The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

Yu Shui's mind was also in a mess. He frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "We can't save the young lady by ourselves. Why don't we split up into two groups? I'll go to the Yan residence to discuss countermeasures with Prime Minister Yan, and you go to find King Dingbei. No matter what, we must ask King Dingbei to save our young lady's life."

Dongyu nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll go find King Dingbei."

Even if Yu Wantai didn't consider the relationship between him and the young lady as husband and wife, he had to help save their young lady for the sake of money.

At the Yan Mansion, Qian Manman, with the help of Concubine Shu, coaxed the Queen Mother to issue an imperial decree allowing her to leave the palace. She had just returned home and had not even had time to catch her breath when she heard Yu Shui say that the person who was rescued was not Yan Muxi. Her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground.

Minghui supported her and urged her anxiously, "Since we failed to rescue Xixi this time, we can find another way to save her. Man'er, you are a mother, how can you always be so useless!"

Qian Manman murmured in a daze, "There's no chance anymore. It's too late..."

Seeing her like this, Minghui's already flustered heart became even more flustered, but Yan Muxi was nowhere to be found, so they couldn't lose their composure. She suppressed her panic and continued to persuade, "How can it be too late? Man'er, don't let your imagination scare yourself. The fortune teller said long ago that Xixi is a very blessed person, and she will definitely be able to turn danger into safety and be safe."

Yu Shui suddenly thought of Qian Manman's strange dream before, and asked anxiously, "Why does Madam feel that it is too late? Could it be that she dreamed about what happened to the young lady afterwards?"

Qian Manman glanced at the rain and tears fell down. Although she didn't say anything, her words said it all.

Yu Shui suppressed his panic and said, "Since Madam has dreamed about what happened to the young lady in the future, we should stop it in time. It is definitely not too late."

"It's not too late to stop it, it's not too late..." Qian Manman muttered, as if she was gradually coming back to her senses, "Yes, we have to stop it, it's still not too late." As she said that, she was about to walk out.

Minghui grabbed Qian Manman who was stumbling out and pressed her to sit down on the armchair. "Maner, calm down and explain yourself clearly. Let's work together to find a solution. Now that Xixi is nowhere to be found, we need to be cautious with every step we take and not make mistakes again!"

Qian Manman cried and shook her head, "You don't understand, the emperor will not let Xi Jie'er go, he will not let Xi Jie'er go, there is no other way... If the Dingbei army does not attack the city, Xi Jie'er can live, only if the Dingbei king withdraws his troops, Xi Jie'er can live... Don't stop me, I want to find the Dingbei king, beg him to withdraw his troops, beg him to let Xi Jie'er go..."

"Don't waste your time. King Dingbei will not withdraw his troops." Yan Yongchen pushed the door open and walked in. He didn't know how long he had been listening outside.

After standing still, Yan Yongchen looked at Minghui and Yushui, "Please leave first."

Yu Shui and Ming Hui looked at each other and left the room.

The couple was the only ones left in the room. After not seeing each other for several days, Qian Manman did not rush to Yan Yongchen with joy as usual. Instead, she asked with tears in her eyes, "How do you know that the King of Dingbei will not withdraw his troops? How can you make such a conclusion without even trying it?"

"Marquis Dingnan is personally leading 100,000 troops northwards. They will reach Luodu in ten days. If King Dingbei cannot capture the imperial city in time within ten days, he will miss the best opportunity to seize the throne. There is no way we will give up this opportunity that more than 100,000 soldiers risked their lives just because of one person."

Meeting Yan Yongchen's indifferent eyes, Qian Manman's emotions that had been suppressed for many days collapsed in an instant. She rushed to Yan Yongchen, raised her hand and slapped him hard in the face.

If it wasn't a dream, she wouldn't know what the person who had been sleeping beside her for many years had done, let alone what her father and daughter had experienced.

Her father, who loved her the most, was manipulated by others and ended up with a miserable ending.

Her daughter, because she was born in her belly, had to live in a foreign land and suffered a lot since she was young, and then she met with such a miserable end at a young age.

All of this was because she was blind and deceived by a hypocrite with a beastly heart.

Yan Yongchen did not dodge and let the slap hit his face. After being beaten, the look in his eyes when he looked at Qian Manman was still calm and indifferent.

He said word by word: "Compared with the country and the country, the life and death of an individual is not worth mentioning."

Qian Manman was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't believe what she heard, and then she slapped the man in front of her who made her love and hate him like crazy, "I don't care, what does my country have to do with me? Whether King Dingbei can seize the throne has nothing to do with me. I want to save my daughter, I want my daughter to live, I want my daughter to be alive..."

Compared to the man in front of her, Qian Manman hated herself more. She hated herself for being blind, hated herself for being stupid, and hated herself for not giving up even now and still having expectations for the man in front of her.

Outside the door, several people heard some strange noises and rushed into the house in a hurry.

Qian Manman was seen crying and hitting Yan Yongchen like crazy, while Yan Yongchen stood quietly there with an indifferent expression and was unmoved.

After a while, Yan Yongchen seemed unwilling to be laughed at by outsiders, and solemnly ordered Liu Ma beside him, "Madam is ill, take her to the inner room to rest. From today on, the servants of the East Courtyard are not allowed to step out of the courtyard without my permission."

Qian Manman stopped moving and looked at Yan Yongchen with tearful eyes, "We have been married for more than 20 years. Sister Xi is your own flesh and blood. Do you really want to do this?"

Yan Yongchen didn't look at her, "Mother Liu, take Madam to the couch to rest."

The hope in Qian Manman's eyes faded, and she laughed with tears in her eyes, "Hehehe... Yan Yongchen, you have no heart, you have no heart, you are worse than a beast... I hate you!"

After saying that, he took a step back, straightened his back, turned around and strode towards the inner room.

Her sincerity had been trampled upon to such an extent, she really wanted to learn to be more courageous, to hold back her tears and her love, but unfortunately she couldn't do it, no matter how hard she tried.

Yan Yongchen stood there, staring blankly at Qian Manman's figure until the familiar figure disappeared from his sight, then he turned and walked out of the house.

Minghui came back to her senses from her shock and hurriedly followed him out.

Minghui chased all the way to the study, and before the door was closed, she anxiously asked Yan Yongchen, "Do you really want to watch Xixi die?"

"What else? Do you think I'm a god who can pull someone out of a tiger's mouth?" Yan Yongchen's expression and tone showed obvious impatience.

The two had dealt with each other many times, but this was the first time Minghui saw him showing his emotions. "If you couldn't save Xixi, why did you stop Man'er from saving people?"

"I just don't want her to commit suicide!" Yan Yongchen pondered for a moment, "The Dingbei Army will definitely attack the city, and no one can change that."

Minghui sighed, "I know."

The current situation makes it imperative for King Dingbei to attack the city. If they wait for Marquis Dingnan to arrive with reinforcements, all the previous efforts of the Dingbei army will be in vain.

Yan Muxi placed all his fortune on King Dingbei in the hope that he could aspire for the throne. If King Dingbei fails, for Yan Muxi, everything will return to the starting point.

Minghui thought for a moment and asked again, "You have a way to save Xixi's life, right?"

Yan Yongchen's expression returned to his usual indifference, and he asked, "I'm very curious, what did I do that would make you mistakenly think that I'm a savior who can save anyone and will save anyone."