Rebirth of marriage

Not long after Cao Shoufu and his party left the city gate, Cao Chengwang exclaimed from the carriage, "Dad, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"

The cronies stopped their horses in a hurry, opened the curtains, and saw Cao Shoufu's face pale, his eyes closed tightly and trembling.

"Quickly, go back to the city and find the doctor." Cao Chengwang was flustered when he saw his father like this for the first time.

Nothing was more important than the life of the chief minister. After a brief hesitation, the confidant led the group back to the city.

When Xie Jiu saw Cao Shoufu and his entourage returning to the inn again, he lowered the curtain of the carriage and told Mo Qi, "Go back and ask the old censor to write a note immediately and send it to the capital overnight."

Thinking of something, Xie Jiu added, "Master, please don't forget to write about the prince's assassination, and make it more serious."

"Yes." Mo Qi responded respectfully.

Cao Shoufu was carried into the inn by the guards without knowing anyone else. He knew that this was done by Xie Jiu, otherwise she would not be so sure that they would return.

"Thank you, girl, how long will it take for him to recover?"

The prince was stabbed and poisoned. If Xie Jiu was too gentle, it would be too easy for Cao.

Xie Jiu's face was expressionless, her lowered eyelids covered up all her emotions, and she said softly, "You will be fine tomorrow, and they will set off again by then, so you need to urge the boss to hurry up."

Sure enough, at noon on the second day, Cao Shoufu and his party left the city again.

Xie Jiu watched the carriage hurried away, and finally the corner of his mouth raised a cold arc.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, the road leading to the capital from Yuyouguan will probably be blocked by heavy snow the day after tomorrow.

The person who delivered the zhezi set out last night and was able to deliver the zhezi to the capital before the heavy snow blocked the road.

Cao Shoufu and his party were one day behind the people who delivered the papers, and the carriage they were riding in was not as fast as the horses that delivered the papers. Based on the distance, they would be trapped in the mountains until the snow stopped and the roads were cleared in a month, so they could not come out.

People in high positions are suspicious, and Cao Shoufu is no exception. If there are rumors about those in front of him, he will think that someone is preventing him from returning to the capital because he is not feeling well.

Because Cao Shoufu suddenly fell ill, and the doctors in the city could not find the cause. When the people below were so anxious, they did not bother to prepare more dry food and medicinal materials.

Whether they can survive this month in the mountains depends on their fate.

Even though the guard around them was extremely skilled and could hunt wild animals in the mountains to satisfy his hunger, the needles she inserted into Cao Shoufu's body would cause him to fall ill from time to time and cause him great pain.

He went to Dijong privately. On his way back to the capital, he was trapped in the mountains by heavy snow. He starved to death and froze to death. They were all natural and man-made disasters. Everything was caused by himself and had nothing to do with King Xiao.

However, King Xiao was injured by an assassin when he came to Yuyouguan, and the inside story is left to the world to speculate.

In the capital, the news of his disloyalty to Daxia and his collusion with Di Rong would spread quickly, and the old censor would promptly submit the impeachment report.

The old censor was upright and upright throughout his life. He was a rare honest and good official in Daxia. He never participated in partisan disputes. He was a proper solitary minister. He only had eyes for the emperor and the people. His words were very weighty.

It is difficult to argue about Cao Shoufang's friendship with Di Rong.

Even if the emperor did not punish him this time, the Cao family's prestige among the people would be greatly reduced.

Killing is a heart-wrenching act, and for a high-ranking official, damaging his reputation will be more serious than stabbing his body.

This was the price he paid for hurting Gu Xiao.

That night, Xie Jiu had a peaceful sleep.

When the news of the heavy snowfall reached Gu Xiao's ears, he was reading an official document and pondered for a moment. He understood Xie Jiu's plan. He personally went to Lin Shu's house and took Xie Jiu to his villa.

"You did a great job." Gu Xiao praised sincerely.

Xie Jiu asked people to go to the teahouse to put on a show, and ordered Mo Qi to catch the white fox, and then used the white fox to lure Cao Chengwang to escape from his father, and then intercepted the carrier pigeon sent by Cao Chengwang's entourage to Cao Shoufu, so that Cao Shoufu could not know the rumors in the city in advance, so he told him to go to Dirong to find his son. excuse to come.

Then he asked people to take Cao Chengwang all over the city to have fun, so that the people in Yuyouguan would know the existence of this young master. Finally, he donated a cart of medicinal materials to Bianka for application, so that the criminals could catch Cao Shoufu.

He knows all these things.

But Xie Jiu said he wanted to temper himself, so he didn't interfere.

He watched her step by step, link by link, get Cao Shoufu into the game. Every step was carefully arranged by her, but no trace could be found.

Just when he thought it was very rare for a weak woman to give the chief minister of the dynasty the reputation of being secretly friends with other countries, news came that the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, and he realized that she was planning more than that.

She wanted Cao Shoufu to suffer severe physical and mental injuries.

She was really dedicated to avenging him.

"How did you know that he went to Dijon?" Gu Xiao asked, expressing his doubts. "And how did you know that there would be heavy snow, and you were pretty sure that they would be sealed in the mountains."

He remembered that Xie Jiu had started purchasing medicinal materials a long time ago, as well as the coal that could keep out the cold.

Xie Jiu's eyes flashed slightly. She didn't want to deceive Gu Xiao, but the matter of rebirth was so mysterious that she couldn't say it.

He thought about it and said, "There are some things that I can't explain to you for the time being, but I will never do anything that is harmful to you or the people. You trust me."

Gu Xiao looked at her with deep eyes for a moment, nodded slightly, "Okay."

He also had something he couldn't explain to her. Everyone has secrets in their hearts that cannot be told.

Once he made a promise, he would not go into details.

Xie Jiu felt a little numb. She was happy that he trusted her so much, but also curious about why he trusted her so much.

"If Chief Cao is lucky enough to return to the capital alive, he will probably impeach the prince for not saving his life." Xie Jiu said.

Master has said that the adults in the court are the best at throwing dirty water on others. When they get into trouble, they can point at each other and scold each other, just like the women in the market.

Cao Shoufu suffered such a big loss. Regardless of whether he believed it was Gu Xiao who did it or not, he would never miss the opportunity to bite Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao smiled and said, "I have been impeached since I was a child. I have never been afraid. Besides, you did what I did. I am not unjust. As for whether to save him or not, I am still recovering from my injuries. No matter what Cao Shoufu will live or die if he gets it."

Xie Jiu burst into laughter. Who would have thought that the prince who was always cold in the past would say such down-to-earth words? He became more lively than before.

She reached out and touched the wound and said, "Is the injury better? Let me see."

Gu Xiao's breathing suddenly stagnated, his ears turned red inexplicably, and he felt something strange in his heart. He hesitated and said, "Do you really want to see it?"

"Well, I want to take a look." Xie Jiu nodded. Since the last time he went back to recuperate, they have been busy. This is the first time they have met, and she is always concerned about his wounds.

"Then... come here." Gu Xiao put Xie Jiu's hand on his belt and turned his face away slightly, as if he couldn't let go, but also seemed to be looking forward to it.

Xie Jiu was so concerned about his injuries that he didn't notice the change in his expression. He started to unbutton his robe, revealing the scabbed but still hideous scar.

She touched it gently with her fingers, feeling extremely distressed.

The slightly cold fingers brought a tingling sensation from her fingertips to his skin, and then to his heart. A string in Gu Xiao's mind broke instantly. He leaned over and captured her lips.

Xie Jiu felt the man's heat and responded.

She aroused his desire when he was eating the marrow, but she plotted against him, causing him to be injured and even almost lost his life. This time she couldn't bear to refuse.

However, he was still injured.

When Gu Xiao fell to the bed kissing her and wanted to go deeper, Xie Jiu put his arms around his neck and whispered in his ear, "I'll go up there..."