When General Duan received this letter, he still refused to believe it, although the content of the letter shocked him very much, but after all, it was not his own people who got the news, and he still had hope. So he hurriedly sent several groups of people to inquire about the news, and finally he couldn't sit still, so he hurriedly left a sentence,

"If there is news, it will be sent to the palace."

Then he went into the palace.

He felt very flustered in his heart now, constantly thinking back to the decision he had made to send Duan Zhirong in the first place. At that time, they had a good estimate of the battle situation, and there were few military generals in the court who could use them, most of them were civilians or diplomats, officials and businessmen. So he decided to send Duan Zhirong, after all, Duan Zhirong was also a child of his Duan family, and he had just become the champion of the double department.

But after Duan Zhirong was promoted, he immediately received the latest battle situation book. Qingguo's army strength is obviously too weak, although the news sent from the front is deliberately concealed, he can still see between the lines that everyone is helpless about the battle situation. At the time of his death, he began to worry.

When he arrived at the emperor's study, he found that Princess Qixin was also there. Then he remembered that it was the emperor's nap time, and it stands to reason that he shouldn't have bothered.

"Weichen saw the emperor, and disturbed the emperor's rest, it is really a crime that deserves death."

The emperor waved his hand and told him to get up,

"Okay, General Duan, don't be polite, just say anything about it, it just so happens that Qi Shui and Qi Xin came to look for me today, and they really haven't rested, let's chat."

Qi Xin stood behind the emperor to massage him, while Qi Xin stood aside to peel fruit. Qi Xin peeled very seriously, and the peel has not been broken until now. General Duan unconsciously looked at Qi Xin and looked at her in a daze. The emperor also noticed General Duan's gaze, and he also looked at each other in unison.

"If it weren't for the Northern Qi Kingdom to make trouble, this child would also be your daughter-in-law now."

General Duan didn't refute, just lowered his head and smiled. He just unconsciously looked at it just now because he saw Qi Xin so seriously, not because of anything else. General Duan thought in his heart how deep the relationship between a child who was so serious about peeling fruits and Zhirong was.

General Duan thought of the letter again at this time. What if faith is true? Thinking of this, he thought it was ridiculous, and shook his head, such thoughts were thrown out of his mind.

The emperor looked at General Duan's somewhat abnormal appearance and asked him,

Duan Yu. What's wrong with you? ”

General Duan realized his gaffe and shook his head. The emperor just wanted to ask a few questions, but Princess Qixin happened to interrupt,

"It's great, it's not broken, it's not broken, you see, father. Sister, look, Uncle Duan, the peel is not broken. ”

Qi Xin excitedly lifted the peel that was not broken to show everyone, the seventh princess nodded with a smile, and the emperor smiled happily. General Duan still doesn't quite understand,

"Haha, this kid is stupid, he has to come over and peel some fruit for me, saying that if the peel keeps falling off, Zhirong will come back safely."

After the emperor's explanation, General Duan understood, nodded with a smile and did not speak. Qi Xin put the peel into General Duan's hand.

"Uncle, is there any news about Brother Rong, there has been no news since the last good news."

After Duan Zhirong's victory in the first battle, people in the army wrote exaggerated reports of good news and sent them back. General Duan took a look at it and asked someone to send it to the palace, and after the emperor saw it, he quickly asked someone to send it to Yangxinzhai.

Qi Xin was still immersed in Duan Zhirong's uneasiness about going to the battlefield at that time, and the Seventh Princess accompanied her. But now a long time has passed, and there has been no news from it, so Qi Xin couldn't hold his breath and ran to his father's imperial dining room during his nap. She also knew that her father worked very hard, so she brought in the seventh princess, and she said that her name was to serve the emperor.

"Duan Yu. If you have any news, tell her, the child is in a hurry, and he came to me at noon to fulfill his filial piety, and Wicks can't stand it. ”

The emperor is like most people. I completely believed the battle report, so I'm in a relaxed mood now. He was also sincere when he said this to General Duan, he knew that Qi Xin must be very worried about Duan Zhirong. It's a pity that General Duan has not had anything else since then except for the letter he received this morning, he shook his head and did not speak.

The atmosphere became dull for some reason, and the seventh princess felt a little uncomfortable. opened her mouth to joke with Princess Qixin, saying that she secretly practiced peeling fruit for a long time before she succeeded, and since then she will peel fruit for whoever she sees. Princess Qixin was embarrassed, and secretly glanced at General Duan's reaction, and saw that he didn't feel anything and stood back behind the emperor.

That's when the news came in from outside,

"Your Majesty, the battle report sent to General Duan has arrived."

"Come on in."

General Duan stood up and shouted outside, completely forgetting that he was in front of the emperor. However, the emperor was not in the mood to blame, and everyone waited anxiously. General Duan stepped forward in three steps and two steps, grabbed the battle report, and opened it to read.

"How about Duan Yu, how is it."

"Uncle Duan."

"General Duan."

General Duan opened the battle report, and then stood in place in a daze.

'The Northern Qi army has broken through the borders of our country and is now constantly advancing. The advance army has been completely wiped out, and no living mouth can be found, and it is suspected that Major General Duan Zhirong died in the stable. The camp was ...... by fire'

There is a lot of content in the back, but General Duan can't stand it, but the first two sentences are meaningless. As soon as General Duan's hand was released, the battle report in his hand fell to the ground, and with a 'plop', General Duan knelt on the ground. Tears flowed from his eyes, and he silently hammered his chest with his hands.

Qi Xin hurriedly ran over to pick up the battle report and read it, and the seventh princess followed her.

Qi Xin also cried bitterly without seeing two sentences, repeating over and over again in the innermost,

"No, no, it's impossible, Brother Zhirong, Brother Zhirong, no, it's impossible. No. ”

The seventh princess also saw the content, but she was calmer. Qi Xin grabbed his ears and stepped back step by step, all the while talking to himself and shaking his head. The emperor hurriedly walked out from behind the desk, saw the battle report in the hand of the seventh princess, and was stunned for a moment.

General Duan, Princess Qixin and the emperor, all three of them are sad, sad and painful in different ways. Only the seventh princess looked at this qiē coldly, and sneered silently in her heart. (To be continued.) )