The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

"Brother!" Sima Yao excitedly stood up from the side and walked quickly forward.

Sima Hui and Shu Huaiyuan appeared in front of him.

The eldest prince is still alive. This is different from what is in the book.

Gu Nianzhi was somewhat happy to see the living prince again.

But I couldn't help but worry about the subsequent developments.

These plots seemed to be increasingly beyond her understanding and control.

The three of them couldn't help but hug each other.

His face showed unconcealable happiness and relief at surviving the disaster.

They briefly told each other about their experiences over the past few days.

The prince's face turned very ugly when he heard that Min Lirong had put cartilage powder in breakfast, and the Qiangyi bandits had taken the fake prince and the fake Shu Huaiyuan as hostages to demand money from the Dingxi Prefecture, but the Dingxi Prefecture did not take any action and instead someone demanded that he be killed.

"If Huaiyuan hadn't predicted it in advance, I'm afraid we would have been corpses by now..."

"All's fair in war. Huaiyuan just thought of the worst possible scenario and made the worst-case scenario plan. In fact, I didn't expect the other party to be so cruel and ruthless." Shu Huaiyuan already knew who the mastermind was behind the scenes, but as a subject, he didn't dare to comment.

"The King of Qiang will send someone to take us back to Dingxi Prefecture tomorrow, but given the current situation, we can't go to Dingxi Prefecture."

"They definitely don't want to see us return alive." Sima Yao said, "I have discussed with Mr. Gu that the news may not have reached Dingxi Prefecture so quickly. We can take a detour through the river valley as soon as possible, avoid the Dingxi Prefecture area, and return directly to the capital. As long as we reach the capital, we will be safe."

"Yes, now that the four of us have finally reunited, let's not separate at will. The post station is full of people. It would be better for the prince and General Shu to stay at our inn tonight. There will be more people, and we can take care of each other if something happens." Gu Nianzhi said.

"That's exactly what I was thinking. Many people at the inn know the prince's identity, either openly or secretly. Although the inn where we live seems to be heavily guarded on the surface, it has many loopholes. At first, the prince and I left from the roof, and no one noticed. If there really is an assassin, they can't help. It's better for us to hide our identities and go somewhere else. I'll feel more at ease then." Shu Huaiyuan was always on guard.

"Listen to General Shu. If it weren't for General Shu's precautions along the way, I would have died many times."

The prince made the final decision.

Shu Huaiyuan returned along the original route and took out the limited luggage they had. After the four of them met again, they returned to Wankelai together.

In order to conceal their tracks, the few people did not book two more guest rooms. Instead, they asked Shu Huaiyuan to take the prince over the wall and went directly into the room avoiding everyone.

Shu Huaiyuan had to protect the prince and live in the same room with him, so Gu Nianzhi had to go to another room with Sima Yao.

The room has only one bed.

"Third Prince, you sleep on the bed tonight and I will sleep on the floor."

"Qiangyi is very cold. It will be very cold in the middle of the night. The floor is icy. I think you should sleep on the bed with me."

"But you are a prince, and I am just an ordinary citizen. How can I sleep on the same bed with you..."

"We will be traveling for the next few days, which will be very tiring. If you get sick, it will affect all of us. As the Third Prince, I order you to sleep with me tonight."

"Then Nianzhi will respectfully obey your command." Gu Nianzhi hesitated for a long time, but still felt that it was necessary to give Sima Yao a heads-up in advance: "But let me make it clear first, I am not a good sleeper... I grab the quilt and the pillow, and after I fall asleep, my arms and legs will be messy. But don't worry too much, if this happens, you can just push me awake."

Sima Yao had been sleeping alone since he was a child, and he was so naive that he had not yet realized the destructive power of Gu Nianzhi's words.

The night is as cold as water.

They lay side by side on the bed.

Both of them were tense, and after lying together, they realized that it was indeed a bit awkward.

"Mr. Gu, how did you learn the ability to predict the future?" Sima Yao asked casually, trying to ease the terrible atmosphere.

"Well." Gu Nianzhi's eyes turned to the right involuntarily: "In my hometown, there is a scholar who is very clear about the general situation in the world. I was fortunate to learn from him for a period of time, so I have this ability."

"Sir, can you tell me, will the future emperor of Da Sheng be my eldest brother?" Sima Yao asked.

"Well..." Gu Nianzhi was really embarrassed. "I would like to ask you first, what if it is, what if it is not?"

"If you say yes, it means the trip is safe. If you say no..." Sima Yao sighed deeply. It seemed that after experiencing this dangerous situation, he already knew that the opponent he was facing was not simple, and the road ahead would not be easy.

"The secret of heaven cannot be revealed. But this is not the only reason why I cannot tell you." Gu Nianzhi could not help but turn around, look at Sima Yao, and express his thoughts: "So far, the progress of things has deviated greatly from the previous predictions. Everything in the world is subject to change. We are now in the midst of a huge change, so even I don't know how this trip will turn out."

She continued to talk.

"Everyone who is in a variable may also become the next variable. This is what is meant by man's power. In this world, there is no unchangeable result. As long as we are alive, nothing is certain."

"Mr. Gu's talk is profound, but I seem to understand a little bit." Sima Yao said, "If you hadn't appeared and reminded my elder brother that there was something wrong with Master Liu and intercepted his secret letter, the Second Prince's party would definitely not let General Shu go with us. Every crisis in this wedding reception was resolved thanks to Mr. Shu's foresight. So, can I understand that, at least in the matter of the wedding reception, General Shu is the biggest variable in the whole thing. He broke the Second Prince's party's careful layout and allowed my elder brother to escape?"

no answer.

Sima Yao turned his head and saw Gu Nianzhi had fallen asleep on his side.

On the contrary, he was really exhausted these days.

Sima Yao pulled the quilt towards Gu Nianzhi and then closed his eyes.

Tiredness made him fall asleep quickly.

It was as if he had entered a mysterious land of extreme cold, and Sima Yao felt cold all over.

Even though he was wearing thin clothes, there were still people who snatched away his only clothes.

Sima Yao refused to let go, but he couldn't help the itchy nose, and a sneeze woke him up from his dream.

Gu Nianzhi had already wrapped the quilt around him, and Sima Yao was only holding a corner of the quilt. However, this pitiful corner fell from Sima Yao's hand when Gu Nianzhi turned around...

On one side was Gu Nianzhi, who wrapped herself up like a silkworm cocoon, and on the other side was Sima Yao, who was only wearing a single layer of clothes without even a corner of a quilt.

"A-choo..." Sima Yao sneezed again.

No, I will definitely get sick if I continue like this.

Sima Yao recalled what Gu Nianzhi said before he went to sleep: "But don't worry too much. If something like this happens, you can just push me awake."

He tried to wake Gu Nianzhi up, but Gu Nianzhi seemed to be unconscious and continued to sleep soundly.

It was too cold.

He had to turn Gu Nianzhi around twice before he finally achieved the goal of "separating the person". Sima Yao, whose teeth were chattering from the cold, quickly covered Gu Nianzhi with the quilt again and then crawled in himself.

Gu Nianzhi's body was warm, and Sima Yao couldn't help but stick to him, trying to revive his almost frozen body.

Gu Nianzhi raised his leg, turned over, and almost kicked Sima Yao under the bed.

Sima Yao then realized that what Gu Nianzhi said before going to bed was not an exaggeration at all.

He pulled Gu Nianzhi's legs back and held her from behind in the space formed by his chest and arms.

The posture was somewhat similar to when the two of them were riding together. In order to prevent Gu Nianzhi from kicking again, Sima Yao simply pressed down her legs.

Gu Nianzhi did move twice, but after encountering resistance, he quickly calmed down.