Chu Heyi interrupted him and said, "Fifth Prince, seven years ago, your mother was murdered and you and your sister were forced to hide in Daqi. You even hid in the Daqi Palace to avoid being hunted down. It has not been easy for you along the way.

"I have always remembered and will remember forever that you, as a prince of Northern Zhou, were willing to train cavalry for our Daqi.

"When dealing with the Third Prince and Ren Feiyu, we had a tacit understanding. I think not everyone can have such a tacit understanding. It is also difficult to find such a tacit friendship in the world. I cherish it very much."

Chu Heyi looked at Zhou Mochi with burning eyes, paused for a moment, and then continued: "Now that you are the King of Northern Zhou, you can make conditions to me, but I hope you will think it over carefully before you speak. I don't want our rare friendship to be destroyed. I believe that you cherish this relationship between us as much as I do."

Zhou Mochen's eyes were deep, and he stared at Chu Heyi's face for a long time.

He took a deep breath, turned around, faced forward, and spoke after a long while: "My mother died tragically that year, and we went through untold hardships to survive in Daqi. At that time, I changed my name to Song Ju, and my sister's name was Wu Xi. At that time, we had no expectations for life and no yearning for the future, but..."

He turned around again and looked at Chu Heyi, his eyes burning even more than before, "But it was you who gave us brothers and sisters hope again, it was you who gave me strength and let me know that we can return to our homeland again.

"You also let me know that as long as we work hard and use the right methods, many things can be achieved. Dreams can no longer be dreams!"

So, at this moment, he wanted to fight for himself like crazy. Even if he was rejected, he couldn't control his heartbeat! He didn't want to control it!

As if he was afraid of losing his temper, Zhou Mochi did not pause. He suddenly raised his hands, held Chu Heyi's shoulders, and said, "Chu Heyi, be my queen. I will use the Great Zhou Dynasty as a betrothal gift. If you become my queen, the Great Zhou Dynasty will be yours."

Chu Heyi raised his hand and slapped him.

The crisp sound of applause rang out on the city wall, and it was particularly crisp.

Zhou Mochen's face was knocked to one side by the blow.

Chu Heyi said, "You only remember what I gave you, but have you forgotten what Xie Lin gave you? In the past, you and Princess Fengying were sentenced to death, and it was Xie Lin who saved you at the cost of his own reputation! That slap just now was given to you by me on his behalf! Zhou Mochi, a friend's wife, should not be bullied!"

Zhou Mochen covered his face, half turned sideways, and did not look back at her.

Chu Heyi said: "Yes, I want Northern Zhou to submit to Daqi and become a city of Daqi. In this way, the hostility between Daqi and Northern Zhou for many years will be completely disintegrated. The people of the two countries will no longer have to suffer from war, and Daqi can become stronger, and no one will dare to fight easily!"

"Then why doesn't Daqi submit to our Dazhou? Since you proposed that Dazhou submit to Daqi, I proposed that you be my queen. Is this too much to ask? You alone can merge the two countries, save the people from the suffering of war, and make Daqi an absolutely powerful country. Why don't you want to do that?"

Zhou Mochen still looked at her stubbornly, his eyes red.

Chu Heyi smiled: "My Daqi cavalry is not weaker than your Northern Zhou. Now your Northern Zhou's first, third, and fourth princes are all dead, and they died at the hands of my Daqi generals and died in my schemes. Your foundation is not stable. If I ask my eldest brother to besiege the city, can you defeat my Daqi?

"Since we cannot win, the only option is for you, Northern Zhou, to submit to me, Da Qi! Today, I am staying in your Northern Zhou royal city, just to help you secure your throne!

"Do you think that all the officials of Northern Zhou are loyal to you? Do you think that your brothers are dead, but they have no remnants? They want to tear you apart!

"But the fact that I, the Crown Princess of Daqi, am here means that you have the support of Daqi and the 300,000 troops of the Zhenbei Marquisate. That's why they dare not attack you in droves. That's why you can sit on the throne so easily! Do you understand?"

Zhou Mochen's eyes became redder, his chest rose and fell, and his breathing became heavier.

Obviously Chu Heyi's words hurt him deeply, and he had no words to refute.

Chu Heyi said, "If you want to fight, then we will fight! But I can see that Zhou Hanchi is deeply in love with Princess Anding. Now that Princess Anding has died tragically, and you are the king of Northern Zhou, Zhou Hanchi will definitely blame you for Princess Anding's death! If I stand on the opposite side of you, do you think you can withstand the attack from Daqi and Zhou Hanchi?"

The expression on Chu Heyi's face was very sarcastic.

Zhou Mochen seemed to have suffered a huge blow, and his body shook uncontrollably.

He clenched his fists and stared at Chu Heyi's face: "Can't you stay for me? What's the difference between being my Queen of Da Zhou and Queen of Da Qi? I don't mind that you've been married before!"

"You're so ridiculous. I don't blame you for making me remarry, but you even said you don't mind that I've been married before? I've never thought about remarrying!" Chu Heyi sneered.

"Besides, do you think I married Xie Lin because of the position of queen? I love him!"

Zhou Mochi's pupils shrank sharply, and his voice was hoarse: "How much do you love me?"

Chu Heyi's face was full of pride: "In my mind, he is the most handsome and intelligent person in the world. Before I met him, I never thought about getting married; after meeting him, I never thought about marrying anyone else."

Zhou Mochen stood in the wind, the cold wind made his face look snow-white, and the slap marks on his face became even clearer.

Time seemed to have stopped, and there was a solemn atmosphere between heaven and earth.

Chu Heyi said: "I once told you that I would not force you to let Bei Zhou belong to Da Qi. It was like this before, and it is still like this now. I will make you willingly give up Bei Zhou and let it belong to our Da Qi!"

Zhou Mochen just looked at her without saying anything.

"My eldest brother is still waiting for me to reunite. Shu Xiao and I will go back first. You can handle Zhou Hanchi's matter yourself." Chu Heyi raised his eyebrows: "The King of Northern Zhou will not let us down, right?"

She smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes, and she turned around and was about to leave.

Zhou Mochen grabbed her wrist, and Chu Heyi looked up at him with a wary look.

Zhou Mochen felt a pain in his heart. They had been through a lot together, and their relationship shouldn't be like this now.

At this moment, regret overwhelmed him like a tide. He shouldn't have said it. Chu Heyi had clearly reminded him...

It was he who destroyed the deep friendship between them and ruined the unparalleled tacit understanding.

However, if he had the chance to do it all over again, he would still choose to speak it out, because if he didn't speak it out, he would always feel that he still had a chance.

"I'm sorry." Zhou Mochen said. Just three short words, but he said them with great difficulty and bitterness.

Chu Heyi smiled slyly: "Then are you willing to let Northern Zhou belong to my Daqi to express your apology to me?"

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