After the Cannon Fodder Awakened, She Married the Female Lead! [Quick Transmigration] 92

Chapter 92

Wen Shi wanted to wake Li Mo up, but the other party did not give him this chance. After saying that, she opened her arms and hugged him, and it was a very forceful one, so forceful that his chest was in pain.

“Wen Shi, you have to believe me. In my heart, you are much more important than the Sixth Prince. If you need me to take a side, I will definitely stand on your side,” Li Mo patted Wen Shi’s back, her fingertips seemingly inadvertently brushing over his spine and waist.

Seeing that Wen Shi was trembling unconsciously, the light in Li Mo’s eyes became brighter. Their sensitive spots were all the same. If this wasn’t Wen Runan, who else could it be?

Wen Shi tried his best to push away the person who was clinging to him. “Brother Jiang Ling, I will just pretend that you were confused just now. I didn’t hear anything, and you didn’t say anything.”

This kind of superficial and false brotherly love was not enough to move Wen Shi. At most, it could only make him show a little mercy and favor to Li Mo.

After experiencing the deaths of his father and brother and the betrayal of his personal guards, besides the old princess and the few generals who knew his identity, Wen Shi would not trust anyone, and even more so, he would not give his trust to someone like Li Mo, who was not even a friend.

“Brother Wen Shi, some things, once said, are said. It’s not something you can change just by saying you didn’t hear it,” Li Mo held Wen Shi’s wrist, her tone a little excited. “Do you know what the Sixth Prince hinted at when he met with me?”

Wen Shi’s action of shaking his hand paused. He turned to look at Li Mo. “What did he say?”

“The Sixth Prince wants me to cooperate with him. He told me that the Prince of Zhenbei’s mansion now only has a young man who is less than twenty years old. If something happens to him, the Zhenbei army will be completely useless. With a little bit of means, the Zhenbei army can be turned into an army that belongs to the imperial court.”

Wen Shi clenched his fists tightly. The wound that had already dried up had cracked again, and blood was oozing out from it.

“Sixth Prince, he dares!” Wen Shi said through gritted teeth. “Has he forgotten that he is in the northern border now? This is not the capital!”

“But, he is the Sixth Prince. The Third Prince is already dead now. He has a very high possibility of inheriting the throne,” Li Mo said, pouring one basin of dirty water after another on the Sixth Prince.

“The Eighth Princess is his biological sister. He thinks that as his biological brother-in-law, I will definitely stand with him,” Li Mo let go of Wen Shi’s wrist and instead, pressed on his shoulder, forcing him to face her.

“Wen Shi, you might as well imagine. If you really have an accident, who in the northern border can logically take over the Zhenbei army?”

“It’s the Sixth Prince. As long as you don’t rebel, you are still a subject. As a monarch, is it not very natural to take over the army of a subject?”

Wen Shi looked at Li Mo. There was a height difference of about four fingers between them. He needed to look up to meet Li Mo’s gaze.

“You only have two thousand guards. What can you do?” Wen Shi asked. “I still have three hundred thousand Zhenbei troops. If he really makes a move on me, I’ll just kill him. With the current situation, the emperor may not dare to do anything to me. I don’t need your cooperation at all.”

“Wen Shi, do you really think that two thousand people can’t do anything?” Li Mo met Wen Shi’s gaze. Although there was a faint smile on her face, the oppressive aura that emanated from her made Wen Shi start to be on guard.

“These two thousand people are the elites I have selected from the two hundred and fifty thousand Pingnan army. They are wearing the best armor and carrying the sharpest and longest sabers. Do you really think they can’t do anything?” Li Mo lowered her head, her forehead almost touching Wen Shi’s.

“Brother Wen Shi, are you willing to be good brothers with me? Or do you want to push me to the Sixth Prince’s camp?”

If a good discussion didn’t work, Li Mo could only switch to threats and inducements.

“Even if two thousand people are strong, can they be stronger than my three hundred thousand troops?” Wen Shi did not yield. This was the northern border, his home. He was the Prince of Zhenbei. Could he not be tougher than a Prince of Pingnan’s Heir Apparent?

“Jiang Ling, if you continue to say these things, don’t blame me for being impolite,” Wen Shi kept a straight face, trying to make himself look a little more fierce. “The worst outcome is just to go all in and leave everyone here, letting these seven thousand or so people be buried with me. I won’t be at a loss.”

“But according to my understanding of you, Brother Wen Shi, you will not do this. You will not let so many people lose their lives because of your personal likes and dislikes, and let more than seven thousand families lose their fathers, brothers, and children.”

Li Mo was not afraid at all. Wen Shi’s performance, in her eyes, was like a little kitten that had just been weaned, trying its best to wave its pink and tender little paws, wanting to drive away the person who was coveting its soft little belly.

So fierce and cute, it made one want to kiss it, preferably the kind that would make it cry.

“Jiang Ling!” Wen Shi was now in a dilemma. How could this person have no foresight at all! He had already said so. Wouldn’t he cooperate a little! If there was no tacit understanding, what was the point of talking about being real brothers!

“Brother Wen Shi, what I said just now was just a joke. Don’t take it to heart,” Li Mo took a step back and spread her hands forward, showing that she was harmless.

“But the first few sentences, I was serious. If you have any thoughts, Brother Jiang Ling, you can just tell me. I will still be staying at the Prince of Zhenbei’s mansion during this period.”

Li Mo said with a smile, and before she left, she added another sentence. “If possible, I would like to have a long talk with you, Brother Wen Shi,” after the talk, they could just sleep together.

Li Mo did not say the last half of the sentence, but just went through it in her mind, and then replaced it with a look of anticipation.

After Li Mo had left, Wen Shi leaned against the wall with some weakness, reached out and touched his neck, his eyes full of complicated emotions, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

What was wrong with this Jiang Ling? Why had he inexplicably become a real good brother with him and even discussed the matter of rebellion with him?

Did he really want to rebel with him, or was he deliberately provoking him, forcing him to rebel against the imperial court, so that the Prince of Pingnan could reap the benefits?

Wen Shi rubbed his head with some annoyance. It was not impossible to rebel, but the problem was that the barbarians had not yet retreated, and the rebellion in the west had not been quelled. Once he rebelled, the world would definitely be in chaos. Countless people would die because of the war, and tens of thousands of happy families would be torn apart.

To rebel or not to rebel, this was a very difficult choice in front of Wen Shi.

To cooperate or not to cooperate, Wen Shi was now forced to make a choice. He actually didn’t want to choose. He just wanted to maintain the status quo for the time being. After he had repelled the barbarians, he had hoarded enough grain, and had trained new soldiers, it would not be too late to rebel then.

**

Li Mo could guess Wen Shi’s distress, but she had no intention of helping. She admitted that she was just forcing Wen Shi to take the initiative to get close to her and be on good terms with her.

If Wen Shi did not choose to cooperate with her this time, Li Mo would not be too sad. She would also kill the Sixth Prince, and then shift the blame to the Zhenbei army again, forcing Wen Shi to choose again.

“Master, if you do this, isn’t it…” 033 felt that Li Mo’s style seemed to have changed a little and said with some hesitation.

“Isn’t it what? Too much?” Li Mo asked in return. Was she doing too much? She had just reminded Wen Shi and then left the choice to him.

“I thought you would directly stand on Wen Shi’s side, Master, and help him deal with the Sixth Prince,” 033 felt that its brain was not quite enough again. It had become unable to understand Li Mo’s thought process.

“I have to help, but didn’t you say that the male and female leads of this world are not yet determined? Anything can happen,” Li Mo said. “If I help Wen Shi deal with the Sixth Prince, he will certainly be a little more relaxed, but his hatred will be less, and he might not rebel in the end.”

“Do you mean, Master, that if Wen Shi does not rebel, the current imperial court will not collapse?” 033 felt that it seemed to have understood something. “If the imperial court does not collapse, the next new emperor is very likely to be the Ninth Prince!”

“You could say that. If Wen Shi does not rebel, and the Ninth Prince stands up to seek justice for the Prince of Zhenbei, won’t the probability of Wen Shi recovering her daughter’s identity be very high? To get the support of the Zhenbei army, the new emperor will definitely marry Wen Shi as his empress.”

“Then, Master, if you rebel with the Pingnan army, won’t you be able to defeat the imperial court as well?” 033 continued to ask. “If you become the male lead, Master, you can also be with Wen Shi.”

“Tsk,” Li Mo pouted in dissatisfaction. “Your brain is much better now, 033.”

“Hmm? What do you mean by that, Master?” 033 was a little confused.

“I don’t mean anything. I just want to force Wen Shi to make a choice, to force him to choose me. There are not many other reasons,” Li Mo did not pretend anymore. She laid her cards on the table. The considerations she had just mentioned were all secondary.

The main reason was that her possessiveness had flared up. She was a person with a strange possessiveness. From the moment she had heard the old princess say that Wen Runan had already found a good family, her possessiveness had been fermenting. What had just happened was just a small outbreak in the fermentation.

Li Mo was too lazy to investigate who the old princess had found. She just had to ensure that the current Wen Shi could only choose her.

It didn’t matter if she was forced or not. What was important was Wen Shi’s choice.

Sensing its master’s thoughts, 033 silently made itself disappear. It shouldn’t have asked those stupid questions just now.

**

After they had separated last time, Wen Shi had not left the military camp for ten consecutive days. It was unclear whether it was because he was really busy with military affairs, or to avoid someone.

In these ten days, Li Mo still stayed at the Prince of Zhenbei’s mansion, eating and drinking as she should, occasionally practicing her sword in her own courtyard, and chatting with the old princess.

As for the Sixth Prince, who was on a heavy mission, he was still very seriously looking for clues in the first few days, and even went to the prison to personally interrogate the innkeeper and the servant.

Unsurprisingly, the Sixth Prince did not get any information. The intelligence he could get was not even as much as the previous strategist’s.

As the days passed, the Sixth Prince also began to get anxious. This was a good opportunity for him to show his ability. He had to catch the assassin, and the sooner the better.

On the seventh day, good news came from the Sixth Prince’s side. He had already locked on to the culprit and was now just waiting to set up a trap and let the assassin run into it on his own.

By the tenth day, looking at the strategist who was locked in shackles, both Li Mo and Wen Shi fell into silence.

“I didn’t expect the culprit to be someone by the Third Prince’s side, and he was even jumping around under our noses all along. No wonder we couldn’t find who the assassin was after searching for so long,” after a moment of silence, Li Mo took the words to let this play continue.

“I also only found out under a series of coincidences. This person is really abominable! Third brother trusted him so much, and had promoted him all the way from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a fifth-rank Hanlin. I didn’t expect him to repay kindness with enmity!” The Sixth Prince let out a slight sigh of relief.

As long as Li Mo and Wen Shi recognized this person as the assassin, then this person was the ironclad assassin.

Wen Shi frowned slightly and looked down at the strategist, who was breathing more than he was taking in. “What’s wrong with his mouth? Why is it gagged?”

“Oh, that. My men were worried that he would bite his tongue and commit suicide, so they pulled out all his teeth. They’ve applied medicine now, so it’s gagged with a cotton cloth,” the Sixth Prince explained. “I still have to take the culprit back to the capital. I can’t let him commit suicide on the way out of guilt.”

“Indeed. The matter of assassinating a prince should be enough to execute his nine generations,” Wen Shi said unhurriedly. He could very clearly see that after he had said the words “execute his nine generations,” the strategist had struggled very hard.

“Your Highness, how is the situation on the border these few days? Is there any movement from the barbarians?” The Sixth Prince changed the subject, wanting to prevent Wen Shi from asking any more questions.

“The barbarians’ movements are very frequent. Small-scale frictions have not stopped,” Wen Shi twisted his eyebrows. “According to their khan’s style, he will probably harass us for a few more days, so that the soldiers cannot rest in peace, and then launch a general attack.”

“Do you want me to go back to the capital and tell my father to bring some reinforcements to the Prince of Zhenbei?” the Sixth Prince said. If there was a chance, he also wanted to win over Wen Shi.

“Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Although my Zhenbei army has lost a hundred thousand soldiers because of the traitor, we are not to be trifled with. The cities we have lost have already been retaken. The so-called two hundred thousand troops of the barbarians are now only less than a hundred thousand. I can still handle it.”

Wen Shi said with a blank expression. His emotional control was not as perfect as Li Mo’s. When he mentioned the deaths of a hundred thousand soldiers, he couldn’t help but look at the Sixth Prince with a hint of resentment.

The Sixth Prince’s other abilities might not be so outstanding, but his ability to read people’s expressions was definitely first-rate. Even if the resentment in Wen Shi’s eyes was only a fleeting glance, it was still captured by him.

“Your Highness, I wonder how the previous traitor was dealt with? If you need anything, Your Highness, I can also help to investigate,” the Sixth Prince couldn’t help but start to test him.

He had to find out whether Wen Shi’s resentment just now was aimed at the traitor, or at him.

Wen Shi lowered his eyes and shook his head gently. “Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness. I have already dealt with all the traitors. Anyone who has had any dealings with the traitor has already been locked up, just waiting to be sacrificed to the flag when the war starts.”

“That’s good. If you need anything, just let me know,” the Sixth Prince let out a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, this resentment did not seem to be aimed at him.

Wen Shi tugged at the corner of his mouth, in no mood to continue to talk to the Sixth Prince. He directly hid behind Li Mo.

Seeing that Wen Shi’s shoulder was resting on her back, Li Mo was instantly energized. “Your Highness, the most urgent matter now is to take the culprit and escort the Third Prince back to the capital.”

The Sixth Prince couldn’t help but take another look. Hadn’t Wen Shi not come back for these ten days? How had their relationship become so good all of a sudden?

“My father has already given instructions on this matter. The guard camp will escort third brother back to the capital,” the Sixth Prince said. “I plan to go south for a trip to see little eight, and then rush back to the capital.”

Escorting a corpse, the speed definitely could not be too fast. A conservative estimate was that it would take twenty days. These twenty days were enough for the Sixth Prince to go south once and then north to return to the capital. If he was fast enough, he might even be able to arrive in the capital before the corpse.

“Hmm? You want to see the princess, Your Highness?” Li Mo raised an eyebrow. She was already here. Why was he going south? Wasn’t this just looking for trouble?

The Sixth Prince nodded. “If it’s convenient, shall we go back together the day after tomorrow?”

“…” As expected, he was here to look for trouble. “I still have some important matters to discuss with Brother Wen Shi, and at the same time, I will keep vigil for my uncle for forty-nine days.”

Li Mo’s reaction was very fast. She immediately came up with a reason and refused the Sixth Prince’s tactless proposal.

The Sixth Prince seemed not to have expected Li Mo to refuse. “Jiang Ling, if you stay, then I…” After saying half of it, the Sixth Prince suddenly stopped, as if he had thought of something, and the expression on his face began to change constantly.

“Alright. You can be considered half a royal family member, Jiang Ling. If you stay to keep vigil for the old Prince of Zhenbei, it can also be considered as doing your part on behalf of little eight and my father,” the Sixth Prince didn’t know what he had imagined, and his tone changed a lot.

“I am representing my father and myself to keep vigil for my uncle. If you want to do your part for His Majesty, Your Highness, why don’t you join me?” Wen Shi had already treated her as a reliance. She had to perform well.

“…” The Sixth Prince was at a loss for words again, not knowing what to say.

What was wrong with this Jiang Ling? Wasn’t he just taking his words and giving him a way out?

How long had it been? It probably hadn’t even been an incense stick’s time, right? How could he have kicked his platform away and not left him any face at all?

Had he said something wrong? He had just proposed to go back to the south together. Was there a problem?