Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Liang Qian paused: "Has anyone noticed?"

"Don't worry, Queen, I did it myself. No one noticed it from beginning to end. Zhou Jun really thought it was an accident."

Xiao Wu came out from behind Wang Tingyue huffing and puffing, not wanting to even look at her. He was filled with resentment and said without thinking:

"Humph, if you don't trust the general so much, why do you always look for--"

"Cai Xiaowu!" Wang Tingyue scolded.

Xiao Wu was surprised. They had been together for many years and he had never seen the general get angry. But then he thought more and more and felt sorry for him.

He was so angry that his face turned red: "Why is this happening, General?"

"Go down." Wang Tingyue looked grim.

Xiao Wu's face showed a look of unwillingness, but due to Wang Tingyue, he could only grit his teeth and bowed to Liang Qian in a very perfunctory manner with a stern tone.

"I am ignorant of my own life by talking back to the Empress. It is all my fault. You can kill me or chop me up as you wish!"

Halfway through his speech, he glanced at Wang Tingyue and then said to Liang Qian, "Anyway, it's all my fault. Don't take your anger out on the general. In his heart, your words are more effective than the emperor's decree."

It's the typical case of being convinced on the surface but not on the heart.

When I first met Xiao Wu, he was just a boy in his teens. After following Wang Tingyue for the past two years, he seemed to have shed his childishness on the surface, but he was still a passionate young man at heart.

Good.

Liang Qian knew that they were master and servant in name only, but in fact, Wang Tingyue regarded him as his younger brother.

When it comes to Xiao Wu doing things, she is naturally confident.

Even if he has resentment in his heart, it is understandable.

After all, he was asked to send the city defense map of Pingzhou to Gongsun Xu...

And this time, again...

Wang Tingyue wanted to say something but stopped.

Liang Qian looked at the sulking man and said calmly, "Cai Xiaowu, if you want to be a soldier, passion is enough, but if you want to be a general, passion is far from enough."

Xiao Wu was stunned, raised his head, and stared at her blankly, not quite understanding.

Liang Qian didn't say much and just asked him to leave.

Wang Tingyue wanted to explain a few words for Xiao Wu, but before he could open his mouth, Liang Qian sighed softly: "I don't blame him."

Wang Tingyue thought about it and realized that what she had just said to Xiao Wu clearly showed that she had expectations for him.

There were some things that she didn't say explicitly, but he could feel it.

"How exactly do you want to deal with Yu Wenying?"

Deal with Yuwen Ying?

Liang Qian smiled and shook her head, wishing it was really just Yu Wenying.

Wang Tingyue hesitated again and again, but couldn't help asking: "Why did you come back from Zhou? Did you have a dispute with him? Do you know that the situation in Lianzhou is worse than Tuyang? You really shouldn't stay here--"

Liang Qian looked at his bandaged arm and asked, "Why did General Wang stay in Lianzhou instead of returning to Jinye?"

"Don't tell me that the Queen Mother asked you to stay here to see how many days Gao Qian has left to live."

Wang Tingyue was speechless after being blocked by her, so he simply said bluntly: "Compared to the intrigues in the court, I would rather stay on the front line. I am a warrior."

Liang Qian looked at him seriously and said, "But Qi will not last long. If you stay on the front line, you will die. Everything you are doing now is just a dying struggle."

Wang Tingyue smiled and nodded: "Yes, if it weren't for your help this time, I think I would have died."

Sometimes, life and death are just a matter of a moment.

He lowered his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said: "Ah'an, do you think General Zhao and General Pei didn't know what they were doing? Did the late General Zhou not know what he was doing? They knew what Jinye was like - but why did they still choose to fight at the cost of their lives?"

"It is true that so many people deserved to die, but Qi was not at fault, and the people of Qi were not at fault either. The ones who were at fault were those rich and powerful people who lived a life of luxury, licentiousness, and cruelty. The ones who were at fault were—"

He raised his eyes, met her gaze, stopped talking, and just asked:

"You knew that Lianzhou City was in danger, so why did you bring those women and children here?"

Liang Qian looked at him without saying anything.

Wang Tingyue's eyes were clear: "Ah'an, if we can keep Lianzhou City peaceful for one more day, and protect the people in the city for one more day, that is the meaning of our existence as soldiers."

Liang Qian narrowed her eyes, her eyes sore: "I know."

Wang Tingyue laughed. Yes, she had always known and understood him since she was a child.

Then he shook his head and sighed, and asked her why she came back.

It really shouldn't be.

"You must have kept it a secret from him that you came back like this. I think you should send someone to tell him that you are safe, so that he won't worry. Do you know that the last time you disappeared, he——"

Liang Qian nodded and said, "I left him a token. He will know it as soon as he sees it."

After a pause, he added: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Wang Tingyue saw that she didn't want to talk any more, so he stopped talking. He also saw that she had been working hard for several days and her complexion was even worse than the day she came back. He frowned and said:

"I noticed you looked bad since I saw you. Then you fainted for no reason. After you woke up, you didn't tell us the reason. Well, at least the military doctor can make medicine for you every day, but you haven't seen any improvement after taking medicine for so many days? Don't be indifferent just because you know medicine. You need to know--"

Liang Qian looked at him lecturing someone in a serious manner and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It seemed like he hadn't taught her a lesson like this for many years.

Liang Qian smiled, and Wang Tingyue looked away, looking a little embarrassed.

Liang Qian sighed twice, not without regret: "You don't know, when I was a child, I thought, it would be great if you could switch with Liang Zhang."

Wang Tingyue's expression changed slightly, and his eyes dimmed.

"The Queen——"

As they were talking, someone came running over here in a panic. After seeing Wang Tingyue, he just nodded hurriedly and looked at Liang Qian anxiously.

It’s Qian Ming.

He was fat and he would gasp for breath if he walked fast, let alone jogging all the way.

Qian Ming was out of breath: "My Lady, my Lord, my Lord——"

This situation must be a bad one for Gao Qian.

Without waiting for Qian Ming to finish speaking, the two of them went to Gao Qian's residence together.

Although Wang Tingyue's original intention of staying here was to really help, the Queen Mother allowed him to stay so that he could report Gao Qian's true situation at any time, just in case.

In the battle with Tu Yang, Gao Qian was also injured.

If you think about it carefully, the people in Lianzhou City now are wounded and disabled, which is worse than that in Tuyang City back then. Even those with intact limbs are mostly the elderly, the weak, women and children. How can they go to the battlefield?

If we really fight hard, there is absolutely no chance of winning.

Use the so-called strategy again?

Zhou Jun is not a fool either. The bluffing tricks he used on Tu Yang will not be used a second time.

Last time, not to mention that there was still Yuwen Ke in hand, at least there was Yuwen Jue helping behind the scenes——

What about this time? Yuwenying?

If only it was Yuwenying...

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"Madam." Qian Ming stood in front of her with the medicine bowl in his hand, his round head lowered, and hesitantly said, "You, you should drink it while it's hot."

These days, when it was time to take medicine, Qian Ming would appear in front of her on time, no matter where she was or what she was doing.

Liang Qian raised her eyebrows, glanced into the bowl, and curled the corners of her lips.

What use is it other than being bitter and filling the stomach?

"Mother--"

Liang Qian couldn't stand his nagging anymore, so she picked up the bowl and drank it all in one breath.

The medicine bowl was put down here, and someone stepped over the threshold over there.

"My queen, something bad has happened. The Zhou army is coming!"