Chapter 239 The Emperor Wants to Kill Her

Song Junyan listened to her continuous complaints without any change on his expression.

If it were before, he would have pulled her sleeve like Lu Xinlan did and interrupted her thoughts.

But when his mood changed, he lost this caution.

He wanted to know even more how far his good father could tolerate.

The two followed Eunuch Fu into the hall. When Lu Xinran bowed, she always felt that the gazes falling on her were like knives that could cut her flesh.

The emperor was angry, but he hadn't asked the right questions yet. He could only frown and let them stand up before answering.

"I hope you have a smooth trip."

[How could it be smooth? If the Empress hadn't known a small path that could take her to Hanyu Pass, the tens of thousands of people she brought with her would have surely been eaten by the Qiang people.]

[And you want the horse to run but not eat grass. The little food and grass you give me is only enough to last for a few days! ]

[For an army of 100,000, they only provided a pitiful amount of food and fodder. They also searched very hard for supplies and didn't even provide any medicine, leaving the injured soldiers to wait for death in the wounded barracks.]

[It was like hell on earth, extremely miserable, and he actually asked if everything went well? ]

[If you are truly thoughtful and a wise ruler, you should know what is needed to fight a war. ]

[If it weren't for the Empress and General Xie's desperate support, Chahar would have probably reached the capital. ]

emperor:"……"

He just asked a question!

Song Junyan lowered his eyes and remained silent. He knew the purpose of the emperor's question, and he also knew that the answer he wanted to hear had nothing to do with him, so he stood aside quietly and listened to Lu Xinran's passionate complaints again.

The emperor rubbed his brows in pain. Did he really think that food and fodder could be easily mobilized?

The war came so suddenly that it took time to collect food and forge weapons.

Even sending reinforcements would take time. He had already taken the matter seriously enough. Why did he say it so badly in the mouth of this damn girl? !

Lu Xinran flipped through his booklet and sneered again.

[There are 100,000 troops stationed at Hanyu Pass and Yucheng Pass all year round. The daily food and fodder expenses for so many troops are fixed.]

[How much food is needed and how often it should be delivered should be set in stone.]

[If he hadn't been so suspicious and always worried that Qi Yu and Xie Lang would start a rebellion, and couldn't even deliver half of the food needed by 100,000 people, would this have happened? ]

[If there had been enough food and grass in Yucheng Pass and Hanyu Pass, this battle wouldn't have been so difficult. Everyone only had one vegetable dumpling to fill their stomachs every day.]

[Even if this continues, the food and grass in the city won’t last for half a month! ]

[People are creating difficulties for the border, and yet they still have the nerve to say that the court is already trying hard to find a solution. ]

[Every year, the money that should be allocated to the border troops for military pay and supplies goes into the public account of the Ministry of Revenue. Where does the money that is withheld go?]

A series of questions made the emperor begin to regret letting them enter the palace.

Looking at Song Junyan who was standing aside silently, he suppressed his anger and asked him.

"But have you found out why Chahar was able to capture Yucheng Pass this time?"

Song Junyan bowed and said, "Father, the reason is the same as what I wrote to you in the military report. It was General Xie's bad idea to protect his soldiers."

"Really?"

[Otherwise, you want others to die for you? ]

[You are suspicious of others in every way, and you make things difficult for them in every way, and yet you still want them to be loyal to you and fight for you? ]

[You can't have it all. That's shameless.]

The emperor closed his eyes. He really shouldn't have let this damn girl into the palace today.

"Really? General Ma has already arrived at Hanyu Pass. I'm sure he has also sent back the military report from there."

They were not in a hurry to get on the road, so the military reports must have arrived in the capital before them.

Given Xie Lang and Qi Yu's prestige in the army, even if there was something hidden, Ma Linyuan would not be able to find out anything.

The emperor gritted his teeth secretly, and the more he looked at the two people below, the more he disliked them.

This son... never mind. He has always been like this and it’s not like anyone has influenced anyone else.

"Is your mother okay?"

Before they left, the emperor finally remembered the person missing from the harem.

Song Junyan hurriedly replied respectfully, "When my mother was leaving the city to collect grain and grass, she was ambushed and seriously injured. By the time I came back, my mother's injuries had healed."

"Is she hurt again?"

The emperor was a little dazed. When he first arrived at the border, he encountered a small ambush. It was the empress who led people to rescue him.

That time, the queen was also injured while trying to protect him, with an arrow hitting her arm.

[Don't you know how many wounds the Empress has on her body? And you know in your heart how much you hate her.]

[You actually feel disgusted that I saved your scar! 】

[I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shamelessness.]

When Lu Xinran thought about what he had seen in the booklet before, he wanted to give the emperor two words: garbage!

The emperor waved his hands. He no longer wanted to ask any more questions.

He didn't want to hear these insults anymore. He was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and ask someone to drag her out and chop her to death.

It was not until he left the palace that Lu Xinran came to his senses from his anger.

Why did they come to the palace?

Why does it feel like the emperor didn't ask anything?

The hesitation and confusion on her face were too obvious, and her slightly wrinkled brows carried a bit of girlish naivety, which made Song Junyan's fingers slightly itchy.

He quickly turned his eyes away and coughed softly: "I'll take you home, and have a good rest when you get back."

Pei received the news that they would return to Beijing today early in the morning, and after noon she was eagerly waiting for their return.

After much difficulty, we received the news that the carriage had entered the city, and then we received the news that they had entered the palace.

Mrs. Zhao was also a little restless sitting in her room: "Mother, why did Xinlan, a good girl, go to the border? It's not a place a girl like her can go to."

If some bad reputation spreads, wouldn't it be even more difficult for her to get married?

"It was the Queen who ordered her to be taken away. Can you disobey her order?"

Pei had heard this kind of mumbling a lot recently, and when she heard her nagging again, she just glared at her.

Zhao felt very aggrieved and wanted to continue complaining when she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the courtyard.

"Madam, the second young lady is back."

Nanny Xu walked in excitedly and shouted, and Mrs. Pei hurriedly stood up to greet her.

Zhao rushed to Aunt Xu in one step and said, "Is it only the Second Young Lady? Where is Xin Lan? Why didn't she come back?"

"My sister said that she would stay at the border to look after the Empress and would come back with her when she returns to the capital."

Before Zhao could embarrass Madam Xu, Lu Xinran's voice could be heard before she even entered the room.

Zhao's face turned pale instantly: "She didn't come back? People die in that damn place every day, how could she stay there! Is it you who didn't let her come back?"

Lu Xinran rolled his eyes speechlessly: "What does it have to do with me if she doesn't want to come back? Even if you have paranoid delusions, don't act up all the time. After all, no one wants to keep coaxing a fool."