I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

"No one has ever asked me if I want something. You are the first one." Hai Yanqing laughed at himself, "Even if I said I didn't want it, no one would believe me."

From childhood to adulthood, everything about him was arranged perfectly. What to study, what to do, and even who to marry were not decided by him.

An Huanyan looked at him seriously, "So do you want that position?"

"What if I say I want it?" Hai Yanqing suddenly became serious.

An Huanyan's heart skipped a beat and she remained silent.

Under the rule of her brother An Zhaoyan, the country was peaceful and prosperous, with clean administration and no need to overthrow it.

It is nothing more than the difference between the transition from one feudal dynasty to the next.

She suddenly grinned, "I guess you don't want it."

Hai Yanqing was stunned, "How do you know?"

An Huanyan held her face in her hands and said slowly, "Do you remember the flood in Lingnan?"

"Ok?"

"You told me that the court mobilized ministers to collect donations to help the victims, so I gave you a lot of money. You were very happy to see that I really gave you so much money."

Hai Yanqing explained: "At that time, your brother asked me to raise money. Before you did, I specifically asked some corrupt officials. They loved money like their life and were unwilling to give a penny. It was really hateful. And I thought you were just joking at that time."

"So what? What does this have to do with this matter?" After saying that, Hai Yanqing looked at her puzzledly.

"It shows that you care about the people and have a good character. How could you want to start a war, besiege Youling City, and put the people in dire straits? Not to mention the civilians who will be displaced and separated from their families, even the soldiers in the army, who is not a living life?"

An Huanyan looked at him admiringly with a smile on her face.

Hai Yanqing couldn't help but be moved when he heard these words. He looked at An Huanyan deeply, with red eyes.

"I didn't expect you to know me so well... Even my closest relatives didn't think of this. So, I'm really not suitable for that position." He sighed softly.

An Huanyan suddenly smiled and said jokingly, "Isn't it a little too early for you to say this? Is my brother really that vulnerable? Even if you have a large number of people, as long as reinforcements come to rescue you, won't you fail?"

In her opinion, An Zhaoyan is not so easy to defeat.

However, a trace of guilt appeared on Hai Yanqing's face, and he whispered, "I'm sorry, it's too late. My elder brother went to intercept Wu Ye..." His voice gradually faded away.

Hearing this, An Huanyan's smile slowly froze. She frowned and her tone became serious: "In order to ensure that everything is safe, he will definitely not go alone, right?"

There was worry and nervousness in his big eyes.

Hai Yanqing turned his head away, and after a moment of silence, he slowly turned back, his eyes full of apology and self-blame: "In fact... the other people who went to tip off were killed by me..."

An Huanyan suddenly stood up and was about to leave, but was grabbed by Hai Yanqing, causing the wound on his body to open again and bleed, and he hissed softly in pain.

"Hey!" An Huanyan quickly sat back down, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

Hai Yanqing looked at her aggrieved and angry face, and felt very guilty. He knew that he was wrong this time, but he was also forced to do so.

He explained anxiously: "I know I am sorry for you. But if I don't do it, my father will not let you live."

Hearing this, An Huanyan became even angrier. She widened her eyes and asked, "So what? Should I thank you?"

Hai Yanqing knew that he was not right in this matter, but he felt very uncomfortable being caught in the middle and obeying his father's orders. He smiled bitterly and said, "I know you hate me, but in that situation, I really didn't know what to do..."

"I'm sorry for getting you involved. Before this, I just wanted to elope with you, away from the hustle and bustle, but it didn't happen in the end."

He was coughing madly, and there were more and more bloodstains on his body. An Huanyan felt a little bit sorry for him and quickly asked him to stop talking.

She knew she couldn't change the outcome, but she didn't want to hear his self-blame and pain anymore.

"Of course I know. You tried your best. You have your responsibilities. But I believe they won't lose so easily."

Hai Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had finally put down a huge stone in his heart.

However, there was not much joy on his face, but more of a deep worry.

"What if my father fails, will they let him go?" Hai Yanqing suddenly asked, with a hint of uneasiness in his voice.

An Huanyan blinked, as if she had not expected him to ask such a question. She was silent for a moment, then slowly shook her head: "Of course not."

Hai Yanqing's eyes dimmed instantly. He had obviously guessed the answer, but he couldn't help but want to confirm it. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

An Huanyan looked at him with a trace of pity in her eyes. She knew that this war was a disaster for them all, and no matter who won or lost, many people would lose their lives.

After a while, An Huanyan asked softly: "So, will you let my brother go?"

Hai Yanqing sighed and said helplessly: "Of course not."

The two fell into silence again, and a heavy atmosphere filled the air.

They all knew that this war was inevitable and they could only wait for the final outcome.

Seeing the atmosphere becoming more and more awkward, An Huanyan suddenly thought of someone and asked, "By the way, what about Wei Chuchu? Doesn't your father like her very much? Why didn't you bring her out this time?"

After hearing this, Hai Yanqing frowned slightly and replied, "I'm not sure, she must have been locked up by my father. We left in a hurry and didn't have time to take her with us. Besides, my father felt that it would be a burden to bring a weak woman with him on the march."

Hearing this, An Huanyan was shocked and asked hurriedly, "What? You said she was locked up? But isn't she pregnant? You just left her in the city and didn't care about her?"

Hai Yanqing's face changed after hearing this, and he quickly denied it: "Are you kidding me? She has been unable to have children for a long time, and my father is so old, how can he still have a child?"

However, when he saw An Huanyan's serious expression, he realized that the other party was not joking.

"What's going on? How did you know?" Hai Yanqing frowned and asked in confusion, "She didn't say she was pregnant. My father even beat her up before that..."