Besides these people, Gu Yefeng and his subordinates did indeed find a box containing virus-infected rats in the room of Deputy General Qi Xing, which had not yet been disposed of, along with some evidence intended to frame General Gu for colluding with the enemy.
With all the evidence before him, Deputy General Qi Xing could not deny his actions and confessed to everything on the spot. However, even so, Deputy General Qi Xing never revealed who his master behind the scenes was.
From his confession to the end, Deputy General Qi Xing only stated that he had acted alone, and his sole purpose was to replace General Gu.
"The matter is clear, there is no need for him to speak further. Bai Qi, cut out his tongue!"
Nangong Mo said coldly.
Everyone was slightly stunned.
Bai Qi swiftly brought down his blade.
"Mmph!"
A bloody tongue rolled onto the ground, splashing blood. Qi Xing knelt on the ground, covering his mouth, whimpering in pain. The crowd was startled.
At this moment, their fear of the Ninth Prince grew even greater.
As for the soldiers who had obeyed Deputy General Qi Xing, they pushed all the blame onto him to protect themselves.
Thus, General Qi's crime of plotting rebellion and framing others was established. Upon his capture, General Gu had him beaten with fifty planks and had his limbs' tendons severed before sending him to the palace for the Emperor's judgment.
Within the military camp, many soldiers infected with the plague, due to their poor physical condition, died before they could receive treatment.
If it were not for Qi Xing's beastly actions, the soldiers in the camp would not have died innocently.
For this reason, General Gu had shown mercy by not dismembering Qi Xing.
After Qi Xing's matter was resolved, Gu Qianying was left to focus solely on treating the soldiers infected with the plague.
Perhaps because she had made preparations before arriving, the plague was controlled very successfully. After working for a long time, most of the infected soldiers were also treated.
However, Gu Qianying, who was fully covered with a veil, frowned as she looked at Nangong Mo, who was sitting in a wheelchair without any isolation measures. She said, "Ninth Imperial Uncle, shouldn't you wear a veil? After all, most of the soldiers in the camp are infected with the plague. If you also..."
Her words were cut short by what Nangong Mo said.
Gu Qianying remained silent and offered Nangong Mo the pills she had prepared earlier: "This pill can resist the plague virus."
Nangong Mo looked at her, did not reach out, and merely said, "I knew you were worried about me."
"..."
Gu Qianying's lips twitched.
She actually wanted to say that Nangong Mo's narcissism was getting worse.
She was not worried about Nangong Mo's safety, but rather feared that if the dignified Ninth Prince were to die of the plague in the military camp, her grandfather and elder brother would be in trouble, immense trouble. She certainly would not let such a disaster happen.
Before giving Nangong Mo the pill, she had already asked her brother to give one of the pills she brought to the Third Prince Nangong Li.
Others also received them, but Nangong Mo's was only given by her. To her, there was no special treatment.
However, what did someone's prolonged refusal to accept it mean?
Gu Qianying's brows furrowed. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, she heard him say, "Feed me."
"?"
Gu Qianying froze in place, not moving.
Suddenly, a wave of dizziness washed over her.
In the blink of an eye, she found herself sitting on Nangong Mo's lap, being held by him.
"Feed me, and I'll eat it. Otherwise... I'll eat... you."
Suddenly.
Gu Qianying's cheeks turned red like apples, blushing rapidly.
"Ninth Imperial Uncle, please let me go. There are people here, don't do this."
"People? Where are the people?"
Nangong Mo teased intentionally.
Bai Qi, standing behind Nangong Mo, looked up at the clouds in the sky, feigning ignorance: "Your subordinate is air, your subordinate is not a person."
"..."
Gu Qianying was speechless towards Nangong Mo and his subordinate.
She raised her hand, quickly stuffed the pill into Nangong Mo's mouth, and then hurriedly got off him.
As the pill entered his mouth, a cool sensation spread.
He swallowed the pill directly.
Gu Qianying looked at him: "Aren't you afraid it's poison?"
Nangong Mo looked at her, his eyes filled with an unchanging tenderness.
"What if it's poison? As long as you feed it, I will eat it."
"..."
"Aren't you afraid of death?"
For some reason, Gu Qianying suddenly asked this foolish question.
Nangong Mo smiled faintly without speaking. After a moment, he said, "I'm afraid... afraid you won't care about me."
Gu Qianying: "..."
"Ninth Imperial Uncle, this humble subject has other matters. Please excuse yourself."
Gu Qianying, like a rabbit, fled without daring to look back.
She realized that Nangong Mo couldn't speak properly when they were together.
Watching her hurried departure, Nangong Mo's lips curved into a faint smile. He then withdrew his gaze and looked at Bai Qi: "Is the plague under control?"
Bai Qi nodded: "Your subordinate heard that the medicine brought by Miss Gu is very effective. When we arrived, Miss Gu had arranged everything perfectly, showing the demeanor of a female general."
Listening to Bai Qi's words, Nangong Mo remained silent for a long time, his thoughts unknown.
After a long while, he pulled out the seven-colored silver snake that was coiled inside his sleeve as if hibernating, and then threw it into Bai Qi's arms: "Find a way to give this little thing to her. Make sure it looks like an accidental discovery, and also make sure this little thing is devoted to her. Do you understand?"
Bai Qi was stunned.
His master's command was too difficult for him.
"Let that kid Nangong Li help you. He's full of tricks."
"Yes, Master."
Bai Qi immediately felt relieved.
It was truly good to have someone share such a difficult task.
At this moment, Nangong Li, who was far away from them, heard from the people sent by Gu Yefeng about his sister's interactions with the Ninth Prince Nangong Mo. He hooked Gu Yefeng's neck, played with the folding fan in his hand, and smiled in a way that invited a beating: "Look how good my Ninth Imperial Uncle is at charming girls, haha... like master, like disciple. How was what my master taught me?"
Nangong Li was smug.
Gu Yefeng impatiently pried his hand away and gave him a glare: "My little sister never looks at appearance."
Even if Nangong Mo was handsome, so what?
His little sister was attracted to Nangong Mo for his power, not his looks!
"Then what does she look at?" Nangong Li closed his fan and leaned his face closer: "Could it be that she looks at the scar on this face, whether it's special or not?"
Gu Yefeng's face instantly darkened.
He threw a punch.
Gu Yefeng turned and left.
Nangong Li, clutching his stomach, roared:
"Gu Yefeng, you get back here, see if I don't beat you to death!"
Gu Yefeng ignored Nangong Li. After the matters in the general's camp were mostly settled, he received a message from someone by the Crown Prince Nan Rongqi's side: "General Gu, our Prince requests your presence at the Eastern Palace immediately for an important discussion."
Gu Yefeng frowned and asked, "What is it about?"
"Your subordinate does not know. You will know when you go."
"Yes, I understand."
After the messenger from Crown Prince Nan Rongqi finished delivering the message, he specifically went to General Gu to inquire about the condition of the soldiers infected with the plague.
In fact, on the way, Crown Prince Nan Rongqi had already received the news that the plague was under control and that the criminal Deputy General Qi Xing had been apprehended and sent to the palace.
The dispatch of his subordinate this time was merely to confirm this. Furthermore, the Crown Prince's identity meant that he sent people to offer condolences and also sent some commonly used medicinal herbs.
Nan Rongqi's move to win people's hearts had initially achieved its purpose. However, for some unknown reason, all the medicinal herbs sent by his subordinate were burned by the soldiers.
And the person who instructed the soldiers to burn the medicinal herbs sent by Nan Rongqi was Gu Qianying.
When Gu Qianying issued the order in the name of General Gu, although several people in the camp were displeased, after everyone personally witnessed how Gu Qianying saved those who were on the verge of death, they no longer doubted Gu Qianying's abilities.
After all, at that moment, being alive was the most important thing.
After a series of events, Gu Qianying was busy in the military camp for a long time. By the time she was free, it was nearing evening, and the sky was gradually darkening.
Gu Qianying, being an unmarried woman, was naturally not suitable to stay overnight in the military camp. When she returned to the mansion that day, because General Gu needed to remain in the military camp to handle some unfinished matters, he sent two soldiers to escort Gu Qianying.
However... on the way, those two soldiers, under the pretext of having stomachaches, secretly ran back halfway.
A moment later, Gu Qianying frowned as she looked at someone sitting in the same carriage with her...