Prince, Do You Still Need a Prisoner

Deep in the night, the palace door that had been locked opened once again, and an urgent message quickly reached Hall of Mental Cultivation. Gu Qingcheng's gentle face revealed a gloomy expression. He directly threw the letter onto the ground and sat in Hall of Mental Cultivation for the entire night.

On the second day, he said tiredly, "My, Ling Yue has led an army to return. This time, it is two hundred thousand and the border has been pushed back. What do you guys think? "

Gu Junxiu's eyes flashed with doubt, logically speaking Ling Yue had just failed, she shouldn't have made a comeback so quickly, and the number of people had doubled compared to last time. What made them send troops so quickly?

At this time, someone said, "Your Majesty, since General Wu was able to repel them last time, why don't we have General Wu lead an army to support them?"

Wu Changming stood forward, looking troubled. He stammered, "Your Majesty, I won last time because of a mysterious man's brilliant scheme."

"Where is that person now?" Gu Qingcheng asked.

He shook his head, "At the end of the war, he disappeared. I looked for him at the border, but I didn't find any traces of him."

"So you're saying that you don't have absolute confidence in winning?" Gu Qingcheng coldly asked.

"Reporting to your majesty, your subordinate underestimated Ling Yue's army. Whether it is in terms of equipment or military discipline, they are on par with Xiyue. Even with the help of the mysterious person, we still barely won." He was telling the truth, but many people did not believe him. Someone quickly retorted, "Then why did Prince Yu take down Ling Yue in three days?"

"At that time, I only attacked Ling Yue's capital. If I wanted to take down a country, three days is impossible." Gu Junxiu explained coldly.

He knew that although Ling Yue was weak, she was invincible. Furthermore, after what happened two years ago, they must have imposed training methods on the soldiers, so they should be much stronger now.

When Gu Qingcheng heard his voice, his expression did not change as he asked, "Does Ah Xiu have any methods?"

Gu Junxiu shook his head and replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't have any for the time being."

He knew that he had to avoid the blade right now, so he did not speak. Moreover, when the time comes, he would do the same thing again and get the shadow guard to secretly help him.

Gu Qingcheng looked at the civil and military officials angrily, and said: "Just one defeated opponent, and you think you guys are helpless against it?" No one said anything.

After a while, he simply reappointed General Wu as his commander without considering what he had said before.

After the assembly, someone found Gu Junxiu and asked, "Your Highness, why aren't you taking over the troops anymore?"

He looked at him coldly and replied, "My lord wants to know?" The cold was pressing. Immediately, the man was forced to flee.

When Hua Qingse returned to the Flower Manor, she immediately had his men pass the news to Liu Yingxue. When they appeared at the Drunken Immortal Tavern, she angrily asked, "Didn't you say you could lure him out of the capital?"

"Don't get too excited, your highness. Sooner or later, he will have to rush to the border. Furthermore, it might not be a bad thing right now. " Hua Qingse said.

Liu Yingxue suppressed her anger with much difficulty and asked: "What do you mean?"

"I suppose he must have been worried that the Emperor might be suspicious, so she did not volunteer herself. On the contrary, there was already a conflict between them. This will be a lot easier for our future plans. " After he finished explaining, Liu Yingxue finally revealed a smile.

However, he immediately said, "If you let my soldiers die in vain, I won't let you go." After finishing her sentence, she quietly left the Drunken Immortal Tavern.

"Princess, what's wrong?" Mo Yan asked nervously.

Ruan Xiaonuan rubbed her forehead and said hoarsely, "It might be a fever."

"I'll call the doctor." After she finished speaking, she quickly ran out.

Ruan Xiaonuan didn't expect that Guan Chen's jinx would hit the mark on her head. When she just woke up this morning, her entire body was burning hot and her throat was uncomfortable.

When Gu Junxiu returned to the manor, seeing that the doctor was taking her pulse and that she was listless, he immediately asked, "Ruan Ruan, what's wrong?"

"Probably got a cold." she said weakly.

"Ah Xiu, go to my foster mother's place and bring Qing Xi back to the palace. I'm afraid I can't go out today." She couldn't even raise her hand right now, much less give it away.

After the doctor finished his diagnosis, he opened up some Chinese medicine and explained, "The wangfei may have caught a cold and is fine. Just take some medicine and it'll be fine."

After the doctor was heavily rewarded, Gu Junxiu stayed by his side to guard.

"Why didn't you send Qing Xi off?" she asked anxiously, trying to sit up.

"I've already told Xiao Qi to go. Don't worry, he knows what to do." He frowned as he spoke.

Only then did Ruan Xiaonuan comfortably lie down. However, because of the discomfort, even if she fell asleep, she frowned.

Gu Junxiu very gently smoothed down the space between her eyebrows. Looking at his red face, he felt his heart ache, wishing that he could take this pain in her place.

"Empress, I heard that that Zhengxuan expert is sick." After Xin Er heard the news, he immediately returned to Luoyue House.

"It seems like what she said was correct. The effects of this medicine is still very fast." Liu Yingxue said proudly.

"Empress, what if they become suspicious?" Xin Er seemed to be a little worried.

"Ordinary doctors would only say that it was the cold. They can't detect the poison at all. I guess they probably won't be able to find out." Thinking that the person she hated the most since she was young could experience pain very quickly, she couldn't help but laugh.

No matter if it was the old Shen Yuerong, or the current Ruan Xiaonuan, they all made her hate him. The former was clearly a useless and foolish person, but she had relied on her status to ascend the throne, making her bow before him. This caused her, who had been conceited and infamous since she was young, to be unable to accept it, so she had been thinking about how to get rid of Shen Yuerong at all times.

Now that it was Ruan Xiaonuan, she was even more disgusted. If it wasn't for her, she would be Ling Yue's emperor now. But not only did she let Shen Yuerong live, she also brought back the army of the Xiyue, causing Ling Yue to be humiliated greatly in just a few days. Yet she had actually become an imperial concubine with no qualms about it. How could she not hate such a person?

"Empress, what's wrong?" Xin Er heard her laughter become more and more piercing, and more and more terrifying, as she said a little fearfully.

"Continue to ask around and see how that slut is suffering." Liu Yingxue said fiercely.

She would be relieved to know that she was in pain. Therefore, she would not let such a good opportunity slip by.

Xin Er did not dare to disobey her, and quickly left the Luoyue House.