"I...I want to ask you a question!" Ma Qingyi lowered her head.

Mo Yufeng looked at her seriously and asked, "What do you want to ask?"

"Last time you said... you liked me, were you kidding?" Ma Qingyi was stuck on this question for a long time. He had said it jokingly at the time, but every time he said something about worrying about her, Ma Qingyi would refute what he said at the time, "It was just a joke."

Mo Yufeng didn't expect her to ask that. He held her face in his hands, his eyes deep, like a deep pool with no bottom to be seen. "Ma Qingyi, I like you. I never joked. I said that because I didn't want to embarrass you or make you hide from me! Do you understand?"

Ma Qingyi pushed his hand away and took a few steps back. "I...I think I understand!"

Mo Yufeng was somewhat dissatisfied with her actions. He reached out and put his arm around her waist, letting her press her whole body against him. He looked down at her and said, "Why weren't you so reluctant towards Qingshi? Ma Qingyi, is your heart made of iron?"

Ma Qingyi looked at his suppressed anger and pushed him away in fear, but he was too strong and she struggled for a long time but he didn't move at all.

Mo Yufeng looked at her frightened expression, was stunned for a moment and then let go of her.

He finally understood how sad Mo Yecheng felt because of Bai Hanxiao, and how painful it was to not get a response!

Ma Qingyi turned and left. Mo Yufeng stood there, looking at his hands, clenched his fists, hit them on the stone table, and left.

From then on, until Mo Yufeng set out on the expedition, the two of them did not speak to each other.

"Miss, the prince is going to the battle today. Don't you want to go and see him?" Chunling looked at Ma Qingyi sitting listlessly by the window.

He ate very little yesterday and even sneaked out once. I don’t know what he did!

Ma Qingyi suddenly stood up and ran out, and saw Mo Yufeng standing in front of the door wearing white armor.

"Mo Yufeng!" Ma Qingyi shouted breathlessly while standing behind him.

Mo Yufeng turned to look at her and smiled, "Wait for me to come back!"

"Wait a minute!" Ma Qingyi pulled out a bracelet from her waist, stepped forward, took his hand out, put it on, then took a few steps back and said, "I sneaked out to Qingming Temple yesterday and asked for this for you! ... I prayed for your blessing!"

Mo Yufeng reached out and hugged her without saying a word.

He had experienced wars big and small, and no one had ever sent him anything before he went to war. She was the first and only one!

Ma Qingyi patted his shoulder and said, "Um...you're going to strangle me to death!"

Mo Yufeng let go of her, put one hand on her face, and looked at her with tenderness in his eyes. "Take care of yourself, don't go out casually, if you get into danger again, you won't be so lucky to have me show up in time!"

Ma Qingyi held his hand tightly.

Since when did I start to feel so reluctant to leave him?

"Your Highness, it's time to go!" A soldier behind him suddenly stood up and said.

Mo Yufeng pulled his hand out, smiled and touched her head, "When you have nothing to do, go to the palace and take a look!"

Ma Qingyi nodded, watched him leave, and saw a familiar figure in the corner.

The World

Ma Qingyi smiled. With him around, Mo Yufeng would not get hurt!

The mighty team left, and Ma Qingyi also went back.

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Imperial Palace

Ma Qingyi, Bai Lishen, and Bai Hanxiao sat at a table and looked at the cards in each other's hands.

Ma Qingyi tried to peek at Bai Lishen's cards out of the corner of her eye, but Bai Lishen saw through her sharp eyes and hurriedly covered his cards with his chest. "You peeked again! If you do that again, I won't play with you anymore!"

Ma Qingyi curled her lips and said disdainfully, "Someone just stole the cards! What right do you have to criticize others now?"

Bai Han smiled and said, "We have been fighting for an hour, and you guys are arguing all the time. Forget it, let's change!"

Ma Qingyi threw the cards in his hand and said excitedly, "What to play?"

Bai Lishen suddenly collapsed on the table and wailed, "We've played almost every game with you these past few days... Why aren't you tired?"

Bai Hanxiao looked at Ma Qingyi and said softly, "Qingyi, you have been dragging us to play with you recently. Is there something on your mind?"

The smile on Ma Qingyi's face gradually disappeared, her brows furrowed, she lowered her head, and said nothing.

Bai Lishen leaned over the table and said, "Do I need to guess? He must be thinking of that guy Mo Yufeng!"

Ma Qingyi remained silent.

Bai Hanxiao glanced at Bai Lishen and then turned to look at Ma Qingyi. "Has he never sent a letter?"

Ma Qingyi shook her head.

Bai Han smiled, it seemed that she really missed Mo Yufeng. This was just like her in the past, missing him but unable to meet him!

"You've fallen in love with Mo Yufeng, right? I was saying that no woman could resist falling for a man like him!... Even Han Xiao is completely bewitched by him!" Bai Lishen was chatting casually, drinking the tea in his hand leisurely.

Bai Hanxiao glared at him, as if to say, "That's all in the past, why bring him up again?"

Ma Qingyi turned the cup in her hand, a little absent-minded, and didn't listen to what they said.

It's been less than a week and this happened. I have to wait for a month. Mo Yufeng, aren't you afraid that I can't wait any longer?

Frontier garrison

When Mo Yufeng arrived, he immediately prepared for battle.

"Your Highness," one of the Dai generals said, pointing to the map, "Although these small border countries are far less powerful than the four major powers, they have been stirring up trouble here for years, causing great suffering to the surrounding people. If they behave themselves here, we don't have to recapture them all. The small border countries' combat zones are only in the periphery. If we attack the center, the other small countries around us will join forces to encircle us, which will be disadvantageous to us... So we can only start from both sides!"

"No, that would waste too much time. We must fight quickly and decisively. We must win within a month!" Mo Yufeng frowned and said with a serious expression.

this……

"Your Highness, this is very difficult to do!... It will take at least two months!" The Dai general looked at the people around him and said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Okay, the soldiers are tired after coming all the way here. Let's take a rest today and go out!" Mo Yufeng said coldly.

"yes!"

"yes!"

“…”

Everyone left, leaving only Qingshi. Mo Yufeng looked up and glanced at him, "You should go out and rest too!"

"Are you in a hurry to go back?" Qingshi asked indifferently.

Mo Yufeng didn't say anything.

Qingshi looked at him helplessly and walked up to him.

"In fact, our military strength is already strong. If we want to win in a short time, there are ways..."

Mo Yufeng looked at him, and Qingshi suddenly said something in his ear. Mo Yufeng nodded and said, "Go ahead!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Qingshi, leave the tent. I can do anything for you, even if you have hurt me or killed me once!