Xiao Tao's voice was very nasal, and she seemed a little sleepy: "Life is good now, but it doesn't feel like it will last long."

Women ultimately depend on men.

She dared not say this to Su Yujiao's face, as she had already been reprimanded by her mistress many times.

The next morning, Su Yujiao woke up with a blank mind, having slept soundly without any dreams.

Su Yujiao noticed the faint blue circles under Xiao Tao's eyes and asked, "Didn't you sleep well?"

"Yeah, I had dreams all night, and I remember everything when I woke up. Anyway, I'm still very sleepy now."

What did you dream about?

Xiao Tao tried hard to recall: "At first I was picking up money, there were copper coins all over the street, I couldn't pick them all up. Then I dreamed that I was being chased by bad guys and I couldn't run anymore. Then I dreamed that I jumped down from a high place... but I didn't die from the fall."

"..."

Has everyone dreamed of finding money on the street?

Okay, she was pretty sure that she hadn't entered Xiao Tao's dream last night.

Last night, she stayed up until Xiao Tao fell asleep before going to sleep herself. When she was with Lu Ziqian, she always went to bed in the same order.

Does this mean that she can only enter Lu Ziqian's dreams?

How about we try Golden Peony again tonight and see if we can enter Peony's dream?

Lu Ziqian didn't return for the rest of the day. Su Yujiao remained calm, but Hu Zi and Shi Tou were a little disappointed.

After all, the general had promised to teach them martial arts, but after only one day of teaching, he disappeared without a trace.

Seeing the children's low spirits, Su Yujiao could understand their feelings.

This is just like idol worship; Lu Ziqian is a great hero and idol in the hearts of all boys.

Even if he did nothing but stand beside them, they felt it was an unparalleled honor.

There was nothing they could do; they were destined to be disappointed. Lu Ziqian didn't belong here.

That afternoon, the Wei sisters took on the role of martial arts instructors again, continuing to teach the children martial arts.

At night, a commotion suddenly broke out in the courtyard. Su Yujiao, who was sleeping by Peony's bed, was instantly awakened by the noise outside.

"What happened?"

She went outside to check and saw a dark figure, exuding a chilling aura, quickly approach and pull her into his arms.

Smelling his familiar scent, even without seeing his face clearly, one could tell who it was.

Su Yujiao realized what was happening and reached out to push him away, but Lu Ziqian picked her up around the waist and strode into the bedroom.

"What are you doing? Put me down."

Lu Ziqian hugged her tightly, his voice slightly hoarse: "I missed you, I missed you so much."

"Sleep with me for a while, I haven't slept for a day and a night, I'm so sleepy."

In the bedroom, the candlelight flickered and swayed, the wick being turned, making a soft sound.

By the light, Su Yujiao saw the weariness on the man's face and the dark circles under his eyes, and asked, "What happened? Why aren't you asleep?"

"You didn't just leave the palace, did you?"

Xiao Tao said that last night, Eunuch Wei came in person to deliver an imperial edict, saying that the Emperor had summoned him.

"Yes, I came straight here as soon as I left the palace."

"After being married for so long, I've come to understand the feeling of missing someone for three autumns if we don't see each other for a day."

As he spoke, he hugged her even tighter.

Su Yujiao rolled her eyes: "When you dumped me on the bandits, did you miss me?"

The man felt a pang of pain in his heart. Even now, thinking back, he still felt a chill. If it weren't for her cleverness, she would have barely escaped from the bandits' den.

He really didn't dare to think about what the consequences would be.

I dare not even imagine whether I would go insane if I knew the truth.

"I'm sorry, I will never forgive myself for that."

"If you're not going to forgive me, at least show some respect, like by staying away from me so I don't have to see you and get annoyed."

Lu Ziqian remained silent for a long time before speaking: "You may soon get what you want. I will be leading my troops out tomorrow."

"Oh, so urgent?"

"What happened?"

"The Northern Rong Kingdom does not take the Great Ming Kingdom seriously. Princess Qingyao was humiliated and tortured by them not long after her marriage. The King of Northern Rong not only allowed his favorite concubine to kill the princess's unborn child, but also forced her to perform a naked dance in public to reward the soldiers."

"When the Emperor learned of Princess Qingyao's plight, he was furious and decided to attack the Northern Rong Kingdom to rescue the princess."

"Although Princess Qingyao is not the emperor's most favored princess, she is still the emperor's daughter and her reputation is related to the royal family. The Northern Rong Kingdom has provoked us repeatedly, so this war is inevitable."

"His Majesty has ordered me to lead an army of 30,000 to conquer the Northern Rong Kingdom. We will depart first thing tomorrow morning."

Su Yujiao was stunned by Lu Ziqian's words. Why was this happening?

Even if nothing had happened to the Lu family, Lu Ziqian would still have to go on a campaign against the Northern Rong Kingdom.

In the original story, the Third Prince discovers a dragon robe in the Lu family's residence, and the entire Lu family is captured. In order to save his family, Lu Ziqian volunteers to attack the Northern Rong Kingdom.

However, the original plot was not because Princess Qingyao was humiliated, but because the Northern Rong Kingdom provoked and massacred the border people.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty had just finished fighting the Jin Dynasty and was in a period of recuperation, so it was not suitable to fight again.

Therefore, the court was divided into two factions: the pro-peace faction and the pro-war faction. Originally, the emperor wanted to swallow this insult.

After all, war is a drain on resources and manpower, and the Great Ming Kingdom can no longer afford it.

However, in order to gain merit and save his family, Lu Ziqian insisted on fighting and only led 30,000 Lu family soldiers to attack the 300,000-strong army of the Northern Rong.

He was attacked from both sides in this battle and ultimately died!

She thought that since she had changed the plot of the Dragon Robe, even if the Northern Rong Kingdom provoked her, Lu Ziqian wouldn't be foolish enough to only bring 30,000 troops to fight the Northern Rong.

But now there's this whole Qingyao Princess thing, and it's still following the original plot.

Does that mean Lu Ziqian will still die in this battle?

"How come there are only 30,000 troops?"

Why didn't His Majesty give you more people?

"Didn't you suffer almost no casualties in your previous attack on the military state? Wasn't that a great victory?"

"Since the soldiers don't need rest, why not send more? Sending 30,000 men would be suicide!"

Lu Ziqian looked distressed: "You don't understand the affairs of the court. The emperor can't send that many people."

"The plague in the Jin Kingdom has been resolved, but they are unwilling to submit and have returned with even greater ferocity than before, clearly for revenge."

"And they even managed to create gunpowder, which seems to be more powerful than ours."

"The Emperor had no choice but to send more troops to resist the Jin Kingdom."

"We simply can't spare enough men to attack the Northern Rong."

"The worst thing you can do in war is to fight on two fronts."

Su Yujiao frowned: "Then let's not fight, let's focus on dealing with the Jin Kingdom."

"A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan; sometimes, you have to be patient."

"Couldn't we send a team to rescue the princess first, and then deal with the Northern Rong Kingdom when we have more resources?"

"Is it really necessary to fight on two fronts?"

"Isn't this sending you to your death?"

Seeing her nervous expression, Lu Ziqian felt a little touched; Jiaojiao still cared about him.

As if suddenly remembering something, Su Yujiao asked, "You weren't the one who advocated for this war against Beirong, were you?"