Chapter 441 Friends

For General Hu? Shang Anlan looked puzzled.

Hu Yue didn't know why she suddenly had the urge to confide. Perhaps it was because she was really lonely in the harem. Hu Yue said: "The battle with the Southern Dragons is imminent, and my father has asked for permission to accompany us."

Shang Anlan also understood the situation of the Hu family: "So, you want to become the empress and ask the emperor for permission?"

"But even if you become the empress, the emperor may not agree to you." The emperor

attaches great importance to the battle against the Southern Dragons. This is a battle that can only be won. Even if it is true as Hu Yue thought, she became the empress, will the emperor really do as she wished and reject the request of an old general who has been on the battlefield for a long time?

"We have to try it to know, we can't just sit and wait for death," Hu Yue took a sip of tea: "But, that was my previous idea."

Before?

"What about now?" Shang Anlan couldn't help asking.

"I want to learn from Hua Mulan and go to the battlefield! I am also from a family of military generals. Isn't it just going to the battlefield to kill the enemy? What men can do, I can do the same!"

Shang Anlan narrowed his eyes and looked at her blankly.

"I thought about going to the battlefield on behalf of my father before, but then I changed my mind. If I leave my father in Shengjing, how is it different from what my father did?"

"It's just a swap of identities." "

Anyway, I have been dependent on my father for so long. If this battlefield is really the last leg of the journey, then it would be perfect for the two of us to go together."

She said it casually, but Shang Anlan didn't know what to say for a while.

Hu Yue didn't need others to comfort or persuade her. She had made up her mind and was just waiting for time.

She also had to thank Zhiyu for providing her with a way out, otherwise, once she entered the palace, with her family background, there would be no possibility of getting out.

Moreover, if it weren't for Zhiyu, she would not have thought of going to the battlefield together.

She looked at Shang Anlan, who was at a loss and hesitant to speak, and chuckled: "Anyway, I won't be the queen, you have one less opponent, so why do you want to be the queen?"

"For power," Shang Anlan pursed her lips slightly, highlighting her cold and clear outline: "I want to be the most noble woman in the world."

The ambition in her eyes was not concealed at all, but her heart tightened slightly.

Although she is good at dancing and can chat with anyone, she has never had a true friend.

But she is not without desire in her heart, especially after listening to Hu Yue's words, she actually wants to be friends with Hu Yue.

She was actually a little afraid that Hu Yue would hate her and distance herself from her after she said all this, but Hu Yue treated her sincerely, and she didn't want to deceive Hu Yue.

Her breathing became a little faster, and after seeing Hu Yue's surprise for a moment, she picked up the teacup and said, "Great, there is no wine here, so I'll use tea instead. I hope you get what you want."

Shang Anlan exhaled lightly, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he picked up the teacup like her: "I also wish you a safe and smooth trip."

The two chatted for a long time until the night quietly swept in, and Hu Yue left.

Shang Anlan was still a little reluctant to leave, until her personal maid came forward and whispered beside her: "Miss, the one who asked you to speed up, the imperial examination will be soon, and he wants you to help."

Shang Anlan's eyes dimmed slightly.

...

"Did they really say that?"

In the study, the emperor raised his eyebrows and asked Fuping.

"It's absolutely true. The people guarding outside heard it with their own ears. It can't be false."

Fu Ping carefully looked at the emperor's face. Seeing that he was not angry, he pretended to be angry and said, "This Miss Hu is really something. If she doesn't want to be the empress, she can just not enter the palace. But she insists on entering the palace."

"Although it's for her father, this approach is a bit too frivolous."

"Okay," the emperor interrupted him with a smile, "Aren't you saying this because you're afraid that I will punish her? Zhiyu told me before she entered the palace, so don't worry about it."

Fu Ping sighed in surprise, and then smiled flatteringly, "You are worthy of being Jiang Yushi, you are thoughtful and insightful."

The emperor was too lazy to pay attention to his poor mouth, and said, "You care about this girl."

"Your Majesty may have forgotten that the general brought Miss Hu into the palace several times before. The general is always frank, and Miss Hu is also innocent. She has brought a lot of cakes to Zajia, and she is a rare pure-hearted person."

Having seen many intrigues in the palace, she can't help but have a good impression of people with simple and frank hearts.

What's more, Hu Yue's words are full of love and righteousness. Even if the emperor wants to punish her, it will definitely not be a heavy punishment, and she is happy to plead for her.

"She is very sincere," said the emperor. "There are only a few days left. Tell them not to restrict her. She can do whatever she wants. She can leave the palace if she wants, but she must come back before dark."

This was a great honor for Hu Yue. Fu Ping smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please be lenient. I will give the order in a while."

After talking about Hu Yue, it was time to talk about Shang Anlan.

"What did Shang Anlan do after entering the palace?"

"Miss Shang made no secret of her desire to be the empress. On the first day after entering the palace, she went to visit the royal concubine. In the following days, she visited each of the concubines and ladies in the harem."

Fu Ping paused and continued, "Every time she went, she gave gifts with great fanfare. But it just so happened that every gift she gave was in line with the ladies' preferences, and they all praised her highly."

The emperor straightened his cuffs: "Praise? The royal concubine too?"

The royal concubine had no children, and the harem was ultimately inferior because there was no heir to her. So after the empress died, she hinted to the emperor several times that she was not capable enough to be the queen of the country, but the emperor pretended not to know.

She talked too much, and the emperor was annoyed, so he hadn't been to her palace for a long time.

Logically, the imperial concubine hated these concubines.

But the emperor was stunned when he saw Fu Ping nodding.

"Do you know what they talked about that day?"

"They only mentioned some interesting things outside the palace, nothing else."

That was strange, and the emperor said in a deep voice: "Send a few more people to keep an eye on the imperial concubine, and report immediately if there is anything unusual."

Fu Ping nodded.

"Is there any action on Chao En's side?"

"Not yet. After finishing his duty every day, he goes back to the room and never comes out again."

Fuping said softly.

After he returned to his original position, Chaoen was arranged by the emperor to stay outside the study room. This huge gap would make anyone else complain and mourn all day long, but Chaoen never complained in front of others and accepted it very calmly.

This is obviously unreasonable.

The emperor waved his hand: "Then there is no need to care about him, stop staring at him."

"..."

Fuping was silent. He always felt that Chaoen would never give up so easily. He was about to admonish the emperor, but heard the emperor say "Hmm?" softly.

Fuping instantly remembered the months when he was placed outside the study room, and hurriedly said yes and agreed.