After leaving Beichuan City, it was seventy miles to the territory of Beiliang. Su Luo, holding the tassel given to her by Guo Gaofeng, entered Beiliang smoothly.
However, as soon as they entered the city gate, Ye Beihan, Shuang Shuo, and others were waiting in front of them with a carriage.
Ye Beihan smiled wickedly, dismounted from his horse, and strode over to Su Luo with a triumphant look on his face.
"I told you long ago that you would come to me on your own initiative."
"I have learned a great deal from the Regent's brilliant strategies."
Su Luo's words were full of sarcasm, but Ye Beihan wasn't angry at all.
"Su Luo, there has never been anyone I have personally come out to greet. You are the first."
Su Luo: "Should I feel honored?"
Her enemy was right in front of her, but Su Luo couldn't make a move; all she could feel was hatred.
Ye Beihan still wore an indifferent, wicked smile, his hands on his hips exuding laziness.
"Alright, let's talk things over properly once you've calmed down. I even brought you a special gift today."
As soon as he finished speaking, two soldiers behind the carriage pushed a woman in front of Su Luo.
The woman had a hood over her head, and the soldier roughly ripped it off.
The girl's hair was disheveled, and her clothes were so dirty that their original color was no longer recognizable. Her eyes were filled with fear, but when she saw Su Luo again, a glimmer of light returned to them.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, hurry! They are from Beiliang."
"Lian'er?"
Su Luo was shocked to find that Lian'er had been captured by Ye Beihan. Seeing her like this, she couldn't imagine what kind of life she had been living these past few days.
Su Luo squatted down and untied the ropes binding Lian'er.
"Lian'er, are you alright? Where is the guard who was protecting you?"
Lian'er shook her head. After being captured by the Northern Liang people, she was locked in a dark and gloomy room. She never thought she would see the princess again.
"Your Highness, the guards have been killed, waaaaah..."
Lian'er originally intended to find a safe place to hide for a while, as Su Luo had suggested, and return to Beichuan City after the war had subsided. However, things didn't go as planned, and she encountered the Beiliang people on the way.
Ye Beihan glanced at Su Luo's deep affection for the maid and knew that keeping the girl was the right thing to do.
"If this girl hadn't served you, I would have killed her long ago. Stop whining! Get in the carriage, let's go..."
Su Luo helped Lian'er onto the carriage. Since Ye Beihan had summoned her to Beiliang, he must have a reason to use her.
Su Luo first comforted Lian'er, and then slowly searched for the antidote for the poisonous insects on Ye Beihan's body.
"Let's go, Lian'er!"
Back inside the Northern Liang army camp, everything a woman needs for daily life is readily available, as if Ye Beihan had prepared it all in advance.
Whether it's the color of the tea set or the curtains, they are all styles that Su Luo likes. Everything here is very similar to the style of Wanxiu Pavilion.
With Su Luo around, Lian'er also became her personal maid here, but in the Beiliang military camp, she was no longer as carefree as she was in Beichuan City.
"Your Highness, were you also captured by them? They've given us such a nice place to stay, won't they kill us?"
Su Luo recalled the scene when she met Ye Beihan. She wouldn't kill him now, but she didn't know what would happen in the future.
"Lian'er, I came to Beiliang on my own initiative. Prince Yu has been poisoned, and I came here only to find an antidote for him."
Moreover, only Ye Beihan possesses this antidote. This journey is fraught with danger; a slight misstep could cost you your life. If you're afraid, I'll find a way to send you back to Beichuan City.”
Upon hearing that Nangong Chiyu had been poisoned, Lian'er was so terrified that she lost her composure.
With Prince Yu poisoned, it's easy to imagine the chaos that will ensue in Beichuan City. If Prince Yu falls, her mother and younger brother will have no protection. Prince Yu is the pillar of their family, and this news is like the sky falling down for her.
"No, I won't leave, Your Highness. I'll stay and help you. I also want to save Prince Yu."
Isolated and helpless in Beiliang, having one more person means being able to gather more information.
After thinking it through, Su Luo took out a pistol from under her sleeve and gave it to Lian'er.
"Good! This is our life-saving tool. If we encounter danger, holding this gun and pointing it at the enemy will be more effective than anything else."
Su Luo taught her how to use the gun and how to reload it.
This is the Northern Liang military camp, not Nanning.
After the two of them packed their things, Lian'er changed into new clothes and ate the dinner that Ye Beihan had prepared for them, a soldier came to report from outside.
"Vice Minister of Agriculture, His Highness requests your presence..."
"knew……"
It was already dark. Why did Ye Beihan call her over at this hour?
Even Lian'er was afraid that Ye Beihan might do something inappropriate to their princess.
"Your Highness, please don't go..."
Having already entered the wolf's den, what did Su Luo have to be afraid of?
"It's okay, I'll go check. Don't wander around here."
After speaking, Su Luo followed the Bei Liang soldiers to Ye Bei Han's main tent. There were several deputy generals, Shuang Shuo, and Guo Gaofeng inside.
Before Su Luo even entered the tent, there was a constant chatter inside, but as soon as she came in, it fell completely silent.
They all stared at Su Luo, their expressions tense, as if facing a formidable enemy.
What is she doing here?
"Yes, isn't she here to ruin our big plans?"
"Military secrets, how could we let a person from Nanning hear them?"
After a period of silence, discussions broke out, and people looked at Ye Beihan with confusion, wondering what their regent had summoned Su Luo for.
"Su Luo, sit down next to me."
Ye Beihan's tone was like a command, but Su Luo was naturally stubborn and refused to listen to him, sitting in the chair at the very end.
He ignored Ye Beihan's words.
"How dare you disregard His Highness!"
The one who spoke was a general from the military camp, while Shuang Shuo and Guo Gaofeng watched quietly.
"It's alright. She was summoned by me, and from now on she belongs to me, Ye Beihan. Where were you two? Continue..."
"What do you mean by becoming his person?" Su Luo asked, standing up despite feeling nauseous.
"Ye Beihan, you should be mindful of your words."
Ye Beihan just smiled smugly; becoming his person was only a matter of time.
Seeing that the people below remained silent, none of them wanting Su Luo to know or hear about their military affairs, Ye Beihan's expression turned cold instantly, faster than flipping through a book.
"explain……"
Everyone looked at each other, and finally Shuangshuo spoke first.
"What General Hu meant just now was that the late Emperor of Nanning has passed away, and now is the best time to attack Nanning."
With the capital in turmoil and Beichuan City receiving no reinforcements, if we were to launch a full-scale attack and fight to the death, we could expand the territory of our Great Northern Liang.
Ye Beihan leaned back in his chair, lost in thought, and glanced at Su Luo every now and then.
"Shuangshuo, how's the next batch of poisonous insects? Are they capable of breaching Beichuan City?"
Su Luo pretended to be indifferent as she sat there, but when she heard about the poisonous insects, her gaze still turned to Shuang Shuo.
"The poisonous insects are ready, just waiting for the master's order to take over Nanning."
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