I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 64 Daddy
In the wild forest outside Wuwei City.

Tang Zhao was carried off the horse by Gu Ci, and walked to a sheltered place with duck steps, and sat on a stone specially found by the guards.

Gu Ci handed her a piece of dry biscuit, looked at the woman's pale face, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Tang Zhao glared at him and asked, "How much did Liuliumei give you as an endorsement fee?"
Don’t you know if I’m okay?
Gu Ci coughed lightly and turned his head to avoid the woman's sight. "The guards have boiled some hot water. I'll go get you a bowl."

Tang Zhao stared at his back with hatred, wanting to kick him but unable to do so.

Wuwei is nearly 600 miles away from Lanzhou, and it usually takes three days for a fast horse to reach there. However, this beast Gu Ci insisted on riding at full speed and traveling day and night, and he arrived in Wuwei in two days.

He and his soldiers were used to roughing it, so naturally they didn't care about this little bit of hardship. But poor Miss Tang was so delicate that the skin on the inside of her thigh was rubbed and bleeding that night.

Gu Ci gave her Vaccaria segetalis, which is known as a miracle drug in the army and has a miraculous effect in stopping bleeding and reducing inflammation.

But this guy didn’t say that this medicine has a fatal flaw: it hurts!

The moment Tang Zhao sprinkled the medicine, he almost fainted from the pain and refused to use it again.

Gu Ciren was a man of few words. He glanced at the wound on her leg, closed his eyes, held her down with one hand, picked up the medicine bottle with the other hand, sprinkled the medicine on the wound, and quickly wrapped it with cloth.

Then he put the man back on the horse and continued on his way.

Apart from taking regular rests and applying medicine every day, Tang Zhao never got off the horse. The injury on his leg kept getting better and worse, which was like being tortured.

Tang Zhao took a bite of the dry biscuit as if to vent his anger, but couldn't bite it.

Gu Ci brought two bowls of hot water and handed one of them to her.

Tang Zhao looked at him for a long time, then took it spinelessly. She was hungry.

Soak the dry biscuits in water and wait for them to soften.

Gu Ci sat next to her, his eyes wandering, "How is your injury?"

Tang Zhao raised his head and glared at him, saying unhappily, "You won't die."

Gu Ci:.
Gu Ci explained to her how precious Vaccaria segetalis was. In the army, it was only used by soldiers who were seriously injured, bleeding profusely, or had broken limbs. For minor injuries like hers, the military doctors would usually just give her the herb for her to chew and apply on the wound and then send her off.

Tang Zhao took a big mouthful of the softened dry biscuit with an expressionless face. "I should thank you, right?"

Gu Ci:.
That's not what he meant.

"After dinner, remember to apply the medicine," Gu Ci said after taking a bite of the dry biscuit, "If you don't apply it, I will help you."

Tang Zhao sneered, "I won't give you the chance to touch my thigh again."

Gu Ci:.
After eating the bread and drinking the water, Gu Ci went outside to keep watch obediently.

Tang Zhao endured the cold wind and rolled up his pants to his thighs, revealing the half-scabbed wound, and sprinkled medicine on it.

Gu Ci stood thirty steps away with his back to her, and the woman's hissing breathing kept drilling into his ears.

Too pampered, Gu Ci thought.

Suddenly, a quick glimpse of the white jade skin flashed through my mind, and I felt that the woman's delicate nature was not unreasonable.

Realizing what he was thinking, Gu Ci's head buzzed and the tips of his ears turned red again.

Tang Zhao applied the medicine, tidied his clothes, and walked over in a duck-like posture. He walked around the stupidly standing man and went straight to Hong Er, stuffing the last piece of peanut candy he had with him into its mouth.

Hong Er was so happy that he kept putting his big head into Tang Zhao's hands.

With the help of peanut candy, Tang Zhao established a deep revolutionary friendship with Hong Er in just two days.

When Gu Ci arrived, he saw Hong Er being so spineless and twitched his lips.

Half an hour later, Gu Ci took Tang Zhao on horseback, and the group headed straight for the military camp dozens of miles away.

In the main tent of the Northwest Camp, King Xuan was reading the family letter sent by Concubine Han. Excluding most of the useless content, the rest could be summarized as follows: the only daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery still admired Gu Ci wholeheartedly, and her son would rather be a widower all his life than live as a cuckold.

Prince Xuan gathered up the family letters and threw them into the brazier, then said to the expectant Marquis Zhongyong who was standing beside him, "Old Bai, let's talk about the marriage of our children and grandchildren in two days." Prince Xuan calculated that in two days, the family letters from the Marquis Zhongyong's mansion should be delivered.

Marquis Zhongyong was worthy of being the best husband for decades. Like his wife, he also took a fancy to King Xuan's second son, Gu An, and chose a day that pleased King Xuan to mention the matter.

He originally thought he had a sure win, but he didn't expect King Xuan to not agree.

Just as Bai Wei was about to ask further questions, a soldier came to report that scouts had found traces of people and horses ten miles away.

Prince Xuan's eyes lit up when he thought of Gu Ci's letter. He walked past Bai Wei and out of the main tent, then rode out of the camp with two of his personal soldiers.

Bai Wei, who was left behind, was full of doubts and was hesitating whether to follow when he heard a soldier come to report that a letter from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had arrived.

Bai Wei rushed straight back to his military tent.

Ten miles away, Tang Zhao was wrapped in Gu Ci's cloak and stuck his head out stubbornly.

Gu Ci raised his hand and pressed her head down, and Tang Zhao stuck her head out again.

Gu Ci:.
The two men were in a stalemate when the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and three tall horses appeared before their eyes in the blink of an eye.

"Motono!"

A hearty and deep voice suddenly rang in his ears like thunder. Tang Zhao turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a full beard jumping off his horse.

Gu Ci dismounted and went to meet him, holding Tang Zhao in his arms.

Prince Xuan looked at the girl his son had been carefully holding in his arms and recognized her immediately, "Is this Zhaoshan?"

Zhenzhen has a face like the Song family.

As soon as Tang Zhao saw Party A's grandfather, the businessman's shrewdness instantly took over his soul. He broke free from Gu Ci and trotted forward, raising the corners of his mouth to the maximum, and said in a crisp voice, "Daddy, it's me!"

Gu Ci:.
other people:
Prince Xuan laughed heartily and raised his hand as big as a palm-leaf fan, but it was blocked by Gu Ci before it could fall on Tang Zhao's shoulder.

Gu Ci gave his father a cold look.

King Xuan looked embarrassed, looked at the girl's frail shoulders, and silently withdrew his hand.

Gu Ci turned his head to look at Tang Zhao, who was looking flattering. "What did you call father just now?"

Tang Zhao said as a matter of course, "Daddy!"

King Xuan happily responded, "Good daughter-in-law!"

Tang Zhao shook his head, "Dad, you're being too formal."

Gu Ci:.
King Xuan: ???
Is calling her daughter-in-law so awkward? Then what should I call her? King Xuan glanced at his son.

"As the old saying goes, a son-in-law is half a son. By the same token, isn't a daughter-in-law also half a daughter?"

"Back then, Daddy studied martial arts under Grandfather, and Grandfather loved him like his own son. Doesn't that mean Daddy is Grandfather's son? And isn't Zhaoshan Daddy's half-daughter?"

"When we add the two together, it makes a perfect number," Tang Zhao said confidently, "Then I have to call you daddy."

King Xuan calculated carefully, and hey, it was really the case!
What a clever girl, she is just as shrewd as her grandmother.

Tang Zhao blinked his big, Caroline-like eyes and said pitifully, "Daddy, can Zhao Zhao call you that?"

King Xuan's rugged, masculine heart was instantly struck. "Call me whatever you want! Zhao Zhao can call me daddy however she wants!"

Gu Ci:.
He has lived for more than twenty years, but he has never been speechless as many times as he has in the past few days.

Zhao Zhao: The first step to getting close to someone is to recognize your father.

Next chapter our Zhao Zhao will show off his power

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