At this time, Fu Yi stood at the door, stunned for a moment, and then strode forward.
"Sister Axu..." Jiang Yu burst into tears and opened her arms excitedly.
"Sister Axu understands me. Sister Axu, you are the best person in the world. It's so great to see you again."
"No, brother, don't get excited..." Seeing Jiang Yu with tears in his eyes about to rush over for a hug, Shen Xu stood up and retreated in panic.
Fu Yi hugged Shen Xu's leaning body and said in a low voice with sobs, "Xu'er, you are finally willing to call me brother. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Shen Xu's body stiffened, and the feeling of being held by the great devil made her tremble all over.
"Haha, Fu...Brother, it's okay. You are my brother after all."
She explained with a tingling scalp, as if trying to convince herself, "I know, when we were young, you were doing it for your brother's good... Let the past be the past, don't mention it... Sigh..."
Feeling her trembling body, Fu Yi's heart felt as if it was being cut into pieces by a thousand knives.
The damage had already been done. In the past few years, he and his father had tried their best to make up for it, but all the damage was done to Ye Wanqing.
And this real sister was covered in scars.
"Sister, please come back to the Southern Territory. Mom and Dad miss you so much. We were so sorry for you in the past, letting you endure so much pain alone. Dad wants to make up for what we owe you."
Shen Xu's nose turned red and tears welled up in his eyes. Thinking of the sadness in the past in the Marquis' Mansion, the scars of his childhood were revealed.
The scene of her most admired father forcing her to practice horse-crossing and martial arts with a rattan stick, and the scene of her being locked in a small dark room and suffering from hunger and cold, everything is still vivid in her mind.
She cautiously called Fu Yi "brother," "Dad and Mom, will you really accept me like this? I heard Pei Zhiyuan say that I've been helping Haoyue Nation so much... If they find out, they won't beat me, right?"
Fu Yi burst into tears of joy and whispered, "If I had heard earlier that you were the powerful female prime minister, my father and I would have conquered Yanyang Kingdom and given it to you.
Why not let my sister be the emperor? Why bother with the Murong family? "
Jiang Yu and Xie Ning'er quietly retreated, leaving Fu Yi and Shen Xu in the room, hugging each other and crying.
Shen Xu lowered his eyes to look at the drawings on the table, and light appeared in his beautiful cat eyes again.
"I've heard about your political actions in the southern border and I think you will go further than I did.
Killing and war will not bring happiness, brother, you are on the right path."
"No matter what, you are my best sister. It's great to see you again." Fu Yi hugged her tightly in his arms.
Shen Xu let him hold him, feeling the unprecedented warmth of his brother's embrace, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
Perhaps it was the blood connection, or perhaps the four years of missing memories alleviated her pain.
She could not muster any hatred towards her repentant brother.
She also felt less close to Murong Yan, Ye Wanqing...
She even felt less admiration for her brave and warlike father.
"Brother, you know everything about Pei Zhiyuan and me, right?"
Fu Yi hummed softly and said gently, "Brother supports all the decisions you make."
"Oh..." Shen Xu said calmly, "I'm not used to you being like this."
"Did he bully you?" Fu Yi let go of her and helped her sit on the chair.
Shen Xu shook his head, "I don't remember anything. Although he told me that we had made a vow to each other and had gone through many hardships, but...
But I can't remember anything. I feel so ashamed of his efforts. I want to regain my memory."
"Well... let's go back to the Southern Territory first and let Senior Yan cure your illness."
Shen Xu nodded.
…
After resting in Xiling for three or four days, the group prepared to set off for the southern border by boat.
Before arriving in Xiling City, Shen Xu and Pei Zhiyuan had already arranged their work in Haoyue Country, but their original itinerary was not that long.
Pei Zhiyuan wrote a letter to Xue Yan, asking him to take over some government affairs temporarily after returning to the north, and the rest of the matters were handed over to the Privy Council and the Left Prime Minister, Duke Xiao.
Xiling City held a farewell banquet to entertain everyone. Just as everyone was enjoying the reunion, battle reports came from the Nanguan front.
Murong Yao's 400,000 Western Wilderness troops suddenly pressed on Nanguan City. Liu Zhang was ambushed and captured, Lord Shen was seriously injured, and Nanguan City was in danger.
Nanguan City is the only pass leading to the southern border. Once Nanguan is broken, the Yanyang Army can attack and defend. The economic and cultural structures along the southern border will inevitably be severely damaged. The military equipment and food reserves stored behind Nanguan City will also be plundered by the Yanyang Army. The situation is extremely critical.
Fu Yi immediately convened an emergency strategic meeting, and Xiling City immediately expressed its willingness to send troops to contain the Yanyang Imperial Court and assist Fu Yi in defending Nanguan City.
Shen Xu looked at the city on the sand table and murmured, "This battle doesn't have to be fought."
Pei Zhiyuan's eyes lit up, "What do you think, Princess?"
She pursed her lips in thought, and after a while asked, "Murong Yao, are you really inhumane?"
"That's what they say." Ye Wanqing blushed slightly. "There hasn't been any news in recent years that he has any children."
Chen Xu looked at Murong Yan and said leisurely, "Brother Yan, this great general Liu Xiaoru from the Western Wasteland is our teacher of the art of emperorship."
"Ah Xu, don't you hate listening to his class the most?"
"Then we might as well teach him a lesson." Shen Xu looked at Lin Fuxue, "We have to ask Princess Lin to cooperate with us in a play."
Pei Zhiyuan had a smile on his face, with an expression of doting, as if to say, "I really can't do anything to you." He asked in a gentle voice, "Does that include me?"
"Of course."
"What's the show?" Everyone immediately became interested and gathered around. They had heard about Shen Xu's deeds in Haoyue Country long ago: the sky bead tricking the city guards, the blue armor controlling the wolves, the mediocre king driving the goats...
All of them are breathtaking.
"Of course, it's a play—" Shen Xu said with a faint smile, "loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and filial piety."
She roughly explained the plan to everyone, and Murong Yan said worriedly: "Liu Xiaoru is cunning and suspicious, but he is a loyal and patriotic man, and he would never do anything to overthrow his nephew.
Although he now commands a large army, he still supports Murong Yao. Ah Xu's plan may be difficult to implement."
"No matter how loyal he is, as long as Emperor Murong Yao becomes suspicious, the rift will only get bigger and bigger." Shen Xu stood up and slowly walked to the sand table. Not far from Nanguan City, he built another sand pile and planted the flag representing the Nanling Army on it.
Seeing this, everyone had their own thoughts.
Pei Zhiyuan asked in confusion, "Is this another ambush?
Shen Xu shook his head, picked up the Nanguancheng sign, and stuck it into the sand. "Of course, I want to accomplish something great for Young Master Liu that will shock the Lord."
I also want to find someone to eradicate the Liu family for Murong Yao—
Justification. "
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