Don't be tempted, sir

Qizhu was taking Shen Yining to the flower market.

Shen Yining felt much better this month, because she thought that as long as he came back safely, everything could be solved. As long as he was safe, even if they were just siblings.

Qizhu suddenly saw plum blossoms being sold. "Yining! Look how rare plum blossoms are."

Shen Yining looked in the direction of Qizhu's finger, and sure enough, there was a basket of bright red plums.

The two walked to the red plums, and Qizhu asked, "Whose red plums are these?"

An old lady came over tremblingly. "My, my! The two ladies will like it."

Qizhu happily picked out two of the brightest and most beautiful ones. "How much, grandma?"

"Two, five cents, please..."

The boy took out the money and just paid it when he heard a Liao soldier riding a horse and holding a flag on the street, shouting "Report! General Shen returns triumphantly!" He repeated this until he walked away.

"They're back, Yining and the others are back." Qizhu excitedly pulled Shen Yining towards the city gate.

Shen Yining was also so happy that she was stunned. She held the flower and let Qizhu pull her to the city gate. At this moment, many people gathered at the city gate. The servants were busy squeezing out space in the crowded crowd and letting the two young ladies stand in front.

Song Xiaoyuan led the decree and welcomed the victorious army into the city gate. From a distance, I saw Shen Yining, who was naive in the crowd, holding flowers and looking forward to the city gate. She was dressed cutely today, and the hairpin was still on the desk.

"Open the gates"

With an order, Song Xiaoyuan walked out of the city gate to announce the decree, and then the army entered the city and the palace to receive rewards.

"Uncle Shen! Yining, look at your father!" Qizhu excitedly

Shen Yining also saw it and waved the flowers in his hand, "Dad, Dad!"

Qizhu picked up the flower and threw it forward, hitting the arms of the prince who was riding a horse next to General Shen. The prince looked at the arms full of wintersweets, turned around and saw a girl in a light and graceful gauze skirt waving at him in the crowd, feeling embarrassed to apologize. She was like a clear spring in the mountains, refreshing and happy.

"General Shen, that woman seems to be attracting your attention"

Shen Rushan turned around and saw Shen Yining and Zhao Qizhu waving. He also waved to tell them to be careful and go back and wait.

The prince curiously asked, "General Shen, do you recognize the woman in the brown silk skirt?"

"Oh, my niece Qizhu, the daughter of Vice General Zhao, has been lively and outgoing since she was a child. She didn't do this on purpose, Prince, please don't blame her."

"How could it be..." The prince looked at the red plum in his hand and smiled.

Shen Yining, who had not seen Shen Changqing for a long time, was a little worried. He followed the horsemen in front and saw a carriage coming up. When it passed in front of Shen Yining, the wind blew open the curtain of the carriage.

Bang! The flowers in my arms fell to the ground...

"Yining!! Shen Changqing is in the carriage, with the same woman..." Qizhu also saw it and was a little bit unbelievable.

Shen Yining lost his mind "......"

Shen Changqing in the carriage also saw Shen Yining. In fact, he saw the girl he had been dreaming about in the crowd from afar. On the battlefield, he went from fear to numbness and fighting. Only she was the reason for living. He had to swing his sword countless times to survive. The moment the warm blood splashed out was very hot.

Shen Changqing and Shen Yining looked at each other across the crowd, and the carriage continued to move. Shen Changqing spat out a mouthful of blood...

"Mr. Shen..." Yaojiu was busy feeling Shen Changjun's pulse

"Mr. Shen, please don't get angry, otherwise I won't be able to protect you for more than a month."

Shen Changqing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "Thank you very much, Miss Yao, for your trouble this time. I will repay you in my next life."

"Why would you go to this extent? You would rather endure the daily torture and insist on coming back to see her. Although as a doctor, you should not persuade patients to give up, but your body is now at the end of its strength. I guess you must be living a life worse than death every day."

"Ahem... You don't know her. She won't believe me if I write to her. If I don't come back, she will never let it go. Only if I come back can she see peace, and we can be brother and sister from now on. As long as I can let her let it go, untie the knot in her heart, and not spend her whole life worrying about this, I am willing to endure the heart-wrenching pain."

Yaojiu promised, "I will do my best to protect you, or at least make sure you suffer less."

"Thank you, sorry for the trouble."

Qizhu pulled Shen Yining worriedly and said, "Let's go back and see what's going on."

Shen Yining's body was stiff and her eyes were dim. The bitterness in her heart overwhelmed her. She could not hear the sounds around her. She watched the carriage go away. She was protected by Qizhu and left the crowd in a daze. She returned to the Shen Mansion in a daze.

——————Palace

"Your Majesty, may your Majesty be safe and sound." Shen Rushan and Shen Changqing bowed.

"Greetings, father. May your father be safe and sound." The prince bowed.

"Quick, imperial physician, check General Shen's pulse." Emperor Yan had the imperial physician waiting early.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The imperial physician stepped forward to take Shen Changqing's pulse, then asked him to undress and check the arrow wound.

He frowned and replied, "Your Majesty, General Shen's wound has not healed yet. Even if we scrape the flesh and remove the rot every day, it can only prevent infection. It shows that the person who used the poison is cruel. His pulse seems weak and the poison is reaching his heart quickly. I am powerless to save him..."

After hearing the diagnosis, Emperor Yan remained silent. Shen Rushan was unwilling to accept it and asked, "Doctor Zhong, is there really nothing you can do?"

The prince then asked, "Even if it can't be cured, can it be saved for a long time?"

The imperial physician shook his head helplessly. "This poison was prepared by the Saint of the Qiang Kingdom. No one in the world has an antidote... The Saint has been proficient in medicine and poisons since she was a child. I am incompetent unless the Saint comes up with the antidote formula."

The prince had a disgusted look on his face. "Hmph, what kind of saint is this? She is just a barbaric woman. She had delusions when she saw Changqing's heroic figure on the battlefield. She shot Changqing and used this as a threat, forcing Changqing to go to Qiang State or die. How can this woman, who is so barbaric and vicious, be called a saint?"

Emperor Yan was also unhappy after hearing this incident. "How dare a defeated general like me to attack my Liao general? Go! Xiao Yuan, write an order to ask the Qiang Kingdom to send the antidote as soon as possible, otherwise I will crush his small Qiang Kingdom to the ground."

Just as Song Xiaoyuan was about to reply, he heard Shen Changqing dissuading the emperor from getting angry and ignoring the strength of the Qiang State.

"Your Majesty, Changqing was helpless in the war since he was young. He only felt the happiness of family after meeting my father. And he was able to serve his country because my father raised me as his own son. I don't want to see a man like me who should have starved to death in a haystack, harming the soldiers for no reason, and creating so many more Shen Changqings."

Shen Rushan was grief-stricken. "Changqing... no matter what, you are still my Shen family's son, Shen Changqing."

Song Xiaoyuan replied to the emperor, "I am willing to draft an order to serve as a diplomat to go to Qiang State to impeach the saint and ask her to hand over the antidote."

Shen Changqing replied, "Xiao Yuan, don't worry so much. It's not worth it for me alone."

Emperor Yan said, "It's approved! Xiao Yuan will go this time, and Xiao Yuan will stay to handle the specific matters. The others should go home and recuperate quickly... Especially Chang Qing, take care of yourself, and I will ask the Qiang State to give an explanation."

Chang Qing wanted to persuade them, but he couldn't change their determination and felt useless! He made so many people worry for no reason. He was so moved that he couldn't speak. He took a moment to speak solemnly, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Lord Song! You don't have to be too responsible this time. This trip is dangerous! I wish you safety and take care!"