"You're like this." Wu Chunzhe kissed her forehead.
"Stop being so glib. I'm serious. If you have a woman you like, marry her first. Taking a concubine is also okay." She was dead - serious. If she couldn't bear children for him, at least someone else should fulfill this wish for her.
She didn't want to hold him back because of herself.
Wu Chunzhe's face darkened. Frowning, his gaze fixed intently on her was filled with worry and fear. "You're not going to marry me?"
"No..." She sighed.
He got anxious right away. "Then what do you mean? The only person I want to marry is you. I only want you to be my wife. I don't want any concubines. I just want you." He pinched her fair and pink face with his big hand and demanded angrily, "At this stage, you're actually going to back out. How am I supposed to face others in the future? I'm the General of Showa, and if I'm played by a little girl, what will people say behind my back? They'll either say I have no charm or that there's something wrong with my health." After saying that, he tickled her.
Liu Yushu couldn't help bursting into laughter. She grabbed his hand and pleaded, "It's so itchy. I'm not backing out. If you're willing to marry me, I'll definitely marry you. I just think you should have a child first." She confessed her concerns to him.
Hearing this, he smiled helplessly. "It's so easy. You just give birth to one for me." He hugged her tightly again and pleaded softly, "Marry me, be my wife, and then we'll have children."
"You big fool. I'm ignoring you." Although she scolded him with her mouth, her hands tightened around him. How much she wanted that too.
Wu Chunzhe looked a bit conflicted. After hesitating for a few moments, he said to her, "Something has happened in the capital."
"Eh?" She was a bit surprised. "What is it?" Since it had even alerted the general like him, it must be a major event.
"Feng Ziyang, the hostage prince of Nanling State, was assassinated by a master and died on the spot."
As Wu Chunzhe finished speaking, Liu Yushu's expression turned to shock.
The person she hated the most in her previous life was dead. Feng Ziyang was dead.
Was it Wu Qingqian? Liu Yushu recalled that once she had asked Wu Qing to kill Feng Ziyang. As a price, she had been severely hurt by Wu Qing and stabbed several times.
After the shock, Liu Yushu's eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn't believe that the person she hated so much had died so easily. So she pulled on Wu Chunzhe's arm and asked, "Who did it? Who's the murderer?"
Seeing her eager expression, Wu Chunzhe was a bit puzzled as to why she was so concerned about the matter of the hostage prince of Nanling. He told the truth, "I don't know. This matter is an absolute secret. Only the emperor's confidants know about it. I'm afraid the murderer is already dead. For such a big thing as killing the hostage prince of Nanling State, once the murderer is caught, there's only one way out - death."
"Then how do you know? Are you the emperor's confidant?" Liu Yushu was a bit confused.
Wu Chunzhe smiled helplessly. "Sort of." The reason he knew about this was that the emperor had secretly sent him to lead troops to attack Nanling State next month.
Nanling State had always been stubborn. Although its territory was not large, its entire population was trained for war. It was very good at fighting and had produced the most valiant generals. Dayong and Nanling had old and new grudges and had been at war for more than a decade. In the end, neither could annex the other. This time, the emperor of Dayong was determined to destroy Nanling.
This battle would not be easy. Wu Chunzhe was secretly worried. He didn't know if he could return safely this time.
Liu Yushu was deep in thought. After her rebirth, she knew she had done very little, but fate seemed to have its own arrangements. Fate had changed.
Since Feng Ziyang was dead, would the events of her previous life, where Feng Ziyang attacked Yong State and finally Yong State was destroyed, not happen?
She didn't know how the future would unfold. However, Feng Ziyang's death made her feel relieved.
"The hostage prince of Nanling is dead. How will the emperor explain this to Nanling State? Won't the monarch of Nanling be very angry? After all, the hostage prince is the crown prince of Nanling State." Liu Yushu was deeply worried.
"Why are you suddenly so concerned about national affairs?" Wu Chunzhe looked at her curiously.
"Why can't I be concerned about national affairs? I love my motherland very much and don't want anyone to destroy it." Liu Yushu pouted.
Wu Chunzhe smiled and scraped the tip of her nose. "Sure, sure. You can do whatever you want. My little Shu is a good patriotic girl." Unable to help himself, he pinched her face. Her face was so soft, like a soft glutinous rice ball.
She didn't want to be teased by him. Her small fist hit his shoulder lightly, like a cotton ball. She coquettishly said, "Hurry up and tell me. How did the emperor deal with this matter later?"
Wu Chunzhe lifted his lips and smiled. "The emperor is wise. He came up with a clever plan that no one would notice."
"What?" Liu Yushu stared at him with wide - open eyes. Then she saw him smiling wickedly and grinning, "Kiss me once, and I'll tell you."
"You... Bad guy." After scolding him, she tenderly kissed his forehead.
Only then did he continue, "The emperor had been determined to destroy Nanling State ten years ago. He secretly found a child who was similar in appearance and height to the crown prince of Nanling State. After raising him, he had a master of disguise make him look like Feng Ziyang. This child usually hid outside the palace and was protected by the imperial guards. They had been observing Feng Ziyang's every move and habits. After the real Feng Ziyang died, this substitute could return to Nanling State in the identity of Feng Ziyang and lurk in Nanling State as a spy of Dayong. In this way, he could secretly pass on information to Dayong and also disrupt the court of Nanling State in the identity of the crown prince, making them fall apart."
Liu Yushu was greatly impressed and nodded. "Our emperor is really far - sighted." To be able to think so far ahead, he was truly worthy of being an emperor.
Since it was confirmed that the future had changed, she didn't have to be on tenterhooks about the destruction of Yong State. With such a wise emperor, the mountains and rivers of Dayong would surely last for thousands of years.
"Can you not go to Prince Yu's Mansion tomorrow?" Wu Chunzhe held her face in his hands, his eyes filled with deep worry.
He was worried that Prince Yu would hurt Liu Yushu.
As it turned out, Du Gu Fuya would indeed hurt Liu Yushu.
Liu Yushu was helpless. "I don't want to go either, but I've already promised. Moreover, since my family declined, it's always been Prince Yu's Mansion that has been helping us. If I refuse, Du Gu Fuya may find other ways to make things difficult for me." She grabbed his hand and smiled softly. "Don't worry. Tomorrow I'll find an excuse to leave as soon as possible. I won't let him hurt me." She leaned her head on his shoulder and said tenderly, "I just want to be your wife."
He hugged the beauty in his arms contentedly and showed a happy smile in perfect understanding.
"A Zhe, there are spies placed by Prince Yu around me. I'm being monitored by him. Now I can't act rashly, but there's only one thing. I beg you to promise me." She looked up at him with eager eyes.
"Tell me. No matter what it is, I'll definitely promise you." Wu Chunzhe swore.
Liu Yushu's gaze was firm. "Help me protect my younger brother. No matter what, never let him get hurt." Her younger brother was the only family member she had left. Her brother was in poor health and was her weakness. She was worried that Du Gu Fuya would use her brother as a hostage to threaten her.
"Okay." Wu Chunzhe agreed without hesitation. "From now on, I'll take care of you. I'll protect you for the rest of my life."
"Yeah, I believe you."
It was almost dawn. Wu Chunzhe reluctantly sent Liu Yushu back. The two bid farewell reluctantly.
She knocked on the window three times. Mu Chan opened the window. Mu Chan's expression was strange and very abnormal.
Liu Yushu's heart skipped a beat. She knew there was someone else in the room.