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

Gong Yu leaned down and looked her in the eye. "You'll only cause more trouble if you go out, so stay here."

Even though she said that she felt there was something wrong between her third brother and him, Gong Yu's answer was still vague.

Su Rou was a little dissatisfied. Her third brother had been working so hard along the way, and she wanted to help.

The noise outside suddenly quieted down.

Su Rou glanced over through the crack in the door.

Gong Yu said, "Why do you think the Northern Emperor asked General Su to escort me with you, instead of asking you to escort me alone?"

Su Rou could hear the mockery in his words and said, "It's natural that Third Brother is powerful, but I'm not just a troublemaker."

"Creaky" Su Rou opened the heavy wooden board, and the ground outside was a mess.

Su Rou and Gong Yu would step on corpses every two steps they took.

Su Rou squatted down and found that some of the corpses were their soldiers.

Her heart skipped a beat, wondering if something had happened to her third brother.

"Okay, come here."

Su Rou heard Su Chi's voice in her ears.

She looked up and saw nothing but yellow sand all over the sky.

Su Chi probably realized that she couldn't see anything, so he stretched out his arms and picked her up.

Su Rou was startled, "Third brother."

Su Chi responded muffledly, and Su Rou felt relieved only after confirming that the person in front of her was her third brother.

Su Chi said, "You haven't been staying at the border all year round, so your eyes are not used to it. Once you leave the border, you will feel better. Going south is the border of the Southern Kingdom."

Su Rou said, "Third brother, where is Prince Yu? Don't leave him alone in this godforsaken place."

Su Chi said, "He's following behind."

Su Rou tucked her headscarf in. The harsh environment in this place was unbearable...

She didn't feel it much last time, but this time she actually felt a little cold.

Could it be because the temperature will drop and winter will come soon?

Su Chi carried her onto the horse and said, "I will escort you out of the border. I need to deal with some problems. You and Prince Yu should go to the Southern Kingdom for the time being. I will come to find you after I have dealt with the problems."

Su Rou was stunned.

trouble?

Third brother thinks it's a trouble?

Su Rou said, "What happened to Third Brother?"

Su Chi said, "It has nothing to do with you. Just escort Prince Yu back to the Southern Kingdom."

Why is Third Brother leaving so cleanly at this time?!

It would take them two days to cross the yellow sand belt and reach the royal city of the southern kingdom at full speed.

Once we completely entered the south, there was much less yellow sand in the air.

Su Rou took off her veil and took a breath. It was really uncomfortable to wear this thing all the time.

Su Rou noticed Gong Yu, who was sitting in the carriage behind. After entering the southern border, Gong Yu looked full of energy.

This place is Gong Yu's territory. He has finally returned, so he must be very happy from the bottom of his heart.

They stopped to rest in the woods.

Su Chi dismounted and came to Su Rou. "I can only send you here. The army will be under your command while I'm away. Be careful for the time being. But with Prince Yu here, nothing will happen to you."

Su Rou said, "Third brother, are you turning around and going back now?"

Gong Yu interrupted, "We were attacked at the northern border before, and he had to go back to quell the situation."

Su Rou thought it made sense and nodded obediently. She waved at Su Chi and said, "Third brother, please be careful. If you die, the Third Princess will have no one to marry."

This was originally a joke, but she actually saw a sinister look in Su Chi's eyes.

Well, she said the wrong thing.

Su Chi ignored her, got on his horse and turned back.

Gong Yu said, "The scenery in the south is beautiful. You can go around and explore in the next few days."

Su Rou said, "You want to get me out of here? I have to watch you. What if you get excited and don't want to go back with me?"

Also, what did Third Brother mean by what he said just now?

What does it mean that as long as Prince Yu is around, nothing will happen to her.

They rested for a while, then quickened their pace and headed towards the main city of the Southern Kingdom.

In order to conceal her identity, Su Rou wore a mask. She rode a horse at the front of the team. The moment she led her soldiers into the royal city of the South, she realized something was wrong.

The last time they came, the people of the Southern Kingdom lived and worked in peace and contentment, and they all looked kind and benevolent. Now, they looked at their Northern Kingdom army as if they were enemies, as if they couldn't wait to rush forward and tear them into pieces.

"The young prince has returned today, but why is the leader a woman?"

"The Northern Kingdom probably looks down on our young prince! They only sent a woman. Could it be that they think our young prince is not worth their efforts?!"

"It's better not to waste energy. Who knows, the Emperor might take the opportunity to keep the young prince here."

……

Su Rou heard the whispers among the people, but she pretended not to hear them and continued to ride her horse and lead her men forward.

Su Rou's team entered the palace. This was her first time seeing the palace of the Southern Kingdom.

The Southern Kingdom's Imperial Palace is majestic and magnificent, so magnificent that it is hard to take your eyes off it. From some corners, you can also see what this majestic imperial city has experienced in the war.

Su Rou felt that the Southern Kingdom’s palace was much more beautiful than the one in the Northern Kingdom.

After the Southern Kingdom was defeated in the war, it had no choice but to submit to the Northern Kingdom.

In order to suppress the South, the Emperor of the Northern Kingdom did not allow the South to have any trade with other countries, so they had gone through so much and had no extra money to renovate the imperial city.

Su Rou turned over and got off the horse. She turned her head and saw Gong Yu also getting off the carriage.

An attendant dressed as a regular eunuch strode down from the golden platform. "Uh... didn't the letter from the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom say that General Su was the one who escorted His Royal Highness Prince Yu back? Miss, you are..."

Su Rou said, "As for me, I am just a servant girl, responsible for taking care of Prince Yu. You don't have to take me to heart."

Gong Yu: “…”

Su Rou continued, "I am under the order of General Su to escort His Royal Highness Prince Yu back to the Southern Kingdom. Our Emperor said that His Royal Highness Prince Yu will only be allowed to stay for three days. I hope you can temporarily take us in during this period."

The attendant bowed respectfully, "You are too polite, young lady. The Emperor has already prepared accommodations for Your Highness and the others. He has also prepared a small dinner for you all as a welcome. Please follow me."

The eyes beneath Su Rou's mask sized up the follower. He looked like a eunuch, but he didn't quite look like one...

She knows too little about the South Country, but her third brother might know.

The banquet in the hall had been set, and Su Rou followed Gong Yu in.

She noticed that sitting in the first seat next to the throne was a woman who looked very haggard. The moment the woman saw Gong Yu coming in, she wanted to stand up and rush forward.

But he was stopped by the man sitting next to him, who grabbed his wrist.

The man was wearing armor and sitting in this position. I thought he was Gong Yu's father, the legendary general of the Central and Southern Kingdom...

As for that woman, she looked like she had been ill for a long time and her complexion was very bad. Was she Gong Yu's mother?

The medicinal herbs Gong Yu had collected earlier were all for his mother...

Gong Yu knelt on both knees and kowtowed to the Southern Kingdom Emperor who was sitting at the top, "Your son kowtows to your father."