Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

Just like before, the two arrived at the granary at midnight. Perhaps because Xuan Su Country had been making more and more moves recently, there didn't seem to be many guards tonight. Wei Ze went in first, and only turned back to pick up Shen Nanyue after confirming that it was safe.

As soon as she entered the granary, Shen Nanyan pulled off the black veil on her face. Wu You appeared instantly and started to put grain in. Everything was the same as before. Shen Nanyan dozed off in the corner until Wu You filled one granary and woke her up to go to the next one.

It was not until just after one o'clock in the morning that Wei Ze's urgent voice suddenly came from the granary.

"Miss, retreat quickly, someone is coming, and it seems they are heading straight in our direction."

"Ah good."

Shen Nanyan stood up in response, and Wu You also disappeared from her sight. At this time, Shen Nanyan had already heard the sound of horse hooves, and it was getting closer and closer. She rushed out with her head held high, and Wei Ze protected her behind her. The two of them were still preparing to return from the back of the granary along the same route.

As soon as she reached the granary fence, Shen Nanyan's palms began to feel extremely hot.

"be careful."

She pulled up her veil to remind Wei Ze. Wei Ze nodded and looked around. The two continued to walk out. At this time, a group of guards suddenly appeared from the side. Before Wei Ze could say anything, their swords stabbed at him. Because he was afraid of hurting Shen Nanyue, Wei Ze had to fight with them. Naturally, these people's martial arts were not as good as Wei Ze's, so some of them fell to the ground in a few moves.

"Go that way."

Shen Nanyan ran wildly following Wei Ze's finger. After Wei Ze fought off a wave of attacks, he jumped directly to Shen Nanyan, ready to reach out and grab her collar to take her out, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he felt a force rushing towards him. The next second, Wei Ze fell heavily to the ground, but he didn't care about the trace of blood at the corner of his lips. He immediately stood up to protect Shen Nanyan. However, just as he stood up, he looked up and saw a black shadow rushing towards him again. He had no time to react and instinctively raised his hands to block it, but the expected pain did not come. He only felt a gust of wind blowing. When he opened his eyes, he saw Shen Nanyan's thin body flying quickly behind him. He stretched out his hand and just touched the corner of her clothes. Shen Nanyan flew much farther than he imagined.

"Miss."

Wei Ze's heart almost jumped out of his throat.

The sound of "Miss" could probably be heard throughout the canyon, and Lu Jiusi, who had just made a move, froze in place instantly. Before his brain could react, his body had already leaped out. When Wei Ze just reached out to touch Shen Nanyue, Lu Jiusi had already hugged her in his arms.

Slender white fingers pulled off the veil, and his heart ached inexplicably.

Shen Nanyan's eyes were tightly closed, her face was pale, and there were still glaring bloodstains on her pale lips. Lu Jiusi knew that he had used some strength in that palm strike. If it had hit Wei Ze, he would have had to lie down for a few days. Shen Nanyan was so thin that her internal organs would definitely be injured, and it was not certain whether she could survive.

Without hesitation, Lu Jiusi immediately picked up Shen Nanyue and ran towards the tent.

"Call the military doctor, quickly."

The lights in the tent were brightly on. Shen Nanyan, lying on the couch, looked even weaker than before, her face almost transparent. Lu Jiusi felt very guilty. He didn't want to kill her, he just wanted to hit her harder so that he could keep the person alive. But he didn't expect Shen Nanyan to run out and block for Wei Ze.

The doctor came soon. Lu Jiusi stood by with a serious look on his face and worry between his brows. He didn't say a word, but just stared at Shen Nanyue's pale little face.

"Who is this?"

Xiao Yichen walked to the door but did not go in. He glanced at Lu Jiusi, turned his head and asked Qingyu quietly.

"She is the daughter of Shen Zongyuan, the Minister of the Imperial Court in the capital."

"A woman? Why is a woman here?"

Hearing that it was a woman, Xiao Yichen stretched his neck to take a look. With just this one glance, he seemed to understand something.

"Your Highness is probably wondering about this as well."

"Could it be that he admires your Highness and has followed you here?"

"Which woman in this world doesn't admire His Highness? But she can't. She's just a concubine... but it seems that it's not impossible. His Highness treats her a little differently."

"I'm afraid you'll have to respectfully address her as Princess in the future."

"That's not necessarily true. Only a woman with good looks, family background, talent, and status is worthy of His Highness. She is just the concubine's daughter of a fourth-rank official. It's not her turn, but she is not bad looking. She should be a good concubine."

"Don't ever say that again. Be careful with your head. Believe me, she will definitely be your master in the future."

“How come you see?”

"Look at your Highness's expression, don't you understand?"

Qingyu is quite smart in other things, but when it comes to this kind of situation, it seems like his brain has been dug out and he is useless.

Shen Nanyan was indeed seriously injured. The doctors worked until dawn and barely managed to save her life. They kept her alive with a ginseng slice, waiting for her to recover slowly. Lu Jiusi ordered all the doctors to wait outside the tent, and he alone stayed by the bed.

The tent was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Lu Jiusi's eyes were filled with guilt. Looking at Shen Nanyue lying there barely breathing, his heart was broken.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Nanyan slowly opened her eyes.

"Are you awake, but are you in pain?"

Lu Jiusi's magnetic voice was more gentle than ever before, as if a louder voice would scare Shen Nanyan.

"Wei... How is Weize?"

"He's fine."

In fact, Lu Jiusi didn't want to answer in his heart. He didn't like Shen Nanyan asking about other men as soon as she woke up. It was a concern that he himself didn't even realize.

After hearing Lu Jiusi's answer, Shen Nanyue stopped talking, staring blankly at the tent above her head, thinking about what happened last night. Her palms were getting hotter and hotter. She turned around and saw a black shadow running towards Wei Ze. Wei Ze was the only one who knew martial arts between the two of them. If they protected him, they would have a chance to escape. If Wei Ze was seriously injured, she would not be able to take him away. So Shen Nanyue blocked it, thinking it was just an ordinary palm, but she did not expect that she would be injured so badly.

Lu Jiusi brought a teacup and helped Shen Nanyan sit up on the couch. When he put the water to her lips, Shen Nanyan did not refuse and drank it from his hand. However, with every sip, her little face wrinkled up and her internal organs felt as painful as if they were being pricked by needles.

After carefully caring for Shen Nanyan to drink the medicine and watching her fall asleep again, Lu Jiusi left the tent.

"Where is Wei Ze?"

"Your Highness, he has been locked up."

"lead the way."

Wei Ze was tied up by Qing Xuan and locked in a tent for storing miscellaneous items. When Lu Jiusi arrived, Wei Ze just looked up and didn't say anything. In fact, he wanted to ask Shen Nanyue, but he knew that Lu Jiusi might not tell him.

"Untie him."

"Yes."

"Go back to the barracks and stay by Shen Yunzhi's side. Don't say a word about what happened. Do you understand?"

"I understand. Then... then..."

"She's fine."

"Yes, I will definitely keep this matter to myself."

After Wei Ze left, everyone was puzzled as to why Lu Jiusi didn't ask what was going on, but since Lu Jiusi didn't speak, they didn't dare to mention it.

For the next two days, Lu Jiusi stayed by Shen Nanyue's bedside without saying a word, never leaving for a moment.