The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

After arranging his subordinates to deal with the matters, Lu Xiuyuan finally had some free time.

Xia Younan brought him a cup of tea and said distressedly, "Thank you for your hard work, husband."

Lu Xiuyuan took the tea and drank it all, then put down the cup, held her hands and sighed: "Younan, where are Zhu Li and Xiong Fei? Where are your brothers? They promised me to take good care of you, how could they let you be ambushed alone?"

Xia Younan replied with a hint of grievance: "It's my fault. You know, I love freedom by nature and don't like people following me, so I ran out to play secretly.

“I didn’t want to be attacked from behind by Ye Beimo on the road. I was knocked unconscious before I could react.”

Lu Xiuyuan stared at her, always feeling that what she said was too simple. His Younan was cunning, intelligent, and clever, and had peerless martial arts skills. How could he not notice anything before being attacked?

But since she said so, what reason did he have to doubt her? She would never lie to him.

"Younan, where is the gold hairpin I gave you? Why aren't you wearing it?" Noticing that there was nothing on Xia Younan's head, Lu Xiuyuan asked again.

Younan was extremely fond of the golden hairpin hidden weapon. He wore it every day except when taking a bath or sleeping. How come it disappeared?

Xia Younan touched his hair, frowned regretfully and said, "It just so happened that I accidentally broke my gold hairpin the day before I was attacked, so I took it to be repaired. That's why I didn't bring the gold hairpin with me on the day of the attack. The gold hairpin is now with Hongwu."

"What a coincidence?" Lu Xiuyuan was a little puzzled.

He had the most skilled craftsman make that golden hairpin using the finest materials. Logically, it should be indestructible, so how could it be broken so easily?

Seeing the suspicion in Lu Xiuyuan's eyes, Xia Younan's heart sank, and she quickly changed the subject, throwing herself into his arms and acting coquettishly:

"My dear, don't talk about the golden hairpin. We haven't seen each other for months. Do you miss me? I miss you so much. Since you left for the war, I dream about you every night."

Lu Xiuyuan raised his hands and hugged her back, responding with relief: "I miss you! How could I not miss you? It's just that we meet again at the wrong time."

"What do you mean? Are you blaming me for getting you into trouble, husband?" Xia Younan raised her head and looked at him resentfully.

Lu Xiuyuan stroked the hair on the back of her head and explained helplessly: "I don't blame you for getting me into trouble. I'm just worried that you and I will be trapped in this city together and face the uncertainty of life and death in a month.

"It doesn't matter if I die, but if you get hurt in the slightest, I'll be so heartbroken!"

Xia Younan was moved to tears when he heard this. He hugged his waist and shook his head, "I'm not afraid. As long as I can be with you, why should I be afraid of death?"

Lu Xiuyuan kissed her forehead and held her in his arms again, "I will protect you at the cost of my life!"

"Younan, your hair seems to be getting thinner."

"Uh... that's because I was worried about you and couldn't sleep or eat."

"Why doesn't your scent smell as good as before?"

"That's because I used new spices."

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On the other side, Xia Younan and his group finally arrived at the border after a long journey.

However, before she could imagine meeting her lover, she was told that Lu Xiuyuan and his men were besieged in Fuyang City.

Not only that, Tang Guojing, who was supposed to go to rescue immediately, had no intention of doing so. Instead, he led his troops to attack the other two cities of Zhujing Kingdom.

Xia Younan was shocked and rushed to find Tang Guojing day and night to confront him.

Tang Guojing was commanding his men in the tent at the time, and Xia Younan led his men directly into the tent.

Tang Guojing just glanced at her and asked with a fake smile: "Isn't this Princess Yu Nan? What brings you all the way to the border? What are you doing here?"

"The prince is trapped in Fuyang City, why don't you lead troops to rescue him?!" Xia Younan asked angrily with his eyes wide open, his eyes almost spitting fire, and his chest heaving violently.

Tang Guojing leisurely sat down in the main seat and said sarcastically, "Isn't Your Majesty the God of War? He is invincible in every battle, so why would he need a reckless man like me to save him?"

"How dare you!" Xia Younan shouted, scaring the surrounding soldiers.

“Tang Guojing, as a general and the second-in-command of the army, you should have led people to rescue the marshal as soon as possible when he was trapped.

"Not only did you not go to save him, but you are also here making sarcastic remarks! Do you believe that I can file a complaint with the Emperor and make you lose your position as a general?"

Xia Younan was furious, and every word he spoke was sonorous and powerful, with such terrifying momentum, as if he could chop someone's head off in the next second.

Tang Guojing was indeed frightened. He put away his gloating expression, frowned and stopped talking.

It wasn't that he was afraid of this woman, but he himself thought he was in the wrong. To be honest, when he learned that Lu Xiuyuan was trapped, Tang Guojing was happier than disappointed.

Lu Xiuyuan has been using both kindness and power since the first day he arrived at the border, bringing thousands of letters home and conquering cities and territories without fail.

He took away Tang Guojing's seal of command and made all the soldiers of the three armies loyal to him. How could Tang Guojing not be jealous?

Therefore, Tang Guojing didn't want to save him.

He even hoped that Lu Xiuyuan would die in Fuyang City, so that he could once again be the great marshal respected by everyone and whose word was unquestionable!

If this is possible, even sacrificing 70,000 soldiers and horses is worth it.

"Tang Guojing, the marshal is not here, and you are the only one who can mobilize the three armies. I now ask you to quickly gather troops and rush to Fuyang City to help the marshal break out of the siege!" Xia Younan spoke sternly and commandingly to Tang Guojing.

"Hmph, the marshal is not here, and I am the head of the army. What qualifications do you have to order me around?" Tang Guojing retorted in dissatisfaction!

Xia Younan snorted coldly, and without wasting words with him, he directly said to Zhu Li, Xiong Fei and others behind him: "Chan En, go write a petition to report everything to the emperor, and Zhu Li, Xiong Fei, beat the gongs and drums for me to inform the soldiers of the three armies.

"Tang Guojing was dissatisfied with his position being taken away from him, so he disregarded the lives of the Marshal and 70,000 soldiers, and did not go to Fuyang to rescue them. He used public power to seek revenge for personal gain. He deserves death!"

"Okay!" Zhu Li and Xiong Fei rolled up their sleeves and got ready to do it.

"Wait!" Tang Guojing stood up from the main seat with a face as black as if it was stained with ink.

The result of Xia Younan's doing this would not only cause him to lose the morale of his troops, but he might even lose his head. How could he not be afraid?

After rolling his eyes and thinking for a while, Tang Guojing came up with a plan. He sat down again and softened his tone to Xia Younan, "Princess, calm down! From the beginning to the end, I never said that I would not save the marshal. It's just that the time is not ripe yet."

"What time?" Xia Younan asked!

Tang Guojing drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat and said that he had inquired and found that most of the troops used by Zhujing Kingdom to besiege Fuyang City were transferred from the nearby Yuhua City and Yanggu City.

As a result, the number of soldiers and horses in the two cities of Yuhua and Yanggu must be very small, so he must take this opportunity to lead his troops to capture the two cities first, and then go to Fuyang City for rescue.

"No!" Xia Younan objected immediately after hearing this, with her eyebrows raised, "You can't complete the siege without several months. I heard that the rations the marshal brought with him are only enough for them to eat for half a month. Even if they starve and reduce their clothing and food, they can only barely last for a month.

"By the time you capture the two cities, the Fuyang City guarded by the prince will have already fallen without a fight."

"How can such a big city like Fuyang not have any surplus food?"

"If it were you, would you store food in the city for the enemy to enjoy?"

"I..." Tang Guojing was speechless.