Zhou Shaojun's eyes were full of pain, and his face couldn't help but reveal a sense of misery, "What can I say? I can't even save my wife and children."

Speaking of his relatives, Zhou Shaojun's already pale face became even paler, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Seeing that his face was not looking good, Wan Shufang was worried that something might happen to him, so she quickly diagnosed his pulse and administered acupuncture.

Chen Changli wanted to help, so he came to Zhou Shaojun and comforted him in a gentle voice: "Old General, there is no need to blame yourself so much. After all, that girl does hate you, but she is thinking about you in her heart, otherwise she would not follow you. You came here.”

When Zhou Shaojun heard Chen Changli's words, his tone was urgent and panicked: "She wasn't like this before, but it must be because of you that she suddenly became like this now."

As he spoke, he quickly grabbed hold of Chen Changli. The moment he held Chen Changli's skinny hands, they were like iron pliers with a strength that could not be ignored.

Chen Changli showed a caring look, and held Zhou Shaojun's hand in his arms and said sincerely: "Princess An Qing is not an easy person to get along with. The old general knows this very well. He must have talked about this matter with the girl on weekdays, and the relatives she cares about They were all tortured to death by the people sent by Princess An Qing, so she will not betray the old general and join Princess An Qing."

Zhou Shaojun's expression became slightly cold, and after a while he lowered his eyebrows and said with a fragile voice: "I don't doubt my daughter, I just don't want her to have hatred towards Da Jing, because if I die , she is lucky enough to return to Dajing to live a life of wealth and peace."

Chen Changli understood the meaning of his words and couldn't help but think of the emperor again.

His expression was a little sad unconsciously, and the look in his eyes looking at Zhou Shaojun was a bit inexplicably obscure.

Zhou Shaojun seemed to know what he was thinking, and said sincerely: "As a minister, you must be loyal to the emperor. If you fail to do this, you will be killed. And I happen to be your majesty's trusted general. I have worked hard in Ulan for decades." It’s Dajing and your majesty, so if I die in Ulan, my daughter can return to Dajing and live the good life she wants.”

"It's a pity that even if I explain things clearly to my daughter, she can't understand this and still blames me in her heart."

How could Zhou Shaojun, as a father, not understand the girl's thoughts?

He just saw it so clearly that he kept insisting on his own approach.

Even when he was seriously ill, he deliberately left a way out for his daughter, hoping that she could live a free and unrestrained life.

However, the plan could not keep up with the change, so he had no choice but to go to the capital of Ulan Kingdom in person. As a result, his daughter unexpectedly burst out all her dissatisfaction at this time.

He was both heartbroken and angry, because she would do this because she had completely turned her heart towards Princess An Qing.

She ran out of the secret room this time, maybe because she wanted to tell Princess An Qing something.

Zhou Shaojun is not a person who will be burdened by family ties, and he does not want to experience his daughter's betrayal personally, so he brought Chen Changli and his wife here.

"You and your wife are good people. I am willing to give you a trust and will give you what I have in my hands."

Zhou Shaojun sighed, closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then opened his eyes and looked at Chen Changli steadily, speaking his plan in a slow tone.

"I have only one request, and that is no matter how the situation changes in the future, I only want you and your wife to bury my daughter next to me."

Surprise flashed in Chen Changli's eyes, but his expression was very calm: "Don't you want us, the old general, to protect her?"

Zhou Shaojun shook his head very firmly: "For her to say something like that, it shows that she has made up her mind. In this case, I am willing to respect her, and I have some expectations of what will happen to her in the future."

"It just so happens that you and your wife have something very important to do, so as for her, I just hope that she can get her wish. If she is accidentally tricked to death by Princess An Qing, it will be her own choice, and it will be up to you and me. It doesn’t matter much.”

Zhou Shaojun felt guilty about his daughter, but after the girl made her choice, his guilt was not as good as the loyalty to the emperor in his heart.

He prepared for the worst and specifically asked Chen Changli to collect the body of his daughter.

Chen Changli understood part of his thoughts, and his mood couldn't help but become more complicated.

After a long silence, he said: "I promise you."

His words were sincere and contained a promise to Zhou Shaojun.

Zhou Shaojun looked at him deeply, then suppressed all the complicated and obscure thoughts in his heart, told Chen Changli what he knew, and also mentioned the secret room.

"This is a place I spent more than ten years building specifically. The gold, silver and jewelry here are all collected by me and have always been used for military supplies."

Zhou Shaojun's eyes were very gentle, but when he talked about what he had done, there was a strong reluctance in his eyes. In the end, this reluctance turned into bitterness, making him look very old, as old as if he could breathe again. , he is going to see the King of Hell.

Wan Shufang looked at him from the side and felt very uncomfortable.

But she also knew that what Zhou Shaojun was talking to Chen Changli about what he had done was clearly conveying his last words.

She originally wanted to stop him, but then told him very seriously that she could cure him as long as he took good care of himself and was willing to follow her doctor's orders.

However, Zhou Shaojun's calm and indifferent appearance made it clear that he had no great expectations for the world, so much so that he had already given up on dying.

No matter how wonderfully she revives, there is nothing she can do to keep him alive when facing someone who wants to die.

She could only listen silently to Zhou Shaojun's explanation with red eyes.

Wan Shufang's silence and discomfort seemed to be real. Chen Changli noticed it and immediately glanced at her. Seeing that her eyes were red and swollen, she seemed to feel sorry for Zhou Shaojun, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

At this time, Zhou Shaojun spoke: "It's just that these gold, silver and jewelry were taken over by someone sent by His Majesty fifteen years ago. That person is smarter and more powerful than I thought."

"He has used these gold and silver jewels to cultivate many talents, and has also done many things for His Majesty. Now that Princess An Qing wants to return to Dajing and marry Prince Mingde's sons and daughters, we plan to take this opportunity to attack their rear area. .”

"In order for our plan to succeed, we specifically told His Majesty about this matter, and His Majesty sent someone to cooperate with us. As for why the prince came here at this time, it was also His Majesty's idea. His purpose was to Let the prince be a bait to lure out all those people with treacherous thoughts."

"The arrival of you and your wife may also be part of His Majesty's plan, but some matters are too complicated and even Princess An Qing cannot fully control them, so my daughter will be the best trigger."

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