The midsummer day is always sweltering, and the heat is pouring over people. At this time, it was clearly evening, but it was still hot and dizzy.

But the cold breath comes from the bottom of my heart.

Since the collapse of the Li Kingdom, for more than 20 days, the imperial city has been like this, as cold as a dead city.

Lu Qingzi mixed in the pile of maids and took a silent breath.

It had been more than two hours since Wen Ye went to negotiate with the envoys of the Qi State, and the slightest news had not been sent back, how could she sit in peace.

More than 20 days ago, the Li State was defeated in a battle with the Qi State, the king was defeated, the country was ruined, and the emperor of a country hanged himself in the palace, not to mention others?

The East Palace was in chaos, and Wen Ye led a small group of elite soldiers to secretly cover the prince's escape, but he also suffered heavy casualties and could only escape in embarrassment.

But the Qi army moved too fast to seal the city, and they couldn't escape after all.

This imperial city, which used to be peaceful in singing and dancing, has become a sturdy and abnormal golden wire cage at this time, and it will also become their burial ground.

Wanted notices were plastered all over the city.

Qi State just sent a very low-grade Wenchen to negotiate peace, Lu Qingzi only happened to hear that this person's surname was Wang, and he didn't even know his name, but such a person chased the prince and the general of a country all over the city, how ironic.

Escaping for more than 20 days is the limit, Wen Ye knows it. Only then did he secretly get up last night and go to the Hongmen banquet of the Qi army alone.

Lu Qingzi secretly followed him out of the door, racked his brains and pretended to be a maid, and then followed.

She waited at the door for a long time, and finally the door creaked open in front of her.

Lu Qingzi had just silently stepped into one leg when he heard someone raise his voice: "General Wen knows each other, hurry up and hand over the prince, I am still waiting to return to my life." ”

The word "Wen" drew Lu Qingzi's attention back, she quietly raised her head, and saw Wen Ye at a glance.

The room was dimly lit, and half of his face was buried in the shadows, revealing only a jawline as sharp as a knife, and his thin lips were pursed. His back was still straight, but his knuckles were white in the hands he held on his laps.

Wen Ye paused for a long time, and then said in a low voice: "Lord Wang wants to make a difference, and it must be more than the prince's way. ”

Lord Wang sneered: "This is true, but your Li Kingdom has been broken, but you are allowed to be slaughtered, how can you negotiate terms with me?" ”

Wen Ye was silent for a while.

The light in this room was so heavy that it fell on his back, as if it weighed a thousand pounds, and it weighed down people.

Lu Qingzi's heart twitched, and she bit her lower lip so that she didn't interject silently.

After a long time, Wen Ye slowly bowed down.

In Lu Qingzi's impression, the back that was always as straight as a gun bent down little by little, slow as a halberd, and as fast as a moment.

Wen Ye slowly, slowly, bowed his always proud head towards an envoy.

His face was buried in the shadows, Lu Qingzi couldn't see his expression, but the tip of his nose couldn't help but feel sour.

Wen Ye lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "Except for the crown prince...... Li Guo is willing to put everything ...... Serve it with both hands. ”

Lord Wang raised his eyebrows, smiled very lightly, raised his voice and said, "All of it? ”

"Yes...... All of it. Wen Ye didn't look up.

"General Wen is so courageous, decisive enough, and loyal enough, it is really fortunate that you have a Li country!" Lord Wang laughed, staring at him with a pair of gloomy eyes, "It's a pity, defeat is defeat, in vain you Wen Ye I God of War, you don't want to bow your knees to me here as a seventh-grade petty official!"

After he finished laughing, his face turned cold, and he said word by word with a solemn face: "If it's Lu Qingzi...... I wonder if General Wen is willing to cut his love? ”

Wen Ye's arm on the ground tightened suddenly.

His name appeared in their conversation like this, Lu Qingzi stopped breathing, clenched the back socket tightly, and looked at the man who was still silent with his head down.

…… What will he choose?

Wen Ye didn't let her wait too long.

However, after two breaths, Wen Ye lowered his head, and the two words seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth, and he said in a low voice: "...... Willing. ”

Lu Qingzi's eyes turned red all of a sudden.

Of course, she knew that it was not easy for Wen Ye, and she also knew the difficulty of his choice at this time.

But no matter how much reason told her that she should understand silently at this time, her body was not controlled at all.

Wen Ye's voice was like a lingering nightmare, engulfing her at once.

She took a deep breath, remembering that she must not be exposed at this time, and made a clever effort to make the girl in front of her trip, and dropped the soup cup in her hand, and the maid screamed, and she took advantage of the brief confusion to break away from the crowd and run towards the backyard.

Wen Ye in the front hall stood up suddenly, and without even having time to pay attention to Lord Wang's scolding, he raised his leg and chased after him.

This house was the place where they had temporarily settled down when they fled a few days earlier, even if it was only a short rest, Lu Qingzi had already remembered the route in this backyard clearly.

She dodged into the room where she had lived, slammed the door shut, and swept her eyes over the humble boudoir.