Huaiyu is slightly cool

At the end of autumn in the 36th year of Taiping, Wu Mingtai, who was approaching his forties, still lived in the palace for a long time to recuperate, and the concubine Xian accompanied him to serve him.The crown prince, who was suffering from illness, was unable to continue supervising the country, and all the decisions in the harem of the previous court had been handled by Queen Wei.

The fourth prince has also reached the age of entering the court, and because of the prince's health, he has been eyeing the throne.

However, the imperial court has been weak for a long time, lacking a strong leader to rectify it with an iron fist, so it can only allow this young dynasty, which has just been established less than 50 years ago, to decay from the inside and step into destruction.

The prince sent [-] soldiers into the northwest, but they were beaten by meat buns—never returned.This immediately frightened many people, and then the great exchange of blood in the Northwest, the relocation of Huaiyuan, and the martial law in the Northwest made many people tense up.

This time, the fact that Zhou Hao and Liao Qiwei were holding the eldest princess hostage naturally reached the ears of those who cared, but no one dared to help Zhou Hao openly.On the contrary, everyone eager to catch Zhou Hao wanted to catch Zhou Hao, and selling Zhou Huai's favor or the court would not lose money.

Zhou Hao, Liao Qiwei and the eldest princess are three people and two horses, so naturally they will not go to the southern court.As for Mo Ziqi's Hou Zhao Kingdom, there was no need to think about it.But the Xirong Kingdom has always been on two sides, they can't believe it.

Therefore, the three of them headed to the northern border, preparing to join the Qiang Kingdom.

But the eldest princess was forced to follow, she was going to find an opportunity to escape, and made another plan.If Zhou Hao and Liao Qiwei want to make a comeback, they can only take refuge in the Qiang Kingdom.This is the best choice at present, and it is also the choice of nothing.

It's just that they, two women, and a seriously injured man rely on two scrawny horses to reach the Qiang country thousands of miles away.

Although a lot of the forces Zhou Hao cultivated in the northwest were wiped out by Zhou Huai, some of them still remained in the dark, scattered in various places, which was also his trump card for turning around in the end.Therefore, Zhou Hao contacted someone he trusted early on to come and respond.

But Liao Qiwei didn't agree to ask someone to help him.She has been in charge of Huai's commercial finance for many years, and has a few confidantes around her. Although Zhou Huai cleaned it up, there are still fish that slipped through the net, but she didn't contact those people.

Having been by Zhou Huai's side for many years, she knew that Zhou Huai had always been on guard against the two of them, so how could it be possible that he didn't lay chess pieces beside them?There is also Zhou Huai's Ruoshuimen, who are really pervasive, and their every move is probably under Zhou Huai's monitoring.So, she can't trust anyone now.

The three of them had their own thoughts and seemed to be heading north all the way, but the atmosphere among the three was always a little weird.

When night fell, the three of them stopped silently and tacitly.After finding a leeward cave in the wilderness and settling down the men and horses, Liao Qiwei couldn't wait to stare at the eldest princess.

Zhou Hao stopped Liao Qiwei who was holding a knife and wanted to get close to the eldest princess: "We will wait until the people who meet us arrive." Their current safety depends on the eldest princess.

Liao Qiwei replied nonchalantly: "It's just a few slashes to vent your anger and let her be honest."

"Why do you have to fight for a while?! Zhou Huai is still following behind. If she goes crazy, I don't know what she will do."

The eldest princess, who was tied up with ropes, was in a bad mood because of the loss of Xiao Yu's news, and the constant entanglement with the two people in the past and present made her even more upset.Now seeing Liao Qiwei finding fault on purpose, she finally broke out after being silent all the way.

Leaning against the cave wall, she showed the noble and arrogant aura of Jing Guowei's eldest princess, looked at Liao Qiwei with a gloomy face mockingly, and replied directly: "It's her who is heartless and ungrateful. What kind of temper? Are you only bullying? Or are you jealous of me?"

"To shut up!"

The eldest princess was still angry, so how could it be possible that Liao Qiwei shut up after drinking, but continued to stab her wound: "No way?! It's a pity, no matter how much you love her, she treats you with contempt. You see, in the past After eight years and a circle, you are still a fugitive, this is life."

"It's none of your business to talk about the matter between me and her." Liao Qiwei really hated the eldest princess.From knowing that the person in Zhou Huai's heart is the eldest princess, and from knowing that the man behind her family's ruin is the eldest princess, hatred grows like weeds and spreads like wildfire.

Liao Qiwei spoke calmly, with a cold expression, the hand holding the knife was already bruised, but he refused to admit defeat and fought back, with a suspicious tone and a charming expression, he said: "Since the eldest princess claims to be noble, why bother to come all the way to the northwest... Upside down?"

The eldest princess was furious upon hearing this.Upside down?If Zhou Huai hadn't been trying to suppress and balance the power in the capital for his own selfish desires, and would rather let the Fourth Prince Wuliang City grow stronger than let her gain power, how could it be so difficult for her to go?

If this is Zhou Huai's way of expressing love, then her love is really affectionate and cruel.

Zhou Hao on the side listened silently to their exchange of words. He had just recovered from it, but he didn't expect that the two of them were so energetic, that they were not tired all the way to escape, and there were mental quarrels.

He is a man, he doesn't want to hear the two women quarreling at all, but their dinner has not been settled yet, he is afraid that they will forget him as the wounded, so he can only stop him loudly, which suddenly affects the wounded.I just feel that the injury on my body is more painful, it seems that it has spread all over my body and entered my internal organs.Maybe the end of life is his current mood and state?

"You said, can the poison in her be cured?"

This low and hoarse voice sounded, it was Zhou Hao who was covering his wound and asked.After the words fell, the cave suddenly became quiet, and the only quiet sound could be the 'beep' of the wood burning in the fire.

If he can't solve it, will that hard-hearted woman die?

The eldest princess sneered: "It's not that easy? Haven't you heard of the scourge for thousands of years!"

This time Liao Qiwei only gave the eldest princess a cold look, but didn't make a sound.

After being in prison, Liao Qiwei finally understood how ruthless Zhou Huai was, and she was almost killed by Zhou Huai himself.No matter how strong and profound the feelings are, after this one time, they will inevitably feel disheartened.

It's just that the revenge of her parents has not been avenged, and she is still in her youth, so she can't just catch someone who has already abandoned her.Therefore, it doesn't matter who she cooperates with in order to escape her life or for revenge.Now, she and Zhou Huai are on the way back, she doesn't want to think about that person anymore, she doesn't even want to hear the word 'Zhou Huai' again.

She ignored the two of them, put away her weapon and went back to her place to rest.

Seeing their reaction like this, Zhou Hao secretly heaved a sigh of relief.At the same time, he knew what kind of existence Zhou Huai was to these two people.

But Zhou Hao always thought that Zhou Huai, who was chasing after them, hadn't left at all. Instead, he checked some things calmly, and then asked someone to call Xi Muzhao.

"Where's Linghu Ji?" Zhou Huai's tone was cold.

Xi Muzhao felt that the atmosphere was not right, so he thought about it, and then carefully replied: "Xiao Yu lost it, Brother Linghu wanted to make up for it, so he went to track down the eldest princess and the others."

"Let him come back. I have issued an order to the border. During the period of martial law, it is forbidden to leave the border. Anyone who dares to smuggle out of the country will be killed without mercy."

Xi Muzhao was startled, she didn't expect Zhou Huai to move so fast, she hesitated: "This...if I accidentally hurt His Royal Highness the Princess, wouldn't it be good?"

"You really protected him." Zhou Huai stared at Xi Muzhao with cold eyes, and said with hatred: "The seven of you have today's status, and I selected them from thousands of choices. What?! He betrayed me, and you still help him hide it from me?"

"No." Xi Muzhao panicked, and hurriedly knelt down to explain: "Several waves of people came to the prison last night, and they all went for Miss Qiwei, and Brother Linghu was busy with those things. Later, when he received news, he said Xiao Yu used the golden cicada's plan to get out of the shell and ran away, so he hurriedly chased after him. In addition, the master's assassination happened all at the same time last night. There were many and complicated things, and the army was in chaos, so he didn't have time to tell the master. How could it be possible, Brother Linghu? What about betraying the master? There must be some misunderstanding!"

Zhou Huai waited for her to finish speaking, but he was unmoved, looked at Xi Muzhao who was kneeling in front of him, and asked indifferently: "Then you let him come back, as long as he comes back, I believe that it wasn't him who poisoned and Xiao Yu escaped." It has nothing to do with him either."

Xi Muzhao was overjoyed, but the next moment she thought that Zhou Huai is not a person who shoots without reason, and she would not say anything she was not sure about, so her expression quickly dimmed again, and her face was even pale, and finally she gritted her teeth and begged Said: "If possible, please give Linghu... Linghu Ji a chance to explain himself, but the subordinates still don't believe that he will betray the master."

Zhou Huai saw that her expression did not seem to be fake, and he did not find out that there was anything unusual about her. Although he had contact with Linghu Ji, there was no sign of collusion, so he waved her hand and asked her to get up.It's just that Linghu Ji's matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. Zhou Huai rubbed his temples, feeling a little headache.

Seeing that Zhou Huai did not speak, Xi Muzhao felt a little uneasy in her heart, so she tried her best to calm down and said, "Master, is your body unwell?"

Zhou Huai shook his head, glanced at her, and was still thinking about who to send to catch Linghu Ji.

Xi Muzhao saw that Zhou Huai was silent and did not let her go, so he took the initiative to speak again: "Actually, don't worry, master, because this poison was discovered early, as long as you don't ingest the poison anymore, take the medicine according to the prescription I prescribed, and work less. Take good care of it, and you will be fully recovered within two years."

Zhou Huai nodded, and suddenly asked, "What do you think about Zhou Hao?"

Xi Muzhao guessed that Zhou Huai was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to go around the bush, so he could only speak out what was in his heart: "Master Hou doesn't seem to have completely given up on the third son...Zhou Hao. The eldest princess was captured, and the one who secretly helped him The most likely person is Lord Hou. There is also Liao Qiwei, she is quite good at winning people's hearts. If the master insists on cutting grass and roots, she may force them to join forces. I feel that Liao Qiwei's affection for you is still there, why not pretend to take a step back and send someone over to have a good talk with them?"

"To fight with them, isn't it to use your own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths?" Zhou Huai gave Xi Muzhao a disapproving look, and then continued: "Sometimes, showing your strength is more effective than yourself, and it can also make you feel better." Everyone shrink their hands and shut up."

Xi Muzhao probably guessed her plan, and persuaded hesitantly: "However, if you do this unreasonably, you will be criticized as an unrighteous army."

Zhou Huai gave her a white look: "History is written by the victors."

Seeing what Xi Muzhao wanted to say, Zhou Huai simply said, "It's enough hard work for me to be in a relationship. Let's kill all the unnecessary, annoying, and deserving things."

Xi Muzhao was silent, then nodded and said: "Miss Fang and Princess Mingsheng arrived at Huaiyuan safely, do you want to leave, Master?"

"I want to bring my wife back with me."

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