The Qin army on the front line was fighting with the Qi army, while Zhu Yuancun and Yuan Haoyu led a thousand elite troops across the Longshan Mountains to attack Langya.
The Longshan Mountains are the largest natural barrier of the Qi State. They are so dangerous that even the Qi people themselves dare not climb over them. The book even records that there are many jackals, tigers and leopards in the Longshan Mountains, and those who enter have no chance of survival, let alone the Qin Dynasty, which does not have a detailed map of the Qi State. people?
But Zhu Yuancun just didn't believe in this evil.
Yuan Haoyu followed him in fear all the way. Along the way, he was either worried about encountering tigers or wolves; they did encounter three eye-catching white-fronted tigers, but they were all executed under Zhu Yuancun's calm and orderly command. , there were no casualties in the army.
It wasn't until Langya City was right in front of him that Yuan Haoyu realized it. He didn't expect that Zhu Yuancun actually did it.
He finally couldn't help but ask Zhu Yuancun: "Dare I ask, uncle, how did you have the courage? That's Longshan!"
Zhu Yuancun: "It means death anyway. My life can only be taken by God. If others want to take it away, they have to ask about the spear in my hand."
Yuan Haoyu looked at Zhu Yuancun's slender figure again: "You are only sixteen years old, you are not worried at all?"
He hasn't even started a family yet, and he hasn't left a son and a half daughters yet. Maybe this young uncle doesn't even eat meat.
Zhu Yuancun: "What are you worried about? What is there to worry about? You have been worried all the way."
Yuan Haoyu: "My uncle's lesson is that we only have a thousand troops, can we win Langya City..."
Zhu Yuancun: "Instead of worrying that we can't take Langya, it's better to ask the Emperor of Qi to let the Qi army eat and drink first. Let's rest here for a few days and be careful not to make too much noise."
"In a few days, you pick a few people to follow me. We will first sneak into Langya City to draw a map. When Sun Tianchan receives the order from the scouts and captures Longshan Pass, we will rush into Langya City to cooperate inside and outside."
After explaining, Zhu Yuancun slapped his forehead: "Damn! I really forgot one thing."
Yuan Haoyu reminded him: "I have wanted to tell you for a long time. Sooner or later, news of your disappearance will be reported back to the palace, which will make Empress Zhaoyi sad..."
No one in the army knew that Wu Xingbo was an elder sister. In late April, news of Zhu Sijia's promotion to Zhaoyi reached the military camp. Zhu Yuancun was so happy that he threw a banquet to reward the three armies.
Now he finally remembered it.
Zhu Yuancun originally wanted to write a letter on the spot and send it back to Xijing, but he didn't want to bother the little scout, so he simply decided to wait until he entered Langya City before writing it, and let the people of Qi deliver the letter to him.
Anyway, my sister will be well taken care of by His Majesty in the palace, right?
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Changle Palace.
When Zhu Sijia sent Yu Xin away, she reminded her: "I wrongly blamed you for this matter. I hope you don't misunderstand and have a problem with me."
Today, the little palace maid serving in Yu Xin's palace slapped her face twice and came to Changle Palace crying to complain, saying that Yu Xin had been treating the palace people harshly for a long time, and she came to retaliate today because she couldn't bear it anymore.
When Zhu Sijia called Yu Xin over, she realized that this was an error.
It turned out that the palace maid who made the complaint was the first to talk meanly. Yu Xin did slap her twice, but not with much force and not so exaggerated.
Someone must have deliberately bribed Yu Xin's palace maid to frame her. In short, the news of Yu Xin's weird temper and harsh treatment of palace people has been spread.
Yu Xin, in turn, comforted Zhu Sijia: "I am not a person who cares about reputation, but Zhaoyi, you...I believe that my uncle will definitely save the day."
The news of Zhu Yuancun's disappearance finally reached the court and then spread throughout Xijing.
Zhu Sijia was most worried about the Yu family and quickly sent Zhu Ya out to Prince Yan's Mansion to inquire more.
Knowing that everything was fine in the house, Zhu Siying kept the news secret and did not let the Yu family hear any news. Zhu Sijia then relaxed a little.
Zhu Siying has really grown up, or perhaps the more than ten years she has lived in the mansion looking at people's looks and trembling with fear have long since tempered her into a girl who is observant, wise and thoughtful.
Compared with her, Zhu Sijia felt that she was too stupid in her previous life.
I can't be so stubborn anymore in this life.
…
During this period of time, Zhu Sijia stayed in Changle Palace and did not go out. She tried her best to convince herself that Zhu Yuancun must still be alive and well somewhere in Qi State, even if she could not see people alive or corpses.
But her dwindling appetite couldn't fool herself.
During this period, Yan Xiu came to Changle Palace every day to review the memorials. In order to divert Zhu Sijia's attention, he even spread out the memorials and asked Zhu Sijia to read them to him word for word.
During today's lunch, Scarlett only drank a few mouthfuls of soup. Maybe it was because of the hot weather that she felt sick, so she vomited the soup after a while.
Yan Xiu hurriedly called the imperial doctor, but Aunt Zhong's first reaction was to wish Sijia happy luck.
She asked Zhu Sijia: "Zhaoyi's menstrual period is several days late this month. Could it be -"
Her words made Yan Xiu feel nervous. Could it be that avoiding Zixiang was useless?
He would naturally be happy if Scarlett could be pregnant with their child, but this child came at the wrong time.
At this juncture, she was worried about the whereabouts of Zhu Yuancun. He saw with his own eyes that her appetite was getting smaller and smaller day by day. In this state, another child came to torture her...
The harm that miscarriage does to a woman’s body cannot be underestimated.
Zhu Sijia rinsed her mouth carefully and said with a wry smile: "How can it be so easy to get pregnant at the first thought? I know my own body well. I haven't been able to eat or sleep well during this period. It's normal for me to come later."
When the imperial doctor arrived, he carefully checked Zhu Sijia's pulse and finally prescribed sour plum soup to appetize and relieve the heat.
Yan Xiu was relieved to learn that she was indeed not pregnant.
His relaxed expression was clearly visible to Zhu Sijia.
Zhu Sijia caressed her empty belly and asked disappointedly: "I am not pregnant, so why is Your Majesty so happy?"
When she was unhappy, she always yelled at him, for fear of becoming alienated from him.
Yan Xiu quickly explained his worries to her.
Aunt Zhong consciously knelt down and clapped her hands: "This old slave is too talkative. It should not cause misunderstanding between Your Majesty and Zhaoyi. I hope Your Majesty will punish you."
Just as Yan Xiu was about to punish her, Zhu Sijia wrinkled her nose and shook her head at him, picked up the chopsticks and picked up the food: "Aunt Zhong is obviously happy for my concubine. Your Majesty is too late to reward her, so how can you punish her, right?"
After saying that, she deliberately opened her mouth wider and stuffed a piece of shrimp into her mouth.
This is a clear threat to him about eating.
Yan Xiu smiled and continued to eat: "You are becoming more and more petty. In the past, you were not the most taboo about being arrogant because of favors. Why do you dare to manipulate me like this now?"
"If you want to have children so much, you should eat less fish and shrimps. Your sex will be cold."
Zhu Sijia used serving chopsticks to serve him the dishes: "Xuanzhi doesn't like how I'm doing this? Then I'll change it."
Yan Xiu: "Do you dare to change?"
The two of them said that during the commotion, a young eunuch broke into Changle Palace without warning, saying that he had something urgent to report.
Yan Xiu: "Why are you so anxious?"
What he can think of is naturally the matter of his foreign relatives. The Queen Mother has arrived in Shangzhou, so this is the best time to take action against her foreign relatives.
But the little eunuch he met was not from Tai Chi Palace.
Seeing that the two masters were still eating, the little eunuch hesitated and said: "This... slave should wait until His Majesty and the Queen have finished their meal before reporting."
Zhu Sijia: "Since it's an urgent matter, why wait until we finish our meal? I order you to speak now."
The little eunuch trembled and said: "In the lake in front of the palace gate of Chief Yu, a female corpse was discovered!"
