After nearly half a month's journey, the group finally arrived in Yan'an City.
At this time, there were already tens of thousands of Yan troops stationed outside Yan'an City. After entering the city, Xiao Ling also announced his itinerary.
The fact that the emperor was traveling to Yan was quite exciting, and it quickly aroused the excitement of the people in the surrounding areas, and even the Western Xia Kingdom began to make some moves.
Early the next morning, news of Emperor Qingyuan arrived from Western Xia.
Emperor Qingyuan spoke, and Princess Tianfu set off for Anguo that same day.
To be honest, Chu Yi was surprised by the clean and efficient movement from Xixia, but he couldn't see much for the time being, so he could only remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
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"Tell me, how credible is it that the Emperor of Western Xia said that my mother has already left?"
Chu Yi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "How could I know these things?"
"But there's something very strange. Emperor Qingyuan sent word that the Queen Mother had already set off, but the Western Xia army hasn't made any movement. It doesn't seem like they're relying on the Queen Mother to gain benefits, unless..."
Having said that, Chu Yi paused noticeably, then said earnestly with an expression that he himself did not believe:
"Unless... Emperor Qingyuan's original intention was to bring the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty together?"
After saying this, not only himself, but even Xiao Ling couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.
Obviously, neither of them could believe this explanation.
If Xixia really wanted to bring Princess Tianfu together, Princess Tianfu would have made friends with the two countries as a marriage alliance as early as her father ascended the throne, and would not have waited until now, twenty years later, to bring up the old matter because of Xiaotuan's incident.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Ling suddenly widened his eyes, "Could it be a fake queen mother?"
"This... maybe. It's not ruled out that Emperor Qingyuan was deliberately testing the waters. After all, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother have never met, and neither has ever seen the other."
Chu Yi patted the young empress on the back and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to overthink it. After all, the Queen Mother is now the Princess of Xixia. No matter how we deal with it, we will be controlled by her. When the time comes, it is most important to understand Xixia's intentions first."
The two people on the city wall fell silent again, and looking at the carriage getting closer and closer in the distance, they couldn't help but be shocked.
Strange, very strange indeed.
Because the carriage escorting Princess Tianfu, Xiao Ling's mother, was too shabby.
Shabby does not mean that the carriage is not gorgeous, but that the accompanying team is too shabby and there are only a few people.
There were not the thousands of elite soldiers as imagined, but even less than a hundred people.
If we really have to count, including the coachman and the maid, he would be less than forty.
Seeing this situation, Chu Yi didn't need to think too much. Emperor Qingyuan definitely did not reveal the real empress dowager.
Princess Tianfu in the carriage should have tried to test An Guo's attitude first.
Chu Yi was very alert, but the little empress became excited when she noticed that the carriage had arrived at the city gate, as if she was already imagining the scene of meeting her mother.
There is excitement, but also a sense of strangeness.
Chu Yi held down Xiao Ling's excited hand and reminded him, "Let's not rush. Let's wait until the Queen Mother's convoy arrives."
Xiao Ling was stunned for a moment, and although he couldn't wait, he still nodded in agreement.
Seeing Princess Tianfu's carriage entering the city and heading towards the prefectural government, the two of them also went downstairs.
The residence of the prefect of Yanxi.
Princess Tianfu's carriage finally stopped outside the gate. Following the voice of the maid outside, Princess Tianfu finally lifted the curtain of the carriage and slowly got off the carriage.
The middle-aged princess was dressed extremely gorgeously, but time had not left any traces on her face.
At first glance, it is still not difficult to conceal her extraordinary beauty.
If you look more closely, you can actually detect a resemblance to Xiao Ling in his demeanor.
"Yanxi..."
"Is this the place where we stopped briefly back then?"
"Alas, twenty-two years have passed. The past is gone, things have changed, and I am no longer in control of myself. If I had another chance, I probably wouldn't have come to Anguo."
"It's just... I never thought that one day I would have the chance to meet her..."
The breeze blew the pearl tassels on her head, revealing a few strands of white hair at her temples.
Princess Tianfu looked for a long time at the Yong'an Gate of Yanxi City in the distance of the street, and seemed to be able to recall the young prince in armor fighting bravely.
But in the end, it was just a long sigh from the beauty.
The city tower remains the same, the country remains forever peaceful, but... the face has changed.
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