And after the virtuous cure is cured, Jielan really ordered Xianzhi to go to the various ministries to study in the palace, and the ministers of the court are very surprised by Jielan's approach, I don't know why she wants to let the prince of Xianzhi go to the court to study around, which is a taboo in the royal family, if the people who study everywhere intend to attract contacts, and master the knowledge of various departments in the court, they will definitely become a talent for governing the country in the future, if they have a different heart, they will inevitably become a fierce rival similar to Princess Nanrong again.

Therefore, the major courtiers are competing against each other, saying that Prince Xianzhi has teachers and professors, and he can't go beyond the ancestral training to study in various ministries, but Jielan still insisted, she naturally has her own reasons for doing this, as for why she did this, she naturally won't tell the courtiers clearly, she only said: "Presumably in a few days, the war will be on the verge of breaking out, and then the palace may have a lot of things to deal with, and even more will send troops outside, the court can't be left alone for a day, although Prince Xianzhi is young, but he is quite talented, and he can help the king deal with the government, so." , the courtiers don't need to persuade anymore, just do it! ”

Although the ministers had doubts, Prince Kenji was smart and shrewd, and pure and benevolent, and they did not have much disgust, and it was Princess Jielan's own request, so they accepted it without further protest.

In the past few days, Jielan has been busy dealing with government affairs, constantly exchanging letters with Chiyan City and Qing Zhou City, and also exploring the situation of various cities and counties, and in the past few days, Xianzhi has also gone to various departments to study carefully, Jielan will visit him every time he has a moment of free time, and he is humbly seeking advice everywhere, making rapid progress, and his heart is quite comforted.

Time passed day by day, the more everyone felt the tension of the war, and on the seventh day, sure enough, the war broke out, Heimu County allocated 100,000 troops to start attacking Chiyan City, Chiyan City because it had just suffered from civil strife, there were only 30,000 troops in the city, so under the vigorous pressure of 100,000 troops in Heimu County, it was in an emergency in less than two days, and the army of Wangcheng could not be easily mobilized, otherwise Wangcheng was suspended in the air, and it would be attacked by the enemy.

Therefore, Jielan Lian and the next letter ordered Qing Zhou City to send troops to reinforce, after receiving the document from the Qing Zhou City Yu Ning City Lord, immediately convened the ministers to discuss, the ministers knew that Heimu County rebelled, they were all afraid, when they heard that Wang Cheng ordered them to send troops to reinforce, most of the ministers were opposed, thinking that Heimu County rebelled, and after capturing Chiyan City, it was bound to march to Qing Zhou City, and if Qing Zhou City ran out of troops before the battle, then what ability could it resist the menacing army of Heimu County, only the fate of sitting and waiting to die. But Yu Ning was grateful for Jielan's kindness, how could they ignore their requests, so they tried their best to let the military department send troops to rescue, but the ministers objected, making it too late for him to persuade him.

And in Chiyan City, it has become a trapped city, so far, Chiyan City has been closed and guarded, waiting for reinforcements, because there are 30,000 soldiers in the city, but now there are only more than 10,000 left, and many soldiers are also injured, can no longer fight, after being trapped for a few days, the city is short of food, and it is even more difficult.

Xuan Ming was also very sad, he didn't know how to deal with the enemy, Lu You had experienced countless battles in the past few days, and he had not slept for a few days, and he was already exhausted, and the other generals commanded the soldiers to be even more incomparable. Xuan Ming has been even more sad day and night, and he doesn't know how to save the city from disaster.

Just when he was thinking about it alone in the imperial study, he heard that there was an inner servant outside the house to report, saying that it was the Holy Maiden of Ninglu, Xuan Ming was about to say to the inner servant that he couldn't see it, but he heard the door 'squeak', and saw that Ning Lu had actually entered by himself, Xuan Ming saw Ning Lu's face, he was a little ashamed, turned his back, but he didn't want to see her, he only said: "Ning Lu girl, please go back, you don't have to worry about the matter here, the master will solve it." ”

Ning Lu heard Xuan Ming's indifferent words, her heart was so sad, she originally thought that she came to Chiyan City this time and reunited with him, even if she faced a big disaster, she would love each other, but she didn't expect that since she came to this Chiyan City, he not only persuaded himself to leave again and again, but after seeing that he didn't leave, he was even more closed, from the beginning to the present, the two of them said less than ten sentences, how could his indifferent attitude not hurt Ning Lu's heart, Ning Lu no matter what he did this time, he had to meet him face to face once and make it clear. But she was originally depressed, but now she sees Xuanming treating her like a stranger, but she can no longer hold back the grief in her heart, and can't help crying, she slowly walks behind Xuanming, and only says: "I want to know, why do you always avoid me, do you hate me and hate me so much?" Did I come to Chiyan City this time and make you embarrassed? ”

Xuan Ming was a little choked when he heard Ning Lu's voice, and he couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart, he really couldn't help but want to turn around and comfort the sad Ning Lu, but he couldn't do this, because he couldn't let himself fall short in the end, and still said coldly: "As a person from the royal city, the holy woman has a decree, and the holy woman must not leave Lingxiao Mountain, so you better go back!" ”

Ning Lu smiled coldly, and only said, "Are you afraid of me, or are you afraid of the decree?" ”

Xuan Ming sighed and said, "Why are you so bothered? The lord doesn't need your help, you go back, the royal city is the place you need to protect, and I'm here, the lord will have a way to lift the siege. ”

Ning Lu heard these words, and her tears flowed even harder, she took three steps back, and the Xuan Ming in front of her was still hazy in the fog, and she choked up: "Wang Cheng? Wangcheng? In fact, deep in your heart, what you care about the most is actually Sister Jielan, otherwise, why do you want me to go back, and why did you not ask for help from Wangcheng after being trapped for many days, you are desperate to prevent Sister Jielan from worrying about you, and you don't want her to worry about you because you send troops and horses to save it, so that Wangcheng is not enough, am I right? ”

Xuan Ming thought so in his heart, since Jielan asked Jin Zhaocheng to send the paperwork, he knew the danger of Wangcheng now, so he was worried about her all the time, afraid that she would have an accident in the dispute, so in this war, in order to preserve Wangcheng's strength, he did not ask Wangcheng for rescue, but only told them the battle situation here, and told them that they did not need to send troops, he would defend against foreign enemies.

As soon as he said what was in his heart, he felt a little guilty, but he knew that Ning Lu was only half right, but he also said the other half, but he wouldn't explain it to Ning Lu, he only said: "If you think like this, I can't stop you, you can go, I will let the guards escort you out of the city, you rush back to the royal city, don't stay here anymore." ”

Ning Lu's tears flowed down like beads of broken threads, and her heart became powder like a broken pearl, she clutched her chest, feeling that her soul was about to come out of her body, she suddenly took out a dagger from her cuff, aimed it at her throat, and said: "Since you refuse to keep me, then I will also return to the royal city like this without a face, since this is the case, then I will die here, if I die, you will go back to tell Sister Jielan, and say that I have died in this Chiyan City, When the time comes, I only ask you to bury my bones in the soil of this Chiyan City, so that I can have peace of mind after I die. ”

Xuan Ming suddenly saw Ning Lu like this, his heart was surprised, he saw Ning Lu stab the dagger into the throat without hesitation, he was so busy that he jumped forward, stretched out his right hand, grabbed Ning Lu's arm, and then elbowed out, knocking Ning Lu's dagger to the ground, he grabbed Ning Lu's hand, and said angrily: "What are you doing, are you forcing me?" ”

"You are no longer the Xuanming brother I know, you are now the city lord, the high city lord, and I am just a woman from the Shenlu clan who doesn't know what to do, since you can't see me, even if I die, what's the matter?" Ning Lu's words were passionate, but the tears flowed even more as he spoke.

Xuan Ming saw that Ning Lu had actually come to the point of suicide because of his indifference, how could he bear it anymore, he held Ning Lu's hand trembling, and only said: "If you die, I will die with you, if you can go back to the past, I am still willing to only be your Xuan Ming brother, you are still the petite and well-behaved Ning Lu." ”

Ning Lu suddenly heard Xuan Ming say this, his body trembled, and his whole body was weak and soft, Xuan Ming hurriedly caught her, looked at her with a pale face, felt a pity in his heart, and hurriedly hugged her into his arms, and comforted her: "You are really stupid, I don't want you to follow me, I don't want you to fall into this Chiyan City and suffer with me, maybe I lost my life in the end, I just want you to live well, what's more, if you come here, won't you insult your identity as a saint, and when you return to the royal city in the future, won't you be looked down upon?" ”

Ning Lu saw him say such a thing, her heart was greatly moved, she leaned her head on his arms, and only said: "Even if I die, I will definitely be with you, whether it is my life or reputation, I don't care, as long as I am by your side, live and die with you, and resist foreign enemies together, it is my wish in this life." ”

In the face of Ning Lu's emotions, although Xuan Ming was greatly moved, but how could he be emotional to her, she is the holy daughter of the Shenlu clan in Wangcheng, and the fiancée of Shaojun, Shaojun has the grace of recovering the country to himself, how can he have different thoughts about his fiancée, if he does such an unjust thing, I am afraid it will only make the world laugh, how dare he show half of his emotions to Ning Lu, but seeing Ning Lu pull out a knife for himself, even if he is hard-hearted, how can he not be moved, so he has to say the feelings in his heart, to save her life, otherwise her sins would have been even greater.

Ning Lu finally heard Xuan Ming's love for her, how could she not be happy in her heart, but it was also very sad, she left Xuan Ming's arms and said: "Why did you say those cruel words to me just now, do you know that after listening to your words, I am afraid that I will never be able to live again." ”

Xuan Ming scolded her for being stupid, but he already knew Ning Lu's deep affection for him, and now, he could only take one step at a time, he sighed and said: "When I first met you, you also followed me around and suffered, and almost died several times, but now, it is not easy to get together, but I still let you commit another danger for me, I am really guilty of you in my heart." ”

"Sister Jielan sent me here to help you retreat from the strong enemy, but you have never been willing to let me lead the people of the Shenlu clan out to fight the enemy, I know that you are here to protect me, but in such a way, how can it be a stealing life, Brother Xuanming, you will let me lead the clan tonight, this is not in vain Sister Jielan let me come here." Ning Lu pleaded in a low voice, in the face of this big battle, she seemed unusually firm, and had a bearing that regarded death as home.