Chapter 177 No war reports have been received from the Northwest!
Yun Qingqing couldn't blame her when she saw that these two people still hadn't learned their lesson.
She stepped forward and slapped Xiao Zirui and Yun Bailian on the face twice.
"The Regent King is your elder! How dare you curse him to death in front of this Imperial Aunt? Say another word if you dare!"
Xiao Zirui didn't expect that she would dare to hit him in the face in front of the emperor. He was so angry that he wanted to hit her back on the spot!
"Prince!" the Queen shouted coldly.
Xiao Zirui came back to his senses with a start, and then he realized the situation, feeling extremely aggrieved.
He pulled Yun Bailian and knelt down before the emperor:
"Father! I just told you the fact that the Prince Regent died for his country. It was the Princess Regent who refused to admit the reality and even attacked me and the Crown Princess! Please help me!"
“Ahem…” The emperor felt like he was about to lose all his breath, and pointed at him and shouted hoarsely, “You, you shut up!”
Xiao Zirui: “…”
Where on earth did he go wrong?
The emperor took two deep breaths and said weakly:
"The Princess Regent has just heard the bad news, so it's understandable that she is having trouble accepting it. If anyone uses the story of my brother's death for the country to provoke her, don't blame me for being rude!"
The Queen glared at Xiao Zirui in dismay and quickly comforted the Emperor:
"Rui Er was actually too shocked and grief-stricken to consider the feelings of his brother and sister-in-law. He already knows he was wrong."
Xiao Zirui finally understood and quickly admitted his mistake:
"I know I was wrong!"
Prince Duan and Prince Qi stood aside with expressionless faces, secretly gloating over the misfortune.
The emperor clearly loves Yun Qingqing because she loves him. Besides being heartbroken, he is also afraid that Yun Qingqing will be too sad, and he wants to comfort her. The prince must be crazy to cause trouble for her at this time!
The emperor finally recovered his breath and waved to Yun Qingqing:
"Sister-in-law, I have sent people to the border to bring my brother back. Please accept my condolences..."
Although he expressed his condolences, he was already in tears and choked with sobs, unable to continue speaking.
Yun Qingqing sighed, secretly made a gesture and threw it over, to prevent the old emperor from being too sad and getting into trouble.
Seeing that the emperor's expression had improved, she spoke again.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he said something shocking:
"Brother, don't be too sad. The Regent is still alive."
"What!" The emperor's voice was so loud that everyone was startled.
"Ahem!" He also found that he seemed to have strength back suddenly. He cleared his throat and continued, "Sister-in-law, I know this happened suddenly and you find it hard to accept. In fact, I don't want it to be like this... But the urgent report from the border has been delivered, how could it be wrong..."
Yun Qingqing lowered her eyes and thought for a moment:
"The urgent report from the border may have a reason. Hasn't Your Majesty already sent someone there? There will be a result soon."
"I just want to remind Your Majesty not to be too sad and to take good care of your health."
She was only worried that when Xiao Changheng came back, he would find that his most beloved elder brother was too sick to get up, and he would be sad again.
The Emperor shed tears and said:
"What my sister-in-law said is very true. You should also be patient and tell me if you have any difficulties."
Yun Qingqing: ...
It turned out that the old emperor didn't hear a word she said just now.
She sighed:
"If the Regent is really still alive, even if you don't believe it, can you postpone the funeral arrangements for a few days to avoid a bad ending when he returns?"
If the regent really died, it would be a national mourning. Now that this matter is confirmed, the ones who will be embarrassed are the emperor and others. She is doing this for everyone's good.
But the emperor obviously did not appreciate it and thought she said that because she could not accept it.
"You don't need to worry about these things, my sister-in-law. I see that you are tired, so go back home and have a good rest. The royal family will make arrangements for the follow-up matters."
Yun Qingqing: ...
never mind.
She said no more and was escorted by people arranged by the emperor and empress, and was stuffed into a carriage and sent away.
There were also two palace maids sent by the Queen in the carriage. They said they were afraid that she might do something bad, so they would accompany her and serve her for the next few days.
When the carriage left the palace, Yun Qingqing looked at the two palace maids sitting obediently opposite her and rubbed her brows.
"Princess, please accept my condolences. Your Highness has protected Daliang all his life. I'm sure you will have great fortune, peace and happiness in your next life!"
"Yes, Princess, if the prince knew about this, he would definitely not want to see you grieving for him."
Yun Qingqing: "Which eye of yours saw my grief?"
Two palace maids: “…Ah?”
Yun Qingqing raised her hand and made a gesture. The light from her fingertips flashed in front of the two people's eyes, and then they lost consciousness.
She took out a blank yellow talisman, frowned and looked at it for a while, then took out a small jade bottle from the space.
This box contains Xiao Changheng's precious blood, with only the last drop left.
Yun Qingqing did not hesitate for too long. She opened the bottle and dripped the blood from her heart onto her fingertips and smeared it on her forehead.
The bloodstain disappeared between her eyebrows in a moment. Golden light shone from her fingertips, and she quickly drew an extremely complicated symbol on the yellow paper.
Yun Qingqing stuck the talisman paper on his chest, made hand gestures again, and a gust of wind blew past, and the figure disappeared in an instant.
…
Northwest Frontier.
The meeting hall in the commander-in-chief's residence in Linye City was filled with generals and the atmosphere was solemn.
"General Chang, we still don't know where our commander is. What should we do?"
"Although we repelled the enemy in the last battle, we also suffered heavy losses. Regardless of whether the coach is here or not, we must first think of a countermeasure!"
"There is one more thing. Should we report the commander-in-chief's disappearance to the court? If the commander-in-chief comes back, everything will be fine. But if the commander-in-chief never comes back, if we don't report it now, then..."
Chang Zongyan slammed the table:
"Hey, stop arguing and give me some time to think about it!"
He paced back and forth irritably, unable to figure out what was going on.
There was a sudden noise outside.
"Who is it?"
"There's an assassin!"
"Whose family are you from? How could you suddenly appear in this important military location?"
Everyone stood up in surprise and went out to see what was going on.
Chang Zongyan was furious, and rushed to the door with big strides, shouting:
"What assassin? Give me the...Princess?!"
The person surrounded by a group of guards was Yun Qingqing.
The guard saw Chang Zongyan appear and was in a hurry to report:
"General Chang, this woman appeared here out of nowhere, she must be... what? The princess?"
Chang Zongyan slapped the guard on the back of his head, knocked him aside, and knelt on one knee:
"Your subordinate greets Her Majesty the Princess!"
There were several people behind him who had participated in the autumn hunt, and they all knelt down and saluted on the spot:
"Meet the princess!"
"Uh... greetings, Her Majesty!" The others saw that there was no mistake and hurried to follow.
When Chang Zongyan saw the princess, he felt a little uneasy:
"Princess...why are you here?"
Yun Qingqing glanced at the guards around him and gestured inside:
"Let's go in and talk."
Everyone entered the meeting room.
Yun Qingqing did not answer Chang Zongyan's question, but asked first:
"What's going on here? Where's the prince?"
"Well……"
Chang Zongyan and the generals looked at each other, speechless.
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"The capital has received urgent news from here that the regent died on the battlefield and died for his country."
"What!" Everyone was shocked.
Chang Zongyan was so angry that he slammed the table:
"Who the hell is cursing the prince to death? I'll tear his head off!"
He was so angry that someone immediately explained to Yun Qingqing:
"Princess, the prince is just missing. We haven't decided whether to send the news back to the capital yet. How can we report that the prince died in battle?"
Yun Qingqing narrowed her eyes.
"He's missing? What happened? Tell me clearly!"
Speaking of this, Chang Zongyan's momentum suddenly dropped, and he explained the whole story in a muffled voice.
When the coalition forces of Xilan and the barbarians attacked, the regent personally mounted his special warhorse to boost morale, and led the troops to kill countless enemies.
The soldiers felt that the god of war had returned, and their morale soared. For a moment, they were in high spirits, and with a force of 100,000 soldiers against an enemy coalition force of 250,000, the battle was a draw.
However, the enemy's numerical advantage was too great, and the Northwest Army gradually showed signs of decline and was on the verge of defeat.
At the extremely critical moment, the Regent rode first and rushed into the enemy camp, like a killer possessed by a god, and beheaded the enemy general in one fell swoop!
At that time, the left vanguard beside Chang Zongyan was right behind the Regent. Seeing him being hit by several arrows, he was so anxious that he wanted to go over to support him, but was dispersed by the chaotic flow of soldiers.
The battlefield changed rapidly, and the enemy army was leaderless and finally retreated, but the regent lost his trace in the melee.
When Chang Zongyan last saw the Regent, he vaguely saw the right vanguard rushing to the prince's side, and now the right vanguard Miao Yuanshu has also disappeared.
Chang Zongyan finished speaking and bowed his head.
"It is my fault that I failed to protect the prince. I deserve death!"
"We'll talk about this later," Yun Qingqing said solemnly, "Are you sure you didn't send anyone to the capital to pass on the news?"
"Absolutely not!" All the Regent's subordinates were here and they immediately confirmed it.
"I understand." Yun Qingqing stood up.
"In that case, I will go find the prince, and you..."
"It's time to investigate the problems in the army!"
After that, she strode out the door.
"Hey? Princess..."
Chang Zongyan and others couldn't let her go looking for someone alone, so they quickly chased her out the door.
But where is the princess?
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