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"That's the thing, this time it was the husband who made a plan to take the opportunity to go out of the city and capture Linqing. The daughter and brother also knew about it in advance. The reason why we concealed it from the queen mother and the imperial grandmother was that we were worried that there would be anti-thieves in the palace. Now it seems that there is, but who it is, my daughter is still investigating it carefully...... Please rest assured that the queen mother and the imperial grandmother did not go out of the city to join the enemy. ”

Chunning said slowly, and Queen Xu and the Queen Mother patted their hearts gently.

By this time, the guards guarding them had already withdrawn, and after two days of panic, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good, that's good."

After another sigh, Queen Xu asked again: "Didn't Yan'er and the concubine really have a dispute, right?" ”

The reason why she asked so much more was not because she was verbose, but because she was worried that if Zhou Yanzhen and Wang Xiao had a dispute, in case Wang Xiao was upset and really voted after leaving the city, the possibility of fake drama was not impossible.

"The queen mother is relieved ......"

Chun Ningzi explained and persuaded again.

Her expression was tranquil and her aura was determined, which made Queen Xu and the Queen Mother feel a lot more at ease.

But no one noticed that the hands she was holding were pinched together, half-hidden in their sleeves, and their fingertips were a little white. She was also uneasy about this matter.

"The colt is capable, but Yan'er must be reliable herself. Bengong is looking forward to them getting along with each other in the future, but if Yan'er is not generous enough, why should he let people assist him? People say that the king is the minister, but the palace thinks that the king cannot be a minister, and the minister can be the king with peace of mind......"

Empress Xu said slowly, and Chunning lowered her head and listened quietly.

Chunning understood that her mother's words were actually meant for herself.

The water spilled by the married daughter, in Queen Xu's heart, compared with Zhou Yan, seems to have regarded her as an 'outsider', so she said some reassuring and decent good words, which can be regarded as reassuring pills.

In this royal family, this is inseparable from calculation anyway......

After Queen Xu finished speaking, the Queen Mother asked Chunning to come over again, clapped her hands and asked, which was nothing more than "Child, how are you getting along with the concubine?" Something like that.

After a while, Zhou Yan also came over to say goodbye.

But he was going to come as soon as possible, but Queen Xu asked him not to come to see him in a hurry and let the two Mr. Song out first.

After seeing the ceremony, Queen Xu asked, "How are the two gentlemen?" You should make a good deal to them. ”

"The queen mother can rest assured that Mr. did not blame the son."

Zhou Yan said this, and his expression became slightly proud.

"They were deceived by me, and when they told me that the colt was going to rebel, I almost couldn't hold back my laughter, and I had to put my hand over my face, but I was almost seen. Now that I think about it, I didn't pretend to be very good, and if it weren't for the two gentlemen who didn't dare to look up at me, I was afraid that I would be recognized......"

At this point, Empress Xu raised her head and looked at him, her eyes a little stern.

"For the king and the king, the joy and anger are not visible, have you forgotten all this?"

Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment and slowly lowered his head.

He has been holding a shelf since he was a child, and when he met Wang Jue, he felt that the other party was amiable, because Wang Jue was so temperamental to laugh when he wanted to laugh and cry when he wanted to, Zhou Yan was a little envious in his heart...... In fact, it is extremely envious.

Recently, I occasionally talked to Wang Xiao, and the other party also spoke in such a relaxed tone, "Your Highness doesn't have to be so strong", "Let's quarrel", "Act a scene for those old-fashioned people", "Let's scare your two gentlemen", and so on, without any seriousness.

Unconsciously affected by this, Zhou Yan unconsciously showed a little bit of a young man's escape, and was stared at by the queen mother, and he also felt aggrieved.

"It's rare for a son to do something, so I'm a little happy."

In his selfish heart, Zhou Yan still hoped that Queen Xu and her sister could praise herself, and turned her head to look at Chun Ning as she spoke, her eyes a little begging for help.

Chunning was a little distracted, felt his gaze, turned his head and said casually: "The queen mother has taught her a good lesson, don't be complacent and indulge in it because of a little thing." ”

"Got it." Zhou Yan should go down.

The joy and fun in my heart suddenly disappeared, and I was bored.

Not long after, someone ran to deliver the news, saying that the soldiers and horses of King Wu Yan appeared in the east and attacked in the south of the city, and Deputy Marshal Qin had transferred troops to stop them.

Empress Xu's color changed slightly, and she asked again: "The anti-thief is not good for the horse......

"The queen mother can rest assured that arrangements have been made when the horse leaves the city, and she will be able to return to the city safely......"

Chun Ning's voice calmly persuaded a few words, and asked Zhou Yan to appease the ministers and stabilize people's hearts.

~~

Qin Xiaozhu was guarding Chunning, and he also learned of the anti-army movements outside the city. She wasn't too worried, and after she came out, she said to Chunning: "Don't worry, Wang Xiao has arranged a horse to explore the city when he goes out of the city, and the killing surnamed Wu will definitely be able to rush back when he gets the news." ”

Chunning said as he walked: "Xiaozhu, let's go to the city tower and have a look." ”

"Huh?" Qin Xiaozhu was slightly stunned, Chunning has always had a calm temperament, but today he looked a little apprehensive.

"Oh no. Now that we all know that there is an anti-thief eyeliner in this city, how can you run around. Don't worry, Jiannu can deal with such a fierce king's smile, and King Wu Yan is a ......"

At this point, a 'fart' word was taken back by her.

Chunning clasped his hands together, his eyes were dazed, and said, "I'm not worried, Xiaozhu, take me to the city tower to have a look?" ”

When Chun Ning looked at it with a pair of bright eyes, Qin Xiaozhu was stunned for a moment.

There was a helpless and frightened look in those eyes, like the little girl when they first met many years ago......

That year, the capital was besieged, she followed her grandfather into the king of Beijing, and then entered the palace to meet the queen at that time, and when she ran to the back garden to wander around, she saw the little girl.

"What's wrong with you? Why hide here? ”

"They said that if the city is broken, my father will kill Chunning."

"Don't be afraid, the capital is defended." Qin Xiaozhu patted her on the shoulder and said, "My grandfather led the troops to defend the capital, and I can also go into battle to kill the enemy in the future." ”

"But ......"

"No but, I'll protect your ......"

After many years, Chunning has been changing, becoming tough and gentle, and she has grown faster than Qin Xiaozhu. Sometimes it was she who tolerated and protected Qin Xiaozhu in turn.

But now, again, she had that helpless and frightened look in her eyes.

Qin Xiaozhu felt that he really couldn't refuse Chunning.

"Okay then." She sighed, "I'll take you to the castle tower to have a look." ”

As she spoke, she glanced at Chunning's pink lips again, and faintly felt a little unnatural.

Two girls ran hand in hand, one in a military uniform and the other in a moonflower skirt. Then the two rode a horse together, Qin Xiaozhu hugged Chunning, rode a horse and ran across the long street, feeling a little confused.

"It's weird." Qin Xiaozhu thought so.

The city tower is very high, and after climbing the stairs in a circle, even with Qin Xiaozhu's support, Chunning was so tired that she was panting, and she leaned on the railing to look south.

The heaven and earth are vast, a piece of slaughter, the soldiers and horses from the east form a huge phalanx, rushing to the side of the trench, on the other side of the trench, the Chu army struggled to block it......

There wasn't much gore to see at this distance, it looked like an ant ** war, gathering in the middle, and then crashing down.

Then, a ditch was filled, and some cavalry rushed at the rebels. Like a stone stirring up in the water, and then penetrating through the past......

There was a strong wind on the city tower, Qin Xiaozhu protected Chunning with a small wing, and when she looked at it, she saw her good-looking eyes slowly turning her head, as if she was looking for something, and then stared at the south tightly.

"Chunning, don't look at it, shall we go down?"

"Husband...... Will he ever come back? ”

"Huh?" Qin Xiaozhu said: "Of course, the uncle has already transferred troops to divide the cavalry, don't look at them temporarily rushing over, in fact, the uncle did it on purpose, you see, my ninth uncle will block from that place in a while, we can eat the other party's team, this Wu Yan King is far worse than my uncle." Oh, there are a lot of people, and if this team is eaten, the fucking will send another team. But Wang Xiao must have entered the city by then. Don't worry, these are already calculated before leaving the city. ”

Chunning didn't answer her, the hand holding the railing was red from the wind, and the fingertips were a little white.

Qin Xiaozhu blocked the wind for her, and asked again, "Chunning, what's wrong?" ”

After a while, Chun Ning said in a low voice: "Xiaozhu...... I had a dream yesterday...... I dreamed that there was a very beautiful ......."

At this point, she paused, as if she couldn't find the words to describe it.

"I couldn't see her face clearly, but I felt beautiful...... She came, and then took her husband away, and she laughed at me...... I ......"

"Huh?" Qin Xiaozhu frowned and asked, "Niang Xipi, why is she laughing at you?" ”

I looked a little angry.

Speaking of this kind of thing, it is clearly something in Chunning's own dream.

But Qin Xiaozhu just empathized, and thought that it was a certain woman who was laughing at Chunning. She even knew who the other person was.

Chunning didn't answer, closed his eyes, and said slowly: "I can't keep him, I'm not a good wife." He doesn't like me either, I actually ...... is also using him, if there is no such a marriage contract...... What are these? ”

……

The ant colony on the battlefield in the distance swayed back and forth, and to the south, the figure of the person who wanted to wait did not appear.

Chunning's eyes gradually dimmed.

To this day, she has also checked and guessed many things little by little, and gradually understood that she and Wang Xiao are not husband and wife, just because in his heart, another woman is heavier.

He was always ready to leave.

In his memory, Wang Xiao said slowly: "Let's cooperate, deceive the thieves, and knock down Linqing City......"

"In this way, this Meng Jiu is very difficult to deal with. What if he can really persuade his husband to surrender? At the end, she said jokingly.

"At least this time I'm calculating him, not him. Let him convince, won't I lose? ”

"Husband, this doesn't count as answering my question, I won't help."

"Okay, pull a tick ......"

"Huh?"

"Hanging on the hook will not change for a hundred years."

He casually took her hand, fingertips touching each other, as childish as ever.

Standing on top of the tower at this time, Chunning thought about this and felt a little numb in his thumb. I thought to myself a little childishly: "It's obviously a hook......"

The next moment, a thousand-strong cavalry leaped onto the horizon.

Qin Xiaozhu pointed as a matter of course: "Look, he's back." ”

……

A flag swayed in the wind.

Senkami Roll Hiraoka.

Looking from the castle tower, it looks like a small flying insect fluttering its wings before being surrounded by an ant colony, hiding back in its old nest.

There was a loud "boom", and the city gates closed again.

"Lin Shaoyuan! And he went out of the city from the west...... cough cough cough ...... Intercept Tang Jie and prevent him from returning to the camp for at least another six hours. ”

"Yes!"

"Doctor! Find a doctor......"

"Out of town...... Ahem...... How's the war going outside the city? ”

"Hou Ye, rest assured, Vice Marshal Qin can hold the ......"

"Quick, help the Hou Ye off the horse first......"

There was a panic at the south gate, and Wang Xiao kept coughing, with a very unhappy look on his face.

He was a little angry this time.

- I was going to surrender, that is, there was still a little detail that was not negotiated, and I was interrupted by King Wu Yan. also told Meng Jiu "Don't touch me, I'll talk about it next time", this old thing still wants to keep himself.

"There is no trust between people, there is no ...... at all"

Tang Jie shot an arrow on his back, which hurt badly, and was washed away by the river for a while, and the old wound on his lung lobes also recurred, and he was groggy. As soon as he turned his head, he suddenly saw Chun Ning and Qin Xiaozhu standing there looking at him.

At this moment, Wang Xiaoshu felt a little guilty.

Although he has not surrendered yet, he does intend to break his promise with Chunning.

"Well, if that's the case, Xiaozhu should be on Chunning's side and be angry with me......"

Thinking about these things in his mind, Chunning suddenly jumped up and hugged him.

She rarely has such a time when her demeanor is out of control, but at this time, she refuses to let go like a stubborn and frightened little girl.

"I'm wet." Wang smiled, "Okay, okay, so many people are watching......

~~

When he returned to the palace, he asked the doctor to treat Wang Xiao's injury, changed into clean clothes, and lay on his side on the couch.

Chunning moved a stool and sat on the head of the bed with his legs crossed, although he had returned to his usual calm and dignified appearance, he probably felt embarrassed to be seen hugging on the long street, and his ears were still a little red.

She looked at Wang Xiao without blinking her eyes.

"It's okay for a decent couple." In fact, she was still comforting herself like this in her heart.

Wang Xiao turned his head to look at Chunning again, his eyes a little puzzled.

- What do you want me to do?

Chunning met his gaze, lowered his head, and did not say a word.

"The rebels have withdrawn?" Wang Xiao asked.

Chun Ning let out a soft "um" and said, "When the husband entered the city, they retreated. ”

And they fell silent again.

After hugging at the city gate, the two of them still seem to be a little stranger.

Chunning raised his head and asked, "Does the wound hurt?" I...... I haven't taken care of anyone, so I don't know what to do, but if my husband feels pain, you can tell me. ”

"Oh, it hurts."

Chun Ning was stunned for a moment, stood up, and was obviously a little helpless.

"Just kidding, a little injury."

Chunning sat down again and said in a low voice: "Husband is always like this, pretending to be relaxed. In fact...... You're struggling too, aren't you? ”

"Huh?"

"Whether to surrender or not, my husband is afraid that it is not easy to decide, but he just hooked up with me and settled."

"Today, I was really moved by Meng Jiu's words, and I was going to surrender to the past, but I was disturbed by King Wu Yan." Wang Xiao said slowly.

Chunning lowered his head and didn't move for a while when he heard the words.

Wang Xiao sighed in his heart.

Surrender also needs an opportunity, and Ruichao is not the only one who surrenders. What he wants is his complete strength, the soldiers and horses, money and grain, the city, and the royal family of the Chu Dynasty. If you want to move the whole body, this hair can't be broken, and both parties have to pay great patience and effort.

Things didn't work out today, and Wang Xiao didn't know what would happen in the future. It's hard to say that Meng Jiu and Tang Zheng can't be trusted, and when the siege of Texas is lifted, it's hard to say how many people under him are willing to follow him and surrender. He is also the first time he has come to this position, the situation is turbulent and changing rapidly, and it is definitely not what he can do if he wants to.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, so if you think about it again, you should be careful to make adjustments at any time, when to adjust the heat, when to add condiments, and when to stir carefully...... Every bit has to be handled with extreme precision.

It's not that if he wants to surrender to the Rui Dynasty, he will surrender in one go, and if he wants to defend the Chu Dynasty, he will defend it. No matter how you choose, the important thing is timing and proportion, and if you don't grasp any choice well, you can kill him.

In other words, the future is uncertain. He found himself afraid to give Chunning a clear promise again.

Politicians can't make promises.

"The husband is laughing again." Chun Ning suddenly responded, raised his head and smiled.

"Husband is always like this, do you want to tease me like this?"

"This time it's not a joke, Jiannu is going to knock again. Also, there are some things I know you know......"

Before the king's joke fell, Chun Ning said: "We hooked, and the husband also came back." Anything else, I'll just think it's a joke. ”

The smile on her face was bright and relieved.

"As for the future...... Whether it is possible for the husband to defect to the enemy in the future is a matter for the future. If you want to talk about the heart, half of the Chu Dynasty still has a few loyal ministers. It's not easy to talk about the heart, so let's talk about the deeds. I see in my husband's injuries and what he has done, and in any case, I owe him to my husband. ”

It was the first time since she got married that she had spoken such a long word to Wang Xiao.

Probably wanting to explain these things at once, she thought about it for a moment and continued: "Today...... I'm uneasy, I'm worried if you're going to leave me behind. If my husband really surrenders to that side today, I will think that it is because I have not done my duty as a wife...... But I don't like to be a loser like this. ”

"I used to think that my husband was childish, and everything passed between laughter and scolding. But now I feel that I want to be like this, to be simpler and more relaxed. But I don't know how to do it, so I guess my husband can teach me, right? ”

"Hmm...... Actually, I don't know what I want to say, we became married, and I want to be a good wife. I'm not a good wife yet, but I want to learn to do it. In short, I don't want to think about whether my husband will abandon me or the Chu Dynasty. I want to do better......"

She spoke slowly, her voice was very soft and beautiful, and Wang Xiao looked at her quietly.

She didn't know what she wanted to say, but Wang Xiao could understand her thoughts.

- Tremendous pressure, insecurity, confusion...... These are not the only ones she is suffering today, but they have always been on her shoulders. But even so, she always tried to control her emotions and try her best to be sincere. Even now, when it comes to this time when she needs to be enveloped the most, she doesn't like herself very much, but wants to be a good wife, because this is her truth.

"Well," said the king, "you've done a good job...... You see, marrying you is the most correct marriage for me. ”

Chunning was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but laugh out loud, feeling a little angry.

"Anyway, we won the game today." Wang smiled and said: "Ren Nameng Jiu is a treacherous and slippery, but he was still deceived by our joint efforts. ”

Chunning nodded "um", probably thinking that this was too bland, so he smiled again and said, "It's really amazing." ”

"Of course, it's great, but it's only the first step. It is a complete success to take down Linqing......"

Wang Xiao said casually, putting the question of whether to surrender or not from his mind.

Meng Jiu and Tang Jie were so bad, there was indeed nothing to surrender. In comparison, Chunning is obviously much cuter.

As for the entry of the Qing army, I don't know if Meng Jiu's old fox deceived him, let's go back, if it is really possible, you can also try to join forces to resist the Qing Dynasty, and you don't necessarily have to surrender to the past.

As for Qianqian, go back and snatch her!

His mind was filled with details about these plans, and he overheard Chun Ning call again: "Husband, ......"

"Huh?"

"Wait until your husband is healed...... We ......"

After waiting for a while and not hearing the following, he asked again, "Huh?" ”

Chunning stopped talking, thought for a while, and said, "After the injury is healed, can I not be injured again?" ”

"Oh, that's a naïve question, it's not like you......"

~~

On this day, Wang Xiao complained in his heart about the treacherous and cunning Meng Jiu.

- They all said that they would talk about it later, do you have to move me? Then I won't vote.

But in fact, everything was as Meng Jiu thought.

- Let him go back, and he won't surrender again......

When people live in the world, they still think that their thoughts are controlled by themselves.

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