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nFrom generation to generation, the Shi family was always loyal to the imperial family, so how could he ruin this tradition? No, he couldn’t be the sinner to his family.

nHowever, the lanterns by the riverside were like still in front of him.

nHe still remembered the “monogamy” said by Long.

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nHow could Long like someone else so soon?

nWas it only because he came to the battlefront? Battlefront? Hahaha, it was so absurd!

nLong Xiaoyuan, Long Xiaoyuan, months ago, you didn’t like me, and I held no expectations for you. Why not we keep that situation for good?

nAs the empress, I could accept your insults and ignorance.

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nBut how come you came to mess with me?

nDid my feelings only deserve you to trample?

nAt the moment, he was overwhelmed with hatred. He never considered himself a coward, so he wanted to kill Long.

nHowever, how could he kill His Majesty? As a member of the Shi family, his father would the first one to swing the sword at him if he tried to kill His Majesty!

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nHence, he couldn’t do that!

nSince he couldn’t kill His Majesty who didn’t honor his promise, he would vent his anger on the battlefields.

nThree days later, victorious news was passed on repeatedly. Under the leadership of Shi, the troops defeated the enemies in a row and took up three cities of the enemies.

nNow, the enemies retreated to a city 250,000 meters away.

nThis news dropped a bomb among the ministers. Some ministers taking Shi Qingshan’s side reported asking rewards for Shi Qingshan.

nThis time, Shi made his name known to the world.

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nStaring at the news on the table, Long felt very excited, let alone others.

nShi Qingzhou! His empress was awesome!

nHaving read The Empress’s Way to the Throne, he knew that Shi was powerful.

nBut, it never came to his mind that Shi would be that powerful.

nWhat Shi showed was his military prowess, not his imperial talents.

nSurprisingly, Shi was a badass on the battlefields!

nDid it mean that the protagonist was omnipotent?

nAlas! Long sighed and found that he missed Shi more.

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nHe even wrote a letter to Shi.

n“Qingzhou, I’m glad about reading the victorious news. My empress is awesome as I expected. I’m very lonely at home and miss those days when we were together. When you come back, I’ll welcome you with my arms unfolded.”

nAfter writing them down, he seemed to pacify his exciting heart.

nTaking a deep breath, he sealed the envelope and ordered it to be delivered…

nThe delivery man was a Shadow Guardian he trusted most.

nHowever, what he didn’t know was that the Shadow Guardian was unlucky.

nThe Shadow Guardian didn’t run into bandits on his way, but there was something wrong with his horse.

nHe rode an excellent horse and planned to send the letter to the border at top speed.

nHowever, when the horse leaped over a small muddy pit on the third day, it suddenly fell off.

nAlthough he quickly responded to this sudden accident at the critical juncture, he had a bad fall, dropping the letter.

nThe envelope got wet, so did the content it contained…

nHe turned dumbfounded, gnashed his teeth, and then opened the envelope, finding the letter unreadable.

nHis Majesty hadn’t told him what was written in the letter. The unreadable letter turned useless even if it was sent to the border.

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nHe couldn’t do anything but return with an awareness that he would be executed.

nHaving made such a huge mistake, he didn’t think that he would be alive.

nTo his surprise, His Majesty asked him to receive his punishment but didn’t issue an executive order!

nWhen the Shadow Guardian left, Long smiled bitterly with the unreadable letter in his hand.

n“Is it fate? I’ve compromised first and written this letter…Due to such a ridiculous accidence, it wasn’t sent to you…Qingzhou, is it destiny?”

nHe wrote the letter on the spur of the moment on that day…but now, he felt very helpless but didn’t get the impulse to re-write the letter…

nHe sighed in the end.

n“Forget it! We have won again, so I believe you’ll come back within a month. It’s no big deal I wait for you for one more month. Qingzhou, will you write to me? Will you?”

nIn the final analysis, he felt unwilling.

nWhy did Shi not write to him first?

nShi had left for such a long time but hadn’t written to him…Was Shi so indifferent?

nShi Qingzhou, what was the most important thing in your heart?

nRight, it might be the battlefields. How about me? How much did I mean to you?

nHe couldn’t help clenching his fists at the thought of this.

nHis unwilling and gloomy feeling took the upper hand, so he didn’t re-write to Shi in the end.

nAt the border now-

nHaving fought against the enemies, Shi let some of his bloody killing intent off.

nNow, he turned calmer and more peaceful but scarier.

nAll the soldiers and generals in the troops learned that Shi Qingzhou, the empress and the young General Shi, was a strict leader and disliked his men making mistakes. Once they made mistakes, the punishment was severe.

nBesides, he remained strict all day along, and no one saw a smile on his face.

nNo one saw him smile and even sensed the joyful breath from him no matter they defeated the enemies, disposed of the prisoners or they took over the cities of the enemies.

nTherefore, all the soldiers and generals were scared and in awe of him.

nYing Qiu didn’t pass the intelligence along again, but he didn’t expect it, either.

nAfter all those days, he appeared to only care about how to kill the enemies as many as he could. After killing so many enemies, he at least found himself more peaceful.

nHowever, it was on the surface.

nLate at night, he couldn’t sleep and dazedly kept staring at something.

nHe didn’t want to think of Long, but what Long said to him and did for him popped upon his mind, even blurring the harms Long did to him.

nAmong those, the clearest words were that Ying Qiu said His Majesty had sex with Master Xu.

nThose words repeatedly lingered on in his mind, keeping him awake. In the end, he had to hit the sleeping acupoint to put himself into sleep.

nHe sometimes couldn’t help thinking of his position in Long’s heart.

nWhy could a man eat his word so quick?

nWas love so cheap?

nEach time he thought of this, he found that his killing intent became thicker and thicker…

nHis impulse to kill Long rise slowly…

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