son, don't mess around

In the quiet courtyard, a man in cool white clothes walked into the courtyard.

With the appearance of this cool white robe, the courtyard, which was already cool with fallen leaves, seemed even colder.

The autumn wind is bleak, and occasionally fallen leaves drift down.

"Princess!"

Under the eaves in front of the courtyard, Xiaoyue spoke respectfully.

In the sight, Li Piaomiao, dressed in white, walked slowly towards him and nodded calmly.

The princess, who had not been seen for a long time, was still as stunning as ever, with a cold and elegant temperament that made people dare not look directly at her. Xiaoyue was amazed and admired her. The princess was probably the woman with the most unique temperament she had ever seen in the world!

It is said that the eldest princess left the capital for a while half a year ago, and no one knew where she went. It was not until recently, when the Xu Wangfu in the north rebelled, that the eldest princess returned to the capital.

Later, there were rumors that after returning to the capital, the eldest princess was immediately entrusted with important tasks and was extremely busy.

Xiaoyue thought so and quickly left the courtyard.

On the lawn outside the eaves, Zhao Xi was still swinging on the swing, swinging lazily. When he looked up, he revealed a pair of eyes that were slightly resentful, and teased, "Hey, who is this?"

"A rare guest?!"

The tone was teasing.

The eldest princess approached slowly with a calm expression.

After not seeing her for more than half a year, the princess in my sight is still the same as I remember her, with a delicate appearance and a cold temperament, which makes people feel at a distance.

But for some reason, he vaguely felt that the eldest princess had changed a lot.

Zhao Xi's eyes fell on her, staring at her.

She and Li Piaomiao had known each other for many years, and they knew each other well. Therefore, she was very familiar with Li Piaomiao.

I haven't seen Li Piaomiao for nearly half a year, and she is still as energetic as ever, but her cold temperament seems to have a little more tenderness than half a year ago.

It's hard to describe!

In Zhao Xi's eyes, the previous Li Piaomiao was like a puppet who was completely incapable of expressing or showing any emotions.

But now, she seemed to have more vitality. Although she was still cold, this coldness was no longer lifeless and dead.

What happened to her in the past six months?
Zhao Xi's tone was still full of teasing: "I haven't seen you for so long, I thought Her Royal Highness the Princess had forgotten me?"

"Your Highness Princess, I believe you gained a lot from your trip to the Lin Palace this time?"

Li Piaomiao's cold eyes fell on her, but he did not answer.

"Tsk!"

Zhao Xi sighed to herself, "I heard that you two went back together this time? No one disturbed you along the way. Aren't you a couple who are in love and happy?"

As she spoke, she looked Li Piaomiao up and down. Although she tried her best to hide it, there was still a hint of sourness in her tone: "You went to the Lin Palace this time, and got the approval of that Lin Prince, right?"

"Should I congratulate you in advance?"

Facing Zhao Xi's teasing, Li Piaomiao looked cold and said calmly, "No."

"No?"

Zhao Xi narrowed her eyes slightly, naturally unconvinced: "Didn't Lord Lin accept you as his daughter-in-law?"

There was still some resentment in his tone.

How can I not feel resentful?
It feels like a good sister has stolen my man.

So angry!

Although, nominally, that guy was the woman's fiancé and they were engaged, strictly speaking, she was the bad woman who interfered with the relationship between her best sisters.

Can……

I had asked her this many times before, and her answer was always that there was no way she would marry that guy.

Even swore it solemnly!
She assured him several times that she would never marry that guy.

The results of it?
The next moment, this woman secretly went back to Prince Lin's Palace with that guy without telling him?
I heard that they were still traveling together south. Along the way, a man and a woman were alone in the same room, their feelings grew, and they were attracted to each other... Zhao Xi could even imagine what would happen.

Nothing happened?
Based on Zhao Xi's understanding of that pervert, he would never believe it even if he was beaten to death.

The more he thought about it, the more upset Zhao Xi felt!
As for what will happen after the two arrive at Prince Lin's Mansion, that goes without saying.

The two of them were already engaged, and it was said that the guy came to the capital just to marry this woman. Now, this time he brought the eldest princess back directly... Isn't this a direct marriage on the spot?
No wonder there has been no news from that guy for more than half a year. He must have been addicted to the pleasures of life and couldn't extricate himself.

Zhao Xi gritted his teeth in resentment. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and his tone couldn't help but become more resentful.

Seeing the woman with a calm expression again, Zhao Xi became more and more suspicious whether the two men had done something behind her back in the Prince Lin's Mansion.

Li Piaomiao seemed not to notice Zhao Xi's expression. She remained silent and did not answer Zhao Xi's question.

"Tell me, what did you do at the Linwang Mansion this time?"

Zhao Xi glanced at her and asked casually.

After this woman returned to the capital, she hadn't had time to ask what her purpose was in traveling all the way to the Prince Lin's mansion.

It's not possible that I'm just going to live with that guy?
Although he believed that this was most likely the case, Zhao Xi also knew that this woman would not simply do such a thing.

"Business."

Li Piaomiao's answer was concise and to the point.

"What's the matter?"

Li Piaomiao glanced at her but said nothing.

Zhao Xi looked at him dimly: "It can't be your wedding, right?"

"..."

Seeing Li Piaomiao silent, Zhao Xi complained to himself: "Tell me, when can I drink your wedding wine? Where will the wedding be held? In the capital or in Linjiang City?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely attend when the time comes."

As he spoke, Zhao Xi felt more and more awkward and couldn't continue.

If she said that again, she would feel like a jealous woman.

Li Piaomiao seemed to hear the sarcasm in Zhao Xi's tone and glanced at her: "I will not marry him."

After hearing these words, Zhao Xi was stunned.

His originally resentful expression suddenly froze, and he was stunned for a moment, then he looked up at Li Piaomiao: "You, are not getting married?"

"Why?!"

She had even decided in her heart that Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao were in a relationship... It was hard not to be attracted to them since they were a single man and a single woman traveling together.

The marriage is probably a done deal!

But Li Piaomiao's sudden words that they would not get married made her feel frustrated again.

Li Piaomiao looked cool and elegant, and shook his head slightly: "He and I are not suitable."

"Not suitable?"

This answer made Zhao Xi even more confused: "What's wrong with it?"

Li Piaomiao lowered his eyes slightly and said calmly: "He and I each have our own mission."

mission?

Zhao Xi didn't understand, but when he saw Li Piaomiao's gloomy expression, he seemed to understand something.

Silence for a while. "So, you really won't get married?"

"Ah."

"Not now, but what about later?"

"Should, and won't."

Li Piaomiao said calmly.

If she really wanted to go down that path, she would be doomed to have no nominal relationship with him, unless...

But apart from the nominal relationship, she and he already had a substantive relationship.

So in a sense there is no difference.

However, their identities dictate that there are things they need to do.

Hearing the news, Zhao Xi was a little dazed.

Logically speaking, she should be very happy when she heard that Li Piaomiao would not marry that guy.

After all, their marriage was ruined, so she had a chance...

But for some reason, Zhao Xi was not as happy as he had imagined, and even felt a little heavy.

Although she didn't know what was going on, she had known Li Piaomiao for so many years and knew her very well. From the look on this woman's face, Zhao Xi could tell that she was not simple.

"What on earth do you two want to do?!"

Zhao Xi keenly noticed something and stared at her and questioned her.

Li Piaomiao did not answer her question, but said calmly: "I'm leaving."

Zhao Xi was startled: "Where are you going?"

"Didn't you just come back not long ago? Where are you going now?"

Li Piaomiao raised his eyes and said in a cold tone: "The Xu Palace has started a rebellion. The situation is critical."

Hearing this news, Zhao Xi frowned: "Is the situation on the front line serious?"

Li Piaomiao nodded.

The battle situation on the front line is more serious than what is rumored among the people.

Even though the imperial court had been prepared and had begun making preparations when it sensed Prince Xu's intention to rebel, it was still too late.

Time is too tight!

Moreover, her brother had only been on the throne for less than a year, and although he had stabilized the court with thunderous means, the court's influence and control over the states and counties of the Daning Dynasty was extremely low.

In the dynasty, the governors of various counties were not very loyal to the new emperor. They held heavy troops and had their own agenda. They only obeyed the imperial edicts but not the imperial orders, and secretly disobeyed them.

Even using various excuses to postpone and shirk responsibility!
If her brother the emperor could be given a few more years, with his methods, he would most likely be able to take back the military power and complete the centralization of power.

But there is no time!

There was war in the north, and even though the court had been prepared, the troops it could mobilize in such a hurry were limited and it was difficult to compete with Prince Xu's Mansion.

This time, Prince Xu's Mansion rebelled, claiming to have a million soldiers, but in fact, there were only about 300,000 soldiers and horses in the territory of Prince Xu's Mansion.

But this is enough to threaten the safety of the court!
What's more, the grassland tribes in the north are eyeing them covetously.

Since the Xu Wangfu launched the rebellion, it swept across Xuzhou in more than a month and eliminated the court's influence in Xuzhou.

To this day, almost the entire territory of Xuzhou has fallen.

After the fall of Xuzhou, Prince Xu's Mansion immediately dispatched troops to the south. At this moment, the imperial army and Prince Xu's rebels were in a fierce stalemate on the front line.

After several battles, the imperial army showed signs of decline and morale was low.

Compared with the elite troops from Prince Xu's Mansion who came out in full force, the imperial court had mobilized a large army to suppress the rebellion that was temporarily drawn from various states and counties, plus a temporary army formed by the elite from the capital, which was already a mixed bag.

In addition, there was a shortage of military pay and food.

When Li Ci Ning ascended the throne, the imperial treasury was already empty. Now that the army was sent out to suppress the rebellion, the problem of military pay was gradually exposed and became more and more serious as time went by.

On the other hand, Prince Xu's Mansion, in the name of the royal court of the Daning Dynasty, began to take the opportunity to recruit the court troops!
Yes, the third prince showed up in person to persuade the imperial troops to surrender!
When the previous emperor was still alive, the third prince had great prestige among the people and the army, and was once a strong contender for the throne. Although his power in the capital was uprooted after the defeat, the third prince still had a lot of support among the people. Even in the army, he had many followers.

With the appearance of the third prince to surrender, the situation instantly became more serious.

The imperial army thought they were suppressing a rebellion, but the target of the rebellion turned out to be the third prince. The third prince, however, invited the imperial army to join the imperial army in suppressing the rebellion, and to join him in the capital to kill the treacherous ministers in the name of "clearing the court officials".

As a result, the direction of public opinion changed. Both the imperial army and the Xu Wang army believed that they were the righteous side. The appearance of the third prince further confirmed this point.

As the imperial army gradually became weak, coupled with the fierce attack of Prince Xu's army, the imperial army's continuous defeats and the lack of military pay led to low morale. For a time, the imperial army on the front line was in a panic.

Right now, Prince Xu's army and the imperial army are in a stalemate at the junction of Xuzhou in the north. Once the imperial army is defeated, Prince Xu's army will be able to enter the pass and threaten the safety of the capital.

"So, you're going to the front line to command the troops?!"

Zhao Xi realized something and suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Piaomiao with a look of astonishment.

Li Piaomiao had a cold expression and nodded lightly.

"No, this is too dangerous!"

Zhao Xi's face changed slightly. There was war and danger ahead. As the eldest princess, how could she run to such a dangerous place at this time?

"It is precisely because I am the eldest princess that I have to go."

Li Piaomiao looked calm, as if he had already made up his mind.

"Now, the battle situation in front is severe and the army is in turmoil. As the eldest princess of the dynasty, I have no choice but to take action."

"What does this have to do with you, a princess?"

Zhao Xi asked anxiously, "Is there no one left in the court? Are you, a princess, going to be sent to the front line? Is there no military officer available in the court?!"

Looking at Zhao Xi who looked anxious, Li Piaomiao was silent for a moment, then said, "No one is more suitable than me."

Then, she said in a deep and slightly cold voice: "Li Yuan has taken refuge with Prince Xu's Mansion. He is deceiving the soldiers at the front and confusing right and wrong."

Li Yuan's incitement to the morale of the soldiers on the front line was extremely detrimental to the court. Once public opinion turned, a mutiny was very likely to occur, so it was necessary to prevent such a thing from happening.

And she is the best candidate.

As the Princess Daning, she has royal blood flowing in her body. In addition, she has a very high prestige among the people and the military, so almost everyone knows her as the Princess.

Li Piaomiao represents the orthodoxy of the dynasty. If she could appear in the front-line army at this time, she would definitely be able to boost morale and break Li Yuan's public opinion scheme.

"But……"

Zhao Xi frowned, worried.

She naturally understood this logic, but... it was a war after all!

Too dangerous!

Even though we know that Li Piaomiao's martial arts are unfathomable, no matter how powerful she is, she cannot control the situation of the war!
In case something unexpected happens.

Seeing Zhao Xi hesitated to speak, Li Piaomiao was silent for a moment and said, "This time, I also have a reason to go."

Going to the front line to join the army was not only her idea, but also the intention of her royal brother.

As the eldest princess of the Daning Dynasty, with royal blood flowing in her body, she is not only a suitable candidate.

At the same time, this is also an opportunity!
An opportunity that would allow her to establish her prestige in the army and naturally take over the military power!
Therefore, she had to go.

...(End of chapter)