Ning Wanwei turned around, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

  Li Huailian was a bit dazed, and by the time he reacted, he had already grabbed onto someone's hand like an idiot and wouldn't let go.

  The side hall fell silent for a moment.

  Ziyang Jun had taught him since he was young that as an emperor, there are heavy rituals and ceremonies to follow. Behaving like ordinary people, pulling and tugging at each other, is absolutely not allowed. However, now that the deed was done, regret came too late, and all he could do was stand stiffly, waiting for her reaction.

  If she softened her expression and pulled him onto the soft couch to say a few gentle words, his dignity would not be entirely lost.

  Ning Wanwei had no idea what he was thinking, after all, the face in front of her was cold and annoyed, so she withdrew her hand as usual. She knelt down and said: "If you don't need a royal doctor to examine you, then I'll have someone cook some lotus seed porridge to clear your mind."

  No gentle words, no pulling him back with a reverse hand, an emperor stretched out his hands twice, and both times were shaken off by her.

  Li Huailian fell silent, then let out a cold laugh.

  "It's unnecessary." He gathered his sleeves and lifted his chin, restoring the air of an emperor. "I have other matters to attend to, you can keep it for yourself to drink."

  Having said that, he swung his sleeves and strode out of the side hall in big strides.

  "Your Majesty." The palace maid looked like she was about to cry and came over to support her, "Why must you be at odds with His Majesty? It's not good for you."

  Ning Wanwei shook her head, a hint of despair in her eyes: "Go prepare lunch."

  "Princess"

  "Off you go then." Ning Wanwei waved her hand.

  The palace maid had no choice but to swallow her words and back away with a bow.

  From that day on, the emperor and the imperial concubine had a falling out, neither of them would see each other. The emperor even ordered the imperial concubine to move to another courtyard, out of sight, out of mind.

  The years of favor and affection seemed to vanish in an instant, Li Huailin didn't mention Ning Guifei again, a big man doesn't worry about not having a wife. Everyone else has cooled off, he still can't stick with it?

  Liu Yunlie arrived quickly, and Feng Yunkun seemed to have no intention of putting up a strong resistance. Seeing that Liu's army was numerous, he resisted for two days before opening the city gate.

  Li Huailian thought of leaving now is too late, was blocked in the palace by Liu Jun's men, stubbornly refusing to hand over the jade seal.

  "Your humble servant arrived late to escort you, I hope Your Majesty will forgive my fault." Liu Yunlie stood outside the palace gate with a smile, "Your Majesty ran too fast, your humble servant really couldn't keep up."

  "You treacherous thief!" Li Huairan angrily shouted, "From the first day you surrendered to me, you have been deceiving me!"

  "Your Majesty, calm down." After glancing at the guards in front of him who were determined to die rather than yield, Liu Yunlie smiled and said, "If I didn't speak some lies, how would Your Majesty have had the heart to execute Princess Chang and then take power for yourself? If it weren't for me, I'm afraid you would have had to wait another eight years before getting your hands on the jade seal."

  Liu Jun had already surrounded the main hall with an impenetrable siege, but he wanted to capture the emperor alive and did not dare to act rashly.

  Li Huailian sneered: "Let me take personal control? You are clearly doing it for yourself to usurp the throne!"

  "Don't say such unpleasant words." Yu Yunlie hummed with a smile, "Who has an interest in this throne? The Northern Wei dynasty is crumbling, war fires are rising everywhere, the imperial family is gone, and it's only a matter of time before it's swallowed up by Western Liang. While the jade seal in your hand still has some use, why not have a good talk with me?"

  The people outside the main hall did not dare to enter, and those inside could not come out. Li Huailian remained silent for a long time before asking him, "What do you want to talk about?"

  "It's very simple, Your Majesty only needs to hand over the jade seal and write a decree ordering the execution of Prince Zi Yang in various places, and I will present you with 10,000 taels of gold and silver to support your retirement."

  Dai's abacus is excellent, he can't beat Jiang Xuanjin now, so he waits for Jiang Xuanjin to defeat the Western Liang people, then rolls up his sleeves and returns to Kyoto, takes out the imperial edict, and sits back to reap the benefits.

  Fighting is easy, conquering the world is also easy, but when those princes sit down to divide the spoils, conflicts arise. Liu Yunlie seized this opportunity and used the imperial edict to restrain Jiang Xuanjin. The princes from various regions will surely respond.

  At that time, Northern Wei really became a country no more.

  He clenched the jade seal in his sleeve pocket and said, "You let Us think about it for two more days."

  A faintly gloomy smile appeared on his face as Liu Yunlie said, "Your Majesty thinks there is still room for negotiation?"

  "There is." He calmed down and said, "If you do not allow it, I will shatter the jade seal and kill myself to apologize to the world. In this way, you won't even have a last chance of winning."

  His face stiffened, Liu Yunlie's expression turned cold and he sneered: "I don't believe Your Majesty would dare to kill yourself, you're a selfish person, and selfish people are afraid of death."

  With a "clang", the long sword was drawn out of its scabbard and placed horizontally across his neck, Li Huailin raised his eyes and said: "You can make a bet."

  The entire hall fell silent, and Liu Yunlie stared straight at the emperor inside the hall. When he saw the bright red blood flowing from his neck, he took a few steps back.

  "Why didn't I notice that the Emperor had such a temperament before? He actually has two points of Zi Yang Jun's style." The deputy general followed behind Liu Yunlie, and couldn't help but tease in a low voice.

  Liu Yunlie's face was expressionless as he said, "It's just a delaying tactic. He can drag it out, but we can't. Go and bring Ning Guifei over."

  "Yes."

  Li Huailian didn't hear anything else clearly, but the three words "Ning Guifei" made him shudder all over.

  "Do you think a woman can threaten me?" He was slightly anxious in his heart, but his face remained calm and expressionless. "Ning Yuwei has already fallen out of favor, haven't you seen that she's not even in the imperial palace? Even if you bring her here bound, it would be useless."

  "Will it work or not, we'll know when the time comes." Liu Yunlie smiled lightly. "Your Majesty can deceive others, but can you deceive me? I am your trusted advisor, after all. How well you treat Consort Ning, I'm perfectly clear about that."

  "What has happened recently, Liu Daren is indeed not very clear." Clenching his fist, Li Huailun said, "I have already broken with her."

  "What's making you so nervous?" Liu Yunlie raised an eyebrow.

  Yes, what's the tension? Ning Yuwei has already changed from extreme love to extreme disgust towards him. They haven't seen each other for more than half a month. Now that Liu Yunlie has brought someone over, at least he can take a look.

  "Left, Long." Lowering his eyes, Li Huailian whispered to the Weiwei beside him, "You are loyal and unswerving, I know, but this time I may not be able to protect myself or you. When Ning Guifei comes later, surrender, bind me up and take me out, and you can still keep your lives."

  "Your Majesty?" Zuo Long was shocked and asked, "The jade seal is still with you, how did you end up here?"

  Li Huairan didn't answer, he just said: "Remember my words."

  Zuo Long was very puzzled, but thinking about what Fang had just said to the Emperor, he suddenly realized and continued in an even more urgent tone: "Your Majesty, the overall situation is crucial. You can't abandon your dragon body for Ning Guifei!"

  "It's not the dragon body." Li Huailian whispered, "I am not the true dragon son of heaven, nor am I the destiny of heaven. I am just an ordinary person, a mortal flesh and blood."

  The trend has long gone, it's just that he refused to let go, even Feng Yujun didn't take him as the emperor anymore, only these few loyal generals still regarded him as the emperor. If Liu Yunlie really took Ning Yuwei as a hostage, what could he do? Can't still be for the sake of these things and let her die in front of him.

  Thinking about the scene, Li Huailian felt that he couldn't bear it. The Northern Wei dynasty was destroyed by his own hands. He could kill himself to atone for his sin, but she was innocent.

  However, the person sent by Liu Yunlie was unable to bring Ning Guifei back. After listening to a few whispers in his ear, Liu Yunlie burst out laughing: "It's really gotten messy? The Empress used to be so worried about Your Majesty's safety, but now that she's heard you're trapped, she's actually escaped."

  Li Huailian was stunned and unexpectedly didn't feel angry, but instead felt relieved.

  Really clever and can even escape.

  "Your Majesty, put down your sword and think about it for two more days. There won't be any other outcome," said Liu Yunlie. "Now that you've come out, is there anything else you want? I can agree to it."

  The stone in his heart was finally put down. Li Huailian couldn't help but laugh, grasping the hilt of his sword: "Let's wait together with Lord Liu and me."

  Liu Yunlie clenched his fists.

  What can be expected here? Obviously, it's Zi Yang Jun.

  Jiang Xuanjin expected that Liu Yunlie would want to capture the Emperor alive, but what he didn't expect was that the Emperor could actually drag things out for two days, just in time for him to arrive and surround the Liu army which had not had time to retreat.

  Liu Yunlie was enraged, and while ordering people to storm into the palace and kill the Emperor, he took his followers and fled.

  Jiang Xuanjin single-handedly charged through a thousand-man formation. He burst into the main hall and protected Li Huairou.

  His body was covered in wounds, Li Huairan struggled to lift his head and said: "I really didn't want to see you, but I'm also glad to see you."

  Having said that, he lost too much blood and fainted.

  Jiang Xuanjin expressionlessly let Zuo Long support him, turned around and killed his way out, creating a bloody path, and reunited with Ju Wu and others who were blocked outside. Fortunately, Liu Yunlie saw that the situation was unfavorable and retreated quickly, the entanglement did not last long, and the losses were not great.

  Cheng Xū finished assessing the casualties in Fengyue City, furrowed his brow and reported something to his lord. Jiang Xuān Jǐn's face turned solemn as he listened, casting a glance at Li Huái Lín, whose face was deathly pale on the bed.

  He slept quietly, with a face as innocent and harmless as a child who had been spoiled and loved all his life, not like an emperor who had experienced countless hardships.

  Front-line city.

  Hua Yu chuckled and chatted with Chu Nian for a while, then went to find Bai Hua Jun, who was idle and bored. She tilted her chin and provoked him: "How about a fight? If you lose, you can roll back to Eastern Jin."

  Murong Qi's mood wasn't quite right, and upon hearing this, he rolled up his sleeves: "Come on, come on! Today I won't let you get away with just a slap on the wrist. You really think I'm easy to bully!"

  Two people opened up in the courtyard, and Qing Si crouched beside them silently watching.

  Murong Qi's move was ruthless, and the body she borrowed from her own family's temple was quickly at a disadvantage. However, she showed no intention of retreating, stubbornly charging forward before being punched in the shoulder by Baihua Jun.

  He proudly puffed out his chest and asked with a raised eyebrow, "Convinced?"

  Li Huaiyu took a few steps back, blinking at her, and suddenly her eyes reddened.

  "Huh?" Murong was stunned, thinking that she had gotten sand in her eyes. But the next moment, this person suddenly squatted on the ground and started wailing.

  "Really? She looked down at herself: 'I can make you cry with just one punch?'"

  The blue silk shook her head and calmly said: "Your Highness just wanted to cry, but had no excuse, so she relied on you."

  Every day, she holds the jade carving, but still can't wait for a letter to come back. Today, Huaiyu got up early and was in a bad mood. She had been holding it in for a long time, and if she held it in any longer, she would get sick. But crying out loud didn't fit her style, so she could only find an excuse.

  Tears fell to the ground, Li Huaiyu wiped her face while choking: "Even if I pretend to be injured, I will be exposed by my most trusted maid. This life is unbearable!"

  Murong Qi rolled her eyes and lightly kicked her butt: "Didn't Lu Jinghang give you a jade carving? Why aren't you holding onto it?"

  "It's useless!" Huai Yu said angrily, "It's been over 40 days and there's not even a message about returning! I'll smash it to pieces in a moment!"

  As soon as he heard this, Murong threw away his music and rushed to her room, took out the jade carving and handed it to her, then sat down beside her with a leg crossed over the other: "Smash it, hurry up and smash it. I'll watch you do it!"

  Li Huaiyu: "I don't know"

  "Hey, stop just talking and not doing anything! It's useless anyway, what's the point of keeping it?" Murong Qi smiled mischievously.

  She glared at her fiercely, and Huai Yu stood up with the jade carving in her arms: "I'd rather give it to someone than smash it. There are many refugees outside, what's the point of not getting along with Silvers?"

  Having said that, he huffed and puffed and then left.

  However, late at night, the jade carving that was supposed to be given away by her was still being held in Li Huaiyu's arms as she fell asleep.

  Qing Si stood by the bed, gazed at the tear stains on her own princess's face, and couldn't help but sigh, then tucked in the quilt for her.

  The sorrow of longing in this world is hard to express, even with a pen and ink it's difficult to read.

  With a flip of her body, Li Huaiyu released her grip, and the jade carving rolled twice on the cool mat before falling off the bed. Qing Si was startled and hastily reached out to catch it, but only managed to grab the base of the carving, while the carving itself hit the ground with a "crack".

  Black hair turned white face.

  Li Huaiyu slept soundly, seemingly completely unaware of what had happened, and even called out someone's name softly after mumbling to herself a couple of times.

  The originally extinguished lights of the princess's mansion, except for the main courtyard, everyone in the other courtyards was lifted up by Qing Si. The lights were shining brightly, and the crowd gathered around the table with solemn expressions, staring at the jade carving that had been broken into two pieces.

  "What should we do?" Qing Si's lips turned white, "If His Highness sees this, it's all over."

  Murong Qi yawned and said: "It's just a jade carving, it's not Zi Yang Jun, see it if you want to."

  Everyone's eyes fell on her with a clear sense of accusation.

  Murong Yi's eyes widened slightly as he pursed his lips: "Your Highness still believes in unlucky superstitions?"

  "I'm not superstitious normally." Lu Jinghang said with a wave of his fan, "But when it comes to Jiang Xuan's affairs, that's a different story."

  "Can you find another one just like it?" Xu Chunye asked anxiously.

  "If there were, I wouldn't be sitting here."

  Everyone fell silent, Chi Jin thought for a long time and said: "Tomorrow, make some big noise to disperse the attention of the palace owner, let her not have time to find the jade carving."

  "But what about tomorrow? Can't keep it hidden for too long."

  "Every day we can deceive her is a gain." Chi Jin said, "The princess is very clever, so you must all do your best and not let her detect any flaws."

  The jade carving lay broken into two pieces on the table, while the people around it were holding hands and encouraging each other.