Forced to be a concubine? I turned around and married the scumbag's father.

Another white banner was slipped through the crack in the door.

Chi Yu sneered: "Make your king come out to greet our Prince Yong and Queen in person, or else, we'll set fire to the place right now and burn the bastards you raised to death!"

The palace doors suddenly burst open, and a woman rushed out: "No, don't kill my Ling'er! I'll open the door! I'll open the door!"

Immediately afterwards, King Qi also stumbled out.

The palace gates opened, and the King and Queen saw their daughter, whose face was covered in congealed black blood and whose life was uncertain, and they immediately rushed over, wailing.

The woman hugged Consort Qi and burst into tears: "My child, my child, who has caused you to be like this!"

When the King of Qi saw his daughter's miserable state, he glared angrily at Mu Junyan.

"You have already killed my son, and you still dare to threaten me!"

Mu Junyan glared at him arrogantly: "It wasn't us who killed your daughter, it was you."

King Qi's expression changed, and he was about to speak when the crazy woman beside him slapped him hard across the face.

Immediately afterwards, the woman abandoned her daughter, climbed onto the King of Qi like a madwoman, and rained blows on him with her fists.

"It's all your fault! It's because you trusted that Wang Heng of Daliang, it's because you were stupid enough to go against the Mu family army! You killed your daughter, and now you want us to die with you? You old bastard!"

Clearly, the king was older, while the queen was younger and stronger.

The people of Qi lived in the mountains year-round, and both men and women were strong and healthy.

However, due to the inconvenient transportation in the mountains, the people are not very wealthy.

The guards and servants of Qi dared not offer any advice, watching in horror as the black-armored guards surrounded the palace.

Gu Hua gripped the reins tightly and said coldly, "Even if you kill him, you won't survive."

The princess who was hitting someone paused, looked up abruptly, and then noticed a beautiful woman among the group of fierce-looking Mu family soldiers and black-armored guards.

She suddenly stood up, glaring angrily: "You are Gu Hua! Because of you, Princess Shuhe was married off to become the principal wife, taking away the position that rightfully belonged to my daughter!"

Gu Hua chuckled: "Qi Kingdom is just a small country in the southern border region. To Dali, you are just one of many small countries. With your current strength, your daughter wants to become the Queen Consort of Dali? You must be dreaming."

"You're talking nonsense! My daughter was promised the position of princess when she married him! Duan Yu used you as an excuse to coerce Princess Shuhe into a marriage alliance. You're just a woman who seduce men... Ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, Mu Junyan raised his hand and lashed out with a whip without any hesitation.

A bloody gash appeared on the face of the Princess of Qi. She screamed in pain, her hands trembling, but she dared not protect her face.

With the Mu family army and the Black Armor Guards watching them intently, no one dared to step forward.

The Prince of Qi shakily got up. Seeing that his princess's face was covered in blood and gore, he didn't care about being angry or thinking about anything else. He quickly kowtowed to Mu Junyan and Gu Hua.

“I was deceived by Wang Heng. He said that 300,000 Yuan family troops sent by Bianjing had besieged Juzhou. He said that as long as I led the generals of various countries and tribes to fight against the Mu family army, they would help me take over the Dali Kingdom.”

Mu Junyan laughed loudly: "Prince Qi, you've been dreaming this dream your whole life, haven't you woken up yet? Even if the Yuan family army comes with 300,000 men, my Mu family army is not afraid. Besides, the Yuan family army is currently preoccupied with its own problems and the war in the north is in turmoil. Furthermore, Wang Heng has neither military power nor real authority; he is just an exiled pawn abandoned here. You actually believe that?"

"No wonder the Qi Kingdom, which should have dominated the southern frontier, has been ruined by you! You're still useless."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm useless. Please, Prince Yong, have mercy! I really don't know anything."

Gu Hua was furious: "It was your daughter who tipped you off by telling you about our female general's wedding date. It was your people who impersonated Dali people, kidnapped and insulted her. You used a woman as a bargaining chip; you're not even human!"

King Qi's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

An official kneeling to the side couldn't bear it any longer and quickly crawled to his side.

"Your Majesty, that's not one of our people. Please don't try to cover for Wang Heng."

King Qi wiped away a cold sweat and looked up tremblingly: "Yes, yes, those people are indeed not our people. Wang Heng and his men have been entrenched in my territory for more than half a year. Later, he offered my daughter a thousand taels of gold to inquire about General Zhou's wedding date, and then said that he would help me instigate a war between Dali and the Mu family army. At the same time, we would gather our troops and take advantage of the opportunity to lure you away from your mountain stronghold to attack Juzhou."

King Qi kowtowed and wept, "King Yong, I was wrong! Please spare my life!"

Mu Junyan asked coldly, "Where are those people?"

The minister said, "They disappeared after returning to their residence in Qi at midnight yesterday."

"Red Flame, go investigate."

Chi Yan spurred his horse forward, grabbed the official by the back of his collar, and threw him onto the horse's back: "Give me directions."

The official nearly choked on his breath, then laboriously pointed out the way, and Chi Yan led a few people away.

A short while later, Chi Yan returned alone.

He handed a jade pendant to Mu Junyan: "My lord, this is what I found at their residence."

Mu Junyan's eyes darkened upon seeing this.

"Zhao Yuchen!"

Gu Hua was slightly surprised: "You mean the Third Prince of the Consort Xian? Is he the one who's up to this? No wonder Wang Heng was able to pull off such a grand scheme; it turns out there's a prince overseeing things here!"

She suddenly realized a possibility: "Was Yuan Jieying involved?"

Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.

They all treated Yuan Jieying like a sister, and she even volunteered to write a letter to her fourth brother in the Yuan family army. She also said that only Consort Xian knew she was still alive, and if she were involved...

Gu Hua is now too afraid to trust people.

She was extremely anxious and wanted to get back immediately, fearing that something might have happened in Juzhou.

Mu Junyan gave her a reassuring look, then coldly looked at Prince Qi: "Who else was involved? Hand them over immediately, or you will not be able to bear the consequences if we find out."

The Prince of Qi hurriedly got up and rushed to a minister's side, dragging him over: "He, he's in charge of dealing with the people of Daliang. He knows everything."

"Your Majesty!" the minister cried out in despair.

Mu Junyan waved his hand: "Take him away."

The black-armored guards immediately stepped forward, bound them tightly, and threw them onto the horse.

Gu Hua pointed at Queen Qi: "She's being taken away too."

A hundred black-armored guards, along with the Queen of Qi, her daughter, and a minister, rode swiftly out of the city on their horses.

Upon seeing them leave, the King of Qi collapsed to the ground, his body going limp.

After leaving the city gate and rushing for thirty miles, the city walls of Juzhou could be seen in the distance, and Mu Junyan ordered the troops to stop.

Chi Yan stepped forward and reported the intelligence he had just obtained.

After listening, Gu Hua couldn't help but admire Mu Junyan.

It turned out that Juzhou had already laid a trap, and the people from Bianjing were detained as soon as they entered the city.

The armies of the small states and tribes have also been destroyed.

Mu Junyan and she marched straight to Dali with the intention of threatening the Dali Kingdom not to get involved. As long as Duan Yu did not send troops, dealing with these small countries would be a piece of cake.

Gu Hua secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but was still somewhat doubtful: "Is the imperial decree from Bianjing real?"

"it is true."

Mu Junyan nodded: "I came out with you to make the people from Bianjing lower their guard and think they can control my Mu family army. With Zhou Chunyu in charge of the city, all forces have their own plans. The Mu family army can win battles even without me."

Gu Hua grew increasingly alarmed as she thought about it: "Could the ultimate goal of all this be to lure us away from Juzhou?"

Mu Junyan nodded: "Yes. They wanted to lure us away from our base, so I played along."

Gu Hua simply couldn't bear to think about it.

If that's the case, then the kidnapping of Zhou Zhilan was actually part of such a large-scale operation.

wrong.

If Mu Junyan could have planned this battle so meticulously, why did he overlook this crucial element, allowing Zhilan to fall into his clutches?

Gu Hua looked at Mu Junyan with a heart full of doubt.

Would he knowingly turn a blind eye to Zhilan becoming a target and let things develop unchecked?

Gu Hua thought about it more and more and it seemed like that was possible.

After all, being a seasoned veteran and shrewd strategist is the true nature of Mu Junyan!

If Zhou Chunyu also knew beforehand...

No, she couldn't accept this outcome!

She wanted to go back immediately and find out the truth.

If that's the case, she will kill Zhou Chunyu with her own hands!

Seeing her pale face, Mu Junyan asked with concern, "Is your body unable to take it?"

Gu Hua did not show her emotions; this realization was too unacceptable to her.

He shook his head: "Can we go back to the city now?"

She was so worried about Zhilan.

Mu Junyan looked at Chi Yan and saw him nod.

"can."

Without saying a word, Gu Hua spurred her horse and galloped towards Juzhou.