Chapter 279 A life-or-death struggle
Regarding the issue of Fengmian.
Mu Ying decided to remain silent.
But in the end, he couldn't resist the gossip in his heart and whispered, "It may not be a concubine, it may be a lover."
Although Feng Mian didn't understand the difference, he was still shocked by Mu Ying's words.
Is it okay to say the word "lover"?
So, Feng Mian is really silent now.
Mu Ying has been with the princess since she was a child. Based on her understanding of the princess, she knows that the princess is not obsessed with love.
The princess will definitely make full use of a talented person like Lord Xiao.
She also knew very well that the princess had a special feeling for Lord Xiao.
At least, so far, Lord Xiao is the only person the princess does not reject being around or even having close contact with.
Mu Ying had no idea whether Her Royal Highness the Princess would have other men in the future.
But she knew that with Her Royal Highness the Princess's charm and status, she could have anyone she wanted.
But not everyone can come to Her Royal Highness the Princess.
It all depends on your ability.
The two days given to Xiling passed in a flash.
It is said that during these two days, Lingzhou City was in a state of solemnity and everyone was trembling with fear.
Lu Chenzhou was looking for Su Changxue everywhere like a madman.
But not only Su Changxue disappeared, but even the people who had been with Su Changxue disappeared without a trace.
Only then did Lu Chenzhou realize something was wrong.
He originally thought that Su Changxue was just out on business, but for several days, he couldn't contact Su Changxue at all.
And all the people he had originally arranged around him also completely disappeared.
According to his memories of his previous life, he couldn't even find anyone related to Su Changxue.
He sent people to investigate the stronghold of Shenli Valley in Xiling City in his memory, but it was already deserted.
Only then did he know.
Su Changxue had left him long ago.
This answer made him furious.
Even though Lu Chenzhou had always been suspicious of Su Changxue, he never thought that he would completely leave and abandon Xiling.
Because of this incident, Lu Chenzhou and Lu Shi had a big fight.
Shenli Valley was originally the brainchild of Lu Shi, but now that Shenli Valley has withdrawn, Lu Shi naturally blamed everything on Lu Chenzhou.
He also blamed Lu Chenzhou for all the difficulties Xiling is facing now.
The father and son had a big fight.
Lu Shi's neck turned red with anger. "Just bear with it for a while! You've endured it for so many years, why can't you bear it a little longer?"
"If it weren't for what you did in the capital, and if you didn't alert the enemy and commit a capital crime, how could Xiling have fallen to this point today!"
He looked disappointed and said, "Now all your escape routes have been cut off. Even Master Su has left you. How long do you think you can resist?"
Lu Chenzhou stared blankly ahead, his eyes icy cold. "So what if you leave me? Father, if you want me to surrender, I'd rather be reduced to ashes along with Xiling."
A hint of coldness curled up his lips, and a hint of madness appeared in his eyes. "If God wants to rewrite my fate, then I will not let him have his way. Even if it means destroying myself and the enemy, I will not hand my life over to the court and let them decide my fate. Now, do you think that surrendering to us will save you?"
Lu Shi's face was full of hatred, but he could do nothing.
"Lu Chenzhou! You are going to burn down all the business we have built over the years!"
Lu Chenzhou looked at Lu Shi and said sarcastically, "If it weren't for me, would you have the guts to challenge the imperial court?! Your women and the women you love have all become part of the Lin family, and your lover was killed by Lin Yan, yet you didn't even dare to say a word. What on earth have you been planning all these years for?"
"On the surface, it's because your beloved woman wants to compete with Lin Yan, but it's clear that all you want is that supreme power. But you don't dare to take it, so you make me a tool to seize power. What qualifications do you, a coward like you, have to accuse me here?!"
With every word Lu Chenzhou spoke, Lu Shi's expression became uglier.
Until finally, as if a sore spot had been touched, he roared out: "That's enough!"
Lu Chenzhou just sneered and stared at Lu Shi, "So, father, don't dream of unrealistic things. This battle must be fought!"
After saying that, he lifted up his clothes and walked out.
Lu Shi's eyes were red: "But we have no more trump cards!"
Xiling is now isolated and helpless.
The only thing they could rely on was Xiling’s own military defense and geographical advantages.
But now the enemy's horses are fat and strong, and they have an ample supply of food and grass.
On the contrary, Xiling is now short of supplies.
They have no advantage in fighting a protracted war.
If it drags on for too long, the whole city will be destroyed.
Lu Chenzhou's voice suddenly dropped, piercing his bones like ice. "If you don't have a trump card, then it's a fight to the death."
Before he finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving behind only a resolute back.
Lu Shi took a deep breath and his face turned pale.
His body couldn't help but sway backwards a little.
He held onto the edge of the table with trembling hands, but couldn't stop his body from shaking.
In just a month... just a month! Xiling, the city he had painstakingly built up over the years, was on the verge of collapse!
Once upon a time, the people of Xiling supported the Xuanping Marquisate and the Xiling Army so much that their support was as solid as a rock.
But now... now there is only resentment in the city.
Once the people's hearts are lost, the court will have no more scruples.
All his life's work was gone in a flash!
How could this not make Lu Shi feel angry!
Naturally, he blamed Lu Chenzhou; all this was caused by him!
But he couldn't refute what Lu Chenzhou had just said.
He slammed the table in anger.
The table instantly fell apart under his hands.
Indeed, he hated Lin Yan and also hated Qiao Qian for not choosing him.
So when the border of Daxia was invaded that year, he deliberately said that he was sick and embarrassed Lin Yan so that he would have no one to use in the court.
It also made Qiao Qian realize that Lin Yan was nothing special.
Without me, the Great Xia Dynasty would be just a piece of soft bone for others to gnaw on.
But what he didn't expect was that Qiao Qian actually went to the battlefield in person.
He also didn't expect that the emperor would actually let Qiao Qian go to the battlefield!
It was also that battle that caused Qiao Qian to suffer from an old illness.
In the end, he died of an old illness.
Qiao Qian's death completely broke him down. He poured all his hatred on Lin Yan.
It was also from that time that he was determined to make Lin Yan pay the price one day. Apart from being able to use the power of the emperor to take away the love of others, he was nothing!
But just as he didn't dare and was unwilling to admit that he was the culprit who harmed Qiao Qian.
He had ambition but no courage, so he could only place his unfulfilled obsession on Lu Chenzhou.
Let this son fulfill his unfulfilled wish and let him marry her daughter.
He hoped that Lu Chenzhou would fulfill all his hopes that he had not yet achieved.
So when he laid all this out in the open, Lu Shi felt as uncomfortable as if his fig leaf had been ripped off.
At this moment, Lu Shi's face seemed to have aged ten years.
He took a deep breath to calm himself down.
If Lu Chenzhou knew everything.
So……
Did he also know that his mother...
Thinking of this, Lu Shi trembled all over.
If that's the case...
This son is so cold-blooded that it's chilling!
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