a coma for half a day, and the soup and medicine brought to him for conditioning had heated up three times before he finally opened his eyes in a dazed state: "Your Highness——"

"Mu Qiu, I'm here."

Song Zichen quickly held his hand, sat down a little further, leaned over and said in a warm voice, "But what else is uncomfortable, dizzy or not, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"It's okay—a little dizzy, but it's not serious..."

Mu Qiu's performance was much better than he expected. He shook his head with a smile, rubbed his forehead, and tried to stand up with his support: "Your Highness... did the assassin hurt someone?"

"It wasn't hurt, but I couldn't catch anyone. I guess he was a cowardly master, so he ran away after taking an arrow."

Song Zichen replied warmly, helped him close to his arms, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Mu Qiu, leave the assassin's matter to them to investigate. You rest well, drink the medicine before going to sleep Once you wake up, take care of your body, okay?"