Chapter 189 He will definitely come back

Cheng Jin sat on the chair and peeled the orange beside her.

Cui Zhu, the smart-talker, had already found out that there was nothing major going on in the court these days. It was just the punishment of a few unimportant officials. There were fewer chattering around Chu Chengye.

Chu Chengye propped up the chair with his hands and watched Cheng Jin's movements, as if he was expecting something.

Cheng Jin peeled an orange, looked at the size of the orange, weighed it, and directly opened his mouth to stuff the whole orange into his mouth.

Chu Chengye: "..."

When they were almost done eating, Cheng Jin remembered that Chu Chengye had not spoken, and turned around to meet Chu Chengye's rather helpless expression.

She paused, as if she had thought of something, and raised the orange in her hand, "Do you want to eat it?"

Chu Chengye nodded, and Cheng Jin generously threw a big orange into Chu Chengye's hand.

Cheng Jin said, "You haven't told me what you are here for yet." Chu Chengye

talked to Cheng Jin while peeling the orange.

"The battle in the south has been fought, and Nanqi won. The army entered the city this morning and reported the matter to me."

"Won!" Cheng Jin's eyes widened instantly, and it was obvious that she was very excited.

Nanqi lost many cities in the south and was annexed by the surrounding small countries. Since they were occupied by other countries, those small countries were naturally harsh on the people in these cities and took as much money as they could.

Now that the city has been recovered, not only will the people in the city be relieved, it will also serve as a warning to the surrounding small countries, and the people in the capital will feel the strength of Southern Qi and be encouraged.

Chu Chengye looked at Cheng Jin, who was happier than him, and nodded, "Yes."

"Now only the border is still fighting."

"The terrain of the border is complex, and it is the easiest to defend and the hardest to attack. It is a huge challenge to capture it. It is difficult for Deputy General Cheng to send him this time." "

The war at the border has been stalemate for a long time. If the enemy loses a battle, they will not leave the camp for ten days or half a month, and they will keep our Southern Qi soldiers hanging, and then wait for the weather to be bad to take the opportunity to attack. It is really cunning."

Cheng Jin naturally found out everything about Cheng Sheng.

The border war did not start in the past two years. Instead, the Southern Qi Dynasty has always taken it as its mission to take over the border, but it has never succeeded.

This was originally the land of the Southern Qi Dynasty, but many years ago, it was taken away by other countries. It is understandable that Chu Chengye wants to take it back, but it is indeed as Chu Chengye said, it is not an easy task.

The border has complex terrain, harsh environment, and often unpredictable weather. Let alone taking it down, it is also difficult to cross the border area.

Besides, the people at the border are the most brave and good at fighting. Compared with the people in the Central Plains, they have an advantage and can use the local terrain and weather. Taking over the border is like a fool's dream.

Cheng Sheng led the troops to turn the tide and persisted until today with almost no losses. It was not easy to persist until now. The people at the border are getting anxious. The Southern Qi army is short of food and cannot adapt well, so they want to wear them down until they can no longer hold on.

But the people at the border have lived there for generations. How could the Southern Qi soldiers bear it? It would be a long time before they retreat.

Cheng Jin nodded, "Brother has been away from Beijing for nearly half a year. I don't know when he will be back."

Chu Chengye raised his hand and touched Cheng Jin's hair to comfort her, "Deputy General Cheng is extremely capable, has high martial arts skills, and is best at leading troops in battle. He will come back."

"To be honest, I received a personal letter from Deputy General Cheng a few days ago. He told me not to worry, they will be back in Beijing soon."

Cheng Jin nodded and said, "I want to ask the emperor for one thing. No matter whether my brother wins the battle and returns to Kyoto, please don't blame him. He must have tried his best."

Chu Chengye said, "It's natural for you to do this. I know Cheng Sheng's temper best. Don't worry, everything will be fine."

It was rare for Chu Chengye to say such comforting words. He almost never said it. When he looked at Cheng Jin, his eyes were full of tenderness, but his words were indeed old-fashioned.

Cheng Jin couldn't help but smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing that Cheng Jin was in a better mood, Chu Chengye handed the orange he had just peeled to Cheng Jin.

Chu Chengye said, "You are also a hero in the victory of the war in the south."

Cheng Jin put the oranges into her mouth one by one, "Will the emperor reward me too?"

"Of course."

Chu Chengye approached Cheng Jin and said, "What do you want?"

Cheng Jin rolled her eyes. She really couldn't think of what she wanted. She waved her hands helplessly, "This makes me think that I really don't know what I want. Why don't I save it this time and tell the emperor when I think of it."

[I'll trick you into a big one when I think of it.]

Chu Chengye shook his head helplessly, "Whatever you like."

Previously, Cheng Jin thought that Chu Chengye's words about Cheng Sheng's upcoming return to Beijing were meant to persuade her. When Cheng Jin went to Jingyang Palace, she actually saw Cheng Sheng's handwritten letter.

In the letter, Cheng Sheng said that there would be good news in the near future, and the army's return to Beijing only took up a few words. This letter was more like an apology.

Cheng Sheng regarded the failure to capture the border as his own fault, and said that if he could return to the capital, he would then apologize to the emperor. Now, he hoped that the emperor would not involve Cheng Yishou in the court and Cheng Jin in the harem. He would take all the blame on him. The more

Cheng Jin read the letter, the more he felt that something was going to happen. He felt uneasy as if his heart was beating like a drum.

According to Cheng Sheng's temperament, how could he write such a pessimistic letter? He must have made some plans.

What do you mean by apologizing if you can return to the capital?

He will definitely come back.

In the book, Cheng Sheng was framed for betraying the country and collaborating with the enemy because he trusted his friend too much. He was executed by the general in the army with conclusive evidence. But now his friend has long been dead, and there is no reason why Cheng Sheng cannot return to the capital.

Cheng Jin still remembers the description in the book that Cheng Yishou fainted when he saw Cheng Sheng's body when he heard the news of Cheng Sheng's execution. His hair turned white overnight. After dealing with Cheng Sheng's funeral, Cheng Yishou, who had always been in good health, lay in bed and was sick and couldn't get up, and couldn't even talk to anyone. When

he felt a little better, he went to Chu Chengye for a medical examination without paying attention, saying that his son was wronged and asked Chu Chengye to overturn Cheng Sheng's case. But at that time, the evidence was indeed conclusive, so Chu Chengye ignored it.

If it wasn't for Cheng Jin who was still in the cold palace at that time to have someone to rely on outside, I'm afraid Cheng Yishou would definitely follow.

The plot has not developed as in the original book, but Cheng Jin still can't imagine how devastated Cheng Yishou and Zhao Shulan would be if Cheng Sheng really couldn't come back.

Cheng Jin thought of the previous fights and laughter with Cheng Sheng and the way Cheng Sheng protected her, everything seemed to be still in front of her.