A week later, Xiao Wenshu came back from military training. At first, she wanted to go with him because she wanted to know what level his martial arts had reached.

Now she can barely compete with Wen Shu. She can't beat either Yi An or Yan Qing, which makes her suspect that Wen Shu is actually letting her down.

But he refused without even thinking about it. Staying with a group of men every day, is this going to kill him?

He didn't say anything because he had done such a stupid thing before. He could only feel remorse and blame himself and try his best to make up for his mistake.

"Qingyu, why don't I see my brother and Yi'an?"

When I came back, I saw Qingyu alone in the study reading a book, and no one was there to play with him.

"Yan Qing has some business to attend to and will be back later. Yi An has gone to study medicine."

"No wonder, why isn't Qingyu with Yi'an?"

She blinked her eyes and pursed her lips, "The fusion of Cordyceps and Grass... is scary. I don't want to go."

"Haha." Xiao Wenshu couldn't help but laugh.

Take a closer look at the eye-catching bracelet on her left hand.

"Qing Yu, this bracelet is..."

Suddenly a happy smile appeared on her face, "Yan Qing gave me this as an engagement gift."

Xiao Wenshu's eyes widened in shock, his mouth slightly open, "Engagement? My brother and you are engaged?!"

"Yes." Her smile became even brighter, and her eyes curved into the moon.

"Oh my god! What happened during my absence?" Xiao Wenshu was so excited that he almost jumped up. "That's great! Then, we will be a legitimate family."

"Yeah, yeah."

The two cheered. For Xiao Wenshu, it was a great joy that his brother and Qingyu finally got married.

"My mother also had a piece of white jade like this before, which was said to be priceless." Xiao Wenshu suddenly remembered this.

"Mother…"

"What happened next?" She only recently learned that this piece of jade is extremely valuable and is a rare treasure that is hard to come by.

Xiao Wenshu shook his head in disappointment, "I don't know either, I guess I lost it."

Seeing her slightly changed mood, Xiao Wenshu quickly changed the subject, "However, my brother is really lucky to have found such a good jade."

She curled her lips and responded to his words with a smile.

In recent months, there has been no news about Jiang Mo's friend's father, and they wondered if he had died like Jiang Zhuo.

The remaining two imperial uncles were the breakthrough point. Yan Qing had tried from the side and found something unusual, but there was no evidence left, and there was no chance for them to proceed to the next step.

They can only continue in this awkward position. If they attack, it will be a vicious battle that will affect innocent people.

If you want to burn your boats, you must be fully prepared, but Yan Qing doesn't want to do that, so he can only wait and look for opportunities.

……

Before Xiao Yanqing finished his business outside, he received something sent by General Li and rushed to the military camp on horseback.

"Your Highness." General Li hurried forward.

"Tell me quickly! Where did the jade pendant come from?!" He lost his composure, gasping for breath while holding the jade pendant in his hand.

No matter how long it has been, he always remembers that it is his mother's jade pendant.

"Don't worry, Your Highness." General Li hurriedly explained, "When my lieutenant general returned from the outer city, he rescued a woman who was in tattered clothes and covered in wounds. After she learned that it was Your Highness's army, she begged to bring the jade pendant to Your Highness."

"I thought it was something that belonged to the princess, so I immediately sent it to Your Highness."

"Where is she?!" He opened his eyes wide and looked visibly anxious.

"I have already sent someone to pick them up. They will arrive at Yongqing City before tomorrow."

"it is good."

He could hardly suppress his fluctuating heart. Who was it? Who could have his mother's jade pendant? Who could it be?

As night fell, he stayed in the military camp, calming down and waiting patiently. It was not until the guards urged him to eat that he realized how late it was.

Yu'er must be waiting for him, but he must confirm who this person is.

"Tell Yu'er that he doesn't have to wait for me, and to eat and sleep on time..." He felt relieved only after he repeatedly asked the guards to convey Yu'er's message.

After waiting all night, a carriage drove into the military camp before sunrise.

He couldn't wait to step over and, without hesitation, opened the curtain of the sedan chair.

Instantly, a familiar face came into view, confirming what he was thinking.

He picked up the woman who was wrapped in gauze, returned to the tent, and immediately called a doctor to take her pulse.

His heart ached. He thought that since their two families were old friends, no one except him and Wen Shu would be spared. He didn't expect that she was still alive.

The daughter of my father’s best friend, Zhao Wanqiao.

At that time, in order to escape the pursuit, the two families fled separately. His father was killed in the battle. He brought Wen Shu to a place that had been settled in advance, struggled to survive, and gathered his strength to regain the military power.

During this period, he had been looking for them but found nothing. He had already given up hope, but he didn't expect that Zhao Wanqiao was still alive.

"Your Highness, the young lady has been beaten many times and her body is injured, but it's not serious. She just needs to rest quietly." The doctor left after applying the medicine.

He stared at her lying on the bed. It had been five years. She had been there for five years...

She was just 15 years old when we parted, and now she has grown into a beautiful young lady. What kind of pain must she have gone through?

Not long after, Zhao Wanqiao on the bed suddenly woke up.

He was panicking and hid in the corner of the bed, pulling the quilt and repeating over and over again, "Don't... don't hit me! Don't hit me!"

Seeing her wake up, he hurried forward, "Wan Qiao! It's me!"

Zhao Wanqiao widened her eyes helplessly and heard a familiar voice in panic.

She looked at the person in front of her in disbelief and called out to him tremblingly, "Brother Yan? Is this really Brother Yan?"

"Yes! It's me!"

Hearing his response again, Zhao Wanqiao ignored everything else, hugged him and burst into tears.

She thought she would be beaten to death and would never see him again. She thought she could no longer escape the humiliation of fate.

She never expected that one day she would be able to return to Brother Yan again.

"Brother Yan... I am not dreaming..." Zhao Wanqiao cried breathlessly.

He hesitated but still hugged her crying, "It's okay, it's okay, no one will bully you anymore."

After being comforted, she cried even harder and it took a long time before she was relieved.

He found an opportunity to inquire about the situation, "Wan Qiao, where have you been for the past five years?"

Zhao Wanqiao wiped away her tears and choked up as she recounted what had happened over the past five years.

On that cruel night, their two families were killed, and in order to avoid pursuit, they fled separately.

Her father took her away. Her mother had already died. They had no time to grieve. In order to avoid being hunted by the enemy, her father hid her in a familiar home and led the enemy away himself. Finally, he disappeared without a trace.

She knew that her father had died in the war, so she stayed there for three years until she heard that he had returned to Yongqing City, and then she set off immediately.

"I never expected that my life would be full of ups and downs. I was kidnapped and sold. But luckily, I met a good girl in a brothel. I was able to escape the fate of being sold and became her maid."

She escaped once but was beaten badly, and she didn't dare to do it again.

Until she heard Brother Yan's soldiers coming here, she knew this would be her only chance.

Beaten half to death, she desperately rushed to the soldiers and was finally rescued.

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