Chapter 65: 10. Shi Jing (Nuan)
"Father" Sheri run toward him.
Her father strokes her head. "Are you alright? How did you have a wound in your arm?" Her father asked while looking at the bandage arm of Sheri.
"Ah, this wait, I thought you're in the prison?" Sheri said.
"That was someone we ask to act as an impostor. 10 days ago, the prime minister suddenly came, and we need to act fast that I am in prison. We know from the beginning that the prime minister was one of the allies of Li Na. So we already plan before. The moment his highness gathers the information he needed. I went back to the capital and prepare everything. There i also inform the emperor regarding the plot of the prime minister." Her father said, and he looked toward the crown prince.
Sheri burrowed her brow. "How come that she is not the only who doesn't know the plan." Sheri questioned herself.
"Your Highness the 2 borders are now all sets. We also station some men on the seaside." The General said.
A soldier instantly barges in, kneel in one knee.
"Your highness the troops of the neighboring country starts to move according to our spy." He said.
"Just as I thought, we need to execute our plan. General take your troops and prepare them according to the plan. Jing come with me, I need your opinion. "Lou Xi said and walk outside. Before, Sheri was followed the crown prince the General stop Sheri.
"Nuan". Her father called.
The general walk toward her daughter and gave something toward her.
"Tell your mother I love her and gave her this." Her father said.
Sheri didn't receive it and shakes her head.
"Father, you tell her your self. I need to go. Stay alive. There's no wrong in running." Sheri said while following the crown prince.
The commanding General's mouth twitch, her daughter is talking gibberish again. How can he, the most prominent General will run during the war? That would be an insult. He carefully looked at the bag of Sheri that was on the table and insert the letter and the pouch for her mother. After that, he advanced and gathers his troops and did what the crown prince asked.
On the other side. Sheri saw Ru Shan and some Generals. When they arrive they all stand up and respectfully salute the crown prince.
"Any local news regarding the west border and east border. Lou Xi asked eagerly.
"What you asked us to do we have already done it." Ru Shan said while looking primarily at Sheri.
Lou Xi shows and eagerly discusses his plan toward everyone. Sheri was listening carefully to the side. The female lead is an assassin she's excellent in a sneak attack. Sheri has knowledge when it comes to modern war, but she can utilize some of her strategies. They only had swords and stones and fires in this era. She was thinking deeply. This will be the first time she will be involved in a war. Many innocent lives will be involved.
"Can you give me the maps of all the borders? Sheri said to Ru Shan. She felt uncomfortable toward Lou Xi, so she turns to Ru Shan.
Lou Xi elevated his one eyebrow while looking at Sheri.
"In every village, Your highness can you dispatch troops to warn them and gather them up. Transfer them here if you have to. Dispatch your swiftest men." Sheri said while pointing some part of the map. "You can't do that. It will typically consume time and valuable resources." One of the General spoke.
"I will take responsibility for that General. You don't have to worry about it," Sheri said fiercely.
"Your Highness, his still young. You don't believe him. Right?" One of the General speaks as well.
Lou Xi looked favorably at her." I do trust her." He said
The people who are in the private room were genuinely shocked. When they properly heard about the word "her".
They instantly started discussing.
"This is outrageous, She should be eliminated for lying toward the people and the monarchy. This is unacceptable." One of the General spoke.
"Enough, we are at war. I know her since we were young and I know her capabilities. Many of you don't know her, but I know her. If you have any problem with it. Come to me after the war, if we all survive on this ordeal." Lou Xi seriously said.
All the time Ru Shan was quiet. He knows the capability of Shi Jing. In his past life. He was focused on having power, that he trusted and loved the female lead. They plotted together to get the throne. They succeed after they killed the right hand of Lou Xi. That was Shi Jing. When she died Lou Xi was devastated.
And they easily implement their secondary plot. They dethrone and locked Lou Xi. He was declared unfit to rule the country. They sought someone to put a hallucination aroma toward his room producing an imaginary vision seeing Shi Jing asking for help. Lou Xi keep on shouting and wasn't able to rest properly. After, how many months he was considered unstable. That was their second plot.
He succeeded to dethrone his brother, and he becomes the following emperor and the female lead becomes the empress. The day he becomes an emperor. The female lead started to plot against him. 3 Years have passed. He slowly got sick. His health deteriorates in no time. He never questioned the female lead because the female lead keep on visiting him and telling him everything that was going on in the nation As months passed by the female lead started to rule the nation. She exploits her modern ideas to cause the people to believe in her that she, as a woman can rule. In his death bed. The empress came and serves him the last poison. Before, she offered him the drink. She whispers in his ear that she is not the real Li Na and that she never loved him.
This life he owns a lot toward his beloved brother and even if he falls in love with Shi Jing. He will wholeheartedly step back and give the happiness that once he denied to his own brother. He was thinking all of these while looking at Sheri and the crown prince talking☐☐☐☐