Ying Huaiji's expression gradually dimmed. Looking at the dazzling sunlight outside, he finally said, "Let her go."
She loves freedom, just as he wants to fight for the throne. Since he can't let go of this country now, he has no right to ask her to stay in the capital.
Upon hearing this, the subordinate felt that his master was being too pitiful.
Isn't she just a girl? If he were the crown prince, with such supreme power, who in the world would dare to resist? If he loved someone, he could get her with just one imperial decree. Why would he have to put himself in such a difficult position?
But when they thought of Xiao Cunyu, they began to understand a little.
As the prince's loyal lackeys, they knew what kind of life the prince had led in the past. He had lived a life similar to that of a prisoner for ten years. Every time he had to wait until the middle of the night when everyone else was asleep before he could secretly learn martial arts. Not only was his every move monitored, but he was also bullied by the noble children of Chang State!
Freedom and elegance are luxuries for the prince.
Xiao Cunyu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are two completely opposite people, so that's why His Royal Highness cherishes her so much, right?
After this day, Ying Huaiji looked much more withdrawn. Every day, apart from arranging his official duties, he would read books and practice martial arts. He had almost no other entertainment.
Two months later, Ying Huaiji returned with a great victory.
Not only did he deal with the natural disaster and make arrangements for the victims, but he also wiped out the former subordinates of the Li State who were hiding in the Pingzhou area.
However, those old subordinates never saw the sun outside. They were all imprisoned and secretly dealt with by Ying Huaiji.
As soon as Ying Huaiji returned to Beijing, the emperor, who had originally had some spirit, became increasingly decadent and his health deteriorated day by day. However, under such circumstances, he still issued an imperial decree to grant the marriage.
In other words, Xiao Cunyu was virtuous, kind, wise, and insightful, and was therefore named the Crown Prince's principal wife.
This imperial edict was sent to the Xiao family, but after the edict was issued, no one came looking for her, so Xiao Cunyu acted like a fool and continued to stay outside.
Not long after, the emperor passed away.
Crown Prince Ying Huaiji ascended the throne smoothly and changed the reign title to Dingyuan.
Naturally, there were still some restless people in the royal family, such as the Queen Mother and Prince Rui. However, the new emperor seemed to have lost his patience. Less than a month after he ascended the throne, evidence of the Queen Mother and Prince Rui's successive assassinations of the new emperor in previous years was suddenly exposed. The new emperor no longer had to pretend to be filial. He sent an imperial edict directly to the Queen Mother to go to the Imperial Temple to pray for the world.
Because of their brotherly relationship, King Rui was only demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the palace, never to be allowed to leave.
One year after the new emperor ascended the throne, there were unusual movements in Chang State.
Ying Huaiji had heard Xiao Cunyu say the words "internal and external troubles" earlier, so he increased the military strength in the year he ascended the throne, and immediately sent Xiao Erbo and his son, as well as the younger generation of generals of the Jiang family to the battlefield.
The King of Changguo did not take Ying Huaiji seriously at first. After all, this man had spent ten years under his nose and was almost trained as a useless person. So after Ying Huaiji ascended the throne, he felt that he could fight and dared to send out a large army.
The two countries were at war, and the fighting was fierce.
However, Feng State did not show signs of decline, but instead won a series of great victories.
Despite this, the war between the two countries lasted for more than two years. In the end, Changguo's treasury was empty, the people were full of resentment, and it ceded land and surrendered.
In the past two years, Xiao Cunyu has been wandering around the border for several months. When he saw the ghosts floating around, his eyes widened. Although he earned a lot of merit, he also changed the fate of many living people, and his life span was constantly being consumed. It increased and decreased like this, and his remaining life span never exceeded three years.
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