Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Jinjiang First Release

Chapter 26

Su Li had never felt so tormented before.

She sat upright, while Cui Jue stood at the other end of the table, silent for a long time.

Su Li didn't know what to say to Cui Jue, nor did she know what kind of tea to serve him.

It was just some simple food, which the nobles would not look down on, and she didn't want to make herself look bad.

Su Li could only lower her head, look at her newly cut nails, the piece of her sleeve that was torn by the bamboo stick, and the old wooden table in front of her.

Although the stall owner has wiped this table thousands of times, the smoke and grease accumulated over the years from making tea and making pancakes day after day filled the room.

Even though this table doesn't stick to your hands or clothes, it still looks dusty and full of the filthy urban air.

No wonder Cui Jue was disgusted and didn't even want to sit down.

Fortunately, Cui Shunying came back soon, and Su Li stood up with a sense of relief.

Cui Shunying was so frightened when she saw her brother that her face turned pale. She stuffed the little rabbit lantern and all the food in her hand into Yuanchun's arms and stammered, "Brother, I, I didn't eat much, just a few bites..."

Cui Shunying and Cui Jue usually have a close and harmonious relationship, but in her heart she still respects and fears this powerful brother.

Now that I see him, I am like a mouse seeing a cat, almost scared to tears.

Su Li sighed inwardly. She stood up to help Cui Shunying out of the predicament. "Don't be angry with Si Niang, my lord. I wanted to eat these snacks, and Si Niang kindly brought them to me."

Su Li took responsibility for her gluttony. Cui Jue had already disliked her for a long time, so she was not afraid of getting more cold shoulder.

Cui Jue remained silent.

He knew Cui Shunying's greedy nature. When she was young, Cui Shunying secretly paid servants to go out and buy her drunken shrimp and pickled crabs. Her spleen and stomach were not good, and she would vomit and have diarrhea after eating raw food. Frightened, Concubine Xu came to Shuyue Pavilion at night and asked Cui Jue to help her find the imperial physician to treat her.

Cui Shunying was very loyal and refused to sell the servant or reveal the food. It was only when Cui Jue used the family rules to force Cui Shunying to tell the truth.

Of course, in the end, Cui Shunying not only fell ill, but also committed the crime of deceiving the mouth, and was punished by Cui Jue to copy the ten thousand-word family rules ten times. If he did not finish it, he would not be allowed to go out to the banquet again.

Cui Jue knew very well that Cui Shunying was afraid of her brother, so she didn't dare to admit that she went out to eat and drink again. Su Li had always had a good relationship with Cui Shunying, and tonight she was just taking the blame for her fourth sister.

Considering that someone outside had pleaded for mercy, Cui Jue didn't punish Cui Shunying. He just looked at his fourth sister and said calmly, "The food in the market is not clean. Eat less in the future."

These words sounded a bit harsh to Su Li's ears.

Cui Jue clearly saw Su Li eating these street snacks, but he did not care about Su Li's face at all, and still warned Cui Shunying in front of her: the food in the market is dirty and crudely made, and cannot be eaten by a noble lady like Cui Shunying.

The implication is clearly... Su Li is just a lady from a common family, and her life or death is not important, but Cui Shunying is different. The daughter of the Cui family is of noble birth, so she should take care of her body.

The three of them returned home in the same car. Su Li was exhausted and dozed off against the wall of the car.

The moment Su Li tilted her head, Cui Shunying saw a tiny blood scab under her collar, which looked like a crack in warm jade, shocking.

"Sister Su, what's the matter with the wound on your neck?" Cui Shunying asked her in surprise.

Su Li was awakened from her sleep. She covered her neck and subconsciously glanced at Cui Jue.

The man remained calm and composed, not at all disturbed by his sister's words.

Cui Jue must have expected that Su Li would be afraid of his brutality and would keep his evil deeds secret.

This is indeed the case.

Su Li said timidly, "I accidentally hurt myself with the scissors."

Cui Shunying looked worried: "That's too dangerous."

"I will be more careful next time..."

Before Su Li could finish, a cold voice suddenly rang out from the darkness of the carriage. It was Cui Jue who said, "Doctor Liu is best at mixing ointments to remove scars. If Madam Su doesn't mind, you can send someone to get some for me when we get back home."

Cui Shunying woke up as if from a dream and clapped her hands, saying, "Yes, Doctor Liu's Jade Cream is very effective in removing scars! There are also young ladies from other families who have injuries and sores and come to our Cui family every day to ask for medicine! I will send some to Sister Su later."

Su Li didn't want to owe Cui Jue any favors, so she confiscated all the food and clothing he gave her.

As if she could vent some of her anger by being so tough.

Cui Jue would know that it was not him who cut her with a knife and gave her medicine to treat her. The grudge between the two of them could be resolved and the grievances she suffered could be cleared up.

But Cui Shunying happened to deliver medicine to Su Li...Su Li just didn't want Cui Shunying to know about these dirty deals in private, so she couldn't say too much to Cui Jue.

Su Li was in a dilemma and could only nod slowly: "Thank you very much, Fourth Lady... and the eldest master."

-

Half a month later.

Just after the New Year, the Zhang family, a powerful and influential family in Liangzhou, rebelled.

By the time the news reached Jianye County, it was too late.

Zhang had already led a miscellaneous force of 50,000 soldiers and 10,000 refugees to capture Yanshui Pass, the throat of the Wu State.

Yanshui Pass borders the snowy plateau and is a fortress for defending the country. If the Zhang family abandons the spirit of the aristocracy and allies with foreigners to invade the country in order to win, it is not difficult to imagine that the barbarian cavalry will invade the country, burning, killing and looting, and the north will be engulfed in war. What a hell on earth Liangzhou will become.

The noble families who heard the news were all shocked and confused.

You should know that a year ago, the Zhang family joined forces with the Li Dynasty to encircle and suppress the Shanyang Zheng family who were entrenched in Liangzhou. Emperor Xuanning even granted the position of governor to the young master of the Zhang family and divided Liangzhou into the Zhang family's territory.

The Zhang family and the imperial power enjoyed a mutually beneficial and harmonious relationship.

How could Zhang have rebelled in just one year?

Although the local warlords could not see the situation clearly, they were not stupid. They kept their troops in place and waited for the troops of the Wudong Cui family in Jianye County to advance first.

Seeing the chaos in Liang Province and the raging war, Emperor Xuanning could no longer hold back.

He could not allow civil unrest in Wu. Once the Zhang family attacked the capital, aristocratic families from all over the country would surely follow suit and rise up in rebellion, fearing that they would be left behind and not even be able to get a share of the spoils. Then, there would be another civil war to be fought within Wu.

The aristocratic families were not afraid of ceding land and power and submitting to the new emperor, but the Li family was afraid that the imperial power would fall into the hands of others and that the royal clan would be slaughtered by the new emperor.

Emperor Xuanning had finally come to power, so how could he let it go so easily?

Thinking of this, he could only hint to Cui Jue, the head of the thousand-year-old Wudong Cui family, to come forward to suppress the rebels.

But Emperor Xuanning gave the order to send Cui Jue, but he refused to give up his power.

Emperor Xuanning knew that Cui Jue had tens of thousands of private soldiers under his command, and had set up large camps for training troops in nearby prefectures and counties. He even cultivated land and recruited soldiers to provide his own military pay.

Emperor Xuanning wanted to trick Cui's army into joining the battle and force Cui Jue to lead the charge. But how could Cui Jue do as he wished and let his own troops die in vain? He simply pretended to be deaf and dumb, shirking responsibility by claiming he was busy with state affairs.

Emperor Xuanning was in a difficult situation, as he was well aware of Cui Jue's despicable behavior.

Cui Jue is a minister. The changes of the court do not matter much to the Cui family. No matter who becomes the emperor, Cui Jue can always be the most powerful minister. The one who is anxious now is Emperor Xuanning in the Golden Palace, because those rebels from the aristocratic families want to rebel against the Li family's kingdom!

But Emperor Xuanning did not dare to take the risk easily. Although he had the ability to suppress the Zhang family, he did not dare to send out hundreds of thousands of imperial guards guarding the imperial city in the capital, for fear that the rear would be empty and he would fall into danger and cause the royal power to fall into the hands of others!

If Emperor Xuanning wanted to force the Cui family to take action, he would definitely give them some benefits to lure them...

Emperor Xuanning gave in. He appointed Cui Jue as the General Guarding the Pass, mobilized 20,000 troops to support Cui Jue, and tacitly allowed Cui Jue to pay a sum of money from the national treasury to provide food and drink for 50,000 soldiers for half a year to pacify the north.

Although Emperor Xuanning spent a large sum of military funds and even helped Cui Jue raise troops, he could also force Cui Jue to dispatch Cui's private soldiers to fight. By then, the vast majority of casualties on the battlefield would be Cui's soldiers, and the Li family's soldiers would suffer less damage, so they would not be at a disadvantage in comparison.

In early January, the snow and wind gradually subsided and the glaciers melted.

It was a sunny day when Cui Jue set out on the expedition.

The man stood with his shoulders straight and his expression was stern.

He was wearing black armor and a black robe, holding the reins of his horse, carrying the king's letter, and led 20,000 Li's personal guards and 30,000 Cui's private soldiers, heading straight to Liangzhou to encircle and suppress the rebellious officials and rebels.

End of February, Liangzhou.

After the siege, thick smoke billowed, broken walls and ruins were everywhere, and wherever the horses' hooves reached, there were piles of corpses of soldiers and horses.

Mosquitoes buzzed around and vultures circled with wings spread, lingering around the broken limbs and arms, competing to pull and peck at the bloody sausage and rotten stomach that were flowing on the ground.

In the distance, the flags of the Cui family army fluttered in the wind, making a sharp roar.

The wind blew wildly, the sound of the wind was like the howling of ghosts and wolves, carrying with it a sickening smell of blood, like the weeping of wandering souls.

Cui Jue led his army to attack Zhangjiawu Fort with great momentum and unstoppable momentum.

Everywhere was filled with the rumbling of horses' hooves, the sound of close combat, fireworks burning the sky and the earth, the two armies fighting, and blood and flesh flying all over the city.

Cui Jue, holding a long sword, took the lead and rode through the raging wind.

He rode his horse towards the towering fortress built by the Zhang family. The man stared at Zhang Ming, the eldest son of the Zhang family, who was commanding his troops on the high platform with a cold look in his eyes.

When the good horse Chixia carried Cui Jue up the stone steps, the man sheathed his sword, then with his backhand pulled out a huge bow and several arrows from behind him, pointing them at the enemy camp's commander.

Before Cui Jue could draw his bow...

whoosh!

Amidst the rain of arrows from afar, a black-feathered arrow broke through the air and pierced directly into Chixia's strong leg bone!

The horse's blood instantly splattered everywhere, splashing Cui Jue's eyes with scarlet. The red horse under his crotch was stabbed, and the red horse raised its hooves and neighed in pain, with air coming out of its nose, and almost knelt on the ground.

Cui Jue was bumped around, but he did not panic. Instead, he took the opportunity to draw his bow and arrow and stood up on the horse's back.

Cui Jue held his head high and chest out, raised the heavy ox horn longbow in his hand, drew the string and aimed at the target.

The man's brows were grim, and with his two strong and powerful arms, he pulled the bowstring forcefully, put on the long arrow, and was ready to shoot.

Cui Jue's eyes were cold and he responded calmly. The muscles and bones in his shoulders and back were distinct and full of strength. The veins under the skin of the back of his hands were bulging due to excessive force. Victory or defeat depended on this one move!

The man was filled with murderous intent. Facing the howling wind and snow, he pulled the giant bow in his hand to a full moon and pointed it directly at Zhang Ming's eyebrows!

With a click.

The longbow broke due to the excessive force, and the black-feathered silver arrow, shot by Cui Jue with great force, finally flew towards Zhang Ming like an unstoppable stream of fire falling from the sky!

In the distance, the sharp sound of breaking wind came——

Everyone was in a panic, scrambling to protect their young master.

"Young Master, be careful!"

"There's a hidden weapon! Raise your shield!"

"Young Master, retreat!!"

However, no matter how much defense is put in, it is too late.

Cui Jue has been an excellent archer since he was young. Even from hundreds of meters away, he can shoot an arrow through the heart, and he never misses!

But in the blink of an eye, the long arrow shot out with the force of lightning and pierced straight into Zhang Ming's eyebrows!

Boom!

The boy's head was hit by a violent impact, and his entire head exploded like a watermelon, blood spurted out, and his skull was shattered into pieces.

Zhang Ming died, and his whole body deflated instantly like a deflated ball.

The young master of the family was assassinated, and mournful horns sounded from the distant watchtower. The army's morale was low and the people were in panic!

To capture a thief, you must first capture the leader. If you want to subdue the enemy, your commander must capture the enemy general alive and then negotiate peace.

But the person they met was Cui Jue... the vicious Cui Jue who killed people without blinking an eye!

He left no room for the Zhang family and shot the eldest son of the Zhang family to death with an arrow. It was clear that he wanted to create a blood feud with the Zhang family... Then, there would be no room for maneuver in this battle, and both sides would fight to the death!

Cui Jue will massacre the city. He will kill all the Zhang family soldiers. He will not recruit soldiers and give those soldiers a chance to survive... Cui Jue will kill everyone!

But they are not orphans. Their families, wives and children are all in Liangzhou. Their families and children do not deserve such a crime!

The Zhang family's army was in a trance. They looked at the thousands of horses and troops in the distance, listened to the earth-shaking sound of the horses' hooves stepping on the snow, and suddenly they felt fear... because they knew that the gap in strength in this battle was too big, and the Zhang family could not win!

The commander was killed and the morale of the entire army was low.

Late at night, the Zhang family surrendered.

The defeat of the Liangzhou army was something Cui Jue had expected. He ordered rewards for the three armies, but there was no joy on his face.

After Cui Jue helped Chi Xia treat the arrow wound, he walked into the main hall of the Zhang family in the pouring rain.

The person imprisoned in the hall was Zhang Linsheng, the patriarch of the Zhang family.

Zhang Linsheng is over sixty years old and is already a veteran.

Today his mutiny failed, not only did he kill tens of thousands of Zhang family soldiers, but he would also become a sinner who brought disaster to his clan, causing the entire clan to die under the butcher knife of Emperor Xuanning.

In just one night, Zhang Linsheng's hair turned white and he looked decades older.

His hands and feet were shackled, and he was motionless. He only raised his head slowly when he heard heavy footsteps.

Outside the house, rain poured down, and a purple lightning dragon exploded in the vast dark sky, baring its fangs and claws, twisting into a ball.

The sky and earth were instantly illuminated, as bright as day, reflecting Cui Jue's evil face stained with scarlet blood.

The raindrops wet Cui Jue's long and thick eyelashes. Water droplets dripped down his cold and hard jaw, seeping into the dark armor and overflowing into the light pink blood on the ground.

Cui Jue walked over slowly.

The man had a tall and handsome figure and a calm expression. He looked down on everyone and had the arrogance that only a superior could have.

Zhang Linsheng suddenly looked up, his eyes wide open, staring at Cui Jue.

He thought of his beloved eldest son who was shot in the head by this guy, and of Cui Jue's decisiveness and cruelty in killing. He was so angry that his eyes were bleeding and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Cui Jue! Do you think that since you are a high-ranking official and you marry into the Li family, you will be a venerable elder, second only to the emperor?!"

"I tell you, the Li family is despicable. They instigated your Wudong Cui clan to go on wars and make enemies everywhere. Countless nobles have died at your hands. You are the target of public criticism and despised by the aristocracy! If the building collapses one day and the royal family becomes suspicious, your Cui clan will be exterminated and your bodies will be left without a burial place!"

"My Zhang's death today will surely be the end of your Cui's future!"

These words were not only a catharsis before death, but also meant to sow discord. Cui Jue would not fail to hear it.

However, he felt that Zhang Linsheng was wrong.

Cui Jue's phoenix eyes flashed with coldness as he said calmly, "If you die without understanding, you must be cautious when you reincarnate in the underworld and never be reborn into a noble family."

Cui Jue's words startled Zhang Linsheng. He looked confused and even a little lost.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Why did the Zhang family rebel?" Cui Jue gave him a hint.

Zhang Linsheng: "It was the Emperor who forced us to rebel. He clearly assigned Liang Province to my Zhang clan, yet he showed no mercy, fearing that my clan would embezzle local taxes and raise private soldiers. During years of natural disasters, when crops failed, the Emperor still imposed heavy taxes, leaving no profit... Not only did the Zhang clan have to settle local taxes, but they also had to contribute money to appease the local tenants and refugees. Being the governor of this place offers no benefits at all, and all I have to support are the people of the Li clan. It's truly unfair!"

Emperor Xuanning is pressing so hard, simply because he wants to seize power! He wants to suppress the local aristocratic families! He wants to get rid of them!

Therefore, Zhang Linsheng could only follow the example of the prefecture and county leaders, divide the land and govern himself, and no longer be manipulated by Emperor Xuanning.

I just hate that Cui Jue became the emperor's running dog, who attacked wherever he was told, and he even went to Liangzhou in person to destroy his clan!

Upon hearing this, Cui Jue, far from being alarmed, smiled and said, "You are so stupid! It's a waste of my warning."

Zhang Linsheng was dumbfounded.

Zhang Linsheng sensed a clue in Cui Jue's ghostly smile.

In a flash, he realized something and felt a pain in his heart: "You, you..."

Cui Jue took two steps closer and raised his icy phoenix eyes. "The Cui family is also able to run the country. Is it the Li family that wants to exterminate your entire clan, or is it that our Cui family is dissatisfied with your presumptuous intentions and wants to give you a small punishment?"

Zhang Linsheng suddenly understood.

It turned out that all this was Cui Jue's conspiracy. Cui Jue knew very well that Emperor Xuanning was cruel and would not be willing to transfer Liangzhou to Zhang. Therefore, Cui Jue intervened and deliberately treated Zhang harshly.

It was Cui Jue who forced Zhang Linsheng to rebel! It was Cui Jue who guessed the sage's ambition and lured Emperor Xuanning into a trap!

Zhang Linsheng burst into tears: "So you are the ambitious traitor who has brought disaster to the country and betrayed the party!"

"Rebellion? The Li family is just a bunch of ragtag dogs kept by an aristocratic family. Now that they've grown ambitious, they're thinking of rebelling against their superiors." Cui Jue curled his lips. "I'm just teaching them the duties of a family dog. How can you call it rebellion?"

"You!" Zhang Linsheng was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Cui Jue stopped trying to tangle with Zhang Linsheng and went straight to the point: "Zhang Linsheng, if I can save your wife and children, what will you give me in exchange?"

Zhang Linsheng was stunned by his words and remained speechless for a long time.

It seemed as if he only understood Cui Jue's overall plan at this moment.

He thought that Cui Jue was afraid of the royal family, so he was willing to be a pawn of the Li family. Little did he know that Emperor Xuanning used the Cui family's troops to fight in the south and the north, which just gave Cui Jue the opportunity to go around and recruit soldiers!

How could anyone know how many soldiers Cui Jue had recruited after all these years, and how many cards he still had in his hand...

Zhang's confrontation with Cui was undoubtedly like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and they were overestimating their own capabilities.

In order to save the lives of his clansmen, he had no choice but to be ordered around by Cui Jue.

Zhang Linsheng sat down dejectedly, his defeat well-acknowledged. "I can help you mobilize the remaining 10,000 Zhang family soldiers and horses. We also have a detachment of 5,000 soldiers made up of starving civilians in Jingzhou, ready for your deployment... And please, Master Cui, please spare my old wife, my youngest daughter, and my second son."

"Of course." Cui Jue put away the long sword in his hand and said slowly, "He who knows the current situation is a hero. Master Zhang, you are still a hero."

After Cui Jue dealt with the military affairs of Liang Province, he had a lot more bargaining chips in his hands.

After tonight, he would start his journey back to the city.

We arrived in Jianye around March 10th.

Cui Jue had been marching for several days and fighting for several nights. He was exhausted and wanted to go to sleep after returning to the barracks and wiping his body.

When he lifted the curtain, he heard a faint and weak breathing sound in the tent.

Cui Jue frowned and looked over, only to see a beautiful woman in gauze standing beside his couch.

Thinking back to the joyful atmosphere at tonight's celebration banquet, it was because it was a "generous gift" carefully prepared by his subordinates for Cui Jue.

Men understand men best. The deputy general knew that Cui Jue did not have sex with women while on the march, so he must have been away from home for a long time.

Now that I have returned triumphantly, I should let my superiors relieve their desires.

Cui Jue's eyes flashed coldly and he couldn't help but sneer... What a guy who is good at taking advantage of opportunities.

The gauze curtain of the tent was lifted, and outside stood a handsome man wearing a fox fur cloak and with a slender figure.

The beauty recognized that this man was the famous patriarch of the Cui family. Looking at his gorgeous eyes and eyebrows, the beauty's face immediately flushed and she knelt down to approach him.

The woman lowered her long, snow-white neck and said respectfully, "Slave, slave, I am here to serve the general to sleep at night..."

The beauty had thought that Cui Jue, as a siege commander, would be a burly, sturdy man with a green face and fangs, but she had not expected him to be so handsome. Considering that Cui Jue was the head of the most aristocratic family in Wu, and that he was young and handsome, how could she not want to serve such a powerful and handsome man?

Before the beauty could raise her eyes with affection, a long sword that could cut through iron like mud had already pierced her shoulder and arm.

Cui Jue's words were icy and ruthless: "Get out of the tent before I draw my sword!"

The sword pierced the beauty's shoulder, tearing her flesh and causing blood to ooze out. She was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes as she hurriedly defended herself, "I, I have no bad intentions. I just want to take care of you... General, I am still a decent girl, not a dirty whore. I would never defile your body."

The beauty thought Cui Jue didn't like women of the night and night around him, so she explained in a gentle voice. As she finished her words, she deliberately sobbed softly, letting the tears flow down her chin in a very beautiful way, trying to arouse the man's desire to protect the weak woman.

But for some reason, such crying did not move Cui Jue at all, but instead made him feel disgusted.

Cui Jue's eyes were even colder and more restrained. He exerted force with his hand bones, and the blade pressed down another inch, breaking through the skin...

The beauty frowned in pain and stepped back repeatedly. She covered her bleeding shoulder and finally faced the reality.

The beauty was so frightened that her face turned pale and she dared not serve this evil ghost anymore. After apologizing, she quickly ran out of the tent and dared not come back.

Cui Jue's eyes were cold. Seeing the man walking away, he finally threw away the bloody sword.

The man didn't like having other people's blood on his body, so he took some cold water and washed the blood off his finger bones.

The moment he got into bed, Cui Jue inappropriately thought of another face that was crying bitterly.

The girl bit her lip stubbornly, crystal clear tears meandering down her cheeks, her eyes became misty and moist, as red as a rabbit's eyes.

It was obvious that Su Li cried louder, more noisily, and more annoyingly, and her tears were more numerous, enough to wet the entire bed...but Cui Jue did not kill her.

Now that I think about it, Su Li is really lucky.

-

In March in Jianye, the ice and snow melt and all things come back to life.

Green willows brushed the riverbank, and the early morning cicadas chirped loudly among the branches, disturbing the ears. Su Li was annoyed by the sound and told the maid to get a branch and a spoonful of rice paste to make a sticky fishing rod for catching cicadas.

After catching two or three cicadas, Su Li instructed the maids to throw the cicadas into the pot and fry them with lard. At the same time, she directed the others to find some long reed stalks, bend them into a small circle, and then stick spider webs on them to catch the cicada wings.

For a time, Mudong Pavilion was extremely lively. Even Cui Shunying knew about Su Li's new way of playing, and secretly ran over to join her in catching cicadas without telling Aunt Xu.

Cui Shunying tried fried insects for the first time, and she was very scared. But when she put the fried cicada into her mouth, she found it crunchy and her eyes lit up. She praised it repeatedly, saying, "It has the same delicious meaty flavor as roasted lamb legs!"

Su Li laughed: "Don't eat too much, if you get an upset stomach, the eldest master will be angry."

Cui Shunying snorted: "Brother won't be back until seven days later! He has no right to control me!"

Upon hearing this, Su Li's hand that was pinching the insect trembled, and she was a little stunned.

Just as the escape was getting on track, Cui Jue came back at this moment.

Su Li's eyelashes trembled slightly, her face was gloomy, and her heart was uneasy.

Seven days later, it was March 11th. Her period had ended. Should she start preparing to have children again?

Su Li had previously felt unwell because Cui Jue was too forceful during sex, so she had to postpone her sex from January to February.

At the beginning of February, Cui Jue went out to quell the rebellion and hadn't returned home for a whole month. She was secretly happy that she had more time to plan her escape...

But before mid-March, Cui Jue came back...

Fortunately, after a month of training, Su Li had taught Grandma how to receive messages from the carrier bird. If the bird held one straw, it was waiting at home; if it held three straws, it was ready to flee.

In order to ensure that her grandmother could escape from the courtyard guarded by Zhou, Su Li also planned to bribe Wang Po, who was in charge of purchasing in the outer courtyard of the Su family.

Su Li has found out that Wang Po has a son who is addicted to gambling. As long as she can control the only son of the Wang family, she can force Wang Po to send her grandmother out of the house under the pretext of going out to buy food.

At that time, Su Li would take advantage of her pregnancy and be sent to the countryside to take care of the baby, so that she could meet up with her grandmother and escape together.

However, there cannot be any mistakes in this matter. It requires the right time, place and people, and none of them can be missing.

Su Li knew very well that when she was pregnant, her mother-in-law and Zhou had achieved their wish, and their defense and supervision over her would be the weakest, making it much more likely that Su Li would escape.

You must know that Jianye County is the capital of the imperial family. Common people entering and leaving the city are subject to strict inspection. The guards not only have to check the identity cards of the newcomers, but also verify the proof of the common people's travel and relocation, so as to avoid letting any dangerous people into the capital.

Once out of Jianye, there have always been refugees moving around in other states and counties, so the control over people's relocation will not be so strict.

The fake body stickers made by Su Li are enough to deal with these minor situations. Then Su Li will be able to live freely with her grandmother in a state far away from the family.

Just be patient and endure for another two months.

Su Li clenched her palms tightly and made up her mind...

She had also thought that she didn't have to get pregnant with Cui Jue's child.

When the time is right, she will be able to hide the truth and escape by faking pregnancy.

Su Li just couldn't let anyone discover her escape plan. She couldn't arouse suspicion, so as to avoid any mistakes that would cause the escape plan to fail.

Therefore, Su Li not only could not resist having sex with Cui Jue, but also had to pretend to be nice to Cui Jue and pretend that she was looking forward to the arrival of the child, so that everyone could let down their guard.

Knowing that success or failure depended on this one move, Su Li thought of Cui Jue's toughness in bed, his long, well-proportioned hands that could exert immense strength, and him pinching her waist...

The scorching seven inches arrives on the battlefield.

From behind her...

Go all the way in.

Su Li still felt afraid.

Seeing Su Li's pale face, Cui Shunying asked cautiously, "Sister Su, what's wrong with you? You looked unhappy when you heard about my brother... Don't you like my brother?"

Su Li took a deep breath, her smile forced. "How could that be? The eldest young master is brave and skilled in battle, truly a hero... Like Si Niang, I admire him immensely."