My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

After the death of the Xianbei Khan, Su Yunwan no longer hid his achievements and fame by hiding his activities at night.

There was only one person who believed that those mysterious helps came from her, and that was Qin Mu.

When the war first broke out, Su Yunwan had openly discussed with Qin Mu how to repel the enemy, but Qin Mu firmly opposed her going to the battlefield.

He would rather spend a lot of manpower and material resources than let Su Yunwan make any mistakes.

But Su Yunwan wanted to resolve the issue quickly and return to a peaceful life.

The two held their own opinions, and neither could convince the other, so they ended up parting on bad terms.

Qin Mu knew very well that once Su Yunwan made a decision, it would be difficult for even his elder brother to change her mind, let alone him.

After failing to stop her from taking risks, he immediately moved back to the Qin Mansion and resumed his old job as a shadow guard at night, secretly guarding the main courtyard bedroom to prevent anyone from discovering that Su Yunwan had left.

Only after Su Yunwan returned safely did he quietly leave the main courtyard.

Su Yunwan discovered what Qin Mu had done and wanted to end the war as soon as possible.

If you work non-stop day and night, even a man of iron won't be able to hold on for long.

So, after inflicting heavy losses and retreating, she went straight to the source of the war and put out the flames of war.

However, in order to prevent unrest, the Xianbei royal court kept the death a secret, so it took a long time for the news to reach Youzhou.

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Late that night, the north wind was howling and heavy snow was falling.

Qin Mu received a new urgent report. Looking at the words written on his hand which read "Xianbei Khan was assassinated", he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Su Yunwan actually went deep into the Xianbei royal court alone and successfully assassinated the Khan!

His face was extremely tense and he ran towards the main courtyard at the speed of a lightning bolt. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he stopped abruptly and asked the servants to report first.

Su Yunwan had fallen asleep. When he heard the message, he had someone take him to the hall to wait. Then he got up sleepily and walked out of the room wrapped in a cloak.

"Madam, I notice that the Third Young Master looks strange and seems to be coming at me in a menacing manner." Qingtang came forward with a worried look on her face.

Su Yunwan paused for a moment, then continued walking forward, "No problem."

Walking to the hall, she saw Qin Mu, who was covered in snow and exuding a cold aura, and said calmly, "It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"

Qin Mu bowed and glanced coldly at Qingtang beside her, feeling full of oppression.

Qingtang felt as if his scalp was exploding, but he suppressed the trembling and looked at Su Yunwan inquiringly.

She didn't leave until Su Yunwan nodded.

There was no one else in the room. Qin Mu lowered his voice so that only they could hear each other and asked, "Sister-in-law, was it you who caused the death of the Xianbei Khan?"

"That's right." Su Yunwan nodded in acknowledgement.

Qin Mu's pupils trembled: "Do you know how dangerous it would be? If something happens, what would you do to my brother? What would happen to the children?"

What he wanted to say more was that if anything happened to you and there was no one to rescue you, the life of the Xianbei Khan was not worth your risking your life alone.

These words of concern came to his lips, but he swallowed them back.

Yin Ruoshu’s words are still ringing in my ears, ringing alarm bells from time to time.

Su Yunwan didn't know what he hadn't finished saying, she just felt that his words were harsh.

During this period of time, Qin Mu's deliberate alienation had already caused her a lot of headaches. Now he came to question her in a threatening manner, just for his elder brother.

Is this to carry out the role arranged by the previous prince to the end? !

"If it really doesn't work, I will evacuate." Su Yunwan's expression couldn't help but turn cold, with a hint of impatience in her voice.

Qin Mu said seriously: "If there is a next time, please be sure to take me with you."

But Su Yunwan shook her head: "You have things you need to do."

"Nothing is more important than your safety!"

Qin Mu blurted out, and after he finished speaking, a hint of unnaturalness flashed across his sharp eyebrows, which was caught by Su Yunwan.

She seemed to understand something, looked directly into Qin Mu's eyes, and a faint smile appeared on her lips: "Why do you think so?"

Qin Mu: "..."

Seeing Qin Mu's embarrassed expression and speechless for a moment, Su Yunwan smiled even more and said in a slower tone: "Next time I go out secretly, I will tell you. As for whether you want to go together, we will see the situation at that time."

After hearing this, Qin Mu was satisfied and left.

Su Yunwan watched him leave, shook her head and said to herself: They are indeed brothers, their styles of doing things are exactly the same.

As Qin Mu walked out of the courtyard, he heard light footsteps behind him. Turning back, he saw Qing Lan, dressed in black.

Qinglan is the adopted daughter of the late prince from a family of servants. She was trained to be a female shadow guard and now she has been transferred to the Guard Bureau and is under the command of Su Yunwan.

She was hurriedly called here by the maid Qingtang to prevent Qin Mu from losing his mind and offending the lady.

When she arrived, she only saw Qin Mu's back and followed him without thinking.

Seeing Qin Mu turning back, Qing Lan asked, "Third brother, is there any emergency?"

"It's okay now." Qin Mu replied coldly, turned around and continued walking.

Qing Lan chased after him, "Third brother, my sister-in-law treats you as a family member. No matter what happens, don't act on impulse and disappoint her."

Qin Mu stopped and remained silent for a long time.

The biting cold wind mixed with snowflakes lashed my face like a whip, and the chill penetrated into my muscles and bones.

The word "family" was like a red-hot piece of iron, burning him and making him tremble in his heart.

After a long while, Qin Mu said "thank you" and strode away.

The next morning, Qin Mu sent someone to deliver an exquisite and sharp dagger to Su Yunwan.

After Su Yunwan received it, she knew that Qin Mu wanted her to use it for self-defense, so she immediately asked someone to convey his gratitude and said that she liked it very much.

Not long after, the Qin army returned triumphantly, and the people who had been hibernating put on thick clothes and walked out of their homes to welcome them.

Thousands of miles away, the Eastern Capital Palace.

The Emperor of the Great Zhou violated the rule of “the Son of Heaven guards the national gates and the king dies for the country”, and was harmed by the luck stolen in his early years. Coupled with his frustration, his health deteriorated day by day.

After learning that the Xianbei had invaded the border of Youzhou on a large scale, an abnormal excitement appeared on his face, and he immediately came up with a plan to take advantage of the conflict between the two parties.

Soon, the imperial guards moved their camp northward, waiting for the Xianbei and the Qin family to be defeated, and then they would take advantage of the situation and recapture Youzhou and other places in one fell swoop.

However, when the army was halfway along the way, they received news that the Xianbei had been defeated.

The army stayed on the spot, awaiting orders from the Eastern Capital.

The emperor wanted to emulate the previous emperor and secretly join forces with the Xianbei to deal with the Qin army that stayed behind.

The envoys bypassed the Qin family's sphere of influence, traveled through mountains and rivers, and finally arrived at Xianbei, but heard that the Xianbei Khan had been assassinated and no one dared to invade Youzhou easily anymore.

When the emperor saw the secret letter from the envoy, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which fell on the letter, like red plum blossoms.

On the other side, Qin Junyi led a large army to the northern border and launched a siege, successfully retaking the Qin family's original base camp, Liangzhou, from the Beidi, guarding important border fortresses and cutting off Beidi reinforcements and food supplies.

Those Northern Di troops who went southwards deep into the heart of the Great Zhou lost their rear support and were attacked from both the north and the south by the combined Qin army and the allied forces, thus falling into the dilemma of being encircled and suppressed.