Jing Zhe composed himself, turned around and smiled, "What are you ladies saying? I think Chu Xia is just feeling sorry for us. Not only did we make them bring so many soldiers, but we also made them travel so much for nothing. I feel really bad about it, so I had to say a few words of comfort in the end, right?"

"Hmph, who would believe that!"

"We've already given them half of the yaks, what more do they want?"

The four women looked at each other with disdain, not believing it at all.

Whether they believe it or not, Jing Zhe himself certainly does. And according to Jing Zhe's usual style, at this time he would use both hands and words to flatter all his beauties, and his four stunningly beautiful wives would have been appeased long ago. However, now that he has soldiers behind him, if they see this, they will think that Lu Li and the others are frivolous.

So he could only continue, "Besides, I'm already very content with my wives and sisters, why would I have any thoughts about others? And compared to you, Chu Xia is tall, has a good figure, or is pretty? She can't compare to you at all!"

"whispering sound!"

The four women spat in unison, their cheeks slightly flushed. They hadn't really taken it to heart, so they didn't say anything more.

At this moment, a commotion arose in Jingzhou City, and then the city gates were opened wide. A soldier in armor ran out, followed by many soldiers. These cavalrymen were carrying swords, but the swords were not for dealing with Jing Zhe; they were escorting another group of soldiers.

Looking at the military uniforms worn by those people, Jing Zhe could recognize that these were the rebels that the Prince of Jin had brought from Jinxi.

"Your Highness, I, Cheng Shouyan, pay my respects!"

The leading soldier approached the group, bowed to Su Mochen, and said, "Rise!" Su Mochen nodded and replied, "You may rise."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Cheng Shouyan raised his head and bowed to Jing Zhe and Liu Jinghong, saying, "This humble official greets President Jing and General Jinghong!"

"..."

Jing Zhe nodded in greeting, while Su Mochen introduced him from the side. It turned out that this Cheng Shouyan was previously the garrison commander of Jingzhou, and he was also a member of the faction of the Duke of Protector of the State, Yu Sheng. Later, Yu Sheng was murdered, and Cheng Shouyan only had suspicions, but had no evidence, so he could only continue to obey the new emperor, Su Lichen.

Last night, after seeing the note, he was filled with rage. He even considered leading his troops into the palace to confront Su Lichen and demand an explanation. However, he eventually calmed down and thought that waiting for Jing Zhe to attack the city today, he could provide support from within the city, which was the only thing he could do.

He had even secretly gathered his own people, thinking that if Jing Zhe's siege of the city went poorly, he would simply rebel in the city. However, he did not expect Jing Zhe to be so successful, so successful that he could not help at all, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

After listening, Jing Zhe smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "I must thank General Cheng for his concern. If my father-in-law knew this in the afterlife, he would surely be very pleased!"

"..."

Upon hearing the term "father-in-law," Cheng Shouyan paused for a moment, then suddenly realized that when Yu Sheng was alive, he often mentioned Jing Zhe in conversations with others, referring to Jing Zhe as his ideal son-in-law. Now, it was as if Jing Zhe represented Yu Sheng in acknowledging his actions, which moved Cheng Shouyan deeply.

At this moment, Jing Zhe asked curiously, "I just heard Su Muyu say that Su Lichen and Su Limin have been arrested and imprisoned. What happened?"

After listening to the explanation, Cheng Shouyan said, "When Prince Jin brought his troops over a couple of days ago, Su Lichen didn't resist at all. He just opened the city gates and let them in, and even said he would give the throne to Prince Jin."

Jing Zhe nodded, thinking to himself that with the large number of soldiers and generals that Prince Jin brought and his own considerable strength, Su Lichen had no choice but to agree.

Cheng Shouyan continued, "Things were fine a few days ago, but since President Jing delivered the note last night, all the people of Jingzhou have learned the true cause of the late emperor's death. They are furious about the crimes of Su Lichen and others, and they blocked the palace gates early this morning. In order to quell the public anger, Prince Jin had no choice but to lock up Su Lichen and Su Limin."

Jing Zhe nodded again, thinking to himself that with Su Lichen and Su Limin's limited abilities, they were no match for Prince Jin. If he hadn't come, Su Lichen and Su Limin would probably have been imprisoned by Prince Jin until they died.

At this moment, Cheng Shouyan said, "President Jing, why don't you go into the city with Her Highness the Princess first? This will put the people at ease."

The people of Jingzhou have first experienced the invasion of Southern Qi and the death of Emperor An, and then heard all sorts of horrifying truths, which have greatly affected them. Therefore, they need Jing Zhe and others to stabilize the people's hearts.

Jing Zhe nodded and followed Su Mochen ahead, leading the Jinghong Iron Cavalry into the city.

By this time, the common people had already been waiting on both sides of the street. They knew nothing about what was happening outside the city walls; they had only heard the Prince of Jin say that he would welcome Jing Zhe and Su Mochen into the city, so they waited here.

When they actually saw Jing Zhe and Su Mochen enter the city together, they cheered with joy.

"President Jing!"

"His Majesty!"

"..."

The people cheered for Jing Zhe and Su Mochen, but the title "Your Majesty" was still quite abrupt, and both Jing Zhe and Su Mochen were somewhat surprised. Cheng Shouyan quickly stepped forward to explain, recounting the promise that the Prince of Jin had made to the people.

After hearing this, Jing Zhe couldn't help but sigh, thinking to himself that the Prince of Jin had committed many evils before, but unexpectedly, before his death, he had done such a good deed by accident.

"Mo Chen, it seems you're destined to be the Empress!"

Su Mochen glanced at Jing Zhe, somewhat displeased by his gloating expression, and pouted, "Even if I become empress, you'll still be the one handling the important affairs of the court!"

Seeing Su Mochen's aggrieved look, Jing Zhe smiled and agreed.

Once all the Jinghong Iron Cavalry had entered the city, Jing Zhe did not rush to the east city wall to see Qi Junguang's Thunderous Army, but instead planned to leave them to linger for two days.

The group had been traveling for too long, so they took advantage of the fact that they had just entered the city and could rest for a few days. Jing Zhe asked Cheng Shouyan to take the Jinghong Iron Cavalry to find a place to stay and rest.

Afterwards, Su Mochen and Lu Li and the others prepared to take them back to the palace, but they refused.

Returning to Jingzhou after more than ten years, Lu Li's most desired destination was naturally the Jing family's old residence. Liu Jinghong and Pei Yunxi were no exception. The place in the entire city of Jingzhou that held the most memories for them was the Jing family's old residence, so they planned to go back there.

Upon hearing this, Jing Zhe also wanted to join them, but Lu Li did not agree because she knew that Su Mochen must have more things that Jing Zhe needed to handle for her. So she only took Liu Jinghong and Pei Yunxi with her, and the three of them left.

Jing Zhe and Su Mochen slowly arrived outside the palace gates.

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