Sensing her gaze, Yu Zheng asked puzzledly: "How could Madam leave the capital alone?"
He only brought a few guards with him, which was really dangerous.
Mentioning this, Jiang Shu's apricot eyes shrank, and his expression was cold as he said: "I went out to the capital with Mr. Hou to do something. He has something urgent, so he rode back to the capital early this morning."
Yu Zheng glanced at her: "What is more important than my wife's safety?"
Jiang Shu was silent, and Yu Zheng guessed: "But there was a quarrel?"
When Shen Changze was mentioned, Jiang Shu's expression was aggrieved and filled with resentment, the way he looked after a quarrel.
"Can the prince read minds?" Jiang Shu changed the topic angrily, not wanting to tell anyone about the couple's private affairs.
Yu Zheng stopped asking and took the clean soft sword back to his waist.
"Thanks to the prince today, otherwise I would have been smashed into a pulp." Thinking of the danger just now, Jiang Shu felt lingering fear.
If Yu Zheng hadn't happened to pass by, she didn't dare to think what would have happened to her.
Women have always had a high reputation since ancient times, but she was forced off a cliff by a group of bandits, fearing that she would be covered in infamy even if she died.
Yu Zheng was a blessing to her.
"Mrs. Xu Shi's good deeds have inspired God to send me to rescue you at this moment." Yu Zheng looked serious, and his dark eyes looked at the sky piously.
Jiang Shu was bewitched by him and raised his head to look at the sky.
Half gloomy gray, half bright blue, half cloudy and half clear, clouds and sunshine appear alternately, as if light and darkness, good and evil are fighting.
Jiang Shu was touched and asked in surprise: "Did the prince really happen to be passing by?"
Not a moment too early, not a moment too late, just passing by.
Yu Zheng sighed: "Yes, it just happened."
There was something that needed to be handled out of Beijing two days ago, and he originally sent Zhuiyun to handle it. But for some reason, before Zhuiyun left, he suddenly wanted to go there in person.
He was scheduled to return to Beijing tomorrow, but he had constant nightmares last night, which made him upset. He woke up before dawn, eager to return to Beijing.
Yu Zheng didn't believe in fate or gods or Buddhas before, but now, he has some faith.
All kinds of anomalies are guidance from somewhere.
After the body was found on the mountain road, when Zhufeng checked it, a guard who was still alive revealed his identity.
Jingan Marquis Mansion, madam...
Hearing these words, Yu Zheng's heart tightened, he got off the carriage and rode quickly.
As he followed the traces into the forest, Yu Zheng's heart was in his throat.
The moment he heard Tan Yu's cry for help, his whole body was as tense as a fully stretched string, for fear of being a step too late.
"Your Majesty has no repayment for his great kindness. After I return home, I will set up an immortal tablet for Your Majesty and worship it every day." Jiang Shu looked sincere.
A flash of light flashed in Yu Zheng's dark eyes, and he said with an unclear meaning: "Madam enshrined a longevity tablet for a foreign man. If word spread, I'm afraid it would harm Madam's reputation."
Jiang Shu sneered: "If it weren't for the prince, my life and reputation would be gone. Once life and death happen, some things won't be so important."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will pay attention to the worship, so that no one will see it and spread rumors, which will ruin Your Majesty's reputation."
Yu Zheng laughed dumbly and advised her not to do this.
Jiang Shu was very stubborn and insisted on repaying his kindness.
Yu Zheng was helpless and told her about a past incident.
When he was young, he went out to play in the palace, and was chased by assassins and separated from his guards.
He was injured at that time and fled to the outskirts of Beijing in a panic and lost his way. He was tired, hungry and weak and fainted in the forest.
He thought he was dead, but he was saved by a little girl who not only gave him food, but also gave him medicine to treat his injuries.
Out of caution, he threatened the little girl not to tell anyone about his whereabouts, otherwise he would kill her.
The little girl kept her promise and gave him water, food and medicine for three days alone without telling anyone.
He was twelve years old and the little girl was nine.
On the third night, he was found by the secret guard and returned to the palace.
After he recovered from his injuries, he ordered someone to find out the identity of the little girl and guarded her secretly, but never saw her again.
Jiang Shu was shocked when he heard this. He stared at Yu Zheng in disbelief and said in a trembling voice, "You...you are brother A Zheng."
Yu Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "If you want to set up an immortal tablet, should I build one for you first?"
At that time, he did not tell Jiang Shu his identity, only that his sister called him A Zheng.
When Jiang Shu was young, he was kind and brave. He was not afraid when he saw him covered in blood. He carefully cleaned his wounds and applied medicine and bandages.
Although his injuries were not fatal at that time, if he had not met Jiang Shu, he might have starved to death.
Just thinking about it being ridiculous that a dignified prince died of hunger. Fortunately, he met a kind-hearted little girl who saved his life and his reputation.
"Your Majesty, don't try to hurt me." Jiang Shu lowered his head in embarrassment and finally gave up the idea of erecting a longevity tablet.
She was the daughter of a merchant, and she asked the prince to offer her the longevity tablet. She was afraid that instead of praying for blessings, it would be broken.
That year she saved Yu Zheng with just a little effort.
She remembered that it was spring, and she went to stay with her mother in a courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing. She picked up Yu Zheng while playing and picking flowers alone near the courtyard.
Yu Zheng was covered in blood, his hair was messy, his clothes were torn, and he fell in the grass, which shocked her.
She thought he was dead, but after checking, she found that Yu Zheng was only slightly injured and the blood on his clothes was not his.
She often picks up injured kittens and birds, feeds them and heals their injuries.
She thought that people should be similar, so she took care of Yu Zheng in the same way as a cat.
But when she went back on the fourth morning, the woods were empty, as if Yu Zheng had never appeared and everything was just a dream she had.
Later, she forgot about it.
Now that the old things are brought up again, Jiang Shu only feels that his fate is magical. The person she casually rescued back then turned out to be the prince.
But she must not let Yu Zheng know that the medicine she gave him to treat his injuries was what she usually used to treat cats.
"You saved me in the past, and I saved you in the present. It's all God's will." Yu Zheng's eyes were filled with a warm smile.
Jiang Shurou looked back, and the two smiled at each other, like old friends they hadn't seen for many years.
"Are you ready to rest?" Yu Zheng asked.
Jiang Shu nodded and stood up holding on to the stone.
The panic of life and death faded away during the conversation with Yu Zheng, and he regained his composure.
It's just that Jiang Shu's knee was injured and she was limping when she walked. The pain made her gasp.
Yu Zheng curled up his fingers and whistled, and the horse grazing not far away neighed and ran over.
"I'll help you mount the horse." Yu Zheng held the horse with one hand and supported Jiang Shu's arm with the other.
However, Jiang Shu's legs were so painful that he could hardly use any strength. He couldn't climb onto the horse even after several attempts. Yu Zheng hesitated for a moment, then held her waist and carried her onto the horse.
"Sit tight." Yu Zheng got on the horse neatly, flicked the reins and the horse started running.
Jiang Shu tightened his grip on the saddle in fear, his heart pounding as if it was about to jump out of his chest.
Tan Yu's foot was sprained and she couldn't walk. Zhuiyun carried her out of the jungle and back to the mountain road, and bandaged her with medicated oil.
"Is my wife really okay?" Tan Yu frequently looked up at the intersection, expecting Jiang Shu's figure to appear.
"Well, she's fine." Zhuiyun answered patiently while bandaging her body.
But without seeing Jiang Shu safe and sound with his own eyes, Tan Yu was still worried and asked anxiously over and over again.
Zhuiyun didn't blame her and answered patiently over and over again.
As a servant, he understood her mood.
