Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

"What else did you find out?" Yu Chen asked.

Shadow Falcon was silent for a moment, "This Third Prince..." He paused, "is very likely not a last-minute replacement; he may have been preparing for this for a long time."

Yu Chen closed the military treatise and placed it on the corner of the table. "I understand. You may leave."

Shadow Falcon bowed, lifted the tent flap, and went out.

Su Wuli sat beside her, holding a cup of tea that had gone cold.

Looking at Yu Chen's profile, one could see that his eyes had become more serious.

She put down her teacup and asked softly, "Is this Third Prince very powerful?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Chen snapped out of his thoughts and turned to look at her.

His face was expressionless.

He simply recalled the descriptions of the war in the original work.

The original work only used a few lines to describe the border battles.

When the enemy attacked, the defending general fought a bloody battle.

There is no description of who the opponent is or what tactics they use.

There were no soldiers frozen in the snow or crawling in the mud.

The page is turned over in just a dozen words, and most of the original descriptions focus on the male and female protagonists.

Now he sits in this tent, which is rattling in the cold wind, facing a war that was not described in detail in the original work.

Yu Chen rubbed his thumb against the edge of the book page, then turned his gaze back from the distance.

Falling on her face.

"I've never fought a war before," he said slowly. "This is my first time leading troops."

Su Wuli listened from the side, somewhat confused.

Yu Chen raised his hand and ruffled her hair. "There's a difference between someone who has fought in a war and someone who knows how to fight."

Su Wuli looked into his unfathomable eyes, but there was no emotion in them that made her worry.

"So you're better than him?"

Yu Chen chuckled lightly, said nothing, and instead reached out and took the teacup from her hand.

"Don't be afraid," he said, trying to comfort him.

Su Wuli leaned over, rested her head on his shoulder, and closed her eyes.

The man reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, his fingers gently rubbing against her side.

Su Wuli mumbled, "Stop fooling around..."

He stopped, then put her down from his shoulder and carried her to the bed.

She opened her eyes and looked at him.

Yu Chen reached out and dimmed the oil lamp, then lay down beside her.

Su Wuli nestled into his arms.

"Go to sleep."

"Um."

I don't know how long I slept, whether it was an hour or two...

Su Wuli was awakened by a series of hurried footsteps.

The footsteps didn't sound like the usual patrolling soldiers passing by outside the tent.

They were in a hurry, as if they were chasing something.

When I opened my eyes, it was very dark inside the tent.

The oil lamp had long since gone out, leaving only embers in the charcoal brazier.

Yu Chen is not by my side.

Su Wuli regained her composure and sat up, propping herself up on her elbows, the blanket slipping off her shoulders.

The temperature was even cooler at night, and she couldn't help but shiver.

Low voices could be heard coming from outside the tent.

It was the sound of the Shadow Falcon.

He spoke in a very low voice, but she could hear the urgency in his tone.

"Your Highness, spies from the Northern Plains have reached the edge of the camp, captured two, and one escaped."

Yu Chen's voice came from behind the tent curtain, but I couldn't hear what he said.

Shadow Falcon said a few more words.

Su Wuli sat on the bed wrapped in a blanket, wondering if she should lean closer to listen more clearly.

Just then, the curtain was lifted a crack.

Yu Chen bent down and walked in, wearing armor.

I paused for a moment when I saw her sitting on the bed.

He then walked over, squatted down, and reached out to tuck the stray hairs from her forehead behind her ear.

When his fingers touched her earlobe, it felt a little cool, and Su Wuli shrank her neck.

He didn't pull his hand back; his fingers gently brushed against her earlobe.

Did I wake you up?

She didn't answer, she just looked at him.

Yu Chen withdrew his hand and stood up. "I'll be right back. You can continue sleeping."

As he turned to leave, Su Wuli quickly reached out and grabbed his wrist.

Her fingers gripped the nail plate on his wrist, the cool nail plate digging into her palm.

Yu Chen stopped and turned his head to look at her.

"Then hurry back," Su Wuli instructed.

A slight smile played on his lips. "Mm."

He pressed his hand on the back of her hand, then bent down and crawled out.

Su Wuli sat on the bed, looking at the curtain that was still swaying gently.

There were still people running around outside, making it seem a bit chaotic compared to usual.

After sitting for a while, she lay down again and pulled the blanket up to wrap herself up.

But before Yu Chen could return, drowsiness overwhelmed her.

…………

When Yu Chen reached the edge of the camp, the two spies had already been taken into an empty tent.

Four soldiers stood outside the tent, their spears planted firmly on the ground.

Yingjun lifted the curtain, and Yu Chen bent down and went inside.

Only one oil lamp was lit in the tent, casting a dim, yellowish light that cast the shadows of the two scouts onto the canvas.

The two men were tied to wooden stakes, with strips of cloth stuffed in their mouths.

Upon seeing Yu Chen enter, one of them raised his head.

His gaze swept across Yu Chen's face, then fell back down.

The other person didn't look up; he kept his head down and his shoulders slightly hunched.

Yu Chen walked up to them and stopped without saying a word.

The light from the oil lamp shone from the side, illuminating half of his face and hiding the other half in shadow.

Shadow Falcon stepped forward and pulled the gags out of the two men's mouths.

One of them spoke first, his voice hoarse, "We won't say anything, don't waste your energy."

He shut his mouth after he finished speaking.

The person next to him kept their head down and didn't say a word.

Yu Chen looked at the man and exchanged a glance with him.

In just a moment, he saw resignation in that gaze.

These spies knew they would die, but they were not afraid to die.

Those who are afraid of death will not come.

He was a fearless man, and nothing could make him speak.

Yu Chen didn't ask anything.

Instead, she looked away from the person's face and turned away.

The Shadow Falcon followed behind.

The two people stepped out of the tent.

"The Third Prince of Beiyuan's men." Yu Chen's voice was not loud. "We can't get anything out of them, so don't waste your time."

"Yes," Shadow Falcon replied.

Yu Chen stopped and turned his head to look at the dark wilderness outside the camp.

The wind blew from afar, carrying a sound like the howling of wolves.

"The one that got away," Shadow Falcon reported, "we've already sent people to chase after him."

Yu Chen withdrew his gaze, turned around, and walked towards his tent.

The main tent was dark.

Su Wuli lay on the bed, her hair spread out on the pillow.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly.

Pretending to be asleep.

It wasn't that she didn't want to sleep, it was just too cold. Every time she tried to fall asleep, she would be woken up by the cold.

Yu Chen knelt down beside the bed and reached out to brush away the stray hairs from her forehead.

Her eyelashes twitched slightly, but she didn't open her eyes.

Yu Chen remained silent.

He stood up and took off his armor.

The movement was very light; you could hear the sound of metal lightly touching.

As soon as Yu Chen lay down next to her, Su Wuli couldn't wait to snuggle into his arms.

He didn't ask what the scout had said, nor did he say anything.

The wind outside the tent picked up again, and Yu Chen pulled her closer to his arms and held her tighter.

Su Wuli nestled contentedly in his arms and remained still.

The embers in the charcoal brazier dimmed, and the tent was completely dark.

Su Wuli opened her eyes and looked at his chin in the darkness, then closed them again after a while.