Not long after, news suddenly arrived from the capital. Prince Xiang, who had been recuperating in his palace, had led his troops in rebellion, stationed them in Liuzhou, officially breaking with the imperial court and declaring war on it. The next day, the Marquis of Zhenbei relocated his entire residence to Liuzhou, formally joining Prince Xiang's army and establishing a rivalry with the court.
This news shocked almost all the people in the capital. They heard that Prince Xiang had already had different ideas about the throne. In addition, they had heard that Prince Xiang was secretly recruiting soldiers for many years.
Liuzhou City was already vast, and due to its strategic location, it was heavily garrisoned. The fact that it was captured by Prince Xiang's anti-guard forces was almost surprising. This demonstrates that Prince Xiang truly possessed the courage to defy the imperial family.
However, Yuwen Ran in the palace was not in a hurry after hearing the news, and did not feel any regret for losing Liuzhou City. Gu Yanyue knew why Yuwen Ran was so nonchalant.
Yuwen Ran wanted to give the King of Xiang a taste of his own medicine first. A warrior like the King of Xiang, who had no brains and only knew how to fight, would naturally think that Yuwen Ran was afraid of him, so that he would let his guard down and become even more arrogant. This would make it easier for Yuwen Ran to catch them all in one fell swoop and eliminate the trouble forever.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Yuwen Ran personally led his men to the expedition. The difference between this time and the last expedition to the Western Regions was that this time Yuwen Ran resolutely did not take Gu Yanyue with him, and left her and Qin Ruoruo in the palace together.
Later it was proved that Yuwen Ran's decision was correct, because Gu Yanyue had been pregnant for more than half a month during that time. If she had really gone to the battlefield with Yuwen Ran, I am afraid that this child would be lost like Liu Yanyan's.
Moreover, Yuwen Ran won this battle easily. The fact that Prince Xiang was able to capture Liuzhou City was due to his letting the enemy go. So even though Prince Xiang had already captured Liuzhou City, the city had already become a deserted city. Except for some rats, cockroaches and other things, the people of Liuzhou City had left nothing for Prince Xiang.
Five days later, Yuwen Ran returned with his army.
In the battle of Liuzhou City, Prince Xiang was defeated quickly and Yuwen Ran won beautifully. To some extent, it can be considered a happy ending for everyone.
Prince Xiang had believed that by recruiting soldiers and secretly accumulating strength for so many years, he could pull Yu Ran off the throne. Little did he know that the soldiers he bought were all useless and had never seen the battlefield. They were not even qualified to serve as training for Yu Wenran's royal army. After killing five people, there were basically no more left.
The true power displayed by Yuwen Ran also shocked the ministers in the court and the public who had been eager to seize the throne like Prince Xiang. It was as if a bucket of cold water was poured over their heads. They finally understood that Yuwen Ran, who had no real power and was the puppet emperor of the empress dowager, had now become a ferocious beast and dealt the most fatal blow to those who coveted his throne.
Prince Xiang was a madman. When Liuzhou City fell, he knew that the situation was hopeless. When he was at his wit's end, he actually rushed back to his palace and killed the Queen Mother whom he had specially brought from the capital. He even did not spare the family of the Marquis of Zhenbei.
Yuwen Ran was also present at the scene. He could never have imagined that the Queen Mother, who had been colluding with Prince Xiang to kill him, would end up like this.
The Queen Mother never expected that her final outcome would be to be stabbed to death by the person she once despised the most.
Yuwen Ran finally did not kill King Xiang himself. When he was about to do it, the poison in King Xiang took effect and he died in front of Yuwen Ran.
In the end, the two people Yuwen Ran had always wanted to kill died in front of him, but it was better that he didn't do it himself, so as not to dirty his hands.
When Gu Yanyue heard this, she felt very emotional. The end of Prince Xiang, the Queen Mother, and the Marquis of Zhenbei was actually a case of evil being rewarded with evil. However, after hearing this, she felt that Murong Yue was the most innocent person in this bloody war.
If she had not been sent to the Central Plains and had not married the King of Xiang, she would probably still be alive and well. She would not have ended up with such a tragic fate at such a young age.
Gu Yanyue's pregnancy was diagnosed by Qin Ruoruo on the second day after Yuwen Ran went to war. At that time, Gu Yanyue suddenly felt like vomiting while drinking tea, but summer was gradually fading away, so it was impossible that she had heatstroke.
Qin Ruoruo had just taken her pulse when she exclaimed, "Sister Gu! You're pregnant! You've been pregnant for more than half a month!"
Gu Yanyue was also surprised to hear the news that she was pregnant. She felt that she was a little abnormal recently. She thought that she had such a reaction because she was tired from dealing with Liu Yanyan. She didn't expect that it was because she was pregnant.
The moment she knew she was pregnant, Gu Yanyue's first reaction was not surprise, but relief. She had originally wanted to go to the front line with Yuwen Ran, but he rejected her. She was still a little unhappy after being rejected by Yuwen Ran. She thought that when Yuwen Ran came back, she must let him sleep in the imperial study for half a month before returning to Fengqi Palace.
But now that she knew she was pregnant, she really had to thank Yuwen Ran for not taking her to the battlefield. Otherwise, there would be no mercy on the battlefield, and if she was really injured, she would probably lose the baby in her belly.
On the day Yuwen Ran returned to the capital, Gu Yanyue thought that after rewarding the troops, he would immediately return to Fengqi Palace to tell her how he had strangled Prince Xiang's army. Then, she would take the opportunity to tell Yuwen Ran that she was pregnant. However, she waited and waited, but no palace maid came to announce Yuwen Ran's return.
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