Marry a powerful minister and remain a widow?I’m done with the book-wearing female role!

The door was opened a crack, and Xie Zhao stood by the door, staring at Liang An with cold eyes.

"Master, you..."

Liang An's heart skipped a beat, realizing that he was in trouble.

His master has always been cold and ascetic. He has just been away for a while. Why is he so eager to come back?

Looking at him with eyes that were as sharp as ice blades, Liang An felt chills all over his body. He actually broke out into a thin sweat in the freezing cold weather. He thought to himself: No, it's dangerous!

How to make peace with disturbing the master's good deeds?

Xie Zhao narrowed his eyes, unable to hide his anger, and said carefully: "Liang'an, you'd better have something serious to do!"

When the crisis came, Liang Fang was dumbfounded and replied: "Sir, during your absence, my wife relied on wine to fall asleep every night. I heard that the kitchen made ginseng soup, and I wanted to ask if I should use it. Come over and have a bowl.”

The excuse was slightly flimsy, Liang An showed an honest look, as long as he mentioned his wife, his guilt would be at least reduced by half.

When mentioning Jiang Yuzhu, Xie Zhao's expression softened and he said quietly: "Master, since I'm back, I will take good care of my wife."

Can the idle people waiting and asking for help replace him, the real husband?

Xie Zhao curled his lips in disdain. After being interrupted, his previous excitement was reduced by half, like a burning fire being poured several buckets of cold water on him.

He was careless. There are always people who don't open their eyes.

Liang'an took a step back, his face changed again and again, and he retorted: "What the master said makes no sense!"

Does it matter whether there is a master in the house?They will all care about Madam anyway.

"My wife is everyone's wife, why should I deprive us of our love for my wife?"

Liang'an blurted out and hesitated again.

It was not a good place to stay for a long time. He turned around and ran quickly with long strides, just to keep a safe distance from the master.

Xie Zhao calmly watched Liang An run away, then took out the copper plate from his sleeve pocket slowly, flicked his hands, and the copper plate flew out.

With a whoosh, he hit Liang An accurately on his buttocks.

"master?"

Liang An was shocked to the point of disbelief at first, and then panicked. He only felt something cool being inserted into an indescribable part.

After shouting loudly, Liang An ran away quickly. He was going to find Mr. Yan to find a solution!

How could the master treat him like this? Did he say anything wrong?

A man who is too possessive is really scary!

Liang'an had a mournful face and refused to tell the truth when faced with the questions from the maids Hongli Hongjin. The main reason was that he couldn't afford to embarrass this person!

In the room, Jiang Yuzhu had already put on her coat.

Seeing Xie Zhao returning, she added a cup of tea and asked, "What's wrong with Liang'an? I thought I heard him scream."

It's the New Year, and the atmosphere in the house is festive. It's not a good time to get sick at this time.

Xie Zhao sat on a chair, held Jiang Yuzhu on his lap, and said casually: "It's not a disease, it's just that going to the toilet is more painful."

"Ah, you have hemorrhoids?"

Jiang Yuzhu's expression was clear, "It's cold, so I put more chili peppers in the cooking."

It is said that nine out of ten people have hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are not a big problem, but they are excruciating when they are sick.

The topic was ignored, and Jiang Yuzhu asked the question that concerned him most: "Yuanhe, why did you and your cousin stay in Surabaya City for so long?"

During this period, spies from the camp in the north of the city went to inquire about it, but no news came from them.

We haven't seen each other for many days, and Xie Zhao looks even thinner, which shows that life is not comfortable.

Xie Zhao felt ridiculous when mentioning what he had experienced during this period.

"Speaking of which, my cousin was a big help."

Xie Zhao decided to start from the day the couple separated. He and his cousin Chen Tao escaped from the city lord's mansion and happened to encounter the guards setting up a trap to capture the assassin.

Jiang Yuzhu recalled and nodded: "We also met."

It was still chaotic at the time, so Jiang Yuzhu found the right moment to make a small plan to escape, but it would not be so smooth if it was later.

Xie Zhao rubbed Jiang Yuzhu's smooth cheeks with one hand and said with a wry smile: "My husband and my cousin are not so lucky."

The reason why he came out late was to take advantage of the chaos and return to the city lord's mansion to return the city defense map that he had stolen in advance.

The city defense map has been rubbed, and the original version must be returned so as not to arouse the barbarians' vigilance.

Jiang Yuzhu raised her heart and asked, "Did you and your cousin get arrested?"

She carefully calculated that this possibility was extremely slim.

There are people of his own in Sishui City. If Xie Zhao becomes a prisoner, there will be no news in the camp in the north of the city.

"He was arrested, but not by the people from the City Lord's Mansion."

At that time, another team rushed out. There were about a hundred or so people, who were also barbarians.

"The new team was led by a barbarian woman. I heard that my cousin had stabbed the city lord's sister, and I immediately decided to take him to the tribe."

The power of the barbarians is relatively scattered, and the tribesmen have always been dissatisfied with the city lord.

Internal strife broke out between the two sides. Taking advantage of the chaos, Xie Zhao and Chen Tao were kidnapped into the tribe.

Jiang Yuzhu clicked his tongue and said, "So my cousin has just left the dragon pond and entered the tiger's den again?"

Many barbarian women like pretty boys, and Chen Tao's scholarly temperament just fits the bill.

Qi Lin said that the tribe's barbarians were more ferocious, comparable to mountain bandits, and they made a living by robbing.

Qi Lin's father cheated, and the barbarians killed people and stole the goods. The people of Qi and the barbarians had sworn hatred.

"What I'm curious about is, did my cousin obey?"

Anyway, when Chen Tao returned to the border town, his eyes were comparable to that of an old man in his twilight years, and his energy was completely gone.

Xie Zhao did not mention it again as it was a matter of privacy. Some things could only be understood but not expressed in words.

"Our people spread the news that the city lord's sister and the tribeswoman were jealous because of their cousin's rivalry, and a feud was formed."

Chen Tao's sacrifice was not in vain, at least it played a role in sowing discord.

For more than a month, there have been internal strife and internal fighting in various parts of Surabaya City. This is a good opportunity for Daqi to take a breather.

"In the capital, the Xuan family and the chief minister of Wei each hold power. The court is in turmoil, and the emperor is also in trouble."

In the past, Xie Zhao was Xiao She's reassurance when he was in the capital.

Now that Xie Zhao has left, Jiang Fulu is taking over, making jokes in the morning, quarreling with Chief Wei at every turn, and stalling for time by hugging each other and playing tricks.

The emperor is a discerning person, but he just feels that there is not enough time.

Xuanjia planned for a long time, just to find a node.

Once the Northland was held back by the barbarians, General Mo and Princess Yutan were unable to return to the capital, and the forces in the capital were reshuffled.

For now, some forces are already ready to take action.

After being away from home for several months, Jiang Yuzhu missed her relatives in the capital.

When she mentioned the war, she tucked the rabbit fur collar around her neck and said worriedly: "The barbarians have strong soldiers and horses. Even if there is internal strife, it is unlikely that the war will end within a few months."

The Qi army supplemented its military needs, but was still struggling to support itself.

Fortunately, the cloth armor researched by Jiang Yuzhu has been distributed to soldiers on a large scale. In the past, there was no lack of armor and the lack of defense also solved the disadvantages of wearing heavy armor on the battlefield.

"Just defending without attacking is not a long-term solution."

If you want to ensure peace in the border town, you must capture Surabaya City.

After occupying Surabaya City, the barbarians were truly driven back to their home base.

At that time, the barbarians will be like a piece of scattered sand, with various places competing for interests, and there will be no chance of a comeback for at least 20 years.

"It's better to defend than to attack."

When it came to tactics, Xie Zhao's eyes were deep and sharp, and a flash of clarity flashed in his eyes. He smiled slightly, as if he was sure of victory.