Achou's hair was disheveled and his face could not be seen clearly. When Lan'er saw a brown and purple birthmark on his face, she was so scared that she couldn't even scream.

"Lan'er, don't be rude."

A voice like a yellow oriole singing in a valley was heard. Gu Junyao, wearing a colorful green silk skirt, a purple belt around her waist, and white cloth shoes, walked towards the courtyard. Her waist was slender and there was a hint of charm between her eyebrows.

"Second Miss..." Lan'er bowed and retreated behind Gu Junyao obediently, looking at this ugly guy with disgust. Not only was he ugly, but he also had such a bad temper, just like a stone in a toilet, smelly and hard! " Ah Chou, do you still remember me?" Gu Junyao looked at Ah Chou in front of her. His eyes were always looking down, which showed that he was very inferior in his heart.

"It was me. I was near Qingping Temple. You saved me. You won't forget me, right?"

Gu Junyao frowned slightly. How could Ah Chou forget her? He was deeply attracted by her beauty at the first sight.

"No... I just don't know your name." Ah Chou's voice was deep and rich. Lan'er just thought that this man was so ugly, why was the young lady so nice to him?

"My name is Gu Junyao, you can call me the Second Miss from now on. By the way, you have no relatives in the capital anyway, so you can stay in the Gu Mansion. I will ask the butler Lai Fu to arrange some easy tasks for you. You are so good at kung fu, so it's just right. You can teach me when you have time."

Ah Chou didn't dare to look up and meet Gu Junyao's gaze. Just looking at her figure, he felt that she was slim and outstanding.

"Hey, our young lady has never been so gentle to any servant, don't be ungrateful!" Lan'er couldn't help but speak, but was rolled her eyes by Gu Junyao. She said to Lan'er seriously: "A Chou is my lifesaver, you can't talk to him in this tone in the future, understand?"

Lan'er shrank her neck and nodded obediently.

"Okay, if you don't say anything, I'll take that as your consent. Lan'er and I are going out shopping, you can come with us."

At Gu Junyao's cordial invitation, Achou nodded.

Gu Junyao was afraid that if she took Ah Chou to the street, it would scare everyone, so she asked a craftsman to make a half silver mask for him to wear on the right side of his face.

It just happened to cover up his ugly birthmark, making his facial features look more regular, but it was a pity that he was ruined by the birthmark.

"That's right, Ah Chou, you will stay with me from now on."

Gu Junyao clapped her hands in triumph. Walking on the busy street, she was startled by the sudden appearance of the army. Ah Chou was quick-witted and quickly picked her up by the waist and rushed through the crowd.

This saved her from danger. Lan'er stood there staring blankly, she had never expected that this ugly monster had such good kung fu.

"Miss, are you okay?" Lan'er's heart was beating in her throat. She ran to the opposite street. Gu Junyao waved the dust off her sleeves and said, "It's okay. Where did this army come from? They don't even have eyes when they walk."

This army rushed all the way into the imperial city. It turned out that they were the generals who were stationed on the frontier and returned.

In the Yangxin Palace, Rong Zhen and the Emperor were playing chess in a distracted manner. It seemed that they had known that General Zijun would return to the city, so they were waiting here quietly.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Huang Zijun walked in straight ahead and knelt down to pay homage before he could even change his velvet armor.

"Royal brother, you lost." Rong Zhen looked at the emperor's chess pieces. He had made a move earlier, but he didn't expect that he had fallen into his trap. He smiled triumphantly and put away the chessboard.

"You, you never give in to me!" The emperor had no choice but to order all the officials to leave and let Huang Zijun sit down.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect that the various tribes in Western Xinjiang have united their forces to fight against the Great Qi. They are ambitious and are thinking about how to fight their way out of the Great Wall. When the spies got the news, they didn't know that they had secretly married each other and exchanged princes and princesses as hostages."

When the emperor heard this, he looked at Rong Zhen beside him.

"Royal brother, what do you think about this matter?"

Rong Zhen paused hesitantly and said slowly: "Outside the Great Wall has always been the most important terrain in the Western Frontier. If they collude with those outside the Great Wall, it is still possible for them to rush straight to Da Qi."

Huang Zijun seemed to be hiding something in front of the two of them. He wanted to speak but didn't know where to start.

"General Huang, is there anything else you haven't said?"

Rong Zhen looked at Huang Zijun. Ever since he had been with Gu Yunru for a long time, he knew what a person's eyes were trying to hide or what he wanted to say. He didn't expect that he suddenly had such an ability.

"I didn't expect that the prince would find out. It's like this. The monarch outside the Great Wall knew that the princess who married over was actually the emperor's adopted sister. He seemed quite dissatisfied, but he never said anything to Da Qi. I was afraid that someone would use this article to sow discord between our two countries."

Speaking of Huang Zijun's worries, the emperor also had them and frowned.

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"After all, she is a princess appointed by me personally. What's the difference?"

"I think so too. Da Qi is already getting a good deal for the king outside the Great Wall by marrying the princess. If they continue to have such evil ambitions, Your Majesty, we must deploy as soon as possible. We can't let the various tribes in the Western Frontier unite. If one day they fight their way out from outside the Great Wall, Da Qi will be in danger."

"General Zijun, what you said is absolutely right."

Rong Zhen stood up, bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask for your permission to take part of the troops to quell the chaos."

"But... you just came back not long ago." The emperor was a little reluctant.

"For the sake of the Great Qi, this is the responsibility that I should fulfill."

Rong Zhen took the brunt of the charge and led the way. This was something that the soldiers appreciated very much. Huang Zijun was overjoyed and said, "If His Royal Highness Prince Zhao could take charge in person, it would definitely boost the morale of the soldiers!"

"Well... okay. But before that, you have to marry Miss Gu as soon as possible. The Queen Mother has been nagging me." The Emperor agreed to let him send troops, but before that, he still hoped that Prince Zhao could have a family, and that after he returned triumphantly, he would not be so willful as to go out to fight again.

"Your Majesty, please postpone the engagement. If I can return safely this time, it won't be too late to marry the eldest daughter of the Gu family."

Seeing that Rong Zhen insisted, the emperor shook his head helplessly. He had been using this excuse to have good luck in love for so many years.

The scene changed, and Gu Yunru was kneeling in front of the futon. He quietly opened one eye and watched the empress dowager who had her eyes closed concentrating and seemed to be about to fall asleep. He couldn't help but sit aside and tap her legs.

"Yunru, don't be disrespectful in front of the Buddha."

Although the Queen Mother had her eyes closed, she could still hear the slightest movement around her.