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As night falls, there is a different tension in the cold air.

Nie Wushuang stood on the attic of Chenghua Palace, looking at the palace shrouded in night. Someone in the palace raised palace lanterns in the corridor of the palace. They were red and decorated the huge palace. The shape of the entire palace is vaguely revealed under the vast sky.

She watched in trance and remained silent for a long time.

Yang Zhi stepped forward and whispered a few words. Nie Wushuang's beautiful eyes suddenly shrank. She looked back at him and her voice rose unconsciously: "The emperor has Gu Qinghong under house arrest? Still keeping him in the palace?"

"Yes." Yang Zhi lowered his head: "To be honest with the Queen, the Emperor did this after His Highness Prince Rui reminded him of this matter..."

Nie Wushuang fell silent. With Gu Qinghong's talent, he really couldn't be returned to Qi under such circumstances. What Xiao Fengqing did was not wrong, and Xiao Fengming must have thought of an excuse to put him under house arrest in the palace.

Alas... She let out a long sigh. This political matter has always been a man's game, played in the palm of one's hand, but played by all living beings in the world. It seems that Xiao Fengqing's goal has been achieved, and Ying Guo has to go to war with Qi Guo again. I'm afraid this time it will be another protracted war.

My heart was not as relaxed as if a heavy burden had been lifted off, but it was inexplicably a little heavier.

She lowered her eyes lightly and said, "Stop, I'm going to see the emperor."

"Queen?" Yang Zhi's eyes were full of questions.

Nie Wushuang smiled lightly: "Don't worry, I won't ruin His Highness's good deeds." She then left the attic. Yang Zhi quickly followed.

In the main hall of "Yongde Hall", Nie Wushuang saw Xiao Fengming and Gu Qinghong. He was sitting under Xiao Fengming, with a thin silhouette and a complexion as white as celadon. Now he looks like he has recovered from a serious illness.

Nie Wushuang paused slightly at the door of the palace, her beautiful eyes tightening. She came in a hurry and didn't know that Xiao Fengming was meeting Gu Qinghong.

But it was too late to turn around and leave. Xiao Fengming saw her coming and smiled slightly. Nie Wushuang had no choice but to step forward and bow down and said, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

She stood up, Gu Qinghong stood up, bowed and said: "The common man, please leave."

After that, he slowly retreated. Passing by Nie Wushuang, Nie Wushuang suddenly said coldly: "Master Gu, you must take good care of yourself. I said that everything has just begun."

Gu Qinghong paused and turned around to stare into Nie Wushuang's cold eyes. His words of hatred and resentment were now pale and feeble. After she had the intention to kill him, there was nothing left to say between the two. Or perhaps it can be said that when he decided to end their relationship, there was no need for the two of them to say anything.

He turned back and said calmly: "Then Qinghong will wait and see."

He said and turned to leave. All this was seen by Xiao Fengming. He stepped forward and shook her hand: "He is already like this, you don't need to provoke him."

A wry smile appeared on Nie Wushuang's red lips. Yes, he was already like this. From the glorious Prime Minister to the current prisoner under house arrest by Xiao Fengming, even her hating him was a luxury for him.

"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I was just talking fast. I won't do it anymore." Nie Wushuang said sadly, feeling blessed.

Xiao Fengming shook her hand, with pity in his eyes: "That's all, I understand you, you have tried your best to tolerate it."

He shook her hand as he spoke, and walked slowly to the desk. Nie Wushuang sat next to him, with only two cups of leftover tea on the table. He ordered some tea and slowly sketched a rough map on the desk. The most obvious thing about this map is that there is a wide river in the middle - Congjiang River!

"Wushuang, if a war breaks out, the Congjiang River will not align with the dividing line between the two countries, but from now on, it will align with the two places. From now on, there will be no obstacles to trade." Xiao Fengming said lightly.

Nie Wushuang watched in silence for a long time, then asked softly: "Then since the emperor knows the benefits of unifying the world, why has he been reluctant to attack Qi after he captured Qin?"

Xiao Fengming tilted his head and looked at her seriously: "I thought you should know the reason why I did not attack Qi."

Nie Wushuang was almost pierced into her heart by his sharp eyes. She lowered her head and said, "I don't know."

"It's the people." Xiao Fengming sighed: "Qi is different from Qin. Qi has been a fertile land since ancient times. The people of one state and county over there can equal the number of people in ten Qin cities. If I want to start a war, I will It’s a real loss of life.”

"It is said that one general can accomplish everything. I always talk about unifying the world, but when I actually do it, I find that the price to bear is so high."

Nie Wushuang was suddenly speechless. Yes, she had seen the tragic sight of hungry people everywhere. It was the fortified walls and clearing of the country ordered by Gu Qinghong to resist the invasion of the Qin army. That was the real purgatory on earth that she and Yang Zhi saw when they went south! That was not other people's land, it was the land where she had lived since she was a child, and it was her homeland that she had to admit even if she didn't want to.

She understood all this, but, but... the dark blood in her heart gurgled out, like

"Then what does the emperor think now?" Nie Wushuang raised his head and asked. The palace lantern on the side illuminated her sharp and delicate jaw, drawing a graceful arc, but one could not tell how tense she was feeling at this time.

This is the purpose of her coming today and also her hope. Xiao Fengqing had already paved everything for her, and was only waiting for Xiao Fengming's decision in the end. This matter can be big or small, it all depends on Xiao Fengming's thoughts.

The Qi envoy Lin Zhiqiu was captured and Gu Qinghong was placed under house arrest. If there was no fight, all these things could be reversed. Just see how he handles all this.

Is it a war? Is it and? Or peace without war? …

Xiao Fengming's handsome face

With deep hesitation, he didn't say a word for a long time.

Nie Wushuang looked at him, the heat in his eyes gradually cooling down. She bowed silently and turned to leave. The four walls of the hall in front of him were luxuriously decorated and filled with golden rumors, but there was a huge disappointment in his heart that he could not express.

His idea was never that she could control him. That was the case in the past and it is the same today.

"Wushuang..." He spoke from behind her. His voice seemed so thin in the empty hall.

Nie Wushuang did not look back. She looked at the darkness outside the palace and said slowly: "I understand that the emperor has the people of the world in his heart. This matter needs to be done with caution."

After she finished speaking, she slowly walked out and disappeared from his eyes.

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The long night, besides the endless long night, is still a long night. Nie Wushuang lay on the bed, watching the moonlight shining on the tent, hazy, outlining the scene in the tent. The past flashes past, and I don't want to think about it, but it is squeezed into my mind. The bed was as warm as spring because of the charcoal brazier under the kang, but her heart was as cold as the ice and snow outside.

Judging from Xiao Fengming's appearance, he didn't want to start a war rashly at all.

She could understand what he meant. War between the two countries was not a child's play, but, but... the unwillingness and hostility in her heart grew in the dark night, and they could not be controlled at all...

How could she watch with her own eyes that her revenge was within easy reach, only to fall short in the end? !

She sat up suddenly and called out: "Light the lamp for me!"

The maids waiting outside the palace quickly came in and held lamps for her. Xia Lan looked tired and asked with squinted eyes: "What are the Queen's orders?"

Nie Wushuang put on her clothes and stood up. Her face looked like ice and snow under the lamp: "Grind ink for me! I want to write!"

Xia Lan wanted to persuade her again, but she suddenly saw Nie Wushuang's cold expression and quickly fell silent. After a while, Nie Wushuang finished writing a letter, called Yang Zhi, and handed it to him: "After reading this letter, please give it to that person."

"Yes!" Yang Zhi bowed.

Nie Wushuang looked at the heavy night, and his cold face finally showed a bloodthirsty coldness.

…

The discussion in the DPRK about the tragedy of Zhou Yushijia has not subsided yet, rumors and discussions have spread in Ying Jingzhong. Everyone was talking about the misfortune of Zhou Yushi's family, blaming the Qi people for the source of all this. Although Lin Zhiqiu had been imprisoned in the sky prison, the people of Yingjing still looked forward to punishing the culprits as soon as possible.

The three ministries will conduct a joint trial, not to mention that the matter also involves Qi State, so the trial is particularly complicated and cautious. Three days later, there were new rumors in Yingjing, saying that the emperor could not bear to undermine the diplomatic relations between the two countries, so he could not be convicted for so long.

The rise of this treacherous rumor made Jing Zhaoyi break out in a cold sweat, criticizing the emperor for the crime of killing the nine tribes. He slapped the police officers all night and severely punished a few of the bad ones, and then he reluctantly suppressed it. He didn't dare to hide it, so he reported to Xiao Fengming the next day.

Xiao Fengming was uncharacteristically angry and was not as angry as expected. Just say a few words and that's all.

The courtiers spied on the emperor's attitude and secretly speculated whether this time the matter would just go unsolved. Suddenly a big event came out in the harem.

Concubine De, who was imprisoned in the cold palace, committed suicide!

He died in the cold palace, on a cold night that no one knew about.

Nie Wushuang was having breakfast when she heard the news. She paused, and the bird's nest porridge in her hand immediately changed in taste. She slowly put down the golden spoon in her hand and said calmly: "I understand."

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