The news of Jiang He's rescue quickly spread to Hengxian and Daning. Bai Qian had just returned from the battle when she received the news and was stunned.
"You mean, the Marquis is alright?"
Bai Qian burst into tears of joy after seeing the person nod.
"That's wonderful! It's so good that the Marquis is alright!" Chang Qing behind him couldn't help but shout out, wishing he could laugh out loud immediately. Indeed, their Marquis was a blessed man.
"Okay, okay, it's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright."
Bai Qian breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes glistening with tears. "Tell the Marquis that everything is fine here. Daqing now has the confidence to face Da Ning."
Just now, they had captured all the surrounding hills, and the border residents of Daqing and Daning were grateful to them, at least for this moment.
"Yes! Tell the Marquis that Da Ning is like a cowardly egg these days, hahaha!"
Chang Qing couldn't hide his joy; he was so full of energy that he wished he could go back and have another good fight right now.
"Also, the news that the Marquis has awakened must be sent to Daqing."
Bai Qian regained her composure, but placed her hands protectively on her stomach. "We need to make them wary."
Back in her tent, Bai Qian slowly sat down on the bed.
"Child, your father is alright now."
Bai Qian gently patted her belly, "Your father has escaped danger and turned to good fortune."
Heaven has eyes; her husband did not die.
"But you'll have to bear with it for a while longer. Once your mother has won the battle and returned in triumph, she will tell your father about your existence."
A gentle aura emanated from Bai Qian. "We shouldn't bother Daddy now. Let's stay quietly in Mommy's belly."
......
The Imperial Palace of Daning.
"Is Jiang He alright?"
Gu Lin breathed a huge sigh of relief, so much so that he almost collapsed from exhaustion.
"My lord, the head of the Pei family and the young master personally cured Marquis Dingyuan." Ling Hai's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease. "My lord can rest assured."
"Fortunately, the Pei father and daughter are grateful people."
Gu Lin lowered his eyes. "Don't let them stay in Daqing for too long. I'm worried they'll set their sights on Ayan."
"I will go and deliver a message to the young master immediately."
"call--"
Only when Gu Lin was alone did he relax.
But he felt even more uncomfortable all over. Whenever he closed his eyes, Gu Lin seemed to see Jiang Yu, dressed in red, falling off a cliff in front of him, and he was powerless to stop it.
Gu Lin gripped the railing tightly with both hands, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.
Therefore, in this great battle, only his wife was injured.
On what grounds?
Gu Lin's white hair danced in the air; he was already impatient.
Gu Lin stood under the eaves for a long time until Chang Wuyou appeared.
"monarch."
Chang Wuyou's expression was extremely solemn. "Your Majesty, the hexagram for Da Ning has changed."
What has changed?
Upon hearing Gu Lin's voice, Chang Wuyou's heart trembled. The king was now completely indifferent to the divination results; in other words, the king no longer cared about Da Ning at all.
"It suggests that there is a chance of survival even in the face of adversity."
"A desperate situation turned into a life-saving opportunity?" Gu Lin couldn't help but scoff. "Does the Grand Preceptor mean that the people and officials who disliked me a while ago have recently come to accept me again?"
Hearing Gu Lin's words, Chang Wuyou was momentarily at a loss for words.
"As for what the divination indicates, I dare not speak presumptuously."
Chang Wuyou thought of the hexagram he had just calculated, but the most important thing was not that Da Ning's hexagram had changed.
Instead...
"Your Majesty, your divination has also changed."
The Emperor Star, however, bears the signs of a perilous star, foretelling great chaos throughout the land.
“Chang Wuyou, now that things have come to this, I no longer believe in any divination.” Gu Lin revealed a bloodthirsty smile. “If I want to kill someone, even if fate prevents me from doing so, I will not stop.”
In an instant, Chang Wuyou seemed to see a future of chaos in the world.
But the man before me, whose hair had turned white overnight, had lost his wife in the war.
Although everyone keeps quiet about it, it's not surprising that someone would fall from such a deep cliff and be eaten by wild animals.
When he entered the palace just now, he heard that Marquis Dingyuan was no longer in mortal danger, so...
The only one who got into trouble was the Empress Dowager of Daqing, the wife of the king.
Even Chang Wuyou, who was always cold and aloof, didn't know how to offer words of comfort.
"Your Majesty, I shall take my leave now."
Chang Wuyou slowly left the main hall. Just a moment ago, he actually felt that using the Emperor of Daqing to persuade the monarch was an extremely cruel thing.
The king needed to offer blood as a sacrifice to his wife.
If that's the case, then let things get chaotic.
......
One tunnel after another was discovered by Ling Ku within the territory of Daning. Gu Lin issued an imperial edict that all tunnels that had been discovered should be immediately burned with charcoal, and no one inside the tunnels should be spared.
However, no trace of Jing Zhao was found.
“My lord, we have destroyed many tunnels.” A hint of doubt flashed in Ling Ku’s eyes. “These tunnels are not connected throughout the entire Da Ning, but only in one place.”
"That means there are still tunnels that haven't been discovered yet."
Gu Lin looked at the map. No more tunnels had been found; only Lingzhou and... the capital... remained.
At this moment, Jing Zhao and the people around him were huddled in the underground passage of the capital. Before he could even formally declare war on Gu Lin, Jing Zhao was already like a stray dog.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
"Find a way to get Gu Lin here. Once Gu Lin is here, I'll have a chance to kill him." Jing Zhao was no longer as calm as before; he was like a trapped beast.
"Also, have you taken care of everything I asked you to do before?"
"Your Highness, the tunnels in the capital have started to be dug outwards. Another tunnel leading to the outskirts of the capital has been dug out, but as you instructed, it has not been fully opened."
Jing Zhao nodded upon hearing this, "Gu Lin is keeping a close eye on things now, and it will cause trouble if we dig it open."
When it really comes down to escaping for their lives, the explosion will only last for less than half an incense stick's time.
This is his way out.
If he couldn't kill Gu Lin, he would go to Daqing and kill Gu Qingyan.
Jing Zhao remained silent as she began to devise a way to lure Gu Lin, until everyone's legs were starting to go numb from standing, before she finally spoke softly:
"I know what to do."
......
With Bai Qian leading troops and watching with predatory eyes, and news that Marquis Dingyuan was out of danger, the court officials and common people of Da Ning, who were originally wavering, began to lean more towards Gu Lin.
Many ordinary people in the capital even spontaneously placed white daisies outside the Princess's residence, hoping to show Gu Lin their sincerity in this way.
The plaques at the Princess's residence were covered in dust, making it look like a tomb.
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