Get up in the morning, wash up, have a meal, then read some poems and books, burn incense and practice... Even in the border town that is already in the war zone, Xiao Shufei's daily life and what she does every day seems to be no different from Jiankang City.
Even the secluded courtyard where she lives is very elegantly decorated, even the flowers and plants are according to her preferences.
However, since many days ago, it was impossible for letters from Chen Baowuan or Qi Zhuji to be delivered to her, she knew that after the incident with the Chen family's military advisor, her situation was completely different from before.
She is very clear that for the family, her greatest significance is not as a practitioner, but that in many cases, she can become the basis for establishing some kind of strong alliance.
In countless dynasties in the past, the marriage of many princesses was the most important means of gathering power.
No matter how much her parents love her, it will not change this fact.
And she knows better than anyone else that the biggest problem with her father Xiao Hong is not because he is stingy, but because he never disobeys any opinions or attitudes of his imperial brother, the current emperor Xiao Yan of the Southern Dynasties.
In the eyes of all the people of the Southern Dynasty, the Southern Dynasty is of course everyone's Southern Dynasty.
But in her father's eyes, the Southern Dynasty was of course his imperial brother's Southern Dynasty.
Everything he did was not for the Southern Dynasty, but to maintain the rule of his imperial brother.
This is the most fundamental difference in stance.
Lin Yi was never on his choice list.
For him, Lin Yi's existence meant that she had the possibility of disobeying him.
If she had not maintained absolute restraint, he would not have simply sent someone to warn Lin Yi that day.
Now, apart from this, the most intolerable thing for Lin Yi to his father is not Lin Wangbei's relationship, but the close relationship between Lin Yi and the Chen family.
The power of the Chen family is awe-inspiring.
The Chen family is a powerful force that the Southern Dynasty must rely on at this time, but is powerful enough to pose a threat to the Xiao family.
So she knew very well that even though there was a war going on between the Southern Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty that would determine the fate of the two dynasties, in her father's mind, the Chen family was probably the biggest threat.
If it is just based on the right or wrong of something, it may be possible to try to advise and reverse it, but the fundamental problems caused by temperament and status cannot be changed at all.
So at the class reunion that year, when she returned to Jiankang City to say goodbye to Lin Yi and come to these border towns, her emotions were very complicated even though she was holding the same letter of recommendation as Chen Baoyuan in her hand.
She wanted Lin Yi to live a peaceful and happy life without being affected by wars and conspiracies between powerful men, but she still had the longing and hope of a young girl in her heart.
She also thought that Lin Yi could become strong enough to change her family's thinking.
It's hard for her to choose.
But in the end, Chen Baoyuan handed the recommendation letter into Lin Yi's hands before her.
She knew that Chen Baowan could not know her thoughts, nor could he know what she wanted to do but was still making a difficult decision. Lin Yi, who was so humble and weak, was not worthy of being a pawn of the Chen family, so this could only be attributed to God's will.
It has nothing to do with fate or the fight between the Chen family and the Xiao family.
But all subsequent developments were out of her control and went against her wishes.
Lin Yi shone brightly in Meishan, becoming the general of the Tiece Army, and then the master of the Sword Pavilion...but it seemed that he was getting further and further away from the Xiao family.
After the Chen Jinru incident came out, she almost cut off all external sources of information.
In the camp hundreds of miles away from her, even the low-ranking generals knew very clearly about the fighting taking place in Zhongli City at this time. Lin Yi, who knew that her heart was in Zhongli City, was fighting a bloody battle in Zhongli City and was blocking dozens of people like a mantis.
Thousands of troops from the Northern Wei Dynasty, but she didn't know it.
Now she doesn't even know whether Lin Yi is alive or dead.
She couldn't even ask.
No one would tell her if she asked.
She has never been envious or jealous of others in the past.
But while she was enjoying herself here and living like a year, she couldn't help but envy Chen Baowan.
At least she has a brother who is very reassuring and valued in her family, so she doesn't need to take on too many things.
Near noon, a little maid walked into this quiet courtyard carrying a food box.
She didn't have many special requirements for food, so she didn't open the food box until long after the little maid left, wanting to eat something casually as usual. However, when she saw some snacks in the food box, she frowned.
But he frowned deeply.
Among these snacks is red bean cake.
Red bean cake may be the only pastry she doesn't like very much, because when she was a child, a bribed servant tried to poison the red bean cake in an attempt to kill her and her mother.
She did not see the servant being killed with her own eyes, but she vaguely heard the desperate scream when the servant was killed.
The kind of death sound that could be faintly heard far away even after the mouth and nose were covered.
The people who prepared food for her were all trustworthy cooks brought from Jiankang City, and it was impossible for them not to know her likes and dislikes.
Logically speaking, this is something that is absolutely impossible to appear in this food box.
She took a deep breath, and when her fingers landed on the piece of red bean cake, she felt something strange inside.
She gently opened the red bean cake and took out a roll of secret documents inside.
When she saw clearly what was recorded on this thing and saw Lin Yi's name, her heart beat uncontrollably.
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The big boat sails on the water.
On the deck, a man sat upright. He looked to be only six or seven years older than Lin Yi at most, but his expression was serious and square, and he looked extremely calm and mature.
Opposite him, sat a young girl in green, it was Chen Baowan, whom Xiao Shufei occasionally felt jealous of.
"I can understand if you don't draw Mingwei's military strength, but you even held down General Du's subordinates...what do you mean?" Chen Baoyuan frowned deeply and looked at the man opposite her and asked.
This man kept looking at her intently, and the more he looked at her, the more emotional he became.
When he heard her words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head, "My sister... you and I haven't seen each other for several years, but you still question your brother like this when we meet?"
"You and I can see each other if we want to, but some people may not be able to see each other again." Chen Baoyuan looked at her brother Chen Baxian and said.
"To be honest, I can adjust the Mingwei border troops as much as I want, but they are too sensitive at this time. I can't let the man on the throne in Jiankang City think that our Chen family really ignores his will, so I can mobilize Mingwei at this time.
The only one who threatens the border troops is Xiao Hong."
Chen Baxian became serious and said, "But this is not the main reason. The key is that if the Golden Crow Cavalry listens to my command, I can't even let the Golden Crow Cavalry pass. In the eyes of my father and me, before Wei Rui's army arrives, we must smash
Any army that goes to Zhongli City will only increase the damage."
"So at this point, we still have to think about maintaining the wings of the Chen family?" Chen Baoyuan sneered.
"Not entirely, but like many people, I feel that we must cooperate with Wei Rui at the minimum cost to defeat Yang Dian's army." Chen Baxian looked at Chen Baoyuan's somewhat angry eyes and said, "Sister, everyone's life is equally important, you
My classmates are, and so are my subordinates."
"You are right."
Chen Baowuan calmed down and said, "So I will rush to Zhongli."