don't fight the general

The north wind was still there, with no intention of stopping, and the battle flags above and below the city were fluttering, adding a bit of tension to the already deadlocked situation.But Cui Wei didn't notice it, his eyes kept falling on the city wall, locked tightly on the slender figure who was slowly approaching.

As if all the voices had been pulled out of his mind, Cui Wei stared at Cui Qiao intently, and subconsciously thought, how long has it been since he and sister-in-law have seen each other?

The last time we met was when the spring was warm and flowers were blooming and everything was recovering. He received a letter in the capital saying that sister was pregnant, so he hurried back to the capital to celebrate her birthday.Calculating carefully, in less than a year, the world was already in chaos. Fortunately, Yan Jue and Yan Jing survived, but his elder sister was trapped in the capital alone for several months.

Cui Wei couldn't imagine how long these few months would be for his elder sister.The husband passed away, the youngest son was separated, all the honor and prosperity of the past disappeared, leaving her only the loneliness of the palace, and the lingering sadness.

But his elder sister is not an ordinary person after all, even at this time, there is still a faint smile on her lips, when Cui Wei looked over, Cui Wei could even clearly feel the tenderness in the eyes, he opened his mouth, murmured He murmured, "Sister..."

Cui Qiao's eyes flicked slowly across the thousands of armies, and when they caught Yan Jing's sight, he nodded slightly, and finally turned to Cui Wei, and said with a smile: "I've heard about Beiliang. Yes, Awei, you've done a good job. If Dad knows about it, he will be very happy to hear that you have solved the hidden danger in Beiliang."

Cui Wei bit his lower lip slightly, and then heard himself ask: "Then sister, are you happy?"

"Of course I'm happy," Cui Qiao's voice was very gentle, as if she would be blown away in the wind at any moment, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, "but what I'm most happy about is that our Awei can come back safely. "

"Sister..." Cui Wei's eye circles were already red uncontrollably, he closed his eyes forcefully, and then replied, "Not only have I returned safely, but I will also rescue you safely."

Cui Qiao laughed when he heard the words, before he could speak, Chen Qi, who had been silent since she appeared, suddenly burst into laughter, and after laughing, he said to Cui Qiao: "Ah Qiao, although your brother is not very old, his tone is It's not small. Although it seems a little naive, if it can be used for me, these small things are not harmful."

He talked lively, but Cui Qiao didn't even look at him, as if he didn't care about the existence of this person beside him, but Chen Qi didn't care, and continued with a more gentle tone: "Ah Qiao , you still remember what you promised me."

Cui Wei's hearing is excellent, and even though he was on the tower, Chen Qi didn't lower his volume, as if he was telling him on purpose, his brows immediately tightened, and he looked sideways at Yan Jing, both of them had a faint feeling of dissatisfaction A good feeling came to mind.

Cui Qiao didn't seem to know the reaction of the people in the city, but turned his eyes and gave Chen Qi a cold look: "Since I promise you, I won't break my word."

A smile immediately spread on Chen Qi's face, he casually smoothed the folds on his clothes, and then clapped his hands lightly, the next moment, two people came slowly, holding in their hands, actually A luxurious queen's gown.

Almost everyone's eyes fell on the kimono, Cui Qiao also slowly turned his gaze to look over, watching the two people put the kimono in front of him, slowly raised his hands, slender fingers came from The fabric was scratched, his eyes drifted away, and he remembered something.

Chen Qi stared at her intently, and said slowly: "You promised too late, and it was too late for them to prepare a new one, so they could only have someone dig out your old one, but your time has been reduced a lot. Less, it shouldn't fit that well."

"Now that I've found them all, I'll give it a try."

Cui Wei stared at the robe that symbolized the identity of the queen under the city. He had seen his elder sister wear it on countless occasions. above, and most recently, in a dream.

The scene in front of me suddenly seemed familiar, the towering city walls, the soldiers on both sides at war, and—because it was too thin, a sister in an ill-fitting robe, a frightening thought slowly came to my mind, Cui Wei clenched the reins tightly, and couldn't help shouting at the city wall: "Sister! Don't wear it!"

Cui Qiao had already put on the robe, and was raising her arms to let the two maids arrange the clothes for her. When she heard Cui Wei's cry, her expression froze for a moment, and then she slowly laughed: "Why can't you wear it, Awei?" She lowered her head and gently stroked the grain of the fabric with her fingers, "This is my clothes."

Cui Wei shook his head vigorously, he didn't know whether he was denying Cui Qiao's words, or he wanted to expel the dream that was gradually flooding into his mind, his eyes were already red, and his fingers holding the rein were deeply sunken into the flesh because of too much force Among them, he heard a very soft cry in his voice, and asked Yan Jing beside him in a low voice: "Brother Jing, what should I do?"

Yan Jing had heard about that dream, and understood Cui Qiao's temperament. He closed his eyes forcefully, and then slowly said: "In the whole world, except for the queen mother, there is really no one who is worthy of this dress. I may have done many irreparable wrong things in this life, but I chose the most suitable queen for myself."

Yan Jing's voice tightened, and he continued: "But I think this is also the one thing he regrets the most."

"Will Your Majesty regret it?" Cui Qiao lowered his eyes slightly and smiled softly, "But I have never regretted it."

Ever since Cui Qiao changed into this robe as he wished, Chen Qi lost his mind, as if he saw the scene in front of him holding Cui Qiao's hand and ruling the world.It wasn't until he heard Cui Qiao's words that he suddenly changed his face: "What do you mean by that?"

Cui Qiao looked at him with a smile: "I neither regret entering the palace to be the queen, nor regret that I promised you in advance to change into this robe at this time."

Chen Qi's face softened a lot, he snorted softly, and turned to the city: "Xuan Ping Hou has also seen it now, your elder sister has already put on this robe that symbolizes the status of queen, then we will be a family from now on." You are dead, as long as you take down the remnants of the previous dynasty around you, you can reunite with your elder sister. Since you are Ah Qiao's younger brother, I will never treat you badly in the future, how about it?"

Cui Wei, however, acted as if he didn't hear him, and didn't give him any attention, but looked at Cui Qiao motionlessly. He wanted to say something, but was afraid that when he opened his mouth, he couldn't control his crying. He could only keep shaking his head with red eyes.

Cui Qiao also looked at him tenderly: "Ah Wei, I haven't had time to ask you, how is Ju'er?"

Cui Wei gritted his teeth tightly, but just shook his head. In the end, Yan Jing replied slowly: "The queen mother will know when she has seen it herself."

Cui Qiao tilted his head, glanced at him, and seeing his red eyes that were exactly the same as Cui Wei's, he smiled softly: "The road ahead is long, Your Highness still chose the most difficult one in the end, and walked all the way down." I am very pleased to be able to see today." As she spoke, she dragged her heavy robes and walked a few steps forward, approaching the edge of the city wall, noticing the more nervous expressions on the faces of the two people below the city, she just smiled For a moment, "With His Highness and Awei here, the land of the Great Wei finally shows signs of being brought back to life. Presumably, His Majesty can rest in peace even under the Nine Springs."

Hearing this, Chen Qi frowned: "Cui Qiao, what do you mean? Don't you want to be reunited with your brother and your son? At this point, don't you know why we spared your life?" ?"

Cui Qiao bent his lips and smiled, pointing back at the army under the city: "Naturally, it's because my only younger brother led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to the city, without the reinforcements from South Vietnam, you are alone, and you may even survive a round of siege. Can't stop, and I happen to be the most valuable bargaining chip in your hand - the empress of Emperor Yongchu, the aunt of the new emperor who has not succeeded to the throne, and the elder sister of Marquis Xuanping."

Chen Qi's complexion became very ugly: "It's good that you know, I don't miss your old love, as long as you are willing to obey..."

Cui Qiao raised his head slightly, looked at the bright sun above his head, and then turned his gaze back: "Chen Qi."

It has been a long time since someone called you by name like this, Chen Qi was taken aback, but he heard Cui Qiao continue: "Now you still want to know why I refused your marriage back then?" She gently smoothed her clothes with her fingers. The folds on the robe, "Because you have never understood me. In your eyes, I, Cui Qiao, are no different from the daughters of other families in the capital. Marrying back home, being a husband, teaching a child, and enjoying dignity is what you can think of. My best thing. But you don't know, I never wanted to live like that."

Speaking of this, she shook her head lightly again: "No, you may not know. Since you and I have known each other, you should know what my ambition in this life is, but in your eyes, it is just worthless It's just a delusion. You don't know how disappointed I was when those words came out of your mouth. At that time, I thought that most mediocre people in this world are the same. But at this time, someone told I, I am the most unique in this world, I should stand beside him and share this world with him."

Cui Qiao lowered her eyes slightly and sighed softly: "Although many things have happened since then, and although things have changed for a long time, what I said at that time was the most sincere."

Chen Qi narrowed his eyes in disbelief: "Just because of this?"

Cui Qiao laughed: "Look, until now, you still think that these are just trivial things that are not worth mentioning. But in my eyes, this is a huge matter."

She turned her back, stopped looking at Chen Qi, turned her eyes to the city, and quietly looked at the mighty three armies: "I, Cui Qiao, have been magnanimous all my life, worthy of the heaven and earth, and worthy of the ancestors of the Cui family. To this day, It can be regarded as worthy of me sitting on the position of empress that day, worthy of all people in this world, and worthy of the dead late emperor."

If it was just a thought of Cui Wei, at this moment, he no longer doubts—from the moment he climbed the city wall today, his elder sister has a death wish, or in other words, as early as the day when Emperor Yongchu passed away. When the country was ruined and the family was destroyed, she had put life and death aside. Until today, seeing Cui Wei and the others were safe, seeing them lead their troops back, and seeing the great Wei Jiangshan revived, she finally felt relieved.

As frank as she is, how could she tolerate herself as Chen Qi's bargaining chip to blackmail them?

Cui Wei squeezed the reins tightly, flicked the whip suddenly, and rushed towards the city gate without hesitation. Cui Qiao on the city wall saw his movements, and showed a helpless and gratified smile: "Ah Wei has really grown up, sister can rest assured."

The next moment, like a light bird, she climbed up the city wall with agility. Chen Qi noticed her move and immediately rushed forward, but he didn't even touch a piece of clothing, watching her disappear from his sight inside.

"Sister!!!!!!"

Cui Wei's shrill cry pierced the sky.