Good luck and marriage: marrying the governor of Dongchang

Chapter 275 Destiny
Living in the firewood house for about four or five days, Shen Qingli has gradually gotten used to it, but the daily food is still some clear soup and little water. She is worried that it will be bad for the fetus in the womb in the long run, just when she is worried about it , she found that today, apart from the eunuchs who usually came to deliver food, there were also several face-to-face court ladies and eunuchs.

She looked at the lunch boxes they sent, feeling a little wary and wondering who sent these people and what their intentions were.

A court lady who brought the meal looked at Shen Qingli timidly. Seeing her cold eyes, as if she was wary of herself, she stammered, "Mrs. Lu, don't think too much, I just see that you don't have anything to eat here. , so I want to send some for you to eat, these are simple pastries and fragrant cakes, you..."

"I've been here for four or five days," Shen Qingli interrupted her, looking at her indifferently, "Since you want to send these, why wait until now?"

"If you have anything to say, don't let it go, or if your master has something to bring to me, you can also convey it directly. Don't do these meaningless things."

The palace lady hurriedly said, "No, no, madam, you misunderstood. I just heard that the frontline battle is tight. Our Xiliang army has been defeated. We are worried that the Northern Qi army will attack Liangjing City. At such a time, Everyone can't help but think of the past nine... When your husband was here, he did a lot of good things for us in Xiliang. We are grateful for that lord, so we want to come and see you. Apart from that, there is no malice, so don't think too much ..."

Shen Qingli obviously noticed that when the maid mentioned Lu Huaiqi, she still looked a bit taboo, but she really missed the peace and prosperity of Xiliang when Lu Huaiqi was in the dynasty, and her expression did not seem to be fake.

She lowered her head, looked at the food, thought about what the court lady said, and thought to herself that Xiliang was really in danger, the little emperor must be very anxious now, he, a young emperor, would not be able to deal with such a thing Policy.

After the maid left, Shen Qingli ate all the pastries in the lunch box, she thought about it, and thought that if Xiliang was really in such an urgent situation, she might have to do her part, after all, Xiliang is also her now The place where Lu Huaiqi lived, and where Lu Huaiqi had worked for him for many years, she couldn't be bothered with emotion and reason, so she really just sat back and watched.

After she figured it out, she got up and prepared to be reported to the little emperor.

It's just that she didn't expect that her request would be rejected directly.

The little emperor was in a state of desperation right now, when the little eunuch notified that Shen Qingli in the firewood room wanted to see him, he frowned, "Shen Qingli? What is she doing here?" The little eunuch had no time to send Shen Qingli's After conveying his intention, the little emperor waved his hand and said anxiously, "I don't see you."

The army suffered a disastrous defeat, and the Northern Qi made provocations. Shen Qingli still came to him at such a time. He was not in the mood to care about anything other than state affairs.

"The emperor doesn't want to see me?" Shen Qingli looked at the little eunuch who came to pass the news and asked, thinking that the little emperor seemed really anxious, the little eunuch urged, "The emperor is upset, you Even when I saw him, I didn't have a good face."

Shen Qing and Li Yao looked at the illuminated palace in the night, and shook her head lightly.

What the little emperor absolutely shouldn't be at this time is impatience, even the king of a country can't calm down, how can he appease the people, and how can he think of a way to save the country.

After she returned to the woodshed, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. The current situation of Xiliang made her very worried.

Although this is not her country, but she also heard from those court ladies and eunuchs that the soldiers of the Northern Qi Dynasty are very cruel/cruel/tyrannical/abuse, every time they break through a city, they will massacre the people in the city. lu/plunder, do all the evil things.

Wherever it passes, people are devastated.This is the army of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

The people are innocent and they don't deserve this suffering.

After thinking about it for most of the night, she barely fell asleep.

In the early morning of the second day, as soon as the eunuch who came to deliver the food came, she stopped the eunuch and asked about the situation on the front line.

As soon as this was mentioned, the eunuch's face became depressed, "The situation on the front line is getting worse day by day, and now the emperor has lost all energy thinking about this..."

Shen Qingli listened quietly, she had no sympathy for the little emperor's current situation, but she also didn't have any gloating emotions. She was just worried that the little emperor was already like this, and the ministers in the court were not much better.

Looking at the little eunuch, he hesitated in his heart and wanted him to help him send the news to Tong Wanjin, but then he was worried that the little eunuch belonged to Luo Nan, or he would send the news to the little emperor in a blink of an eye.At that time, it will be another trouble for Tong Wanjin.

After much deliberation, I finally gave up.

I hope the little emperor can cheer up soon and discuss with the ministers how to deal with the Northern Qi.

The days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the leaves in the palace fell, and Xiliang ushered in the harshest winter in years.

The child in Shen Qingli's womb was already seven months old. Listening to the wooden door being flapped back and forth by the cold wind, she carried a stack of straw to the wooden door to plug the cracks, and filled several broken gaps. After picking up the straw, she sat on the straw to rest a little out of breath.

Touching her chubby belly, she lowered her head and thought about the news she had heard these days. It is said that the Northern Qi army's already high morale was even higher because of the monarch personally leading the troops. Several cities are invincible, and now they have attacked not far from Liangjing City.

Next, as long as Gao Junshen gives an order and those soldiers attack Liang Jingcheng again, then Xiliang will be completely destroyed.

It is embarrassing that this country that was once the hegemon on this continent will decline to such a state.

I heard from the court ladies that the people in Liangjing City were in panic, fearing that after the city was broken, the Northern Qi army would wash Liangjing City with blood, and how could ordinary people like them, who had no strength to restrain their chickens, still have a way out.

Many people also privately scolded the current little emperor for not knowing the way of governing the country. He brought Xiliang down to this point and took the lives of the people like them.

The little emperor, who had been scolded by the people, was discussing with the ministers how to defend the city and prevent the Northern Qi army from invading in the Golden Luan Hall.

The little emperor on the dragon chair had a pale face, looking sick and lacking in energy, the ministers below saw the little emperor's appearance, and secretly thought in their hearts, even the emperor looked like a ghost, they How can these ministers be good? Those jackals and wolves in Northern Qi are about to swallow Liang Jingcheng into their stomachs. They are also afraid that they will become prisoners. I heard that those generals in Northern Qi are very cruel. Bao, if it falls into their hands, they will probably die too.

They were secretly panicking about their future fate, when there was a sudden announcement outside the hall, "The Northern Qi envoys are here to see you!"

All the civil and military officials in the hall were in an uproar. The little emperor sat up straight from the dragon chair and leaned slightly forward. His eyes were dark and blue, and he looked like he hadn't slept well for a long time. , "Quick, please..."

Feeling uneasy, I don't know what is the purpose of Gao Junshen, the envoy from the Northern Qi Dynasty who came here at this time.

As soon as the Northern Qi envoy entered the palace, he had a haughty look, straightened his back to the little emperor, and didn't show any courtesy, but the little emperor didn't dare to say anything about him, the little emperor is now All he could think about was what Gao Junshen wanted the envoy to convey.

The envoy looked at the little emperor and sneered at first, then said loudly, "I never thought that you, Monarch, are such a young man. No wonder the soldiers under your command are so weak and unable to fight against our Northern Qi generals." The envoy said He laughed out loud after he finished, as if he had made an appointment.

But the ministers in the palace heard such rude words, but they dared not speak out, and all lowered their heads and remained silent.

But the little emperor's hand secretly grasped the armrest of the dragon chair, but he didn't dare to say a word, he didn't want to offend the envoy at such a time, if he asked her to say something to Gao Junshen after returning, then he would wave his army when he got angry If he enters the city, then what should he do.

After the envoy sneered at the little emperor, he finally got to the point, "I heard that you imprisoned Lu Huaiqi's wife, Shen Qingli, in the palace. Hand over the woman, and order to cut and kill the woman on the city wall, so that our army can see the misery of the criminal woman from below, and then our lord will give you preferential treatment to the people of Liang Jingcheng." The envoy finished Gao Junshen After seeing what the little emperor meant, he looked at the little emperor and asked maliciously, "What do you think, Lord Xiliang?"

After the little emperor heard what the envoy said, he was stunned. He did not expect Gao Junshen to make such a request.

Want Shen Qingli to die, and exchange the lives of the people in Liangjing City by cutting, torture, and tragic death.

Is such a deal fair to Shen Qingli? At this moment, Shen Qingli's life and the lives of all the people in Liang Jingcheng are in his hands. As long as he nods, maybe those people will escape, but at the same time, Shen Qingli will will die.

He was struggling in pain in his heart, on one side was Shen Qingli's demeanor resembling that of the elder sister, and on the other side was the tragic scene of the people in Liang Jingcheng being massacred and killed.

How to choose, he felt like his heart was torn in two, tangled and painful.

At this moment, the courtiers below thought that this was an opportunity not to be missed, and they all knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, please put the people of the country first, and agree to the request of the King of Northern Qi—"

"Your Majesty, put the people first, hand over Shen Qingli—"

"Your Majesty, please make a quick decision—"

"emperor!!"

The little emperor's ears were filled with the mixed voices of these ministers, making his mind in a mess. He leaned back abruptly, with a slumped face, closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Gu promise..."

(End of this chapter)