Chapter 604.2: Surprises

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Gu Jiao had an innocent look on her face as she exclaimed, "I didn't mean to!"
Xiao Heng felt the corner of his mouth twitch as he turned his face, murmuring under his breath, "Almost forgot about her skills. I was actually worried she couldn't open the door..."
Stepping inside, Gu Jiao watched Xiao Heng from the bedside, "How are your injuries? Is there anywhere that hurts badly or is uncomfortable?"
Xiao Heng discreetly pressed down the pillow on his leg and replied seriously, "No, not at all. By the way, what was it that you said was urgent?"
Gu Jiao stated straightforwardly, "There's going to be a torrential rain in the Prefectural City of Pingle, which could lead to landslides and mudslides, endangering nearby villages."
"The Prefectural City of Pingle is a hundred miles away. How do you know it will rain there?" Xiao Heng knew she was knowledgeable about observing the phenomena in the sky, but observing from that distance was impossible, right?
After some thought, Gu Jiao said, "Would you believe me if I said I dreamt about it?"
Xiao Heng: "..."
Gu Jiao pulled out a map of the State of Zhao and pointed to where the disaster would happen, "It's here."
Xiao Heng frowned, pondered for a moment, and then nodded, "I understand. I'll report to His Majesty immediately and have him notify the villagers to evacuate."
Gu Jiao added, "The rain will start at noon, we need to act before midnight."
That was when the landslides and mudslides occurred.
"It would be best to use messenger pigeons." Gu Jiao suggested.
If people get there on foot, they might encounter the rain halfway.
"Alright." Xiao Heng agreed.
Although he didn't know how she found out, he trusted her.
Gu Jiao put away the map and prepared to leave, but before departing, she glanced at the pillow covering Xiao Heng's leg and said lightly, "It's just a normal physiological response, there’s nothing to hide."
Xiao Heng's eyes flickered.
Gu Jiao: "Don't crush it."
Xiao Heng: "...!!"
During breakfast, the entire family learned of Xiao Heng's injuries.
Xiao Heng claimed it was an accidental fall, and surprisingly, no one was surprised.
After all, he had been unlucky for quite some time now. In fact, they were wondering why Xiao Heng hadn't had any bad luck recently, thinking, did his luck finally change?
Hearing the news right now, everyone nodded in agreement.
That was more like the familiar Liulang.
After breakfast, Xiao Heng took Liu Quan's carriage to the palace.
Halfway there, he encountered Yu Jin, who was out shopping.
Yu Jin didn't know that Xiao Heng had urgent matters to attend to at the palace. After recognizing Liu Quan, she hailed Xiao Heng's carriage.
"Little Marquis."
The two carriages from different directions stopped on the street.
Yu Jin opened the curtain and asked Xiao Heng, "Going to duty this early? What happened to your arm? And your leg?"
Xiao Heng's arm and leg were wrapped in thick bandages.
Not particularly concerned, Xiao Heng replied, "I'm fine, just had a fall. I'm going to report something to the Emperor."
Yu Jin expressed her concern, "With injuries like that, you shouldn't go. I'll report it to the Princess instead."
Reporting to Princess Xinyang was the same as reporting to the Emperor these days.
Xiao Heng said, "There's no time. The Prefectural City of Pingle is about to experience a torrential rain, which could trigger landslides and mudslides. We need to quickly evacuate the villagers at the foot of the mountain."
Yu Jin's brow furrowed, "Prefectural City of Pingle? Isn't that Old Liang Wang's territory?"
Xiao Heng nodded, "Yes."
Yu Jin's face changed, "Oh no!"
Confused, Xiao Heng asked, "What's wrong?"
Yu Jin pulled the window curtain tightly, "Lord Marquis is headed to the Prefectural City of Pingle!"
Xiao Heng knew Marquis Xuanping had left but didn't know where he was headed, "Why did he go to the Prefectural City of Pingle?"
"He..." Yu Jin glanced around and then whispered, "He went to assassinate Old Liang Wang!"
Xiao Heng's expression changed.
The area of the landslide was on the route to Liang Wang Mansion!
……
"Princess! Not good!"
Arriving on Zhuque Street, Yu Jin got out of the carriage, lifted her skirt slightly, and hurried straight to Princess Xinyang's room.
Princess Xinyang was sitting by the window practicing calligraphy.
This time, she recovered from her emotions faster than before, and within just a day, she was able to calmly and peacefully do her own things.
While practicing calligraphy, she softly asked, "So early in the morning, why are you so flustered? This doesn't seem like you."
Yu Jin hesitated for a moment, wondering if she should tell the princess about this matter.
She had followed the princess for many years. The princess was her true master, while Marquis Xuanping was just a stranger allied with the princess.
But after all, Lord Marquis was trying to assassinate Old Liang Wang for the princess's sake.
If something happened to Lord Marquis, the princess would surely feel guilty.
Princess Xinyang asked, "What happened exactly? Did your family come looking for you again?"
Yu Jin was a prominent figure around Princess Xinyang. Unfortunately, her family wasn't very reliable, and they occasionally came to Yu Jin to cause trouble.
Taking a deep breath, Yu Jin said, "It's not about my family, it's Lord Marquis! Something happened to Lord Marquis!"
Princess Xinyang's hand holding the brush paused, and she calmly asked, "What happened to him?"
Yu Jin anxiously replied, "Lord Marquis went to Old Liang Wang's territory, right? I just met Little Marquis, and he said there's going to be a natural disaster in Old Liang Wang's territory, right on Lord Marquis's route!"
With a sudden noise, Princess Xinyang's brush left a long ink mark on the paper.
Driving on the street, Liu Quan looked towards the curtain of the carriage. He had heard everything Yu Jin and Little Marquis said.
Marquis Xuanping had always been unruly, but to think he was daring enough to even try to assassinate the Emperor's granduncle. This astonished Liu Quan a lot.
Honestly, he was curious about the reasons behind it all, but now was not the time to satisfy his curiosity.
"Liulang, what do we do next?"
Even though he already knew of his identity as Little Marquis, he was still used to calling him Liulang.
What to do now?
Standing before Xiao Heng was a huge dilemma.Raz P.'s Thoughts

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