Chapter 257 A gentleman’s promise is worth a thousand gold!
Both sides are shrewd people.
They also know what each other wants.
Guo Tao took a sip of water, and then the living room fell silent.
Xie Jingmo gritted his teeth and said, "I said I would take care of your cousin, and I will definitely take care of her. Does your cousin not trust me?"
Guo Tao smiled lightly, "How could I not believe you? I know that you always keep your promises, but what about your future wife? That's unpredictable. We're both men. With a mistress at home, the affairs of the harem will naturally fall under the jurisdiction of the future mistress. By then, even if Jing Mo wants to take care of her, he can't stay by her side every day, right?"
Xie Jingmo stared at Guo Tao's shrewd face and said angrily, "You also know that I'm not good at that. How can I get married in the future? You can rest assured about this."
"Really?" Guo Tao laughed and took another sip of water. "If you had no hope for the future, why would you come here so late at night? What the future holds doesn't matter to you, does it? So, you've come here in such a hurry, not for the court, but for one person."
Xie Jingmo knew that he couldn't hide it from Guo Tao.
Guo Tao smiled faintly, "I guessed right, so if that's the case, there's no way I'll hand my daughter over to you."
Competing with the Queen Mother for status, isn't that incredibly stupid?!
"You think too much. I just think it's not easy for her to follow me during the seven years at the frontier. If you are worried," Xie Jingmo gritted his teeth, "I am willing to marry my cousin and make her my princess."
Guo Tao's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Okay! In that case, I believe you!"
"But tonight, you have to spend your wedding night with my daughter."
Xie Jingmo was helpless, "I'm not good at that, what do you want me to do...Uncle, please don't make things difficult for me."
Guo Tao curled his lips and said, "Alright, write a notice and announce it to the world. When the situation stabilizes, you come and bring the person back to me."
Xie Jingmo hurriedly wrote down the notice and took the elite soldiers away. Guo Tao looked at Xie Jingmo and said seriously, "You have called me uncle for more than ten years. This is the only thing I care about. I am now risking my life to give you the elite soldiers to fulfill your wish. If you betray me in the future, I will not let you go!"
Xie Jingmo nodded, "Don't worry, uncle. A gentleman's promise is worth a thousand gold! I will take good care of my cousin for the rest of her life!"
Xie Jingmo knew how carefully Guo Tao had raised these elite soldiers, and now that he was giving them to him, he had made every possible effort for the child.
He led his troops into the palace.
Yun Zhao and Mu Chengyan were imprisoned together.
He climbed over the wall and went in. Yun Zhao looked at Xie Jingmo in surprise, "Where did you bring so many people?"
Xie Jingmo grabbed Yun Zhao and turned to Mu Chengyan and said, "Follow me."
As he walked, he said, "When I was a child, I always came to play in my mother's palace and accidentally discovered a place."
Xie Jingmo brought the two of them to a eunuch's room.
He placed his hand on a hidden stone slab, and with a creaking sound, the stone door opened, revealing a secret passage.
"I've prepared food and provisions inside. Yun Zhao, you and Mu Chengyan should be able to keep them for fifteen days. If I don't come to open this door after fifteen days, you can just follow this road to the end, which leads to the outside of the capital." Xie Jingmo pulled out a bag of gold from his arms. "This money is enough for you to live a life of wealth in this city."
Xie Jingmo finished speaking.
Pause.
A moment later.
He looked at Yun Zhao, his voice suddenly lighter, "Of course, if you feel tired of being the Queen Mother and want to retire with Mu Chengyan, then you don't have to wait until the 15th. You can just go out along this road."
"You only have fifteen days to think about it," Xie Jingmo said, "I'll take care of everything outside!"
When Xie Jingmo was about to press the secret room mechanism, his gaze shifted from Mu Chengyan to Mu Chengyan.
He paused, then said to Mu Chengyan, "Before, I was unwilling to give up and never let go. Now I am protecting you as a thank you. If she wants to leave, you owe me your life. Remember to treat her well for the rest of your life. Otherwise, I will not let you go, no matter where you are."
The stone door slowly closed.
Yun Zhao watched Xie Jingmo outside the door disappear little by little from his sight.
He is no longer the same as he used to be. He looks like he will fall down if the wind blows, but he says he wants to protect her?
Yun Zhao thought it was ridiculous.
But I can't laugh.
It was quiet inside the stone gate, as if nothing had happened.
But Yun Zhao knew that the situation outside was tense.
Mu Chengyan looked at the kettle in his hand, then looked up at Yun Zhao. After a long moment, he said, "Zhao Zhao, have you ever thought about this?"
Yun Zhao raised his head.
Then he heard Mu Chengyan say, "Come back with me now, back to Lizihu. Just now, Xie Jingmo meant that it was up to you to make the choice. Now the choice is before you. Do you want to stay or go with me?"
Mu Chengyan has lost his martial arts skills and is like a weary bird returning to the forest.
Yun Zhao had known for a long time that if it weren't for him, Mu Chengyan would not stay in the capital for a moment.
He is a proud regent who once had great martial arts skills, but now he can only be kept in this harem.
He felt sad.
Yun Zhao also felt sad.
But she couldn't break this situation.
Mu Chengyan added, "Actually, I think today's events are pretty good. Some things have to be faced eventually, don't they? There's no choice. Now that I have them, Xie Jingmo will take care of everything. If you go back to Liziguai with me, he'll cover up everything. We can live a peaceful and stable life back in Liziguai, like an ordinary couple. Isn't that good?"
Yun Zhao pursed his lips.
After a long time, he said, "Maybe in a long time, I can, but not now."
Xie Jingmo was fighting outside for her. No matter what she thought, he would never just leave and leave after losing someone.
In addition, those people whom he had arranged in various departments in the court would be implicated if they left.
Lieutenant General Gao.
Fuhai.
Lieutenant General Lin.
Xie Jingmo.
Many brothers at the frontier.
"I'm sorry, I can't leave right now."
Mu Chengyan smiled and said, "I thought you would reject me later."
The secret room became quiet.
Yun Zhao sighed and said to Mu Chengyan, "On the battlefield, love has nothing to do with love, it's all about loyalty. Xie Jingmo is loyal to me, so I can't abandon him. You wait here with peace of mind. I'll come pick you up in a few days."
After Yun Zhao finished speaking, he was about to press the mechanism of the secret room.
Behind him, Mu Chengyan said darkly, "Zhao Zhao, why do I feel like you will never leave with me?"
Yun Zhao froze.
Put your hand on the mechanism.
Mu Chengyan said, "I feel that if you leave here, you will never come back. You will no longer be my Zhao Zhao."
"Could you please—don't go out?"
Mu Chengyan whispered, almost begging.
Yun Zhao paused for a long time, and after a long time, she increased the strength of her hands.
The stone door slowly opened.
Yun Zhao's voice was mixed with the sound of the stone door opening and closing, and it seemed unclear.
"Muchengyan, I'm sorry."
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