Tyrant's First Favorite Concubine

Chapter 200 Surrender

He stared at her for a long time, then said unhurriedly: "Now it's not that I don't let him go, but that he...can't let you go!"

He smiled, lowered his voice, and continued: "Li'er, tell me, if a mere 50 troops from Shangyu in the East face off against my [-] elite soldiers, whoever loses will win?"

He smiled darkly and secretly, Yu Li stared at him, watching his smile slowly melt in her sight, it was so unreal, like a dream.

She shook her head, forced herself to calm down, and finally said: "Let me see him."

"Okay!" He agreed loudly, turned around, and walked out of the palace gate with a big smile. This is what he wanted!

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In the season of late autumn, the sky and the earth are desolate and empty, and the vigorous long wind whizzes past, making the banners in the camp rattle and rattle non-stop.

A gorgeous carriage drove over from far to near. Dongfang Shangyu was dressed in a white robe. Even though he was in the military camp, he rarely wore military armor. He was still standing there indifferently and dust-free, his eyes silently Looking at the carriage, at the purple-red figure walking down from the carriage.

She came at last, and he had been waiting for a long time.

But, is the one standing in front of him at this moment really his Li'er?

Her brocade robe was so luxurious and graceful, and the phoenix embroidered with gold thread was like a burning flame, causing his eyes and heart to ache sharply.

A forced smile appeared on her delicate face, and she called out, "Shangyu..."

He trembled slightly, yes, this is Li'er.

He smiled faintly, walked over, hugged her, then held her face, and said softly: "Now I have a better reason to love you, don't I?"

He would never have imagined that such a woman whom he was willing to cherish all his life was actually his biological sister. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and what kind of joke God had played on him.

Yu Li looked at his handsome face, revealing a faint and imperceptible sadness. For him, did everything come too suddenly?

She stretched out her hands, and covered his hands quietly and lovingly, but she didn't say a word.

He smiled again and said: "It's cold outside, go in, let's talk later."

He pulled her through the field where the soldiers were practicing, and came to his big tent, where a pot of charcoal fire was lit early, the fire was bright red and warm like spring.

The two sat opposite each other, and Dongfang Shangyu brought her a cup of hot tea, as if gossiping, and said, "The Yutian Dynasty no longer exists, Li'er, how do you plan to live in the future?"

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart, isn't that purple-red phoenix robe the best answer?

It's just that he didn't know that this phoenix robe was delivered by Gu Cenya himself this morning, and he put it on for her personally. I'm afraid he did it to let Dongfang Shangyu know clearly that Yu Li will be her queen.

Yu Li's eyes sank, she was silent for a long time, and said: "I can't choose many things in this world. If I could choose, I wish I had never met Gu Cen Ya, and I had never met you. I don't know my own background, but I have no choice..."

She glanced at Dongfang Shangyu, and said again: "I love Gu Cenya, you know that, I have no way to hate him."

When she said these words, her heart ached. Only she understood that these words were only for Dongfang Shangyu.

Dongfang Shangyu's expression changed, he was infinitely puzzled and sad, "Li'er, do you still not give up after this matter?"

He didn't want to believe it, he thought that for Yu Li, Gu Cenya was the murderer who destroyed everything, he thought she would hate him, he thought she would give him a chance, let him take her away, let him take care of her in this life.

Is he wrong?

Yu Li smiled helplessly, "Shangyu, have I let you down?"

He was startled, and the sadness turned into distress in an instant. He walked up to her and asked, "Will you not regret it? Will you never regret it?"

She nodded, unusually sure.

He was angry, and growled: "Swear to me, swear that you and him will be happy, swear that you will never regret today's decision!"

His worry, his unwillingness, all turned into anger, Li'er, why do you never give me a chance?I am your only relative in this world!

Yu Li's heart tightened, swear?Swear to yourself you won't regret it?No, no, she can't make such a vow, because it's not true, it's not what she really thinks.

But, is she going to tell Dongfang Shangyu how much she hates Gu Cenya and how much she wants to escape from that palace?And then let him use his [-] troops and his own life just to take her away?

She couldn't do it, she couldn't be so selfish.

So, she raised her head, smiled slightly, and said firmly, "I swear."

Dongfang Shangyu's body trembled instantly, he bit his lip, turned around abruptly, with his back to Yu Li, to prevent her from seeing his sadness and despair at this moment.

After a long time, he said: "In that case, I wish you well."

Yu Li's eyes narrowed, she knew that the purpose of her trip had been achieved, she knew that this man was about to withdraw from her life, where would he go?She smiled wryly in her heart, it didn't matter where she went, as long as he was well.

Shangyu, do you know that the life you yearn for with all your heart will soon be available.

She lifted the cumbersome and heavy skirt, stood up, and wanted to leave.

Unexpectedly, Dongfang Shangyu suddenly grabbed her hand and said, "Three days, I only want three days. Li'er, stay with me in the end."

His voice was full of helplessness and reluctance, which made it impossible to refuse.

Yu Li nodded, turned around and threw herself into his arms, she said hoarsely: "Shangyu, don't blame me..."

Dongfang Shangyu just shook his head, "Fool, how could I blame you? I only hope that you will be happy, I only hope that you will be happy."

The hug for a long time, compared to before, this kind of hug is so natural and harmonious, so it makes people nostalgic.

During those three days, they were inseparable, eating, chatting, playing the piano and flute together. The barracks was full of doubts. Less and less seen.

On the third day, Dongfang Shangyu took Yu Li to the city wall, but now it was impossible for him to walk up the city wall as grandly as before, but he always had a way.

On the city wall, the powerful autumn wind lifted their robes and messed up their black hair. At this moment, they all remembered the leap on the city wall a few months ago. At that time, who would have expected What about today's ending?

Dongfang Shangyu laughed softly in the dark, he said: "Li'er, I thought, if you really don't love me, I'll be your brother, like a brother, take care of you, take care of you... I never thought that we are really brothers and sisters because things are unpredictable, but even if we are brothers and sisters, it will be difficult for me to take care of you in the future..."

He sighed, his eyes already moist.

Yu Li was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "I will take care of myself, don't worry."

She looked at the clean man beside her, approached him, took his hand, and said, "Shangyu, don't come back after you leave. You know, nothing in this world can hurt me, only you."

How could Dongfang Shangyu not know the meaning of Yu Li's words?He smiled again, and said: "I have never liked life in the imperial capital, and I am even more tired of the imperial palace. After leaving this time, I will be a free and unrestrained knight, free to play in the world, what do you think?"

Yu Li smiled, "If that's the case, I don't have to worry about anything."

She leaned against him gently, and the wind blew past them, only making them closer to each other.

In the early morning of this day, Xinghun led more than a hundred people to the camp. He scanned the crowd, and then read out the imperial edict.

"Following the fate of the heavens, the emperor ordered that Dongfang Shangyu was brave and courageous. When the people of the country were in danger, he led [-] elite soldiers to defend the imperial capital. He made great contributions. He specially named Dongfang Shangyu the Marquis of Loyalty and rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold."

Everyone was astonished, only Dongfang Shangyu looked indifferent, as if he had foreseen it long ago.It's just that he was amused in his heart, Gu Cenya really had good intentions, tried his best to turn things around, and easily changed the fact of "surrounding" to "defending"!How could he not admire such hard work?

He laughed and took the imperial decree from Xinghun, all the generals under him were shocked and terrified, and shouted: "His Royal Highness, you must not—"

Dongfang Shangyu turned around, with a smile still on his face, but there was a lot of guilt in his eyes. He looked at the crowd and said, "From now on, there will be no Dongfang Shangyu in the world, and there will be no His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"His Royal Highness——" the crowd shouted heart-piercingly again. They traveled thousands of miles from the south to follow Dongfang Shangyu to the imperial capital in order to annihilate the rebels and support Dongfang Shangyu as the emperor!

Dongfang Shangyu shook his head and didn't say any more. He raised his hand, and Duan Cunfeng, who had been standing beside him, came over. He held a nanmu box in his hand, and stood in front of Dongfang Shangyu with a solemn expression.

Dongfang Shangyu opened the box, took out the soldier talisman from it, turned around without any hesitation, let alone any attachment, and handed it to Xinghun.

Xinghun took the soldier talisman, and led all his subordinates to kneel down together, shouting: "The last general will live for the common people in the world, thank you, Lord of Loyalty!"

"Thank you, Lord Zhongyi—"

Shouts came one after another, the generals of the one hundred thousand army looked up to the sky and sighed, they had no choice but to kneel down and salute, and shouted together.

Yu Li watched everything from a distance, she saw the guilt on Dongfang Shangyu's face, and also saw the sadness that could not be ignored.

She naturally knew that this grief was definitely not for his power and position, those things never entered his eyes.

She led the carriage and walked over, and everyone involuntarily moved out of the way.

Xinghun's eyes were also in a trance for a while, this woman wore a phoenix robe, exuding a majesty that no one dared to underestimate.

She walked up to Dongfang Shangyu, put a burden in his hand, looked at each other for a long time, and only said a simple sentence: "Take care."

Dongfang Shangyu smiled and nodded, then turned to Xinghun and said, "Gu Cenya promised to treat Mrs. Zhen kindly, I hope he will do what he says."

Star Soul was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

Yu Li was even more surprised, unexpectedly, in the end, it was Dongfang Shangyu who came to intercede for that woman.

Dongfang Shangyu jumped into the carriage, Duan Cunfeng was the only one who followed him.

Of course Yu Li wouldn't bear it, she said, "Wait a minute."

"Who are you waiting for?" Duan Cunfeng, who was driving, asked suspiciously.

Yu Li didn't answer, but just pointed to the side of the carriage, where Wushuang was walking over with infinite satisfaction, she left Zuiyinfang and everything she owned, just holding a pipa, walking quickly come over.

Duan Cunfeng exclaimed: "Miss Wushuang, why is it you? Your Royal Highness, uh... Didn't the Marquis of Zhongyi let you go back long ago?"

Dongfang Shangyu in the carriage also raised the curtain, looking at Wushuang and Yu Li with a puzzled expression.

Wu Shuang walked to Yu Li with a smile, held her hand tightly, and said in a voice that only they could hear: "Thank you, Yu Li, I will not let you down."

After all, she quickly got into the carriage, rushed into the carriage, and said half angry and half joking: "Don't even think about leaving me in the future, I'll depend on you for the rest of my life!"

The carriage had gone far away, but the sound of fighting inside the carriage was still faintly audible.

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