The afterglow of the sunset gradually enveloped the entire sky, turning half the sky crimson. As the sun went down in the western mountains, the sky gradually darkened. A crescent moon faintly climbed up the willow branches.
Xuanyuan Chen and Xie Qingrong were currently having their dinner together. In the faint light of the oil lamp, the light was faintly discernible, and there was a kind of unique hazy beauty.
The atmosphere was tranquil and harmonious, peaceful and beautiful.
Unexpectedly, the arrival of an unexpected guest broke this harmonious atmosphere. Xuanyuan Chen frowned slightly, looking at the rash Lin Mu, he was astonished.
Lin Mu had always been a calm and unflustered person, unlike him.
He did not hide his anxious expression as he passed the letter to Xuanyuan Chen and reported the latest news at the same time.
"Your Highness, an urgent letter from the north of Mo Bei has been delivered to the army. Wu Huan will attack the Mo Bei tomorrow, but the food reserves in the army are still not ready yet. " Lin Mu explained anxiously.
Xuanyuan Chen quickly read through the contents of the letter and threw it to the side. He frowned and remained silent.
Xie Qingrong bit her lips, and flipped through the letter placed on the table, after reading it, her eyebrows knitted tightly, her mouth opened, as though she wanted to say something.
"When did Shen Haoxuan set off?" Xuanyuan Chen was silent for a long time before he finally opened his mouth to ask.
Lin Mu's hand was on the sword hilt at the side of his waist, slightly clenching. It was obvious that his heart was extremely restless, yet he still tried his best to act calm: "Reporting to Your Highness, three days ago."
"Bring him back." Xuanyuan Chen instructed, but his eyebrows were knit tightly together.
Lin Mu was a little hesitant, he had not stepped out of the camp yet. When Xuanyuan Chen saw him, he asked: "What's wrong?"
He shook his head, hesitated for a long while, and finally kneeled on the ground and pleaded: "Your Highness, this general does not recommend that Shen Haoxuan be redeployed back into the army. Although he is in charge of the intelligence reports and the various shops on behalf of his majesty, Shen Haoxuan is not familiar with military operations. "
"Furthermore, within the current military camp, the amount of food stored up was only enough for the soldiers to hold out for four months at the most. Shen Haoxuan's duty is to find food for the soldiers in the army. If they called Shen Haoxuan back, then what would the soldiers eat? Wear what? Your Highness, have you ever thought about this? "
Xuanyuan Chen glanced at Lin Mu with a confused expression, because he had already thought about what Lin Mu had said. How could he not have thought about the reason?
However, once Wu Huan and the Mo Bei fought, the Chu Country would definitely start from the Jiang Prefecture. If they did not recall Shen Haoxuan, the Jiang Prefecture would inevitably fail.
Lin Mu scolded coldly: "Do you think that General Lin knows all this? Do you think I've never thought about it? It was because Gu Shenwei knew clearly in his heart that other than Shen Haoxuan, there was no one else who would be able to handle this matter regarding the rations. However, the soldiers of the Mo Bei could still hold on for four more months. But the other people can't hold out that long. "
"There is naturally a reason why Gu would make such a decision. If General Lin doesn't understand, could it be that I have to explain everything to General Lin? "
Lin Mu lowered his head and replied with a heavy tone, "What Your Highness says is extremely true. This lowly general was unable to understand Your Highness's intentions in a short period of time. Since that's the case, I will send a pigeon to Shen Haoxuan and summon him back to the army camp. "
Just as Lin Mu stood up, before he could turn around, he was stopped by Xie Qingrong.
"Please wait, General Lin." Xie Qingrong said indifferently, she slowly walked to the bottom and imitated General Lin as she knelt on the ground.
Seeing Xie Qingrong's actions, Xuanyuan Chen wanted to circle around the table to help him up, but was stopped by Xie Qingrong.
"Your Highness, General Lin, please listen to me." Xie Qingrong slowly spoke out her thoughts.
"The reason why Your Highness wants to recall Shen Haoxuan in the military camp, is because you want to send him to the Jiang Prefecture to protect the Jiang Prefecture and to spare troops and horses to buy time for the capital. It's just that Shen Haoxuan has his mission and mission on him, if we rashly call him back, the consequences that General Lin has mentioned will appear. "
"Because of this, I have a perfect plan, and I don't know if Your Highness will be able to fulfill one of my intentions."
Hearing that Xie Qingrong had a perfect plan, Lin Mu immediately asked: "Does the Crown Princess have any good plans for Your Highness?"
"Of course …" Xie Qingrong had just said three words when she was heartlessly interrupted.
"Enough, A Rong. "I don't agree!" Xuanyuan Chen firmly rejected Xie Qingrong's idea. He and Xie Qingrong had a tacit understanding that no one could guess, so how could he not think of a good plan that Xie Qingrong had said?
It was just that this plan, to Xie Qingrong, was too dangerous.
It was really a lousy plan!
Xie Qingrong slightly raised her head, her ice-cold gaze looking straight at Xuanyuan Chen. She seemed to be somewhat puzzled, why did Xuanyuan Chen still stubbornly persist in his thoughts even at such an urgent moment.
There was clearly a way to achieve both ends of the spectrum, but he just had to do it!
Xuanyuan Chen met Xie Qingrong's cold and indifferent eyes. The depths of her eyes were filled with determination, unwilling to let down even the slightest bit of perseverance.
"Your Highness, now that the Heavenly Sage is in a critical moment, with all the people in the world in a state of suffering, are you still going to insist on your stubbornness? I can assure His Royal Highness that I will definitely protect myself well, and will absolutely not let myself be harmed even in the slightest. " Xie Qingrong said firmly and slowly, with a resolute expression similar to Xuanyuan Chen's in his eyes.
Xuanyuan Chen didn't answer Xie Qingrong, maintaining his silence.
Lin Mu seemed to have sensed the awkward and nervous atmosphere between the two of them, as he licked his lips. In the end, he couldn't help but speak out, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess's words are extremely true. Preserving the Heavenly Saint, defending the enemies, protecting the people, that is what we should do now. [What is the Crown Princess's plan? Why didn't you let her tell you about it?]
Xuanyuan Chen's faint gaze moved from Xie Qingrong's body to Lin Mu's. The usual Lin Mu was quiet, not saying a single word.
Who would have thought that Lin Mu's eloquence was also so great!
He let out a long sigh, and said helplessly, as if he had compromised: "A Rong, I promise you. But you must remember that you promised me that you would never let yourself be harmed in the slightest. If even a single strand of hair falls off, you must return to my side. "
Xie Qingrong pursed her lips, the cold indifference in her eyes gradually faded as she gently said: "Your Highness, I will definitely not fail in my mission, thank you Your Highness for fulfilling my wish."
He raised his head slightly, and seemed to be talking about some sort of solemn promise, and firmly said: "I will definitely defend the Jiang Prefecture with my life, and definitely won't let the Jiang Prefecture fall into the hands of Ye Jiaze and Chu Country. Your Highness, I will only give you three months. I will wait for you in Jiang Prefecture for three months, and then you can send an army to meet me in Jiang Prefecture. "
As he spoke he bowed his head in a respectful and firm manner: "I promise!" "In these three months, I am here, Jiang Prefecture is here. If I die, Jiang Prefecture will still be here!"