The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Jinyun plans to promote an alliance between the Shang tribe and Boya.
Bo Ya is now at a disadvantage. Without support, the battle situation will soon be controlled by Qing Ying. The Shang clan was definitely not happy to have the ambitious Qingying take control of the Western Region. Given this premise, the alliance between the Shang tribe and Bo Ya is also in line with the current situation.
When it came to forming an alliance, Qi Surong suddenly remembered the brocade handkerchief that Huang Zheng had given her before leaving the border. Embroidered on the brocade handkerchief is a ferocious wolf head, which is the symbol of the Canglang clan.
"Since we want to promote an alliance, why not give Bo Yala a few more allies." Qi Surong said with a smile.
Jin Yun muttered: "The Canglang tribe hates the civil war deeply, and I'm afraid they won't interfere." He has been with Tut for more than two years, and he knows the situation of all tribes in the Western Region very well, "But..."
He took the brocade handkerchief from Qi Surong's hand and looked at it for a moment, then said: "The white wolf head is the symbol of the Canglang Clan's leader. If the person who gave you the brocade handkerchief has a close relationship with the Canglang Clan's leader, then an alliance may be feasible."
"Then give it a try."
The two of them discussed it and began to actively make friends with the Shang people, secretly stoking their dissatisfaction with Qingying, and seemingly unintentionally discussed the feasibility of forming an alliance, trying to make this idea deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Finally, five days later, someone took the initiative to propose an alliance with Boya to the clan leader, and it was approved by the majority of people.
The leader of the Shang clan was hesitant and secretly weighed the pros and cons. The supporters said: "Chief, if we don't form an alliance at this time, our situation will be in danger when Qingying takes advantage."
"Yes, please make a decision as soon as possible, chief."
The generals tried their best to dissuade him, but the clan leader still did not relent.
Afterwards, a general who had a good relationship with Gu Jinyun complained to him about the matter. Jinyun said: "The clan leader is worried that Boya is not strong enough to compete with Qingying. I am afraid that the Shang clan's participation will be a drop in the bucket and will not affect the situation of the war."
"Well, then we can only sit back and watch, waiting for Qing Ying to grow up?"
"If more forces form an alliance with Boya, the noble chiefs should not have any hesitation."
"you mean?"
"I have some friendship with the Canglang clan leader. If you can trust me, I can try to persuade the Canglang clan to join the alliance."
The general was overjoyed and put his arm around Jin Yun's shoulders: "Let's go and discuss with the clan leader."
Things went more smoothly than expected. The leader of the Shang clan was obviously very interested in forming an alliance. Now that he heard that Gu Jinyun might be able to convince the Canglang clan, he readily agreed to let him go to the Canglang clan to promote the alliance.
Gu Jinyun and Qi Surong then left the Shang clan and rushed to the Canglang clan with several Shang warriors.
The two of them originally just gave it a try, but they didn't expect that the Canglang Clan leader and Huang Zheng had a fatal friendship. He was also quite dissatisfied with Qingying's behavior, so after careful consideration, he agreed to form an alliance with Bo Ya.
Not only that, he also brought Canglang's brotherly nations into the alliance.
Gu Jinyun and Qi Surong gradually changed the structure of the entire Western Region with their own efforts. With their direct or indirect promotion, two opposing forces were formally formed.
The Western Regions fell into civil war and no longer had time to take care of the Central Plains.
This matter soon spread to the capital. King Jing was surprised and happy, and sighed: "You can do what others cannot."
Qi Surong and Gu Jinyun retired and returned home together. But their actions were relatively covert, and they didn't even go to say goodbye to Huang Zheng. They just asked someone to send a letter, saying that they would visit him in the future.
Then, he informed his family that they were safe and told them they would return home during the autumn harvest.
The two separated for several years and finally reunited, but encountered various difficulties and were unable to express their feelings to each other. Now that the big thing is over, they decided to leave everything behind temporarily and travel all over the country.
In the inn, Qi Surong took off her men's clothes, let down her long hair, regained her appearance, and stood in front of Gu Jinyun in plain clothes.
Gu Jinyun raised his hand to touch her slightly thin face, and gently took her hand. Seeing the thin callus on it, his heart ached.
"Su Rong..."
"No need to say more." Qi Surong stared at him quietly, the strength and emotion in her eyes said everything.
Gu Jinyun held her in his arms, and his love gathered in his chest, turning into a ball of flame and sweeping through his body.
The tent was lowered, the two of them were extremely entangled, and they went crazy all night...
Qi Surong resumed her women's clothing, traveling with Gu Jinyun during the day, and being sentimental at night, without wasting a single moment of time.
The Gu family has shops all over the country, and Qi Surong holds the owner's seal in her hand. She can withdraw money from the shop at any time and inspect the operating conditions of the branches. Gu Jinyun secretly admired his wife's ability to develop the Gu family's business to such an extent. He made up his mind to work harder in the future to be a man who could keep pace with his wife.
Su Rong is different from other women. Standing between the vast world, she is even more dazzling. He didn't want to trap her in purdah. If that was the case, let's walk side by side and build a future together.
Gu Jinyun held Qi Surong's hand and walked calmly in the market, not caring at all about the strange looks.
At night, the two of them were lying on the bed. Qi Surong touched his belly and suddenly said, "Jinyun, I want to give birth to a child for you, but there is no movement in my belly for such a long time."
Gu Jinyun was silent for a moment and said warmly: "Don't worry, we are still young."
"Well." Qi Surong hugged his waist, leaned her face on his shoulder, and smiled, "I hope I can get pregnant with your child before going home."
Gu Jinyun hugged her sideways, his expression solemn and his heart bitter. Su Rong still doesn't know that she may never have children in her life. What he did to her the first time, under the influence of drugs, caused irreparable damage.
Seeing that she was so looking forward to the birth of her child, he really couldn't tell her this cruel fact.
Sorry, Su Rong.
Gu Jinyun's heart felt like a knife, and he didn't know if Su Rong would hate him after knowing the truth.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel palpitations, and a strong sense of fear came over him. He couldn't lose Surong, no matter whether she would hate him or not, he would never let her go.
The two of them walked all the way north, stopping and stopping, and spent nearly a month of happy time without knowing it.
To avoid worries, the family would send letters home every few days.
If there was no one else in the family who cared about her, the two of them would have even wanted to join hands and travel the world to the end of the world.
However, traveling around the mountains and rivers also comes at a cost. When the two of them passed through a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, Qi Surong suddenly caught a cold and fell ill.
Gu Jinyun was very nervous, so he called the doctor to see it, and it was confirmed that it was just Xiao Fenghan, so he was a little relieved.
"We will stay in this town for a few days for the time being, and wait until you fully recover before setting off."
Qi Surong naturally had no objection and stayed in the room with peace of mind, accepting Jin Yun's meticulous care.
Two days later, Su Rong's condition improved, and Gu Jinyun took her out to get some fresh air. The two of them walked along the street, very comfortable.
They didn't know that just above a restaurant not far from them, someone was staring at them with two vicious eyes. The hatred was so deep that it made people tremble with fear.
Gu Jinyun paused, turned around and looked around.
"What's wrong?" Qi Surong asked.
"It's okay." Gu Jinyun put down his guard and walked to Su Rong's side to protect him.
When they were tired from playing, they returned to the inn, washed up and went to bed early.
The next day, Gu Jinyun went to the medical clinic to buy medicine, planning to keep a few pairs with him for backup.
As soon as he left, several people entered the inn, knocked Qi Surong unconscious, and carried her out of the city.
"People have brought it." In the woods, several people threw Qi Surong on the ground and shouted not far away.
A woman with a veil on her face quickly came out from behind the bushes, accompanied by several strong followers.
"Very well, this is your reward." The woman threw them a bag of silver.
Several kidnappers counted the items, and after confirming that they were correct, they smiled and said, "The money and goods are cleared." Then they quickly turned around and left.
The woman walked up to the groggy Qi Surong and stared at her condescendingly.
Qi Surong covered her forehead, looked up with difficulty, and asked inarticulately: "Who... are you?"
The woman knelt down and slowly took off the veil on her face, revealing a familiar face. It was Luo Yanyi who had been missing for a long time.
Since the Eighth Prince lost power, Luo Yanyi, the Eighth Princess, disappeared together with the Eighth Prince. I didn’t expect that after being apart for so many years, we would still have the chance to see each other again.
"It's you..." Qi Surong secretly screamed something bad. Luo Yanyi can be said to be the person who hates her the most in the world. In her previous life, she had her hands destroyed and almost died because of her. Her mother also died of depression because of her. Is she still unable to escape this fate in this life
"Yes, it's me." Luo Yanyi said in a cold voice, "Are you happy to meet old friends again? Thanks to you for ruining my marriage to Prince Dongyuan. If not, how could I have become the eighth prince's princess? ? Tell me, how should I thank you?"
"It's up to you to decide who you marry. Don't blame others." If she hadn't pushed others too hard, how could she have said anything? She could have been prosperous all her life, but now her destiny has been completely changed. She is no longer the cold-faced and kind-hearted Qi Surong she used to be, and will no longer have the slightest sympathy for her.
"Hmph, I'm not interested in arguing with you." Luo Yanyi suddenly pulled out a dagger and said in a cold tone, "I will kill you with one knife this time and I won't give you another chance to stand up."
As she spoke, she raised the dagger and stabbed her in the heart, her eyes full of madness.
Qi Surong closed her eyes and silently recited a name in her heart: Jinyun.
"Ah!" A scream came from his ears, followed by the sound of swords clashing.
Qi Surong opened her eyes and saw Luo Yanyi lying on the ground with a pale face, clutching her bleeding shoulder. The dagger that originally stabbed her fell aside. Several followers who came with her were fighting with a few people.
At this moment, a pair of strong hands took her into his arms, and a familiar breath hit her nose.
"Jinyun." Qi Surong called in a weak but joyful voice.
"Sorry, I'm late." He hugged his wife tightly and stared coldly at the woman on the ground.
He won't make the same mistake a second time!