Su Qian remained silent, so Lu Huan continued, "Qingzhou is low-lying, making it easy to attack but difficult to defend. Although the city walls are high, if Yan Xuanye had chosen a higher point and equipped it with some long-range siege weapons, it would have been only a matter of time before he could capture Qingzhou."
"Even if I were to suppress the rebellion, it would be futile. The only difference would be whether I would be defeated sooner or later."
"Because I led troops to battle several times before, I was always defeated. The emperor has long been wary of me. Even if I asked to go to fight, the emperor would not allow it.
And at this critical moment, I can't foolishly walk into the gun and give him an excuse to deal with me."
He spoke slowly, word by word, "Of course I haven't forgotten what I promised you. Have you forgotten? I swore an oath in the name of my biological mother."
Su Qian was stunned for a moment. She had indeed forgotten about this matter. She thought that considering how much he valued his mother, he would not lie to her.
"So what exactly are you planning?"
Her eyes were sharp as she pointed out his faults. "You never told me your plans, so I naturally worried that you were lying to me. Back in Zhiyi City, didn't you also listen to my plan, pretend to agree to it, and then regret it?"
Lu Huan frowned and looked at her, "I told you before that I would start making arrangements on the first day we arrived in Qizhou."
He pinched Su Qian's waist, forcing her to gradually move closer to his embrace. "You don't believe me. If you did, how could you be like this?"
Su Qian met his eyes and said, "I want to believe you, but you have to give me a chance to make me believe you."
"I feel like you've always excluded me from your plans. I don't know what you're thinking or doing. I know nothing! Naturally, I'm worried."
"Lu Huan, do you understand?"
He looked at her seriously and thoughtfully for a while, then finally took a step back. "Never mind, I understand what you mean. From now on, I will discuss anything with you and tell you what I think."
"To prevent you from feeling uncertain, how about this...?"
Su Qian: "I see. Please continue."
Lu Huan took her hand and touched the calluses on her fingertips with familiarity. "I hate Gao Jiarong very much, but guess... why did I release her from prison?"
The string in Su Qian's mind was suddenly touched, "Could it be that you want to..."
Lu Huan: "I made a deal with her. She went to the palace to help me steal the tiger talisman. After the job was done, I returned Lu Guang's body to her."
"Tiger Talisman?"
Lu Huan rested his chin on her forehead and said, "With the tiger talisman, you can mobilize all the troops and generals in Nanchang."
He felt a little aggrieved.
He had indeed wronged her in the past, but now he had figured it out and understood his own heart, so naturally he would not be the same as before.
But she still didn't believe him. The intimate actions they had taken during these days hadn't made her trust herself at all.
She stayed by his side, interacting with him like a lover, but in her heart she didn't consider him a lover, not even a friend. Friends should at least have trust, but she didn't have that for herself.
"Although Li Song was ordered by the Emperor to go and support Qingzhou, as I just said, Qingzhou is easy to attack but difficult to defend. It won't be long before news of Qingzhou's defeat arrives.
The Emperor doesn't understand state affairs. Although he may have had some doubts about me before, when he hears the news of Qingzhou's defeat, his suspicions will be lessened. I only need to wait a few days. Once I obtain the tiger talisman, I can mobilize the army and have a legitimate reason to fight.
Su Qian was silent for a moment. Only after Lu Huan told her everything did she truly believe that he was taking action and was not lying to her.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have disbelieved you. It's just...anyone would have misunderstood what you said when I was at the door just now."
Lu Huan curled his lips: "Except you... no one dares to misunderstand me."
Su Qian raised her head from his arms and showed a flattering smile, "Are you hungry? I've been thinking of a few new dishes recently. Do you want to try them?"
He raised his eyebrows: "So you want to get rid of me like this?"
Su Zhao: "Then what do you want?"
He released one of his hands from around her waist and touched his lips playfully with his fingers. He looked so bad, no longer the pitiful look he had before after being wronged.
There was magic in her voice, "Kiss me."
"Didn't you say you love me? But I've never seen you take the initiative. Su Zhao...you're not trying to trick me, are you?"
Su Qian: “…”
It’s really tiring to deal with smart people.
Half of her brain capacity was used on him, and the other half was used to think about how to return to the modern era.
He didn't move, his other hand still gripping her slender waist, his eyes fixed on her. Slowly, slowly, he waited for her to approach him.
He was confident that she would kiss him, not for anything else, but for the purpose that she had to achieve in her heart.
As expected, Su Qian did struggle for a while, but in the end she couldn't resist the temptation in her heart for her unknown purpose.
She slowly came up to him, put her arms around his neck, closed her eyes and kissed him gently on the lips...
Lu Huan did not move either. She was enjoying her approach very much, as if she was tasting some unknown delicacy. She tasted it very slowly, taking a quick taste first. Perhaps she thought it tasted good, so she gradually moved boldly.
Lu Huan's breathing became more and more rapid as she moved, and even he was a little surprised by this.
Su Qian seemed not to notice and continued to kiss him, not like completing a task, but cherishing it like a treasure. He became more and more addicted to it...
He held the back of her head with both hands, bit her tongue hard and sucked it, and an unspeakable sound came out from between her lips and teeth. Su Qian blushed with embarrassment and just wanted to bury herself, but Lu Huan was too domineering to let her go.
It was unknown how much time had passed before he "mercifully" let her go.
…
Ever since the two of them talked it out this time, Su Qian would ask Lu Huan whenever she had time, what stage the matter was at.
And Lu Huan would always look at her with that indescribable look in his eyes, "Can't you just calm down and be quiet for a moment? If you rush for success, you'll end up with the opposite result, don't you understand?"
Can Su Qian be impatient? She has been here for more than half a year, and now the weather is gradually getting colder. Based on her understanding of Yan Xuanye, Yan Xuanye will never give up.
If this problem is not solved early, the Yellow River will freeze by the end of the year, and both the attacking and defending sides will be caught in a dilemma.
Fortunately, good news came soon. Gao Jiarong packed his clothes and went to the palace with his maid to stay for a while.
This can be considered as fulfilling the deal between her and Lu Huan.
As the task progressed from 0 to 10, Su Qian finally felt more at ease.
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