The night wind blew the white curtains. Under the dim light, Murong Qiancheng saw Chu Jiangmian so sad for the first time, and her heart suddenly became inexplicably cramped.

When he noticed someone approaching his side, Chu Jiangmian did not look up. The woman squatted down with a faint fragrance and put the porridge she cooked in front of her.

"Xiao Li said you didn't eat much, how could your body bear it? I have been cooking this little porridge in the middle of the night, and I don't know if it suits your appetite. If you are picky, you won't say it!"

Qiancheng raised his mouth, but did not dare to look at the tears on his face. If she had enough courage, she would want to wipe him dry now. But she was not that brave yet.

"Yeah, it's very good."

Chu Jiangmian did not refuse or say anything. He drank the small bowl of porridge with a warm smell in one breath, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Murong Qiancheng lowered his head and then found that there was a wound on his wrist. Although it had been bandaged, he didn't know how he touched it just now, and blood was oozing out again. She was shocked and quickly took the small bowl and put it aside. But she complained.

"Why don't you say it if you are injured?"

"Oh, it's just a minor injury, it doesn't get in the way. I've dealt with it when I was in the army..."

"What do those guys in the army with thick hands and feet know? If you don't clean up your wounds properly, what will happen if the cold becomes serious!"

"It's not that serious, it's just a scratch."

Chu Jiangmian whispered, and had already seen Qiancheng reach out to untie the wounds for him, revealing the wounds inside. She frowned, and the knife was very deep, and the flesh was rolled up, which was shocking.

"Then are you blaming me for meddling in other people's business? You don't care about your own health, don't you think about others? Wait here, don't move. Hum!"

Chu Jiangmian was stunned, and he couldn't help but rub his forehead. It was the first time he was scolded by a woman like this. After a while, Murong Qiancheng, who had returned, brought the best medicine. After cleaning his wound, she applied the medicine again, and then bandaged it carefully.

The woman's hair fell down on her forehead, covering her face, and she couldn't see what expression was on her face. After watching her bandage carefully, Chu Jiangmian tied a bow and let out a sigh of relief, as if she was finally relieved. His heart seemed to be entangled with tenderness. Perhaps, when people are sad, only such beauty is the most effective healing medicine.

"How can you always be injured? Don't fight like this when fighting! You will become the new king of Zhao. Some of your subordinates are soldiers serving you, and you are not allowed to go to the battlefield in person in the future."

She knew that she had no reason for this concern for him, but she still couldn't help but say it. If the two times at Zhongyue Mountain and Luohe Ferry were included, this was the third time she had bandaged his wounds.

"I don't want to do it either! But there is no way. Whose life is not a life on the battlefield? From the moment I pick up the knife, everyone is a comrade in fighting together, no distinction between each other, and no status...."

Listening to the man's low statement, Murong Qiancheng's expression in his eyes was both confusing and surprised. She had never heard of any aristocratic person who had such an idea.

"But you are about to become the king of a country. Will you go to the battlefield yourself when wars strike again?"

"Of course! The father always leads the army and takes the horse to kill the enemy. As his successor, will I hide far behind myself?"

"Do you have that great ability? Just be a hero..."

As soon as he said that, Qiancheng suddenly blushed. It turned out that in his subconscious, he had always regarded him as the playboy in the world, but he did not expect that he had already transformed into a powerful hero.

"Qiancheng, it's so late, why don't you sleep? It's hard for you to do these things for me."

As if she noticed her embarrassment, Chu Jiangmian changed the subject. Unexpectedly, the other party's face turned a little redder. After a while, she muttered in a low voice.

"It was the queen who told everyone to take good care of you. It's not that I took the initiative to do these things."

However, before Qiancheng finished speaking, he suddenly felt a pair of arms gently hugging her from behind, and heard the man say in the gentlest tone in his ear.

"Thank you, Qiancheng! No matter what it is for, I want to thank you. From now on, no matter what happens, I will face it actively and will never be like before."

Feeling the warm macho breath in her ears, Murong Qiancheng was a little stiff. She didn't know how to deal with it. Is he confessing to her? Or...? She was so embarrassed that she stirred her clothes with her fingers, took several deep breaths before finally calming down.

"Actually, Xiaoli and I should thank you."

The man's arm left her body. He just wanted a little comfort when his feelings were most fragile. He didn't think much about the others.

"Why do you say that? Qiancheng, after you came to Zhao State, you helped me so much. Thanks to Xiaoli this time..."

"At present, I will no longer hide it from you. The reason why we decided to follow you to Zhao State was that we could use your power to avenge us in the future. I thought this goal might be very far away, but I didn't expect that I would see hope so soon... If we ask you when the opportunity is right, will you help?"

Murong Qiancheng raised his head and looked at Chu Jiangmian's eyes. Her face was covered with tears. The blood and hatred buried deep in her heart made this woman who was extremely intelligent become a little persistent. She chose Chu Jiangmian to use him. But now, she has changed her mind.

Chu Jiangmian nodded calmly, as if he had known a lot. His eyes looked at the bright and flawless eyes of the woman in front of him, and in the pool of autumn water, he understood everything.

"You are from Yan, are you? If I'm not wrong, I have a close relationship with the Murong family, the former ruling Yan State?"

"Yes! Our family was once a nobleman of Yan State and was in charge of the national affairs of Yan State. However, three years ago, he was caught by evil spirits for offending the royal family and nobles. His father was summoned to the palace, saying that the King of Yan had a state affairs. However, he never came back after he went there... Moreover, on that night, the entire mansion was surrounded by a large number of masked men of unknown identity. They broke into the mansion and killed and set fire. The warriors in the mansion who escaped hurried to ask for help, but the entire streets were surrounded. I don't know who ordered the army to be transferred to be on high alert in the dark. No one who came out of the mansion could survive!"

When Murong Qiancheng talked about these past events, although more than a thousand days and nights had passed, the burning fire and the dead clan relatives seemed to have happened in front of him. In anger, her body trembled involuntarily. Chu Jiangmian sighed lightly and held one of her hands. In fact, he had learned a little about the many major events that have happened in the past two years in Qianji Pavilion. The cruelty and ruthless power struggles are happening all the time in every vassal state today. The experience of the Murong family in Yan State is just one of these.

"Qiancheng, you have suffered. Don't worry! Yan State has been openly an enemy with Zhao State. From then on, the Yan royal family will be both your and Xiaoli's enemies, as well as our enemies."

Murong Qiancheng's eyes flashed with gratitude, but at the same time a little sad. When she was in Zhongyue Mountain, she thought seriously that she and Xiaoli had nothing, only they were themselves. If you want to take revenge, you can only rely on the power of others. So after seeing Chu Jiangmian, she agreed to Murong Licheng and him go north. In her perception, no one in this world would help others for free. Since their siblings have made such a choice, they must give their own everything.

"That night the fire burned the entire street to white land. Few people from the entire Murong family could escape. Xiaoli was just fifteen years old that year, and he tried his best to protect me, break a bloody road, and escape from Jicheng, Yanguo. However, those people vowed to eradicate the roots and pursued them closely. We had no place to stand in Yanguo, and no one dared to take us in. Forced to leave Yanguo and flee all the way to Zhongzhou, and finally got rid of the enemy's pursuit. Then, we met you... If you can really avenge us and wash away all the rebellious sewage that the Murong family was thrown on their heads, then I can promise you now. From then on, Xiaoli will be the most loyal general to you, your minions. And I am willing to follow you in any capacity..."

Feeling the shame in her heart, her voice became lower and lower, and in the end she was like a mosquito and flies, almost inaudible. Although she had understood the little affection that Chu Jiangmian showed for herself, the woman had a very clear understanding of her heart. On one hand, she was a person who fled to the country and in exile, and on the other hand, she was a future king who showed her sharpness. The gap between them was huge, and it was impossible to be as beautiful as she imagined.

But unexpectedly, Chu Jiangmian held his hand and tried harder. He stared into her eyes and said slowly word by word.

"Qiancheng, I know what you are thinking, but those are all redundant. Listen carefully, you have no right to decide Xiaoli's life, nor do you have the right to determine your own life. A small Yan Kingdom is not in my eyes. It is even more worthy of your humble request... Has it been so short that you forgot the promise I once had in Zhongyue Mountain?"

Murong Qiancheng felt his heart pounding violently. Of course she would not forget that he said that he should treat Xiaoli as a brother. And his promise to her was... to hire Qiancheng in the future!
Chapter completed!