As soon as Prince Rong entered the room, he was called over by Prince Rong. When he entered the room, he found that all the family members were there, including the old princess.

Prince Rong bowed to his grandmother, father, and mother and asked, "Why did my father call me here?"

The prince did not speak, but the old princess took over the conversation, with a slightly worried tone, "How is Wan girl?"

Prince Rong recounted what had happened. The old princess did not think that her granddaughter had lost more than she gained. Instead, her eyes were instantly filled with disgust, and all the wrinkles on her face gathered together.

"It's that person who can't be on the stage again. He's still causing trouble after all these years!"

There were unmarried women in the room, and the princess interrupted her immediately, "Mother, the past is over, she is now the wife of the Su family."

"What's wrong with Madam? You were just a maid in my Rong Palace." The old princess didn't care. How could a madam compare to the glory of her Rong Palace?

Seeing that she could not persuade them, the princess had no choice but to let the nanny beside her take the young ladies away.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting worse, the prince spoke up, "Okay, since she's fine, it's good. You should keep an eye on her at the Imperial Academy. She's your cousin after all."

The old princess agreed with this statement. After all, she was the only child in the third house. However, the princess's face was terribly gloomy. She was deeply afraid that her niece would ruin the reputation of Prince Rong's Mansion and her son's future.

After a perfunctory reply, Prince Rong said to the princess, "Mother, Zhou Cheng is here and said he wants to pay his respects to you."

When the princess heard that her nephew was here, she happily stood up and bowed, "You kid, Cheng'er, you didn't even tell me you were here."

After everyone left, the old lady naturally couldn't stay any longer. After everyone left, Prince Rong and the prince came to the study.

Prince Rong knelt on the ground and said, "Father, I don't want to be an assistant teacher at the Imperial College anymore. I want to go to the military camp for training."

The prince sighed. This was something his son had been mentioning to him since he was fifteen years old. His reason for not wanting his son to join the army was simple.

As a member of the royal family, he believed that being with the emperor was like being with a tiger, as a tall tree attracts the wind. Now he just wanted to be an idle prince and protect the safety of the Rong Palace as it was handed over from his hands to his son.

Prince Rong said again: "I know what you are worried about, father. The emperor is not that kind of person. I don't have that ability either. I am loyal to the Kingdom of Li and the royal family. I want to contribute to the country instead of being a sparring partner with the children of the nobles in the Imperial Academy."

Prince Rong's words hurt the prince's heart. He knew very well how frustrated his son was.

The emperor's foundation was unstable back then, so how could he give the emperor the opportunity to doubt his family?

"Father is thinking about this matter, you go back first."

Before he could think it through, urgent news came from the battlefield ahead, eight hundred miles away, that a city had been lost in a surprise attack by the barbarians.

The emperor looked solemn during the morning court session. The general was injured when he captured the thieves that year and could no longer go to the battlefield. There was a lack of young generals in the court. This was the first foreign invasion since he ascended the throne, so he had to succeed and not fail.

Su Cheng, who was still in mourning, put on his armor and entered the palace, kneeling in the center of the hall and asking, "I am willing to go and repel the enemy."

After much consideration, the emperor finally decided to appoint Qi Mu as the commander-in-chief, and Su Cheng as the General of Cavalry to lead 100,000 elite troops to provide support.

Su Cheng didn't even have time to stay with his family, and he ordered his troops to set off directly.

This time the barbarians came well prepared. When the army arrived, they had already lost two cities in a row. When the news reached the capital, even General Qi, who had been recuperating from his injuries, could no longer sit still.

He argued with his family and insisted on going to the front line.

Even the Emperor couldn't bear to let him, who was already over sixty and injured, go to the battlefield.

They could only continue to supply food and supplies to the front line, but what they received was still news of defeat.

Late at night in the Rong Palace,

Prince Rong had been standing at the back door waiting for a long time, and was not surprised to see someone approaching from a distance.

"Father!"

Prince Rong looked at his eldest son, who was dressed in black, holding a long sword in his hand and looking very high-spirited. At this moment, he was no longer a modest gentleman, but more like a wolf on the battlefield, ready to go.

The prince stopped trying to stop him, but stepped forward to straighten his son's clothes, smiling with satisfaction, "Go, go and take back all the lost cities."

The next day, after the princess found out, she had a big fight with the prince in private. When she saw that the matter was already settled, she ordered the whole palace to fast and pray for her son's safe return.

The traffic in the 800 miles ahead was getting more and more urgent. The news of the fall of cities one after another made the people in the capital city unable to sit still.

"Why do they keep losing cities? Will they attack the capital?"

"I heard that the barbarians have joined forces with other tribes. Now the Li Kingdom is in danger."

"Should we run then?"

"Where can we run to? If the capital city is really captured, we will be dead."

Because of the war, people were scrambling for food everywhere, and even if the imperial court sent troops to suppress the situation, it was of no avail.

After shopping, Su Jia and Changsheng returned to the main courtyard and told others about the chaos in the city.

"Madam, it's not good to continue like this."

The Su family has their own grain store, so they don't have to worry too much about food. What they have to worry about is those people becoming irrational and looting everywhere.

Liu Huan looked at the younger children, who were still happily running in the yard, having no idea what was happening outside. She was wondering what they would do if they really lost the war.

"Everyone, save some food and trust Brother San. They will definitely win."

Because the war situation was tense, the Imperial College was also on holiday. People originally thought that the Imperial College would be disbanded.

The students of the Imperial College spontaneously organized a student army and recruited soldiers in the city.

The slogan is, "The country survives as long as the family survives; the country is gone and the family is gone!"

Because of their passionate speeches, tens of thousands of people in Beijing joined in every day.

Among them were the sons of many ministers and a group of pampered young men. They were young and full of passion, and they resolutely stepped onto the battlefield despite the objections of their families.

"Little brother, if I can't come back, you will be the eldest son of the family. This family depends on you."

This is what these young people would say before they leave, entrusting their entire home to their younger brothers.

On the other side, the Su family was crying inconsolably because one member of the first and second wives of the Su family were inside.

Before leaving, Su Yi stopped his son and gave him many instructions, "Son, and big brother, remember to go find your third uncle. We'll be waiting for you to come back."

An Zhi looked at the people at home and smiled, "Don't worry, grandma, my eldest brother and my third uncle will definitely come back together."

When Anzhi looked at his mother again, he found that she had a few more white hairs on her temples. He went forward and hugged his mother, and promised her in her ear: "Mom, I will come back alive to see you."

Liu Huan didn’t know what was going on in her mind. She selfishly wanted to lock her son at home and not let him go anywhere.

But she couldn't, her son was not a deserter.

Liu Huan endured the severe pain and smiled: "Mother will recite scriptures every day and pray for my son's safety."

She remembered that she did not believe in Buddhism, but after coming to this world she began to believe in it. She believed that God would bless her son to return safely.

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