"At that time, I am afraid that a large number of fields will be deserted and people will flee. Do the people in power really want such a tragic situation to happen?"
He stretched out his hand to cover her eyebrows, slowly smoothed the frown, and sighed.
"No one wants war, but once someone invades our land and slaughters our people, we can only stand up and fight."
"If you don't want to be exterminated by alien races, war is the only way out."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"I understand that the great rivers and mountains of the Changning Dynasty cannot be given away. Not to mention the Sangnan Kingdom, even if there is an Eastern Zhou Dynasty, we will kill it no matter how far away it is."
When Xiao Mingxuan heard her talking about the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, his eyebrows paused.
When he heard what she said about the great rivers and mountains, not giving up an inch of land, and being punished no matter how far away they were, he felt that he suddenly saw a kind of courage in her that only a soldier could have, and her clear-cut nature of love and hate directly touched him.
Heartbroken.
Then he pulled the person into his arms.
I finally understood that the emperor had just said in the palace that he had been cold-hearted and cold-hearted for so many years, but he never thought that one day there would be a weakness that would hinder him.
Weakness! Yes, Luo Jiuli is her weakness.
He is happy, he rejoices, and he will protect this hard-won relationship.
Whether it's a real war or something he must do in the future.
He will never let her go.
Luo Jiuli was hugged tighter and tighter by him, so tight that his whole back became stiff.
"My lord, what's wrong with you?"
She patted his back.
"Li'er, don't worry."
Luo Jiuli: This is nonsense. What should she worry about?
"Well, I'm at ease. As long as the prince is by my side, I'll be at ease."
"It's just that the prince held me too hard."
She felt a little short of breath.
When Xiao Mingxuan heard this, he quickly let go of his arms.
Luo Jiuli coughed in response.
"Li'er, are you okay? I just-"
"fine."
Luo Jiuli waved his hand.
"What did the prince think of?"
Xiao Mingxuan nodded and told her what the emperor had said in the palace.
"I will not be the prince's weakness."
Luo Jiuli's tone was extremely serious.
"If one day, I really become a bargaining chip for others to coerce the prince, please don't give up the power and weapons in your hands for me. If it really comes to the point of no return, I would rather commit suicide than betray the trust of the prince.
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"Li'er."
Xiao Mingxuan's face suddenly changed, and his eyes turned gloomy.
"I won't let this happen, and I won't allow you to mess around."
Luo Jiuli looked at his confused expression and smiled slightly.
"Your Majesty, I'm talking about what if."
"What if that doesn't work either."
Xiao Mingxuan's tone was unusually persistent.
"You promise me that no matter what happens, you will protect yourself. You are not allowed to do stupid things, and you are not allowed to lose your life for me."
Luo Jiuli paused for a moment, then let out a subtle hum.
"Okay, I promise the prince that no matter what happens, I will protect myself, not do stupid things, and fight tooth and nail to save my life."
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and clasped his fingers with his, then leaned into his arms delicately and tenderly, her tone full of coquettishness.
"I am so weak and can be bullied. Your Majesty, you must protect me."
Xiao Mingxuan hesitated for a moment, then smiled fondly.
"Okay, my Li'er is weak and can be bullied. I will protect you well."
A woman who even dared to watch Lingchi's torture with wide eyes and relish said that she was weak and could be bullied.
The smile of a certain prince was like a bright spring.
Luo Jiuli snuggled into his arm, feeling the uncontrollable muffled laughter coming from his chest, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
A woman who acts coquettishly is in good fortune.
But why did she feel so awkward all over after she acted coquettishly?
"Okay, okay, I'm just imitating those noble ladies to act coquettishly, so please don't laugh at me, Your Majesty."
As he said this, he was about to straighten up, but Xiao Mingxuan hugged him back again.
"Women should be changeable. I like it, I like it very much."
Immediately, he reached out and knocked on the car wall.
"Go to the Yiguo Duke's Mansion."
Qin Yin, who was driving the car, said hurriedly:
"Yes, Master."
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At the same time, the outer city.
Outside the Doujin Casino, where business was booming and there was a mixture of good and bad, two men walked in, one on the left and the other on the right.
The leading man seemed to be familiar with the gambling house and did not stop on the noisy first floor. He led the man behind him straight towards the backyard.
At this time, in the attic in the backyard, there were sounds of dogs and horses, and the sounds of chaos could be heard all the time.
A handsome-looking man was lying on the side of the bed, and beside him was a beautiful woman holding wine and feeding him.
On the red carpet, another beauty in scantily clad clothes showed her charming eyes, twisted her waist, and showed her hospitality.
"Master, I won't be on duty in the palace today."
The beauty beside him filled half a glass of wine.
The handsome man took the wine glass and smiled contemptuously.
"I am out of the palace today on Yi's orders to do some business. Besides, how can the old faces in the palace compare to the charming looks of Rui'er and Mei'er."
When the dancing beauty heard this, she spun around lightly and fell into the man's arms as soft as a bone.
"Sir, Mei'er and my sister are just as beautiful as Puliu, but we dare not compare with the Queen Mother."
That's right, the handsome-faced man in the attic is none other than the face of the Queen Mother, the commander of the guards of Changchun Palace and the master of Chongyang Hou Mansion, Cheng Zongyang.
Cheng Zongyang stretched out his fingers, lifted the beauty's pointed chin, and smiled jokingly.
"Then let me appreciate how charming your figure is."
As he spoke, his fingers slid down and hooked the belt around the beauty's waist.
However, before the belt slipped off, the bell on the wall rang, and a voice came from outside the door.
"Master Hou."
Cheng Zongyang heard the voice of his confidant and was not angry because he disturbed Yaxing.
He just reached out and patted the cheeks of the two beauties on the left and right.
"Just wait here for me."
"yes."
The two beauties smiled charmingly, each stood up and saluted.
Cheng Zongyang stood up, shook his robe, stood up and opened the door.
Outside the door, a confidant stood still, his face as usual, his eyes not squinting.
"Master Hou, people have brought it."
"Walk."
"yes."
Marquis Chongyang also changed from a swinger to a serious face, closed the door, followed his confidants down to the attic, and stopped at the door of the room below the attic.
Pushing the door open, the room was filled with bright tables and chairs and brand-new beds, but there was no one there.
I saw the confidant quickly walking to the edge of the bed and groping around.
There was only a creaking sound from the bed board, and then it was slowly opened, and an underground secret room with a faint light came into view.
"Master Hou, watch your step."
The confidant went down into the secret room first and led the way.
As the two figures disappeared, the mechanism at the bedside was also closed, and the brand new bed slowly returned to its place.
If they were not familiar with it, no one would have imagined that such an ordinary house, such an ordinary gambling house, could attract the princes of the dynasty, and that there could be a mysterious underground secret room.