The daughter of the Marquis is too delicate, the abstinent prince pinches her waist and loves her

Chapter 214 Going back on one's word
Upon hearing this, the city lord instantly understood. Thinking of Mu Zhixing, who had been pushed into the military camp, his heart trembled, and he said, "Does the Second Princess want Crown Prince Zhu Luo to... take his anger out on the Third Princess?"

Mu Jiyue sneered and said, "It's been two days, and not a single limb has been thrown out of the Zhu Luo army camp. Ye Jingnian is so merciful to her, I can only add fuel to the fire for the Zhu Luo Crown Prince."

As soon as he finished speaking, a deafening bugle call suddenly rang out from afar—it was the alarm of the Chola army.

Mu Jiyue narrowed her eyes slightly, chuckled playfully, and said, "Look, the show is about to begin."

Inside the Zhu Luo military tent, Ye Jingnian kicked a table over, causing it to collapse with a crash, scattering the collected battle reports across the ground.

His clenched fists cracked, his face was grim and cold, and his voice carried a chilling pressure: "Have you found out?"

The soldier knelt on the ground and reported: "Your Highness, we found a Western Shu assassin near the grain rations. He had poison hidden under his tongue and committed suicide before being captured. There was a smell of kerosene on his fingertips. It seems that Western Shu sent people to burn our army's grain rations."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Jingnian closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and a cold smile appeared on his lips. When he opened his eyes, anger surged in them: "Does this kind of nonsense need to be reported? Investigate who sent the assassins!"

He turned and walked towards the inner tent. Mu Zhixing sat uncomfortably in the chair, her head bowed in worry.

Ye Jingnian walked up to her, placed his hands on the armrest, and looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze. He sneered and said, "To Western Shu, you don't seem to be that important, do you? The Western Shu you desperately protected has personally pushed you into the abyss..."

Mu Zhixing looked up at him and said, "Your Highness..."

Ye Jingnian revealed a smile that didn't reach his eyes, his fingertips gently caressing her cheek in a strangely tender way. Staring into her eyes, he raised his voice and said, "Pass down the order: attack the city tomorrow!"

Mu Zhixing's pupils suddenly contracted: "Your Highness, you promised..."

"You broke the contract first!" Ye Jingnian suddenly pinched her face hard and snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm a pushover? If you want to play, I'll play along to the end!"

He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Azhi, just watch closely. After leaving me, who else will truly care for you?"

He grabbed her wrist and pulled her out, pressing her against the military sand table. His smile, close to her ear, was chilling: "At this time tomorrow, my iron cavalry will raze this place, this place, and this place..."

He held her hand and slowly pushed down the flags of one city after another.

Mu Zhixing frowned, turned her face away, and pursed her lips without saying a word.

The footsteps outside the military tent were hurried, and a soldier reported, "Your Highness, there is news."

Ye Jingnian got up and lazily sat on the precious chair covered with an animal skin carpet behind him. He put his arm around Mu Zhixing's waist and sat her on his lap, saying, "Come in."

The soldier lifted the curtain and entered the tent, presenting two waist tokens in his hand, saying, "These were found on the body of the assassin."

Ye Jingnian took a waist token, looked at the moonlight pattern on it, and asked Mu Zhixing, "Is it familiar?"

Mu Zhixing's eyes were indifferent, and she remained silent for a long time without speaking.

After the soldiers left, she suddenly chuckled softly, lowered her head, and said, "I told you I wasn't going to Western Shu, but you're still chasing me away."

She gritted her teeth, raised her hand to loosen the slightly loosened restraints around her waist, stood up, picked up the flags that had been knocked over from the sand table on the table, and threw them hard on the ground: "Are you satisfied now that I'm living such a miserable life without you?!"

The raised voice startled Ye Jingnian slightly. The girl snorted, flicked her sleeve, turned, and went into the inner tent, where she sat on a cold chair and began to cry. Hearing the aggrieved cries from inside the tent, Ye Jingnian lowered his head, his fingers tightening around the Moonbeam waist token. With a "crack," the token shattered in his hand.

In the early hours of the morning, in the Western Shu Imperial Palace, Mu Chengqian looked at the battle reports from the front lines, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "A seven-day truce, retreating to defend a city? What is Ye Jingnian planning?"

"Report!" A new battle report arrived from the front lines at breakneck speed. A soldier knelt on one knee and reported to Mu Chengqian, "News has come from the Zhu Luo army camp that they will continue their siege tomorrow night!"

Mu Chengqian threw the battle report on the ground, snorted coldly, and said, "You've gone back on your word! What a treacherous scoundrel! Prepare for war!"

Upon hearing this, the soldier paused for a moment, then said, "But... the Third Princess..."

Mu Chengqian raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong with the Third Princess?"

"The Third Princess... is still in the Zhu Luo army camp..."

"What?!" Mu Chengqian grabbed the soldier by the collar. "Why is the Third Princess in the Zhu Luo military camp?!"

"The Zhu Luo army captured General Gao alive. The Zhu Luo Crown Prince issued a challenge, saying that he would exchange the Third Princess for her... but he could retreat to one city and cease hostilities for seven days. It was the Third Princess who volunteered for the exchange... Your subordinate believes... believes that the Second and Third Princesses have already obtained the Emperor's approval for this matter..."

"Was the Second Princess present on the day of the transaction?"

The soldier nodded and said, "The Second Princess and the City Lord of White Moon City were both there. They witnessed the Third Princess being exchanged with General Gao, the city gates were closed, and they watched as the Zhu Luo soldiers escorted the Third Princess to the Zhu Luo military camp..."

"Insolence!" Mu Chengqian slammed the memorial on his desk to the ground. "Bring the Second Princess back to me!"

Inside the imperial study, the heavy atmosphere was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Mu Jiyue knelt down on the ground, trembling.

"Speak! Why did you send Zhixing away?"

Mu Jiyue gripped the hem of her skirt above her knees, her lips trembling as she said, "General Gao has rendered great service to Western Shu, and besides, the conditions offered by Ye Jingnian are truly tempting... Moreover, it is... it is Zhixing who is willing to make the exchange..."

"She volunteered?!" Mu Chengqian glared at her with a fierce look, and said, "Was it your instigation, or was it her own choice?!"

A sharp slap landed hard on her face.

Mu Jiyue fell to the ground in pain, then trembled as she propped herself up, her eyes red as she looked at Mu Chengqian and said, "Father, I know I was wrong."

"You admit your mistake?" Mu Chengqian's voice was deep and cold. He sneered, "You intercepted the challenge letter without authorization and acted on your own initiative. Do you even have any respect for me as your father?!"

Mu Jiyue lowered her eyes and sobbed, saying in a wronged tone, "Ye Jingnian fought too fiercely. Your son was considering the bigger picture. If we could recapture General Gao and recuperate for seven days, we could not only rescue Zhixing, but also have a chance to turn the tide..."

"Rescue Zhixing?" Mu Chengqian nearly vomited blood in anger. "You really hope Xing'er can walk out alive?!"

"Your subject truly did not know that Crown Prince Zhu Luo would be so unreasonable, wanting to start war again during the truce period. If anything happens to my younger sister, I, as her elder sister, will definitely make it up to her!"

"You didn't know?!" Mu Chengqian threw the battle report in his hand at her face and said, "Xing'er is still in the enemy camp. What were you planning by launching a night raid on the enemy's supplies?!"