Rebirth with my ex-husband

Chapter 99

The narrow gorge was long and winding, with huge rocks blocking the sunlight or flowers and trees blocking the way. Only a few tiny slivers of sunlight shone through the sparse gaps and fell on the path. It seemed as if there was no end in sight in front of the gorge, with no light at all.

There were faint sounds of fighting coming from the other side of the canyon, and Su Yun's steps became faster.

The sooner we can get out of this gorge, the sooner we can find help.

But her speed couldn't be much faster, so Su Yun asked a secret guard to quickly get out of the gorge first.

There is a post station just ten miles ahead after exiting the canyon. At the post station, you can find a fast horse and go to the nearest city to mobilize troops and horses.

But it takes more than an hour to reach the nearest city.

How could Gu Shixing and the others bear it?

Thinking of this, Su Yun's face became paler. She gritted her teeth and prayed silently for Gu Shixing. She didn't know how long she had walked in the gorge before she finally saw the end of the gorge.

The rocks above the end were closed and hidden by two small trees, but light could be vaguely seen coming through.

His pace suddenly quickened, urging the person in front of him to walk faster.

The people in front pushed aside the small trees, and the moment Su Yun walked out of the gorge, the view suddenly became bright.

But she didn't have the time to feel sentimental. She just wanted to find someone who could help her as quickly as possible.

As we walked out of the canyon, the mountain road had not been repaired and was still rugged.

After walking for about half an hour, they finally got out of the canyon and saw a flat official road ahead.

After walking only a few steps, the only male secret guard among the ten people stopped and looked into the distance with narrowed eyes.

I don't know what he noticed, but his face suddenly froze. He raised his hand to stop the woman from moving forward, then he fell to the ground, supporting himself with his palms, with his upper body pressed against the ground and his ears also touching the ground.

Seeing him like this, Su Yun and the maid held their breath and dared not make a sound.

After a moment, the secret guard suddenly stood up, turned around and returned to the canyon two meters away, climbed up to a height of ten meters with a nimble figure, and then looked into the distance.

When he saw the scene in the distance, his expression slightly stiffened. After watching it quietly for a few breaths, his expression suddenly relaxed a little.

He jumped down from the height along the rock, walked quickly to Su Yuan, and bowed slightly: "Madam, there is a group of people coming from the front, estimated to be hundreds of people."

Su Yuan asked hurriedly: "Have you seen the flag?"

Secret Guard: "It's the royal symbol."

Su Yun's pupils shrank slightly, and there was only a moment of surprise on her face. But the next moment, she thought that almost half an hour had passed, and she had no information about Gu Shixing and the others' current situation. At this moment, all the surprises turned into nothingness.

Soon, dust and smoke rose in the distance.

Su Yun's heart was tense as he watched the hundreds of cavalrymen in armor appear in his sight and gallop towards the other side of the canyon.

Why are there Royal Guards around?

Su Yun suddenly remembered that Li Ji's fiefdom was in Lingnan, and the imperial edict also said to treat the Grand Empress Dowager, now the Princess of Jing.

——After Princess Jing finishes her confinement, she will go to her fiefdom.

At this time, Princess Jing has also finished her confinement, so the people coming are most likely the royal guards who escorted the couple back to their fiefdom!

Perhaps he happened to meet Li Ji and his men on the way to the post station to seek help from the secret guards, so he asked for help.

But Li Ji had a disagreement with Gu Shixing, so why would he send someone over so quickly?

Su Yun had no mind to think about anything else. She was now completely concerned about Gu Shixing's safety.

The secret guard said, "In a battle between the two sides, the Royal Guards will definitely win. The bandits will definitely scatter and retreat if they lose, and this mountain stream is the best hiding spot. We must go to the post station to take shelter. If I am not mistaken, the Royal Guards are staying at the post station, so the bandits will definitely not be able to get close."

Upon hearing this, Su Yun looked towards the direction of the canyon where Gu Shixing was.

After two breaths of silence, he retracted his gaze, secretly exhaled, and calmed down: "Okay, let's go to the post station now."

If they walked ten miles forward, it would take them more than half an hour to reach the post station even if they walked quickly.

At the post station, a guard force of about a thousand people surrounded the post station, making it almost impossible for anyone to get in or out.

The royal guards stopped Su Yun outside.

Su Yun said: "Please inform them that I am the wife of the prince of the Marquis Zhongyi's mansion."

The guard turned and entered the post station to report, and soon greeted respectfully, "Princess, please let the Crown Prince in."

Su Yun and a few maids walked into the post station, and saw Li Ji and Xie Yiran sitting at the same table. Xie Yiran was coaxing the baby in her arms, and the little princess was sitting next to her. When she saw someone coming in, she poked her head out.

When she saw it was Su Yun, her little face suddenly broke into a smile, and she happily called out, "Auntie Yun!"

Li Ji and Xie Yiran both looked over, and Su Yun bowed to them: "Greetings to Prince Jing, Princess Jing."

Xie Yiran stood up from his seat and said gently, "Madam Gu, there's no need to be so polite."

As he was about to walk over with the child in his arms, Li Ji beside him also stood up and stretched out his hand as if to take the child, but Xie Yiran's body turned aside and avoided him, saying in a cold tone: "I can hold the child myself."

After that, he walked in front of Su Yuan and said in a gentle and comforting voice: "Master Gu will definitely turn danger into safety, Madam Gu, don't worry."

Perhaps because he felt that Su was more scheming, Li Ji never liked the princess to associate with her. But he knew that the princess would not only not listen to what he said, but would also be disgusted, so he never tried to persuade her again.

He didn't look happy at the moment, and said coldly: "I only sent people to rescue her for the sake of the princess."

Xie Yiran frowned slightly, but said nothing in the end.

Although Su Yun looked calm, she was worried and didn't pay much attention to what Li Ji said. She just bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Prince Jing, for your help."

Seeing that Su Yun was a little dirty, Xie Yiran said gently, "Go wash up first. Maybe Master Gu will be back safely soon."

The gorge was narrow, his clothes were dirty, and his hair was a little messy.

"Thank you, Princess Jing."

Xie Yiran nodded lightly, then told the maid to take Su Yun and other female relatives to wash and dress.

Xie Yiran also asked someone to send Su Yun a new set of clothes.

After changing clothes, washing her face, and tidying her hair, Su Yun left the post station and looked towards the direction of the canyon.

I don’t know how long it took, but I vaguely saw a figure. Su Yun’s expression suddenly tensed and he looked forward eagerly.

More and more people were coming towards the post station, but they were not riding horses at a gallop, but coming slowly.

Several carriages were very conspicuous among the guards. Su Yun was looking for Gu Shixing among those people.

She couldn't wait to go up, but she held back because it would affect the rescue of the injured.

When the guards arrived at the post station, they hurriedly carried the wounded off the carriages one after another.

The dark clothes of the guards and secret guards were stained with blood, making the color darker. The number of secret guards and followers who came back was obviously much smaller.

Most of the injured were seriously injured. Some lost their arms, some had their chests bandaged, and some had leg injuries.

Su Yun just stood there, and when she saw this scene, she suddenly couldn't breathe, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Everything was fine when they came, but some people can't go back...

At that moment, my heart felt so blocked that I almost suffocated.

She took a deep breath and walked into the crowd with a tense mood, looking for Gu Shixing. At this moment, she saw someone carrying an injured person passing by her. She stopped suddenly and turned around to look with a stiff body.

Gu Shixing, who was always calm and fearless in the face of danger, was now lying on a stretcher with his eyes closed.

His moon-white clothes were stained red with blood, and the blood also stained half of his handsome face.

Su Yun felt dizzy and her body swayed. Chu Yi beside her hurriedly supported her and called out worriedly, "My wife..."

Su Yun pushed her away, suppressed his voice, and said in a low voice, "I'm fine", then walked towards the stretcher and entered the inn.

All the injured were sent to the small hall of the inn, which was almost full of injured people, and Gu Shixing was sent to a room on the first floor.

The imperial physician rushed into the room to check Gu Shixing's wound, while the medical staff checked the patient's condition again, reapplied medicine and bandaged him.

Li Ji looked at the tragedy in the room and his heart began to feel heavy.

The general who led the guards came back and bowed to him.

Li Ji asked: "What's going on?"

The general said, "When we arrived, Prince Gu was leading his men to desperately encircle the enemy. Some of the bandits were captured, but some escaped. After the battle, Prince Gu fainted."

At this point, the general couldn't help but sigh: "Gu Shizi could have escaped, but he didn't leave his subordinates behind, but chose to advance and retreat with his subordinates..." After a pause, he said with more admiration: "Gu Shizi's integrity, your subordinates admire him very much."

Looking around Jindu, it is estimated that there is no other young man of noble family with such integrity at this age.

Li Ji had to admit that the moment he heard these words, he admired Gu Shixing.

He turned around and looked towards the house where Gu Shixing was. After a moment, he withdrew his gaze, his expression cold, and ordered the generals: "Interrogate the bandits. I want to know what the purpose of their trip is!"

Su Yun didn't say anything, just stood beside the bed, looking at Gu Shixing lying on the bed.

After a long while, she closed her eyes until the mist filled her vision again. When she opened her eyes, the mist condensed into tears and fell down, and her vision became much clearer.

She stretched out her trembling hands and wiped the blood off Gu Shixing's face with a handkerchief.

When the imperial physician cut open his clothes at the injured parts and saw the mottled and shocking wounds, Su Yun's heart was shocked and he covered his mouth directly, and tears fell at that moment.

How could this be… ?

Now that they're back, shouldn't everything be going in a good direction? Why did it suddenly become like this?

Su Yun saw the afterimage of the Buddhist beads on her wrist. She seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly took them off her hand.

She remembered what he said, that the Buddhist beads were his amulet and she shouldn't have taken it away!

Thinking of this, she put the beads back on his hands. But when she put the beads on him, her palms were sweaty and her hands seemed to be shaking uncontrollably.

The imperial physician looked at the wife of the prince, who was putting the Buddhist beads on Prince Gu with trembling hands, and sighed softly in his heart. Prince Gu and his wife were truly deeply in love.

The imperial physician couldn't bear it, so he comforted her, "Don't worry too much, Madam Crown Prince. Although the Crown Prince looks seriously injured, fortunately, no vital parts have been hurt. He just needs to get through today."

After hearing what the imperial physician said, Su Yun looked away from the Buddhist beads and looked at Gu Shixing who had his eyes closed.

He has always had a strong mind and will definitely survive today.

There are still many people injured now. Su Yun thought of this, took a deep breath, adjusted her mood, and wiped away her tears.

He turned around and told Chu Yi: "Send someone to the kitchen to help, make more hot porridge, and then quickly have someone prepare a place for the injured to rest. This is the junction of the north and the south, and it is cold at night. Pay more attention at night to prevent anyone from having a high fever at night."

Chu Yi nodded, then turned and left the house to make arrangements. Several maids also went out to help and see if the injured followers and secret guards needed any help.