Shen Hanyan got on the carriage without stopping. When she saw Mu Lingsu bandaging the chest wound of the eleventh prince, she could no longer stop crying.
She had originally given up any hope that Shen Qingyu could survive, but when she saw that her royal brother, whom she had been thinking about day and night , was still alive, she could not suppress her emotions.
"Brother Eleven..." Shen Hanyan stood at the door of the carriage, looking at the man lying there, feeling a little timid. She didn't know why, but she suddenly didn't dare to step forward, and could only stand a few steps away and call his name.
Mu Lingsu shifted her attention when she heard the voice. When she realized the person was Shen Hanyan and was about to stand up to greet her, Shen Qingyu just woke up.
He saw Mu Lingsu beside him at a glance, and his heart was immediately filled with joy and satisfaction. Even though he was very weak, he couldn't wait to thank her: "Lingsu... Thank you, thank you for saving me."
From the angle where Shen Hanyan was standing, she could clearly see that Shen Qingyu's eyes were filled with endless admiration when he looked at Mu Lingsu. Shen Hanyan had never seen that kind of look before, except when he looked at Mu Lingsu.
She still remembered the first time she saw this look, when she was six or seven years old. She had just entered the palace not long ago, and had not yet become a princess, but was just an orphan of a prince. Even the official title of Princess was conferred after her father died in the line of duty, in order to provide relief to the family.
At that time, Shen Qingyu, Mu Lingsu, and Yu Linzhi were all thirteen or fourteen years old and had grown up. Shen Qingyu liked her very much, so he often took her to Fengzao Palace to play, so that she could often see the queen.
Fortunately, she was clever and sweet-spoken, and soon won the Queen's favor. First, with the Queen's decree, she was allowed to stay in Fengzao Palace. Not long after, the Queen adopted her and asked the Emperor to confer the title of Princess Yongjia on her.
Shen Qingyu still liked her, and he and . She thought Shen Qingyu only liked her, until one day, she caught Shen Qingyu secretly applying rouge and putting flowers on Mu Lingsu in the East Side Hall of Fengzao Palace, and she realized that the eleventh brother liked other women who pleased him more than her.
From then on, she had always disliked Mu Lingsu and would make trouble for her every now and then, hoping that her mother would quickly become disgusted with Mu Lingsu and drive her out of the palace.
But it has never been successful.
When she was about to give up, Mu Lingsu's father Mu Simiao was arrested for poisoning Concubine De and was soon sentenced to death along with his entire family. It was Concubine De who pleaded with the emperor, who softened his heart and changed the order to exile all male members of the Mu family. But not long after, Mu Simiao died on the way to exile.
Later, Mu Lingsu fell out of favor. She cried and advised in front of Fengzao Palace but to no avail, and was driven out of the palace within a few days.
She was very happy, thinking that her chance had finally come. But by chance, Shen Qingyu's drunken words made her realize that in Shen Qingyu's mind, no matter how well-behaved she was in front of Shen Qingyu, she could not compare to the fifteen-year-old Mu Lingsu in Shen Qingyu's heart.
That day was the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Queen, the Crown Prince, and the Emperor's family held a banquet in front of the Jiaotai Hall. All the royal family members went, and Shen Hanyan also went.
She searched for Shen Qingyu for a long time at the banquet but couldn't find him. It was only after the eunuch beside Shen Qingyu told her that she found the drunk Shen Qingyu in the Imperial Garden.
Shen Hanyan was overjoyed and was about to go over to help Shen Qingyu away, but she heard him mumbling indistinctly: "Lingsu, Lingsu..."
At that moment, she suddenly woke up. It turned out that Shen Qingyu really loved Mu Lingsu. But what was the use of loving her so deeply? Mu Lingsu had already left the palace. The probability that Shen Qingyu would see the woman he had been thinking about again in this life was almost zero.
Shen Hanyan also always thought that Mu Lingsu would never appear.
But fate makes them meet again eight years later. Although they are far away from each other, for Shen Qingyu, just being able to meet again is enough.
Maybe, she should stop chasing after things that don't belong to her.
After years of being spoiled, she really developed a princess temperament. She was able to get most of what she wanted. Over time, she forgot that there were things she could never get. For example, Shen Qingyu's heart.
"Your Highness, all is well." Mu Lingsu's call brought Shen Hanyan back to her senses. She raised her eyes and found that Mu Lingsu had walked over and stood in front of her.
Seeing that her attention had returned, Mu Lingsu pointed at the lying Shen Qingyu and said to her: "His Royal Highness Prince Yi Yang is no longer in danger, you can go over and take a look." After saying that, Mu Lingsu lifted the door curtain and went out.
When Mu Lingsu left the carriage, she just heard the sound of a musket. When she looked in the direction of the sound, she saw a man falling off the horse.
She didn't see who it was, but her instinct told her that this was not a good thing. She was immediately confused and ran forward.
"Don't think that you will win just because our king is dead!" Mu Lingsu heard Tang Rudai say this while she was running. She became more and more anxious, and ran faster and faster, passing the crowd wearing heavy armor and reaching the front.
As soon as she arrived, she felt something wet under her feet. Looking down, she found that her shoes had been stained red by the blood on the ground. The blood had probably penetrated the soles and stained her socks .
The blinding red color greatly stimulated Mu Lingsu, and she was in a panic, but she did not dare to look up, because she did not know what she should do if she saw that Yu Linzhi was not on the horse.
Mu Lingsu stood there, looking for Yu Linzhi, fearing that the person who was knocked off the horse was him. When she saw the person lying on the ground, she found that he was actually the lieutenant general of the Imperial Guard.
Although she already knew that the person who was killed was not Yu Linzhi, she still slowed down her movements when she looked up, for fear of being disappointed.
When she saw Yu Linzhi, she was about to talk to him, but Yu Linzhi couldn't wait any longer. He bent down and carried her onto the horse with one hand, holding her in his arms.
"Why don't you stay in the carriage? What are you doing here?" Although Yu Linzhi had already held Mu Lingsu in his arms, he was still frightened. He originally thought that Mu Lingsu would sit in the carriage obediently, but as soon as Tang Rudai made a move, she ran over.
He was anxious and afraid, fearing that stray bullets from the musket would hurt her, but fortunately she was fine.
Mu Lingsu blushed in his arms, still thinking about the moment when he held her up. She said shyly, "I came here because I was worried about you."
It has been a while since she and Yu Linzhi confessed their feelings to each other, but the intimate actions between the two still tug at her heartstrings.
When they were just ordinary friends, they had some unavoidable skin contact because of the medical treatment. But she never felt anything strange at that time, just like her left hand touching her right hand, not as ambiguous as it is now.
Before hearing Mu Lingsu say this, Yu Linzhi wanted to complain to her, but a simple sentence "I'm worried about you" made the depression and resentment in his heart disappear.
This is probably what it means to love someone. No matter how many negative emotions you have, they will always disappear without a trace because of a soft and gentle word from the other person.
"Be careful, it's so dangerous now, you could easily get killed." Yu Linzhi held the reins with one hand, freeing his right hand to protect his lover, his eyes fixed on Tang Rudai, whose musket was still smoking, "You let her go, so I'll take care of everything for you now."
When Mu Lingsu heard him mention that she had released Tang Rudai, she felt guilty again. She whispered, "It's my fault. I was soft-hearted for a moment and that's why we are in this situation."
She looked at the Imperial Guards lieutenant general lying on the ground in a pool of blood, feeling extremely regretful. When she passed by the lieutenant general just now, she had completely forgotten what she had done. If Yu Linzhi hadn't reminded her, she would never have remembered that she indirectly killed the lieutenant general.
If she didn't kill Bo Ren, Bo Ren would die because of her, and she would never feel at peace for the rest of her life.
"Miss Mu, I've been looking for you for a long time." Tang Rudai was delighted when she saw Mu Lingsu and said to her, "I'll send someone to take you back to Dunhuang."
Although Mu Lingsu had no ill will towards her, she knew that she was not a kind person. Even if she had no intention of killing her, she was still a bloodthirsty person. Even if Tang Rudai really let her go and sent her to Dunhuang as she said, she would never really show kindness to Tang Rudai.
"It's better not to, Miss Tang San." Mu Lingsu replied with a distant smile.
She subconsciously leaned towards Yu Linzhi's arms and continued, "Since I'm already with Linzhi, I'm destined to stand by him. There's absolutely no reason for me to leave him and run away alone."
It was just an ordinary confession, but Tang Rudai, who was in a dilemma at the time, always felt that Mu Lingsu's words were meant for her and were full of hidden meanings.
Tang Rudai carefully thought about every word Mu Lingsu said, and naturally thought of Su Tijia, who was currently unknown.
She accompanied Sutija for nearly ten years, but eventually lost to a woman he fell in love with at first sight. Although she got a seemingly glorious title of a concubine, she still couldn't escape the fate of a concubine.
Now, even though Sutija had already fallen into defeat, she still led more than a hundred people to block this dangerous position and continued to fight for Sutija. But she was not sure whether Sutija, who knew all this, would remember her actions in his heart, appreciate her kindness, and understand her intentions.
Perhaps, in Sutijia's eyes, Tang Rudai was just a poor concubine from a wealthy family who hoped for a place in the harem and wealth and glory.
"You are so lucky to have a man who can face any difficulties with you and live and die with you."
After saying this, Tang Rudai felt even more sad.
She had been living in self-comfort for so many years, and finally, she could no longer hold on. It was too tiring to support herself alone. She was more miserable than Shen Hanyan who fell in love with her brother because she had not received any response for a long time.
Although Shen Qingyu's feelings for Shen Hanyan were not romantic, he treated her as his only sister and always took good care of her . However, Su Tijia didn't even know Tang Rudai's birthday.
She worked hard for ten years, her hands were stained with blood, in order to win his appreciation and attention, but in the end she could not leave any unique mark in his heart.
She couldn't wait any longer as she had no idea what she would have to pay for it in the future.
"In this world, most infatuated people are women." Tang Rudai slowly put down the musket in her hand and looked back at the direction of the mountain top. There was no one on the top. "A man can still escape from his love, but a woman cannot escape from her love."
In fact, from the moment she fell in love, she already had the answer to the question of "Does Sutija love her?"
Even if she helped Sutija kill all the people in the world, Sutija would not fall in love with her just because of her "merit". Not in the past, and certainly not in the future.
Tang Rudai sighed and said helplessly, "Even if I am the victim of the blood of millions of people, it is not enough to attract him with just one look from Shen Hanyan." She waved her hands and said, "I am too tired. I have been chasing the goals he set for me, thinking that if I achieve every goal he set for me, he will like me better, but the reality is not what I expected."
Yu Linzhi and Mu Lingsu looked at each other awkwardly, not knowing how to pick up her conversation. They were clearly waiting to send Shen Qingyu away from Yumen Pass, but they were forced to talk to Tang Rudai here.
"You guys..." Before Tang Rudai could say the word "let's go", she heard the sound of whistling arrows cutting through the air. In just a moment, the carriage carrying Shen Qingyu and his sister caught fire.
Tang Rudai was horrified: "Not good!"
The followers of Chongguang Sect were all stunned by the fire . Tang Rudai was awakened by her scream and the whole place was in chaos. Many people even bumped into Tang Rudai's mount in the panic, causing her to almost fall off the horse.
The Royal Guards rushed to rescue the carriage and fell into chaos.
"Hold the horse's neck tightly!" Yu Linzhi whispered in Mu Lingsu's ear, then tightened the reins and tried to break through the crowd.
Mu Lingsu bent down to hold the horse tightly, and Yu Linzhi had to raise his upper body to see the road ahead clearly. At this time, in a place where neither of them could notice, a poisoned cold arrow was aimed at Yu Linzhi.
Tang Rudai could hardly protect herself in the chaos of the crowd, but she saw at a glance an arrow flying towards Yu Linzhi.
She was extremely anxious and shouted, "Brother, be careful!"
But it was too late.
Mu Lingsu was lying on her stomach when she suddenly felt her back soaked by a pool of warm liquid. She was wondering where the hot water came from, and in a flash, she realized that it was Yu Linzhi's blood.
She didn't care about anything else and pulled the reins tightly to stop the horse.
There were still many people running around, but she only had Yu Linzhi in her eyes.
She carefully supported Yu Linzhi. As soon as she put her hands around his back, she felt a damp heat. When she touched upwards , she found an arrow stuck in his back. The arrowhead was completely embedded in the back, which showed the great arm strength of the archer.
As a doctor, Mu Lingsu has seen too much blood, but when she saw her hands were stained with the blood of her lover, she was still at a loss like an ordinary person.
"Xiao...Xiao Mu, don't, don't be afraid." Although Yu Linzhi's life was hanging by a thread, he still hugged Mu Lingsu tightly and comforted her gently, "Turn around, just treat me as if I were dead..."
He raised his weak hands and pulled the reins with almost all his strength: "Drive the horses, drive the horses quickly, go down the mountain... to Yumen Pass..."
Mu Lingsu knew what he meant, that he was pretending to be dead, hiding from others and retreating quickly. So she rode her horse again, wanting to leave here as soon as possible.
The wind outside the pass was whimpering, and it sounded like someone was crying. Perhaps even God knew that there would be widespread wailing here today, and he was mourning for them in advance.
Yu Linzhi no longer had the strength to support himself, and could only lie on Mu Lingsu's back. The two of them pressed their chests and backs together, and his still-beating heart told Mu Lingsu that the person she loved was still alive.

Look at the Qi River, green bamboos are lush and green. There is no gentleman, like a knife, like a polish, like a jade, like a grinder, like a tassel, like a stern, like a brilliant. There is no gentleman, and he can never be deceived.
Look at the Qi River, the green bamboos are lush. There is a gentleman, with beautiful ears and a hat as bright as stars. He is a gentleman, and he can never be deceived.
Look at the Qi River, the green bamboos are like coffins. There is a gentleman, like gold, like tin, like a jade, like a jade. He is generous and generous, and he is dignified and careful. He is good at joking and not cruel...

A faint singing voice was carried by the wind and sand and reached Mu Lingsu's ears.
Gradually, the singing became louder and louder, drowning out other sounds in her ears , including Yu Linzhi's already weak heartbeat.
I wonder if it was some camp prostitute who was exiled to Yumen Pass who sang this song out of longing for her lover after parting with him. In such a desolate place outside the Great Wall, one can actually hear love songs from the Central Plains.
"There is a gentleman who is like gold, like tin, like a jade, like a jade..."
Mu Lingsu silently recited the lyrics she heard in her heart, and barely raised her head and opened her eyes as the wind and sand blew on her face.
Yumen Pass is right in front of us.
"Rinzhi, we're going home."