It was less of a helping hand and more of a dragging.
Wang Houde stumbled as he was pulled, feeling annoyed. Could this girl be any more rude?
After the two left, Wen Tingyun sat for a while longer before departing.
After that incident, Master Lingyin never appeared again, and his life was peaceful. Occasionally, news of his victory would arrive, such as the news of Gu Linchao conquering another city.
Although everything went smoothly for Gu Linchao, Wen Nongnong couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Of course, there's more longing than anything else.
She misses Gu Linchao.
And this longing grew stronger as her due date approached.
She didn't know what had happened ahead, and she received no further messages from Gu Linchao.
"Lvqiao, has Siyi sent you any letters?" she asked.
Of course not, but to put her mind at ease, Lü Qiao lied, "Yes, Si Yi sent me a letter a couple of days ago. He said in the letter that everything is fine with them and the capital will be taken soon. However, the war is very intense right now, and he won't have time to write to me anymore."
Wen Nongnong breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"That's good."
At this time, in the capital city.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The rebel king Gu Linchao has already reached Tunzhou and will soon be attacking the capital..."
A palace attendant rushed into the imperial study in a panic.
The palace servants were immediately alarmed and ran around spreading the news, and in no time, the palace was in chaos.
Gu Heng's face was gloomy. After killing a few people, he managed to calm the turmoil down a little.
He took a breath and threw away the blood-stained sword in his hand.
He won't lose!
Although Gu Linchao has reached Tunzhou, Gu Yi has already been placed under house arrest by him. Now, the city of Tunzhou is guarded by Si Luo and the Si family army.
Gu Linchao wanted to cross from Tunzhou, but he needed to defeat the Si family army first.
Although the Si family army was secretly trained, every soldier was brave and fierce.
On the other hand, the army led by Gu Linchao had been on a long march and was already exhausted. How could they possibly be a match for the Si family army, which was waiting in comfort?
Thinking of this, he calmed down.
"Your Majesty, please rest for a while and have something to eat." At this moment, Si Lan walked in carrying a food box.
Upon seeing her, Si Heng concealed the impatience in his eyes and said calmly, "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."
Si Lan shook her head, "Your Majesty, I can't help you in any way. I only hope that Your Majesty can take care of your health."
Upon hearing this, Si Heng's expression softened, and he squeezed her hand.
Si Lan felt a surge of joy.
Since her wedding, the Emperor had treated her coldly, which left her feeling quite lost.
When she saw him take the initiative to shake her hand, she couldn't help but boldly pull his hand and walk towards the table.
"These pastries were specially made by the Imperial Kitchen by your concubine. Your Majesty, please try them and see if they suit your taste."
Gu Heng did not refuse.
Now that the Si family is fighting on the front lines, he naturally wants to show Si Lan some tenderness.
He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Wait for me tonight."
Si Lan blushed and nodded gently, immersed in joy, completely unaware of the fleeting coldness in Gu Heng's eyes.
Tunzhou.
The once bustling and prosperous Tunzhou is now a solemn and deathly place with its city gates tightly closed.
If it weren't for the generals guarding the city walls, Wen Tingyun would have thought it was an isolated city.
After breaching the city gates of Juezhou, Gu Linchao led his army in one fell swoop and directly attacked Tunzhou.
However, Tunzhou was the last line of defense for the capital, and the commander of the troops was very cautious. No matter how they challenged the enemy, the enemy remained calm and ignored them.
After another unsuccessful challenge, Wen Tingyun led her men back to their encampment.
Gu Linchao's army has been stationed outside the city for several days.
Wen Tingyun went directly to the main tent.
When he went in, Gu Linchao and Xiao Yan were sitting at the table playing chess.
Seeing this, his restlessness subsided, and he calmed down to watch the two play chess quietly.
But Xiao Yan was getting impatient. "Hengzhi, the enemy is clearly stalling for time. I think it will snow soon. When it gets cold, the soldiers' fighting strength will probably drop."
Gu Linchao seemed not to hear him. He suddenly placed the white piece he had been holding for a long time on a certain spot on the chessboard and said calmly, "You lost."
Xiao Yan looked closely and saw that his carefully guarded chess game had been thrown into chaos by his sudden move, leaving him powerless to turn the tide.
It took him a while to react, and he said in astonishment, "Are you kidding me? You can win like that?"
Gu Linchao ignored him, looked at Wen Tingyun, and asked gently, "How is the situation?"
Mentioning this, Wen Tingyun became somewhat discouraged. "That Si Luo, as the commander-in-chief, hid in the city like a turtle, refusing to show his face. Even the soldiers guarding the city treated us like we were invisible. No matter how much we provoked them, they remained unmoved."
Gu Linchao was not surprised. Originally, Gu Yi was supposed to be in charge of guarding Tunzhou City, but Gu Heng replaced him with Si Luo.
"At midnight tonight, we will launch our first attack," he suddenly said.
Wen Tingyun and Xiao Yan were both stunned upon hearing this.
Realizing what had happened, he was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Let's go down to the summer palace right now!"
After days of stalemate between the two armies, the two men could no longer contain themselves.
He was overjoyed to receive Gu Linchao's order.
Before leaving, Xiao Yan suddenly turned back, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
Gu Linchao raised an eyebrow. "What?"
Xiao Yan said, "Si Luo is probably trying to stall us with delaying tactics. The weather is getting colder and colder, and there will probably be a heavy snow soon. When it gets cold and the ground is frozen, the morale of the troops will be low and their combat strength will be reduced. Si Luo can take advantage of that time to attack us."
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