Even after arriving at the palace gates, he still couldn't muster any enthusiasm.
Just as Tongsu was waiting listlessly, a sharp and sarcastic laugh suddenly rang out beside her:
"Everyone says that the Northwest soldiers under General Xi's command are brave, strong, and unruly. Your Majesty is pampered, so please don't be too frightened, hahaha..."
The speaker was a young nobleman, whose expensive brocade robes embroidered with gold and silver could not conceal his dissolute and frivolous nature.
He was thin and frail. His once handsome face had become sallow and emaciated from spending his days in brothels. His dark circles under his eyes and his triangular eyes darted around, revealing a lewd and oblivious expression.
A cold glint flashed in Tong Su's eyes.
It turned out to be Qian Derong, the second son of the Minister of Personnel, a notorious playboy. He got a sinecure in the Ministry of Personnel through his father's connections. He was always causing trouble and was disliked by everyone. Because his father was a first-rank official with high position and power, he didn't take her, the puppet empress, seriously.
Previously, Yun Zong had suggested that she take him into her harem, but she firmly refused. Qian Er Gongzi felt that he had lost face, so he always ridiculed her in public.
Tong Su scoffed, adopting an arrogant expression, and said indifferently, "My upbringing was instructed by the Ninth Prince, and it's not your place to criticize it! I did hear that you were personally beaten home from Zhangtai Road by Minister Qian a few days ago, and you're terribly weak. Do you need me to bestow some deer antler and sea cucumber upon you?"
Zhangtai Road is a notorious street full of brothels, and deer antler and sea cucumber are considered to be good for tonifying the kidneys and enhancing male virility. Tong Su's words were clearly a sarcastic remark, and the people around her couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The Second Young Master Qian immediately turned red with anger, his whole body trembling. He glared fiercely at Tong Su and shouted in a shrill voice, "Your Majesty is becoming more and more imposing! Everyone says that General Xi is unruly and difficult to tame. I'd like to wait and see how Your Majesty will subdue General Xi with your imposing manner!"
He had barely finished speaking when Minister Qian slapped him on the head.
Minister Qian smiled and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Tong Su: "Your Majesty, please forgive my son. He is young and impetuous and has offended Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive him."
He spoke words of apology, but his attitude was extremely perfunctory. Everyone around him looked on with amusement, but Qinghe's face was full of worry. Yun Zong glanced at him indifferently, then turned back away casually.
Tong Su smiled and said, "It's easy. Since Minister Qian said he's young and impetuous, why not let him go home and study the Book of Rites properly, and learn the rules before we talk about it? The position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is important, so let His Excellency choose a suitable person to fill the vacancy. Minister Qian doesn't need to rush to call him back."
Upon hearing this, Minister Qian's expression immediately darkened: "For a mere breach of etiquette before the Emperor, Your Majesty is to dismiss my son from his post; this is rather harsh—"
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of galloping hooves coming from the Vermilion Bird Avenue. A young general in the lead spurred his horse to deliver the message, his voice clear and resonant: "The Northwest Army has entered the city gate!"
The Northwest Army has entered the city!
It was early morning, the sky was filled with the glow of dawn, and the magnificent imperial city was bathed in golden light. Everyone turned their attention to the end of the Vermilion Bird Avenue.
From afar, a black, wave-like procession came galloping towards them!
The thunderous sound of hooves seemed to shake the heavens and the earth. The nobles and courtiers waiting in front of the city gate were unaware of this and rose from their seats to peek. They saw five thousand black cavalrymen rushing in like the wind, with fierce winds whipping up dust and debris from the ground.
It is deeply moving.
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