That night, after discussing the next day's itinerary with Prince Dingguo and the other three ministers, Lu Zhan went to Xie Wu's tent again at night.
By this time, it was already late at night.
It was extremely quiet around the camp. Except for the Zuo Yiwei soldiers who were on patrol at night, there were only a few bonfires burning outside each camp.
Lu Zhan originally thought that Xie Wu would have fallen asleep at this time, but unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, he saw Xie Wu wrapped in a cloak and leaning on the couch, holding a book in her hand, her long hair like a waterfall draped like silk.
Behind her, there were still a few strands of disobedient black hair hanging on the books, and the dim yellow light silently reflected on her face, adding a bit of warmth to her usually cold face.
There was no one in the spacious tent, not even Suiyu, who had always been by Xie Wu's side.
Hearing the sound, Xie Wu raised her slender eyebrows slightly, and her clear eyes showed no surprise. She raised her hand slightly and casually placed the book in her hand on the small table next to her.
She is...
Are you waiting for yourself on purpose?
As soon as this thought flashed in his mind, Lu Zhan felt a sense of joy in his heart.
"Are you going to just stand there like this?" Seeing Lu Zhan standing motionless at the door, Xie Wu couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Of course not." Lu Zhan chuckled, and then he quickly raised his feet and sat across from Xie Wu. After sitting down, he curved his lips again and said to Xie Wu, "So, Wu, you really went out of your way to
Wait for me here?"
Although he was a little afraid that he would get an answer that would disappoint him, he still couldn't help but ask this question.
Seeing Lu Zhan's expectant eyes, Xie Wu's eyes moved slightly. Then, she lowered her eyes and picked up the teapot, avoiding Lu Zhan's expectant eyes while pouring tea.
Just when Lu Zhan lowered his head in disappointment, thinking that Xie Wu would not answer his question, Xie Wu's clear voice suddenly rang again.
"Forget it, guess it!"
Lu Zhan's expression was shocked, and he quickly raised his eyes to look at Xie Wu.
"Have you made all the arrangements for going to Jingzhou?" Xie Wu obviously didn't want to continue the question just now. She put down the teapot in her hand and asked Lu Zhan again.
Fortunately, Mr. Lu, who had tasted the sweetness, knew the words "enough is enough", so he did not continue to ask Xie Wu the question just now, but smiled and nodded to Xie Wu, and said, "Everything is arranged.
.Tomorrow, Xiao Mubei and I will set off first, while my uncle and the others will stay here to take precautions."
"Prince Xiao is also going?" Xie Wu asked again.
Lu Zhan nodded again. He smiled and said to Xie Wu, "I didn't want to take him there at first, but then I thought it would be nice to have a free errand boy! After all, searching for medicinal materials is also a laborious job."
Although they have His Majesty's imperial edict, sometimes the edict is not worth the money. Those officials may not be willing to work so hard to raise the medicinal materials needed for them to go to Jingzhou.
Therefore, at this time, a free-spirited prince like Xiao Mubei can play a big role!
After all, he is a man who can use chicken feathers as arrows. Now that he is holding an imperial edict, if those officials dare to mishandle them, Prince Xiao will have many ways to deal with them! In this way, it can also save him a lot of trouble.
Xie Wu obviously understood the meaning of Lu Zhan's words. The tip of her eyebrows raised slightly, and the corners of her lips also showed a slight arc.
Although Xiao Mubei helped Lu Zhan, thinking of the current situation in Jingzhou, Xie Wu still said to him with some worry, "Having said that, these medicinal materials are still a drop in the bucket for the tens of thousands of people in Jingzhou. At most,
It can only relieve a temporary emergency. If you want to alleviate or completely eliminate the plague, you will need people to continuously deliver medicine to Jingzhou City. Otherwise, once the medicine is stopped, all your previous efforts will be in vain."
"So, Princess Xiao will rush back to Yunnan tomorrow. There are always a lot of medicines in Yunnan and Guizhou. I hope she will have a good harvest from this trip. In addition, my eldest brother will also go to the surrounding areas to collect medicinal materials for me." Lu Zhan
He looked at Xie Wu calmly and said.
After hearing what Lu Zhan said, Xie Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Although I have made sufficient preparations, to be honest, Ah Wu, I am not very sure about the plague in Jingzhou..." Looking at Xie Wu's cold and charming face, Lu Zhan still couldn't help it.
Speak out the uneasiness hidden in your heart.
On this day, whether in front of his uncle or Shi Bin, he looked confident, but in fact, he was not very sure about the epidemic situation in Jingzhou!
Of course, Shi Bin and the others did not have high hopes for him. They only hoped to silence the world. As for the tens of thousands of lives in Jingzhou City...
Although they did not say they gave up, in reality, after weighing the pros and cons, they also chose to give up those tens of thousands of lives just like the prince. However, they did not do it as decisively as the prince.
"Lu Zhan..." Seeing Lu Zhan's dejected look, Xie Wu's eyebrows suddenly moved, and she subconsciously reached out to hold Lu Zhan's hand.
She has seen too many appearances of Lu Zhan.
Lu Zhan is as gentle as jade.
The high-spirited Lu Zhan.
Lu Zhan is the strategist.
But she had never seen Lu Zhan look so depressed.
"Ah Wu, if, I mean if...if I still fail to save the people of Jingzhou from the fire and water in the end, will you look down on me?" Lu Zhan held Xie Wu's finger and looked at it carefully.
she said.
"No." Xie Wu answered him categorically without thinking. After that, she was afraid that Lu Zhan wouldn't believe it, so she pursed her lips and then added, "Lu Zhan, what about Jingzhou?
We have tried our best. Even if the final outcome is not what we want to see, there is a saying that people decide what to do and what to do depends on God. All you need to do is have a clear conscience."
"A clear conscience..."
"Yes! I have a clear conscience."
Looking at Xie Wu with a firm face, a wry smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Lu Zhan's lips.
I'm just afraid that he will have a guilty conscience...
Xie Wu seemed to be aware of Lu Zhan's thoughts at this time. She frowned slightly. After pondering for a moment, she finally mustered up the courage to say to Lu Zhan, "Lu Zhan, everyone in the world will have choices. You just have to do your best.
The rest...leave the rest to God's will!"
She could probably guess what Lu Zhan was carrying. If it came to an unavoidable situation, he would still have to protect himself first.
Lu Zhan didn't expect Xie Wu to say such words to him. His eyebrows moved, and then his eyes turned red in an instant, "Ah Wu..."
"Lu Zhan, there are countless tens of thousands of lives outside Jingzhou City. When necessary, you have to consider them, right?" Xie Wu smiled and held Lu Zhan's finger and said.
If they could, no one would want to make a choice.
The same goes for Lu Zhan.
This decision is difficult for everyone. If Lu Zhan really wants to give up Jingzhou, she will not blame him because she knows that he has tried his best.
He knew clearly that Xie Wu would say this because she could feel better and find excuses for him in advance, but at this moment, Lu Zhan still felt a little warm in his heart.
Even if it was just because of her original intention of making excuses for him, he couldn't let her down.
In this quiet night, the two people looking at each other in the tent suddenly fell into a long silence. The surroundings were extremely quiet. I don't know how long it had passed, but a small spark suddenly exploded from the candlelight next to them.
The light of the fire flickered, and Xie Wu suddenly woke up. She hurriedly pulled her hand out of Lu Zhan's palm.
"Then, what are you going to do in the capital after you leave? I heard from Suiyu that martial law has been imposed in the capital, and there are vague rumors that His Majesty has been assassinated and his life is hanging by a thread. The murderer is directly targeting King Qi..." Xie Wu
He hurriedly turned around and changed the topic.
Suiyu is a secret guard trained by Lu Zhan, and Lu Zhan has an agency like Qianji Pavilion that specializes in inquiring about information. Therefore, when there is news in the capital, Suiyu is often the first to know about it.
Of course, this is also the result of Lu Zhan's secret promise.
Otherwise, even if she knew such important news, she would not dare to tell Xie Wu that she knew it.
After hearing Xie Wu's words, Lu Zhan really didn't have any surprise on his face. He smiled softly, and then said with curled lips, "Let him go. Rumors are just rumors after all. As long as your Majesty is fine, the prince said.
Too much is useless!”
"I'm afraid that the prince will do something..." Seeing Lu Zhan being so calm and composed, Xie Wu felt that her words were a bit redundant, but she still couldn't help saying it.
After all, this matter not only concerns Lu Zhan, but also the Marquis of Wu'an.
Since Xu Shoufu planned such a plan, he obviously put Wu'anhou's Mansion in a position opposite to them. If they succeeded, Wu'anhou's Mansion would be their first target.
Unexpectedly, after hearing Xie Wu's words, Lu Zhan's smile deepened, "I hope they can take action soon..."
"What do you mean by this? You have already set up a net and are just waiting for the prince to get into it?" Xie Wu instantly understood the meaning of Lu Zhan's words. Her eyebrows instantly stretched, and the corners of her lips also opened up again.
A clear smile.
Seeing the bright smile on Xie Wu's lips, Lu Zhan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smile, and said, "That's about right. Now it depends on whether the prince can enter the network or not!"
He hoped that the prince could make dangerous moves.
Although his grandfather believed 90% that the prince was plotting evil intentions, he still retained 10% hope for the prince in his heart.
After all, he was the prince who supported him with his own hands. Over the years, the two of them had played out the love between father and son. Therefore, until the last moment, Emperor Zhengxuan still thought about the father-son relationship between himself and the prince.
"If the prince is involved in the Internet, what will happen next, Lu Zhan, have you ever thought about it?" Xie Wu frowned and asked Lu Zhan again.
She was not worried that the prince would not fall into the net. After all, the prince was now cornered!
As long as he still has some hope for the dragon chair in his heart, he will not let this opportunity pass easily, but what happens after that? Where did they go after the prince entered the net?
