"Your Majesty, are you confused?"
"Mother should be hoping that Lu'er will go to the battlefield and make great achievements. There is no need to make him lose face. What if he goes to the battlefield? The Crown Prince has been there many times, and the Feng family died at the hands of the Crown Prince."
“How can the Crown Prince go, but Lu’er can’t?” Jing Huaixu knew that his mother was difficult to deal with and that she spoiled Jing Lu excessively. Even though he was scolded by Empress Dowager Zheng, he could not be soft-hearted.
Then, Jing Huaixu's gaze fell on Jing Lu, and he asked sternly, "Lu'er, are you afraid of death?"
Jinglu could not admit to his father that he was afraid to go, so he insisted, "No, I am happy to go with you, my brother, and together we will achieve great things."
"Your Majesty has seen it. I know the heavy responsibility of the country. The imperial decree has been issued and cannot be changed. I will return to the Imperial Study first." Jing Huaixu did not want to listen to Empress Dowager Zheng's weeping and wailing any longer, so he turned and left.
Empress Dowager Zheng was astonished when she saw Jing Huaixu leave so decisively. It took her a long time to react.
"How cruel!"
Jing Lu was saddened and made a gesture of comforting him: "Grandmother, I am a prince of Jing Kingdom, and I have some responsibilities to bear."
"But Lu'er is also afraid that if I go, I will never have the chance again, never have the chance to be filial to you, Father, and Mother. Lu'er is unfilial."
“Lu’er, don’t say that. Your grandmother can’t stand it. No, Jingyan has been in the military since he was a child. He has a lot of experience. You are different. If you go, I’m worried about not having anyone to take care of you.”
Empress Dowager Zheng saw that the imperial decree could not be reversed, and even if it could be reversed, it would bring shame and condemnation upon Jing Lu from all over the world.
She wanted to think of a way out for Jinglu, so she hurriedly asked a palace maid to fetch a box made of golden nanmu wood from her cabinet.
Inside was a bright yellow imperial edict, which Empress Dowager Zheng unfolded with trembling hands.
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