Qi Yuning's birthday is on the second day of August, and it's coming soon. Lu Ze asked Qi Yuning sideways, "I'm afraid I'm going to offend you on your birthday this year. I can't hold a banquet for all the rich ladies to celebrate." Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "I never held a banquet for guests to celebrate my birthday." Lu Ze really didn't notice that Qi Yuning had never held a grand birthday. He only remembered his mother, his four sisters, and Lin Jiang's sisters. Every birthday of Qin Feng's sisters was held with great grandeur. of. He originally thought that Qi Yuning would also hold a grand birthday party and make it lively. Qi Yuning said: "As for me, Song Heqing is my only close friend. Whenever it's my birthday, I would walk around Shengjing City with He Qing. After Song Taifu left, I didn't spend time with He Qing for three years." It’s my birthday, just like the Beginning of Spring Jingzhe and the others will prepare an extra bowl of longevity noodles for me, it’s not like when Lu Baozhu celebrates his birthday, they have to make the whole city known and lively.” Lu Ze stretched out his hand and caressed Qi Yuning's face, "When the overall situation is decided next year, you can have a lively life." Qi Yuning said: "I thought Lingling could spend my birthday with me this year, but it's a pity." Lu Ze said: "Lingling can't live with you, but Lingling's father can." Qi Yuning smiled softly.
The terrain of Chang'an City was not easy to attack. After receiving the rations shipped from Beicheng, Qi Yu'an dispatched nearly 100,000 troops in order to make a big move. On the night of the first day of August, the sky was filled with fire in Chang'an City. Qi Yuning was on the mountain outside Chang'an, looking at the arrows coated with flames. The sound of the heavily armed fighting below was deafening, and the torches held by the soldiers lit up the night sky. Lu Ze stood next to Qi Yuning and said, "This battle is really difficult and dangerous." A spy in armor walked up to Qi Yuning and said, "Princess, General Zhong Ming was injured and fell off his horse. Vice General Li has died. There is no general at the south city gate. Now the two sisters of the Lu family are leading the army. " Qi Yuning said: "How can the two of them do it?" The spy added: "There are not many troops deployed in Nancheng. The prince placed the main force between the North City Gate and the West City Gate. Unexpectedly, Qin Zhen actually deployed 50,000 troops in Nancheng..." "The North City Gate and the West City Gate have also reached a critical moment. I'm afraid they won't be able to send troops to support us." Lu Ze frowned slightly as he listened to the Qi Army spies coming to report the military situation. Originally, the purpose of the south gate was to contain the Qin family's troops. I never thought that Qin Zhen would deploy nearly 50,000 troops at the south gate. Zhong Ming's troops could only be less than 10,000. Qi Yuning said: "There are indeed no generals at the North City Gate and West City Gate who can be transferred to support. The South City Gate has to be held on...just wait until the siege is inside." Lu Ze said: "How many soldiers are there in the military camp now?" Qi Yuning said: "I think there are more than ten thousand left." Lu Ze said: "I will bring five thousand soldiers and horses to support the South City Gate." Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze worriedly, "Are you really going?" Lu Ze said: "My two younger sisters are still on the battlefield, so how can I survive? The North City Gate and the West City Gate are in a critical moment, and I am the only one who went there." Qi Yuning stepped forward and hooked her arms around Lu Ze's neck, raised her head and kissed Lu Ze's thin lips. "You go, I'll wait for you to come back and celebrate my birthday with me." Lu Ze said: "Okay, I will definitely come back to celebrate your birthday with you."
After Qi Yuning saw Lu Ze leave, she returned to the military camp and visited Zhong Ming. When Zhong Ming arrived at the medicine shed, his armor was covered with arrow feathers. Fortunately, the armor blocked all the arrow feathers, but there was still an arrow that penetrated Zhong Ming's wrist, dripping with blood. There was a piece of cloth tied in front of his wrist. It's shocking to watch. Zhong Ming was still injured on his right hand. The military doctor came over to look at Zhong Ming's wrist and said, "General Zhong, please bear with the pain while I draw my sword." Qi Yuning said: "Where's Ma Fei Powder? Use Ma Fei Powder!" Zhong Ming said: "Mafei powder is precious, just pull it out, I can bear it." Qi Yuning saw that when the barbed sword was pulled out, there was still bright red flesh hanging on it, and it was very painful to see it. Zhong Ming exclaimed and shivered in pain. The military doctor even applied hemostatic medicine to the injured wrist, fixed it with wooden strips of cloth and said, "This hand needs to be taken good care of. I'm afraid I won't be able to lift heavy objects anymore in the future." When Qi Yuning saw the military doctor staying up late, he asked, "Doctor, Zhongming's hand..." The military doctor sighed and said, "If his hands can still hold chopsticks in the future, it will be thanks to the blessing of Bodhisattva." Qi Yuning sighed softly as he thought that Zhong Ming, who was so talented and loved playing chess, calligraphy and painting, would never be able to paint again. That night, there were many soldiers coming to the medicine shed. Qi Yuning and several maids worked as helpers in the medicine shed, sewing threads, installing wooden boards, pulling arrows, boiling medicine, and worked until dawn. After daybreak, more and more injured soldiers came in batches, with no time to rest at all. Lichun and Jingzhe brought dry food. Qi Yuning took a quick bite and asked, "How is the situation outside?" "The west city gate has been broken, and our soldiers and horses have entered Chang'an City!" Qi Yuning was slightly relieved to hear the news, but also felt panicked for Lu Ze. But Qi Yuning couldn't abandon this place and go to Nancheng. She also knew that going to Nancheng Gate would be of no help, so she had to wait here for Lu Ze to return. The second day of August was spent in a busy and bloody day. Qi Yuning was really exhausted. She returned to the military tent to rest for a while. She ate the longevity noodles prepared for her in Lichun. Every bite she ate was tasteless. On the third day of August, fewer and fewer Qi Army soldiers were sent to the medicine shed, but more and more Qin Army soldiers surrendered. They were all from Dasheng, and some of these soldiers were soldiers who were forcibly recruited into the Qin family's army. Qi Yuning couldn't bear to see them injured and unable to treat them. When he learned that there was enough medicine, he distributed medicine to treat these soldiers. After another busy day and night, on the morning of the fourth day of August, Qi Yuning saw from a distance that the flag of the Qi family army had been hung on the wall of Chang'an City. Qi Yuning looked at the bright Qi family army flag in the distance, filled with expectation. She saw a horse coming from a distance, and when she saw the person on the horse clearly, she also galloped over. After Lu Ze's horse stopped, Qi Yuning took the horse's rope and climbed onto the horse. Seeing Lu Ze in front of him, whose peach blossom eyes were red, she reached out and hugged his cold armor, which was still covered with blood. Lu Ze also stretched out his hands to hold Qi Yuning in his arms, looked down at Qi Yuning's face and said, "I'm sorry, I broke my promise and couldn't celebrate your nineteenth birthday with you." Qi Yuning smiled slightly and said, "Just celebrate my birthday with me every year from now on." Qi Yuning hugged Lu Ze tightly and said, "This journey is very dirty. Please take me to the princess's mansion in Chang'an City. I want to take a good bath and have a good rest."
Lu Ze looked down and saw that Qi Yuning's clothes were also covered in blood. She used to be a very clean girl. He chuckled and said, "Okay, let's go to the Princess's Mansion." The Princess's Mansion in Chang'an City was built right after Qi Yuning was granted the title of Princess. It must have been built for ten years. Qi Yuning would come to stay for a while sometimes in the spring and autumn. Nothing has changed in the Princess's Mansion. This is where nobles from aristocratic families reside. Even Qin Zhen doesn't dare to enter here rashly. Back in the room, Qi Yuning asked the maid to quickly prepare hot water for bathing and wash away all the dirt on her body. The capture of Chang'an means that Shengjing is in sight. After leaving Shengjing for more than four months, she can finally return to Shengjing and her Prince Qi's Mansion. After Qi Yuning finished bathing and returned to her room, she allowed the maid to wipe her waterfall-like hair. Seeing Lu Ze put on clean clothes and entering, without a wig on his head, his newly grown hair was already an inch high. Such broken hair made Lu Ze look even more handsome and handsome. Lu Ze stepped forward and took the handkerchief from the maid's hand, and ordered the maid: "You all go out, close the courtyard door, and no one is allowed to come and disturb you." After the maid went out, she closed the door. Qi Yuning watched from the bronze mirror as Lu Ze wiped her long hair. Her heart was beating fast. She simply stood up and hugged Lu Ze tightly. "I've been worried about you these past few days!" Lu Ze hugged Qi Yuning tightly and said, "I'm also afraid that I won't be able to come back to see you." Qi Yuning leaned her head tightly against Lu Ze's arms, feeling his strong heartbeat. Until this moment, she knew that of all things in the world, nothing was more important than being safe and healthy in the arms of the one she loved. (End of chapter)
