lder brother first.If it weren't for her being so clever and always managing to stash some food away for herself, I wouldn't know what I'd do. I'd probably be starving.Her eyes lit up at the sight of...Though Fang Jinshu didn't speak, Gu Feng understood from her gaze.

He nodded gently at her.

Fang Jinxiu turned her head and, with Fu Ming and Shen Li in tow, returned to the inn.

"I will set off tomorrow to return home."

Fu Ming pondered, "Why didn't you tell Zong Yu that you were pregnant"

"Aren't you unwilling to let him go to the battlefield"

"As soon as he sees your belly."

Fang Jinshu raised her eyes and interrupted him, "He will definitely go back with me, I know."

Then Fu Ming was even more confused, "You know you still sealed my gag reflex so I can't speak"

Upon learning that A Yu's injury was minor, Fang Jinxiu felt a huge weight lifted off her chest. She even had the mood to joke with Fu Ming.

"Actually, you're just mad that I shut you down in front of everyone, aren't you"

"You wanted Zong Yu to stay in the border army, didn't you Don't pretend in front of me."

Fu Ming awkwardly rubbed his nose.

As a member of the Great Xi royal family, he naturally hoped that the border regions would have more capable soldiers to defend Xizhou's territory.

Who would be willing to give away their own land to someone else

That Gu Feng was indeed very skilled in warfare, but now his body is no longer up to it, so he definitely can't fight anymore.

Fortunately, another powerful figure emerged - Zong Yu, whose physical prowess surpassed even his own from back then. He was calm and formidable.

With Gu Feng's intelligence, we might just be able to win this battle in Xizhou.

"What are your plans after this"

Just as Fang Jinxiu was about to speak, Fu Ming seemed afraid she would go back on her word and spoke first.

"We agreed before, we would accompany you to the border to find your husband. No matter the result, you would return to the capital with me to help my mother-in-law with her illness."

"Lady Zong, you can't go back on your word."

Fan Jinshi was about to speak again.

"I know you can't abandon the younger generations of your family, but my mother's health can't wait that long."

So you have to go with me first, as for the Zong family's young and old, I can find someone to take care of them for you.

"I can also find your nephew the best tutor in Muchzhou to continue his studies. I heard he's preparing for the imperial examinations, right"

As for Zong Bai's studies, she had a plan in mind long ago. Besides, with Zong Bai's intelligence, even without Fu Ming finding him a good tutor, he would surely be able to pass the imperial examinations and achieve fame.

She had never doubted this.

"Young Master Fu," she spoke for the third time.

Before she could even finish her third word, Fu Ming was about to interrupt her again. Fang Jinshi had reached her limit; a gleaming silver needle, radiating cold light, suddenly appeared at her fingertips.

She held the silver needle before Fu Ming's eyes.

The world immediately fell silent.

"I will do what I promised you."

"But not to the point of abandoning my family."

Fang Jinxiu finished speaking and prepared to return to her room to sleep. Fu Ming was unwilling to let her go and followed her to the door of her room.

"How can this be considered abandoning your family I said I would find someone to take care of the elders and children at home."

Fang Jinxiu entered the room and slammed the door shut with a decisive click, leaving Fu Ming with a face full of disappointment.

He turned his head angrily and asked Shen Li.

"What does she mean Could she be going back on her word"

Shen Li stood speechless for a long time, afraid that even a wrong word would further anger his master.

Fu Ming waved his hand, "You are innocent for now, speak!"

"Yes."

"My subordinate believes that Mistress Zong is not a person who breaks her word. If someone is pushed too far, things might not be so simple."

Fu Ming glared fiercely at Shen Li, his eyes narrowed slightly, a dangerous glint in them.

What a bold Shen Li, he really dares to say that.

"Send a letter to Uncle Wang, tell him this prince is truly returning to the capital this time."

The Empress Dowager's time is short. Fu Ming, of course, knew that staying outside would be safer for him. Once he returned to that cold and cruel imperial palace, he would face a life where people ate each other and spat out the bones.

He could be indifferent to anyone's death, but he couldn't bear to see his poor mother suffer.

Shen Li bowed his head and took the order, "Yes, my subordinate will go now."

The next morning, Fang Jinshi rode in a carriage out of Yuzhou City.

On the top of the city gate, a stalwart figure stood for a long time, until the ordinary carriage disappeared completely at the end of the road in the vast land. Only then did he let out a barely perceptible sigh and turn away.

In June of the same year, the Western Zhou War fully broke out. The Wu Meng nation, with its strong military force, united with three other small nations bordering Da Xi and launched a joint attack.

The Dahxi army resisted stubbornly, and a valiant warrior, a god-like general who could move mountains and achieve miracles, emerged from the ranks.

With tens of thousands of troops, they defeated an enemy force three times their size, achieving a stunning victory with fewer against more. This greatly boosted the morale of the Xi army!

The following year in October, the imperial treasury was empty, military supplies at the border were running low, and the city almost fell to the Wu Meng army. Yuzhou was in imminent danger of falling.

Emperor Daxhi decided to negotiate with Wumon and once again abandon the land of Xizhou.

The day before the Da Xi delegation went to Ukraine to prepare for signing a peace treaty, the frontier army received a donation of 100,000 stones of grain and countless medicinal supplies from an anonymous wealthy merchant.

Under the leadership of a new War God General, Xi Jun wiped out half of Wu Meng nation's army, dealt a heavy blow to their forces, and forced them to retreat back within their national borders, where they recuperated for over six months.

The Umeng nation, enraged by the Xi army's betrayal and sneak attack, mobilized its full strength in the third year to launch the largest-scale offensive against the Great Xi border.

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