Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

The sky grew darker, but fortunately, it didn't rain or snow.

The few civilians who had just escaped danger of death huddled together, trembling like frightened birds.

"I...what should we do now? Marquis Zhao Ping...she..." The person who spoke suddenly shuddered, not knowing what he was thinking. "If people knew that Marquis Zhao Ping was...captured...to save us, then will we be able to...be good?"

A commoner, whose neck was scarred by a knife, carefully covered the wound, his heart aflame with anger towards Cheng Wan: "You can't say that! We were implicated by Marquis Zhaoping in the first place! If it weren't for her, how could we have suffered so much in vain! She should have saved us, she owes us this!"

"That's right, we didn't ask her to trade herself for us..." another person echoed in a low voice.

At this moment, the other man with a neck injury suddenly turned and left.

"Huang Youfu, where are you going?"

Huang Youfu, the man who had just turned to leave, said without looking back, "I'll go find our team and tell Lord Cai that Marquis Zhaoping has been taken away by bad guys. Tell Lord Cai to quickly find a way to rescue Marquis Zhaoping."

what? !

The other people immediately took a few quick steps and surrounded Huang Youfu.

"Are you crazy? Aren't you afraid that the adults will blame us if they find out the truth? We just escaped death!"

"Yes, Huang Youfu, those nobles are all in the same group. Who are we? If you don't think about it yourself, don't let us get involved."

Huang Youfu covered his neck with one hand and looked coldly at the people who stopped him.

"We are human! We are good! Our lives are precious!

These are what Zhao Pinghou told us repeatedly! You may have forgotten, but I haven't! "

The scene fell silent.

"Marquis Zhaoping is a good person. She cared about us along the way, asking if we were hungry, thirsty, or cold.

She taught us to recite poems and how to march in formation, hoping to make our journey more valuable and to please the Emperor."

Huang Youfu's hoarse voice was filled with anger:

"You say we are nothing, but Marquis Zhaoping is a marquis! The first and only female marquis in the world! As long as she lives, she will enjoy endless wealth and glory!

But for the sake of us, she was willing to be kidnapped by those bad guys and even broke her own wrist, for fear that the bad guys would think she still had the ability to resist and would not let us go.

"Those people were originally after Marquis Zhaoping's life, so how can he be safe now that he's in their hands?"

Huang Youfu couldn't help sobbing as he spoke. He wiped away his tears with his other hand and said bitterly:

"You have no conscience! I do! I, Huang Youfu, was born with nothing but a worthless life. But meeting a figure like Marquis Zhaoping and learning a couple of lines of poetry along the way makes my life worthwhile!

I have to go back and tell Lord Cai about the situation here, and ask him to find a way to save Marquis Zhaoping."

Huang Youfu spoke too fast and too frequently, and was very excited. The others wanted to speak but couldn't find a chance to interrupt.

At this time, Huang Youfu finally finished speaking, but the others didn't know what to say.

Is Marquis Zhaoping a good person?

Yes.

They have brains, eyes, and hearts, and they know that Marquis Zhaoping is a good man.

Can……

The other man with a neck injury, Wang Tiechui, muttered weakly, "No matter what, we were also implicated by Marquis Zhaoping. It's... right for Marquis Zhaoping to save us."

"Didn't you know there might be danger on the road before you came? Didn't your family get any benefits? Were you forced to come here with a knife at your neck?"

Huang Youfu stared into Wang Tiechui's eyes and asked three questions in a row, which made Wang Tiechui blush and unable to say anything else.

The remaining few people also lowered their heads and remained silent.

Huang Youfu impatiently pushed away the people blocking his way. "If you don't want to go back, it's up to you. I will definitely not say anything bad about you after I see Lord Cai. Don't stop me. Besides, I have to go back to see Doctor Wei! I didn't pay attention to it just now, and the wound on my neck hurts even more because of you guys' anger!"

Huang Youfu strode away.

The others looked at each other, feeling a little confused.

Wang Tiechui suddenly coughed. "Well, I... my wound hurts so badly, and it seems to be bleeding again. I have to go back and have Doctor Wei take a look at me. Besides, it's out in the middle of nowhere, and I don't know where else to go."

As he spoke, Wang Tiechui caught up with Huang Youfu in a few steps, still shouting, "Huang Youfu, wait for me, let's go together."

Huang Youfu and Wang Tiechui left, and the rest followed almost without hesitation.

Yes, it’s in the wilderness, where else can they go if not go back?

Let's go together.

No matter what the result is, the unlucky few who were chosen will bear it together.

……

The sleeping pill was just as its name suggested. After Cheng Wan took the sleeping pill given by Shan Qing, he soon fell into a deep sleep and lost consciousness.

Cheng Wan woke up again when a basin of cold water was poured on him.

It was already deep winter and night time, and Cheng Wan had more than one wound on his body.

It is not difficult to imagine how it feels to be poured with a basin of cold water.

"Master, are you okay?" Jinjin started to cry.

Cheng Wan's face was as pale as a ghost, and his body was shivering uncontrollably.

Despite this, Cheng Wan still comforted Jin Jin: "It's not good, but don't worry, you won't die."

"Marquis Zhaoping, it's been a long time since we last met. I hope you are well~"

A man's laughing voice sounded, Cheng Wan looked up in the direction of the voice, and it was the expected person.

Prince Jing Mu Zheng.

Cheng Wan leaned against the pillar, pulled the corners of his mouth, and tried to smile: "Your Highness is really good at joking. Your Highness knows best whether this humble official is ill or not. As for you, Your Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you look even more graceful than before."

Prince Jing raised his eyebrows in interest, his smile deepening. "Marquis Zhaoping's words are truly pleasing. No wonder my father likes you so much. Even I can't help but want to hear you say a few more words."

"Then Your Highness, please quickly find a doctor to treat this humble servant. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll die soon, and Your Highness will never hear me again."

"Hahaha..." Prince Jing couldn't help but burst into laughter as he looked at the extremely embarrassed Cheng Wan. "How interesting! I haven't really communicated with Marquis Zhaoping before, and I just realized how interesting he is."

Cheng Wan smiled politely: "Your Highness, thank you for the compliment."

Suddenly, Prince Jing's smile faded, and he ordered outside, "Go and call Xuan Qianfeng."

Xuan Qianfeng is the physician of Prince Jing's mansion who is accompanying Prince Jing on this trip.

The guard took the order and left. Prince Jing walked to a place not far from Cheng Wan and stopped. Shan Qing, who had been standing behind Prince Jing, quickly adjusted his position and looked at Cheng Wan vigilantly.

Prince Jing didn't know, but he knew very well how dangerous Cheng Wan was.

Prince Jing lowered his eyes and looked at Cheng Wan, his face no longer smiling. "I have a question for Marquis Zhaoping. How did Marquis Zhaoping know that I wanted to take your life?"