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

Gong Yu looked a little helpless.

Su Rou said, "Isn't it possible? You just said you would help me get revenge on that old man from the Southern Kingdom. I thought you were at least going to take his throne."

Gong Yu said with a slight headache, "Seizing the throne, do you think it's that easy..."

Su Rou said, "What does it have to do with me?"

Gong Yu asked, "Are you simply holding a grudge against the Southern Kingdom because of the Ninth Princess's incident?"

Su Rou said, "Not really, I just think that old guy should be eliminated."

If not because of the Ninth Princess, what else could it be?

She hasn't found the guard who was with the Ninth Princess yet.

She has to avenge this.

Su Rou added, "You have to protect your family and the people of your country. One day you might end up standing against me. I know that. I just said it casually. Don't take it to heart."

She stood up and was about to leave.

But Gong Yu pulled him back.

Gong Yuqi pressed his body against her, "Are you angry?"

Su Rou has become accustomed to it. Gong Yu used to like to touch her for no reason.

Su Rou said, "No, can you let me go?"

She tried to keep her voice calm.

She had previously relied on Gong Yu's military strength to destroy the Northern Kingdom, and her greatest wish had been fulfilled. Now, it was impossible for her to rely on a man...

Su Rou wanted to cut ties with him, but Gong Yu... always managed to get involved in time.

Gong Yu said, "I can't promise you this, but I can help you fulfill your other wishes."

Su Rou said, "Then you just... protect my father and the people of our Su family. I have no other requests!"

Gong Yu's eyes darkened slightly. "Besides this, don't you have anything else to tell me?"

Su Rou said, "No."

Why did she feel that Gong Yu's expression seemed a bit pitiful?

"Also, you hurt me, my shoulder hurts..."

Only then did Gong Yu reluctantly get off her.

Su Rou sat up straight on the edge of the bed and stretched her shoulders.

Her injury prevented her from leaving for a while, so she decided to stay here and eat Gong Ziyu's military supplies for a while.

"When did you discover my identity?" Gong Yu's voice came from behind.

Su Rou's body stiffened and she turned her head away. "What identity? I don't know."

Seeing that she didn't admit it, Gong Yu didn't say anything, but just explained, "His Majesty of the Southern Kingdom originally changed my identity in order to protect the little prince. I am Gong Yu, the eldest son of Gong Yuan."

Su Rou was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Gong Yu to explain to her so honestly the reasons and consequences of his identity being replaced.

Gong Yu's eyes suddenly showed a hint of amusement. "You reacted so calmly, and you still say you don't know?"

Su Rou pursed her lips and turned away, "Who are you and what do you have to do with me?"

Gong Yu's identity, from the beginning to the end, had nothing to do with her...

It’s not that she is cold-blooded, but it really doesn’t matter.

Gong Yu frowned, walked to the bedside, and pulled her into his arms. "I've told you my feelings for you more than once. Do you really want to be so heartless?"

Su Rou grabbed his arm around her waist and said, "When you came with me into the desert to look for my elder brother, weren't you also thinking of getting rid of me?"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn.

She just looks heartless, but she's not really stupid. She wouldn't be kidnapped just because she was given a candied date.

As soon as they returned from the desert, the conflict between the two countries was on the verge of breaking out.

Before returning to the North, she received news about the capital from Yuan Wen when she was in the desert.

Su Rou didn't believe Gong Yu's claim that he knew nothing about this.

If she had not gone to the desert at that time, she would definitely have prevented such a thing from happening.

This should be what Gong Yu thought.

Gong Yu's heart sank. She really did hold a grudge against him because of this incident.

Su Rou's temperament is actually very easy to guess. It would be fine if she showed some anger at this moment, even just a little bit.

But when she looked at him, her expression was extremely calm...

Gong Yu said, "Let me explain to you, I only wanted to protect you. When the two countries go to war, all the women in your family will be targets, especially you, the daughter of Su Wan. If you go to the desert, you will not be ambushed by those people."

Su Rou looked calm, "Really? Then thank you."

Gong Yu could tell that she was being sarcastic.

Su Rou took the opportunity to push him away. "You saved me, I thank you, but I have nothing to repay you. I will wait for a few days for my wound to heal and then I will leave."

Su Rou left the house without looking back.

For the next two days, Su Rou stayed in the house and never went out. Except when the madam came to bring her food, she would come to open the door and show her face at the door.

At noon the next day, the madam brought her food and seemed to have figured out something and said something.

"Did you have a quarrel with the General?"

Su Rou lay listlessly on the table, "No, we just had a little conflict. He didn't tell you that, did he? What a man, how petty."

The madam sat down beside her. "It wasn't the general who said that. You said it yourself... I knew you two had a quarrel the moment I saw you, General Cricket."

The food on the table is her favorite.

Su Rou never treats herself badly, so even in Gong Yu's territory, she has never starved herself.

Su Rou said, "Our two ideas may not be in agreement, but it doesn't matter. I... will just rest for a few more days."

Her last words almost said, "It's okay, I'll leave today."

This madam is now Gong Yu's person, she can't trust her.

If the madam revealed her plan to run away to Gong Yu, her house would be heavily guarded and she would be doomed.

The madam took a new pair of chopsticks and put a piece of salted duck in her bowl.

"Let's eat first. I can't say anything about what happened between you and the general, but... I think you, Arou, are a little ungrateful."

Su Rou straightened her head up with a snap. "I don't know what's good for me? I don't know what's good for me?!"

Su Rou burst into laughter as she spoke, "Tsk! I'm not the one who doesn't know what's good for me! I've clearly rejected him so many times, who knows what he's thinking? If he really has such intentions towards me! Back in the North Country, before the war between the North and the South! He should have told me his identity!"

Su Rou was not angry that Gong Yu did not tell her his identity, but she felt that she could not understand Gong Yu's thoughts at all. Who knew if the admiration Gong Yu showed for her was just an act.

She didn't dare to rely on another man for the rest of her life.

From the lessons of her previous life, she only understood one thing.

Men are not reliable.

But to the madam, Su Rou's words sounded like she was blaming Gong Yu for not telling her his identity earlier.

The madam smiled and gave her another piece of emerald cucumber.

"But General, I have never done anything to hurt you."

Su Rou took a bite of the cucumber. The crisp texture mixed with the sauce was refreshing.

Su Rou lowered her eyes, "I don't want to talk to you about him now."

The madam didn't dare to continue and say anything to make her unhappy.

I had no choice but to shut up.

This time, the number of people from the east who attacked Jingzhou was small, and they were eliminated in time by Gong Yu's men.

Because the East and the Desert have the same face, Gong Yu couldn't order that people from the Desert were not allowed to enter or leave the city.

Furthermore, if such an order is to be issued, it must come from the Majesty of the Southern Kingdom.

The soldiers won a battle and set up a table in the yard to celebrate.

They have been following Gong Yu around recently, so Gong Yu acquiesced to their arrangements.

In the evening, the red lanterns in the yard were cheerful and the governor's mansion was brightly lit.

When Su Rou came out, her eyes met Sister Qiao who was sitting at the edge.

Sister Qiao nodded at her politely.

Su Rou walked towards Sister Qiao confidently.

"What are they doing? It's not a festival today."

A round head popped up next to Sister Qiao, "Sister Rou, they are celebrating their success today. I wanted to go and call you, but mother told you to rest in the house."

The madam probably meant that she was afraid that she would be unwilling to come out and would not give Gong Yu face and embarrass him.

Su Rou pulled out the armchair and sat down next to Sister Qiao. "What's the big deal? The roast suckling pig looks delicious. I want to try some too."

She hadn't done anything to offend Gong Yu, so why was she cowering in her room and not coming out?

She just didn't want to run into Gong Yu, so she hardly left the house these days, for fear of having another argument with him.

As a human being, you should be open and honest.