Qu Fang was dressed in black, still holding the familiar sword in his hand.

In Bai Jingrong's eyes, there seems to be almost no change after not seeing the song for several years.

She stared closely at Qu Fang's face for a while, then slowly said: "It seems that you have lived a good life in Dasheng in the past few years, and Xie Yan has not treated you badly."

Qu Fang didn't answer, just stood silently at the door and looked at her.

Bai Jingrong sighed softly and told the other people in the hall: "You should step back first."

"Princess!" Wu Ye shouted in a deep voice, obviously very dissatisfied with Bai Jingrong's order.

Luo Junyao also whispered: "Empress..."

Bai Jingrong raised his hand and gently fiddled with her braid hanging on her chest, and said softly: "Don't worry, his name is Qu Fang, he is my old friend, he will not hurt me."

After that, he said sternly to Wu Ye: "General, please go back first. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it later."

Wu Ye glanced at Qu Fang with some reluctance. He was no stranger to Qu Fang and knew that he was no match for Qu Fang. Therefore, although he was dissatisfied, he didn't say anything more. He put the knife into its sheath and snorted coldly.

Go outside.

Luo Junyao didn't dare to stay long and quickly followed him.

After leaving the main hall, Wu Ye was in no hurry to leave.

Instead, she stood in the garden waiting for Luo Junyao who followed him out. Luo Junyao naturally knew that he was waiting for her. She was also a little curious about this Wu Ye, so she walked over as if she didn't know anything.

"stop."

"Wu, General Wu?" Luo Jun said.

Wu Ye raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "Your name is Chu Chu?"

Luo Junyao nodded and said: "Back to General, that's right."

Wu Ye said: "Since the princess intends to accept you as her adopted daughter, how about I also accept you as my adopted daughter? From now on, you will have another supporter in this palace."

"..." What's going on? How come in this Qi Clan royal city, everyone wants to be her father?

"What? You don't want to?" Seeing her silence, Wu Ye said coldly.

Luo Junyao shook his head repeatedly and said: "Go back, go back to the general, thank you for your love, general, but it's just my lady's place..."

Wu Ye smiled and said, "What do I think it is? I'll just go and tell the princess. The princess will definitely not object."

Luo Junyao said: "Your Majesty treats me very well. I cannot make decisions behind your back. Please forgive me, General. If your Majesty agrees, it will not be too late."

Seeing her like this, Wu Ye was not angry.

Instead, he looked her up and down, his eyebrows slightly furrowed as if he was confused.

Wu Ye's confusion is also very simple: this girl seems a bit stubborn and does not have Bai Jingrong's intelligence and changeability at all. What does Bai Jingrong see in her?

After a long while, Wu Ye waved his hand to indicate that she could leave.

Luo Junyao bowed slightly, and then hurried away, as if he was afraid that Wu Ye would stop her again and insist on recognizing her as his adopted daughter.

Seeing this, Wu Ye felt more and more bored, so he put it behind him and turned around to leave.

In the main hall, it was quiet for a long time.

Bai Jingrong sat lazily on the soft couch and looked at Qu Fang, who was still standing at the door of the palace.

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Jingrong said softly: "Ah Fang, how long have we not seen each other?" Qu Fang remained silent and just looked at her quietly.

Bai Jingrong said: "Are you still angry with me?"

Qu Fang finally moved. He stepped into the hall and stopped four or five steps away from Bai Jingrong.

"Are you willing to leave here with me?" Qu Fang asked in a low voice.

Bai Jingrong was stunned, as if she thought she heard wrongly.

"What did you say?"

"Are you willing to leave here with me? Leave the royal city of the Qi people, leave all this turmoil," Qu Fang said.

Bai Jingrong's expression changed, and after a while she sneered, and her originally gentle face became indifferent.

"You came back just to tell me this?"

"You don't want to?" Qu Fang's eyes dimmed slightly.

Bai Jingrong stood up suddenly, stared at Qu Fang with cold eyes, and said, "Of course I don't want to!"

"But you..." Qu Fang frowned and said, "The current situation is not good for you, so why should you..."

Bai Jingrong sneered: "You thought I was going to reach a dead end? That's why you came back to save me? You have been in Shangyong all these years, and your apprentice is still following Xie Yan. Is Xie Yan telling you all this?

Where are you now? Could it be that you have also come to the royal city of the Qi people?"

Although she said this, her expression was a little casual, and she obviously did not really think that Xie Yan would come alone to the Qi Clan's royal city surrounded by thousands of miles of yellow sand with the dignity of regent.

Qu Fang looked at her and said: "Since you know that Tian Ge is following Xie Yan now, why don't you suspect that I was also sent by Xie Yan to kill you?"

Bai Jingrong's cold eyes suddenly became gentle again. She seemed to have the ability to switch between various emotions at any time.

She looked at Qu Fang and said softly: "Why do I think so? I know you will never hurt me, Ah Fang, right?"

Qu Fang did not answer.

Bai Jingrong stood up and walked to Qu Fang. Bai Jingrong was not short among women, but Qu Fang's height was considered tall among men.

Bai Jingrong stood in front of him, looking extremely slender and petite.

But her momentum was not weak at all, even with a soft smile on her beautiful face.

"A Fang, does your promise back then still count?"

After playing the song for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Forget it, I will never hurt you and will always protect you."

Bai Jingrong was satisfied and chuckled softly.

Her soft laughter, filled with satisfaction and joy, echoed in the hall.

"I knew A Fang would not let me down." Bai Jingrong said softly, "I have wronged you in the past few years."

Qu Fang looked down at her and said: "I heard that the relationship between you and Ji Zhan is not harmonious now. If you two break up, your situation in the Qi Clan's royal city will be..."

Bai Jingrong, the Queen Mother, is based on Ji Zhan being the King of Qi.

If Ji Zhan breaks up with her, or Ji Zhan is no longer the King of Qi, how can a Central Plains woman with no Qi blood continue to gain a foothold in the Qi royal city?

"After so many years, you still refuse to give up?" Qu Fang asked: "Is it really so difficult to give up these things and live some other life? I have been in Shangyong for the past few years, and I don't think there is anything wrong with it. I would like to change it.

Life is not that difficult."

Bai Jingrong's smile gradually faded, "A Fang, you are a member of the world after all, you don't understand this..."

"Don't I understand?" Qu Fang asked.

Bai Jingrong said: "Why should I give up? After so many years...I have invested most of my life in it, why should I give up?"

Bai Jingrong put her hand on Qu Fang's arm, looked up at him, and said: "A Fang, I'm very happy that you're back, and I can feel more at ease with you here. Don't talk about those unpleasant things, let's sit down

How about catching up on old times?"

Qu Fang sighed softly and did not persuade him to say anything.

In fact, he had known for a long time that any persuasion would be useless to Bai Jingrong.

She has been trapped in it for a long time and cannot extricate herself. No matter what the situation is, she will only go to the dark side.

Qufang's return made Bai Jingrong feel very good, and she unceremoniously wielded the sword that had been lost for several years again.

On the night when Qu Fang returned to Bai Jingrong, two generals from the Bai family army who secretly supported Ji Zhan died quietly in their own homes.

There are three generals in the Bai family army from Wu Ye down, all of whom came to the Qi tribe with Bai Jingrong.

They were all once the most outstanding young generals under Emperor Chen Wu.

Those who followed Bai Jingrong were still young men in their prime when they came out of seclusion. After those veterans gradually withered, they became the backbone of the army.

And now, they are already over half a year old.

Some of them, like Wu Ye, still support Bai Jingrong as always.

There were also people who, for various reasons, turned to Ji Zhan, who looked more promising.

Naturally, there are also people who don’t want to participate in either party.

Having lived under the shelter of others for so many years, they are deeply aware of the difficulty of living in a foreign race and the harshness of the world. Rather than trying to seize power among the Qi people, they miss their hometown after being away for many years.

Wu Jun is one of them.

He was once a military commander in front of Emperor Wu of the Great Chen Dynasty. He was only twenty-five years old when he followed Bai Jingrong to the fortress. After so many years, he knew better than anyone that his ambition back then had long since dissipated into dust.

Some of the current officers and soldiers of the Bai family are married to Qi people and have settled down as Qi people.

Some people still cling to illusory ideals, even though they all know that they are nothing more than fantasy.

And many more have died on the battlefield in the war between the Qi people and Dasheng in those years.

Wu Jun never married and had no children.
To be continued...