The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Su Rou glanced at the little palace maid and waved her hand, "I'm busy."

If the Queen was willing to help her solve her third brother's problem when she went to see the Chamber of Commerce, she might have gone.

Now, it is the Queen herself who fails to seize the opportunity.

If the Queen helps her, everything will be fine...

Su Rou ignored the palace maid and walked down the stairs.

But the maid suddenly shouted, "You disobeyed the Queen's order, you will die!"

Su Rou paused and turned her head. "Her Majesty, are you trying to threaten me? Or is this just what you, a little maid, mean? If you want to threaten me, you'd better give up that idea as soon as possible and leave. I really don't have time."

Su Rou did not return home, but asked the coachman to take her directly to Prince Yu's mansion.

……

Gong Yu said, "Although the method is a bit clumsy, it can be regarded as helping me to obtain the imperial edict. Thank you very much."

Su Rou rested her chin on the table with one hand. "I'd like to return to the Southern Kingdom with you. The Emperor also said that we can only stay in the Southern Kingdom for three days. You should be able to finish your business in these three days."

Gong Yu said, "It's not a big problem."

Su Rou said, "Please pack up for the next two days. I will go back and discuss it with my third brother."

Gong Yu looked at her and said, "Aren't you going to stay for dinner?"

Su Rou waved her hand and said, "If you don't want to eat, it's better to prepare it earlier."

After Su Rou finished explaining things to Gong Yu, she returned to the general's mansion and went directly to Su Chi's yard.

The yard where Su Chi lived was relatively remote and much smaller than hers.

There were several weapons made of black iron in the yard. Su Rou liked them very much and went forward to take a closer look.

"What are you doing? Are you free today?"

Su Rou heard Su Chi's voice from behind her. She turned her head and saw that Su Chi seemed to have just returned from outside, holding something wrapped in oil paper in his hand.

Su Rou said, "Third brother, I just went to the palace. The emperor wants you to accompany me to escort Prince Yu back to the Southern Kingdom."

Su Chi handed the oil paper to Su Rou and said, "Let's talk inside."

The attendants serving in Su Chi's yard poured tea for the two of them, and Su Rou sat on a chair and took a sip.

"You and Prince Yu are close because of this matter?"

Su Rou nodded, "Prince Yu spoke to me yesterday, so I thought he was quite pitiful and wanted to help him."

Su Chi's eyes fell on her face, "Pathetic? Haha..."

Su Rou nervously grabbed her dress. What did Third Brother mean by that cold smile?

Su Chi said, "I can accompany you to the South Country, but don't you want to give me an explanation?"

Su Rou looked bewildered. "Explain? What explanation?"

Su Chi opened the oil-paper package he brought back, and inside were several exquisite pastries.

"I just heard from the servants this morning that you accepted the Emperor's marriage proposal for me."

Su Rou smiled, reached out her hand, picked up a piece of rose pastry from the table and took a bite.

The servants in the mansion could not hide the truth at all. When she found out, the servants made a fuss in the mansion because of the arranged marriage. Even when she walked outside the yard, she could see the red silk that showed the festive atmosphere.

Su Rou said, "It's not that I agreed. I just felt that it was inappropriate for Third Brother to reject the marriage, so I thought of a way and agreed to it first. Anyway, there is no time limit for the wedding. Third Brother, as long as you meet a girl you like, marry her first. Then let them handle the Third Princess's marriage as they please."

This is a delaying tactic. The Queen is being clever and wants to use her status to suppress her, but in the end she will find that she has gained nothing.

Su Chi said, "But what if I don't want to marry anyone?"

Su Rou was stunned and swallowed the rose pastry she had just bitten. "Third brother, do you really plan to live out your life alone? Even though my father was a general, he still married four wives."

Her eyes were full of confusion.

Su Chi reached out his hand and wiped away the crumbs on her lips. "If you don't want to marry me, then you don't want to marry me. It's no big deal."

Su Rou couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Third Brother has become like her? No longer interested in matters of the heart?

Su Rou took a big bite of the rose pastry and said, "If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. Let's put it off for now. There will always be a way to solve it. This rose pastry will taste delicious when it's ready."

Su Chi said, "I wanted to come find you, so I went out to buy it."

There was still a fragrance of roses on Su Rou's lips. Why did she feel that this rose pastry was bought by her third brother to apologize to her?

When Gong Yu sent her back yesterday, the conversation between the third brother and her was not very pleasant.

Su Rou smiled and said, "It's just a coincidence that the food has also entered my stomach."

They didn't have to bring much, so the only things they had to prepare were dry food and military strength.

This is not a friendly visit, and the king of the southern country will most likely be on guard.

As long as they don't make any moves, they naturally won't act rashly.

Before leaving, Su Rou sent someone to give Yuan Wen a message, asking Yuan Wen to help her look after some of the general's mansions. When she and her third brother left, some people would definitely reveal their true colors.

Su Wan and his men stood in front of the city gate to see them off. "Father wanted to carry you onto the horse, but when he saw you climb onto it nimbly, he realized that you no longer need him..."

Su Rou said, "Father, I am only escorting Prince Yu with my third brother. It's not like we won't be back..."

Su Wan said, "You will be away for a long time this time. Father is reluctant to let you go. Tell me, why didn't the emperor ask the eldest son to go with the third son?"

Su Rou was sweating profusely. How could her eldest brother still have the energy to go to war with her third brother after being bitten by a wolf?

Su Chi said, "I'm leaving."

Su Rou rode on her horse, said goodbye to Su Wan and Su Shi, and quickened her pace to catch up with Su Chi.

In order to make it more convenient for Gong Yu, the army also prepared a carriage.

Su Rou rode her horse and walked beside the carriage window. She spoke to Gong Yu, "You are about to return to your own country. Are you happy, Prince Yu?"

Gong Yu in the carriage just lifted the curtain and glanced at her, then ignored her.

Su Rou smiled brightly. She was happy that she could take the opportunity to go to the South with her third brother for a few days.

only……

Su Rou glanced at the soldiers who were accompanying them to the Southern Kingdom. The emperor actually only let her and her third brother be responsible for escorting Gong Yu?

He didn't even arrange for another general.

Su Rou recalled what Su Chi had reminded her the night before they set out: "Be careful and don't trust anyone in the team."

Her third brother didn't say it explicitly, but she could probably guess what the emperor was thinking from this arrangement.

only……

She couldn't believe that the emperor would actually dare to target her and her third brother...

They camped in the woods at night and stopped to rest.

The bonfire was burning brightly, and Su Rou went to catch three rabbits to roast and eat.

Gong Yu looked at the meat that Su Rou handed over, the substance of which was already unrecognizable, and said, "Is the food cooked by you soldiers poisonous? You actually roasted a rabbit for me to eat."

Gong Yu could easily notice the abnormal behavior between her and her third brother.

Su Rou scolded, "It's good enough that you have something to eat, and you're still picky!"

"Swoosh" an arrow suddenly shot over, breaking the silent night.

Then, countless arrows shot towards the camp one after another like a tide.

Su Rou shouted, "There's a night attack! Stay hidden!"

Damn it, could she have guessed it right?!

The emperor wanted to make fun of her and her third brother, so he agreed so readily!