After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Nian Qiaoyue was tortured to madness by the poisonous insect. She discovered that she could not say any words related to Nian Su Su, as she would be bitten if she did. She was now very cautious in her choice of words, but it was inevitable that the key words would be triggered.

Every time she has an attack, she writes down the key words. So far, more than twenty have been discovered, and there are still some that have not been discovered... I don’t know how many more there are.

Sometimes, Nian Qiaoyue really wanted to yell and curse at Nian Su.

She managed to stand firmly on her legs and found that Qin Zehai was looking at her strangely, and she couldn't help feeling guilty.

She smiled stiffly and took the initiative to explain: "I was almost killed after being beaten with 50 sticks before. Then I didn't take good care of myself, and then I got sick."

Qin Zehai felt that she was hiding something from him and wanted to ask a doctor to treat her, but Nian Qiaoyue refused because she was worried that the doctor would be able to tell that she had a poisonous insect in her body.

Nian Qiaoyue fled in panic.

Qin Zehai stroked his chin, thinking about something, and a reasonable suspicion arose - Nian Qiaoyue was poisoned, and the Northern Wei people used this to control her. She had to see the mysterious man every five days to get the antidote.

Looking at the direction where Nian Qiaoyue left, Qin Zehai's gaze gradually became deep.

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On July 4, a letter was secretly sent to the East Palace.

Qin Junyu discovered that it was actually a handwritten letter from Xiao Jianting. It was sent all the way from the front line of Yanmen Pass to Shengjing. One can imagine how much hardship it had gone through.

Qin Junyu asked Lainian Susu to read the letter together.

Just a few words, but a lot of information is contained.

In the letter, Xiao Jianting told Qin Junyu that he could not hold on for a few more days. The Northern Wei army seemed to be very familiar with their fighting style. Every time they faced them head-on, they suffered heavy losses. Xiao Jianting found it strange and captured a small leader of the enemy alive. It took him a lot of effort to get some information.

According to the young leader, they have an insider who has been helping the Northern Wei army to fight against Xiao Jianting, and this insider is quite powerful.

Xiao Jianting wrote back to remind Qin Junyu to make early preparations. If the Northern Wei army attacked Shengjing, they would definitely protect the emperor and flee south.

As the crown prince, Qin Junyu would be ridiculed by the world if he escaped with them, laughing at their cowardly life and the emperor's incompetence. If he did not leave, he would die.

The second is to let him catch the traitor. Even if he is defeated, he must know who betrayed him.

Both of them felt heavy-hearted after reading the letter.

"Young Master Xiao actually asked you to prepare early. Does this mean that we really..." Nian Susu wanted to say something but didn't know whether he should say it or not.

Qin Junyu was silent for a long while before answering her: "The enemy is coming with such force that it is hard to say for sure. Before they even reach Shengjing, the ministers in the court will probably be unable to hold back and will report to the emperor to request a retreat to the south."

He sighed, "Father is not a coward, I'm just afraid he won't agree."

"What about you? What do you think we should do?" Nian Susu asked him.

Qin Junyu did not answer her question directly, but asked in return: "Are you afraid of death?"

Nian Susu answered without hesitation: "I am afraid of death. Everyone is afraid of death."

"Everyone has to die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, some are lighter than a feather. I am afraid of dying under Qin Zehai's scheme, that would be too aggrieved. If I die under the sword of the enemy, falling in the river of blood defending the territory, then I am not afraid."

Nian Susu has long regarded this place as his home. Facing a powerful enemy, escaping is important, but fighting regardless of life and death is truly exciting.

Qin Junyu smiled. This was the first time Nian Susu saw him smile in all these days, and his frowned brows finally relaxed.

"Don't always look so sad. You're scaring away all the good fortune." Nian Susu said seriously.

Qin Junyu smiled even more, "Okay, I'll listen to you and won't put on such a sour face in the future."

Nian Susu also laughed.

Qin Junyu lit the letter and burned it to ashes, then prepared to go to the palace to discuss the next plan with the emperor.

Nian Susu had nothing to do, so she wrote a letter to Li Yaoyuan. The content of the letter was very simple. She asked about her recent life, and whether she was implicated in the war in the north. In addition to these trivial words, she also mentioned that Qin Junyu was the secret.

At the beginning, Xuanji personally picked up Li Yaoyuan and ordered people to send her out of the city and escort her all the way to Jiangnan, which took a lot of effort.

Li Yaoyuan once mentioned that during the time when Nian Susu was in Yuhang, she wanted to thank Xuanji in person, but unfortunately she never had the chance.

If Xuanji hadn't helped her, she wouldn't have been able to hide all her whereabouts and live in Wujun for so long. Even when Li Yaoyuan first arrived in Wujun to settle down, she could feel that someone was secretly protecting her. Every time she encountered a difficult problem, it was quickly resolved, so smoothly that she couldn't believe it.

Later, Li Yaoyuan guessed that it was Xuanji's people who helped her. She was moved for a long time and felt guilty for not being able to thank her benefactor in person.

If she knew the true identity of Nian Susu, she would be able to come to terms with it.

Thinking of Li Yaoyuan's reaction when she saw the contents of the letter, Nian Susu couldn't help laughing.

The next day, Qin Zehai was ordered to lead 50,000 elite troops to support the front line. The battle before the expedition was no smaller than when Xiao Jianting left Beijing.

The common people who came to see him off blocked Suzaku Street. Nian Susu watched from the city wall and found it very ironic that the Prince Ren, whom they admired, was the one who betrayed them.

Qin Junyu patted her shoulder and motioned her to look in the direction of the city gate exit, which was right under her feet.

Qin Zehai was wearing a golden armor and had a sword hanging around his waist, and he really looked like the real deal.

The emperor and empress came to see him off in person to show their respect and encouragement.

"Royal brother, Liuli is so lucky to have such a brave and selfless hero like you!" the emperor sighed.

Qin Zehai held his helmet and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. It is a blessing for the people of Liuli to have a benevolent king like you!"

The emperor laughed heartily, but his laughter was not sincere. He kept an eye on the queen's reaction.

There were tears in the queen's eyes. She tried not to cry, but she couldn't control the redness of her eyes. The emperor could clearly see the reluctance in her eyes.

Because the emperor was present and so many people were watching, the queen did not dare to speak to Qin Zehai actively. She could only stare at him with frustration and grievance.

The emperor mocked in his heart: I used to think their reactions to this adulterous couple were strange, but now that I know the truth, everything seems so reasonable.

The queen hesitated to speak and wanted to speak several times, but finally held back.

"Royal brother, please don't let me down!" The emperor patted Qin Zehai's golden armor on the shoulder.

Qin Zehai smirked: "I will definitely live up to your trust!"

Qin Junyu and Nian Susu on the top looked at Qin Zehai's fake face coldly.

Nian Susu: "That's disgusting. How can he be more pretentious than the one in the East Palace?"

If I didn't know his true face, I might really be moved by his heroic spirit.