"Mother, what do you plan to do?"
Seeing the resolute ruthlessness in the Regent's wife's eyes, Gao Yufei couldn't help but feel excited.
"Mother, she has harmed me so badly, I don't want her to die too easily!"
"Don't worry, your mother has made arrangements for this. Just behave yourself these next few days, so they won't suspect you later."
The Regent's wife gave Gao Yufei some instructions, and then whispered her plans in her ear.
"Mother, I promise I will behave myself these next two days!"
After hearing this, Gao Yufei's face showed excitement.
*
On the other side.
Thousands of miles away in Daliang, Xiao Ye had already prepared for battle, gathering tens of thousands of soldiers. After bidding farewell to Emperor Wenjian at the city gate, the magnificent army set off towards the Northern Desert.
"Luo'er! I can finally come to you openly! This time, I will make the Regent of the Northern Desert pay the price!"
Xiao Ye, clad in silver armor, rode a tall horse with a sharp and piercing gaze, followed by a vast army.
With dust kicked up by the horses' hooves and the sound of a long, deep horn, the entire army marched forward slowly, as magnificent as a long coastline.
Because Xiao Ye kept urging his troops onward and feeding the soldiers and horses the best food, the entire army was in high spirits.
They arrived at the border between the Northern Desert and Daliang, which would normally take ten days, in just seven.
Then, with one burst of energy, they directly breached the city on the northern border and marched north.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! News has come from the north that the Crown Prince of Liang has launched a surprise attack on our northern border and has already breached it!"
At the Regent's Palace, Gao Changhong hadn't even had time to go to court when he saw his guards running in from outside in a panic.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Gao Changhong was shocked and couldn't believe what he was hearing.
She's just a woman, yet this Crown Prince of Liang is actually going to make an enemy of the Northern Desert?
"It's absolutely true. The Great Liang's attack came suddenly this time. We didn't hear a thing, and they've prepared ample forces. The border is completely defenseless! Your Highness, please think of a way to deal with this quickly!"
The soldier said with great sorrow.
This time, Xiao Ye attacked the Northern Desert and completely blocked the news. First, he used his private power to wipe out all the Northern Desert spies hiding in the capital of Liang, so not a word of it was released.
By the time the people on the northern border found out about their attack, it was too late. The northern desert suffered heavy losses this time!
Gao Changhong stood there in disbelief for a long time. He had long known that the Crown Prince of Daliang was a young prodigy who could defeat their elite troops in the Northern Desert when he was just a teenager. However, he never expected that the other party would be so love-struck that he would do something like this, risking everything for a woman.
When he kidnapped Su Liluo, he thought that even if Xiao Ye would be angry and lose his temper, and it might even affect the relationship between the two countries in the future, he never thought that it would lead to a war.
After all, even if he was truly sincere towards Ruan Ruan back then, and she was the only woman he truly loved, he would never have done such a thing for her.
Xiao Ye has truly broadened his understanding!
"Arrange a carriage, summon the ministers, I shall proceed to the palace now!"
Gao Changhong's brows furrowed, and he strode outside with a brisk pace.
After a morning court session, the Northern Desert finally dispatched a suitable general to lead the army to fight against Xiao Ye's forces.
Gao Changhong returned to the palace exhausted, followed by Gao Junning, who also looked worried.
“Father, the Crown Prince of Liang has come with great force this time. Even if we send troops to fight him, given his strength, he can at least be evenly matched with us, resulting in mutual destruction.”
If he truly only did this for a woman, Father, should we return Su Liluo to her?"
Gao Junning followed behind and shared his thoughts.
Although he has developed some interest in Su Liluo, it is still insignificant compared to the importance of the nation.
He had heard of Xiao Ye's prowess, but he never expected that Xiao Ye would attack their Northern Desert for the sake of a woman.
If this causes them to lose some cities in the Northern Desert and suffer heavy losses, he felt it was not worth it, which is why he suggested that the Regent should return Su Liluo.
To everyone's surprise, Gao Changhong remained stubborn and immediately turned cold, saying, "No! I absolutely will not allow you to send her back. Now that you've managed to snatch her away, you should obediently marry her."
Furthermore, just in case, I must bring forward your marriage. Once you've consummated your marriage, even if the Crown Prince of Liang attacks the capital, it won't matter!
Gao Junning's words not only failed to persuade him, but instead reminded him to expedite their wedding.
Their wedding was originally scheduled for three months from now, but given the current situation, if they can't win, it will only be a month or two at most.
With that in mind, Gao Changhong decided to bring their wedding forward to this month, then release the news of their marriage, and have a good talk with Xiao Ye to make up for it in other ways.
Perhaps, seeing that the die is cast, he will compromise, and at most they will only lose some money or cede one or two cities.
If I were younger, I definitely wouldn't have done that.
But now that he's older, he often thinks back to everything he had with Ruan Ruan. The fact that he couldn't stay with her forever has become the biggest regret of his life.
He didn't know how many more years he had left to live. With his beloved gone, his heart felt as if it were dead. Only by seeing his bloodline unite with hers could he make up for some of the regrets in his heart.
"Move the wedding date forward?"
Gao Junning looked stunned.
He never expected that his father would not only not consider sending Su Lilu back to resolve the crisis in the Northern Desert, but would instead bring forward their wedding date.
He frowned slightly, looking at Gao Changhong with a puzzled expression. He really couldn't understand why his father was so insistent on him marrying Su Liluo.
If he likes Su Liluo, then why doesn't he marry her himself and instead makes him marry her?
Could it be that marrying Su Liluo would bring some benefit to his father, the king?
Gao Junning really couldn't understand it. He even wondered if he should go see a fortune teller to see if his marriage to Su Liluo was beneficial to his father and the fate of the Northern Desert.
"If you two get married this month, I will go to your mother now and ask her to handle your wedding arrangements. We originally planned a grand ceremony, but given the current situation, let's keep it simple!"
Gao Changhong nodded firmly, then walked towards the Regent's wife's courtyard, intending to discuss the marriage with her.
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