Chapter 364: Emergency

Speaking of the two maids, the eldest lady's face turned a little unhappy. She said, "I don't know. Before your eldest brother got married, the two maids insisted on leaving. I asked them why they didn't want to stay in the mansion, and they said that they were more suited to life in the palace. After being in the palace for a long time, they couldn't adapt to life outside, so mother let them go."

Su Yue frowned: "Did someone say something in private?"

"I don't know. Later, I was busy with your eldest brother's marriage, so I didn't investigate. Now that they are gone, there is no need to investigate."

"Well, if they don't want to stay, forget it. We can just find two capable maids for them."

The eldest lady shook her head. "Your sister Xue'er doesn't need any help. Your second aunt will take care of her. As for Yan'er, mother will keep an eye on her. She's still young, so there's no need to rush."

"How is that girl now?"

The eldest lady said calmly, "It's okay, much better than before. But after all, it wasn't born from mother's womb, so whether it's good or not is just like that. As long as mother is worthy of them, that's all."

Su Yue agreed with the eldest lady's statement. It is not good to interfere too much in the affairs of concubines' children. If you interfere too much, people will say you are harsh. If you interfere too little, people will say you don't care about them. It's neither way.

Su Yue didn't want the Madam to suffer any injustice, so she said, "As long as they behave themselves in the mansion, that's all that's needed. Su Yan will be almost thirteen this year, it's time for her to find a husband. The sooner the marriage is settled, the more peace of mind she will have."

Marry her off as soon as she reaches the age of 15 to avoid any trouble in the mansion.

"Mother also wants Yue'er to help find a suitable family."

Su Yue smiled and said, "Then my daughter, please pay attention to it."

The eldest lady nodded, and the mother and daughter talked for a long time. In the evening, Su Yue and Murong Li had dinner before returning to the palace.

After the two came back and washed up, Hongying and Jiang Bo came to report to them, naturally about Madam Lin.

Mrs. Lin was very quiet that day. She personally prepared and fed the medicine to the child. She did everything by herself without asking anyone else for help.

Su Yue never thought that Madam Lin was such a cautious and careful woman.

Murong Li said, "Please be more careful and don't make things difficult for her. Just open a door for her when it's convenient."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The two understood Murong Li's intention, which was to see if Madam Lin would reveal her true colors.

"Then you guys go down."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Princess, I will take my leave."

The two men bowed and left.

Then the two of them fell asleep.

The two of them had a good sleep without any dreams.

But at dawn, the two were awakened by a hurried knock on the door.

The two of them woke up at the same time. Murong Li immediately got up, put on his clothes and went to open the door. Not long after, he came back with a gloomy face and quickly put on his clothes.

Su Yue asked him, "What happened?"

Murong Li nodded: "Yue'er, sleep a little longer. Someone from the palace came and said there's something urgent."

"Someone was sent from the palace. What happened in the palace?"

Murong Li shook his head: "The person who came didn't tell me, I'll find out when I get there."

"Oh, well, go see what's going on."

Murong Li nodded, put on his clothes, washed up briefly, and then followed the people from the palace to the imperial palace in a hurry.

In the imperial study of the palace, the emperor paced anxiously in the hall with his hands behind his back, pinching his forehead from time to time in annoyance.

It stopped when there was a rapid knock on the door.

Eunuch Liu hurried to open the door and saw that it was Murong Li. He quickly greeted him and said, "Your servant greets Prince Li. Please come in. The emperor is waiting anxiously."

Murong Li nodded and immediately entered the imperial study. He was about to salute before the emperor, but the emperor raised his hand to interrupt him, "Fourth Brother, there's no need for formalities. This morning, we received reports of a battle eight hundred miles away at Qingniu Pass. The Dongfeng Kingdom's army launched a massive attack before the New Year, and Qingniu Pass is almost overwhelmed. I summoned you here to see if you have any good plans."

"Dongfeng Kingdom is invading?"

Murong Li pursed her lips tightly. Dongfeng Kingdom and Xifeng Kingdom have always had friendly diplomatic relations. How could there be a sudden attack?

Could it be related to that Shenlong Temple?

Murong Li asked, "Father, do you know why the Dongfeng Kingdom is invading?"

The emperor's eyes were cold and he said in a deep voice: "No, the 800-mile battle report said that the Dongfeng Kingdom was fighting without declaration."

An undeclared war, there must be something going on. Murong Xiaoxiao thought about it. The capital is quite far from Qingniu Pass, and it is also the New Year period, the court is on holiday, so it would probably take some time to gather all the military supplies for the war.

Otherwise, the emperor would not have called him in such a hurry, but would have called the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.

Moreover, when two countries are at war, the battlefield changes rapidly and anything can happen. If the Dongfeng Kingdom breaks through Qingniu Pass, the Dongfeng Army will march straight in and the disaster it brings to the people will be immeasurable.

So, after much thought, Murong Li decided that only he and Yue'er could go first. They had the Shadowless Army, and Yue'er had plenty of military supplies in her space, so they didn't have to worry about what the emperor was worried about. They could go first, and the emperor could send troops later.

So he said, "Father, even if we send troops now, the military supplies will probably be gathered in time. This is what I think. This son and Yue'er will take our people to Qingniu Pass first, and then your Majesty will arrange for the troops to come. What do you think?"

At this point, the emperor had nothing more to say. He knew something about the fourth brother's strength. It was not as simple as it seemed. Although none of the fourth brother's soldiers were exposed at the palace banquet, the emperor knew that the fourth brother possessed a powerful force.

At present, only the fourth brother is capable of going.

So he immediately nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Fourth Brother and his wife. Qingniu Pass is now handed over to you. You must defend it and never let the Dongfeng Kingdom break through Qingniu Pass."

Qingniu Pass is one of the gates of Xifeng Kingdom. After it is breached, Dongfeng can march straight in and flatten Xifeng Kingdom.

The Dongfeng Kingdom is the most powerful among the four countries, so it is not difficult to defeat the Xifeng Kingdom.

"Yes, I will go back and make arrangements and set off immediately."

"good."

The emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that the fourth brother would not agree. Once he left, the fifth brother would be the only one in power, and he was afraid that he would get the upper hand.

After Murong Li left, the Minister of War and the Minister of Revenue arrived. The emperor ordered them to make arrangements quickly and send troops immediately.

When Murong Li returned to the palace, Su Yue had already gotten up. He told her what had happened.

Su Yue was stunned for a moment: "Why is it so sudden?"

"It happened suddenly. The current situation at Qingniu Pass is unclear. Yue'er, go and pack up quickly. We will leave the city immediately afterwards."

"good."

Su Yue returned to Lingxiao Court in a bad mood. The invasion of Dongfeng Country disrupted all her plans.

I originally wanted to go to Dongfeng Kingdom after the restaurant opened, but at this critical juncture, Dongfeng Kingdom actually attacked Xifeng Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)