A few days ago, in Huayang City, Su Muxi had already discussed the matter with Marquis Anyuan.

They decided to take a gamble.

Three hundred li away from Fukang County, there was a Shuofeng Camp, whose commander was Shao Jie, the cousin of Marquis Anyuan.

Marquis Anyuan, Shao Feng, sent a letter to Shao Jie, explaining their speculations about Fukang County and hoping that Shao Jie could send troops to Fukang County to provide support.

Shao Jie was extremely righteous and hated evil, so Shao Feng was certain that Shao Jie would send troops to help after receiving his letter.

However, sending troops without a military order is a serious crime.

So Shao Feng outwardly controlled Shao Jie's family, made a show of threatening Shao Feng, and took all the blame upon himself.

Meanwhile, Shao Feng also sent a letter of apology to Ye Jingchun via express courier.

He only hoped that Ye Jingchun would be lenient with him afterward.

On her way to Fukang County, Su Muxi prepared a lot of potent sleeping pills.

It's not good to do it during the day, so we have to wait until it gets dark.

Only in this way can we knock out the soldiers guarding the city gate; otherwise, if the Shuofeng Camp soldiers forcefully break through the city, countless soldiers will surely die.

Now the soldiers in the city are under the control of the Shuofeng Camp soldiers, and Tang Yan and Aunt Zhong have brought enough medicine and food.

The crisis in Fukang County has been averted.

Next, we must wait for Ye Jingchun's imperial decree.

On the other side, Ye Jingchun received an urgent memorial from Huayang City early in the morning.

After reading the above, I was furious.

"Shao Feng! You really have a lot of nerve!"

Although Shao Feng described all the possible situations in Fukang County, everything was still just speculation until it was confirmed.

But Shao Feng mobilized the Shuofeng Camp's troops based solely on speculation. How is that any different from treason?!

Ye Jingchun hurriedly said to Cao Huai beside him, "Issue my decree: Marquis Anyuan, Shao Feng, has privately mobilized the troops of the Shuofeng Camp. Send someone to Huayang City immediately to escort him back to the capital for trial!"

After bowing in agreement, Cao Huai hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Your Majesty, Shao Feng knew that mobilizing troops without authorization was a serious crime, yet he still dared to submit a memorial to plead guilty. Such audacity certainly cannot be tolerated lightly. But if General Shao of the Shuofeng Camp was indeed threatened by Shao Feng to mobilize troops, shouldn't he also not be tolerated lightly?"

That's enough.

Ye Jingchun was deep in thought.

Shao Feng knew that unauthorized troop deployment was a serious crime, so why did he still knowingly commit the offense?

Could the outbreak in Fukang County really have been man-made?

Using the people of an entire city to orchestrate a scheme is not something a mere county magistrate could accomplish.

Therefore, there must be someone in a high position who is making decisions for Shao Feng.

If that's the case, then perhaps all the officials in Jinzhou, big and small, have already been controlled by that person. Otherwise, with such a major event happening in Fukang County, it's impossible that the prefect of Jinzhou City would have done nothing.

If everything Shao Feng said in his letter is true, then there is reason to believe it.

The reason he knowingly committed the crime was out of loyalty to him and to the State of Qi.

Therefore, he could not easily punish Shao Feng; he had to investigate the matter in Jinzhou first!

After pondering for a while, Ye Jingchun spoke again, "Summon Xie Chi to me."

Xie Chi, as the Imperial Censor, was quite loyal to him, making him the most suitable person to investigate the matter in Jinzhou.

He could issue an imperial edict to Xie Chi, so that if it was discovered that Shao Feng truly harbored rebellious intentions, local officials and soldiers could be mobilized in time to arrest Shao Feng and bring him to the capital.

If Shao Feng's guesses are all true, Xie Chi can handle the related matters in Jinzhou on his behalf.

After receiving the imperial edict at the palace, Xie Chi left the capital that same day.

After Xie Chi left, Murong Qing came to the gate of Yangxin Hall again, wanting to see Ye Jingchun.

Upon hearing that Murong Qing was requesting an audience, Ye Jingchun's face immediately turned cold, and he said impatiently, "Get her out of here!"

He didn't know what happened, he suddenly stopped working.

Even though Murong Qing tried her best to seduce him, and he felt an intense itch in his heart, he still couldn't resist.

He is the Son of Heaven, how could he not be capable!

This must be Murong Qing's problem!

But after that, he went to see other concubines and secretly consulted the imperial physician, but it still didn't work.

Therefore, he could only pretend to be busy with national affairs and no longer set foot in the inner palace.

Unexpectedly, Murong Qing took the initiative to come to us.

The young eunuch went out to chase people away, but unexpectedly, he ran back in no time.

"Your Majesty, Consort Shu says she is pregnant and insists on being informed of this news!"

Ye Jingchun jumped up excitedly, "What?! Consort Shu is pregnant?!"

He had only three princes in total.

The eldest prince, Ye Zeyu, was highly respected in the army, and to him, the threat outweighed the bond between father and son.

The Second Prince, Ye Zerui, is a wolf in sheep's clothing and has now been demoted to a commoner and crippled, making him unusable.

Although the Third Prince Ye Zemin is innocent and endearing, it remains to be seen whether he will ultimately be able to shoulder great responsibilities.

Now that he is in the prime of his life, he should have more princes.

The reason why the women in the palace couldn't conceive before was because Empress Bai Qian had done something to them.

Now the reason has been found, but he's no longer able to function...

If he were capable, he would certainly not allow Murong Qing, the princess of Northern Yan, to conceive the emperor's child.

But now, he was overjoyed by this unexpected son, completely ignoring the fact that Murong Qing was a princess of Northern Yan.

"Quickly! Let Consort Shu in!"

Cao Huai lowered his eyes, concealing the various emotions within them.

It's absolutely true that one dies from comfort!

Meanwhile, Ye Zeyu, far away in Ganzhou, was enjoying himself in the Jingwang Mansion.

After leaving Daliu Village, Ye Zeyu did not kill all the fake villagers.

Even if everyone is killed, the news will still leak out, so it's better to use the fake villagers to spread the news to Ye Chengping's ears.

Of course, the news that he had kidnapped the Celestial Immortal of the Celestial Immortal Sect was also to be relayed back to the Celestial Immortal Sect.

On their journey from the capital, Ye Zeyu and his group had been traveling at breakneck speed, but after leaving Daliu Village, they began to take their time.

Upon arriving in Ganzhou, Ye Zeyu had Qiao Zixian tied to a horse and paraded through the city in a ostentatious manner.

Prince Jing, Ye Chengping, had already received the news and was waiting for Ye Zeyu at the city gate of Ganzhou early in the morning. However, when he saw Qiao Zixian tied to a horse, Ye Chengping did not show any unusual reaction.

After exchanging pleasantries with Ye Zeyu, he pointed at Qiao Zixian with a curious expression.

"Cousin, who is this woman?"

Ye Ziyu said calmly, "It must be that bewitching fairy from the Celestial Immortal Sect who tried to seduce me with her beauty on the way, but I saw through her. However, she is very stubborn and refuses to say anything, so I can only keep her by my side for now and try to pry her open up later."

Ye Chengping looked surprised. "She really is the Celestial Immortal from the Celestial Immortal Sect?! But would the members of the Celestial Immortal Sect really let their Holy Maiden put herself in such danger?"

Ye Zeyu laughed and said, "Perhaps this Celestial Immortal of the Celestial Immortal Sect isn't that important within the sect? What, is Prince Jing showing some chivalry?"