She had long guessed that Gu Qing was Lu Yunqi's man.

After all, those who can enter Prince Huai's Palace are those selected by Lu Yunqi.

Although he did teach Jiuqi very well.

Lu Yunqi has already left, what other plans are there?

"Lord Lu has instructed us to take Prince Huai and Miss Jun away at the right time." Mr. Gu said in a low voice.

Walk?

Miss Jun immediately took a step back.

What did he want to do? Take advantage of the Jin soldiers entering the city to get rid of Jiuqi?

It would be reasonable to put the blame on the Jin people in the future.

Mr. Gu looked at her expression and smiled.

The people behind him had surrounded her silently.

Miss Jun also laughed.

"What do you think would happen if I called you spies at this moment?" she said.

Mr. Gu shook his head.

"Miss Jun, you misunderstood." He said, "Lord Lu did not intend to harm His Royal Highness Prince Huai."

Miss Jun looked at him blankly.

"So what does he want?" she asked.

…

The sunlight was still bright in the spring evening, but the room in a deep courtyard near Taihu Lake was dim.

Perhaps it was the closed doors and windows, or perhaps it was the two people standing in the room that blocked the light.

In front of these two people

A middle-aged man wearing a floral embroidered robe and a hat raised his head.

He was dressed like a country gentleman, but he was actually the emperor.

"So the Jin people haven't taken the city yet?" he asked in surprise.

"Yes." Lu Yunqi replied.

His answers were always simple, he would answer whatever the emperor asked.

Although the news of the siege of the capital could not be spread, some people still knew about it in bits and pieces.

"It was Ning Yan who led the entire city to defend the city." Yuan Bao added, "They have been defending the city for nearly twenty days now."

"After twenty-five days of defense, it can be said that the city is under siege." The emperor said, although he was still a little nervous, he looked somewhat happy.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I didn't expect it to be so powerful." Yuan Bao said, "No wonder the Jin people didn't go south again, they were attracted by the capital."

Yes, this is good. The capital is defended so strongly that the Jin people must think they are still in the capital, so they will be firmly attracted there.

The south is safe.

The Emperor leaned back in his chair.

As time goes by, when reinforcements arrive, the Jin army will be defeated and the crisis will be completely resolved.

Thinking of this, he frowned again.

"Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?" he asked. "We can't rely on the garbage on Jingdong Road. What about the ones in the north? What about the ones in the south?"

Before Lu Yunqi could say anything, Yuan Bao had already spoken.

"The north is still fighting with the Jin soldiers. There is news that the Jin Kingdom will send another 50,000 troops south..." he said.

The emperor's face suddenly became gloomy.

"What a waste," he said.

"But your majesty, rest assured, the Jinghu army has already arrived." Yuan Bao said hurriedly, "I have already contacted them."

The Jinghu garrison was led by the Earl of Qinghe, and they were also elite soldiers and strong generals. Although the Earl of Qinghe took some generals from the north, he must have retained enough manpower.

The emperor's brows softened slightly.

"Let them come here first," he said, "and then send troops to the capital."

Yuan Bao replied yes.

Ning Yunzhao walked in from outside the door holding piles of documents.

Although he had left the capital, some government affairs still had to be done, especially those involving the deployment of troops. Looking at the documents brought to him, the emperor's brows, which had just relaxed slightly, wrinkled again.

"How could the imperial seal be lost?" He looked at Yuan Bao and shouted angrily.

Yuan Bao fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty, we were in a hurry at that time. I don't think it was lost, but is still in the Qinzheng Palace." Ning Yunzhao said.

His voice was calm and his tone was convincing.

"I am guilty," he continued, "I was entrusted by Eunuch Yuan, but I did not conduct a thorough investigation, which led to the omission of something."

It would be best if someone took the blame, and it was indeed his fault. Yuan Bao leaned on the ground without saying a word.

These eunuchs are the best at shirking responsibility. It must be their fault.

The emperor glared at him.

"Let's talk about it later," he said. "We'll talk about it after we get back."

No matter whether the city was breached or the reinforcements drove back the Jin soldiers, things would eventually pass and there would always be an end. As long as he, the emperor, was around, everything could be solved.

After he said this, he lowered his head to look at the document sent by Ning Yunzhao, and did not notice that Lu Yunqi, who had been silent and lowered his eyes, raised his head and glanced at him.

"It's better not to break the city."

Yuan Bao sighed and said as he left the room.

"It's better if it breaks, it will be faster." Lu Yunqi said.

These words made Yuan Baoning and Yun Zhao look at him with complicated expressions.

To be honest, things ended faster after the city was captured. The Jin people were satisfied with the looting and could then discuss what to do next.

But I only dare to think about this idea, not think deeply about it.

What a cold-blooded man. Even if he cares about the emperor, he at least cares about the hundreds of thousands of people in the capital. This guy, doesn't he know how tragic it would be if the capital was captured?

It's really dangerous to have such a person around, Yuan Bao curled his lips.

"I'll guard here, you two adults, please go and have a rest," he said.

Lu Yunqi ignored him and turned away. Ning Yunzhao smiled and said a few words to Yuan Bao thanking him for his hard work before leaving.

Lu Yunqi did not walk far, but stood in the corridor.

"Master Lu." Ning Yunzhao stepped forward and saluted with a smile, his expression sincere, "I have always forgotten to say thank you to you, Master."

This thank you sounded puzzling, but Ning Yunzhao believed that Lu Yunqi knew what it meant because Lu Yunqi's eyes were on his cuffs.

"Thank you." Lu Yunqi said, retracting his gaze and turning his head, "It's not for you either."

Ning Yunzhao stood behind him.

"If it's not for me, then, it's for you, the adults?" he said suddenly.

...Lu Yunqi seemed not to hear and walked away without saying a word.

…

"Lord Lu said that things should end here," said Mr. Gu.

What does it mean?

Miss Jun looked at him.

"What it means is that Prince Huai has done a good job," Mr. Gu continued, "and his reputation is high enough. He can leave and wait."

wait?

Miss Jun looked at him and still said nothing.

"Miss Jun, the capital can no longer be defended." Mr. Gu did not say what he was waiting for, but said, looking outside the city wall.

Standing on the city wall, you can feel the trembling under your feet, which is the message that a large number of Jin soldiers are coming.

"It's not certain yet." Miss Jun said, "Whether we can hold on or not, we won't know until we try it out."

Nothing is settled until the last moment.

"Miss Jun, it's OK, let's go." Mr. Gu said, "Lord Lu has already arranged a hiding place."

Miss Jun laughed sarcastically.

"The children of the Chu family would never be like this..." she said.

Before she finished speaking, Mr. Gu stepped forward and interrupted her.

"Miss Jun, if the city is destroyed, the emperor will not come back." He spoke word by word, "So, the Chu family must have a bloodline left behind."