Farewell

Zhao Ruxi said softly, "One pill is Agility Pill, increasing speed; the other is Great Strength Pill, increasing power. Be careful to control your speed and strength in a moment, so you don't hurt anyone."

Xiao Lingyan looked delighted and nodded vigorously.

If he had an 80% chance of surviving at the border due to his prior arrangements, now, with these two pills, he felt absolutely certain he would return alive.

He glanced outside, then pulled Zhao Ruxi into his arms, kissing her lips that he had longed to kiss for so long. He said, "I've already laid an ambush of five hundred men, along with plenty of weapons and provisions, at the border. I was originally wondering how to command them, but now that I can personally take command, many problems have been avoided."

"Don't worry, I will definitely come back alive. I couldn't marry you in my past life, and I will never let you go in this one."

Zhao Ruxi returned his kiss. "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back and marry me."

She knew time was of the essence; Xiao Ge would send someone to summon her at any moment after court, and she didn't want to waste time Xiao Lingyan.

She stared at Xiao Lingyan and said seriously, "Leave a few people behind to keep in constant contact with me. You know what I have." As she spoke, she looked at Xiao Lingyan without blinking.

Xiao Lingyan nodded solemnly. "I understand."

Zhao Ruxi then continued, "I will keep an eye on what's happening on your end. If I find out anything, I'll send someone to inform you. You don't need to send someone to tell me about the situation there; I'll know everything."

"Okay." Xiao Lingyan reached out and stroked her cheek.

Zhao Ruxi didn't react to his flailing hands, and continued to instruct, "Take all your guards who are still in training with you. If they don't come in now, when will they? If it gets too dangerous, just escape back, and we'll change our identities and find a place to live in seclusion. Anyway, it's quite easy to hide your identity in this era."

Xiao Lingyan: "..."

Although he was Gao Xing and fortunate to have a wise girlfriend who could stay clear-headed in crucial moments and offer advice for his safety, deep down he still hoped to see a tearful lover who was reluctant to let him go.

"Okay, I understand," he said.

He said earnestly and solemnly, "Don't worry, I will definitely come back alive. After all this is over, I will marry you, and we will be a perfect couple."

Zhao Ruxi nodded vigorously. "Okay."

Suddenly, Zhixue's voice came from outside. "Miss Zhiwei, the Emperor has sent someone to summon you."

Zhao Ruxi was startled and replied, "Okay, I'm coming." She turned to look at Xiao Lingyan.

Just as she was about to leave, Xiao Lingyan grabbed her and kissed her hard on the lips before turning behind the curtain.

Zhao Ruxi watched him hide well before turning around, opening the door, and leaving.

Xiao Lingyan watched Zhao Ruxi's retreating figure through the curtain, secretly vowing to return alive.

In two lifetimes, he had only ever loved this woman before him; he had spent two lifetimes pursuing her. Now, with only a year left until they could be together, he truly couldn't bear to leave her. He didn't want to go to the border. He wasn't afraid of death, but he worried that going there would mean being separated by life and death. But for their future, he had to do these things.

Temporary separation is for a future together.

Xiao Ge probably hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He had only recently begun to dote on his son, Xiao Lingyan, and had even considered passing the throne to him. But now Xiao Lingyan was being forced to go to the border in the freezing cold. His anger was about to reach the heavens.

Although the matter at the border had not yet been fully investigated, he knew that the Crown Prince and the Third Prince were undoubtedly behind it. And those who were ostracizing the Second Brother and Fifth Princes in court today were ministers from those two factions. They were definitely doing it on purpose.

This is absolutely outrageous!

At this moment, the scales in Xiao Ge's heart were completely tipped.

As the emperor, he could naturally reject these proposals and prevent Xiao Lingyan from going to the border. But even Noble Consort Cen could see the situation in the court clearly; as the emperor, he naturally understood it even better.

It was probably because of this that they thought Xiao Lingyan wouldn't stand up for his brother, so those people pressured Xiao Lingpu in court, trying to force Xiao Lingpu to go to the border.

Once Xiao Lingpu leaves the capital, Xiao Lingyan will only be in greater danger. Even if Emperor Xiao Ge were to live in the palace with Xiao Lingyan, he could not guarantee the safety of his fifth son.

As a father, with the Cen Family watching closely, he couldn't bring himself to tell Xiao Lingyan not to go and to send Xiao Lingpu instead.

Last night, Zhao Ruxi performed a great service, and Xiao Ge originally intended to summon her, give her a good encouragement, and reward her with a batch of gifts. However, after Xiao Lingyan's incident today, he lost his mood. Therefore, he only met with Zhao Ruxi briefly, said a few words of affirmation, rewarded her with a bunch of things, and then sent Zhao Ruxi away.

Zhao Ruxi was preoccupied with her own thoughts and didn't pay attention to these things. She thanked the eunuch and was about to leave when she saw a young man hurriedly enter the main hall. His appearance was six or seven parts similar to Xiao Lingyan. She heard the eunuch call him "Second Highness," so this must be Xiao Lingpu.

Before leaving, she vaguely heard Xiao Ge ask him, "Who do you think would be the best choice to lead the team? Should we change the commander?"

Zhao Ruxi could not linger and left with the eunuch, but she felt much more at ease.

With Emperor Xiao Ge's concern for Xiao Lingyan, Xiao Lingpu's efforts in the capital, Xiao Lingyan's own arrangements at the border, the assassins he had trained, and Zhang Changshen, a sharp-eyed and meticulous detective, by his side, all these factors would deter anyone from making any underhanded moves. In addition, the four kinds of pills she gave Xiao Lingyan Xiao Lingyan's journey should not be too dangerous.

At least, survival is not a problem.

After leaving the palace and getting into the carriage, Zhao Ruxi began to recall all the descriptions of this coup in the original book.

The original novel was a romance. The original female lead was Miss Zhao Six, who lived in seclusion in the Marquis of Suiping's Residence's mansion, and the original male lead was Fu Yunlang, a carefree young master who didn't care about politics. They were both far from the political center, and even though the war involved the Fu Family, the book didn't describe the coup in detail. It only mentioned the outcome of the coup from the perspective of the male and female leads, focusing on the psychological transformation of the male lead Fu Yunlang, after the deaths of his father and brothers.

Unable to recall any useful information, Zhao Ruxi gave up immediately.

She had used up all her points, leaving only a few. Xiao Lingyan was setting off tomorrow, and the journey would be long. Her immediate priority was to accumulate more points so the system could gather information from all directions to help Xiao Lingyan overcome his difficulties.