The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

While the two were talking, Shangguan Yan came out from the bedroom.

Shangguan Yan frowned, and her thin lips were tightly pursed.

Xiao Heng threw the branch in his hand, pulled Gu Jiao to stand up, and asked Shangguan Yan, "What did the monarch say?"

Shangguan Yan frowned and said, "He told us to run away quickly."

If he didn't say that, she would have fled away with a few children.

But he really let her escape, and she didn't want to escape.

Sure enough, the human heart is the strangest thing in the world.

"I can't escape." Xiao Heng said.

With the ambitions of Jin and Liang, neither the royal family of Dayan nor the descendants of Xuanyuan can escape, as long as the mountains and rivers of Dayan are broken, there is only one ending waiting for them.

Shangguan Yan nodded: "Go back to the Duke's mansion first, I'll call the ministers to discuss the government affairs of the court."

The monarch suffered a stroke, and wars broke out at the border. It really is a double disaster.

But no matter what, they had no way out.

Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng took the carriage back to Anguo Gong's mansion.

The news from the court had already spread throughout the entire mansion. Guanshi Zheng scolded the members of the Han family and the Nangong family, and complained about the countries with evil intentions. Of course, he did not forget to greet the self-assertive monarch.

A whole house gathered in the lobby.

The old Jijiu whispered beside the Empress Dowager Zhuang: "Why did our Majesty come to join in the fun? Isn't he a benevolent monarch? From what I know about him, it's fine if others don't beat him. He won't take the initiative to start a war." .He's not that brave."

It was not a small country like Chen, but Yan, the most powerful of the three kingdoms.

Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted coldly: "It's not his idea at first glance, it must be something to be teased."

The old Jijiu said thoughtfully: "Who drove him?"

Empress Dowager Zhuang said lightly: "It's either Xuan Pinghou or Tang Yueshan." Tang Yueshan is more likely, this guy is warlike.

The old Jijiu was at a loss and said: "Heng is the eldest grandson of Emperor Dayan, and Jiaojiao is the adopted son of the Duke's mansion.

It's really... embarrassing. "

Empress Dowager Zhuang glared at him. Is this a question of embarrassment or not?

The old Jijiu coughed lightly: "Then what, how did you plan?"

What is she going to do?

Really let her make up her mind, she wished she could take a few children back to Zhao country immediately, away from the right and wrong of Yan country.

But this is impossible.

From the moment the children stepped into the country of Yan, they were tied to the fate of the country of Yan.

She only hoped that Jiaojiao would not go out again.

With so many famous generals in the Dayan family, there is no need for a girl to fight, right?

But the moment Gu Jiao went to look for the Black Wind King as soon as she entered the courtyard, Empress Dowager Zhuang knew that she was going to the battlefield again.

The Empress Dowager Zhuang went back to her room silently.

"Hey—Zhuang—" Old Jijiu glanced at An Guogong and Jing Erye who were in the wheelchair opposite, and smiled sarcastically, "Excuse me."

He chased to the Empress Dowager Zhuang.

Empress Dowager Zhuang sat in front of the window, looking at the crabapple tree in the yard in a daze.

The old Jijiu asked: "What are you doing? You left without saying a word."

The Empress Dowager Zhuang did not speak.

The old Jijiu sighed: "Hasn't the matter reached that point yet? Don't—"

"She's only sixteen."

Empress Dowager Zhuang spoke.

The old Jijiu was taken aback.

The Empress Dowager Zhuang lowered her eyes, and took out a new purse from her wide sleeve: "There are still two months until the seventeenth birthday. Last year's birthday was a war, and this year it is again."

Fifteen or sixteen is the age of innocence. She should have been in her boudoir and protected by her parents, but she has already set off for the second time.

Her Jiaojiao has never had a good rest for a day.

She thought she was tired enough in her life, but seeing Jiaojiao, she felt that she was not tired enough.

If she was a little more tired, would she be able to share a little more for Jiaojiao?

"Auntie."

Gu Jiao's voice came from the door, she knocked on the door, "Can I come in?"

The Empress Dowager Zhuang put away her purse and said in a normal tone, "Come in."

Gu Jiao pushed the door open and entered, glanced at the old Jijiu: "Well, my uncle is here too."

The old Jijiu glanced calmly at Zhuang Jinse, who had already lost a trace of melancholy, and asked Gu Jiao with a smile, "What's the matter with you?"

Gu Jiao said: "It's nothing else, just... the situation in Yan Country is not very good. I discussed it with Ah Heng, and we should find someone to escort you back to Zhao Country."

Empress Dowager Zhuang said flatly: "If you don't tell me, we are planning to leave too. After staying for so long, we are already tired of staying here."

The defection of the Han family and the Nangong family disrupted their original plans. The top ten families and the King of Yan are no longer the immediate enemies, but the armies of the Five Kingdoms are.

The old Jijiu knew Zhuang Jinse well, she would never abandon Gu Jiao, the reason why she wanted to leave was because she had to leave.

He quickly figured out the key point, and said to Gu Jiao: "What your aunt means is, let's set off as soon as possible and try to arrive at Chishui Pass before Zhao Kingdom launches an attack, and don't really let the two countries fight."

There is no way for Jin and Liang to stop it, but Zhao, Chen and Zhao can still fight for it.

No matter who the general of Zhaoguo is, he and Zhuang Jinse can stop it.

As for Chen Guo, after repeated discussions between Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng, it was decided that Xiao Heng would go to discuss peace with Yuan Tang.

Xiao Heng will bring Gu Jiao's handwritten letter and the golden seal of Emperor Dayan's eldest grandson.

In fact, it is most appropriate to leave this matter to Gu Jiao. After all, the person who has friendship with Yuan Tang is Gu Jiao. Yuan Tang has said to Gu Jiao more than once that the future prince of Chen Guo owes you a favor and will return it to you in the future. .

It's just that it's not necessarily possible to meet Yuan Tang in this trip. Second, Gu Jiao has more important tasks to do.

Yuan Tang knew Xiao Heng and was released from the capital by Xiao Heng, so Xiao Heng was considered the second best candidate.

Xiao Heng's purpose is not only to prevent Chen Guo from going to war with Dayan, but also to use Chen Guo's forces to stop Zhao Guo who is detoured.

This is not an easy task, but if the two countries cannot be stopped, once Yan's eastern border is breached, the morale of the western border will plummet, and the war with Jin and Liang will be even more difficult.

After confirming the plans of both parties, Xiao Heng went to the palace and informed Shangguan Yan of the plan.

Shangguan Yan had another night of intense discussions with the military ministers of the major families, and finally finalized the entire plan.

As the eldest grandson of Emperor Yan, Xiao Heng went to Cangxue Pass in the northeast to negotiate peace with Chen Guo's army, and Wang Xu led his troops to escort him along the way.

As an envoy of Dayan, An Guogong went to Chishuiguan in the southeast to negotiate peace with the army of Zhao State, and was escorted by Feng Wuxiu, the head of the Feng family.

The reason why he picked the young Feng Wuxiu was mainly because he had an older brother, Daoist Qingfeng.

Aunts and uncles will be arranged in the accompanying team.

Next is the candidate for Zhengxi.

Both Tianshan Pass and Yanmen Pass are in the western border of Dayan. Heifengqi can reach them in 15 days by rapid march, while it takes one month for infantry and supplies.

That said, it was likely September when they got there.

Outside the Jinluan Hall, Shangguan Yan stared blankly at the west direction: "It's already very cold at Tianshan Pass in September, let the soldiers bring warm clothes."

Xiao Heng took a deep look at her: "What are you going to do?"

Shangguan Yan said softly: "I'll go ask for another imperial decree."

The odds of winning this battle are too small, and the morale of Yan's soldiers is not high. If you want to win, you need the emperor to go out to boost morale.

But the monarch is old and has just had a stroke, so it is obviously not suitable to travel far.

that day.

The monarch issued an imperial decree, canonizing the third princess, Shangguan Yan, as the Granddaughter of Great Yan, to go out on behalf of the emperor, and go west!

Accompanying them were 50,000 Black Wind Riders and 120,000 imperial troops.

This is all the troops that Shengdu can deploy at present.

The rest of the troops were either taken away by the Han family and the Nangong family, or guarded in various borders and different cities, and could not be easily transferred.

In the Duke's Mansion, Gu Jiao is trying on the battle armor for the Black Wind King. It also has its own armor. The previous set fell to the Han family, and this set was made by An Guogong.

Gu Chengfeng came over, curled his lips and said: "Our military strength is not even half of theirs, how can we fight?"

He didn't realize it himself, he used "we".

Gu Jiao straightened Heifengwang's battle armor and said, "You can fight as you want."

Gu Chengfeng was about to say something when he suddenly caught sight of Gu Changqing at the door: "Brother!"

Gu Changqing's body has improved significantly, and his spirit looks good.

He had a long sword hanging from his waist and a bundle on his back, so he was going to travel far.

Gu Changqing looked at his sister and said, "Are you going to go alone for such a dangerous matter?"

Gu Jiao glanced at him and said, "You have more important tasks."

The army going west is scheduled to depart on August 20.

The night before departure, Gu Jiao decided to go to the National Teacher Hall, just opened the door, and saw Xiao Heng standing at her door.

"Is something wrong?" She asked in a daze.

Xiao Heng opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

"What can I say directly?" Gu Jiao said.

Xiao Heng lowered his eyes and handed over the two boxes in his hand.

"What?" Gu Jiao asked.

Xiao Heng was a little embarrassed, took a deep breath, and said: "The box on top is your birthday present last year, and it was prepared long ago. You went to the frontier in a hurry, so I didn't have time to give it to you. This time, I probably won't be able to accompany you. It's your birthday, and the gift will be given to you first."

Gu Jiao opened the box.

Last year's birthday gift was a golden charcoal pencil.

The shell is made of pure gold, and the inside is self-rotating, which can replace the carbon core.

Wow, an ancient mechanical pencil.

This year's birthday gift is a small gold leaf notebook and a pair of hairpins.

It is true that her small notebook is almost used up.

It is not surprising to send pens and notebooks, but it is rare to send hairpins.

Sure enough, when I grow up, giving presents is not like it used to be.

Gu Jiao lightly touched the white jade hairpin with her fingertips: "I like it very much, thank you."

Seeing her cherished look, Xiao Heng knew that this time it was finally the right gift.

He took a deep breath and said, "Are you going out just now? You go first."

"Oh, good." Gu Jiao turned around and put the brocade box away, and stepped out of the room.

Looking at the back of her leaving, Xiao Heng collected himself, suppressed the tension in his eyes and called her: "Gu Jiaojiao, we will get married when you come back."

Gu Jiao looked at him in bewilderment: "Huh? Haven't we--married yet?"

Xiao Heng smiled softly: "It's not Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiaoniang, it's Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao."

I want to marry you in the name of Xiao Heng.

The corners of Gu Jiao's lips curled up slightly: "Okay."

When I come back, I will marry you.