Tu Du's simple and rude attitude embarrassed the court and annoyed Zhou Youchen.

Meng Xilan has been silent, Gao Fuli is the best at observing words and feelings, and the master's face is gloomy, so he immediately knelt down and said: "Niangniang, the slave is guilty!" ”

Meng Xilan lowered her eyes and looked at him, and the hidden emotions in her eyes couldn't tell what it meant.

"Get up......" Meng Xilan pondered for a long time before she spoke.

High welfare is still on the knees.

Meng Xilan looked at him quietly, and there was a look of helplessness in her eyes.

"It's none of your business! Tu Du is ambitious, he must have come prepared, but Bengong was too careless, and he thought of him too simply. ”

She knew that he was not good, but she didn't know that he had taken a fancy to worry-free.

Meng Xilan's heart had already prepared for the worst.

I'm afraid that this discussion will not be successful...... However, no one wants to take her away from this palace and from her side.

Gao Fuli knows the master best, just by looking at the look on her face, you can vaguely guess what is on her mind.

Niangniang regarded the county lord as her own child, how could she be willing to hand her over to Tudu? In this case, the Northern Yan and the Turks are afraid that it will be inevitable and another vicious battle.

Inside the Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

Zhou Youchen was discussing with the ministers how to deal with Tudu.

Someone suggested secretly assassinating, directly taking Tudu's life, giving the Turks a dismount, and letting them know that they knew that they were powerful.

When the ministers listened, some agreed, and some shook their heads.

"Tudu is not a good kind, how can he be captured easily? Moreover, this time it was our Beiyan who took the initiative to ask for peace, if we sent someone to assassinate and slaughter the capital, wouldn't it be treacherous! Let the whole world laugh at it. ”

"Tudu is menacing, if you don't kill it, it is equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain!"

"After killing Tudu, the Turks will be even more vigorous and clamoring to send troops. When the time comes, their 100,000 iron horsemen will kill all the way to the capital, and I don't know how many more creatures will be stained! Your Majesty, you have to think twice......"

This sentence of "three thoughts" made Zhou Youchen feel a headache.

He rubbed his temples vigorously, and his head ached.

It's not war, it's not war.

"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince's self-established king, internal turmoil, if the Turks are angry, there will be no soldiers available in the court at that time, only to be beaten."

Those ministers who advocated peace had a very clear idea, and they thought that it was worth sacrificing the county lord of Yuxiu for a few years of peace.

Zhou Youchen looked at everyone with heavy eyes, and he had no solution in his heart.

Sacrifice without worry can indeed be exchanged for temporary peace, but how long can this peace last, a year, two years...... Nobody knows.

The Turks were bent on annexing Northern Yan, and the county lord alone could not stop them.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yuxiu, may be the only person who can save Beiyan right now."

Zhou Youchen listened to the words of the ministers, sighed heavily, and ignored it.

He threw away his sleeves, leaving only the ministers looking at each other, uneasy.

In Cining Palace, the lights are bright.

Meng Xilan was still wearing gorgeous palace clothes, and the hair ornament on her head had not been removed.

She just sat quietly, with no one around her.

"Lan'er......" Zhou Youchen called her, but she didn't move, as if she wanted to think of something.

Zhou Youchen walked straight over, held her shoulder, and pressed slightly: "Lan'er." ”

Meng Xilan was slightly stunned, and came back to look at him.

Just looking at Zhou Youchen's tired face, she knew that he had listened to the nonsense of the ministers in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

She didn't say anything, just took his arm and sat him down beside her.

Zhou Youchen sat down next to her, only to feel his shoulders sink slightly.

Meng Xilan leaned on his shoulder and closed her eyes quietly.

She needed to recuperate, if only temporarily.

"It seems that the matter of harmony is going to be delayed."

Zhou Youchen sighed meaningfully.

Meng Xilan's eyebrows moved slightly when she heard this: "The matter is not yet to the end, maybe there is a turnaround." ”

When she said this, she didn't know if she was comforting him or herself.

Now that Wuwu has already appeared, even if she wants to play some tricks and recruit people to pretend to be Wuwu, it is impossible for Tao Stiff Li Dai.

Zhou Youchen gently held her hand: "Lan'er, I ask you, if it is a last resort, you will ......"

He didn't mean to test her, but to prepare her in advance.

If it is a last resort, in order to stabilize the overall situation, they may have to sacrifice without worry.

Suddenly, he felt the hand in his palm tremble slightly.

Her hands were shaking, her shoulders were shaking, and when she was about to speak, even her voice was trembling.

"No, you can't move."

In this life, she owes too much to the Chu family. If worry-free is also included, then she will not be able to pay it off in her lifetime.

Zhou Youchen was silent, tightened his arms, hugged her slightly trembling body, and looked at the solemn night outside the window, his eyes were uncertain.

After so many years, worry-free is the flesh of her heart and a thorn in her heart. She did her best to take care of her, just because she was the child of the Chu family, the child of Chu Jingwen......

Meng Xilan has been trembling, she has never been so afraid, not because she is afraid of life and death, but because she is afraid that she will become the demon she once hated the most.

Worry-free is the last bottom line on her conscience.

…

For the first time in my life, I realized what it means to have a sense of crisis.

It's only been one night, and she has become the focus of everyone's eyes.

Suddenly, her marriage suddenly became a major event that could decide the life and death of tens of millions of people.

Carefree was very sad in her heart, she had never been swept up in right and wrong, but this time, she was caught in the deepest and most turbulent whirlpool, completely unable to move, unable to break free.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, she hugged her knees, lowered her head and pillowed her arms, and did not speak for a whole hour.

It was getting late, but Changsheng hadn't left yet, he was sitting opposite her, and his expression was rarely solemn.

Tu Du's unbridled words and deeds embarrassed his father and mother, and also made people angry. He is not afraid of him, and what is really terrible is the Turkic iron horse behind him.

Thinking of this, Changsheng couldn't help but subconsciously reach out and touch the long sword on the table.

He secretly made up his mind that if the court and the Turks went to war, he would not be a turtle with a shrunken head and stay in the capital to live a peaceful life. He will rush out, rush to the front line, kill the enemy and save the country.

As soon as the time passed, Zhulu personally came over to invite the prince back to the palace to rest.

Changsheng got up and left worriedly.

Before leaving, he looked at Wuwu and said meaningfully: "Sister, don't be afraid, you still have me." ”

He said this on purpose, just so that Sanssono knew.

He will always be on her side.

Carefree was still in a daze, his apricot eyes were slightly red, as if he heard it and didn't seem to hear it.

Changsheng's eyes dimmed, and he turned around and walked out.

Zhulu silently followed behind him, looking at his slightly lonely back, and his heart sank.

On the way back to the palace, Changsheng suddenly spoke: "Aunt Zhulu, am I useless?" ”

Hearing this, Zhulu hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness the Prince, don't worry too much, with Niangniang, His Royal Highness the County Lord will be fine." ”

For Niangniang, worry-free is not only an adopted daughter, but also all her debts to the Chu family.

…

Tu Du gave Zhou Youchen three days to make a decision.

Either the county lord of Yuxiu and the city of Liuzhou will negotiate peace, or the peace will end, and the two sides will continue to fight viciously.

Tu Du was so arrogant that he even proposed to take Wuwu away directly, without waiting for a guard of honor at all.

Those who take advantage of the situation rise and fall with the wind. Seeing that at this time, as long as His Royal Highness the county lord is pushed out, everything will be fine.

This seems to be the best way to do it, and it is also the most reasonable way to do it.

Two days passed in a flash.

Carefree stayed in his dormitory all the time, and never went out.

Meng Xilan was distressed, but she didn't know what to say to her.

The development of events is completely beyond her control.

Although her position is firm, the emperor's mind seems to have changed.

Tomorrow is the deadline.

There must always be an answer and a certainty in everything.

Meng Xilan came to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and as soon as she entered the house, she saw the twists and turns all over the ground, spread out on the ground in a mess.

She stared at it, Zhou Youchen's face was not ordinarily ugly.

The two looked at each other, but neither spoke.

Meng Xilan lowered her eyes and said, "Is it not the right time for the concubine to come?" ”

Zhou Youchen looked at her with heavy eyes, and only then did he reply: "Lan'er, I can't help it." ”

This sentence was like a sharp arrow piercing through the heart, piercing Meng Xilan's whole person at once.

Her gaze darkened instantly.

"What does your majesty mean by this?"

Zhou Youchen got up slowly, looked at her with a condescending posture and said, "I can't keep worry-free." ”

Meng Xilan's eyes burst out with hatred: "Your Majesty, you promised me!" ”

Zhou Youchen walked down, bent down, picked up a book from the ground casually, showed it to her, and said: "This is an urgent report from the northwest, and the Turkic 50,000 iron horsemen have already gone north to press the border. ”

Tu Du dared to come to the capital to negotiate peace, how could he not leave a backhand.

The retreat was just a gesture, and in the end he still wanted to fight.

Meng Xilan gritted her teeth and said, "You can't marry without worry, I don't allow it!" ”

"Do you think I'm willing to do that? If Tudu is beaten, there will be more than one worry-free person who will suffer! ”

Zhou Youchen also had a distressed expression.

"Lan'er, you have to think about me, think about the prince, and think about the people of Beiyan."

If it weren't for the last resort, he wouldn't have made such a decision.

Meng Xilan's eyes were red with anger: "Then the emperor doesn't think about me and worry-free?" I promised her mother to take good care of her, and now you want me to push her into the fire pit with my own hands? ”

"I can't help it! Save one person or save thousands of people, how do you let me choose? ”

The emotions accumulated in Zhou Youchen's heart also burst out. "I don't want to be so despicable, but I can't help it, otherwise you will teach me what to do?"

Meng Xilan stared at him for a long time when she heard this, the anger on her face slowly disappeared, and in the end, only deep despair remained.

Zhou Youchen turned his face away, unwilling to meet her gaze.

"Leave this matter to me, and I will do it."

It's better to leave such a cruel thing to him.

Meng Xilan's knees weakened and she collapsed to the ground, and the voice that she had never forgotten rumbled in her ears.

"Take good care of her for me, Lan'er, I beg you......"

Jingwen, what should I do?

…

The sun is in the middle of the sky, and it is past the hour of lunch.

Carefree still maintained the same position, staring silently at the window.

She didn't eat, drink, or sleep for two days and one night.

The palace maids talked badly, and the meal persuaded her to drink a few sips of tea.

Just when they were worried, a eunuch from outside the palace sent a message: "Your Royal Highness the county lord, the emperor invites you to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall to speak." ”

Worry-free was slightly stunned when he heard this, and suddenly felt a sudden feeling in his heart, and his body was cold.

The three-day deadline has arrived, and the father is going to tell her the truth.

In the past few days, although everyone has been comforting her, she has a bad premonition in her heart, a very bad premonition.

She was preoccupied, but she was still dressed neatly and dignified, and she didn't want to lose respect in front of her father.

Zhou Youchen stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and a heavy expression. Meng Xilan still sat on the ground, bowing her head and saying nothing.

Zhou Youchen wanted to help her up, but she just refused. He asked her to go back first, so as not to be sad to hear it later.

Meng Xilan just smiled coldly: "I can't be so mean!" ”

Wu Wu came to the Heart Cultivation Hall and saw the queen mother sitting on the ground, while the father had a heavy expression on his face, and subconsciously stopped.

She was scared, afraid that when she went in, she would hear the last thing she wanted to hear.

The moment Meng Xilan saw the worry-free, she suddenly wanted to cry. But she tried her best to hold back, she was not qualified to cry, she was not worthy to cry in front of her......

Worry-free looked at the queen's guilty gaze, and his heart sank again.

Although the "Queen Mother ......" was uneasy, she still went to her side as soon as possible.

Meng Xilan looked at her faintly, opened her mouth, but couldn't speak.

Zhou Youchen took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, my father has something to discuss with you......

It was rare for him to speak in such a humble tone, and he raised his head without worry and looked at his father.

Meng Xilan's heart swelled with sourness, she suddenly interrupted Zhou Youchen's words, reached out and hugged Wuwu tightly in her arms, shook her head and said, "No, Wuwu can't marry!" I don't care about anyone else, I just want her to be well. ”

Her emotions were out of control and she was on the verge of collapse.

"Carefree wants to stay by my side, no one can snatch her! If the emperor doesn't follow, then wait to collect the corpses of his concubines. ”

She uttered the last sentence so loudly that her eyes were red.

Carefree leaned into her arms, slightly startled, but soon the tears remained.

Zhou Youchen lowered his eyes and looked at Meng Xilan, with a chill in his eyes: "You threaten me? Now, even you want to threaten me? ”

Meng Xilan hugged Wuwu, stroked her head and said, "I owe the Chu family too much, I can't hurt them anymore." ”

"Don't be afraid, with the queen mother, no one can hurt you!"

"Queen Mother......" Worry-free choked up, not knowing what to do for a while.

Meng Xilan raised her eyes to look at him, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a miserable smile: "Your Majesty, the concubine begs you, you can't have anything to do anymore, and the Chu family can't have anything to do anymore." ”

In this life and this life, she has failed the Chu family too much, and when she dreams back at midnight, she will wake up uneasy, sad and repentant.