The little cannon fodder kept releasing melons, and people lined up to eat melons

Seven days later...

Song Chengzhou and Murong Xin's team had already reached the border of Beilin, and they still had half a day to go before reaching the border of Xuanyue Country...

The large army chose to stop and rest at a flat place. After Song Chengzhou got off the carriage, he reached out to help Murong Xin get off.

"In order to ensure that we can enter Xuanyue Country after dark, we can only rest for an incense stick of time. Thank you for your hard work, Princess..."

"My dear Prince Consort, there is no need to be so polite. Now that the matter has been resolved, Emperor Beilin has also promised not to pursue the matter any further. The crisis between the two countries has been resolved. We must hurry back to Xuanyue to report to the Emperor..."

Song Chengzhou recalled that when they had just escorted Dongfang Yunzhu's coffin to Beilin, Beilin Emperor Dongfang Shuo became furious when he saw that his daughter had returned in this way, and he ordered to kill all the people from Xuanyue Country.

Faced with the sudden change, Song Chengzhou remained calm and explained in a clear and loud voice why Princess Beilin died.

Dongfang Shuo angrily scolded Song Chengzhou for slandering him, but Song Chengzhou was not intimidated by Emperor Beilin's aura.

Still calmly handing the evidence to Emperor Beilin, Dongfang Shuo was so angry that he was speechless in the face of the irrefutable evidence.

But how could he swallow the fact that a princess of a country died in such an unclear manner?

He immediately asked Song Chengzhou to take a message back that if the emperor of Xuanyue Kingdom did not give an explanation, he would seek justice personally.

After Song Chengzhou explained the reasons, he no longer mentioned the matter of Princess Bei Lin, but explained Dongfang Shuoxiao's views from the perspective of the common people.

After a day and night of negotiations, Emperor Beilin finally agreed not to pursue the matter after Song Chengzhou promised to pay generous compensation.

In fact, Emperor Bei Lin also knew that he was now the one in the wrong. Not to mention the strength of Xuanyue Kingdom, even if he was the one who initiated the war, he would not be able to stand his ground.

However, under the circumstances at that time, as the emperor of Beilin, if he didn't say so, wouldn't his people look down on him as an emperor?

Now that the prince consort and the eldest princess sent by Xuan Yue Kingdom have personally promised compensation, he not only gets the money but also has a way out. Why not do it?

So he pretended to reluctantly agree to the peace terms proposed by Song Chengzhou, and let the matter go without further investigation.

Song Chengzhou handed the sesame cake to Murong Xin. After taking it, she tore off a small piece and put it in her mouth. The cold sesame cake was a bit dry and hard, and Murong Xin accidentally choked when swallowing.

At this time, Song Chengzhou handed the kettle to Murong Xin, and took a bite of the biscuit and chewed it slowly.

Murong Xin took the kettle, drank a sip of water, swallowed the biscuit hard, and returned the kettle to Song Chengzhou.

"Thank you, Prince Consort..."

"Princess, there's no need to be so reserved..."

After Song Chengzhou finished speaking, he opened the kettle and took a sip of water. Murong Xin blushed a little when she saw this. She had just drunk from the kettle, but the prince consort...

"Princess, are you feeling unwell? Your face is so red?"

"Ah!! No, maybe it's too hot..."

Murong Xin looked down on herself a little. She had been married for so many years, but she couldn't help blushing and her heart beating fast when she was close to Song Chengzhou.

Unfortunately, the prince consort didn't like her after all. If she hadn't said that she liked Song Chengzhou, the late emperor would not have granted marriage to Song Chengzhou. She knew that Song Chengzhou would marry her, but he was hindered by the imperial power.

Although he had been very good to her over the years, she always felt that there was a long distance between her and him.

She envied the relationship between Yanran and her elder brother. Although they had been apart for most of the years, their love for each other had never diminished and they remained as loving as ever.

Now that the child is about to be born, she is really happy for Yanran. After so many years, they finally have a child of their own.

She did have a child back then, but she was not good enough. Although she knew her husband’s character best, she still suffered a miscarriage due to the trauma.

Now she still has no news, is she too selfish? The prince consort could have made great achievements in the court, but because he married her, he could only stop there.

Now it is because of her that the prince consort still has no children after so many years.

After a long silence, Murong Xin finally said, "My dear husband, when I go back this time, I will give you a concubine!"

Song Chengzhou, who was swallowing a biscuit with great effort, was attracted by Murong Xin's words and choked without noticing (*⊙~⊙).

Murong Xin quickly opened the kettle and fed Song Chengzhou some water, then patted him on the back.

Song Chengzhou finally swallowed the biscuit, and feeling relieved, he quickly took another sip of water.

After calming down, Song Chengzhou said, "Princess, please don't mention this matter again. I have no intention of taking a concubine. This is fine..."

Song Chengzhou spoke the last sentence very quietly and Murong Xin did not hear it. Just when she wanted to ask what Song Chengzhou said, a large number of men in black appeared.

The two stood up, Song Chengzhou protected her behind him, and the guards around him drew their swords and stood guard.

The leader of the guards, Lord Xu, shouted: "Who are you? Do you know who we are? Have you thought about the consequences of assassinating us without any reason?"

The men in black did not say anything. The one who led the group waved his hand and the people behind him launched an attack directly.

The guards and the men in black started fighting immediately. The men in black were determined to kill and their moves were ruthless and showed no mercy.

The guards surrounded Song Chengzhou and Murong Xin in a circle and tried to resist the attacks, but the attackers were too powerful and the guards gradually couldn't hold on.

Lord Xu had no choice but to order some guards to take the princess and her husband away first.

Song Chengzhou pulled Murong Xin and ran quickly, when suddenly a large number of men in black rushed out from the front.

Oh no! I've fallen into a trap! Song Chengzhou realized after a while that these people were coming for him and the princess.

No wonder Lord Xu asked him to take the princess away first. Now they are no match for these men in black.

After talking with Emperor Beilin yesterday, he realized that their emperor had been seeking cooperation from Beilin to attack Jiyuan Kingdom many times without anyone's knowledge.

Last night, he combined what his father said in the secret letter, that the emperor only asked him to fight outside Jiyuan Kingdom and not enter the city, and also Princess Beilin's sudden death.

He had a bad feeling, so in the morning he ordered his team to speed up their journey, hoping to enter the territory of Xuan Yue Kingdom as soon as possible.

But now these men in black and Lord Xu have made arrangements, so what is there to be unclear about? ?

Did the emperor really not care about his feelings at all? Now it seemed that he was doomed this time.

Song Chengzhou looked at the man in black rushing towards him and immediately pulled Murong Xin back. The running was so exhausting that Murong Xin fell to the ground.

When Song Chengzhou turned back to help Murong Xin up, the men in black had already caught up with them, and the remaining guards had no choice but to fight with them.

Song Chengzhou had to protect Murong Xin and avoid the attacks of the men in black. He gradually fell into a disadvantage and had many injuries on his body.

The guards who couldn't withstand the attack could only protect the two of them as they kept retreating. Murong Xin told Song Chengzhou to go first and not to worry about her.

Song Chengzhou held Murong Xin's hand tightly and dared not let go. A man in black attacked Murong Xin with a sword, and Song Chengzhou quickly pushed her out.

Song Chengzhou was not restrained, and he swung the sword in his hand quickly, nimbly dodging the attacks of the two men in black.

After swinging his sword left and right to get rid of the two men in black, he prepared to help Murong Xin up.

As a result, he was attacked from behind by the man in black. Song Chengzhou was stabbed in the back and kicked away by the man in black when he turned around.

Seeing Song Chengzhou flying several meters away, Murong Xin quickly used his hands and feet to crawl to his side.

She was only concerned with rushing to Song Chengzhou's side to check his injuries, but she didn't see Song Chengzhou open his eyes wide...