Famine and exile: I brought the Spirit Spring to save the entire Marquis's mansion.

It all started with a dream the old emperor had.

The creator of this dream was Song Chan.

She used Gu insects and hallucinogenic incense to induce the emperor to dream of unifying the world, and then lured Yan Mingyu there, causing conflict between father and son.

Eliminate Huo Zhennan, the emperor's biggest supporter!

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! What emperors and marquises? They're even dumber than us!"

Old Liu was completely unafraid of death; what a worthwhile life he had lived!

Although I was never an emperor, it didn't matter much. I lived in the palace and slept with the emperor's women. How glamorous!

"Hahaha, and what about this Grand Princess? She talks so big, what a load of rubbish! We said the Emperor was fake, and she believed it. If we had known, we would have made all the little princes in the palace have blue eyes."

Hahahaha, that's hilarious! You self-important guys are nothing but fools!

Only then did the truth about the massacre of the Marquis's family come to light.

Yan Hu looked at the gloating Liu Laodu with a blank expression.

"You're wrong. It's not that you're so powerful, it's just that the Yan family should have perished long ago."

A three-foot layer of ice doesn't form in a day; a rotten tower only needs a gentle push to break through like a breached dam, and it's out of control.

"I should thank you all, otherwise the Huo family would not have been able to launch this uprising today. In the end, the victor will never be a cockroach like you."

He raised the knife.

"But Huo Zhennan is dead! What if his son seizes the throne? He won't live to see it!"

He caused my imprisonment back then, and now he's dying before me. Haha, I traded my worthless life for his marquis's life, I still win!

“You didn’t win,” Yan Hu said.

"The death of the Marquis will bring about a new life for the world, earn him the respect of the people, and result in posthumous honors and lasting fame."

They will live forever in the hearts of the people.

And you, a maggot, will only be remembered for your infamy for eternity. Your ancestors, your people, the place where you were born will all be stigmatized because of you! A stain that can never be washed away!

The smugness in Liu Laodu's eyes finally disappeared.

Yan Hu severed his head with a single stroke.

……

Sang Ning received Yan Hu's message and finally understood the cause and effect.

It turns out it was Hongkang who was behind it all.

It now seems that their biggest enemy is actually Hongkang!

Hongkang had been preparing for five years, using every possible means to amass wealth.

Nobody knows what level of strength they've developed over the past five years.

The more she thought about it, the more terrified she became.

Bei Gongyao has already led 200,000 troops south.

Are these troops enough?

She called Shao Qing and Pei Ming'an over to discuss it.

Pei Ming'an and Shao Qing advised against redeploying their troops here, as the cities behind them would inevitably be cleared out by the imperial court once they left.

However, it is indeed very dangerous in southern Xinjiang.

They must find their lord and Yan Meng, and their forces must be able to contend with Hong Kang.

“Mistress, I still think we should contact Shen Ye,” Pei Ming’an said, bringing up the matter again.

"The Lord has a deep bond with him and doesn't want that bond to be tainted by self-interest. But who knows what Shen Ye is thinking? Perhaps he'll resent the Lord for becoming distant from him!"

“That’s right,” Shao Qing agreed.

"Now, the safety of our lord is of utmost importance. In addition, I have contacted a friend in Yuezhou who has 30,000 troops. He will be waiting for General Beigong in Yuezhou so that we can go to the southern frontier together."

“Okay, then I’ll write a letter to Shen Ye,” Sang Ning said.

Unexpectedly, before Sang Ning could finish writing the letter, a scout came to report.

Shen Ye led an army of 100,000 and defected from the capital!

They're heading straight for Huo's army!

This is just...so sudden!

Everyone was overjoyed.

Fearing that the imperial court might obstruct the process and something unexpected might happen, Shao Qing immediately mustered 100,000 troops to go and provide support.

When Shen Ye arrived, he brought his entire family, dressed in white, with a coffin in the middle.

It turned out to be the coffin of the loyal and righteous General Shen Yishan!

Shen Yishan is dead?

In my memory, he was a robust and tough man, on par with Huo Zhennan.

Why so suddenly?

Madam Shen cried so hard that she was still weak and unable to straighten her back.

Sang Ning quickly ordered people to set up tents and light a stove.

Let the women rest first.

Shen Ye's eyes were red, but he seemed to have calmed down as he approached Sang Ning.

Reveal the cause of Shen Yishan's death.

"My father was actually controlled by Yan Mingyu using Gu poison. It's my fault for not discovering it sooner and instead falling out with him."

He suppressed his regret and hatred, and said, "That sorceress by Yan Mingyu's side activated her Gu poison when she escaped. My father died suddenly, and we only found out when the Gu worm burst out of his flesh."

"Not only my father, but also several court officials, died suddenly."

It turned out to be the case.

No wonder several court officials who were on good terms with the Huo family all defected to the Crown Prince.

Oh, right, back then they even tried to control the Beigong Army.

Fortunately, Bei Gongyao discovered it in time, and the attempt failed.

Such a monarch...

Seriously, it's absolutely rotten!

Sang Ning didn't mince words and asked directly, "Huo Chang'an has gone missing in the Southern Frontier, and Bei Gongyao has already rushed there. Can you lead troops there?"

"Go! That's why I came here!" Shen Ye said fiercely.

Her eyes reddened a little more.

He must find Chang'an and kill Hong Kang! He must kill all the harmful witch doctors!

I also need to go to Sichuan and Chongqing to find out the truth behind my wife's death.

Of course he's going to southern Xinjiang!

“Sang Ning’er, time is of the essence. I will lead my troops out now. My father is to be buried in our hometown of Bingzhou. I need you to send someone to escort my family and my in-laws there safely.”

Huo's army fought their way through, and Bingzhou had long since submitted.

"Don't worry, I'll arrange it all," Sang Ning said solemnly.

"By the way, I've changed my name to Sang Ning, Ning as in peace and tranquility. Don't mispronounce it."

“Anning,” Shen Ye repeated, his gaze slightly pausing. “A good name.”

His wife's name was Wen Anyi.

It sounds really good.

Shen Ye mounted his horse, his expression cold and aloof, without pausing for a moment.

Sang Ning, supporting her increasingly heavy body, watched as the army became a black dot.

Huo Chang'an, will I ever be able to wait for you again?

……

South of southern Xinjiang.

Deep in the mountains.

From a thatched hut with smoke rising from its chimney, the soft, sweet voice of a child could be heard.

"Father...when will you wake up?"

"Father, you are so handsome."

"Father, Father? Father, Father..."

It kept calling out in a distorted tone, which was very annoying.

A young woman's voice, both helpless and gentle, came from the stove: "Little Fish, don't call him that, he's not Daddy."

“It was Little Fish who found it; it’s Daddy.”

A tiny boy, barely reaching a person's thigh, spoke in a clear, crisp voice.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of dry grass, and the eyelashes of the man lying on the grass began to tremble.

"Daddy, he's waking up, he's waking up, oh oh oh oh..."

very noisy!

Huo Chang'an finally opened his heavy eyelids.

Above my head, two very similar faces, one large and one small, came into view.

"You're awake?" The woman smiled gently, her demeanor serene and beautiful.

His willow-leaf eyes held curiosity and concern.

Huo Chang'an gradually opened his eyes, moving from a daze to full awareness:

"you……"