"Mom, why are you here?"

The visitors were two women.

The middle-aged woman in the lead was his mother Qin Shuyun.

Behind Qin Shuyun, there was a young woman with a veil covering her face and a graceful figure, who had never appeared in his memory.

Qin Shuyun sobbed and said, "Hao'er, this is the girl that your mother has chosen for you. Her name is Su Si."

Zhao Hao was stunned: "A woman to be selected for me? What does that mean?"

"Son, I always urged you to get married, but you refused. Now you still don't have any children."

"You are the only one in our Zhao family..."

"If you leave this time, our Zhao family will be extinct."

"Your father begged His Majesty to let you leave a bloodline for the Zhao family before you leave..."

Fog?

Is there such an operation?

Zhao Hao was stunned!

"Hao'er, don't blame your father. He hasn't come because he has been working day and night for the country."

"The world is peaceful now, how many big things can happen? He has never been here once."

As soon as the words came out, Zhao Hao was stunned.

These words filled with resentment came out of his mouth so naturally.

"Hao'er, you really misunderstood your father. The day after you were arrested and thrown into the prison, urgent news came from Mubei City that the army of the Wild Country was approaching the border."

"Right now, the entire Imperial Capital is talking about the war with the Savage Kingdom."

Gan State is the center of the four wars.

To the west are Wu and Shu.

In the south there are the barbarians and the Rong people.

To the east there are the Baiyue.

There are wild things in the north.

There had also been major wars with the countries in the east, west and south.

However, in recent decades, the overall situation has been relatively stable.

There was no large-scale fighting.

Only the north is wild.

The war continued.

The last major war between the two countries took place nine years ago.

That was the year when the Queen ascended the throne at the age of twenty.

The battlefield was in Zhenbei City, the northernmost city of Gan State.

In that battle, both sides assembled more than 200,000 troops.

The war lasted a full eight months.

In the end, the Gan Kingdom lost 60,000 of its most elite soldiers.

The Wild Country also left 100,000 corpses under the Zhenbei City.

The army of Gan State chased them all the way out of Zhenbei City.

Another 40,000 savage corpses were left behind.

The savages were completely driven to the northernmost end of the grassland.

After that battle.

The Queen's decree.

The Zhenbei City was renamed Mubei City.

It means grazing in the wild.

Zhao Hao was startled, then quickly walked to the prison door and asked, "Mom, is what you said true?"

Qin Shuyun said, "Why would mother lie to you? From the time you got into trouble till now, your father hasn't even come home. How could it be false?"

Zhao Hao asked: "Mom, do you know what the situation is now? Which side has the upper hand?"

"Mother doesn't know the details, but I heard that we lost after two battles. Now Mubei City is in danger, so your father is so busy."

Zhao Hao suddenly became extremely excited.

"Mom, are you sure that the war will be disadvantageous to our country?"

God help me!

God is really helping me!

Zhao Hao's breathing was rapid, his chest rising and falling, and his cheeks turned red.

Qin Shuyun was stunned. Why was she so excited when she heard that the Gan country was at a disadvantage in the war?

Zhao Hao said excitedly: "Mom, my son doesn't have to die now!"

Qin Shuyun's eyes were filled with grief; her son had already started talking nonsense.

Zhao Hao couldn't suppress his excitement.

"Mother, my life is 90% safe, but you need to get me a few things now!"

Qin Shuyun was about to refuse when she heard this, but when she saw her son's expression, she swallowed the words back.

She sighed in her heart: "Okay, Hao'er, if you need something, mother will send someone to find it for you."

"But you have to promise mother to leave a bloodline for our Zhao family, okay?"

Zhao Hao didn't want to explain too much and agreed immediately.

"Okay, as long as you get me the few things I want, I can consummate my marriage with Miss Su in front of you!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Tell me quickly, what do you want?"

"Mother, I need a set of pens and ink, and the fine paper from my father's study, the kind I need to write memorials to Her Majesty the Queen."

"And bring me a few pounds of charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter, all three ground to powder."

"In addition, I need ten small wine jars and a copper scale from a pharmacy!"