"Have you heard? The Western Yao Kingdom has launched an attack."
The border area between the two sides of the Western Regions has become more and more lively lately. At first, when everyone heard that the Emperor and Empress were coming, they were shocked. Many people craned their necks to look out every day, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Emperor and Empress.
But only a few days later, news broke that the two sides had indeed started fighting.
This morning was even worse; you could hear the sounds of weapons clashing outside.
Han Jinghua was so frightened that she dared not move. Her husband had not returned all night, and all the women were hiding at home today, afraid to go out.
The two girls, Da Niu and Er Niu, were trembling with fear: "Mom, do you think they might break in!"
Their lives had finally gotten a little better. The new father her mother found for her was not bad to them. At least they could eat half full every day, unlike before when they would go hungry every few days and be beaten.
But the good days didn't last long. No one expected that war would suddenly break out again.
"I don't know! Right now, I just hope our people can hold on!"
"We can definitely hold on! I've heard that His Majesty is a war god. He has led troops in many battles in the past, and every time he has been invincible!"
Han Jinghua looked solemn. Her husband had gone to the battlefield, and she hoped more than anyone else that they would win this war.
She didn't want to live a life of constant wandering anymore.
"Let's get out of here! The enemy is about to attack!"
You can still hear people shouting on the street. They are all women, with their families in tow. Some are carrying one child in their arms and leading two others by the hand. At this moment, they just hope to run further inland and get as far away from the border as possible, so that they can be safer.
Da Niu looked at Han Jinghua timidly. She wanted to run away too, but her mother didn't.
"Mom, why don't we go with them too?" Da Niu asked tentatively, and Er Niu also looked up, her face full of anticipation.
"Why are you running? Do you think we can outrun them if this place falls? Those people all have warhorses; they'll catch up to us quickly, and we'll all die anyway!"
At this moment, Han Jinghua was unusually calm.
"Then, what should we do?"
The two little girls asked timidly, and Han Jinghua's gaze turned cold: "Let's go out and see if we can help! Big Girl, Second Girl, don't worry, your father will definitely come back safely!"
Actually, she was gambling, and she wasn't sure herself. She was betting on the emperor's abilities.
Even though the Emperor himself came, and although he didn't bring as many people as the other side, she believed that nothing would happen to the Emperor.
Meanwhile, many similar situations were occurring outside. Some people hurriedly ran away, but many more chose to stay and stand with the soldiers on the western border, sharing life and death.
When Han Jinghua and her two companions went outside, they saw many women and children helping out. She felt she had done the right thing; thankfully, the three of them hadn't run away, otherwise…
With the Emperor here, they will definitely be safe.
"Are you saying the Emperor is with us?"
Where there are crowds, there is gossip. Even at this critical moment, when life and death were at stake, there were still women gossiping.
"Shh, don't talk nonsense. I only heard it from them. The Emperor is not on our western border."
One of the older women seemed to know a lot. She glanced cautiously at everyone and said in a low voice, "You all seem to be unaware, don't you? Why has the Emperor come to our side this time?"
"Just tell me already, why?"
Everyone was skeptical. The woman sighed, "They say even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman, and our Emperor is no exception. I've heard that it was the Crown Prince from the other side who kidnapped the Empress's family and took them there. The Emperor was worried, so he came here personally to completely resolve the matter of Xiyao Kingdom."
The women were astonished when they heard this, and one of them said with envy, "The Empress is so lucky; the Emperor dotes on her so much!"
"Yes, we wish we had the Empress's luck!"
Their men also love them very much, but only if their men are incompetent and can only love one woman.
But the Emperor is different. How many people in their country want to marry him? The Emperor is willing to come to the border in person for the sake of the Empress's family. Just thinking about it makes them extremely envious.
"Alas, who can argue with that! But the Empress's family is also unlucky; the Crown Prince over there wants to capture them and use them to threaten the Emperor!"
Everyone sighed in dismay.
"However, I heard that our Empress is also decisive. When the Crown Prince suggested replacing her with someone else, the Empress agreed without hesitation."
This surprised everyone even more; if it were them, they might not have agreed.
"It seems that Her Majesty the Empress has a very good relationship with her younger brother and sister."
After all, if it were an ordinary person in this situation, their first concern would be their own safety, not their younger siblings.
"Yes, so last night the Emperor went to rescue the Empress, and captured nearly 100,000 of them in one fell swoop, but..."
"We don't know why the remaining people came to attack, nor do we know if the Emperor can get here in time!"
Everyone fell silent. Han Jinghua listened quietly the whole time. She wished she had someone as affectionate as the Empress, but unfortunately, she wasn't so lucky.
"Sigh..." someone sighed.
"By the way, Jinghua, I heard you also have the surname Han?" The older woman who had just spoken suddenly looked at Han Jinghua and asked with a curious expression.
Han Jinghua nodded blankly, not knowing what was different about her surname.
"Han Jinghua, you probably don't know this, but our Empress also has the surname Han!"
The man smiled. He could tell that the woman's family was quite powerful; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to find out such confidential information.
"That's really lucky!" Han Jinghua smiled bitterly. She remembered that she was sent here because she had offended Han Luoxue, and as a result...
My niece is truly capable, but she also has a terrible temper. She's Han Luoxue's aunt, after all, but that woman is ruthless and leaves no one a way out.
Since arriving at the border, she has had no contact with Hutouya Village and has not even bothered to inquire about it.
In fact, Han Jinghua also knew that she might never be able to return to Hutouya Village in her lifetime.
"How lucky! Her Majesty the Empress's younger siblings are also very cute. Oh, and there was another person who didn't seem to be her relative, but Her Majesty the Empress also managed to save him!"
The aunt smiled and said, "It's a pity I didn't have the chance to meet Her Majesty the Empress. If I had, I would definitely have gotten along well with her!"
Everyone agreed, but not everyone is so lucky.
"Speaking of which, Her Majesty the Empress's brother's name is a bit strange!" The aunt frowned. "It seems to be called Mengze. Don't you think that name is a bit odd?"
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