From an old woman back to a young girl, she vowed never to marry into a marquisate

In Du's view, Tang Yue'er and Jiang Qin's behavior of running away was lowly and not presentable.

It is true that Mrs. Du was mean throughout her life, but she was impeccable when it came to etiquette.

Hearing her say this, the old marquis felt even more upset. It was his incompetence that had prevented him from protecting her when they were in the capital. Now that he was here, dragging his crippled legs, he became a burden to her.

What is he still alive for?

Thinking of this, he suddenly raised his hands and hit his legs hard, saying, "I'm useless, I'm useless!"

"Master!" Seeing him like this, Mrs. Du felt very uncomfortable. She grabbed him and said, "Don't be like this. We still have hope."

After making sure there was no sound outside, Madam Du lowered her voice and said, "Didn't Ziyue escape? You have to believe that he will come back victorious!"

"Master." She knew he was in pain, so she comforted him, "Don't blame yourself. Three years ago, you didn't do anything wrong. You just stood on the wrong side. It was because of the unfavorable situation. What does it have to do with us personally? The same goes for Ziyue. If he hadn't married Tang Yue'er, maybe our road wouldn't be so difficult."

"But people won't always be unlucky. If Ziyue can escape, he will have a chance to turn things around." Mrs. Du was always delicate and weak, and even the old marquis thought she was a person who couldn't take responsibility. So when she was about to be convicted, he kept it a secret from her for a year and didn't dare to tell her.

Now I feel that she seems to have some ideas about the problem.

For example, she was not wrong about Tang Yue'er from beginning to end.

At this point, he was persuaded just when he was about to collapse, which made him look at him with new eyes.

"Yue'e." He looked at her deeply.

"Master, you have to believe me, and you also have to believe Ziyue." At this time, there was no other way except to believe in them. Mrs. Du said to him seriously, "Let's hold on a little longer, and there will definitely be light at the end of the tunnel."

Zhou Wucai, who was almost on the verge of collapse due to the pain in his legs, suddenly gained confidence.

Yes.

What does he have to break down about?

He still has money and can hold on for a while. Even his lifelong noble wife can say such things to him.

What reason did he have to fall first?

He has to wait until Zhou Ziyue comes back, he will definitely come back!

Thinking of this, hope rekindled in Zhou Wucai's heart. He held her hand again and said, "Okay, Yue'e, I believe you."

"Let's wait for Ziyue to come back together..." However, before he could finish his words, he heard a "puff!" and an arrow shot in from the window, directly hitting Zhou Wucai's forehead. Warm blood spurted onto Du's face. She opened her eyes wide and watched Zhou Wucai look at her for the last time, then he tilted his head back and fell to the ground and died.

A living person who had just been looking forward to a future with her died in front of her.

After a brief loss of voice, Mrs. Du let out a terrified "Ah! Ah! Ah!" sound.

*

On the national defense tower of Daliang.

Tang Wanru stood facing the wind. She saw from afar a big fire in the direction of Chengmo. The fire had illuminated half of the desert sky.

"Master." Qing Ling bowed and walked forward and said, "After Shanrong learned that Emperor Zhou and the Queen had joined forces, they became furious, so they attacked Chengmo, who was closer to them. This was to declare their attitude towards this matter."

"Chengmo was completely unprepared for this. The two commanders, Li and Zhang, were killed. Everyone was either dead or captured. Chengmo was burned to ashes."

Looking at the sky full of flames, Tang Wanru felt no wavering in her heart.

Thinking of the suffering she had endured there, she felt that the death of the people there might be a relief!

"Are all the Shanrong tribal leaders arranging this matter tonight?" Tang Wanru asked.

"That's right. When Chu An found out about this, Shan Rong was gathering all the tribal leaders to hold the Sun Meeting. All the people were here with Chu An. They also planned the raid on Cheng Mo together."

"So," Tang Wanru narrowed her eyes, "are there no people left in the tribes of these tribal leaders?"

Qing Ling was stunned. She had never thought of this before, so she said, "Master, what you mean is—"

"Send people on horseback to each tribe to arrest their relatives. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!" There was a dark mist in Tang Wanru's eyes. Although Cheng Mo was a prisoner, he was also a member of the Great Zhou.

They can't just strangle him!

They know how to launch surprise attacks, and she also knows how to launch sneak attacks. She wants to see who will win in this battle.

*

Its daybreak.

The fire in the tent that had been burning all night finally died down, and the entire city became a ruin. When the wind blew, the smell of burning was everywhere.

The Shanrong have occupied this place.

After the death of the two commanders, some officers and soldiers died in battle, and some surrendered.

Now the surrendered officers and soldiers were tied up and standing in the ruins.

The men came over to ask Chu An how to deal with them.

Chu An's expression was very cold, he raised his hand and made a killing gesture.

The purpose of their surprise attack on Chengmo this time was, on the one hand, to kill the old marquis and punish Zhou Ziyue, and on the other hand, to declare war on Emperor Zhou and Empress Zhou. Since it was a declaration of war, naturally no one could be left alive.

What's more, killing prisoners has always been the tradition of Shanrong.

Soon, the officers and soldiers standing there were beheaded, blood spurted out, and they fell to the ground one by one. The scene was very bloody.

"Ah!" Seeing this bloody scene, a delicate cry suddenly rang out.

It was transmitted by the woman in the arms of a tribal leader.

At this time, he was riding a horse and holding a woman to check. Seeing the bloody scene, the woman in front of him was obviously a little scared, so she screamed.

She is none other than Jiang Qin!

Her shout amused the leader of Dongmo behind her. He tightened his grip on her waist and leaned his rough face against her ear, teasing her, "You really know how to shout!"

"Oh, you're so annoying!" Jiang Qin softly rubbed him back.