The flames of war are raging, and too many people in the capital are destined to be unable to sleep tonight. There are corpses everywhere at the city gate, but many people are still climbing up the city walls. Arrows are everywhere in the darkness, and dangers are lurking on all sides.
Deep in the woods, one could only see the battle going on not far away. A man in brocade robes was riding a horse with a map in his hand. He said in a serious voice, "We must break through the city gate within a quarter of an hour. After entering the city, divide the troops into four groups. One group will surround the Grand Tutor's Mansion, one group will control the residences of the remaining officials, one group will focus on the palace, and the rest will ambush in various places in the city to guard against Xiao Jing's reinforcements."
"yes!"
After the generals around responded, they immediately gave orders to intensify the offensive and make sure to break through the city gate as soon as possible.
The woman wearing a plain cloak at the side could not help but said coldly: "Do you think the emperor will not be on guard?"
Slightly lowering his head, looking at the woman with her hands tied, Xiao Ming just sneered and raised his eyebrows, "My brother is naturally prepared, but with Gu Qin there, how dare he use all his tricks?"
There were many torches burning in the woods, and there were densely packed soldiers all around. The woman was surrounded in the middle, with her hands tied behind her back, and she turned her head away with a cold expression.
"My brother is a calculating person and never trusts anyone. Unfortunately, he still missed one thing. How can he make others feel at ease when he is the only one in power?"
Thinking of the will, Xiao Ming's expression became inexplicably gloomy. He never thought that he was inferior to anyone, but his father trusted his elder brother so much that even after his death, he would demote them to their fiefdoms and pave all the way out for his elder brother. He was truly a good father to him!
Xia Tong glanced at him and suddenly said, "How about we make a bet?"
Xiao Ming looked down at her without saying a word.
"If you succeed in your rebellion today, I will cooperate with you to threaten Gu Qin, but if you fail, I hope to be able to say sorry in front of Shen Xin."
Xia Tong was not gambling, but was certain that Xiao Ming, without the heroine, would never be able to defeat Xiao Jing, not to mention that Gu Qin would definitely not let him get his wish. It was just a pity that Shen Xin trusted him so much, but was deceived by him like this.
Hearing this, the man on horseback's eyes changed slightly, and he stared at the calm woman, "Do you have confidence in Gu Qin, or do you think I'm not as good as my brother?"
At this point, he suddenly laughed as if he remembered something, "I almost forgot, you almost became the Crown Princess. You may not know that my brother has always been obsessed with you. His new favorite concubine looks a lot like you. She looks righteous, but she covets the wife of a minister. She is just a hypocrite."
Xia Tong didn't want to talk to this madman anymore. He just kept talking nonsense and slandering people. How good was he? It was a pity that the heroine trusted him so much before.
"But this bet is interesting. It's just that I have never let anyone down. One day, Xin'er will understand my intention." He snorted coldly with an indifferent expression.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran over in a hurry, "Your Highness, we have spotted soldiers from the Shenji Camp in the southwest, but we can't tell how many people there are."
Hearing this, Xiao Ming frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly glanced at Xia Tong coldly, "Keep an eye on her, and the other ten thousand people follow me."
"yes!"
The sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out in the woods. Xia Tong struggled against the rope around her wrist, but finally gave up struggling, thinking that the more energy she could save, the better.
But not long after Xiao Ming left, there were bursts of fighting sounds coming from the woods again. Xia Tong was shocked. She saw that Xiao Ming's men suddenly started killing each other, and one team suddenly approached her.
"Don't be afraid, Princess. The prince asked his subordinates to rescue you."
A dark-skinned soldier suddenly protected her and carefully cut the rope on her hand. After being surprised, Xia Tong hurriedly followed him. The people who rescued her were well-trained. Even though they were few in number, they opened up a passage in a short time and caught the others off guard.
Knowing that she was pregnant, the people leading the way did not urge her to walk faster, but silently blocked the enemies who kept pouring in from all around for her. However, there were too many enemies, and gradually there were only a few people leading the way, and the pursuers swarmed up from behind.
When she ran to the edge of a valley carefully with her skirt lifted, the people behind her were about to catch up with her. The leading soldier immediately stopped her and said, "Princess, go first. We can hold the line here for a while."
Looking at those resolute faces, Xia Tong knew what the result would be. Her eyes turned red and without hesitation, she immediately quickened her pace and ran forward. She told herself not to look back, but when she heard the sound of swords and knives coming from behind, her nose suddenly felt sore. When would this dynasty be able to completely settle down?
She didn't know how long she had been running until the pursuers behind her caught up with her. She could only grit her teeth and keep running forward. Fortunately, a lot of flames suddenly appeared in front of her, and under the flames were densely packed human figures. She didn't know which side they were from.
Before she could get closer, a black shadow suddenly appeared in the darkness, and her whole body was suddenly embraced in someone's arms and leaped into the distance.
She closed her eyes, and when she really landed, her breath was filled with the familiar scent of ink. Her eyes became hot, and when she raised her eyes, a familiar silhouette suddenly appeared in her eyes, "Gu Qin..."
Looking at this aggrieved little face, the man frowned, "Can't you call me husband?"
Xia Tong: “…”
Why can't he say anything to comfort people?
"I almost lost sight of you." She sniffed, her eyes red.
At this point, the man raised his hand and tapped her forehead, his voice full of displeasure, "How dare you mention this?"
Their eyes met. Xia Tong raised her hand and rubbed the place that was hurt by him. She pouted and stopped talking. This ruthless man would never give her a good look.
The pursuers behind them had already caught up. The man glanced at the soldiers beside him and said, "Don't leave any of them alive."
"yes!"
All of a sudden, arrows were shot towards the crowd, and many wailing sounds were heard. Xia Tong was standing in front of a dead tree, and before she could see this scene, her eyes were gently covered by a big hand.
Looking at this woman who only knew how to torture him, Gu Qin's face looked very bad, but he still looked her up and down. After seeing that she was fine, he slowly lowered his head and took a deep breath from her neck. Even though he knew that Xiao Ming wanted to use her to threaten him, Gu Qin was still afraid that something would happen to her and the child, just like what happened to his father that year. And this time, he would never allow what happened that year to happen again.
Her ears were filled with screams, and she could feel the man's hot breath on her neck. Xia Tong felt warm in her heart. As long as he was by her side, she felt safe even if she was surrounded by enemies.
"Actually... I'm really afraid that I'll never see you again."
Her voice was weak. The man took off her hood, ruffled her soft hair, held her tightly in his arms, and said in a low voice, "That day will never come."
She hugged the man's waist tightly, and her heart had never been so satisfied.
"But there will be a next time. I will throw you into the snake cave immediately."
His tone was cold. Not long after he left, she was kidnapped and he hadn't had a single day of peace of mind since then.
Xia Tong: “…”
He is still using words from hundreds of years ago, and he just knows how to scare people all day long.
Xifeng on the side lowered his head and pretended not to hear anything. The prince's words could not scare anyone now. Every time the princess was exposed to a little more cold wind, he would be very nervous. This time, the princess got into trouble, which disrupted their plans that they had been preparing for several years. However, there will be opportunities again, but there is only one princess.
It was not until the screams in her ears became much quieter that Xia Tong opened her eyes slightly and looked over there. There were only a few of Xiao Ming's men left. In the past, she would definitely not agree with Gu Qin's cruel behavior, but when she thought of the soldiers who had just sacrificed their lives to save her, she had no other thoughts, only anger, but more of disgust towards Xiao Ming.
Although it was somewhat inappropriate, a general still walked over and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the enemy troops have been completely annihilated. I wonder if they will join up with General Li's men, or go to the East Forest to encircle and suppress the Fifth Prince?"
Suddenly remembering that there were so many people around, Xia Tong immediately withdrew from Gu Qin's arms with a red face, putting on her cloak to cover her hot cheeks.
Hearing this, Gu Qin did not speak immediately, but turned to look at Xifeng and said coldly: "Bring a team of people to escort the princess back to the palace. If there is any accident this time, you will never come back to see this king again."
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