I took over after the heroine of the abusive novel ran away

Chapter 149: Women’s Love for the Country (2)

Liu Shu's face showed no emotion as she walked into the house.

Qingli was just wiping Liu Shu's armor.

The silver-white armor was a little old and covered with various scratches. Liu Shu gently touched these marks. These scratches were symbols of the original owner's honor on the battlefield.

This set of armor was given to the original owner by his father. On the day when General Liu died in battle, the original owner wore mourning clothes, a white belt on his head, and this battle robe, and led the remaining soldiers to fight bravely and finally saved the border town.

The fifteen-year-old girl grew up completely from that moment on. For five whole years, she won victory after victory, drove away invaders time and time again, and always kept the enemy outside the border town. She became a famous female general of the Li Dynasty.

pity…

The female eagle, who was supposed to fly freely in the sky, had her wings broken and was tied up with chains and locked in a gorgeous cage. Eventually, she lost her will and died in tears.

And all this was just because she trusted the wrong man.

"girl!"

Seeing that Liu Shu was just stroking the armor without saying anything, Luli shouted with some heartache.

Liu Shu took her hand back and chuckled, "I'm fine, don't worry."

"Miss, since His Majesty has already appointed someone else as the Queen, why don't we just go back to the Northwest! Although the Northwest is not as prosperous as the capital, it doesn't have so many petty villains."

Luli thought angrily.

What's so good about the capital? Ever since they came here, they have been looked down upon everywhere.

It was obviously their own girls who fought bravely on the battlefield to defend their country. That was why Li Chao had no worries about foreign enemies. Why did they look down on their own girls?

They are always complaining about the girl being unfaithful to her husband. Bah, they never think about the fact that if it weren't for the girl, the Hu people would have crossed the border town and moved south, and they wouldn't have the good life they have now.

And they look down on girls. Humph, they are all bad guys.

Liu Shu sighed, thinking of that person's thoughts, her eyes were somewhat mocking.

"Go back to the Northwest! I want to go back too, but unfortunately he won't let me go."

After all, she now has the military power in her hands. Murong Cheng has not yet firmly established his throne and still needs the military power in her hands. How could he let her go?

"Why? It was obviously him who let you down first." Luli said dissatisfiedly.

"Why? Because he is the emperor now. Since ancient times, if the emperor wants his subjects to die, the subjects must die."

Liu Shu sneered. The original owner abided by the rules and just wanted to stay away even though she was sad.

But she was born with a rebellious nature. If anyone dared to kill her, she would send him to hell first.

"But His Majesty has already made Miss Biao the Queen. Does that mean he wants you to enter the palace?"

Luli bit her lip and felt nauseous at the thought of her daughter becoming a concubine in the harem.

"Girl, what are your plans?"

Qingli looked at Liu Shu's expression and felt relieved that she was not as sad as they had imagined.

My girl has always been independent-minded, and it seems that she has a plan in mind.

"Intend?"

Liu Shu pulled out the long sword from the weapon rack, picked up the handkerchief on the table and gently wiped the sharp blade.

"Hand over your military power and leave the capital."

Qingli and Luli looked at each other, their expressions were somewhat heavy.

Qingli was about to say something when she heard Liu Shu continue

"That is impossible."

Qingli and Luli breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't know how much suffering the young lady had gone through to get to where she is today. If she really had to hand over the military power, they would feel it was not worth it for her.

With a swish, Liu Shu put the sword back into the scabbard.

Liu Shu chuckled, threw the handkerchief to Qingli, and said slowly, "Those who betray their trust will go to hell."

If God doesn't punish him, then she will do it herself.

The original owner had saved Murong Cheng countless times on the battlefield. The most serious time was when she was almost pierced through the heart by a spear while trying to save him.

At that time, Murong Cheng was standing by her bed, holding her hand, and with tears in his eyes, he promised her that he would never let her down, otherwise he would suffer for the rest of his life.

How sincere and affectionate they were at that time! But later, he was the one who made the original owner suffer.

When the Hu people invaded the south and the border was in danger, all the members of the Liu family stationed at the border were killed in the battle, leaving only Liu Shu.

At that time, the late emperor was not in good health and there was a fierce struggle for the throne in the court.

At this time, no one wanted to give up the throne that was within reach and leave the capital to guard the border.

It happened that Liu Shu, as a woman, led the remaining Liu family army to stop the Hu people from advancing southward. The previous emperor had no one else to use and had no time to care about Liu Shu's identity as a woman. He gave Liu Shu the title of general and ordered her to guard the border.

Murong Cheng's biological mother was just a palace maid favored by the late emperor after he got drunk. She was not favored by the late emperor and died after giving birth to Murong Cheng. Murong Cheng was taken to be raised by the then Defei.

At first, Concubine De was nice to Murong Cheng, but after she gave birth to a little prince, Murong Cheng was suddenly ignored and suffered from indifference in the palace.

Two years later, the emperor's health improved and the situation was stable, so he thought of resolving the border issue.

The court proposed to send a prince to guard the border. At that time, the most powerful contenders for the throne were the third prince, the fifth prince, and the eighth prince.

At that time, as the adopted son of Concubine De, Murong Cheng was naturally from the faction of the Eighth Prince, who was born to Concubine De.

Everyone knows that military power is a good thing. The Eighth Prince is reluctant to give it up, but he doesn't want to go to the border.

The best way is to keep the military power in the hands of one's own people, so Murong Cheng came to the border.

When Murong Cheng arrived at the border, the Hu people were invading the border again. Liu Shu and Murong Cheng fought against the enemy together for three years at the border, forged a deep friendship, and promised to live together for life.

If the story ended here, it would be considered a happy love story.

However, just as Murong Cheng was about to appeal to the court and marry Liu Shu, a series of unexpected events occurred in the court.

The third prince attempted to rebel and seize the throne, but committed suicide after failing. During this rebellion, the previous emperor died. The fifth prince was killed by the third prince. Although the eighth prince inherited the throne, he was poisoned and died less than a month after ascending the throne.

The eighth prince's wife and children all died on the night of the mutiny in the imperial city. The new emperor died just one month after ascending the throne and left no bloodline. The heir could only be chosen from the Zong family.

The closest lineage to the new emperor is his brothers.

After the third prince's rebellion, the new emperor's only surviving brothers were the seventh prince, the ninth prince, the twelfth prince, and the thirteenth prince.

Concubine De, now the Empress Dowager, naturally supports the Seventh Prince Murong Cheng. After all, Murong Cheng is her adopted son and is closer to her.

The remaining nine, ten, and thirteen also had their supporters, even though the thirteenth prince was only twelve years old.

They are all princes, and everyone has ambitions. The reason they didn’t fight for it before was simply because they didn’t have the opportunity.

Faced with such a great opportunity, Murong Cheng was naturally tempted.

So Liu Shu followed him back to the capital.

Before returning to the capital, Murong Cheng vowed to Liu Shu that he would make her the queen after he seized the throne.