The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

"In my opinion, Batu's truce today is not just to give face to Princess Ulanya as he said, but also because the coalition forces of the three countries are not actually ready."

Sima Yao analyzed the situation.

Hatulig agreed.

"Princess Ya's appearance gave Batu an excuse. He pretended to withdraw his troops, but in fact he was waiting for the coalition forces of the three countries."

"The three countries' coalition forces are not as well coordinated as us. The purpose of the three countries' gathering is aggression, so they naturally have to weigh the pros and cons before making a decision. They have to try their best to make the other side send more troops and send fewer troops, so as to reduce the casualties of their own army. These are all things they have to consider, so it is normal that they cannot reach a consensus for a while."

"So how should we deal with this now?"

"We will discuss it separately after Huaiyuan and Lin Heng arrive."

Sima Yao sent Lin Heng out of the city not just to tip off the enemy, but also to give Lin Heng a more important mission.

Calculating the time, if everything went well, it should have been completed by now.

The situation in Lunan City is clear at the moment. Even if the coalition forces of the three countries suddenly launch an attack, the army in the city is strong enough to resist and the city will not be breached in an instant. In view of this, the Dasheng reinforcements have moved their headquarters to the southern suburbs of Lunan City. As long as Sima Yao gives an order, they can assemble and arrive at the battlefield within half an hour.

But Gu Nianzhi didn't know this. She was still staying peacefully in the cavalry camp, waiting for the next expedition with Sima Yao.

Soon, it was evening again.

At dinner time, Shu Huaiyuan and Lin Heng arrived in the city.

Seeing that only Shu Huaiyuan and Lin Heng were there, Sima Yao asked, "Where is Mr. Gu?"

"I do not know."

Lin Heng was indeed not lying. He did not come from the base camp, and he indeed had not seen Gu Nianzhi in the past two days.

"I didn't ask you. I know you don't know."

Sima Yao turned his gaze to Shu Huaiyuan.

Shu Huaiyuan evaded the question by saying, "Mr. has been traveling a lot these past few days. When I came here, I really wanted to ask him to come with me, but he fell asleep and I didn't want to disturb him, so I came alone."

Several generals of Qiangyi State and Ulan Ya were nearby, so Sima Yao could not ask any more questions and could only keep silent.

Everyone ate together and exchanged information.

Nothing happened at the banquet, but after the meal, Sima Yao proposed to return to the base camp with Shu Huaiyuan.

Shu Huaiyuan was so shocked that he quickly stopped it.

"Your Majesty, you should stay in the city. The conditions in the camp are harsh. You are a prince after all. There is no need for you to eat and live with the soldiers."

"There are limited houses in Lunan Mansion, and the safest room has been given to me. Now that the princess is here in person, it is reasonable for me to give this room to her." Sima Yao turned around and bowed to the princess, saying, "Princess, please rest assured. I have already arranged for the servants to start cleaning up during the banquet. This room is spacious and in the center of Lunan Mansion. It is heavily guarded everywhere, and your safety is absolutely guaranteed."

"Then Ulanya thanks you for that."

Ulan Ya did not refuse, but simply thanked him.

"I have some personal belongings in it. Can I go get them now?"

"Your Highness, please go ahead." Ulan Ya made a "please" gesture.

Sima Yao walked in front, and Ulan Ya asked the maid to follow behind.

The room had been tidied, Sima Yao picked up his belongings and walked out.

"Your Highness, did you really not recognize who I am?" Ulan Ya asked.

"Sima Yao and the princess have never met before. Today is their first meeting. How can he recognize you or not?"

"You really forgot."

Ulanya laughed and then explained.

"Your Highness, think about it carefully. The last time you and Master Gu came to Qiangyi, he gave two people a silver ingot at the entrance of the gambling house..."

Sima Yao thought carefully and realized that such an incident had indeed happened at that time, but he really didn't know what the relationship between those two young masters and Ulan Ya was.

"That's true, but I didn't look closely at the faces of the two gentlemen. I don't know why the princess would mention this?"

Ulan Ya actually laughed out loud.

"It seems that my disguise was very successful. The prince didn't even notice me standing in front of him. The young master that day was me, a woman dressed as a man."

"This……"

Sima Yao looked him up and down and said, "Forgive my poor eyesight."

"That's fine, but I'd like to ask you, Your Majesty. I heard that Mr. Gu also came to Qiangyi with you. Why didn't I see him all day today?"

"Nianzhi is resting at the base camp on the outskirts of the city. I will go to the base camp to meet him later after I give the room to the princess."

"Really? He's really here?"

Ulanya was a simple-minded person, and when she heard that Gu Nianzhi had really come, she smiled even more brightly.

"Then, can I follow you to find him?"

Although Sima Yao was very insensitive to matters between men and women, Ulan Ya's excitement made him instinctively alert.

"The barracks are full of men. I'm afraid it would be inconvenient for the princess to go there late at night. How about I personally bring Nian to pay my respects to the princess tomorrow?"

"Well, that's fine too."

When Ulanya thought that she would be able to meet Gu Nianzhi, whom she had been thinking about for a long time, she smiled and turned back to her room.

Sima Yao walked to the door with mixed feelings, but he only saw Shu Huaiyuan's horse, but no trace of him and Lin Heng.

"Where's General Shu?"

"General Shu asked me to wait here. When you come out, I will tell you that there is something important that must be done immediately. Please hold off on leaving."

"Hold your departure? What is so urgent in this city?"

"I don't know either."

"Which direction did General Shu go?"

"I vaguely heard General Shu asking about the resting location of the Third Battalion."

"where?"

"Go forward 300 meters, turn right, near Wanyan Mansion."

Since he had nothing to do but wait, Sima Yao headed for Wanyan Mansion.

Even if Shu Huaiyuan was not found, it would be more reassuring to see the soldiers' food and accommodation in the city.

Although the real battle had not yet begun, the soldiers had traveled a long distance and stood on the battlefield for half a day. Most of them were already very tired, and many of them took a nap after dinner.

The sleepless soldiers gathered in groups of three or four, chatting idly.

"Should we continue to fight this war?"

"Who knows? I thought we could go back home after a few fights, but it's been two or three days and there's still no news."

"Isn't it said that Qiangyi and those places are brave and aggressive, and impulsive? Why do they seem to be more cautious than us now?"

“I feel like I’m going to be stuck here…”

"Yes, my wife is going to give birth in less than half a month, and I don't know if I can make it in time..."

Sima Yao interjected from behind: "Don't worry, we will definitely catch up."

Everyone looked back. Although they had never seen Sima Yao's appearance up close, they knew he was of high status because of his gorgeous clothes. Coupled with Sima Yao's innate deterrent power, everyone shut up.

"Brother, you can rest assured that your wife will be able to catch up with you when she gives birth."

"You are? Your Majesty?"