After Wu Sangui left, Xiang Yan secretly wondered: "Wu Sangui shouldn't send a fake to coax us, right?" Whether the goods are real or fake, you still have to see with your own eyes. Lifting the sedan curtain and looking inside, I saw that Wu Yingxiong's face was bloodless, leaning in the sedan chair with his eyes closed, and he didn't know if he hadn't woken up since last night or fell asleep after waking up.

Ruidong issued an order: "The princess misses the queen mother and the emperor, and the guards must return north to the capital as soon as possible." You need to travel two days a day to rest. All the guards complained bitterly. The generals of the Pingxi Royal Mansion also came to Ruidong and said, "Manager Rui, our son is injured and needs to recuperate. Now the army is in too much hurry, which is not conducive to the recovery of our son's injuries. Do you think you can slow down the speed of the army a little? ”

Ruidong shirked and said: "The number of routes the guards travel every day is set by the princess herself, and it is not up to me to decide, or you should go and tell the princess." The princess and the little prince are an unmarried couple, and I think she will consider the little prince's injury. "The family will retreat.

The next day, the general came to Rui Dong and Xiang Yan again, and said anxiously: "Manager Rui, Xiang Gonggong, the prince's wound is inflamed, his condition has deteriorated, and he needs immediate treatment and recuperation, so he really can't hurry." I ask you to allow our prince to go back to the palace to treat his injuries first, and then send him to the capital after his injuries are healed. ”

Ruidong and Xiang Yan were shocked, and hurriedly went to visit Wu Yingxiong, only to see that Wu Yingxiong was having a high fever and a sallow face, and at first glance it was a picture of dying. Ruidong said: "Father-in-law Xiang, what do you think?" Xiang Yan said, "Let's go to the princess together and see what she has to say." ”

Ruidong and Xiang Yan came to see Princess Jianning. Rui Dong said: "Princess, the little prince's wound is inflamed, his condition has deteriorated, and he needs to be recuperated and treated, so he can't follow us like this." If he continues to rush like this, the little prince will have to die on the road. The people in the palace asked to send the little prince back to Kunming for treatment of his injuries first, and then go to the capital after the little prince recovered from his injuries. ”

Princess Jianning said angrily: "Do you care if he dies or not?" Is he your relative? Xiang Yan hurriedly said: "After all, the little prince is the son of Prince Pingxi. If the little prince dies on the road, no one knows how King Pingxi will react. Princess Jianning snorted and said, "How can he react?" If he reacts, I'll ask my emperor brother to cut off his head immediately. Xiang Yan and Ruidong looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Xiang Yan said: "But we are still in Yunnan now, and the emperor is in the capital thousands of miles away, and the distant water can't save the near fire." Princess Jianning said again: "Then what do you say?" Do you want to send Wu Yingxiong back first? Xiang Yan said: "It's not appropriate. The little prince is seriously injured, and even if he is sent back to Pingxi Palace, he may not be able to save him. Regardless of whether the little prince died in our army or died in the Pingxi Palace, the King of Pingxi was just as angry. ”

Xiang Yan's only concern was that Wu Yingxiong's death had stimulated Wu Sangui's anger, causing Wu Sangui to send troops to hunt him down. As for Wu Yingxiong's life and death, what does it have to do with Xiang Yan? Princess Jianning was slept with by Xiang Yan, could it be that Xiang Yan still hoped that Wu Yingxiong would take care of his body and come to himself to take revenge on himself?

Princess Jianning clapped her hands and said, "Then leave him alone, let's continue our way." Xiang Yan said: "There is another thing that is worth worrying, if the people of the palace run back to inform the king of Pingxi that the little prince's injury is aggravated, but the princess, you ignore it, I am afraid that the consequences will be unpredictable." Princess Jianning said: "Ruidong, you send someone to keep an eye on the people of Pingxi Palace, if anyone dares to leave the team without permission, they will be killed directly." Ruidong was ordered to retreat.

On the third day, the family general came to Rui Dong and Xiang Yan again, crying: "Manager Rui, Xiang Gonggong, our son really can't hurry. Please be gracious and let our prince go back to the palace! Ruidong and Xiang Yan went to see Wu Yingxiong, only to see that Wu Yingxiong had passed out in a coma, and he didn't know what to do, and he was muttering to himself, and he didn't know what he was saying. Ruidong looked at Xiang Yan again, and Xiang Yan said, "Let's go and tell the princess and ask the princess to decide." ”

Ruidong and Xiang Yan came to see Princess Jianning. Xiang Yan said: "Princess, it's not good. The little prince's injuries are very serious, and now he is in a coma, and he doesn't know who he is. I'm afraid it won't last long. Princess Jianning hurriedly said: "Is Wu Yingxiong still saved?" Ruidong and Xiang Yan both bowed their heads and remained silent. Ruidong said stubbornly: "The little prince's injury is very serious, if there is no good doctor to treat him, I am afraid that it will be a day or two." ”

Princess Jianning muttered: "We have only left Kunming for two days, if Wu Sangui learns the news of Wu Yingxiong and sends troops to chase after us, the situation will not be good." Ruidong, since Wu Yingxiong can't be saved, it's up to you to send him on the road, so that he won't suffer more. The people of the royal palace will also be dealt with, lest they leak the news. Your subordinates should also give more advice and don't send out any messages. Ruidong was ordered to retreat.

A short time later, there was a sound of fighting from the residence of the army. After a while, Ruidong rushed over and asked Princess Jianning in a panic: "Princess, you are incompetent, the people in Pingxi Wangfu failed to kill them all, and one of them ran away." ”

The history books say that since entering the Central Plains, the Eight Banners have rapidly corrupted and degenerated. By the time Kangxi put down the rebellion of the three feudatories, the Eight Banners had lost their combat effectiveness. The guards who accompanied Princess Jianning to Yunnan were all banner people, and now it seems that these banner people are really unusable - there are many people and few people, but they still attack suddenly, and they actually let Wu Sangui's subordinates run away.