Quick Wear: After Saving the Cannon Fodder, I Became a God

Chapter 285: The Cousin of "Fuwa" 13

On the other side, in the carriage at the end of the team, Gu Yong looked in shock at Gu Zhi's family and his parents who were pulled out of the crowd.

"Xiu...Xiuqin, am I seeing things right?"

"Brother Yong, you are not mistaken, it is really my eldest brother, sister-in-law, and my parents!" Li Xiuqin was also shocked, but after she was surprised, she began to worry whether this matter would involve them.

She had long been disappointed with that side. She had originally thought that as long as she did well and tried to be patient, she could gain their love and acceptance, but she had not expected such a result in the end.

If it weren't for Brother Yong's love for her and his separation from them for her and Qianqian, she and Qianqian would have suffered so much!

Now, they deserved what happened. They were just afraid that His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince would be angry with them because of this matter.

I just hope that His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince will not implicate their family because Brother Yong and I saved him.

Li Xiuqin thought so in her heart, and a bit of anxiety appeared on her face.

But the next second, she was almost frightened to death.

"What should I do now? Xiuqin, can you please let my parents go and ask the Fifth Prince for mercy?"

"Brother Yong, are you crazy?" Li Xiuqin pulled Gu Yong hard, hoping to bring his sanity back.

"He's the prince! What qualifications do you have to ask him to show some leniency? Brother Yong, do you think you can ask him for something just because you saved the fifth prince's life?"

"I..." Gu Yong muttered a few times, but ultimately didn't say anything.

"But they are my parents after all!" Although his parents have been partial to him since he was a child and he does not live as well as Gu Zhi, they still gave birth to him and raised him, so he can't just stand by and watch him die!

After hearing this, Li Xiuqin snorted in her heart, who are they?

They snatch things from children, act as if nothing happened, and don't even tell them about it. Is this how parents act?

"Brother Yong, if my parents are really involved in this matter, then even if we sacrifice our lives, there is no way to save them. It will damage the dignity of the royal family, and I'm worried that we will be implicated!" Li Xiuqin said angrily.

Gu Yong suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. Yes, what would he do if the Fifth Prince knew that the person who saved him and the person who humiliated him and robbed his property were from the same family?

He, Xiuqin, and Qianqian...

"Mom and Dad, please stop quarreling." Seeing that something was wrong, Gu Qian spoke up quickly.

Gu Yong and Li Xiuqin, who were at a loss, instantly had tears in their eyes when they heard Gu Qian's soft voice.

"My poor Qianqian!"

"Qianqian, Dad is sorry for you..."

Gu Qian felt helpless. It seemed like it was already assumed that their family would be implicated as well.

We are so close to each other, what's the harm in asking?

"Dad and Mom, don't cry..."

Gu Qian was just about to say a few more words of comfort when she heard a gentle knock on the carriage.

"Uncle Gu, I am here on the orders of His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince to inform you that Gu Zhi and Zhao Yue'er have violated the dignity of the royal family and robbed the prince's property. They will be executed immediately. Considering Uncle Gu and Aunt Li's kindness in saving His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince's life, I will show leniency to the others and not punish them."

After hearing this, Gu Yong didn't know whether he was sad or relieved. In short, his mood was very complicated, so he didn't reply in time.

"Okay, we got it. Thank you." Seeing Gu Yong stunned, Li Xiuqin quickly replied.

"No thanks, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince knows that you must be sad, but disrespecting the royal family is an unforgivable crime."

After saying that, the man left.

"Brother Yong, let's cheer up and don't show any sadness. This result is already very good, we must learn to be grateful!"

"Yes, I know. But I'm still a little confused..."

Li Xiuqin didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only sit beside him, giving him strength and comforting him silently.

Soon, the entire team began to retreat, including the carriage where Gu Qian was.

During the entire process of handling this matter, Cheng Shangyu and Gu Qian's family did not show up.

Of course, this was also what General Zhao instructed at the beginning.

As a prince, Cheng Shangyu is not allowed to show up in public, and as for Gu Qian's family, it is to protect them.

Gu Yong and Gu Zhi are brothers from the same mother. If people in the same village knew that Gu Zhi's death was indirectly related to Gu Yong, they would inevitably be criticized and hated by their parents.

Moreover, the reward for saving the prince was a considerable sum, and there was no guarantee that fellow villagers would not be resentful and try to kill him for his money.

Therefore, in order to prevent the people in the village from knowing that all this was related to Gu Yong, they simply asked him not to show up.

When everything is settled, they will go back as if they knew nothing.

I have to say that Cheng Shangyu and General Zhao really arranged everything very clearly and eliminated all hidden dangers.

After walking a distance away from the village entrance, everyone stopped after Cheng Shangyu shouted "Stop".

He got out of the carriage, and at that moment Gu Qian's family also got out of the carriage behind.

"Uncle Gu, Aunt Li, I will be leaving for Beijing soon. Shangyu would like to thank you again for saving my life, giving me medicine and giving me porridge." Cheng Shangyu said, bowing slightly like a little adult and saluting with both hands.

"No, no!" Gu Yong quickly blocked Cheng Shangyu's salute and bent his head even lower than Cheng Shangyu.

"General Zhao." Seeing that Gu Yong and Li Xiuqin were both extremely terrified, Cheng Shangyu did not do anything that would infringe the rules.

"Your Highness!" General Zhao walked over, followed by a soldier. The soldier pulled Gu Yong's broken cart over.

Gu Yong looked closely and found that the ground was covered with hay.

"Uncle Gu, I asked General Zhao to prepare some things for me as a thank you gift. They are all placed under the hay. You can take them back and have a look. Remember, don't let others touch them, and don't let others know about this."

"Your Highness, I understand. But there is no need for a thank you gift. We chose to save people without expecting anything in return."

"If Uncle Gu doesn't accept it, I'm afraid I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life."

"This..." Gu Yong was stuck for a moment, "Okay, thank you very much, Your Highness!"

"That's right!" Cheng Shangyu smiled with satisfaction.

Then he took a jade pendant from General Zhao and handed it to Gu Yong, saying, "This is my personal jade pendant. It can also be regarded as a token of my love. Keep it. If anything happens, take it to the Lin Mansion in Kyoto, and someone will naturally help you."

This jade pendant happened to be the one that Gu Zhi snatched from Cheng Shangyu.

"This... We have already accepted a lot of things from Your Highness, and we cannot accept this no matter what." Gu Yong refused without even thinking.

We just carried him down from the mountain, gave him some medicine and a bowl of porridge. How could it be worth so much?

If he accepted it, he would really feel guilty.