Hongde Hall.
"Your Majesty, General Lu has arrived."
The emperor put down the memorial and looked at Lu Ren who was walking slowly towards him.
"Your humble servant Lu Ren pays respects to His Majesty."
"General Lu, please stand up. I summoned you to discuss important matters."
The emperor handed the memorial in his hand to the palace attendant, "General Lu, take a look at this memorial."
The palace maid handed the memorial to Lu Ren.
Lu Ren opened it and frowned in less than three seconds, with anger and a hint of hidden worry between his brows.
"Xiqinguan was lost? When did this happen?"
The emperor did not answer the question, but directly asked: "I want to send you to lead the troops to recapture Xiqinguan. What do you think?"
Lu Ren lowered his eyes and bowed, "I will obey your orders."
"Great! It turns out that only General Lu can help me share my worries!" The emperor was delighted. "When General Lu returns victorious, I will hold a celebration banquet for you and reward you according to your merits!"
Lu Ren's eyes moved slightly when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I do not want any other rewards. After we take back Xiqin Pass, Lu Ren only wants an imperial decree to grant us marriage."
The emperor was so surprised that he even doubted whether he had heard it wrongly.
Granted marriage? Is this what Lu Ren said?
The emperor asked curiously, "Which official lady caught your eye? She must be extraordinary."
When Lu Ren heard this, he thought of Wen Yu's reckless behavior, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
But more of a smile: "I will inform Your Majesty when I return. This battle will definitely be won. Please agree with Your Majesty."
I don't want a reward, just an imperial decree to grant marriage, what's wrong with that?
The emperor waved his hand and said, "I agree."
Seeing that Lu Ren was so confident, the fact that Xiqin Pass had been lost was no longer concealed.
The emperor summoned all the ministers to the palace to discuss the battle to retake Xiqinguan.
It was not until the next day at 9:00 p.m. that everything was discussed and they returned home.
Lu Jin had already gotten up and was lying in front of the table, writing big characters that he could never write correctly.
He looked at Lu Ren, who was sitting at the table in a daze as soon as he came back, and then looked at the ancestral jade pendant that he kept stroking in his hand. He bit the pen and said, "Brother, are you in love with the eldest princess?"
Lu Ren was slightly startled, but did not deny it, and said lightly: "Yeah."
Lu Jin was a little confused: "But everyone in Shengjing knows that the princess is obsessed with the prime minister. She even said in front of all the civil and military officials that she will definitely take down the prime minister. Brother, haven't you heard about it?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ren paused his fingers that were stroking the jade pendant.
He thought about Wen Yu's attitude towards Lin Yuzhi during the two days of investigating the case. It didn't seem like she was obsessed with him at all. He said calmly, "Don't believe all the rumors."
"But as they say, there is no smoke without fire..."
Lu Jin wanted to continue speaking, but Lu Ren stood up and left, leaving behind a sentence: "I only believe what I feel."
He mounted his horse and galloped all the way to the princess's mansion.
Wen Yu had just woken up naturally when she heard that Lu Ren came to see her.
Liu Chun whispered in her ear: "Princess, Xiqin Pass has been lost. Yesterday, the emperor summoned all the ministers to discuss the matter in Hongde Hall for a whole night. General Lu is going to lead his troops to Xiqin Pass."
Wen Yu looked at herself in the mirror and said with a smile, "You are really well-informed."
While combing Wen Yu's hair, Liu Chun continued, "If we talk about the best person in the court who can lead troops to fight, it has to be General Lu. Princess, you have a good eye."
Wen Yu: ...
Liu Chun smiled quietly and said, "I ask General Lu to wait in Suichun Garden."
Wen Yu glanced at Liu Chun in the mirror and saw that she looked like she was about to praise me, which made her unable to help laughing.
When they arrived at Suichun Garden, Lu Ren was wearing a black robe and standing in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, looking at the flowing stream, as if thinking about something.
Wen Yu walked forward, but before she could say anything, Lu Ren turned around and said, "Your humble servant greets the princess."
Wen Yu patted his shoulder and teased, "You were scared away yesterday, and you come to me again today?"
When Lu Ren heard this, a hint of unnaturalness flashed across his face, but it disappeared in a flash.
"I came to see the princess this time to say goodbye to her. His Majesty ordered me to lead the troops to Xiqin Pass, and I will set off tomorrow."
"I know that."
After all, the news of the fall of Xiqin Pass caused a sensation in the court and the country.
Because Xiqin Pass was breached by Xili, the surrounding cities fell one after another and there was no power to fight back.
As of last night, five cities had been lost in succession.
It can be said that the news has spread widely.
In addition, ever since Liuchun felt that she had fallen in love with someone else, this girl has started talking about the prime minister all the time, and now she is well-informed about all kinds of first-hand information.
Even if Wen Yu didn't want to know about the incident at Xiqinguan, it would be difficult.
"They all say that you are the most valiant and skilled general in the Great Sheng Dynasty." Wen Yu said with a smile, "Besides, I think my judgment is correct. You can definitely win."
Lu Ren's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "Lu Ren will definitely live up to the princess's expectations."
Then he took out a jade pendant from his bosom and said, "Princess, this is for you."
Wen Yu was a little surprised and didn't take it immediately. Instead, she asked curiously, "Why are you giving me the jade pendant?"
Lu Ren was silent for a moment, then said softly, "It's just an ordinary jade pendant. Thank you for your help, Princess."
"Isn't there a condition for me to help you? And you've already completed it, what else do you want to thank me for? But..."
Wen Yu took the jade pendant, looked at it carefully against the light, and then held it in her hand, "I accept this jade pendant."
"After accepting your things, I have to give you something in return, right?"
Wen Yu grasped Ji Yue from Lu Ren's hand and pulled it out with force.
Even without the scabbard, it is still so heavy.
Lu Ren was stunned and said quickly: "Jiyue is too sharp, Princess, be careful not to hurt yourself."
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