Princess Zhongshan has been living a very peaceful life recently.

The guesthouse where she lived was quiet and elegant. It had everything she needed, including food and drink. Few people came here on weekdays.

Wu Bozeng sent four maids to serve, but the princess declined.

She said softly, "Thank you, Butler Wu. Everyone in the fort is busy right now. Even the girl has no one to serve her. How could I have the nerve to cause trouble to everyone?"

Uncle Wu didn't force it upon hearing this, and simply said, "My Lady, you're so thoughtful. If there's anything we need, please feel free to ask."

Princess Zhongshan: "Nothing is missing. Please ask Steward Wu to thank Lord Wei and the young lady for me. However, I would like to read some books. I wonder if that would be convenient."

Uncle Wu understood what she meant and bowed, saying, "The young lady said that the princess should treat this place as her own home. There is a library in the fortress. If the princess wants to read any book, she can ask the servants to take it for her."

After Uncle Wu left.

Princess Zhongshan ordered Xiang Qi to borrow many military books from the library. She did not go out, but stayed in the yard all day reading military books. She copied some military strategies on paper separately and pondered the deep meaning behind them.

She can't, but she can learn.

If any girl can lead her troops into battle, she can do it too.

When she was in the granary, the princess had been exercising her physical strength. After learning the bad news about Zhongshan Kingdom, she became even more diligent and studious. She read in the morning and practiced martial arts in the afternoon, making progress every day.

In such hot weather, the princess trained every day until she was sweating profusely. When she was having dinner at night, her hands were shaking so much that she couldn't even hold the chopsticks steadily. Xiang Qi and other followers felt very distressed, but no one tried to stop her.

They have no way out.

If the princess does not grow up quickly, what awaits them will either fail in revenge and die in Zhongshan, or be annexed by the Wei family and live under someone else's roof forever.

There has been a lot of commotion in the fort these days, and Princess Zhongshan and others living in the fort naturally noticed it.

It is speculated that the Wei family was preparing to march into Zhongshan.

Xiang Qi thought about it and went out for a walk.

No one in the fort restricted their activities. The princess kept a low profile. After all, they were on someone else's territory. They stayed in the yard most of the time and rarely went out.

Xiang Qi came outside and saw more than a dozen notices with letters posted at the gate of the wall. He went forward to check and immediately returned to the guest house to report the situation to the princess.

"Rattan armor?" Princess Zhongshan was stunned, but soon understood, "Does the girl want to equip the Wei family army with rattan armor?"

Yuanwu was also in the room.

Since finding the princess, he led fifty personal guards to move to the guest house to protect the princess's safety.

As for the situation in Zhongshan, Yuanwu had revealed everything when he met the princess, including the garrison's betrayal and the tragic deaths of the princess and the envoy...

Unexpectedly, upon hearing the tragic news, the princess remained unusually calm, simply saying, "I understand."

Just like when Xiang Qi told her the news of Cui Er Niang's death, there was no sign of abnormality on her face.

It's really hard to understand her thoughts.

The princess has been gentle and kind to others since she was a child. She looks a little weak and it is rare to see her emotions fluctuate violently.

But why did the princess accept the death of her parents and the murder of her brother so easily?

At first Yuanwu was very confused.

Until one day, deep in the night, while he was on duty outside the courtyard, he heard faint sobbing coming from the princess' room...

The sound was very small, as if it was coming from under the quilt.

I can't describe the feeling.

Yuan Wu felt mixed emotions and suddenly realized that the princess was not sad, but just didn't want to show it in front of her subordinates.

Xiang Qi remained silent.

The five followers knew the twists and turns best.

At the moment when the princess was at her weakest, most painful and sad, only Li Langjun was by her side.

He almost fooled even his followers.

Yuan Wu came back to his senses and heard the princess asking about the rattan armor. He replied respectfully, "Perhaps it's because of lack of time. I have seen the armor used by the Wei clan's troops. It has a unique shape and is lightweight, but it takes a lot of time to make."

The Zhongshan Army is currently living in the southeast camp and is not clear about the situation in the county town.

It is not clear how many people there are in the Wei family army.

They don't even know the number of tribes.

Because the guards were too scattered, they only knew that some people were stationed in the camps on both sides of the fort.

Yuan Wu and others were too embarrassed to inquire. It was a taboo to explore other people's strength while living under someone else's roof. What if they angered the girl?

He was a little worried. "When my subordinates and others escaped from Zhongshan, there were still about 30,000 troops left. I don't know how much chance the girl has of winning."

Princess Zhongshan was very calm. She had a blind trust in Wei Xiyin and replied softly, "Miss Wei would not fight an unprepared battle, nor would she gamble with the lives of the Wei family's followers and the Wei family army. She must be confident in her heart."

"Just wait, when everything is ready, the girl will send someone to notify you."

"yes."

………

Several days passed like this.

The second group of scouts who went to investigate the news finally returned.

Among this group of scouts who returned, many were scouts from the Wei family army sent by Wei Mingyuan.

Everyone knows what the scouts' return means.

same day.

Wei Xiyin ordered someone to invite Princess Zhongshan, Chu Yu, Wei Mingyuan, Qu Qi and others to have a long talk in the old house late at night.

No one knows what they talked about.

It was only after dawn that everyone left the old house.

After inquiring about the progress of rattan armor and weapon production, Wei Xiyin set the time for the expedition.

The time is five days later.

Just as all the military supplies were in place, the modification and production of the rattan armor and weapons of the Wei family army were completed.

At this time, the Wei clan members in the fort learned that Wu Niang was actually going to intervene in the civil strife in Zhongshan.

But when they saw that the clan leader, the third clan leader, and Mingjingtang had all reacted calmly, the clan members realized that the clan leader had probably known about the situation for a long time and even supported Wu Niang's actions.

The Wei family has both honor and disgrace to face. What can we do?

Those who need to help help, and those who need to work work, they guard the fort and wait quietly for Wu Niang and Ming Yuan to return triumphantly.

The young men were very calm when they heard the news. They were no longer as shocked as before, and no one volunteered to go with them. After going out, everyone became much more sensible and did their own work well.

Only Wei Li went to visit the old house alone.

He had been running around outside all the time, and he didn't stop after he came back. He looked a lot thinner than before, but his physical fitness had improved significantly.

His summer clothes were thin, and he was holding a long tasseled spear in his hand, with the muscles of his arms faintly visible.

Unexpectedly, when they just met, Wei Li hadn't even had time to speak.

Wei Xiyin didn't even raise her head. "Brother Li, if you want to go, go ahead. I'll send you a team of people to command, but you have to obey my orders."

"I don't want to see people risking their lives to save others." Before Wei Li could reply, she added earnestly, "Only by protecting yourself can you protect others."

Wei Li stood there, his eyes full of thoughts. After a while, he replied, "I know. Thank you for your help, cousin."

Wei Xiyin was in mixed emotions. The man who had enthusiastically dragged her to see a wild boar give birth seemed to have grown up overnight.