"Thank you, Father!" He bowed and thanked him, his face respectful, but in his heart, he felt no affection whatsoever for his so-called father.
Before leaving, he also went to see Shu'er.
He stopped her in front of her dormitory.
"Shu'er, I'm going to the border. Before I leave, I want to come and see you."
Shu'er was filled with worry when she thought of her father and brothers who were far away at the border.
She said:
“I will go with you. Father has been fighting all year round. I don’t know if his cough and asthma have relapsed... I don’t know if my senior brother is injured. He is only two months older than me, but he has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the country... And the Third Prince, I heard that he... has become crippled. What a good young man. I want to avenge him. He is so pitiful.”
Shu'er's voice grew softer and softer, her face turned forlorn, and her eyes were filled with countless worries.
"No, the border is dangerous. You stay home and wait for me. I'll marry you."
His heart contains both warmth and heartbreak.
What warmed my heart was that this was the first time Shu'er had spoken to him directly, and moreover, she had said so much in one go.
What's heartbreaking is that Shu'er is concerned about Qian'er and the Third Prince, which makes him jealous.
Under General Li's guidance, Qian'er achieved fame at a young age; the third prince's younger brother, his love was pure...
He thought that perhaps Shu'er only felt concern and sympathy for them.
Shu'er shook her head. "I'll fight alongside you."
These words warmed his heart once again.
He still refused; the battlefield was a man's business. "Shu'er, wait for me at home."
He led only ten thousand men to the border fortress to assist General Li.
His father refused to release the troops to him, and there was nothing he could do.
Unbeknownst to them, Shu'er, alone on horseback, had secretly followed behind.
He only discovered Shu'er's whereabouts halfway there.
Helpless, after complaining, he could only walk side by side with Shu'er.
"Shu'er, the battlefield is a bloody and dangerous place. It's too dangerous for a girl like you. Once we get to the border fortress, I will arrange for you to be hidden away. When General Li, Qian'er, and I return in triumph, we will find you together."
Although he knew that his words were meaningless, he still didn't want Shuer to be in danger.
"Second Prince, you know how capable I am. I'm going to help, not to watch. Besides, as for the battlefield, I secretly went there with Father two years ago."
Shu'er was clearly very confident, and he couldn't persuade her otherwise.
After a month-long journey, they arrived at the border town of Huaiyuan.
Throughout the journey, he did his best to care for Shu'er.
Perhaps moved by her, Shu'er spoke to her no longer coldly.
She became much more polite and tactful in her interactions with herself.
She would occasionally take the initiative to talk to me.
Although it was just a small greeting.
Finally, they arrived in Baiyang, only to find themselves on the battlefield.
General Li and Qian'er swore to protect their country to the death. On the battlefield, they were covered in wounds, but they never retreated.
He and Shu'er stood side by side, leading over ten thousand soldiers to join the war.
When the Northern Qi soldiers learned that reinforcements had arrived from Dongjin, they sensed something was wrong and retreated hastily.
When the border soldiers saw him, their hearts were filled with hope.
The war has temporarily come to an end.
"Father, Senior Brother."
Shu'er was relieved to see that General Li and Qian'er were safe and sound.
"Junior Sister," Qian'er greeted, stepping forward to look Shu'er up and down. "Did your cousin bring you here?"
"I came of my own accord." Shu'er walked towards General Li.
"Father, let your daughter check on you carefully to see if you are injured." Shu'er walked towards General Li.
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