"So Lord Li also knows that Liangzhou is very close to the Northern Kingdom." Although Zhou Xingzhi was smiling, the coldness in his eyes was particularly obvious.
Lord Li choked for a moment, finally realizing that since Liangzhou was located in the northern border region, it was naturally the closest to the Northern Kingdom.
If the Northern Kingdom were to send troops, its first target would undoubtedly be Liangzhou.
With the fall of Liangzhou, the imperial city was not spared either.
Lord Li realized the foolish thing he had said. Under Zhou Xingzhi's ambiguous gaze, his old face slowly turned red, and he moved his lips, unable to utter a word for a long time.
Seeing Lord Li slink away, no one else dared to go up and risk offending him.
Su Jinyang raised an eyebrow, stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your humble servant will certainly protect Lord Pei."
*
Songxiyuan.
"Miss, something terrible has happened! His Majesty has dispatched Lord Pei to Liangzhou to manage the floods, and he's leaving tomorrow!" Lu Bai rushed into the room, panting, and blurted out the news she had just heard before she hadn't even caught her breath.
"What?" Song Zhiyu suddenly stood up, and without thinking, strode out of the courtyard.
She remembered that the floods in Liangzhou were the beginning of that plague.
No wonder the rain has been pouring down for the past few days; it turns out there were signs all along.
"Miss, wait for me!" Lu Bai chased after her with great effort, forgetting to mention that General Su would also be traveling with Lord Pei.
As Song Zhiyu approached the main gate, her pace slowed, and the anxious look on her face turned into impatience.
"I know you don't want to see me, but could you please listen to me for a moment?" Shen Yuzhou stood in front of Song Zhiyu, his usually aloof and distant face now showing a pleading expression for the first time.
Song Zhiyu stopped in her tracks, looked at the somewhat disheveled man in front of her, and suddenly felt like laughing.
Of course, she didn't hold back and laughed out loud, her eyes filled with sarcasm. "Shen Yuzhou, as intelligent as you are, how could you not know the principle that spilled water cannot be gathered up again?"
She knew what Shen Yuzhou wanted to say, but she didn't want to hear it.
Some things, once done, can never be regretted.
She did give them opportunities, but they didn't care.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuzhou took two steps back. He had prepared a whole speech, but Song Zhiyu's casual remark that "what's done is done" completely robbed him of the courage to speak.
"The self-inflicted injury trick won't work on me. The Song Zhiyu who used to care about you when you were sick or injured is gone. You should find someone who cares about you." Song Zhiyu glanced at him, looking at the man's slightly wrinkled cuffs and pale lips, but her heart remained unmoved.
"Excuse me, my brother is waiting for me." Her lips curved slightly, and her eyes were bright and beautiful, making Shen Yuzhou feel a little dazed.
He followed Song Zhiyu's gaze and saw Pei Qingyan's elegant and slender figure standing not far away, like a tall and straight pine tree, with the same smile on his face.
In an instant, he felt even more choked up inside.
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