At the beginning, I saved a little mute

Chang Yi and Shi Zhu were too late to stop him.

But Que Yunsheng was still stopped by someone.

The bony yet tender hand grasped the tip of the sword and flipped it outward.

Blood oozes out of Que Yunsheng's neck, but it is not fatal.

Only the Third Prince Xie Chengjing himself knew how much effort Que Yunsheng had put in, and that he was determined to die.

If he really died in front of me, then I would definitely not kill the remaining injured person.

He guessed what he was thinking.

"Master."

"master."

Two exclamations sounded.

There was also a bloody scratch on the young man's palm.

Chang Yi rushed over, and Shi Zhu hurriedly took out a porcelain bottle. His arms were like a treasure chest.

A lot of medicine was wasted when it was poured out.

"Alas, Master, you are of noble status, why did you catch it with your bare hands? You gave me that sword, you know how sharp it is. Oh, what shall I do? It's such a long cut, I'm afraid it will leave a scar in the future."

Chang Yi had already ordered people to tie up Que Yunsheng.

Xie Chengjing's head ached from Shizhu's yelling.

Shizhu kept chattering until his hands were wrapped like dumplings.

"Okay, little stone, it's just a minor injury."

It's not like he hasn't suffered more serious injuries than this.

Why make such a fuss, it makes him look so fragile.

He sat down leisurely, shook his hem, and faced Que Yunsheng, "Chang Yi, let him go."

"Master, this man is extremely dangerous." Chang Yi glared and his beard trembled.

"Let go, he can't hurt me now."

Shizhu muttered to the side, "He just hurt you, young master."

"That's my own fault. Let him go. With so many of us here, are you afraid he'll run away?"

Xie Chengjing was contented and spoke in a calm tone.

He didn't seem to mind the fact that he was injured because of Que Yunsheng.

Que Yunsheng was still tense, with blood continuously flowing down his neck.

Xie Chengjing said to Shizhu, "Little Shitou, give him a bottle of sore medicine as well."

Shi Zhu raised his voice, "Master, we just gave him a bottle. We don't have much medicine left, so we need to save these for emergency use."

"Just give him some compensation for killing that old thief. Besides, we just scared him."

Xie Chengjing thought that Que Yunsheng was so scared that he revealed his identity and even wanted to commit suicide to apologize.

Is he that scary?

Clearly, when facing the outside world, he portrayed himself as a scholar who could do nothing but pretend to be cultured.

To put it nicely, it's called being pretentious; to put it bluntly, it's called being idle.

Shizhu then reluctantly took out the medicine and threw it to Que Yunsheng.

Que Yunsheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

His and Jiang Zao's lives were temporarily saved.

"You said you were Li Dafu's son, so what's your name?"

Que Yunsheng said loudly, "Ever since my stepmother drugged me and my biological father didn't care about me, I am no longer a member of the Li family. I took my mother's surname and my name is Que Yunsheng."

"Que Yunsheng, what a good name."

Xie Chengjing took the cup of tea that Shizhu had poured again and took a sip slowly. "Since you sincerely want to work for me, I am naturally willing to give you a chance."

He put down his teacup and said casually, "How about this, I have a confidant in the Northern Frontier Camp. If you want to work for me, go there. I will give you a letter of recommendation. When you have made a career, you can naturally return to Yangzhou to ask your stepmother for justice."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Chang Yi, take a piece of paper and write down the names of these two people." Xie Chengjing said to Shang Que Yunsheng, "By the way, I haven't asked yet, what is your brother's name?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Que Yunsheng fell to his knees with a thud.

"What is this for?"

Xie Chengjing was stunned. He had agreed to recommend both of them and spare their lives. Could it be that Que Yunsheng still had something to ask for?

Thinking of this, Xie Chengjing's gentle face fell.

The tense atmosphere reappeared.

Que Yunsheng kowtowed heavily before speaking, "It's not that I intentionally deceived Your Highness, but my brother... is not my brother... but..."

He couldn't let Jiang Zao go to the military camp with him. If he was recognized, it would be a serious crime that would result in the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire family.

"…is my fiancée."

This breaking news caused everyone present to move slightly, and they all turned their eyes to Jiang Zao, who was sleeping very uneasily.

Que Yunsheng organized his words, "Her name is Jiang Zao, and she is the master's daughter."

He wondered how to connect two complete strangers.

After the master and his wife passed away, their daughter also disappeared.

"...We have been playing together since we were young, so naturally we have developed a bond."

The more he thought about it, the more he spoke. "My mother wrote to me at that time and said that if there was a suitable girl, she should ask the master to help her find the right one. So later on, we arranged a marriage between our two families."

"Jiang Zao also took the surname of Master's Wife, so her surname is not Nan. She has a lively and cheerful personality, and I like her very much. This time I originally asked her to wait for my news at home, but unfortunately she was worried about me and followed me all the way home without my knowledge. In the end, she was also kidnapped."

These are of course all made up, but there are also real scenes.

"We fell off a cliff together and only got out a few days ago. After we got out, we mistakenly entered a cannibalistic village. We finally escaped until we met Your Highness."

When speaking, you have to mix truth and falsehood.

It can't be all lies, and it can't be all truth.

Only by keeping the other party unpredictable can you have room for maneuver.

"The world is in such a mess right now. I was worried about Jiang Zao, so I asked her to dress as a man. If all this caused misunderstanding to Your Highness, I admit all the crimes. However, Jiang Zao is innocent. She just cared too much about me. Please spare her life, Your Highness."

The scene could not calm down for a long time. Que Yunsheng said so much in one breath and felt his heart beating violently.

Very nervous.

Xie Chengjing chuckled. It was the first time that Que Yunsheng heard his laughter, which sounded like the gurgling of a stream.

"Get up. It's right to be on guard when you go out. It's good that you think so carefully at such a young age."

He called Shizhu over and said, "Since she is your fiancée, I saw that she had a wound on her face just now. I have some jade cream here. I guarantee that she will not be left with a scar after using it."

Shizhu couldn't help but glare at Que Yunsheng. He didn't know what caught the young master's eye for this kid. It would be fine if he just gave him the precious golden wound medicine, but he even gave away the jade ointment prepared by the empress for him. He really thought too highly of the kid.

How could he know that Xie Chengjing was only thinking about his own life.

His biological mother was of humble origins, just a palace maid, who gave birth to him after being favored by the emperor overnight.

That jade pendant was the only valuable thing on my biological mother.

He was just putting himself in other people's shoes.