"Even if three years later Zhou loses, and yet is unwilling to merge into our Yan Kingdom, our Yan Kingdom would have recovered by then! At that time, our Yan Kingdom will have leeway to resist Zhou, isn't it? It's far better than being short of food and soldiers now, not to mention, our main forces are held up in Xiliang and can't return!" Empress Dowager Yan spoke urgently.
Xiao Rongyan gazed intently at the Empress Dowager Yan, whose face was flushed red under the candlelight, and said softly, "Sister-in-law, if we truly agree with Zhou, then our Yan Kingdom must keep its promises, and not treat this as merely a strategy to buy time! Both mother and elder brother have said... losing trust in the world means losing everything! This is the reason I disagree with Ah Li's plan."
