"Your Highness, why don't I just break in and rescue the Empress Dowager?"
Cui Qizhou shot a sharp look at him.
"At this critical moment, you still want to cause me trouble."
The shadow guard felt a bit aggrieved. He was also thinking for his master.
"Your Highness, I'm serious. The situation of the Empress Dowager is urgent. If something happens to her, the forces behind her will never let it go. By then, Your Highness, you'll face even greater pressure. It would be the best result if I secretly rescue the Empress Dowager."
"And then what? Am I going to lose another trusted subordinate?"
At this, the shadow guard fell silent. After so many years of serving each other, they had developed feelings.
But he had no choice. He had to consider his master.
The atmosphere grew cold for a moment. Finally, Cui Qizhou made a decision.
"I'll go."
The shadow guard began to panic, but he couldn't sway his master's decision.
...
As night fell, the chirping of cicadas came from time to time, adding a strange charm to the silent night.
However, this night was destined not to be peaceful.
Cui Qizhou had already scouted the surrounding terrain and found the safest route for himself.
As long as he took that route, he would definitely not be discovered by anyone.
He was dressed in black, and his resolute face was covered by a mask, almost blending in with the darkness.
In Wu Lin's camp, there were laughter everywhere.
It seemed that they were celebrating because they had won a beautiful turnaround during the day.
This was his best chance. Everyone had let their guard down.
He made his way unimpeded and soon arrived at the main tent. Laughter and conversation could be heard from inside.
"The general is really resourceful. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to see the national teacher's expression. To be honest, you really helped me vent my anger today."
"This is also thanks to your cooperation. Fortunately, you agreed to my plan when I approached you before."
"Hehe, since the general has said so, how could I not agree?"
Their words fell into Shi Muyuan's ears. Only then did she realize that the two of them had been in cahoots and had plans for a coup.
She couldn't help but curse: "You two beasts have harmed so many people in Jiangnan City. When my elder brother comes, he will definitely not let you go."
But it seemed that this last sentence had stepped on Qin Feng's sore spot. His face immediately changed.
"I'd like to see how your elder brother won't let me go. In fact, I've done all this today just to wait for him to come and find me."
Shi Muyuan hadn't reacted to his words yet.
"What do you mean? You planned this coup just to deal with my elder brother? How do you know he will definitely come?"
There was a hint of melancholy in Qin Feng's eyes: "Don't I know him well? You're his younger sister. He will definitely not ignore you."
The corner of his mouth curled up playfully as he slowly approached, as if he had seen something novel.
"Why didn't I notice before that his younger sister is so beautiful? I said, the late emperor wouldn't really leave someone he wasn't interested in the harem. It seems it's because of this face of yours."
Shi Muyuan turned her head away in disgust: "Why do you want to deal with my elder brother? My elder brother should have never known you before, right?"
These words stirred up Qin Feng's long - buried memories. Maybe because he was in a good mood, he was quite patient today.
"Back then, if it weren't for your elder brother, I would have already been with the one I love."
Many years ago, Qin Feng wasn't the great general he was now, and Shi An was just a young gentleman. They met Yan Qingqing at the same time, the extremely beautiful Jiangnan beauty.
Qin Feng fell in love with Yan Qingqing at first sight, but unfortunately, the beauty had other aspirations.
The love triangle among the three of them began just like this.
Shi An was determined to make contributions to the country. Yan Qingqing admired him and was willing to wait for him, which aroused Qin Feng's jealousy.
Normally, every man should be gentle and patient with the one he loves.
But Qin Feng seemed to be different from ordinary people.
He pursued her relentlessly countless times and declared his love for Yan Qingqing in front of everyone. Without exception, he was rejected every time.
Later, the beautiful woman also talked to him privately, hoping that he could find someone who reciprocated his feelings. But he refused, saying that he was willing to wait.
Just like this, one year, three years passed. The beauty found that her waiting was in vain, so she began to express her feelings to Shi An.
Actually, Shi Muyuan suddenly admired the beauty's determination.
She could still pursue her elder brother relentlessly after being rejected so many times. This was a rare quality even in modern times.
Moreover, this was in ancient times when the ideology was feudal.
Later, Shi An's rejection broke the beauty's heart. The last thing she did in this world was to threaten Shi An.
She threatened him with death, but still couldn't win his heart.
Just like this, Yan Qingqing died in Qin Feng's arms. Her last words before she died were: "If there is an afterlife, I don't know Shi An, and you don't know Yan Qingqing. If we don't know each other, there won't be so many entanglements."
After that, Qin Feng directly defected to the enemy country. He was already skilled in martial arts and was invincible in the world except for Shi An.
The two of them had fought on the front line many times, and he was defeated every time. Finally, he planned this coup.
After listening to Qin Feng's words, Shi Muyuan felt that something was wrong.
"If you already had someone you loved in your heart, why did you get entangled with Concubine Rui?"
She remembered seeing many unknown wounds on Concubine Rui's body in the prison that day, and a guess gradually formed in her mind.
And this guess was confirmed by the man in front of her.
"It's just because she has a face like Qingqing's. Otherwise, I wouldn't have wasted so much time on her. It's a pity that she's too disobedient. She actually wanted more things and even my heart. She's just daydreaming. She's just a woman the late emperor didn't want. I'm not interested at all."
In his mouth, Concubine Rui was just like a brothel woman.
Shi Muyuan frowned. Just as she was about to say something more, Qin Feng took the next step.
"Since your elder brother cares so much about you, what would he think if he saw you become someone even worse than a brothel prostitute?"
The lust in his eyes made the alarm bells ring in Shi Muyuan's heart. Although she was from modern times, she wasn't that open - minded. If the man in front of her did something to her, she would rather die.
Shi Muyuan began to struggle, but how could her strength be a match for the man in front of her?
Just when she thought she was really going to lose her virginity here, there was a noise from the direction of the door.
Qin Feng's eyes turned sharp.