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When Chu Huan heard that Princess Jingyun disappeared suddenly, he was really surprised.

The imperial city is heavily guarded. Chu Huan has seen it with his own eyes. It is very difficult for even a princess to enter and leave the imperial city at will. He frowned and asked, "Did the princess leave the palace secretly?"

"After the mission left Beijing, the Holy Majesty was afraid that something might happen to the princess, so he ordered that the princess not leave the palace." Eunuch Shui said in a low voice, "In the first few days, the princess stayed in the palace well, but suddenly One day, the maid went to report that there was no trace of the princess in Jingyun Palace. At the beginning, she did not report the matter to the Holy Majesty, but to the Queen. The Queen personally led people to search around in Jingyun Palace, but she really did not see the princess. whereabouts."

"What happened after that?"

"This matter is very important. Seeing that the princess could not be found, the Queen personally informed the Holy Majesty." Shui Lian said softly: "The Holy Majesty immediately sent people to search inside and outside the palace, and there was no trace of the princess at all. Then the Holy Majesty summoned Shen Yiwei Yue Lengqiu and Yue Qianhu ordered him to dispatch the Shenyi Guards to search for... but there is still no whereabouts." Speaking of this, the corners of his eyes twitched, and he said with lingering fear: "The maids of Jingyun Palace are all imprisoned by the Shenyi Guards. Interrogation, according to what they said, the princess slept soundly that night, but the next morning when the palace maid went to serve and got up, there was no trace of the princess."

"You mean, the rest of Jingyun Palace didn't know anything about how the princess disappeared?"

"Yes." Shui Lian sighed: "Chu Gongfu has never seen Shenyiwei's methods, and he should have heard of them. Under their hands, you can squeeze out as many truths as possible."

Chu Huan understood, "The princess is missing, and the court has to fulfill the terms of the peace agreement, so this girl is looking for a replacement?" Having said that, he glanced over at Bubu, only to see Bubu standing nervously. On the side, looking down, he looked extremely nervous.

Shui Lian smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Chu, there are very few people who know about this, so you should act as if you don't know."

Chu Huan naturally knew that this matter was not in the light of day, and seeing Shui Lian and Bu Bu was uneasy, he pondered for a while, and finally said: "Eunuch Shui, you are good to take care of the princess, get ready, and return to Beijing tomorrow."

Shui Lian led Chu Huan out, Xue Huai'an was really waiting outside, seeing Chu Huan coming out, he asked with a smile: "Master Chu, is the princess satisfied with your gift?"

Shui Lian looked at Chu Huan nervously, and Chu Huan already smiled and said, "The princess has a big appetite, but there are too few gifts. After returning to Beijing, I'm afraid I will bleed a lot."

Xue Huai'an laughed out loud, having seen the princess, the two of them would naturally go to visit Yu Buqu.

Yu Buqu still lives in that small courtyard. Chu Huan is still thinking about the whereabouts of the little princess in the carriage, and has arrived at Yu Buqu's residence before he knows it. The identities of the two of them naturally guarantee that they will meet Yu Buqu smoothly. , but when they saw Yu Buqu, both of them were a little surprised, but after seeing each other for a few months, Yu Buqu actually lost a lot of weight, his eye sockets were sunken, his eyes were cloudy, and his complexion was extremely bad. His bravery looks like an old man on the verge of death.

Chu Huan was surprised, although he knew that Yu Buqu was not in good health, but he didn't expect to become like this.

Yu Buqu was very weak, so weak that he couldn't even sit up, and Xu Shao, the general beside him, helped him to sit up. This imperial general who had made great achievements for the empire could not even hold a knife now.

Seeing this situation, Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan were deeply moved.

"Things... I already know...!" Yu Buqu leaned on the bed, his voice became very weak: "The two of you have fulfilled your mission, it's really... it's a blessing for the country...!"

Xue Huai'an sighed: "Old general, with your body in this condition, you can't stay here anymore. We set off tomorrow, and you should come back to the capital with us. When we return to the capital, there are many good doctors. The Holy Majesty will ask the Xinglin Sacred Hand from the Imperial Hospital to do it for you. Diagnosed and treated...!"

Yu Buqu shook his head, forced a smile and said: "Old man... I can't go back to the capital, the deadline is approaching...!"

Xue Huai'an said dejectedly: "Old General, after I return to the capital, I will definitely invite the masters from the Supreme Hospital to come to the northwest immediately, and I must let the old general recover."

Yu Buqu said softly: "Xu Shao, you...you go out first, I have something to say to Master Xue alone...!"

When Xu Shao got up, Chu Huan also got up, bowed deeply to Yu Buqu, and then went out with Xu Shao.

When Xu Shao went out, he closed the door tightly, and then led Chu Huan into the yard. Although Xu Shao's expression still looked very calm, Chu Huan could clearly see the sadness in the depths of his eyes. se.

"Master Chu, sit here first!" Xu Shao raised his hand and pointed to a stone table and chair in the courtyard. This is a landscape in the courtyard. The stone table is surrounded by four pier stone chairs.

After Chu Huan sat down, he asked, "General Xu has been here to take care of the old general?"

Xu Shao laughed at himself and said, "Where is it if you're not with the general? People like us are no longer needed in the Northwest."

"What did General Xu say?"

Xu Shao waved his hands, as if he didn't want to talk more, but just smiled and said: "We are outsiders, and if we interfere too much in the affairs of the Northwest, we will be disgusted by them."

Chu Huan knew that there must be something that Shao didn't want to talk about, and he didn't want to ask more questions if the other party didn't say anything, so he asked, "Why is the old general in such a state? I remember when I left here for Xiliang, The old general is still very energetic."

"The general came to the Northwest with an illness." Xu Shao sighed, "We have all persuaded him not to work too hard, but...!" The color of sadness is more of confusion.

"Is there no good doctor in the Northwest?"

"Governor Zhu has already found a good doctor with excellent medical skills. He is proficient in acupuncture. If it weren't for that good doctor, the old general would be afraid...!" Xu Shao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The doctor is not a god after all. It can be saved for a while, but not forever!"

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Yu Buqu sat leaning against the head of the bed, his breathing was very weak, and the light in his eyes was also dim, but he still held on, stretched out his hand to hold Xue Huai'an's hand, and said softly: "Master Xue... When will Master Xue return to Beijing?" ?”

Xue Huai'an thought to himself, the old general was really confused, he had just said that he would return to Beijing tomorrow, but he had already forgotten, but he still said kindly on his face: "Old general, the mission will be coming tomorrow." Return to Beijing."

Yu Buqu nodded and said: "That's good, return to Beijing early... Mr. Xue, thanks to His Majesty's favor for so many years, Yu Buqu's death for state affairs is a worthy death. Please tell your Majesty that if there is an afterlife, I will still be willing to live with him." Under your command, fight on the battlefield."

Xue Huai'an sighed inwardly, nodded and said: "Old General, don't worry, you will get better, and I will definitely tell the Holy Majesty what you say."

Yu Buqu fumbled out a letter from under the pillow, handed it to Xue Huai'an with his bony hands, and said in a low voice: "Master Xue, this... this letter, please be sure... must forward it to the Holy Majesty, absolutely not There is a mistake, everything... everything please!"

Xue Huaian was surprised.

It stands to reason that if Yu Buqu had any letter to present to His Majesty the Emperor, he could send a fast horse, but at this time he handed this letter to himself so secretly, it seems that this letter is really extraordinary.

"Master Xue, this is the last thing I ask you to do." Seeing Xue Huai'an hesitated, Yu Buqun's expression became serious: "Before forwarding this letter to the Holy Majesty, you must not let others know of the existence of this letter." The old man has heard of Master Xue's character, so he dares to entrust such a heavy trust to Master Xue, please!"

Seeing that Yu Buqu was so solemn, Xue Huai'an didn't dare to be negligent. He finished the letter with both hands, carefully put it in his arms, and then said solemnly: "Don't worry, old general, I will definitely present this letter to the Holy Majesty in person!"

Yu Buqu seemed to have accomplished a huge thing, and it seemed that a stone that weighed on his heart had finally dropped, he shook Xue Huai'an's hand vigorously, finally let it go slowly, and lay down.

Yu Buqu's spirit was not good, Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan didn't stay for too long, leaving Yu Buqu's residence, Xue Huai'an didn't look very good.

In the early morning of the next day, the mission led by Xue Huai'an and the princess team from Shui Lian gathered together. There were five to six hundred people in total, and Zhu Lingyue personally sent them out several miles outside the city.

After bidding farewell to Zhu Lingyue and his party, the team hadn't traveled more than ten miles, but they heard the sound of horseshoes behind them. When everyone heard the sound of horseshoes, they turned their heads and saw that Zhu Lingyue, who had just said goodbye, had come with a few flying horses When everyone saw it, they felt strange in their hearts.

Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan turned their horses and went forward, only to see Zhu Lingyue approaching, reining in the horse, and getting off the horse.

He looked unusually dignified, and he stepped forward quickly, Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan looked at each other, feeling that something was wrong, got off their horses, Xue Huai'an had already stepped up to meet him, and asked eagerly: "Governor Zhu, why are you here? "

However, Zhu Lingyue's eyes were a little red. He looked at Xue Huai'an, then at Chu Huan, and then cupped his hands and said, "My lords, take a step to talk!"

Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan looked at each other, and finally followed Zhu Lingyue to a secluded place, but seeing Zhu Lingyue's mixed feelings, he said sadly: "Master Chu, Master Chu, the old general... is gone!"

Xue Huai'an was startled, and Chu Huan was also startled.

"Just after your team left, news came from the old general...!" Zhu Lingyue's voice was already choked up: "The old general...he has already...!"

Xue Huai'an finally came to his senses, showing a sad look. He and Chu Huan saw Yu Buqu yesterday, and knew that Yu Buqu's situation might not last long, but they didn't expect the bad news to come so fast.

"Lord Chu, tell the team to turn around and return. It's reasonable for us to go to pay homage to the old general...!" Xue Huai'an was silent for a long time, and finally said.

Zhu Lingyue immediately said: "My lord, the princess has already raised her trust, and it is not in accordance with the etiquette to go back, and...!" said in a low voice: "The news of the old general's death has not been revealed yet, and the northwest is not yet stable. If the news of the general's death spreads, I'm afraid there will be even bigger troubles...!"

Xue Huai'an had to admit that Zhu Lingyue's words were indeed very reasonable.

"The lower officials will make arrangements as soon as possible to send the old general's coffin back to the capital." Zhu Lingyue said solemnly: "Although there is nothing we can do, but for the present plan, the old general's funeral can only be done after returning to Beijing!"

Xue Huai'an was silent for a moment, and finally faced the direction of Beiyuan City, and bowed deeply, but Chu Huan was also feeling sad at this time, and also bowed in the direction of Beiyuan City.

The four pillars of Daqin, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, the wind has fallen early, and the rain has fallen!