0p0 Chapter 212 Sudden Change
Chapter 212 Sudden Change
After hesitating for a moment, Huo Jinzhou waved his hand and loudly ordered:
"Guards, put away all the poisonous snakes and release Wei Jianning, Princess Yujie, and everyone from the Northern Wei Kingdom."
He then turned to look at Huo Batian.
"Tian'er, select five hundred elite soldiers and we will go to the capital together. The rest of you, retreat five miles and wait here for news."
Huo Batian initially disagreed, but seeing his father's resolute attitude, he could only nod in agreement.
This sudden turn of events caught Lin Xingliang off guard.
How did the two countries, which were just preparing for war, suddenly sit down, shake hands, and make peace?
Although he was puzzled, he still waved his arm, signaling everyone to go and pick up Princess Yujie and the people from the Northern Wei Kingdom.
When Wei Jianning was lowered from the scaffold, he was unconscious again. Lan Zhi rushed forward and hugged him, wrapping him in her cloak. Looking at his bluish-purple lips and his pale, emaciated face, her heart ached with tears. She held him tightly in her arms, calling his name softly over and over again.
"My husband, wake up! I'll take you home, I'll take you home."
She pressed her face against his cold face, her hand tightly gripping his, softly calling his name and murmuring something.
"My husband, let's go home!"
Wei Jianning seemed to hear her call. He slowly opened his eyes, narrowing them into slits, and his fingers twitched at the same time.
She happily grabbed his hand, looked at him with heartache, and tears kept falling from her eyes.
"My lord, it's alright now, we can go home."
"My wife, am I... dreaming?"
He had this dream countless times in his dreams, only to wake up disappointed each time. Therefore, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, and he couldn't believe that he could still be alive to see Lan Zhi.
Even so, he only had the strength to glance at Lan Zhi and ask her a question before falling into a coma again before she could reply.
"Guards, lift the Crown Prince into the carriage."
Just as Lan Zhi finished giving her instructions, Yuan Tianxiong rushed over. Although he looked exhausted and his body was covered in dried blood from his injuries, he knelt before Lan Zhi, his face full of sorrow as he confessed his sins.
"Your Highness, I failed to protect the Crown Prince. The border was lost, and many soldiers perished. I am guilty and beg Your Highness to punish me."
At this moment, Lan Zhi had no time to care about anything else; she only wanted to wake up Wei Jianning, who had already frozen stiff, as soon as possible.
"Now is not the time for you to apologize. Saving the Crown Prince is the priority. Help the Crown Prince into the carriage and get to the backyard of the government office in Xinglong County as soon as possible."
"Yes."
After responding, Yuan Tianxiong quickly got up and, together with the others, helped Wei Jianning onto the carriage.
After Lan Zhi dismissed everyone, she climbed into the carriage alone. Seeing that he was shivering from the cold, she quickly took off her cloak and draped it over him, while constantly rubbing his hands to warm him up.
After Yuan Tianxiong shooed the coachman off, he jumped onto the horse's harness, raised the whip, and quickly headed towards Xinglong County.
The snow continued to fall gently from the sky, covering the entire Xinglong County town in a blanket of white, transforming it into a fairytale world submerged in snow.
Lan Zhi felt that the road from the city gate to the government office was very long. After she urged him several times, Yuan Tianxiong finally stopped the carriage in the backyard of the government office. Then several guards came forward and carried Wei Jianning towards the government office.
The people inside the government office had already prepared a warm room. After Yuan Tianxiong and the others put Wei Jianning on the bed, Lan Zhi asked them all to leave.
"Xiaoxin, prepare the nutrient solution, and then prepare a full-body checkup for him, starting with his blood pressure and blood sugar."
As she spoke, she quickly took off his clothes. Looking at his feet, which were blue and bruised from the cold, tears welled up in her eyes again. However, she quickly regained her composure and began to examine his injuries.
Fortunately, he didn't have any fatal injuries; they were all minor scrapes and abrasions.
It seems that the biggest reason for his coma was frostbite. He was wearing thin clothes and couldn't move in the low temperature environment, so it would be strange if he didn't freeze.
She covered him with a blanket, placed two hand warmers inside the blanket, and then began to give him intravenous nutrition.
All that's needed is to do all this and then quietly wait for him to wake up.
Just then, Xiaoxin's voice came.
“Master, Xiaoxin is very tired and needs to rest. Xiaoxin just ensured the safety of 125 people and needs to rest for at least 875 days. Please take care during this time.”
"You can't go."
Lan Zhi hurriedly called out to it,
"You can rest, but during this time, you must guarantee to provide me with medicine and necessary medical equipment, otherwise what will I do if I encounter an emergency?"
"You can use traditional Chinese medicine to treat and save lives. Xiaoxin is tired and can no longer serve her master. Goodbye, master."
After leaving those words, Xiaoxin's eyes flickered a few times before turning completely dark.
Asking Xiaoxin to save someone was indeed beyond her job scope, and she really needs to rest.
Lan Zhi looked at Wei Jianning lying on the bed, tucked him in, and cleaned the dirt off his face before finally seeing his familiar face.
She lowered her lips and gently kissed his forehead, which remained icy cold, so cold that it chilled her heart as well.
Given his current physical condition, if he were to spend a night in such freezing weather, he would surely die.
She was very glad that she had decisively left the city to rescue him; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
However, the main reason for avoiding this war was the token that Mao Mao gave her.
Although she had doubts about Mao Mao's background, judging from the importance Huo Jinzhou attached to this matter, it should be true.
Does that mean that Mao Mao is about to leave her?
Although she hadn't spent much time with Mao Mao, she had already developed feelings for him, and she would be very reluctant to let him go if he really had to leave.
But if he really is from Tianwu Kingdom, she can't force him to stay in Northern Wei Kingdom!
The fine snow outside was still falling, and it seemed to be getting heavier.
Lin Xingliang, draped in a black cloak, stood facing the snow, his gaze fixed firmly on the room where Wei Jianning was.
Mrs. Lin came several times to persuade him to go back and warm up, but he refused each time.
"Madam, didn't you see that these soldiers who just escaped death refuse to go back? As the commander-in-chief, how can I, a deserter, have the face to stay in a warm house after winning without a fight?"
"But you're getting old, what if you catch a cold because of this?"
"It's alright, Madam, please go back!"
Lin Xingliang's attitude was firm. Madam Lin sighed silently, tugged at her cloak, and turned to leave.
The snow seemed to be falling heavier and heavier. The people waiting outside were covered in snow, but they still stood there, showing no intention of leaving.
These people were all Wei Jianning's brothers, brothers who had shared life and death with him.
Their gazes were fixed on the door, waiting for it to open and for Wei Jianning to emerge.
'Squeak! '
Lan Zhi pushed open the door and came out; everyone rushed forward, asking her with concern.
"How is the Crown Prince?"
Has the Crown Prince woken up?
"..."
Looking at those concerned eyes, Lan Zhi suddenly felt a lump in her throat, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
She glanced at the crowd, looked at the dirt and bloodstains on their faces, and smiled with heartache.
"The Crown Prince is fine, he's just too cold. He should wake up tomorrow. You can all go back and rest!"