Song Sanniang had not expected that the situation in the imperial city seemed to have changed in just half a day. With the sounds of several explosions coming from the city, there was chaos for a while, but it soon subsided.

At Shen Zhengshi, the gate of the imperial city opened in front of her. Gongyi Qingjun showed no surprise at all. He entered the imperial city with many generals followed by teams of female soldiers.

I don’t know if it’s because it’s late, but there are almost no pedestrians on the street.

Song Sanniang could feel that countless people were hiding behind the cracks in the doors and windows, looking at all of them.

Gongyi Qingjun's five senses were very sharp, so she naturally noticed it. She didn't react to it, but just moved towards the location where the black smoke was rising.

Song Sanniang, who had visited the palace at night before, knew that it was the Wude Hall, where the empress's bedroom was located.

Gongyi Qingjun entered the Wude Hall with the female generals and deputy generals behind them. As soon as they came in, they looked up and saw the empress sitting at the top.

Gong Yi Qingjun and Gong Yichen were surprised and felt mixed emotions when they saw her like this.

When they were young, the empress was not as absurd as she is now, indulging in sensual pleasures and ignoring state affairs. At that time, she was shrewd and wise, managing the Qinglong Kingdom in an orderly manner, and the ministers were also convinced of her.

They all believed that the Qinglong Congress would make further progress under her leadership. When did she change?

Gongyi Qingjun looked at the empress's face in a daze, as if thirteen years ago, when the empress went south for inspection, a male concubine who accompanied her died of illness on the way. It was said that he was bitten by mosquitoes and contracted an epidemic in the south.

After returning from the south, the queen seemed like a different person. The queen of Qinglong Kingdom who used to work hard to govern the country and loved her people became a decadent woman who indulged in wine and meat all day long. She even distributed the power in her hands to facilitate her indulgence.

Most of the rebellious officials Gongyi Qingjun encountered on the road were from this faction, which caused her a lot of trouble.

As for the military command, it was actually still in the hands of the Queen. When she took on the hot potato of defending the city, the Queen did not give her the military command, but only gave her temporary command.

With just one order from her, she could easily be transferred back.

However, the empress did not expect that her previous withholding of supplies from border soldiers indirectly led to the death of the King of Zhenxi. Afterwards, the sixth princess Gongyi Qingjun led thousands of Qing soldiers to Lixi City and blocked the White Tiger Kingdom outside the border.

Many female soldiers were recruited from cities near the border. It can be said that if the White Tiger Kingdom destroyed Lixi City, their relatives and friends would not have a good ending, especially the female monarch.

What's more, Gongyi Qingyun made gunpowder and powerful crossbows, which directly solved the threat they faced from the enemy army.

So for these female soldiers, the Sixth Princess Yi Qingjun herself was their military symbol. As long as she stood there, they were willing to charge into battle for her...

When the people guarding the empress saw Gongyi Qingjun, one of the female monarchs came forward to greet them happily.

"Your Highness, you are here."

Song Sanniang took a quick look and found it was a familiar face. It was General Du Yinan, the leader who had previously advocated pursuing the victory on the issue of the enemy forces of the White Tiger Kingdom.

Gongyi Qingyun nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. If you hadn't restrained the people in the palace, we would still be trapped outside the city."

Du Yinan touched his head honestly and said, "It's all because of your foresight. We can only succeed if we follow your advice."

Gongyi Qingjun patted her shoulder, walked to the bottom of the empress, and looked at the empress sitting at the top with a complicated expression. She seemed to see the empress mother in her memory appear in front of her again.

"Queen Mother, it's been a long time since we last met. You still look the same."

The queen sitting on it didn't say anything, but just looked at her steadily.

Gongyi Qingjun waited patiently for her to speak.

No one behind her spoke. They had complicated feelings about the Queen. They were ten years older than Gongyi Qingjun on average. They had experienced the Qinglong Kingdom under the Queen's rule in the first half of her life. At that time, their Qinglong Kingdom was strong and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

The White Tiger Kingdom did not dare to have any ulterior motives and even had to look at the Queen's face. It presented gifts to the Blue Dragon Kingdom several times to show its submission. It just hoped that the two countries could live in harmony and there would be no war.

Unexpectedly, in just twenty years, the empress became depressed for a long time because of the death of a man. Later, she even ignored the affairs of state and numbed herself with crazy drinking.

Until the White Tiger Nation came and conquered three cities in a row, and their queen, the emperor they were loyal to, withheld military rations for her own selfish desires, this was what made them most heartbroken...

As they were lost in thought and reminiscing about the past, Her Majesty the Queen, who was sitting on the high platform, suddenly spoke.

"I didn't expect that the one who finally pulled me down would be you, a female monarch whom I have never taken seriously before. Haha, what a twist of fate."

The queen's laughter echoed throughout the palace.

Gongyi Qingjun pursed her lips and said nothing. Gongyi Chen on the side also looked at the empress with complicated eyes.

Song Sanniang quietly held his hand. Yes, after thinking about him day and night, her relationship with Gong Yichen finally progressed from friends to mutual love.

Gong Yichen came back to his senses and looked at the person next to him. A slight smile appeared on his face, indicating that he was fine and not to worry.

They smiled at each other, then shifted their gaze forward in tacit understanding.

Now Gongyi Qingjun has asked someone to take the prepared abdication edict (blank) for the empress.

The empress glanced at each person below one by one, then picked up a pen and wrote the abdication edict, signed her name at the end, stamped it, and then threw the edict to Gongyi Qingjun.

"I hope you won't make the same mistake I made." "Your goal has been achieved. Now, please leave. I will stay here for a while."

After saying this, she turned her back, and the meaning of "seeing the guest off" was obvious.

Gongyi Qingjun did not agree immediately. Based on her understanding of her mother, the empress, it would be inconsistent with her character for her to sign the edict so decisively.

But now that she is guarded by three layers of guards inside and outside, she can't cause any trouble, and there is no need to worry about whether there are any conspiracies.

Gongyi Qingjun glanced at the empress's back, said nothing, and gestured for them to follow her out. Soon, peace returned to the Wude Hall.