Song Yu lost his qualification to command the army - the Yue army was defeated and the barbarians reached the city gate.

The city was surrounded by a barbarian army. The people inside fled in panic and were shot to death by arrows. Inside the palace, the emperor huddled behind his bed with a pale face. Song Yu pointed his sword at the original owner, his face full of hatred: "You deserve to die!"

Several eunuchs and palace maids were lying on the ground in the main hall, and blood was flowing like a river. They were all killed by Song Yu.

The original owner laughed crazily: "I deserve to die? It's you who deserve to die! You are a bunch of ungrateful people, you deserve to die! I tell you, I did all this, I was the one who colluded with the barbarians!"

The original owner's slender fingertips were painted with red Dankou, and she pointed at them one by one: "You, you, and you, I want you all to die!"

"I know exactly who betrayed me in the first place! Don't even think about escaping."

Song Yu's eyes turned red with anger: "Jiang Yue, you vicious woman! How has my Song family ever wronged you? What has the entire Yue Kingdom done to wrong you? You hate us, but the person you hate the most is actually yourself!"

"You use your meanness and shamelessness to scare away everyone who wants to care about you!"

"I will kill you with my own hands today!"

With a twist of his wrist, he rushed forward.

The original owner's pupils constricted and he quickly retreated.

The next second,

“Puff——”

The original owner slowly lowered her head, blood oozing out along the sword bit by bit, pain spreading from her chest to her entire body... She looked at Song Yu and curled her lips: "Song Yu, I'll wait for you downstairs!"

Boom, he fell to the ground.

The palace gates were opened, and the barbarian cavalry entered the palace. From then on, the mountains and rivers were broken and the people were displaced.

Xihe: “…”

This is called a war between countries caused by a marriage.

However, even without Jiang Yue, there would be Wang Yue and Zhang Yue. The original owner just happened to be standing in that position. If it was someone else, it would actually make no difference.

The barbarians had been planning this for a long time, and they had spies everywhere not only in the officials' homes but also in the palace.

However, the reason why the extremely prosperous Yue Kingdom fell into its later situation was not only due to the emperor's incompetence, countless corrupt officials in the court, but also the collapse of the eldest prince's faction.

The emperor himself was incompetent and was jealous that his son was better than himself and threatened his throne, so he decided to go all out and depose the man.

The crown prince was demoted, and loyal old ministers retired one after another and returned home.

The destruction of the Yue State was a matter of time.

Xihe walked barefoot to the bronze mirror and looked at it carefully.

Her eyebrows were as dark as distant ink, her eyes were gentle, and her lips were slightly pursed. She had the kind of beauty that was popular in Yue State at that time. However, there were countless beauties like her in Yue State. Instead, people with a spirited look like Chen Piaopiao were more likely to attract attention and were indispensable.

Xihe raised his hand and touched his face. It was still some time before Song Yu was discovered by Shen Piaopiao.

Now, Chen Piaopiao is still following her brothers in the parade, the flower viewing banquet has not yet begun, and Grandpa Chen, who raised Song Yu, has not died while picking herbs. She has plenty of time to change things that have not yet happened in the future.

As for what happened last night...

She tapped the table lightly, and the next moment, the door opened: "Miss, are you awake?"

The room was filled with a faint fragrance. A young girl, dressed in a white shirt and barefoot, stood in the room. The maidservant immediately became anxious: "Miss, why are you not wearing shoes? What if you caught a cold?"

He hurriedly put the shoes at Xihe's feet and helped her put them on.

Xihe looked at her swirling hair and said calmly, "What time is it? Where is mother? Send someone to tell her that I will have dinner with her today."

The maid respectfully replied, "Yes, Miss."

Soon, Xihe changed into a goose yellow cotton skirt, slowly walked through the nine-turn corridor, rockery and flowing water, and came to Mrs. Song's peony garden.

The courtyard was clean and tidy, and the servants stood respectfully with their hands hanging down.

"Miss Ann."

"Um."

The maid lifted the curtain.

Xihe walked in and saw the woman sitting in the main seat at a glance.

She was wearing a royal blue dress with smooth fabric, and a few pearls and jade were simply inserted in her hair. She had a faint smile on her face. She was talking to the nanny with her head tilted to the side. When she saw her come in, she immediately said happily, "Yue'er, come quickly!"

Xihe walked over with a smile and knelt down: "Meeting mother."

Mrs. Song immediately held her hand, jokingly scolded her for being "too polite", and chatted with her affectionately about family matters. Xihe had a smile on her face and responded from time to time.

Mrs. Song is a typical mistress of the household. Besides managing the household, she especially likes to talk to her children about the young men in Beijing.

She touched Xihe's hair lovingly and said, "My son is so handsome, I think he's worthy of being married to a prince or nobleman. I've already looked at a few for you. When the time comes, just pick the one you like!"

She has a loving mother's heart and loves her only child deeply.

Xihe pouted: "I don't want to get married. I want to stay with my mother forever!"

Mrs. Song burst into laughter. "What kind of girl doesn't get married? You~ In the future, I will definitely find you a man who loves and cares for you and will protect you for the rest of your life."

The nanny also laughed and agreed, and the room was filled with laughter for a while.

Xihe shyly turned away, her fingers twisted into a dough twist: "Mom, please stop teasing me. Also, Mom, I want to stay in the other courtyard for a few days. Is that okay with you?"

Mrs. Song was surprised: "What are you doing outside the city in this snowy weather?"

Xihe said nothing, but just pulled her sleeve and acted coquettishly. Mrs. Song had never been able to deal with this trick, so she could only nod at her nose and agree.

At dinner, Lord Song returned home and the family had dinner together.

Xihe silently ate the dishes brought by the maid, with her ears perked up, listening to the childish talk and funny conversations of several young masters behind the curtain next door. One of the young men who was frequently asked questions by Lord Song was none other than Aunt Mei's son.

Ever since the incident with Long Huanfeng, Aunt Mei has become a recluse, only cooking during festivals and staying in her own small courtyard on weekdays.

Her low-key behavior made Lord Song look at her with a higher regard, and he would go to her yard to sit when he had nothing to do.

At this time, also asking about homework was the cousin who came from Ruyang hometown. He had a handsome appearance, but there was wickedness in his eyes. He was the wild cat who was moaning outside the original owner's house last night.

The Zhao family's original home was in Ruyang, but after many years, only Mrs. Song married a high-ranking official.

The Zhao clan naturally wanted to establish a closer relationship with Lord Song. One way was to rely on the imperial examination, and the other was through marriage. This was the instruction Zhao Ming received before he came.

He was not happy at first, after all, he was both talented and handsome, and was a talent in the imperial examinations, and there were many people in Ruyang who admired him.

But as soon as he entered the Song family and saw the beautiful Song Yue, Zhao Ming's mind immediately became active. Not only can he win the beauty through marriage, but he can also get the support of his father-in-law for free. Why not do it?

This person thought clearly, but when he put it into practice, he found many difficulties.

First, men and women in the Song family sat at separate tables. Except for the initial meeting, he had no chance to come into contact with this cousin. He came to the capital under the banner of imperial examinations, and Lord Song was very concerned about this.