They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

Early that morning, Mo Baiyun drove the carriage with Wu Ziyan to the General's Mansion. It was quite a sudden turn of events. Situ Chuqiu's poisonous blood had not been completely removed, and everyone was wondering if Wu Ziyan had any antidote. Coincidentally, she did.

The system gave her a whole bottle. Physician Han used one pill, and there were still many left. She originally wanted to send someone to deliver them, but Situ Chuqiu specifically asked to see her, so she had no choice but to go.

At the bedside, Situ Chuqiu saw more closely this time and still looked like a handsome man, only his face was pale.

Although he was lying in bed, he was conscious. As Wu Ziyan and Mo Baiyun stepped into the room, Situ Chuqiu opened his eyes and looked at the two of them with a look of confusion in his eyes. Who is the Fourth Princess?

It wasn't until Wu Ziyan took out the medicine and gave it to the person next to her, and they made eye contact, that Situ Chuqiu weakly said, "You are the Fourth Princess."

"I am the Fourth Princess, so what, General Chu Qiu?" [Does he think I'm some kind of pushover?]

Situ Chuqiu frowned. The person in front of her was short and stocky. Although she had heard some rumors about her before, she didn't expect her to be even worse than the rumors suggested. She had no feminine qualities at all.

He remained silent for a long time, deeply conflicted. He had originally wanted to see for himself, hoping she wouldn't be as bad as Wu Chengji, but they were, after all, sisters, so she shouldn't be inferior. But what he saw before him… wasn't even as good as Mo Baiyun beside her!

Wu Ziyan leaned closer to look at Situ Chuqiu, her large face reflected in his pupils. [Not bad, very handsome!] She even boldly tapped his cheek with her finger. [He always has such a cold face, I wonder if he gets tired!]

Chu Qiu, however, felt somewhat uncomfortable. [How could a woman be so frivolous? It's simply outrageous.]

Situ Chuqiu leaned back: "Thank you, Fourth Princess, for saving my life."

Wu Ziyan thought he was a strange person. He even omitted two words from the four words "thank you for saving my life." He was a man of few words. Wu Ziyan waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. This is what you should thank me for. I saved your life. Have you thought about how you're going to repay me?"

Chu Qiu looked at her in surprise. Others might have been polite, but this person said directly that he should thank her and even asked for a reward!

He was momentarily at a loss for words, opening his mouth as if to say, "I wonder what the Fourth Princess desires in return."

"I want you to repay me with your body, is that alright?" Wu Ziyan thought that getting straight to the point might increase her favorability faster, since she had so many men to keep track of.

It was clear that Chu Qiu's pupils dilated. This was only their second meeting, how could she say such frivolous things?

Wu Ziyan rested her chin on her hand: "I always thought that a life-saving grace should be repaid with one's body?"

She noticed Chu Qiu's face was as cold as ice, and chuckled awkwardly, "I was just kidding, haha."

The atmosphere was awkward, and neither of them spoke. Wu Ziyan's eyelids twitched. What was going on? She was just joking. She didn't even respond. She had called her over just to say these two nonsense sentences. It seemed that her plan to win her over was going to be a long and arduous one!

Besides, making money is her top priority right now, and she can make a lot more money by wasting this time.

But he didn't realize the responsibility a woman would bear if she said such things to a man in this day and age!

Sitting there blankly, Wu Ziyan checked the system's favorability rating in her mind again. How come one of the question mark icons was already at 100%?! Shocking!

Looking at Chu Qiu, she only has 3%! It seems that this 3% is also what she got for saving his life.

Finally, Wu Ziyan couldn't help but speak first: "General Chu Qiu, you called me here just for these two sentences?"

"Chu Qiu."

"Huh?" Wu Ziyan really wanted to kick this stubborn rock. Who taught him to punctuate like that?

"Just call me Chu Qiu." Chu Qiu was expressionless, and it could even be said that he had no good feelings towards Wu Ziyan, which Wu Ziyan could sense.

"Oh, Chu Qiu, then I'll be going now. I've left you some medicine. Take it if you feel unwell. Also, there's no need to come and thank me."

Hearing her say that, Chu Qiu didn't say anything more, and just watched Wu Ziyan stand up and leave.

Wu Ziyan also looked unwilling. He had barely said anything and was probably going to be embarrassed. Looking back at Mo Baiyun beside him, the contrast was stark. Mo Baiyun was talking way too much.

After Wu Ziyan left, Chu Qiu finally let out a slow breath. He felt that being with Wu Ziyan was not easy. Perhaps it was because the people around him were too strong, and he was at a loss when he suddenly saw such a weak woman.

Or rather, when he saw the innocent look in Wu Ziyan's eyes, he had never seen such a gaze fall upon him before.

Wu Ziyan went out and unexpectedly ran into Situ Chuyu. Situ Chuyu crossed her arms and looked at Wu Ziyan. Their eyes met and Wu Ziyan was afraid, afraid that this person would only say two words and then be gone.

"Can we talk, Fourth Princess?"

"Of course, General Chu Yu." He still had to feign politeness.

"No need to be so formal, just call me Chu Yu." She laughed heartily, which was a stark contrast to Chu Qiu.

Wu Ziyan nodded and walked with her down the corridor. Mo Baiyun kept a certain distance from them and was wary of their surroundings. Chu Yu asked, "What does the Fourth Princess think of my brother?"

"How was it? Good! Very good." [Could I say he was like a rock in a latrine, with a sour face and harsh words?] His tone was even somewhat perfunctory.

"He grew up on the frontier, never returning to the capital. He was always surrounded by us older sisters and the soldiers." She recalled with deep emotion.

Chu Qiu grew up on the border, but he didn't live a carefree life. He always took his older sisters as role models and secretly learned martial arts from a young age. But he also learned everything a man should learn. He always longed to go to the battlefield and defend the land.

He was happy when Chu Yu was injured and he took her place. Although others didn't praise him, Chu Qiu, he loved him and never complained. But this time, the fact that he had taken her place couldn't be kept secret. The Empress would definitely blame him, and he might die.

The Situ family has been generals for generations, and they have long been impeached by those with ulterior motives in the court. The Empress also intends to exploit them, and this incident may become the fuse. Chu Yu sighed, but Wu Ziyan's expression did not change.

Chu Yu spoke up: "If there are any changes in the situation at court, I beg the Fourth Princess to save Chu Qiu's life."

"Me? What have I done to deserve this? I'm just a powerless and incompetent princess. Is it possible that even my elder sister can't do anything about it?"

Chu Yu shook her head and looked at Wu Ziyan, saying, "It was the General who told me that you might be the one with the solution."

Wu Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief. This older sister really only knows how to make a mess of things. What can she do? She's practically on her feet right now, what can she do?

But she had to come up with a solution no matter how hard she tried, because those bastards' lives were tied to hers!

Moreover, saving Chu Qiu's life is equivalent to having the support of the general's forces, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

Wu Ziyan whispered something in Chu Yu's ear, so softly that even Mo Baiyun couldn't hear it. After he finished speaking, Chu Yu was shocked and even frightened. Wu Ziyan said, "Life is in danger."

Chu Yu nodded as if she had made up her mind.

After leaving the general's mansion, Wu Ziyan said to Mo Baiyun, "Tell your organization about this news, and also tell my second sister. I'm going to the palace tonight, so you don't need to come with me."

Mo Baiyun narrowed his eyes. His master was really bold. Mo Baiyun disappeared into the crowd to deliver the message. Wu Ziyan couldn't guarantee whether it would be successful, but she had no choice but to take the gamble.

Chu Yu entered the room to see Chu Qiu, dismissed the others in the room, walked to the bedside and sat down to talk to Chu Qiu. Chu Qiu was incredulous and was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses.

"This is far too risky. Is the Fourth Princess reliable?"

"Now we have no choice but to take a desperate gamble."

He bit his lip, thinking about that weak woman. How could she be so bold? And because of him, she was going to take such a risk. He also remembered the frivolous things she had said to him. What was she up to?

After all, they were members of the royal family, and they had all sorts of thoughts. After thinking it over, they finally nodded.