Chapter 238 I've Made Up My Mind, I Want to Fight

The road back to Beijing had been cleared by Ma Linyuan and his men, and it was smooth all the way, and they quickly left the area where the Qiang people might appear.

Only after he was completely safe did Song Junyan breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Xinran yawned and wanted to take a nap, but he felt uncomfortable being in the same carriage with Song Junyan.

"Didn't you say you had something to say? What did you want to say?"

Their relationship isn't close enough to allow them to exchange secrets.

Lu Xinran raised his hand to cover his mouth and yawned again. He was sleepily thinking of finding an excuse to change a carriage when he heard a voice in his ear.

"Didn't you ask me before if I wanted to fight for that position? I've made up my mind. I want to fight for it."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, and Lu Xinran was no longer sleepy at once.

She stared at Song Junyan in astonishment for a long while before she said with difficulty: "Is your decision... a bit arbitrary?"

No more hesitation?

"We have been in Hanyu Pass for so long, don't you feel anything at all?"

His answer was irrelevant to the question, but just this one sentence made Lu Xinran instantly realize why he had such a change.

"This is the territory of Great Chu, and it should be protected by us, the Song family. General Xie and his men have always cared about the people despite the hardships. I don't want the people of Great Chu to live a life of displacement again.

“So I must fight for that position. Once I get it, I will work hard to bring peace to the country and ensure that the people living on the border can live a stable life with enough food and clothing.

"Xinran, I want to fight for that position, can you help me?"

He asked sincerely, his narrow eyes filled with ambition and desire.

Lu Xinran looked at him quietly, and after a long while, she nodded slightly in his expectant gaze.

"Okay, I hope you can still remember this original intention when you are fighting and getting hurt."

Remember, you want the supreme throne for the sake of the people and the Great Chu, not because of your own inflated desires.

Song Junyan smiled silently with the corner of his lips curled up, "If I forget, can you remind me?"

Lu Xinran rolled her eyes and said she didn’t want to be a supervisor.

When the day comes when she needs to remind him, he will probably be no different from his brothers.

"After you go back, are you still hiding from your two royal brothers?"

"will not."

Now that I have made up my mind, I can no longer avoid it.

However, he still needs to think carefully about how to win over the ministers in the court.

He knew that their father wanted to raise pigs and wanted to see whether they could seize the position.

But he also knew that if they pushed the court officials too hard, his father would surely be jealous.

Therefore, he still needs time to figure out the right balance between the two.

Some things, once spoken, are like a heart-to-heart talk. Lu Xinran found it awkward that the relationship between her and Song Junyan seemed to have gotten closer.

This step has nothing to do with love. They are like comrades-in-arms who are going to move forward side by side. They open up to each other just to trust each other with their backs.

This feeling is a bit strange, but she doesn't reject it.

Moreover, such frankness also made her give the other person a few more points in her heart.

The journey back to Beijing was not as hurried as the trip there, but no matter how she hinted, Song Junyan refused to let her go alone in the carriage, citing the need to protect her.

The bumpy carriage made it difficult to read much, so he asked someone to bring a chessboard and taught Lu Xinran how to play chess all the way.

Having found the fun in it, Lu Xinran instantly lost the desire to separate and put out the chessboard almost as soon as he got on the carriage.

But she was a beginner and had never read a chess manual, so her moves were disorganized and she would always be defeated within a stick of incense.

Playing chess all the way, the journey back to Beijing was no longer boring.

Ten days later, in the evening, the carriage entered the capital. She listened to the noise and bustle on the streets and was a little dazed for a moment.

Life in Hanyu Pass was too hard and tense. The resources in the city were limited. Not to mention the sisters, even the empress had to eat and use the same things as the soldiers.

There were always sounds of fighting, explosions, and the sorrowful voices of the elderly and children...

The mixed sounds that filled her ears day after day had made her completely forget the singing and dancing in the capital.

She quickly raised her eyes to look at Song Junyan, and saw that there was indeed a flash of trance in his eyes.

After returning from a place like hell, they all need time to get over the hurdle in their hearts.

"Song Junyan."

She suddenly called out to him, and he tilted his head to look. The afterglow of the evening shone through the car window onto the girl's fair cheeks, coating the white hair on her face with a layer of gold.

He responded softly and waited for her next words.

She stretched out her hand and handed it to him seriously.

"You must not forget your original intention. I will try my best to help you."

They worked hard together to ensure that the people living in the border areas could live a stable and peaceful life.

Song Junyan nodded emphatically, hesitated for a moment, and then firmly held her hand.

"It's a deal."

The carriage stopped outside the palace gate. The two men left Beijing on a mission, and naturally they had to report to the emperor as soon as they returned.

The emperor did not believe the secret military intelligence letter sent back, nor did he believe his seemingly upright son. He only believed Lu Xinran's voice.

So when we received the news that they had returned to Beijing, we had someone take them directly to the Wenhua Palace.

Walking on the long palace corridor, she inexplicably wanted to sigh when she thought about the fact that in the past, she had to pay respects to the Empress Dowager and the Empress before entering the palace.

I don’t know… whether the Queen will come back.

In the Wenhua Palace, the emperor paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

The people he sent to Hanyu Pass have already collected and sent back all the specific information about the situation there.

I also learned that the so-called traitor was actually a misunderstanding.

But because of the distance, he could not be sure whether Cheron was really colluding with foreigners or was forced to do so due to the situation.

Therefore, he had to confirm through Lu Xinran's inner voice that if Xie Lang had evil intentions, he would immediately write to Ma Linyuan and ask him to deal with Xie Lang on the spot.

Approaching the Wenhua Hall, Lu Xinran habitually opened the emperor's booklet.

[He is a dog that can never change its bad habits. He just keeps doubting this and that all day long. 】

[Do you really think fighting is easy? It's not like he hasn't been to the border before. He has seen what a war is like. A siege of 300,000 troops still managed to hold the Hanyu Pass. It would be fine if he didn't commend General Xie and the Queen, but he actually wanted to execute him on the spot?]

[He is crazy! Is he really not afraid that the Chu Kingdom will be destroyed in his hands? ]

[Or does he want to meet Chahar in the imperial palace in Beijing to see if he will spare the life of the former emperor? ]

The emperor, who was thinking about how to get information from Lu Xinran's mind, was scolded by this familiar voice.

This damn girl!

Does she really think that he doesn't dare to touch her, so she is fearless?

She actually... called him a dog!

When the emperor thought of that metaphor, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. This girl from the Lu family was so outrageous!