Two days later, the deployment of 50,000 troops was completed, and they set off from outside the city of Xijing.

At the city gate, Qin Zhen wore a round bun on his head, a white color hairband was flicked on the back of his head, he was wearing silver armor, a sword was hanging from his waist, and his face was full of spirit.

Zhou Qingqing knew that when this person did not have a beard, he was indeed handsome and extraordinary, and wearing this battle suit was even more dazzling. She has been getting along for a long time, and in the face of such Qin Zhen, it is inevitable that she will be a little throbbing.

Qin Zhen first said goodbye to several court officials who saw him off, then walked to the side of the royal family, stood in front of Zhou Qingqing, tilted his head slightly and looked at her at the bottom of the mountain, and said with a smile: "Madam, if you go for your husband for two months, the palace will be handed over to you to take care of, and you can wait for your husband to come back with peace of mind." ”

Under the eyes of everyone, Zhou Qingqing bent down and saluted, and said softly: "Don't worry, the princess, the concubine will definitely take care of the palace, and wait for the prince's triumphant return." The prince is out fighting, so take care of your body. ”

Seeing her respectful appearance, Qin Zhen chuckled lightly, and said in his ear: "Say that if you don't wait for me to come back, Madame is not the only one to greet me!" ”

Zhou Qingqing didn't know why, and looked at him blankly.

Qin Zhen smiled again and whispered: "I worked so hard for my husband last night, maybe my wife already has a little princess or a little prince in her belly." ”

Zhou Qingqing didn't expect that at this time, he still had the heart to say these meaty words, and a touch of red appeared on his face, and he glared at him with disgust. But I had to think of the bastard thing he did to him last night, obviously she couldn't stand it anymore, and then the voice begging for mercy was crying, but he just refused to let go of himself, and did evil to himself for most of the night before he fell asleep contentedly.

She was still sore, and if he hadn't gone on the expedition, she would have liked to rest in bed all day.

Qin Zhen didn't think much of her indignant eyes, but laughed out loud. The people around didn't know what the two of them said, so they just looked at it honestly and quietly.

The gongs and drums were thundering, Qin Zhen got on the horse, and turned his head to look at Zhou Qingqing deeply, the smile on his face seemed to be free and easy, but the look in his eyes was obviously reluctant. Zhou Qingqing originally thought that Qin Zhen was still just the prince of Western Qin who she had to marry in and rely on. But at this moment, seeing his back in the sun and turning away, she realized that this person was her husband, the husband she had already identified in her heart at some point.

The horse's hooves were rolling, the dust was all over the sky, and Qin Zhen and his soldiers slowly disappeared from the sight of the passers-by at the city gate.

Looking at the figure that had long been out of sight, Zhou Qingqing suddenly felt that something unpredictable would happen when Qin Zhen went. This thought made her mind a little blank, and she didn't know what it would be for a while.

Until Mi Zhu next to him reminded: "Princess, the prince has gone away, let's go home!" ”

Only then did she come back to her senses and nodded in response.

The worry that suddenly appeared did not disappear after Zhou Qingqing returned home, and even intensified, and the days passed day by day in this worry. It wasn't until almost a month later that Zhou Qingqing felt more and more wrong. It stands to reason that Nie Jin rode a sweaty BMW and went back and forth quickly, and he should return to Xijing at this time.

However, she didn't wait for news from Nie Jin.

Another half a month has passed.

Zhou Qingqing sat in the courtyard and was rare to be a female celebrity, thinking about embroidering a sachet for Qin Zhen and waiting for him to come back and give him as a gift. She did a mediocre job, embroidered for a while, and I don't know if she was absent-minded, her hand suddenly hurt, and her finger was pierced by an embroidery needle. She hissed, watched the beads of blood gush out, put it in her mouth and sucked it, and was about to pick up the needle to continue. Bihe ran in from outside in a panic: "Miss, it's not good!" ”

Zhou Qingqing frowned, glanced at the pale person, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Bihe gasped and said, "Miss...... Miss ......"

Zhou Qingqing's brows furrowed even deeper: "What's wrong?" ”

Bihe cried with a sad face: "I just went outside, and I heard someone say that the Northern ** Zhou joined forces and ambushed the Western Qin army in Anyang, and the 50,000 troops led by the prince were all annihilated. ”

"What?" Zhou Qingqing stood up suddenly, the needle and thread in his hand and the unformed sachet fell to the ground in shock, "Who did you listen to?"

Bihe said: "The house is talking about this now. ”

Before she could finish speaking, Mi Zhu's voice hurriedly interjected: "Madam, I heard them say that Captain Guo Huai, who went to Jinling with Nie's guards, has just returned, saying that on the way to deliver the letter, he was plotted by Nie's guards, and he will not die, so hurry back and report to the imperial court." ”

"Plotting?" Zhou Qingqing's mind was a little confused, "Ah Jin, why did he plot against Guo Huai?" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded outside, and within a moment, a group of court messengers wearing armor poured into the small courtyard and surrounded the three of them.

Zhou Qingqing's face changed greatly: "What are you going to do?" “

Guo Huai, whose face was full of injuries, stood at the front and showed the token to Zhou Qingqing: "The emperor has an order to arrest Zhou Qingqing, a criminal who collaborated with the enemy, and immediately put him in prison." ”

The two soldiers stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Qingqing, Bihe was so frightened that she blocked it, and she was also arrested together, and Mizhu on the side was so frightened that she trembled.

Zhou Qingqing shouted angrily: "You are so bold, I am the princess, and if you don't wait for the prince to come back, you will inexplicably impose my crimes, where does the reason come from?" ”

Guo Huai snorted coldly: "This is the emperor's order." This is not an imposition of a crime on you. I don't know if you have collaborated with the enemy, but your escort Nie Jin is ironclad. After entering Jinling, we inquired about the news and learned that Northern Zhao had handed over Zhou Li, the king of Yan, to Southern Zhou, to seek an alliance and join forces against our Western Qin. I asked Nie Jin to return to inform the prince to withdraw his troops, but he plotted against me and handed over the route and strategy of the Western Qin army to your Southern Zhou court. Although I will not die, it is too late to rush back. ”

Zhou Qingqing became more and more confused, and said: "Northern Zhao and Southern Zhou form an alliance? ”

Guo Huai sneered: "Now that the alliance between the two countries of Qin and Zhou has been torn up, you, the princess of Heqin, not only have no need to save Zài, but you are also a great sinner who caused the destruction of 50,000 soldiers in Western Qin." Regardless of whether Nie Jin is instructed by you, or is he making his own decisions? It's up to you to bear this sin. ”

Zhou Qingqing's mind was blank, and he suddenly said, "What about the prince?" How is the prince? ”

Guo Huai said: "The life and death of the prince are uncertain, you still have to think about yourself!" With a wave of his hand, he said, "Take the criminals away." ”

This change came unexpectedly, and it wasn't until he was imprisoned in a prison where he couldn't see the light that Zhou Qingqing reacted slightly.

In fact, it is not difficult to figure it out, the news released by Northern Zhao to Western Qin is that it is a southern expedition, but to Southern Zhou, I am afraid that it is claiming to help it exterminate the traitor King Yan, seek cooperation with him, and then deal with Western Qin together. As for why Nan Zhou agreed, I think it was because Northern Zhao handed over Yan Wang Zhou Li to Southern Zhou, or there were other conditions that convinced him, but he finally persuaded Southern Zhou. It may even make him believe that Western Qin is ambitious, and the previous peace talks are just a matter of cultivating and recuperating.

In fact, why was the Southern Zhou willing to tear up the alliance with the Western Qin and form an alliance with the Northern Zhao instead. Zhou Qingqing is not surprising, the emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty cannot be said to be mediocre, but he is a monarch who sees the wind and steers the rudder and crosses the river and demolishes the bridge. Just like when her father died, the Dingxi County Mansion was neglected for many years. As long as Bei Zhao gave him the conditions that made him tempted, he would definitely not hesitate to tear up the alliance with Western Qin. As for the life and death of her, who is still in Xiqin and the princess, it is completely outside the scope of his consideration.

Zhou Qingqing figured this out, but the only thing he couldn't figure out was Nie Jin, since he knew about the Northern Zhou and the Alliance, it stands to reason that he should immediately go back to his home and inform Western Qin of the news, instead of plotting against Guo Huai, and hand over the route and strategy given to him by Qin Zhen to the Southern Zhou court.

He came from the barracks and had a frank personality. I will definitely not agree with Nan Zhou's treacherous approach, nor will I feel how wise this approach is. Taking a step back, even if he agreed with the alliance between Southern Zhou and Northern Zhao, it was impossible to hand over Qin Zhen's letter to the Southern Zhou Emperor. Because Qin Zhen led his troops to Anyang this time, not to conquer, but to help Southern Zhou. Repaying virtue with resentment is probably Nie Jin's most disgusting behavior.

Of course, this qiē actually doesn't mean anything to Nie Jin. With Zhou Qingqing's understanding of Nie Jin, no matter what the reason was, it was not enough for him to make an act that would put her to death.

So she couldn't figure it out.

However, it is a fact that Nie Jin did not come back, if Nie Jin does not live up to her, then there is only one possibility, that is, something happened to Nie Jin.

If so, she would rather Nie Jin turn his back on her. Even though she knew that such a possibility was slim to none.

Zhou Qingqing looked at the dark prison, thinking that he was still the princess of the Martial Prince's Mansion in the morning, and now he has become a prisoner who may die at any time. In any case, it is a fact that the 50,000 army of Western Qin was destroyed, and the Western Qin Covenant of the Southern Zhou Dynasty was invalidated.

If Qin Zhen is no longer alive, she can still follow him to be a pair of unlucky mandarin ducks when she dies.

But what would happen to him if he was still alive? Will you remember the love between the two and spare her life? But what is affection? What was the weight of her in his heart? She didn't know.

I don't know what about my younger brothers and sisters in Jinling? Will he fall out with the emperor because he is worried about her?

It's better not to, she's just a small chess piece under the imperial industry, a chess piece that can be discarded at any time, and they should think of it when she comes to kiss.

Die and die, and after eighteen years, he will be a good man again. When she comes to the next life, she must not do anything to the royal family of Laoshizi, just be an honest cloth cloth commoner, and live a small life.

Zhou Qingqing spent three days in the dark in this cranky thought. Except for the jailer who delivered the meal, no one paid attention to her. The food in the prison was hard to swallow, but Zhou Qingqing didn't want to die yet, so she endured every meal and ate it all, although the jailer didn't speak, he was also impressed by her, the former princess.

Although he didn't want to die, Zhou Qingqing felt that this day was really worse than death, he hadn't washed and changed his clothes for a few days, and in a few more days, it would be better to die directly.

"Princess—"

I don't know if it was the first few days of suffering, Zhou Qingqing, who was sitting in a daze in the prison, suddenly heard a familiar voice.