Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

Two imperial physicians rushed over with their medicine chests, and Zhao Qiyu instructed them to make sure Chixing recovered completely.

The arrow had barbs, making it difficult to pull out. Two imperial physicians prepared hemostatic medicine before daring to remove it.

As he pulled out the arrow, Akahoshi was covered in sweat and couldn't help but bite his lip.

"Don't bite your lip."

Zhao Qiyu reached out, trying to pry open his mouth.

Chi Xing grabbed Zhao Qiyu's arm and bit down, and Zhao Qiyu braced himself for the pain.

"Pfft..."

The arrow was pulled out, but the expected pain did not come. Zhao Qiyu then realized that Chixing had bitten his sleeve.

Chi Xing groaned in pain, and Zhao Qiyu felt so sorry for him that she wanted to kill him. She personally wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, saying:

"It will be alright, don't be afraid."

Lin Yu's eyes were covered by Lin Feng to prevent him from seeing the bloody scene.

He heard what the Third Prince said, and this was the first time he realized that the Third Prince could be so gentle.

Recalling that Chi Xing liked the Third Prince and wanted to marry him, Lin Yu mentally simulated how to say it.

No, we can't just say that Chixing wants to marry the Third Prince, otherwise a mere servant like him will be beaten to death.

After thinking it over and over, Lin Yu still couldn't figure out what to say.

Unexpectedly, the Third Prince spoke up himself.

"General Lin, could you hand him over to me? He was injured for my sake, and I should take responsibility for him."

That makes perfect sense. Lin Feng looked at Lin Yu, seeking his younger brother's opinion.

Lin Yu immediately nodded: "Yes, Your Highness is benevolent; this is Chixing's blessing."

"His name is Akahoshi?"

Looking at Chi Xing, who had already fainted from the pain, Zhao Qiyu silently repeated the name to himself several times.

Zhao Qiyu is the third prince. Because he was born to the empress, he was recently granted the title of Prince Yu and resides in the Prince Yu's Mansion.

Lin Yu rarely left his house, and General Lin had not returned to his residence for several months, so he was unaware of this matter and still referred to Zhao Qiyu as the Third Prince.

However, Zhao Qiyu didn't care about these things.

The Crown Prince was in charge of the assassination attempt. Zhao Qiyu explained to him that Chi Xing had saved him and that he was going to take him back to the Prince Yu's residence.

Fearing that he might encounter assassins again upon returning, the Crown Prince ordered Pei Ming to escort Zhao Qiyu back.

Seeing Zhao Qiyu carrying someone onto the carriage, Pei Ming felt a little uncomfortable.

It should be an honor for a servant to shield a prince from an arrow, so why does he deserve such good treatment and receive such concern from Zhao Qiyu?

"Brother Ming, aren't you coming home with us?"

A gentle voice came from beside him, and just hearing the voice made Pei Ming happy.

He turned his head and, sure enough, saw Bai Xu standing beside him, looking at him with concern in her eyes.

Pei Ming raised his hand and rubbed his head gently, saying in a soft voice, "You all go back first. I need to escort Prince Yu back to his residence. I'll be back soon."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xu's expectant gaze turned to sadness. Just now at the banquet, the Emperor had mentioned again the matter of Prince Yu and Pei Ming choosing a date for their marriage.

She thought she was Pei Ming's only one, but she never expected that there was also a Prince Yu.

He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, trying to appear strong.

"Yes, then Brother Ming should spend a lot of time with His Highness Prince Yu. After all, he is your future husband..."

As she spoke, Bai Xu quickly lowered her head, and a tear fell onto the back of her hand.

Pei Ming saw it clearly, and his heart clenched with pain.

"Don't cry, why are you crying?"

Pulling Bai Xu aside, Pei Ming whispered to him:

"Don't be sad. I only found out recently. This marriage was arranged by my grandfather. I really don't like that Prince Yu. I only married him out of necessity."

"Waaah... I'm sorry, Brother Ming. I just didn't want to share you with anyone else. Actually, I don't care about becoming a lord. I'm willing to be your slave."

Using the carriage as cover, Pei Ming gently pulled him into his arms.

"Don't cry. I promise I'll only be good to you in the future. Even if I marry Zhao Qiyu, I won't go to his courtyard, okay?"

"Good Xu'er, don't cry, your crying breaks my heart..."

250 who watched everything from the sidelines:

[Ugh... This is disgusting! Your Highness, could you please let me off the hook next time?]

Akahoshi sneered: "If you hadn't miscalculated just now, would I have been so badly injured? I even coughed up blood; Ayu must be heartbroken."

250 expressed that he was really wronged, because it was clearly His Highness who was worried that if the injury was not severe enough, Zhao Qiyu would become suspicious.

His Highness accidentally stepped forward and deviated from his position, causing the arrow that was originally meant to hit his shoulder to pierce his heart.

The assassin was a real assassin, and the arrow was indeed shot by the assassin.

However, the range was a bit too far, and Akahoshi was worried that the injury wasn't severe enough, so he asked 250 to increase the force a bit. Unexpectedly, the force was too strong, and Akahoshi almost died.

250: [There's still medicine here, Your Highness won't die, it might just hurt a little.]

Chi Xing was placed on a soft couch by Zhao Qiyu. With her wound on her back, Chi Xing could only sleep lying face down.

However, he kept his eyes closed, and Zhao Qiyu thought he had fainted, so she personally used a damp handkerchief to gently moisten his lips.

After a while, the carriage still did not move. Zhao Qiyu lifted the curtain and asked the little eunuch Xiao Yezi who was serving beside him.

"Where are they? Why haven't they left yet?"

Xiao Yezi replied, "Your Highness, His Highness the Crown Prince asked General Pei Ming to escort you back to your residence. Just a short while ago, this servant saw General Pei Ming leading someone over there."

"who?"

Just as Zhao Qiyu finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of two figures embracing, their shadows illuminated by the lantern light on the palace wall.

Xiao Yezi's eyes widened, and she said angrily, "How dare he? Your Highness, you are not even married yet, and he already has a lover."

Zhao Qiyu raised an eyebrow, feeling utterly unwilling about him getting married.

If he hadn't been afraid of affecting his mother and elder brother, he would have definitely defied the imperial decree.

Now that things have come to this, he finally managed to convince himself to agree, but he never expected that Pei Ming would be of such a character.

It's a lie to say Zhao Qiyu wasn't angry, but fortunately, he hadn't put in much effort yet. It would be better to find a way to break off the engagement later, so as not to get in the way of that pair of illicit lovers.

The curtain was suddenly pulled down, and Zhao Qiyu said:

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get back to the manor! Does the Prince Yu's manor have no one capable of protecting me?"

Xiao Yezi, who was outside, could tell that His Highness was angry, so she quickly told the coachman to drive faster, while the guards behind her secretly protected him.

By the time Pei Ming and Bai Xu came out after their intimate moment, the carriage from the Prince Yu's residence was no longer there.

Someone else told him that His Highness Prince Yu had already left.

Pei Ming was angry inside. This Prince Yu was still acting arrogantly. He hadn't even married into the Pei family yet, and his temper hadn't changed at all.

"Brother Ming, is His Highness Prince Yu angry? It's all my fault, I shouldn't have..."

“What does this have to do with you? He has a bad temper. How can someone with such a temper become the head of the Pei family in the future? I really don’t understand what my grandfather was thinking, finding someone like this to cause trouble for the family.”

He used to like Zhao Qiyu, but he had seen how Zhao Qiyu killed his servants. All he did was reveal Zhao Qiyu's whereabouts to others. No one was trying to assassinate him, so why kill that person?

Pei Ming still remembered the little eunuch who was killed by Zhao Qiyu. He was quite handsome, what a pity.