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After traveling by land and water for several days, Feng Qiao finally arrived in North Chen Xizhou smoothly.

Just like when she left, Western State is still full of wind and snow.Perhaps it was because she had been to Nanxiao, and she felt the warmth that only belonged to the south. After returning this time, she didn't feel so cold.

Back at the mansion, Zhou Tianxing was nowhere to be seen, Feng Qiao guessed that he must be in the barracks, after all, he is now the commander of the royal army, although there is no war, he has to practice military affairs every day, and dare not slack off.

Feng Qiao didn't take a rest, but went back to her room and wrote a letter to Wen Jun to report her safety.After writing, she wrote another letter, but suddenly stopped writing after writing the word "Xiao Yan".After hesitating again and again, she finally put down the pen and did not continue writing.

As she said, if there are as few troubles as possible, if she writes a letter to Xiao Yan, and someone with a heart knows about it and arranges it, the consequences will be unknown.Anyway, Mr. Wen Wen knew that she was safe and sound, so he should know too.

After sending the trustee out, she immediately rode to the barracks.

Zhou Tianxing was having lunch in the military tent, when he heard someone calling "senior brother", he followed the prestige and looked over, and seeing that it was Feng Qiao, he was both surprised and delighted, "Junior sister is back."

Feng Qiao smiled and said, "Yes, I miss senior brother."

Zhou Tianxing also laughed, and asked her if she had lunch, seeing her shaking her head, he asked the cook to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

"I received the letter you wrote before." Zhou Tianxing said, "Knowing that you are doing well there, I am relieved."

Feng Qiao gave a soft "um", thought for a while, and said, "Actually, I have one more thing that I haven't had time to tell you."

Zhou Tianxing asked, "What's the matter?"

"Xiao Yan wants to marry me." Seeing him looking over in astonishment, Feng Qiao explained Xiao Yan's plan to him in detail.

Zhou Tianxing listened carefully to what she had to say, and remained silent for a long time.Feng Qiao was inexplicably uneasy, and after calling him, he finally said, "Then do you like him and are you willing to marry him?"

Feng Qiao nodded lightly but firmly, "If the gentleman is not him, then I would rather not marry for life." She looked at Zhou Tianxing and said, "The elder brother is the father. Now that the master is not here, I should ask the elder brother for his opinion."

"Of course I believe in Xiao Yan's character." Zhou Tianxing said, "Of course I am happy to see your marriage with him come to fruition, but junior sister, have you ever thought that if peace talks fail and the North and the South go to war, you and I will be married." How should we deal with each other?"

Feng Qiao was dumbfounded.

She was negligent, she really didn't think about it, she just thought that Xiao Yan is so powerful, so sure, he will definitely be able to make the peace negotiation a success, so he will definitely be able to marry her.

Now Zhou Tianxing pointed out her "loophole" with one word, which made her feel a sense of loss.

If the peace negotiation fails and the north and the south go to war, then she and Xiao Yan will naturally become enemies, and there will only be swords, lights, swords, and flames of war between each other, and there will be no room for any lingering love.

Once again, he would become her wishful thinking.

"Brother..."

Hearing the choking in her voice, Zhou Tianxing hurriedly comforted her: "Okay, okay, it's my brother's fault, I shouldn't bring up these bad things. Chinese New Year is coming soon, let's be happier. As for the future, just We'll talk about it later."

Feng Qiao nodded, "Yes."

As the New Year approaches, the people of Xizhou City are all busy for the festival, and the smoke from the kitchen is floating in the wind and snow, which seems a bit warm.However, Nanchen Palace is still desolate and desolate.

Although it is Nanchen Palace, the plaque has already been taken down, and now the whole palace is almost an empty shell, except for Zhou Tianxing and Feng Qiao, there are only a few servants who are reluctant to leave.

As for Xie Yun, he wrote a letter from Luyuan earlier, saying that he would not come back for the New Year—since Zhou Shengchen passed away, he never came back.

He is also trying to say goodbye to the past, and silently cut off that strand of unknown love.

The conversation with Zhou Tianxing in the military tent was still on her mind. Feng Qiao had a lot of thoughts and couldn't let go of them. So many nights, she was haunted by nightmares. Fighting each other, fighting to the death.

When the dream woke up, she had already forgotten the ending, only knew that the pillow was wet with tears, and her chest became more and more depressed.

It wasn't until the day of the Shangyuan Festival that she received something from Wenjun's entrustment that her melancholy was finally relieved a little.

What Mr. Wen Wen sent was something that would only be seen during New Years and festivals in the southern country. Although the objects were small, they were very festive. Besides, there was a letter.Feng Qiao thought she was just talking about some trivial daily life, but unexpectedly at the end of the letter, Wen Wenjun wrote: "The man asked me to send you a word, I hope that your heart is like mine, and you will definitely live up to your love."

Jun Wenjun didn't state the name of "that person" in the letter, but Feng Qiao knew that the person was Xiao Yan.He seemed to be able to sense her anxiety, so across the mountains and rivers, he sent his sincere heart to her.

So far, Feng Qiao is completely at ease.

After the Spring Festival, the snow finally stopped in Xizhou, and the earth is getting warmer day by day.

When she has nothing to do, Feng Qiao is looking forward to the flowers blooming in the garden every day, because the day the flowers bloom is the time for him to attend the appointment.

In late March in Yangchun, she heard that someone from the south was crossing the river and headed straight for Zhongzhou.A few days later, she received an imperial edict, ordering her to go to Zhongzhou as soon as possible, and enter the palace to meet the Holy Majesty.

Feng Qiao knew that he had finally come.

When she arrived in Zhongzhou City, it was already April in the world.

There were already guards waiting for her at the city gate posthouse, and when she arrived, they took her directly into the palace.

Stepping into Miyagi again, Feng Qiao felt as if she had passed away.Xiao Yan once said that this is the gate of desire, the pinnacle of power, a place that many people dream of, but to her, Zhongzhou is the hometown of her master, but this Miyagi hides a dark countercurrent that draws her master away. If it wasn't for the negotiation and marriage proposal, she would never want to set foot in the "tomb" buried under the Nine Springs.

Entering the meeting hall, she saw Xiao Yan first, but her eyes only briefly glanced at him, then she looked at Emperor Bei Chen and saluted: "The general will see your majesty."

"General Feng is exempt from the ceremony. Come and give me a seat."

After she was seated, Feng Qiao discovered that in addition to Northern Chen Emperor Liu Zizhen and Southern Xiao Crown Prince Xiao Yan, there were also the chiefs of the tribes in the north, west, and southwest in the palace. It seems that Xiao Yan took this peace negotiation as a continuation of the covenant of establishing borders .

"Prince Nan Xiao, according to your words, I have summoned General Feng to enter the palace, so we can talk about business, right?"

"Of course." Xiao Yan asked, "Your Majesty, do you know why I came here this time?"

"Although I am young, my brain is not stupid." Liu Zizhen said, "My emperor's uncle once made a gentleman's agreement with various countries and tribes to 'fix the border for ten years and not invade each other'. Now the ten-year period has expired. Presumably the prince came here for this matter."

Xiao Yan nodded, "The ten-year non-war agreement has brought immeasurable merit to the people of all countries. If it is possible, I, the Southern Xiao Kingdom, want to continue this merit, but my father is sick and cannot move, so I come here with sincerity. I don't know what your Majesty thinks about your country's peace talks?"

Liu Zizhen seems to be asking but not asking: "It is said to be sincere, but the prince has already stationed troops by the river when he comes, and is ready to attack Beichen at any time."

Regarding the matter of the garrison, Xiao Yan did not deny it, "A gentleman must have a perfect strategy when planning affairs. If the peace negotiation is successful, and His Majesty releases me to return to Nanxiao safely, our army will naturally not act rashly."

Liu Zizhen: "Aren't you afraid that I will put all my eggs in one basket and force you to command Nanxiao's millions of elite soldiers?"

"Before I came here, I have given an order to my generals. If the peace negotiation fails and the north and south go to war, I don't need to worry about my life, just take down the North Chen Jiangshan." Seeing Liu Zizhen's expression was slightly startled, Xiao Yan said again, "Your Majesty is a wise man, and he is also grateful for the past. My dear, you must remember why your uncle died and what his last wish was."

Liu Zizhen was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled, then he looked at the other leaders and asked, "Continue to honor the non-war agreement and benefit the common people, do you have any objections?"

Compared with the powerful Southern Xiao and Northern Chen, the rest of the tribes are just young people trying to survive in the cracks. They were naturally very happy to hear that they could make peace without fighting, and said in unison: "No objection."

Liu Zizhen ordered someone to draw up the contract, and then all parties signed and sealed the contract.

After the peace talks, Xiao Yan said: "I still have a private matter to discuss with His Majesty."

Liu Zizhen glanced at Feng Qiao after hearing the words, and then said to the leaders: "Everyone go back to the bedroom to rest first, I will hold a banquet tonight to celebrate the success of the peace negotiation, and then I invite you to have a drink and chat."

After several people retreated from the palace, Liu Zizhen asked: "Could it be that the prince's private affairs are related to General Feng?"

Xiao Yan nodded, "Your Majesty is wise, my private matter is to marry General Feng Qiaofeng of your country."

Liu Zizhen seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and was not surprised, she just asked quietly: "What if I don't agree to this marriage?"

"Then I have no choice but to rob someone." Xiao Yan's tone was also calm, but he couldn't hide his ambition, "I think I should be able to rob His Majesty."

Liu Zizhen snorted softly: "This is what you want, right? Use the name of peace negotiation to do selfish things."

"Your Majesty can understand it this way." Xiao Yan said, "In addition, Your Majesty can also understand that I am seeking a marriage to consolidate the foundation of peace talks."

"It's a good thing to ask for a marriage, and to consolidate the foundation of the peace negotiation." Liu Zizhen clapped his hands and praised, "Since this is the case, I will marry General Feng to you with the beauty of an adult, but I have one condition."

Xiao Yan: "Please speak, Your Majesty."

"I want to take her military power and cut her military status. From then on, she will have nothing to do with Wang Jun." Seeing their shocked expressions on both sides, Liu Zizhen was slow, "The prince is also a sensible person, and it doesn't mean that the peace is just a peace." I want to hand over the Northern Chen soldiers and military power to you, don’t I?”

Xiao Yan didn't answer, but looked at Feng Qiao.He knew what Wang Jun meant to her. It was the destination of her heart for more than ten years, and it was also the only thought left to her by her master. If she left Wang Jun, she would definitely feel sad and painful. .

He didn't want to embarrass her, but he also didn't want to see her waver and let him go.

Xiao Yan remained silent for a long time, Liu Zizhen had no choice but to ask Feng Qiao: "General Feng has thought about it, are you willing to leave Wang Jun and marry Nan Xiao far away, so as to form a good country?"

Feng Qiao clenched her fists unconsciously, took a deep breath, then looked at Xiao Yan, and said slowly: "The general...is willing."

"Okay." Liu Zizhen said, "I agree with this marriage."

After leaving the meeting hall, Xiao Yan took Feng Qiao straight to the bedroom. When the door closed, he immediately embraced her and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."

Feng Qiao smiled lightly, "It's fine, why do you have to apologize?"

"You gave up too much for me."

Feng Qiao looked up at him, "How do you know I'm for you and not for myself?"

Xiao Yan looked down at her with doubts in his eyes.

Feng Qiao held his face in both hands, smiled and said: "I fall in love with you and want to marry you. This is my own private thought. Now, I don't want anything else, I just want to be selfish for a while."

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