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Chapter 719 Going with the Flow
After washing her hair, Zhu Yu climbed into the bathtub and submerged herself entirely in the warm water, except for her head, feeling the rising steam hitting her face.

Every pore on my body seemed to feel a long-lost sense of relaxation.

As soon as the nerves relax, the eyelids start to feel heavy.

Zhu Yu leaned the back of his head against the wooden barrel, struggling to keep his heavy eyelids open for a few moments, but ultimately gave up the fight.

She didn't know how much time had passed when she opened her eyes and found that the light around her was already very dim. She was lying in a warm quilt, completely wrapped in a blanket, and it seemed that she had been sleeping for a long time.

But wasn't I taking a shower...?
Ok? !

Zhu Yu was startled and hurriedly tried to get up. As soon as she moved, an arm suddenly appeared around her waist, pulling her and the quilt back and locking them in its embrace.

"When it's time to eat, Lu Zhang will have a talisman come to let you know, so there's no need to rush to get up." Lu Qing's slightly sleepy voice came from behind her.

"I... how... you..." Zhu Yu wanted to ask herself how she ended up on the floor after getting out of the bathtub, and how she had been sleeping wrapped in a blanket for so long.

Although she could guess the general process, she still didn't know why she started stuttering at first.

"You fell asleep in the bathtub, a very deep sleep, the kind that you can't be woken up."

To prevent you from drowning or freezing to death in the bathtub, I fished you out, wrapped you in a quilt, and laid you on the floor so you could sleep soundly. Fortunately, even though she stammered, Lu Qing guessed what she wanted to ask and answered directly, "Alright, sleep with me a little longer. I'm really tired these past few days."

As he spoke, he tightened his arms around Zhu Yu's head, gently nuzzled the back of Zhu Yu's head with the tip of his nose, and then fell silent.

Zhu Yu sighed softly, pulled an arm out from under the quilt, draped it over Lu Qing's arm, and closed her eyes again.

The journey was arduous, and there were frequent assassins and bandits, making it impossible to have a moment of peace.

They really need to take a good break.

When Zhu Yu woke up again, Lu Qing woke him up, saying that Fu Wen had already informed them outside the tent and asked them to come to Lu Zhang's tent to have a meal together.

Lu Qing got up before Zhu Yu, having already changed her clothes, and gave Zhu Yu her clothes as well.

Zhu Yu reached out and saw that it was a set of women's clothing from the Jie region. The style was different from that of the Jin Kingdom, and it was more neat and convenient, which was in line with the characteristics of Jie women who often rode horses.

This is good; it's convenient to wear and looks quite nice.

She quickly changed her clothes and went with Lu Qing to Lu Zhang's place.

When the two of them lifted the curtain and went in, Cao Tianbao and Yan Shu were already there.

Yan Shu's clothes were almost identical in style to Zhu Yu's, except for slight differences in color.

When she saw Zhu Yu enter dressed in the clothes of a woman from the Jie Kingdom, she jumped up with joy and quickly stepped forward to examine Zhu Yu closely. "Zhu Yu, you look so beautiful in our Jie women's clothes! I'll have someone make a few more sets of even prettier ones for you later! You can wear them when you come to Jie to visit me!" Zhu Yu didn't stand on ceremony and readily accepted Yan Shu's kindness.

She knew that Yan Shu wasn't saying this to curry favor by selling her a few clothes; she just wanted a verbal agreement to stay in touch.

The two sat down at their low table and, seeing the steaming food on it, thought every dish must be delicious.

After all, we've been eating dried flatbread and jerky for so long.

At first, no one said anything; they just ate in silence until everyone, exhausted, had filled their stomachs, and then someone finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Your Highness, what...what exactly is going on?" Cao Tianbao had a lot of questions he wanted to ask.
Unlike Cao Tianbao, who wanted to ask but dared not be too direct, Yan Shu had no such reservations with Lu Zhang. She asked in a more straightforward manner, "Was it really you who asked my father to capture you as a prisoner so that I could be released?"

Lu Zhang smiled. There were no outsiders he considered to be wary of in the tent at the moment, so he didn't want to hide anything anymore and nodded directly: "It was indeed my initiative to offer this to the King of Jie."

At first, your father thought I was playing a trick on him, and it took a lot of effort for him to believe me and give it a try.

When I left the capital, it was already in chaos. Leaving you there alone would probably not be safe.

After saying that, Lu Zhang quickly added, "If anything happens to you, the King of Jie will definitely not let it go. At that time, whether it is the people of Jin Kingdom or the Jie people, living a peaceful life will be just a pipe dream."

This answer was exactly the same as Zhu Yu's bold prediction. Yan Shu didn't think much of it, but instead gave Zhu Yu a look of admiration.

"Then... then why are these Jie people on our Jin Kingdom's land?" Cao Tianbao asked subconsciously, but then felt that it was inappropriate to say it like that. After all, without the help of those Jie warriors, they would probably be facing a very bad situation today.

So he quickly changed his tune: "Alright, let's not talk about the past! Now that the princess has been safely returned to us, and you're all well, how about in a few days, these Jie people escort the princess back to Jie territory, and you come back to the capital with me?"

“This…” Lu Zhang hesitated for a moment and looked at Lu Qing.

After he wrote that long letter to Lu Qing, Lu Qing also sent him a very short letter, which only mentioned two things.

First, his maternal grandfather's actions were not his fault. Now that a formidable enemy is at hand, the overall situation should be prioritized, and the past should not be clung to.

Secondly, he was tasked with keeping an eye on the Jie people who had crossed the border, to see if they were acting as agreed and not harming the people of the surrounding Jin Kingdom.

Lu Zhang also arrived here and, after seeing these Jie people, gradually realized that these people were not invading, but rather stationed here to complete some kind of mission.

He then gradually figured out the true purpose of the Jie people's encroachment and encampment here, and went with the flow to come up with a new plan to put himself as a hostage and force Emperor Jin to agree to the condition of escorting Yan Shu back from the capital.

Therefore, his thoughts have changed again compared to when he first started.

“Your Highness…” Cao Tianbao did not expect that Lu Zhang would hesitate over such a simple question, which made him even more puzzled.

“I don’t plan to go back.” Lu Zhang shook his head decisively at Cao Tianbao.