Yecheng, Imperial Palace, Siyan Pavilion.
Murong Lan was dressed in palace clothes, sitting quietly on the bed, leaning on the railing and looking south, with a sad look in her beautiful eyes.
A burst of light footsteps came from behind. Murong Lan's ears twitched alertly, and her nose twitched slightly as if on conditioned reflex. She didn't need to look back to know that the person coming was the person's footsteps and the smell of his body.
She is the queen of Hou Yan and her sister-in-law, Xiao Duan.
Murong Lan did not look back and said calmly: "Sister-in-law, there is no need to persuade me anymore. I keep my word. If brother doesn't let me go, I will go on a hunger strike to the end."
Little Duan stopped behind Murong Lan. She turned to the two maids behind her and said in a deep voice: "You all stand down, I have something to say to Princess Lan."
When the sound of footsteps gradually faded away from the stairs, Murong Lan said calmly: "Sister-in-law, you really don't need to persuade me. Brother Lang and I love Jin Jian more than anyone else, and we will never betray him. Before I come back, I
I knew this would be the result, and my eldest brother would never send troops to help Brother Lang, but I still came here, just to use facts to make Brother Lang understand what kind of person my eldest brother is."
Little Duan sighed: "I came here today not to persuade you, but to let you go. Your eldest brother has left Yecheng. Do you know where he went?"
Murong Lan's eyes widened, and she jumped up from the bed and looked directly at Xiao Duan: "He was here yesterday and left today? Could it be that he went to attack Brother Lang?"
As soon as she said it, she immediately shook her head and said: "No, he won't be stupid enough to directly fight Brother Lang head-on. He must have sent troops to attack Luoyang. Oh my God, this is the big brother's plan. He wants to take the opportunity to capture the entire
Central Plains, trap Brother Lang alone in Bingzhou, and then force him to surrender."
Little Duan sighed: "Alan, you are very smart. Your elder brother said that this plan cannot be hidden from you. Therefore, I want to hide it as much as possible and constantly persuade you to submit, so as to attract your attention."
Murong Lan gritted his teeth: "This will delay me for three days at most. I can't see my eldest brother for three days, so I know where he has gone. But the Dayan cavalry comes and goes like the wind. My eldest brother has made preparations this time. It must be a light cavalry."
If we rush forward, we can reach the gates of Luoyang City in just three days. No, I have to tell Brother Lang."
Xiao Duan smiled slightly: "So, I'm going to let you go now. You should ask Liu Yu to retreat to Luoyang as soon as possible and stop thinking about the expedition across Hebei. In this way, everyone can live in peace."
Murong Lan frowned slightly and looked at little Duan: "Sister-in-law, why did you let me go? You are betraying my elder brother. This is a good opportunity to seize Luoyang."
Little Duan sighed faintly: "Fighting, killing, and dominating the country are men's business, not our women's. I once followed your elder brother and experienced the pain of having a family and a country that is difficult to return to. I have experienced it.
It's humiliating to live under someone else's roof and not be able to save your family. I know you love Liu Yu deeply, just like I love your elder brother, so I don't want you to be hurt."
Murong Lan's eyes sparkled with tears, and she stepped forward and held Xiao Duan's hand: "Sister-in-law, I will remember your kindness to me for the rest of my life. It's just that you ruined my eldest brother's good intention to seize the Central Plains. Isn't he?
I will forgive you."
Little Duan shook his head: "After all, your eldest brother and I have been married for many years. Even if it ruins his affairs this time, he won't do anything to me. But you are different. If your eldest brother captures the Central Plains this time, Liu Yu will be alone in Hebei."
, If you lose your footing, you will inevitably be defeated. You will definitely hate your elder brother to death when the time comes. I don’t want to see your husband and wife separated forever, nor do I want to see your brother and sister turning against each other. So, you quickly notify Liu Yu and ask him to return to Luoyang to defend himself.
, once he withdraws his troops, your eldest brother will have no chance to take advantage of it, so he will naturally withdraw his troops. In this way, everyone will not have to break up and start a war. Liu Yu will no longer be able to stay in the Central Plains and will return to the south. Only we are thousands of miles apart.
The best outcome for us."
Murong Lan nodded seriously: "I will never thank you for your kindness. Sister-in-law, the kindness you showed to Alan today can only be repaid tomorrow. Please tell elder brother that I will always remember his kindness in raising me, but now I am Liu
Liu Yu’s wife, I must be with Liu Yu.”
As she spoke, she lifted up her palace attire, and the beige fragrant dress soared into the sky, like a rain of flowers, and fell one after another. When the fragrant dress fell to the ground, standing in front of little Duan, there was only a full-body wrap.
In the black clothes, only a pair of night elves with eyes like autumn eyes were exposed.
Murong Lan saluted little Duan, turned around and jumped down from the attic. Her elf-like figure rose and fell before disappearing outside the palace wall.
A mechanism sounded, and Murong Chui's tall figure came out from the dark wall, walked to Xiao Duan's side, gently hugged her waist, and said with a smile: "Queen, you have helped me again this time.
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Xiao Duan said quietly: "You let Alan go back like this. Then Qinglong said that those Jin people will definitely harm Liu Yu. If they don't do it right, Alan's life will be in danger. She is your biological sister."
Murong Chui curled up his lips: "Without this move, Liu Yu would never have been able to return to Luoyang. If Liu Yu learned that Luoyang was besieged, his choice would definitely not be to go back to rescue Luoyang, but to lead his army to forcefully cross Taihang and attack directly.
In Yecheng, this is what the top military strategists do, so when we attack Luoyang this time, I let A Bao attack under my banner, and I myself must sit here."
Xiao Duan was surprised and said: "Is he really that cruel? He dares to attack Yecheng with thousands of troops?"
Murong Chui sneered and said: "He was able to defeat Murong Yong's tens of thousands of troops in Luoyang with one or two thousand men. Now that he has thousands of troops, why doesn't he dare to attack Yecheng? Liu Yu had great foresight and must have made arrangements before sending out troops.
Prepare, if I go out of the Taihang Mountains to help him attack Xiyan, he will act as agreed. If I don't do this, then I will attack the Central Plains in turn. This will expose Hebei's flaws and he can take advantage of the situation to directly attack Yecheng. Here
This is where his true heartache is, and where he must wash away the shame of the Snow Beifu Army. Therefore, I will not give him this opportunity."
Xiao Duan sighed: "Then why can Alan stop his plan by going back to his place?"
Murong Chui smiled slightly: "Because Liu Yu believes in Alan, but Zhu Xu does not. Liu Yu can move forward without hesitation, but Zhu Xu cannot bear the loss of Luoyang. If Alan is the one who sends the message, Zhu Xu will believe that Liu Yu and Alan are conspiring."
I want to deceive him and use Luoyang as bait to create an opportunity to capture Hebei. Believe me, Zhu Xu will definitely return to the army. Without his troops, what can Liu Yu do?"
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