The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

After wiping away his tears, Zheng Qingshan said, "I lost my composure. I was too excited to see the princess."

Then, thinking of the current situation in Northern Qi, he frowned and said, "Princess Yong'an, Northern Qi is in chaos right now. I will send someone to escort you away immediately."

In Zheng Qingshan's heart, Li Shu's safety was of utmost importance.

"I asked to come here myself."

Now that things have come to this point, Li Shu certainly cannot back down.

"The eldest and second princes have been murdered one after another. It is not safe for you to stay here. It would be better to return to Daqing."

Zheng Qingshan wanted to persuade her to leave.

Li Shu cut to the chase: "General Zheng, how about we make a deal?"

Zheng Qingshan's expression turned slightly serious. "What kind of deal?"

"I will stay and help you stabilize the situation in Northern Qi."

After Li Shu finished speaking, Zheng Congying scoffed, "With you? You are a princess of Daqing, how can you possibly keep our Northern Qi in check?"

Zheng Qingshan scolded, "Cong Ying, you mustn't be disrespectful to Princess Yong'an!"

Zheng Congying composed herself.

Li Shu was not angry and calmly said, "The reason is that the Northern Qi royal family has no one left now, and I am the daughter of a Northern Qi princess, with half of the Northern Qi blood flowing in my veins. I think this reason can satisfy the officials and people of Northern Qi."

The people of Northern Qi valued bloodlines, so Li Shu's words were not entirely without merit.

Zheng Qingshan looked at Yan Jingrong beside Li Shu and asked, "Is this Your Highness's wish, or the Emperor of Daqing's wish?"

"Of course it was my idea. My father was completely unaware of this matter, but I had already written a letter before entering the territory of Northern Qi. My father and mother should have seen my letter by now."

Zheng Qingshan stared at her. "Princess, although what you said is somewhat unreasonable, I still want to ask you, why did you do this?"

"I am not doing this for anything else, but for the people, whether they are the people of Daqing or the people of Northern Qi. General Zheng, please don't forget that besides our two countries, there is also the Turks watching us like hawks."

Li Shu's words struck a chord with Zheng Qingshan. Now that the Northern Qi royal family was all gone, they needed to immediately put forward a new monarch, but who should be the new monarch was a problem.

“But if we agree, wouldn’t we be handing over Northern Qi to Daqing?”

Zheng Congying disagreed.

Although what Li Shu said was correct, she has Daqing backing her!

"In General Zheng's opinion, are the lives of those civilians and even soldiers unimportant?"

She paused for a moment and then said, "Of course I could go back to Daqing, but it would be a pity for so many lives lost."

Throughout her journey, what Li Shu least wanted to see was war. War might be insignificant to officials, but those who went to the front lines to fight were ordinary people, and they inevitably had elderly parents and young children at home.

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Qingshan said, "I agree."

Zheng Congying looked at his second uncle in surprise, "Second Uncle!"

Zheng Qingshan looked at him and said, "Cong Ying, you should know our current troop strength. Moreover, I guess Daqing's troops have already gathered in Beicheng. We are now facing both external and internal troubles and are no match for Daqing."

The Northern Qi may look strong now, but it's actually already doomed. Moreover, this would prevent war between the two countries, just as Li Shu said, and would save many innocent people from losing their lives.

Zheng Qingshan respectfully said to Li Shu, "Princess, please rest at the Duke of Zheng's residence for a while. I will go to the palace now."

"it is good."

Zheng Qingshan was highly respected in Northern Qi, and she believed he could handle things.

The servants of the Duke of Zheng's mansion led Li Shu to a side room.

After the maids from the Duke of Zheng's mansion left, Xianglian bowed to Li Shu and then went to wait outside the door.

Do you think General Zheng can persuade those officials?

With no outsiders around, Li Shu let down her guard.

"General Zheng is a smart man, and those people in Northern Qi are not stupid either. As long as they want to stay in their positions peacefully, they will agree."

Yan Jingrong, on the other hand, appeared calm and composed.

How did you know that there were Turks in the Northern Qi Dynasty?

On the way here, Yan Jingrong analyzed the current state of Northern Qi for Li Shu, which gave Li Shu the confidence to speak calmly to Zheng Qingshan.

Yan Jingrong smiled slightly. "I guessed."

"what?"

Li Shu was intimidated by him, but seeing the expression on his face, she knew she had been fooled.

"You lied to me?"

Yan Jingrong said seriously, "I'm not lying to you, it was a spy who told me."

Li Shu believed it because she knew the power of those spies. Before coming, her mother had entrusted her with the intelligence network in Northern Qi, which could be of help if necessary.

Li Shu asked, "So what should we do now?"

Yan Jingrong looked at her and said, "Wait."

With Yan Jingrong by her side, Li Shu felt much calmer.

Xie Huai'an had already disguised himself in civilian clothes and infiltrated the territory of Northern Qi, heading towards the Northern Qi imperial palace.

He had to protect Li Shu no matter what; Shu Wan was pregnant and waiting for news from home.

**

Daqing

Jiang Shuwan suddenly opened her eyes, a thin layer of sweat appearing on her forehead.

Hearing the noise, Fei Yue quickly came in from outside.

"Ma'am, are you okay?"

Jiang Shuwan glanced out the window and then stood up. She shook her head at Feiyue, "I'm fine, I just had a nightmare."

Feiyue poured a glass of warm water and handed it to Jiang Shuwan, saying, "Madam, have some water."

She knew that her mistress had been having nightmares because she was so worried about the general and the princess these past two days.

Jiang Shuwan calmed down a lot after drinking water, but her body suddenly stiffened just as she was about to get out of bed.

Seeing Jiang Shuwan's tense expression, Feiyue quickly asked, "What's wrong, Madam?"

"I think I just felt him move."

The feeling was so wonderful; it was only at that moment that Jiang Shuwan truly felt the presence of this child.

Feiyue breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled.

Jiang Shuwan felt much more relaxed after experiencing this fetal movement.

A short while later, Xie Youwei came to find Jiang Shuwan.

Xie Youwei had heard some things about Li Shu's situation, and recently she has been coming to see Jiang Shuwan every day to walk and talk with her and distract Jiang Shuwan.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the weather is gradually getting hotter.

The girls in the capital city have all put on their summer clothes.

One morning

"Report!!!"

The messenger rode swiftly from outside the city.

News has arrived from Northern Qi.

After reading the report, Emperor Mingde burst into laughter with delight.

Although the people in the hall did not know what had happened, they knew it must be a joyous occasion.

Emperor Mingde said happily, "Read it to them."

Eunuch Hong picked up the report on the table with both hands and began to read it.

The inscription reads that the chaos in Northern Qi has temporarily ceased, and Li Shu is now the female ruler of Northern Qi, gradually taking control of the government affairs.

Upon hearing this, the officials immediately knelt down to offer their congratulations, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"

Emperor Mingde said happily, "Get up, all of you."

"Like father, like daughter! Princess Yong'an truly has the demeanor of the Emperor!" someone began to flatter.

Emperor Mingde's smile deepened upon hearing this; it was clear that the flattery had been successful.