"Master, you called me...?" Qingwu walked in, her face showing some confusion.
Su Tiyue nodded and lowered her voice: "Is there someone guarding outside?"
Qingwu said, "There's no one guarding outside except me, but there are Imperial Guards guarding the courtyard gate..."
"Hmm... about five or six people." Qingwu thought back for a moment, and it seemed that she saw these people when she entered the room.
They were probably afraid they would run away, right?
"Where's your sword?" Su Tiyue looked her up and down, but didn't see the sword she always carried.
Mentioning this, Qingwu's eyes suddenly lit up. She patted her waist and said proudly, "The palace doesn't allow sharp weapons, but my master gave me a willow sword for self-defense."
Qingwu whispered in her ear, "I've wrapped it around my waist... so I can protect you if there's any danger."
"Master, why are you asking this?" Liu Wan's voice was also very soft. She was curious because Su Tiyue had asked about the sword out of the blue.
Su Tiyue paused, then took Qingwu and Liuwan's fingers in her hands, her eyes resolute, and said, "I need your help..."
Qingwu, quick-witted, asked with bright eyes, "You're going to elope?!"
"Yes." Su Tiyue glanced at the doorway and said warily, "Not only do I want to escape, but I also want to rescue Xiao Zhangyin from the dungeon and escape with him..."
"If I can't escape, the worst outcome will be mutual destruction. But no matter how bad it is, it's not as bad as marrying into the Rouran."
Liu Wan nodded. Although she was not as capable as Qing Wu, she never backed down when facing danger: "Master is right. Either way, it's a dead end. We might as well choose the path we want to take, so that we can have no regrets."
"What are your plans, Master? Qingwu will obey your orders..."
Su Tiyue looked up at Qingwu, her eyes flashing with a fierce light. "Since I've chosen this path, there's one more thing I want to do before I leave..."
If you're going to do it, do it thoroughly.
At first, Qingwu didn't realize what Su Tiyue was referring to when she said that.
Just then, they heard voices coming from outside.
The footsteps grew closer. Come to think of it, at this hour… who else could be in this courtyard but the Rouran prince?
Qingwu's eyes widened, and she lowered her voice, saying, "Does Master mean... you want to do this...?"
As she spoke, she drew a line on her neck with her finger.
Su Tiyue wanted to kill someone, specifically the Rouran prince.
This idea may seem crazy, but it is also incredibly satisfying.
Just think about what those Rouran people have done in Yong'an City these past few days... If this grudge isn't avenged, the hatred in my heart will never be quelled.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Su Tiyue quickly blew out the brighter candles in the room, then pulled Qingwu behind the curtain by the bed and hid her in the shadows: "I will lead him here. The room is dimly lit and he won't find you here for a while. Qingwu... find the right moment. We only have one chance."
Qingwu nodded, gently drew the sword from her waist, hid it behind her back, her expression serious and cautious, ready to strike.
Su Tiyue was still worried, so she pulled the curtain again to completely cover Qingwu.
Then he turned around and extinguished the remaining candles until only two wedding candles remained beside the screen in the large room.
"Liu Wan, you stay outside the door and act as you see fit."
Just as Su Tiyue finished giving her instructions, the door to the room creaked open.
Yelü Shulie had a high alcohol tolerance, and the wine in Beiliang was not as strong as theirs, so even if he drank a lot and was covered in alcohol, he would not get drunk easily.
Upon entering, he noticed the maidservant beside his newlywed wife and, finding her in the way, lazily said, "Go down. I'll call you if I need anything."
Liu Wan bowed slightly and replied, "Yes."
After Liu Wan left, the door to the room was closed. He took steady steps and approached Su Tiyue step by step: "When we were drinking just now, your Northern Liang prince told me a lot about you... It was quite interesting."
As if by instinct, he moved closer, and Su Tiyue tried to back away. She asked softly, "My business?"
"Hmm, he said you were once a concubine of the previous emperor?"
"Yes, he's right. Would you mind?"
Yelü Shulie shook his head: "What's so strange about that? In the Rouran, there are even brothers who marry the same woman..."
"In your Central Plains dialect, my feelings for you are love at first sight. It is my honor that you agreed to marry me."
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head, took Su Tiyue's right hand, and kissed the back of her hand.
In the Rouran people, making this gesture means that they have decided that she is their wife.
Su Tiyue frowned, but didn't pull her hand away. She simply asked gently, "Do you know my name?"
Yelü Shulie replied, "Of course."
"Can you write?" she asked again.
This really stumped him. The Rouran had their own writing system, and it was different from that of the Northern Liang, so he naturally couldn't write it.
Yelü Shulie shook his head.
Su Tiyue felt a little uneasy, but still whispered, "Shall I teach you?"
"good."
Before coming here, Yelü Shulie thought that he would have to use some forceful means to conquer this beautiful and delicate woman from the Central Plains tonight.
But I never expected her to be so gentle and obedient.
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense... Now that things have come to this, she is so weak, no matter how much she resists, it will be in vain.
It's better to just obey and make him happy; that way, things will be easier in the future.
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