Except for the careless sword hit on his waist before, Gu Lieyang never caused any major injuries to Liu Jueming due to his careful attack and defense.
When Gu Lieyang lost too much blood and fell into coma, it was Zuo Qiu who came to kill him and led him to break out of the siege and escape back to the border town. General Tie saw that Gu Lieyang had been defeated and the soldiers had suffered heavy casualties, so he had no choice but to raise his flag and order the fight.
They retreated until they reached the vicinity of the border city before the Caiying soldiers gave up the pursuit, but stationed themselves outside the city gate, causing panic among the people in the city.
"I'm not as good as you think. I did my best just because of someone's instructions. In her heart, you are much more important than her."
Zuo Qiu shrugged his shoulders, looking very indifferent.
"It can be seen that she is also very important in your heart."
Feeling uncomfortable being looked at by Gu Lieyang, Zuo Qiu raised his head and looked at the sky, "She made me lose everything I once owned..."
After a long silence, he spoke again, "But it also gave me a lot of things I didn't have."
"For example?"
"free."
Zuo Qiu smiled shyly, "I lost everything, but I also relieved myself of my responsibility. I was very angry with her at first. If I hadn't met her, I would never have become nothing. After a long time, I actually figured it out.
After adapting to life here, I began to feel the joy of ordinary life."
Life here?
A big question mark appeared in Gu Lieyang's mind, until he remembered what Mo Lanyue once said to him, and he suddenly felt relieved. It turned out that the girl was really not telling a story.
"Your Highness, why are you still so calm and basking in the sun after she was kidnapped?"
Zuo Qiu suddenly asked him.
Gu Lieyang showed him a hearty smile for the first time, "Then Zuo Qiu, why can you be so at ease here and bask in the sun with me?"
Under the sun, the two grown men stared at each other, and then they couldn't help laughing.
Why are they so calm, why are they so at ease, just because they all believe that no one in this world can threaten Mo Lanyue...
"By the way, I am recovering from my injuries, not basking in the sun."
A few days after Mo Lanyue was kidnapped and returned to Beiguan City, Liu Jueming finally received the news from the imperial city. Only then did he realize that Zi Lei's dispatch of troops this time was not a reckless act but a long-planned move.
, a well-thought-out resistance plan.
The other three countries chose to send troops to attack Caiying on the same day, obviously reaching a consensus with the Zi Lei Kingdom. Since they concentrated their forces to defend Zi Lei, other places were ignored, and their troops were weak. Facing their entire country's attack, they were simply vulnerable.
On the first day, the generals who defended the city abandoned the city and fled. The people fled outside the city in a hurry. Nuo Da's city was easily captured by other countries. That's not all. The purpose of the Three Kingdoms seems to be not just as simple as invading a little territory.
When they captured a city, they left almost no troops to garrison the city. Instead, they pursued the deserters fiercely. When the neighboring city heard the news, the people in the city had already fled before the enemy troops arrived.
, the soldiers' supplies have become a problem.
If we don't send troops to support, we may lose three cities or even more.
In the letter sent by Nighthawk, he was instructed to leave the necessary troops to strictly guard Zi Lei and quickly return to the palace to discuss the response decision.
The situation was so urgent that Liu Jueming gave an order to the trusted general beside him, and rushed to the imperial city with only Mo Lanyue, who was still recovering from his injuries.
Mo Lanyue's injury had not improved much, so Liu Jueming could only choose to drive her in a carriage. At first, she didn't understand why he took her to leave in advance. When she saw the luxurious carriage, her doubts were finally solved.
As long as Liu Jueming didn't have any other agenda with him, she didn't mind going to the Caiying Palace again. After all, those women who didn't like her had been dealt with by her herself. It was expected that the Caiying Empress would have nothing to do with her.
interest.
"Liu Jueming, take me back. If the empress orders me to be killed to avenge your sister, what will you do?"
It was so boring along the way that Mo Lanyue suddenly called Liu Jueming and asked a question worth discussing.
Who knew that Liu Jueming asked her without even thinking, "Are you so stupid as to admit that you killed our eldest princess in Caiying?"
"You mean you won't tell the Empress the truth?"
She really didn't guess this at all. She thought that he could at most intercede for her in front of the empress. Unexpectedly, he actually directly confused right and wrong and concealed the truth of the matter.
"Since everyone is dead, the living are more important, aren't they?"
Liu Jueming gave her a handsome smile and spoke in a high-sounding tone.
If anyone else had said such words to her, she might have been moved to varying degrees, but Liu Jueming, no matter what he did, she would not change her attitude towards him.
Turning to look out the car window, Mo Lanyue didn't speak to Liu Jueming for a long time. Liu Jueming was in a hurry and didn't take the initiative to talk to her. The quiet journey lasted for nearly five days. When they arrived at the Imperial City
Outside the door, Liu Jueming was obviously relieved.
After being welcomed back to the palace by soldiers lined up, Liu Jueming took Mo Lanyue with him to see the empress without hesitation.
"Ming'er, you are finally back. I have sent people to support you, but we have to mobilize so many troops at once, and we have to send three groups to support you. I don't know if they can make it in time."
As soon as Nighthawk saw Liu Jueming, he started talking before Liu Jueming saluted. After speaking, he seemed to have just noticed Mo Lanyue behind him, and raised his index finger gently, "Who is she?"
"Mother Queen, her name is Mo Lanyue, she is the most important woman to the third prince Zi Lei."
"Since she is someone else's woman, if you brought her to see me, could it be that you want me to marry you and her?"
The second time she saw Nighthawk, Mo Lanyue was surprised to find that the past few years had not left many traces on Nighthawk. Her face was still so young, she looked like a thirty-year-old beauty.
The woman would never have guessed that she was the mother of seven or eight children.
"My mother is wise. My son is indeed interested in her, but this is not why he brought her back this time. Although the third prince of Zi Lei was temporarily defeated by his son and retreated to the border town, I am afraid that Zi Lei will have another chance after his retreat.
When the dispute arose, Erchen thought that even if Beiguan City was lost and part of the territory fell into the hands of the third prince Gu Lieyang, as long as Erchen had the power of life and death, they would definitely have some scruples and use it to exchange for the lottery.
It’s good that Die comes back.”
"Where's Caiyun?"
Nighthawk's scrutinizing eyes only stayed on Mo Lanyue's face for a moment before moving on to the next question. Mo Lanyue looked at Liu Jueming, as if she was watching a good show.
Liu Jueming lowered his head, squeezed out two tears, and said in a choked voice, "I was incompetent and failed to save Princess Caiyun. During the battle between the two armies, she unfortunately died in the hands of the enemy. Erchen
I want to rescue, but I am unable to do so."
"Who dares to kill my princess?"
There was no hint of sadness. Nighthawk looked down at the nails on his hands and frowned in dissatisfaction.
"This... the situation was so chaotic that I couldn't see it clearly, but the person closest to Princess Caiyun at that time was the third prince Gu Lieyang."
Upon hearing that Liu Jueming actually blamed Gu Lieyang for killing the princess, Mo Lanyue couldn't help but kick him.
Liu Jueming turned around and glared at her fiercely. His eyes seemed to say, if you don't want to die, just shut up and stay silent.
After Liu Jueming reported Gu Lieyang's name, the atmosphere in the hall immediately cooled down. When Nighthawk raised its head again, the murderous aura emanating from inside and outside made Mo Lanyue feel like she was in an ice cave.
She began to feel lucky that Liu Jueming didn't reveal her name on the spot, otherwise with the Caiying Empress's anger, she didn't know if she would have cut her in half on the spot.
"I didn't expect that the grudges of the older generation would continue to the next generation. I was really too kind to them back then. If I hadn't thought of brotherhood and killed them all instead of just driving them out of the central position,
Then now we won’t face the dilemma of being surrounded on all sides.”
Nighthawk's voice couldn't be calmer, and Mo Lanyue even began to wonder if Ye Caiyun was her biological daughter. Is this the proper reaction to hearing that her daughter died unexpectedly? This empress' heart is too strong.
Brotherhood? Before leaving the palace, she seemed to have heard that the Caiying Empress was originally the biological sister of the Emperor of the Four Kingdoms, but later for unknown reasons she wanted to collude with the rebels to murder the old emperor. Not only that, she also killed the Emperor of the Four Kingdoms and his army.
They all rushed to the frontier, allowing them to occupy only a small area as a place to live, which later became the four countries of Zi Lei, Blue Wind, Blood Moon, and Golden Desert.
"The Mother Emperor can rest easy. Even if the four countries attack at the same time, they will only be as strong as our Cai Ying. As long as we plan properly, we will have a greater chance of winning."
"That being said, the bad thing is that they have seized the opportunity. The reinforcements we dispatched in a hurry will consume a lot of energy all the way. If we don't get a proper rest, we will have to face that group of enemy troops with high morale.
I’m afraid the numerical advantage will turn into a disadvantage.”
"What the Mother Queen said is not unreasonable. There is no need to worry about the Purple Thunder Kingdom for the time being. The killings that day almost destroyed most of their troops. I left 40,000 troops to garrison Beiguan City. Even if they wait for reinforcements, I will
Even if we attack the city, we may not be able to get in. But what is the size of the armies of the other three countries?"
Nighthawk pointed at Mo Lanyue behind him, "Send her to your palace first. You can also wash up and rest for a while. We will talk in detail tonight."
The empress had spoken. Of course Liu Jueming would not object, and immediately took Mo Lanyue to her palace. Along the way, Mo Lanyue carefully memorized the route from the meeting hall to Liu Jueming's palace, so as to
Prepare for the need to inquire about news at night.
"The Queen Mother doesn't want you to participate in the discussion. You should stay peacefully in my palace at night and don't go anywhere. Otherwise, you will be caught by the patrolling guards and imprisoned directly in the sky prison. Even I can't help you."
As if he could see what Mo Lanyue was thinking, Liu Jueming gave her a serious warning just after he sent her to the room.
Rolling her eyes at him angrily, Mo Lanyue raised her arm that was covered with several layers of white cloth, "You overestimate my ability. With the injuries all over my body now, I can't climb over the wall."
It’s all a problem. How can anyone be so leisurely and carefree as to come and eavesdrop on your conversation?”
"Anyway, I have said everything that needs to be said. Don't try to make unnecessary sacrifices. You are so smart, I think you will understand. By the way, I will have people come to serve you. If you have any requirements, you can tell them."