Bai Shalu sighed, "So, you can live if you offend the king, but you'll surely die if you mess with the queen."
When the army was twenty miles from Wencheng, Zhong Jiu brought a man dressed in the official robes of the Northern Jin Dynasty.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Mu Run frowned. "Who is this?"
Fu Yunchen followed beside Mu Run and lazily yawned.
Liu Yu dismounted and knelt before Fu Yunchen. "This humble servant is Liu Yu, the prefect and acting commander of Wencheng. I am honored to hear that the Prince of Chongyang is coming to Wencheng, and I have come here to guide and welcome him."
Fu Yunchen said, "We've come to the wrong place. The Chongyang Army is now entirely under the command of the Princess."
Mu Run glanced at him, then put on a standard, polite smile and said to Liu Yu, "Prefect of Wencheng, please rise first."
Liu Yu glanced quickly at Mu Run, who was sitting on horseback wearing light silver armor, and then bowed again, saying, "This humble servant greets Your Highness."
Mu Run nodded. "Does Prefect Liu mean he's willing to open the city gates and surrender to our army?"
"Yes! This humble servant is willing to serve the Prince and Princess Chongyang with utmost loyalty!" With that, Liu Yu knelt down again.
Mu Run suddenly realized why Fu Yunchen said there was no need for explosives; he had already foreseen that the prefect of Wencheng would surrender.
"In that case, please lead the way, Prefect Liu, and we will not harm any innocent civilians."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness, and thank you for your kindness, Prince Chongyang. I will lead the way now." Liu Yu secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead and led the way.
Fu Yunchen said, "Your Highness is mighty."
Mu Run's pretty face darkened, she slightly raised her chin, and still ignored him.
Fu Yunchen: "..."
My wife is so hard to please!
Qiao Dongzi and Bai Shalu were thoroughly enjoying the show from the back.
...
Upon entering Wencheng, Liu Yu's wife, Cen, was overjoyed to learn that the Princess of Chongyang had also arrived!
She had long heard that the princess of Chongyang Prefecture was going to become empress.
If it weren't for the blizzard and the rumors that were spreading, she would have already ascended the throne as empress.
She greatly admired Mu Run, and although she was a woman confined to her home, she had been well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics in her youth. If she were not a woman, she would also have great ambitions.
Now that the future empress is right in front of her, if she doesn't go to pay her a visit and meet her, she will definitely regret it for the rest of her life.
She brought her only daughter, Liu Xiaohuan, to see Mu Run.
Mu Run was tired from riding and did not want to see guests, so he refused Cen's request to see her.
But Cen Shi stood outside the door with her daughter, waiting.
When Mu Run finally got enough rest and came out of the house, she inevitably saw the Cen mother and daughter, whose faces were tired but whose eyes were extremely bright.
"This humble servant, Cen Shi, along with her daughter Liu Xiaohuan, pays her respects to the Princess."
Mu Run glanced at Zhong Jiu, who was guarding the door, and asked in a questioning tone, "What's going on with these two?" They had clearly forgotten about Cen Shi's request to see him before they rested.
Zhong Jiu replied, "Cen is the wife of Liu Yu, the prefect of Wencheng, and Liu Xiaohuan is their only daughter."
Mu Run nodded slightly, then said to Madam Cen, "Madam Liu, you need not stand on ceremony. Miss Liu, you need not stand on ceremony either."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Cen stood up.
Liu Xiaohuan also got up and secretly glanced at Mu Run, and that glance made her stare blankly.
Mu Run had just woken up, and her expression still carried a hint of drowsiness, but her dignified and noble temperament, as well as her exquisite and flawless face, were exactly to Liu Xiaohuan's aesthetic standards, leaving her in awe.
So I was completely dumbfounded.
Upon discovering that her daughter had become infatuated, Madam Cen secretly pinched her and scolded her in a low voice, "You must not be disrespectful to the Princess!"
Liu Xiaohuan quickly lowered her head, "This subject is guilty."
Mu Run smiled and said, "It's alright, let's go inside and talk."
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