Although it was just two simple sentences, they were quite meaningful to everyone, and speculation about the relationship between the two became somewhat ambiguous.
A smile involuntarily crept into Feng Beichuan's eyes—he had achieved the effect he wanted.
Li Chang'an merely glanced at him indifferently, without saying anything more.
Because Li Chang'an had already seen through this person, if he paid any attention to him now, no matter what he said, Feng Beichuan would definitely take advantage of him and say some nonsensical things.
Moreover, with so many soldiers around, Li Chang'an didn't want anyone to misunderstand.
Seeing that the woman ignored him, Feng Beichuan was not annoyed, nor did he feel ignored. Instead, he straightened his expression and coughed twice, saying, "The current situation is rather complicated. Does Your Highness have any plans?"
Li Chang'an composed himself, lowered his eyes, and thought for a while. Suddenly, he realized that he had never really thought about this question before.
Let's take it one step at a time!
After a moment, Li Chang'an spoke, his expression calm and composed.
Although he had felt a sense of crisis early on and knew that Emperor Xingchang harbored resentment towards him, Li Chang'an still sincerely hoped that everything would be peaceful.
Li Chang'an believed that as long as he remained steadfast in his loyalty and silently protected the country and its people, there would be no day when the two sides would perish together and Emperor Xingchang would fall.
Feng Beichuan, however, did not think so, and he was clearly very dissatisfied with Li Chang'an's answer.
From the moment he recounted those stories about Li Chang'an's past, Feng Beichuan had already categorized himself and Li Chang'an as the same kind of person.
They were all the same, sharing a common enemy and burdened with a deep-seated hatred.
"Didn't you ever think that one day you'd be fighting him?"
Feng Beichuan turned to look at the woman beside him, a hint of coldness in his dark eyes.
"I will do my best to prevent that day from happening."
Li Chang'an looked directly into his unfathomable eyes, a resolute look flashing in them.
Looking at the woman in front of him, Feng Beichuan suddenly chuckled softly, his laughter filled with mockery and helplessness.
Feng Beichuan felt he truly couldn't understand this woman's thoughts! Now that she knew who the enemy who killed her parents was, didn't she feel any hatred at all? Didn't she want to personally kill the enemy and avenge her deceased parents?
In fact, Feng Beichuan did not know that although Li Chang'an was disappointed and even heartbroken by Emperor Xingchang because of her background, she did not hate him that much deep down.
Because in a sense, Li Chang'an is not a person from this time and space. She just came here by accident because of a quick transmigration mission, and it seems that she has long been forgotten by the system.
Therefore, Li Chang'an was not greatly affected by his own background or the so-called blood feud.
On the contrary, Emperor Xingchang still felt grateful to Li Chang'an for the kindness he had shown her in raising her, since she had lived in the palace before marrying into the general's family.
To be honest, Li Chang'an felt that Emperor Xingchang had fulfilled his responsibilities as a father to her before she got married. It was just a pity that in her adoptive father's heart, perhaps the affection between father and daughter could not compare to the power of the monarch.
But in Li Chang'an's heart, all she wanted was to stay in this time and space, fulfill her duties, and do her utmost to protect the country and its people.
What's wrong with sacrificing one's life for the peace and prosperity of the nation?
Even though she was forgotten by the system, Li Chang'an felt that she needed a driving force to move forward, and her passion for the country and its people became that driving force.
Li Chang'an believed that as long as he could hold fast to this sentiment, Emperor Xingchang would eventually lower his guard against him.
"But don't you want to..."
Feng Beichuan's tone was somewhat urgent, and one of his hands, which was under the table, was already clenched into a fist.
Don't you want revenge?
Join me in destroying that person!
"Enough!"
Li Chang'an frowned, sensing that Feng Beichuan's emotions seemed somewhat unstable today.
"Protecting the country and its people is my only duty. As for other things, I have no time to care about them, nor do I want to care about them."
Li Chang'an spoke each word with force and conviction.
Her words filled the soldiers with awe and respect.
"The general is right. No matter what you do, we will follow you to the death!"
At this moment, Deputy General Sun also felt a surge of emotion within him.
"We swear to follow the general to the death!"
The soldiers below also chimed in.
Looking at his brothers who had stood by him through thick and thin all these years, Li Chang'an was deeply moved, and a bright smile, as radiant as summer flowers, appeared on his lips.
I have no regrets in this life.
Seeing that Li Chang'an's attitude was so firm, Feng Beichuan gave up. Since she had never thought about the future, then he would pave the way for her!
Suddenly feeling as if this was destiny, Feng Beichuan couldn't help but smile bitterly. Why did he have to fall for this woman who was different from others?
"By the way, General, how is the old emperor's health? When I first arrived in the capital, I heard that he had been ill for quite some time."
Deputy General Sun inquired with some curiosity, then suddenly remembered the little brat that Li Chang'an had forcibly taken away and thrown into the military camp for training.
Who would have thought that the baby who hadn't even grown all his feathers was actually the current Crown Prince, the future Emperor.
The thought of the baby panting after just a few steps made Deputy General Sun shake his head in disgust.
If such a weakling were to become the ruler of Shengnan Kingdom in the future, what would become of him?
"The imperial physician said that I should not overwork myself, so I am still recuperating and I am not attending the morning court as often as before."
Li Chang'an said a few words, which satisfied the curiosity of Deputy General Sun and the others.
Actually, she wasn't particularly clear about Xingchang's condition. Anyway, every time she went to the morning court, she saw that Emperor Xingchang's complexion didn't seem abnormal.
During his previous private meeting with Emperor Xingchang, Li Chang'an also felt that although the emperor had lost a lot of weight, his spirits were still quite good.
Even so, considering that Emperor Xingchang is not young, if he cannot overcome this illness, Shengnan Kingdom will probably have to change emperors sooner or later.
"How is the young prince doing in the military camp?"
Suddenly remembering that he hadn't seen his half-brother for a long time, Li Chang'an asked another question.
"When you handed him over to me before, I made him run laps around the camp every morning, practice horse stance, and read books and practice calligraphy every night. Although the little guy cried and shouted all day that he would cut me down in the future, he has made some progress!"
Recalling the scene of training the young prince, Deputy General Sun couldn't help but feel a little proud.
You must know that he's not training just anyone, but the future emperor! In that case, I can be considered half a teacher to the emperor in the future.
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