Prince Luo sneered, "Chu Jing probably didn't expect Xiao Xiao and Murong Jie to fight back, right?"
"Yes, this did make the emperor a little at a loss, causing his subsequent arrangements to deviate from the original plan. If you want to fight, you need food and grass. Where do these food and grass come from? The treasury has been empty for so many years. The tribute from my Nanjun every year is used for military supplies. The country has no silver and not so much food reserves. It has to provide disaster relief and transport to the battlefield to continue fighting. The emperor chose to sacrifice the victims. At the same time, Qin Zhou did not cooperate with the emperor's actions, which made the emperor very worried. He felt that he could no longer control Qin Zhou, but Qin Zhou held the military power in his hands, and he could not bite her. If he pushed her too hard, he would suffer a catastrophe. Therefore, he asked the old lady of the Qin family to talk to Qin Zhou, but the old lady of the Qin family did not persuade Qin Zhou. Instead, she offered a plan, which was to force Qin Zhou to rebel and let her help Prince Chu Yue to sit on the dragon throne. However, he had already made preparations and faked his death. The rebellion of Prince Zhenguo was also instigated by the old lady of the Qin family. This was to paralyze Qin Zhou and Murong Jie, because Murong Jie had already persuaded General Long, and General Long contacted the people who advocated peace... "
Prince Luo interrupted him again, "You said Murong Jie contacted General Long? General Long is willing to come forward?"
"willing."
Prince Luo couldn't help but relax his brows. "If even Elder Long believed in the Murong family, he must really not want to fight and was willing to surrender. Bei Mo, who came here in a certain way, is not playing any tricks."
"Well, yes, the new emperor ascended the throne, Murong Jie and Xia Zian returned to the Great Zhou, but at this time, news came that Qin Zhou killed Queen Wang and was thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice. Your Majesty tried to guess, if Qin Zhou was found guilty, what kind of crime would it be to assassinate the queen? Even if Bei Mo's merits and demerits offset each other, Qin Zhou would not be able to hold military power again, and her military status would be revoked. At that time, the military power would be taken back, and the emperor would let your majesty lead the troops back to the court to kill Chu Yue..."
Prince Luo stretched out his hand and stopped Tianjizi from continuing to speak. The light in his eyes slowly dimmed.
The person Tianjizi was talking about was too unfamiliar, completely different from the friendly brother he had in mind.
After a long pause, he spoke wearily, "You said your people witnessed the tragic situation at Wolf Tail Mountain. When they return, ask them to come and see me."
Tianjizi said: "If Your Majesty wants to listen, perhaps I can introduce two people to Your Majesty. These two people were rescued by my people from the Northern Desert. They were also victims of the tragedy at Wolf Tail Mountain."
Prince Luo's beard twitched, "What? You rescued people? Are they disaster victims? Quick, spread the word!"
"They are not disaster victims. Because the identities of these two people are quite special, my people have been hiding them in Nan Ge's yard since we rescued them."
"Nan Ge Courtyard? You actually hid them in Qin Tower?" Prince Luo said with his eyes wide open.
Tianjizi said helplessly: "There is no other way. When my people rescued them, they were still being hunted down, and one of them was injured. If we were not careful, the people who were hunting would catch up with us, and we would have lost two lives in vain."
"What are their identities?" asked Prince Luo.
Tianjizi said, "One of them is called A Jing, and is a guard beside Qin Zhou. As for the other one, she did not admit her identity and disguised herself as a man. She did not reveal it to me. However, when I was in Kyoto, I paid some attention to her affairs and found out that she is the Princess of Rouyao County of the Great Zhou."
"County Lady Rouyao?" Prince Luo thought for a moment, "There are so many county ladies in the Great Zhou. I don't know any of them."
"The niece of the late Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou Dynasty, from the Sun family."
"Why is this county princess in Wolf Tail Mountain? Did she come here with Xia Zian? Why would Xia Zian bring such a precious county princess to Beimo?" Prince Luo's suspicion was aroused again.
Tianjizi explained: "Although this Princess Rouyao comes from a famous family, she is different from other rich ladies. She was married once, and after her husband passed away, she studied medicine. During this plague, she also contributed a lot."
"A county princess, a princess, a prince, and Miss Sun from the Chen family. Ah, the royal family of the Great Zhou are real living people." Prince Luo couldn't help but sigh.
"Isn't it? They should have enjoyed endless wealth and splendor."
"Please ask them to come. This king wants to see her, this amazing woman."
Tianjizi said, "Okay, I will send someone to invite them right away."
Tianjizi stood up, bowed, and turned to leave.
An hour later, a green carriage arrived at the gate of Prince Luo's mansion.
Ajing jumped off the carriage first, then lifted the curtain and helped Rouyao down.
Rouyao was dressed like a man, wearing a white suit. She was very thin, having lost a lot of weight, and her face was still very pale. Although she was dressed like a man, her eyebrows and eyes were delicate and beautiful, and you could tell at a glance that she was a woman.
Tianjizi stood at the door to greet him, "Mr. Sun, Ajing, thank you for your hard work."
Rouyao stepped forward, cupped her hands and said, "I haven't formally thanked you for saving my life yet."
"Mr. Sun, you are too polite." Tianjizi looked at her with a smile, "Mr. Sun, your complexion seems to be better. Is it better?"
"Much better, Mr. Xie!" Rouyao replied.
"That's good. Your Highness, please come in." Tianjizi stepped sideways to greet them.
Ajing supported Rouyao and stepped onto the stone steps. He had been silent the whole time and was quite wary of Tianjizi. Seeing that Tianjizi had been looking at Rouyao, he stood beside Rouyao and kept a certain distance between Rouyao and Tianjizi.
Rouyao whispered in his ear: "It doesn't matter. If he wanted to harm us, he could have done it a long time ago."
Ah Jing hummed, but his face remained alert.
After entering the palace, the two men followed Tianjizi without looking around.
Passing through the corridor, the rockery in the distance stands on the lake, with rippling waves and beautiful scenery.
Tianjizi brought the two of them to the door of the study, and a servant went in to report. A moment later, Prince Luo came out to greet them in person.
Rouyao and Ajing were stunned for a moment, but then they understood. They were afraid that Tianjizi had already known their identities.
Rouyao stopped pretending to be a man and bowed, "Rouyao, meet the prince."
A Jing also bowed, but did not address him or say hello.
"County Princess!" Prince Luo returned the greeting and looked directly at Rouyao. Rouyao's appearance was beyond his expectations. He never thought that a person who went across the country to treat the plague and had a strong will would be such a fragile woman.
"Please come in!" Prince Luo said, and then he went in first.
Rouyao stepped over the threshold, but she had difficulty taking a step and staggered. Tianjizi saw this and hurried forward to support her.
However, Ah Jing took over and pushed Tianjizi aside. He said calmly, "I'll do it. No need to bother you, sir."
Tianjizi smiled calmly, "Okay!"
After entering the study, Prince Luo asked the two to sit down, but Ajing just helped Rouyao sit down and stood beside her.
(End of this chapter)