Chapter 100 Traitor
Prince Ning, who has never been interested in women, has recently had a mysterious woman with him at all times, who covers her face with a golden butterfly mask. He named her "Madam Zhaoyang" and does not even avoid her when discussing matters with his staff, which shows how much he values and dotes on this woman.
Although everyone around Prince Ning knew about this, they still found it incredible when they saw with their own eyes this precious prince humble himself and coax others.
But the woman didn't feel flattered at all, and immediately lost face for King Ning, saying coldly: "If you want to watch this excitement, go watch it yourself, sorry I won't keep you company."
"Aman..." King Ning watched helplessly as she drank the tea she poured for him in one gulp, then turned around and left without hesitation. He called out, but failed to keep her.
After the people left, Gong Yang Leng waved his feather fan and smiled: "The prince really treats his wife in an extraordinary way."
Prince Ning refilled his tea with good temper, blew off the tea foam on it, and did not deny: "I owed her, and I have to pay it back."
Previously, because of Concubine Li, the two of them loved each other but could not be together. He had delayed Shen Xihe to this age, and now he still could not give her a legitimate identity... This matter was nothing. When he went back into the house, he had to kneel beside the couch and apologize to Aman.
"Let's get down to business."
"The prince has offended the general, so we can take this opportunity to win him over..."
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After Chen Ting left, Shen Wangshu didn't sleep for too long and got up.
She kept thinking about the plot of the original book unconsciously in her mind, and her heart was not very peaceful. She simply got up, washed, and went back to the house after breakfast, writing and drawing in the study alone.
Taohong brought in some iced lychees for her, still thinking about last night - they only stood at the door for a while when the general called for water, and were driven out before they could see anything clearly.
They all knew that the general and his wife had not consummated their marriage. Nanny Liang had often sighed in private, believing that a couple was not one if they had not consummated their marriage. So rather than calling for water at night, everyone was more concerned about the mess on the ground and the wife's not-so-soft curse at the beginning.
"Madam, did you have a quarrel with the general last night?" Taohong asked cautiously.
The general put on his armor and went to the battlefield overnight. Not only did his wife wake up early today, but her face was not in the best condition either... They must have had a huge fight, and the general just left like that. The two of them didn't even have a chance to resolve their past grudges.
Shen Wangshu didn’t know that this little girl was worried about him, and his mind was still thinking about other things, so he answered nonchalantly: “No.”
Seeing that she was so sad that her eyes were dull but she still refused to speak, Taohong was too embarrassed to ask any more questions. She concentrated on peeling a large bowl of lychees for her and whispered to comfort her: "No matter what, calm down and wait until the next time the general comes back to talk to him properly."
Shen Wangshu stared at the paper in his hand and hummed casually. The words entered his ears but did not pass through his mind.
She sat in the study room all morning today, reviewing all the original plots she remembered. Because "The Phoenix Girl of Destiny" itself is a political intrigue novel, the relationship lines and power distribution in the palace and the capital were introduced quite clearly.
As an important male supporting role, Chen Ting has been working diligently in the wars, fighting the Northern Turks, then the bandits, and then his own people. However, not all problems can be solved by force alone. The intricate character lines took her a while to sort out.
This morning before he left, Chen Wangshu told him about Chen Jiang and the newly appointed head coach of Northern Turkic. As soon as he reviewed the original text, he had some impression of it.
If nothing unexpected happens, this battle with the Northern Turks should be the beginning of all the unrest.
The little Northern Turkic prince Helan Xiu was a genius in war. He shocked the entire continent as soon as he was born. His way of employing troops was treacherous and changeable, and he never took the usual path. Chen Jiang, a veteran who had been on many battlefields, was not careless, but he still fell into Helan Xiu's trap and was blocked in the mountain road and besieged to death.
This battle caused great chaos in the morale of the Northern Army, and it took the personal presence of the General Guarding the Nation to calm them down.
The most important thing is...why is Helan Xiu so familiar with the topographic map and troop distribution of the Great Zhou? Because he is different from the previous head coach, Helan Xiu lowered himself and took the initiative to collude with the bandits in the north!
Civil strife in the Great Zhou was inevitable, and the emperor was living a life of luxury in the capital. The heavy corvee and taxes had long been unbearable for the people. Not only were there bandits in the north, but there were also refugee forces in the south, east and west. One "king" after another was quietly born, waiting for the right opportunity to rise up in rebellion.
The North is a beginning.
Helan Xiu tempted the bandits with benefits and cooperation, and few bandits could resist.
It is only a matter of time before the world falls into chaos. If there is a powerful country to help, why can't I be the next person to sit on the throne?
If Chen Ting can deal with the Northern Turks and this group of bandits this time, the other refugee forces will weigh the situation and wait and see. If they are beaten so badly that they have no time to take care of this side, these people will immediately become restless and start fighting for the world.
There was a rough map of the Great Zhou drawn on the paper in front of Shen Wangshu, with several plots of land marked out in each of the four directions of east, south, west and north, and a name written on each square.
The area that needs the most attention at present is the north. There are three mountain bandit leaders who occupy the mountains and are very powerful and should not be underestimated. They are Wu Kun, Qi Yaojie and Jiang Kang.
Two of these three people were exiled from other places, and only Qi Yaojie was a native of the northern border town. Therefore, he was the most qualified to conspire with Helan Xiu.
Wu Kun and Jiang Kang are both older. After experiencing the cannibalism and thousands of miles of exile during the famine, they have become much more mature and stable now. They will not easily go against Chen Ting. Although they each have their own little thoughts, they appear to be completely submissive to the general.
However, Qi Yaojie was a domineering and violent man. He brought his people down the mountain to burn, kill and loot, and was often beaten by Chen Ting. He had been holding a grudge against Chen Ting for a long time, so when Helan Xiu recruited him, he immediately jumped up to him.
Because their base was in Canghui Mountain, Qi Yaojie proclaimed himself the King of Canghui. When Helan Xiu invited him, he kept calling him "Prince Hui", which made this fellow who came from a peasant family very happy. He was even happy to be used as cannon fodder.
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