Su Qian placed the soup on the table in front of him. "I mean, am I not disguised as a man now? And to avoid suspicion and to avoid the eyes and ears of Gao Jiarong and that person in the palace, the courtyard I live in is a little far away from where you are."
"On weekdays, it's not convenient for us to get together all the time, otherwise it's easy to get into trouble."
"If you have something to say, you can send me a letter like before. Use this seal. Even if someone else robs you, they won't necessarily link it to you."
Su Qian's eyes flickered: "Don't you think so?"
The gloom in his eyes was suppressed a little, but some traces remained that were difficult to erase.
What he said did sound reasonable, but how could someone as smart as him be easily fooled by Su Qian's words?
He slowly tasted the soup. For some reason, the soup that he used to find delicious tasted very bland today.
He suppressed his emotions and didn't look at her, admonishing her sarcastically, "Your excuse is really not very good, but I do feel the need to remind you."
Su Qian didn't understand what he meant: "What?"
Lu Huan unconsciously twitched the corners of his mouth, his voice growing a little colder. "You have a good plan, a lot of ideas, and are very eloquent. But I always feel... one day, you will inevitably capsize in the gutter."
His tone was calm, but inside... there was a turbulent undercurrent.
Su Qian: “…”
Nameless jealousy flared in his belly, and he reiterated his old order, "Also, when you chose to come to me, I told you that you can't leave without my permission!"
"Now, I bring up this old matter again just to remind you... Su Zhao, don't act on your own just because you're smart."
"This isn't a place where you can come and go as you please!"
"Put aside your little tricks. If you do it again, I'll lock you up! Then... I'll see how you can escape after your wings are broken."
Su Qian: “…”
This time, it seems like I've really offended someone tough.
She didn't know why, but she always wanted to provoke Lu Huan again and again. It was obvious that he was not her opponent, nor was he as considerate to her as Yan Xuanye.
Her heart sank and she was quiet for a moment.
Su Qian, ah Su Qian, how dare you?
Just as Lu Huan said, put away your cleverness, put away your self-righteousness, and stop saying things that reveal your true thoughts.
She retracted the thorns on her body and said calmly, "I understand."
…
In Qingzhou, under the reflection of the blood-red setting sun, everything in sight was red, and billowing smoke was everywhere inside and outside the city.
Ma Qi chopped off the head of one of the captives neatly, blood spurting out. He walked to Yan Xuanye holding the head, "Your Highness."
Yan Xuanye nodded, then turned to the row of soldiers kneeling in front of him and said, "You have seen what happened to this man just now. If you don't want to end up like him, surrender as soon as possible."
"As long as you are willing to surrender to our army, I can spare the lives of your family members."
Yan Xuanye glared at the crowd coldly, "It's fine if you don't even care about yourselves, but could it be that... you don't care about the lives of your families?"
The kneeling group felt a little relieved and turned to look at the expressions of the people around them. Everyone was waiting for the person to come forward first.
Yan Xuanye saw their hesitation and said, "If you don't want to surrender, it's fine."
He paused, "But..."
The kneeling group immediately looked up at him. After whetting their appetite, he continued, "If you are unwilling to surrender, I can guarantee that your families will definitely become the victims of our army's swords after the city is captured."
"If you don't believe me, just try it. I will let you live until you see the death of your family members."
As soon as these words came out, the upright person immediately cursed him, "Bah, you shameless grassland people, you actually use the lives of our family members as a threat."
"We, the people of Nanchang, will never surrender to the enemy, even if it means death! Give up on this idea."
Yan Xuanye sneered and turned to leave, ordering, "Ma Qi, give them only a cup of tea. If anyone is willing to surrender, that's fine. If not, put them in the military prison and make other arrangements after we capture the city."
Machi clenched the knife in his hand and said with full strength, "Yes!"
The first thing Yan Xuanye did when he returned to the tent was to wash his hands.
Perhaps it was because of Su Qian, but every time he killed someone and returned home, the first thing he did was to deal with the stains and odor on his body.
After cleaning up, he changed into clean clothes, opened the curtain and walked out, gazing in bewilderment at the distant direction of Qingzhou City...
The wind blew up his hair and braids, and the messy look in the wind gave him a sense of sadness. From a distance, he looked as unpredictable as floating clouds.
Machi came over, thinking about what to say to comfort him, but he didn't know how to start. "Your Highness, are you still thinking about the goddess?"
Yan Xuanye: "I just can't understand why she treats me like this."
March is a carefree person who doesn't understand all the twists and turns. He can't control himself when this matter is mentioned.
For a moment, she forgot the purpose of her visit and did not consider Yan Xuanye's feelings. She said directly, "Why else? Such a heartless woman is not worthy of Your Highness!"
"Why not just let her go with Lu Huan? I think it's a waste of manpower and resources to search for such a heartless woman!"
Machi spoke to himself, his chest heaving, feeling both angry and confused.
He still remembered Su Qian who had barbecued with them on the grassland in the suburbs, Su Qian who had brought them milk tea, and Su Qian who would always leave a portion for them every time she cooked a new dish.
She was considerate in everything. They had been with her for more than five months and hadn't noticed anything unusual about her. Who could have imagined that she had eloped with Lu Huan without them noticing?
When did she come up with such an idea?
They were not mean to her. According to Yan Xuanye's status, he had to marry a woman from their country.
But since the moment Su Qian appeared on the battlefield, almost all Fengyuan people changed their minds.
Only a woman like this is worthy of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan.
They also respected her and honored her, just like they respected Yan Xuanye, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Especially Yan Xuanye, he was so good to her, but she actually repaid them like that and gave them such a surprise.
It's really ridiculous.
All the efforts and respect, the happy times spent together, have become a bubble at this moment.
"Machi, shut up!" Yan Xuanye suddenly turned around and glanced at him with cold eyes. There was a very strong warning in the man's dark eyes.
Ma Qi saw that at that moment, there was a flash of blood in Yan Xuanye's eyes.
He thought that if he continued talking, Yan Xuanye might use practical actions to force him to shut up.
March cursed angrily and annoyedly, "What a lovesick man."
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