"If it's delicious, we'll buy it and eat it every day, but there's something I need you to do for me."

Upon hearing that help was needed, Lian'er ran over to Su Luo and stood in front of her, like a little soldier.

"Your Highness, please give me your orders. If it's within my power, I'll go through fire and water for you; if it's beyond my power, I'll still go through fire and water for you..."

Having been here for so long, Su Luo has always treated Lian'er like a child, and sometimes finds her quite adorable.

"Okay, okay... Only you can help me with this."

"Your Highness, please speak..."

When they were almost at the courtyard, the two of them got off the carriage and walked.

"Didn't we arrest Steward Duan from the manor today? Now my two manors are left unmanaged."

So go back and ask your mother if she'd be willing to help me manage the estate.

"Okay, I'll ask tomorrow."

As soon as the two entered the courtyard, they saw Nangong Chiyu standing in the middle of the courtyard.

He was dressed in a black python robe, his hair tied up on top of his head with a golden crown, and he had his back to Su Luo and the others.

His broad back looked lonely, as if he had countless unresolved thoughts.

"Your Highness, you're back?"

Lian'er walked ahead; she was the first to see Nangong Chiyu.

Nangong Chiyu turned around, forced a smile on his face, and looked at Su Luo before speaking after a long while.

"Luo Luo, the moonlight is lovely tonight, why don't you have a drink with me?"

Su Luo told Lian'er to go back first, then walked up to Nangong Chiyu and looked up to meet his gaze.

"Has something happened?"

Su Luo sensed the change in his gaze, but couldn't guess what had happened.

Nangong Chiyu took Su Luo's jade-like fingers in his hands. The atmosphere was clearly very oppressive, but he still tried his best to force a smile.

"No, I've been under a lot of pressure lately, so I just want to relax..."

Su Luo understood his pressure, and since he wanted to drink, she would have a few drinks with him.

"Okay, let's go grab a drink."

Nangong Chiyu returned early and had already made preparations. As soon as Su Luo entered the house, wine and dishes were laid out.

Su Luo was forced onto the stool by him, with a large bowl of wine placed in front of her.

"Luo Luo, this wine is white liquor from Beichuan City. It doesn't taste as refreshing as the fruit wine in the capital, but it's everyone's favorite in the military camp. You should try it."

Su Luo took a small sip. The wine was very strong and spicy. As soon as the wine entered her throat, a warming sensation spread through her body.

Su Luo frowned, took two sips, and put down the large bowl in her hand: "The weather in Beichuan City is mostly cold, so this wine is perfect for drinking here."

"Luo Luo, I am actually very grateful to fate for letting me meet you. I will drink this bowl of wine first as a sign of respect."

Su Luo's lips parted slightly, but before she could speak, Nangong Chiyu drank the bowl of strong liquor, leaving her stunned.

"You should drink less; this wine is easy to get drunk on."

"I know, Luo Luo, aren't you going to drink?"

Su Luo didn't know what was wrong with him, but she felt that he was acting strangely compared to usual.

Moreover, judging from Nangong Chiyu's expression tonight, he seems to want to drink with her until they're completely drunk.

"Okay, I'll drink with you tonight."

Hearing Su Luo say this, Nangong Chiyu finally showed a relieved smile.

The two drank bowl after bowl, and even though Su Luo had a high alcohol tolerance, she couldn't withstand the power of this strong liquor.

Soon her vision blurred, and she could see that Nangong Chiyu was now a pair of people.

However, the only thing she knew was that Nangong Chiyu walked to her side, allowing her to lean against him with peace of mind.

"Nangong Chiyu, I'm so sleepy..."

"If you're sleepy, go to sleep, go to sleep..."

In her daze, Su Luo felt Nangong Chiyu's large hand stroking her flushed cheeks.

And finally, she heard Nangong Chiyu choke up and helplessly tell her to go to sleep.

...

After getting very drunk, Su Luo didn't know how long she had slept.

In my half-asleep state, I felt my whole body shaking, and I could hear the rumbling of wheels in my ears.

Frowning, she rubbed her temples to relieve the dull ache in her head.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, you're awake. Don't move, let me help you up."

When Su Luo finally opened her eyes, she found that only Lian'er was beside her, and the two of them were sitting in a carriage that was moving at high speed.

"Your Highness, have some water!"

He took the water bag from Lian'er, took two big gulps, and when he turned to look at Lian'er, he noticed that her eyes were red and swollen, clearly from crying.

"Lian'er, where are we going?"

Lian'er didn't speak, but Su Luo had already realized that something was wrong. She turned around and lifted the carriage curtain. Outside was the official road of the unified Nanning Kingdom, which was no longer Beichuan City.

"Stop the car! Stop the car right now..."

Su Luo opened the carriage door and shouted. The coachman pulled on the reins, and the two black horses neighed and raised their front hooves high to bring the carriage to a stop.

Back in the car, Su Luo looked at Lian'er, whose eyes still held tears, and asked urgently.

"Lian'er, how long have I been asleep? Where are we going? Did Nangong Chiyu send you to bring me out?"

When Su Luo asked Lian'er that question, she burst into tears, answering Su Luo's question while crying.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, you've been asleep for two days and two nights. His Highness has asked us to take you back to Changping Village. We've already left the territory of Beichuan City."

What?

Su Luo rubbed her temples, her mind slowly clearing. Given her alcohol tolerance, even if she were drunk, she couldn't possibly sleep for this long.

Unless Nangong Chiyu drugged her, or drugged her while she was drunk.

It seems something big must have happened in Beichuan City, otherwise Nangong Chiyu wouldn't have used such a method to send himself away.

Panic was rarely seen on Su Luo's face, but at this moment it filled her entire body.

"Lian'er, tell me what exactly happened in Beichuan City. Has Beiliang started its attack?"

Lian'er nodded. They had been traveling for two days and two nights, and even if the princess returned, it would be too late.

“Your Highness, since you have always been unwilling to leave Beichuan City, the Prince had no choice but to resort to this method.”

When the prince returned that night, he had already made his plans. He saw the letters from Kuang Yi and Bei Liang.

With the venomous insects of Beiliang pressing in, he could not leave you in danger, so the next day he sent people to disperse the people in the city.

"This war is different from the past. It is very likely that even the prince will..." Lian'er choked up for a while before continuing.

"It's very likely that even the prince won't be able to return this time."

Su Luo never expected that when she woke up, the world would have changed.

His eyes were vacant, and he muttered to himself, "No, I want to go back, I want to go back to Beichuan City..."

Lian'er pulled Su Luo up, and the two hugged each other and cried bitterly.

"Your Highness, you can't go back. The Prince instructed that if he doesn't return, you must take good care of the Heir Apparent and the Princess. They need you. Your Highness, you really can't go back..."

Lian'er was ordered to escort Su Luo home. No one understood the dangers of the poisonous insect war better than her. If the princess went back, it would be like going to her death.

Su Luo ignored Lian'er and directly gave orders to the coachman outside the carriage.

"As the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Nanning Kingdom, I order you to turn back to Beichuan City now, immediately."