Jing Yan is not a free knight, nor is he an emperor's grandson who is inferior to one person but superior to ten thousand people. He has no way to abandon everything and leave the capital with just one word.
He is a Beijing official, a Beijing official who is focused on by the old emperor and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. He is a rising star in the imperial court. His every move is always being watched, and one step away could cost his life.
At this time when the emperor was ill, the crown prince was absent, King Zhao was in rebellion, King Zhou was uncertain, and the fifth prince was ambitious, he left the capital, unless Jing Yan didn't want to live.
Jing Yan has never regretted taking part in the imperial examination and becoming an official as he does now.
"It is of no use at all. Instead, it only causes trouble." Jing Yan was almost mad. He was not even in the mood to work these days. Even the fifth prince came to ask for help. Jing Yan also had a cold face and refused to give him anything.
Good look.
Huh... I was afraid that he would steal the credit, so I pushed him away after I was done. Now when something goes wrong, I want to come to him. Not to mention that there are no doors or windows.
"Master, after receiving the news, His Majesty the Crown Prince will definitely go find Miss Gu in person. Miss Gu will be fine." Jing Yan's confidants saw that Jing Yan had been in a rage these past few days and couldn't help but comfort him.
"Is it the same if he goes to find it and I go to find it?" Jing Yan was not worried about Gu Qiancheng's safety.
As long as the person doesn't fall into the hands of the Changsheng Sect, no one can stop Gu Qiancheng with her ability.
"Master, Miss Gu can understand you. It's not that you don't want to go but that you can't leave." If Jing Yan leaves with his front foot, his back foot will be taken down by the Jinyi guards who are monitoring the actions of the officials.
Even if he could escape the pursuit of Jin Yiwei, Jing Yan would not be able to appear in front of others openly and openly.
"These are all excuses." Jing Yan also wanted to use these reasons to convince himself, but it was useless.
He couldn't leave the capital, so how could Qin Jiyan leave the battlefield?
Qin Jiyan left the battlefield to resist the order. He would not only have to face the wrath of the old emperor, but also the accusations of civil and military officials.
The crown prince was not as free as he imagined. Qin Jiyan was taking a huge risk by leaving everything on the battlefield and running to find Gu Qiancheng.
Jing Yan's confidants no longer dared to speak, they just bowed their heads and said nothing.
Jing Yan also knew that no one else was to blame for this, he was just upset because he had missed an opportunity.
This was such a good opportunity to gain favor in front of Gu Qiancheng, but he missed it. Qin Jiyan even got it, when he thought about this possibility, he felt as sick as if he had eaten a fly.
"Sijin is so useless. He actually let Qin Jiyan leave the battlefield. At this time, he should go to Qiancheng himself instead of giving the opportunity to Qin Jiyan." Compared with Qin Jiyan, Jing Yan would rather be sealed.
Sijin and Gu Qiancheng were together, which made him feel more comfortable.
Seeing that Jing Yanxin was not worried about Gu Qiancheng's safety, but wanted to win Gu Qiancheng's favor, his confidants came up with an idea, "Master, I heard that the Wu family left Mobei under the protection of the Crown Prince, why don't we
Reveal the case for the Wu family so that the emperor can recall the Wu family." Is this considered to win Miss Gu's favor?
"It's impossible... to overturn the verdict of the Wu family would be to force the emperor to admit that he killed the prince." The Wu family had accused the emperor of murdering the prince, so the old emperor killed all the adult men in anger, leaving only the women and
The child was exiled to Mobei.
"Then, then... how about calling Miss Gu's third uncle back? Miss Gu's third uncle has some achievements in Jiangnan. If he does a good job in the assessment this year, he will definitely be rated as excellent, and then he can be transferred back to the capital as an official.
Got it." His confidants continued to give Jing Yan advice, but each one was worse than the last.
"Anyone can do this kind of thing. Based on Qiancheng's relationship with the emperor's grandson, there are many people who want to please her third uncle." Besides, even if he were Gu Qiancheng, he might not say it.
She is good.
"Then... how about destroying the Gu family and venting your anger on Miss Gu?"
"Depose Concubine Gu and let the fifth prince leave the capital and go to a remote fiefdom?"
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The confidants came up with a series of ideas for Jing Yan, some of which were really good, but compared with Qin Jiyan who dropped everything to go to Gu Qiancheng, they were all weak. No matter how much he did, he couldn't get it.
Gu Qiancheng's heart was pounding at that moment.
For some people, missing it once means a lifetime!
For the sake of safety, Gu Qiancheng did not go all the way inside after leaving the cave. Instead, he found a tree and climbed up at about the same time, and then rested against the branches, preparing to wait until dawn before making any plans.
After all, he was alone and sleeping in a tree. Gu Qiancheng's sleep was not stable. He woke up before dawn. His whole body was extremely sore and his stomach was throbbing. He was obviously very hungry.
Gu Qiancheng remembered hearing a saying that people can eat anything. When they are hungry, they will start to eat themselves, starting with the internal organs and "eating" them bit by bit until they die.
Of course, Gu Qiancheng was not so hungry that she would "eat" herself, but she would probably be close if she couldn't find anything to eat again.
Thanks to his trip to the northwest with Tang Wanjin, Gu Qiancheng was very familiar with how to find food, water and medicinal materials in the mountains. When daybreak, Gu Qiancheng climbed down from the tree, first looked for a water source, and drank half full.
Start looking for something to eat.
There was no fruit in this season, but there was some edible grass. Gu Qiancheng temporarily thought of himself as a sheep and plucked a handful and put it in his mouth.
While chewing grass, Gu Qiancheng looked for medicinal herbs. He first treated the injury on his head. As for the injuries on his body, Gu Qiancheng didn't care. It was just a skin injury. It only took two days to heal.
After simply tidying up and regaining his strength, Gu Qiancheng began to set traps to catch his prey.
Just kidding, she has been hungry for so long, so she must eat until she is full. Although people who are very hungry should eat lighter meals, she does not have that condition now, so she can only focus on being full.
After the trap was dug, Gu Qiancheng went to look for a stone that could produce sparks, and sat there tapping it slowly, waiting for the weak sparks to ignite the hay.
Gu Qiancheng was lucky. Although he struggled for half an hour, he finally managed to get the sparks out. He could eat hot food and wash and dry his coat.
Although Gu Qiancheng is not mysophobic, he can't stand the way he looks now. He is simply too dirty to be seen.
While Gu Qiancheng was leisurely arranging his life, Qin Jiyan was ordering people to row a boat and walk down the moat with a map.
By noon, the boat sailed out of the inner city and headed towards the downstream branch.
Qin Jiyan kept standing on the boat, observing the surrounding environment along the way, and asking the guide beside him if he didn't know anything.
"What's the name of that mountain? Is there a family at the foot of the mountain?" Qin Jiyan stood on the boat and pointed to a black and bare mountain.