Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Chapter 265 Planning to ascend the throne

Xiao Mo was lost in thought for a moment, and when she looked up, she saw Qi Yue lost in memories, with a glimmer in his eyes.

The next second, she took advantage of the situation and jumped into the "pond" without hesitation.

Qi Yue caught a glimpse of her afterimage, reached out to grab her but only touched a piece of fabric.

"Amo! Someone, come and save them!"

He thought she had fallen accidentally, and his face turned pale with anxiety.

Several guards flapped their wings underwater, then popped their heads out to report to him that they had not seen Xiao Mo.

He gritted his teeth, took off his outer robe, and jumped down himself.

"Your Highness!" Yuan Mu stood on the shore and gasped in fright.

Seeing that his master was like this, he couldn't just stand there idle any longer. He handed the sword in his hand to the palace maid behind him and jumped down.

A group of people searched in the water for a long time, but they couldn't find any trace of Xiao Mo.

Only then did Qi Yue realize that she had escaped again.

In fact, he was too concerned. How could he forget that she could swim? If she really fell into the water accidentally, she would have swam out by herself. How could she disappear as soon as she fell in?

Under this lake is actually an underground river connecting to the outside of the palace. She proposed to meet Zhao Ning just to pass by here.

Qi Yue, Qi Yue, how come you were deceived by her again and again?

He smiled bitterly in his heart, but quickly adjusted his attitude.

If he caught Xiao Mo again this time, he would definitely put the strongest handcuffs on her and confine her to the couch all day long.

These days, he has been handling the government affairs of the previous dynasty. Occasionally, when he is tired, Concubine Liang will help him review the memorials.

Although the imperial seal has not been found, the coronation ceremony can no longer be delayed.

Because he can't always handle state affairs as the crown prince, right?

After dinner, Qi Yue invited Concubine Liang to discuss the matters of enthroning. After the two reached a consensus, he called the chief eunuch and asked him to prepare the things needed for enthroning.

In a woods somewhere outside the palace, Xiao Mo was lying on the stone shore, looking at the dim full moon in the sky and breathing heavily.

After resting for a long time, she finally came to her senses and slowly sat up.

"A-choo..." She just stood up and couldn't help sneezing.

Although it is not cold during the day, it is still a bit chilly at night, especially when you are wet and exposed to the wind.

Thinking that Qi Yue might chase her out, she didn't dare to rest for too long. After she calmed down a little, she hurriedly left that place.

When she returned to the East Army Camp, Yang Zerui didn't know where he had gone, but when she came out after changing her clothes, she saw him sitting in the deputy seat waiting for her.

"Deputy General Yang."

Hearing Xiao Mo's voice, Yang Zerui turned around happily, the admiration in his eyes almost overflowing from his eyes.

"General Xiao is truly a heroine! Deputy Commander Xu was just discussing with me how to rescue you, but I didn't expect you to escape on your own."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that the ends of her hair seemed to be wet.

"What happened to you? Did you fall into the water?"

Xiao Mo sneezed, rubbed her nose, sat down in the main seat and glanced at him.

"Guess how I got out?"

He shook his head, indicating that he didn't know, but he already had a guess in his mind.

"I swam out of the underground river that connected the palace. There were no women's clothes in the barracks, so I had to change into armor."

Xiao Mo finished explaining in a somewhat hoarse voice and was about to ask about Xu Renchuan's situation when Yang Zerui shouted to the soldiers at the door, "Ask the kitchen to make some ginger soup."

After giving the order, he turned his head to look at Xiao Mo, and his voice softened again: "Drink some ginger soup to warm your body to avoid catching a cold."

Xiao Mo smiled and nodded: "Just now you said that Xu Renchuan discussed with you how to save me. Did he come here on his own?"

"No, I found him and brought him back."

"Hmm?" She frowned in confusion.

Yang Zerui took a sip of the hot tea on the table and explained, "Didn't you say that if His Royal Highness Prince Chen doesn't come back in two days, you should find a way to rescue him?

This morning I was waiting for you to come to me to discuss a solution, but after noon I didn't see any movement from you, so I guessed that you must have gone alone.

Just when I was about to enter the palace to inquire about you and Deputy Commander Xu, I found Deputy Commander Xu lying on his horse, seriously injured, not far from the palace gate.

Xiao Mo's expression changed as she listened: "So how is he now?"

"The wound has been bandaged. Fortunately, it is all external injury. There is no internal damage."

Yang Zerui looked up at her, a hint of sincerity flashing in his eyes: "On the way back, he kept saying that he had implicated you and wanted to go back to save you. Fortunately, I was strong and he was injured, so I was able to stop him."

Xiao Mo narrowed her eyes, recalling the battle against the Northern Barbarians. She and Xu Renchuan also supported each other in this way, and their relationship was like that of brother and sister.

She was deeply touched by his persistence.

Now, with Shen Yun's blessing, their relationship has become more like that of family.

"Where is he? I'll go see him." Xiao Mo stood up and motioned Yang Zerui to lead the way.

Yang Zerui wanted to persuade her to rest, but after seeing her eyes, he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Just at this moment, a soldier walked in at the door carrying a bowl of steaming ginger tea.

"General, drink the ginger tea while it's hot." The soldier respectfully placed the bowl on the table and stepped aside.

Xiao Mo curled her lips and smiled at him, then couldn't help coughing twice. She picked up the bowl to test the temperature, and after finding that it wasn't very hot, she drank it in one gulp.

Xu Renchuan was lying on the bed. When he heard the noise coming from the door, he slowly sat up, enduring the severe pain from his wound.

Seeing this, Yang Zerui hurried forward to support him: "General Xiao has returned safely, you can rest assured."

He looked up at Xiao Mo, his eyes showing both surprise and confusion: "General Xiao?"

Xiao Mo walked to the stool beside the bed and sat down, holding out her hand to him: "Please take my pulse, I want to see how you are feeling."

"Thank you for your concern, General Xiao. I'm fine. It's just some minor injuries. I'll be fine in two days."

After saying that, he covered his mouth and coughed twice.

Yang Zerui sat beside him and patted his back: "General Xiao is a great doctor, you can ask her to take a look."

Xiao Mo didn't give him any chance to refuse. She pinched his wrist and took his pulse.

"It's really just an external injury. I'll prescribe some medicine for you to apply on it. It will heal faster."

"Thank you."

"Why are you still telling me thank you?"

Xu Renchuan smiled slightly, then lowered his eyes dimly: "I don't know what's going on with Yun'er."

Logically speaking, if they had successfully left Jinkai City, they should have returned long ago.

There has been no news for so many days. Could it be that the Yan family is not cooperating? Or has something happened to them?

Xiao Mo pursed her lips and said nothing. She lowered her head and thought for a while before she smiled again and looked at him: "They will be fine."

Among those two people, one is his lover, and the other is the person she has been thinking about for a long time. Nothing can and will not happen to them.