The Double / Marriage of the Di Daughter Part 2

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In the next few days, outside the gate of Huangzhou, King Cheng's troops launched several more attacks. However, Huangzhou's terrain was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack, which was not an easy task for those people. 

In addition, the defenders of the city defended the city several times, which greatly damaged the morale of King Cheng's troops and horses, and they were not as fierce as the first night attack.

The people of Huangzhou still lived in fear, but the successful defence of the city by the defenders gradually gave them confidence. In addition to repairing the house that was burned that night, they gradually tried to restore their previous lives.

The city garrison still patrolled the streets every day to see if there were any assassins who slipped through the net, so as to avoid starting to riot again one day and causing chaos among the people.

When the military affairs were not so tense, Ji Heng and Lu Ji would not be absent from the house. This morning, the rain that had been falling for several days stopped, except for the warm sun. 

Wen Renyao taught Lin Yao to read the words on his hexagram plate in the yard. Lin Yao's parents, brothers and sisters were buried by Wen Renyao and Jiang Li. Lin Yao had no other place to go, so he stayed here. Of course, even if she didn't say it, Jiang Li would not leave him alone in his original house.

Lu Ji walked in from outside and said, "Concubine Liu was sentenced to death."

Jiang Li had just gotten up and walked into the hall when she heard this sentence. Ji Heng was sitting on a chair drinking tea.

"Is she dead?" Jiang Li walked out and sat on a chair, asking, "Did King Cheng send anyone to rescue her?"

"No." Lu Ji shrugged.

"The emperor's plan to lure the snake out of the cave has failed." Jiang Li said.

Ji Heng heard this and laughed, "Not necessarily."

Jiang Li looked at him, and Lu Ji explained, "Prince Cheng is selfish by nature, and His Majesty may not be unaware of this. Going to the palace to rescue Concubine Liu is too dangerous, and it will disrupt his original plan. Once this happens, Concubine Liu will inevitably be sacrificed." 
 
"If the emperor really wants to lure the snake out of the cave, there must be other ways. It is precisely because the emperor understands the nature of King Cheng that he directly ordered Concubine Liu to be killed. Concubine Liu can't escape death, so it's better to give the people an explanation as soon as possible."

"So that's it." Jiang Li nodded. Her understanding of Emperor Hong Xiao was limited to what she knew from Shen Yurong in her previous life and her father's story. In this life, she has seen Emperor Hong Xiao only a few times, and she only knows that this emperor still has a lot of chips in his hands, but Jiang Li doesn't know the specific relationship between him and King Cheng.

"Also, His Majesty has sent General Wuwei to Huangzhou."

Jiang Li said, "This is good news."

With the arrival of General Wuwei, Huangzhou City is saved.

Lu Ji glanced at Ji Heng and said, "General Zhaode is also on his way back to Capital."

His tone was so strange that Jiang Li also looked at Ji Heng. Ji Heng's expression did not change, and he only said, "Prince Cheng is going to Yanjing."

Jiang Li thought for a while and asked, "Prince Cheng can't beat General Zhaode, right?"

Ji Heng smiled lightly and said, "A wolf and a tiger, do you think the wolf killed the tiger, or the tiger ate the wolf?"