"Okay, I'll listen to you. By the way, Yan Yan, I found out that the person who injured you that day was a spy for the Crown Prince of Northern Qi."
"The Crown Prince?" Qiu Yan thought it was Qi Yuan, but she didn't expect that she had overestimated her abilities.
Qiu Yan's mood immediately soured.
She's already disguised herself as a man, so why are people still targeting her? Could it be that they're avenging their sister?
"I have secretly dealt with all of Qi Heng's spies."
And as for Qi Yuan, don't worry, if she dares to lay a hand on you, I will definitely kill her.
Qiu Yan: "Killing her would be easy, but doing so would only trigger a war between the two countries."
She had learned from Gu Qian that the Northern Qi army had doubled in size compared to before.
Although Dongjin was not bad either, Qiu Yan was still worried.
After all, the man who went to the battlefield was someone she cared about.
Gu Qian tacitly acknowledged that recently, Emperor Qi had once again put the matter of a marriage alliance on the agenda, and even named him specifically, declaring that he was the only one who could marry the princess.
Emperor Qi also said he was willing to give five cities as dowry for Qi Yuan.
Moreover, he was in charge of these five cities.
He knew that the Qi Emperor's true intention was to sow discord and destroy He Lin's trust in him.
He originally thought that He Lin would refuse outright, but to his surprise, He Lin agreed without even thinking about it.
As a result, the conflict between Gu Qian and He Lin was reignited, and it has reached the point of near-complete breakdown.
Does He Lin trust Gu Qian? The answer is definitely yes.
Although He Lin was unaware of Northern Qi's intentions, he still wanted to take advantage of this easy prize that was within his grasp without losing a single soldier.
However, he guessed that it was because the Qi Emperor loved his daughter dearly.
Furthermore, this doesn't mean Gu Qian suffers any loss; if he doesn't like it, he can simply ignore it.
Gu Qian: "War is inevitable, it's only a matter of time."
Qiu Yan: "Gu Qian, you should go to the Western Regions in the next few days to check on how the saltpeter mining is going."
"No rush, let me take you back first." Although Gu Qian said this, he actually wanted to go.
However, in his view, Qiu Yan's safety was the most important thing.
"I don't need you to take me. With Ling Qi and Ling Ba here, what are you worried about?"
"I'm worried about Qin Feng." This man is complex and unpredictable; recently, he has disappeared.
Furthermore, there was Bai Lu beside Qiu Yan.
Gu Qian was genuinely afraid that Qiu Yan would be secretly used.
Gu Qian had just finished speaking when he saw Qi Yuan rushing over in a flurry.
As soon as Qi Yuan saw Gu Qian, she greeted him with a smile.
She had been turned away from home repeatedly in the past few days, and had long harbored resentment.
But at this moment, she was very good at pretending.
"Gu Qian, you came back without saying a word."
She had barely finished speaking when she saw Qiu Yan beside Gu Qian, and her face froze.
"You...know each other?"
Gu Qian didn't even glance at Qi Yuan, but gave a look to Ling Qi and the other person behind him to keep an eye on her.
He was solely focused on following Qiu Yan, walking along the street ahead towards Xingyue Tower.
"stop!"
Qi Yuan called out from behind, and in her anger, she immediately recognized Ling Qi and Ling Ba.
Thinking back to the humiliation she suffered in Huaiyuan, what else could she do but swallow her anger?
She snorted coldly, wanting to enter the General's Mansion to wait for Gu Qian, but was stopped by Ling Qi wielding his sword.
The next moment, she spotted Bai Lu hurrying out of the mansion, preparing to leave, and she became extremely jealous.
"It's you?"
Isn't this the maid who offended her yesterday? How can a mere maid be allowed to live in the General's mansion?
She moved closer to Bai Lu, "Are you Gu Qian's woman?"
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