"Xiao Qin, what are your plans next?"
Xu Yiran finally released Nan Lingqin, her face regaining all its previous emotions and a serene and serene expression.
Nan Lingqin looked at him and said, "Gong, time waits for no one, I must seize this opportunity."
"Okay, I'll go and relay the order for you."
"good."
Xu Yiran took two steps and then stopped, looking at Nan Lingqin, "The wind is strong at night, and your cough has clearly become a serious illness. You should rest well."
"good."
Watching Xu Yiran's figure disappear into the distance, Nan Lingqin lowered her eyes and pondered for a long time before calling out to someone in the shadows.
"Someone come here."
"Here." Tinghai and Minglan appeared at the same time.
"Send someone to investigate what unusual things have happened in Beirong during the months that Nanqi and Beirong have been at war."
"Strange event?"
Minglan and Tinghai exchanged a glance, both filled with doubt.
"Yes, no matter what it is, even if it's about which family lost a cow at what time, they tell me everything in great detail."
Xie Lingqin said.
"Yes." Tinghai accepted the order, then thought for a moment and said, "Miss Lingqin, why not use the Heavenly Mystery Hall? After all, their network of connections is the most accurate and fastest."
"I need to confirm this again."
Nan Lingqin said.
"yes."
“And, Minglan…” Nan Lingqin looked at Minglan, “has the Xue family been looking for you?”
"have."
"With the two countries at war, and the Xue family being from Beirong and located on the Beirong border, what is their current reaction?" Xie Lingqin asked softly, her eyes and brows delicate.
"Don't worry, Miss. I have appeased the Xue family. Now, they will weigh the pros and cons and not resist or interfere. Besides, the emperor is far away and can't control them."
Nan Lingqin nodded. "That's good. That way, you won't be in a difficult position."
Minglan and Tinghai withdrew at the same time.
...
Because Yuwen Yao fell, and Yuwen An was tormented by poison and could no longer replace Yuwen Yao, news kept leaking out, and the morale of the Beirong army weakened. At this moment, the Southern Qi launched a major attack, catching the Beirong off guard and forcing them to retreat repeatedly.
Three days later.
Yuwen Yao finally woke up, but it seemed that only a few days later, the crown prince's hair had turned white.
He stood atop the city walls, his face cold and stern, and with a casual wave of his sleeve, uttered only one word: "Retreat."
As a result, the 200,000-strong army of Beirong retreated from three cities.
This would be tantamount to handing over three cities to others.
The world was shocked, all the people were stunned, and the generals were horrified.
Unbeknownst to anyone, Yuwen Yao fell into a coma for two days after giving the order.
At this moment, atop the city gate of Crescent City.
General Xie, dressed in his usual military uniform, gazed into the distance with a cold expression.
General Xie, ever since he led his troops to the border a few months ago, has only ever echoed the Crown Prince's orders. Even three days ago, when the Crown Prince ordered the retreat of three cities, he did not object in the slightest.
This made some soldiers extremely disappointed in him.
"General Xie, if this continues, will the Crown Prince keep forcing us to retreat...?"
A deputy general stepped forward and asked.
General Xie withdrew his gaze and looked at the newcomer. "The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince of Bei Rong. How could he hand Bei Rong over to others so easily? He must have some scheme in mind. Please calm down."
"But the Crown Prince suddenly grew white hair, and his whole body seemed to be soaking in ice, so that none of us dared to approach him. This... is really unfathomable."
"That's right, General Xie, this battle is making our subordinates very anxious."
"Moreover... it is said that when two countries go to war, there will be countless deaths and injuries, corpses strewn across the fields, people wrapped in horsehide, and the people will suffer. However, this war... can be described as a peaceful war."
Although the Southern Qi kept winning and the Northern Rong kept losing, the Northern Rong actually did not suffer any major casualties.
General Xie looked at the puzzled and sighing expressions of his lieutenants and narrowed his sharp eyes. "Let's wait a little longer."
"yes."
Since General Xie had said so, the deputy generals naturally couldn't say anything more, and after hesitating for a moment, they had no choice but to withdraw.
General Xie's sharp eyes flashed, and he looked ahead again.
At this moment, someone came forward to report from behind.
"General, news just came from the capital that Young Master Ning has caused trouble again. He smashed your study to pieces and said... he said he's determined to kill you."
The man lowered his head as soon as he finished speaking, not daring to look at General Xie's gloomy and somber expression.
General Xie was of course filled with hatred, resentment, and anger.
His son, his only offspring to date, is mentally challenged and only listens to Nan Lingqin.
Despite taking care of him for so many days, he still treats him like an enemy.
On the day he received the imperial decree and led his troops away from the capital, Xie Ningyi not only did not come to see him off, but also stabbed him with a sword. Fortunately, he dodged quickly and only suffered a superficial wound. This matter was kept secret and no outsiders knew about it, otherwise... how would he establish his prestige in the capital?
"Where is the Crown Prince?"
General Xie asked.
"Reporting to the General, I just went to check and found that the Crown Prince has been staying in his room and hasn't come out. No one knows what he's doing in there."
"His face was ashen with worry, his black hair had turned white; something must have happened to the Crown Prince..."
General Xie said nothing more, but the light in his eyes grew colder and colder. "The person who caused all this, all the people... kept him in the dark all this time, and almost made him childless for the rest of his life..."
...
Nan Lingqin knew perfectly well about the fact that Crown Prince Yuwen Yao of Beirong had turned white-haired overnight, but it was precisely because she knew this that she was even more surprised.
Did Yuwen Yao really abandon the cloud technique his mother gave him years ago just to remove the poison she had given him?
That's right. When she was developing the poison, she knew that to completely remove it, she either had to exhaust her internal energy or use cloud techniques to counteract it. Of course, the latter would also have aftereffects once it was exhausted.
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