“How dare you!” Upon hearing this, the emperor was immediately furious and pointed at Lu Yanluo and said angrily, “Don’t think that I will tolerate you just because Chu Xuan has taken his troops away. Lu Yanluo, I am still the emperor. When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die. Do you want to test my anger with everyone in the Ye Palace?”

The eunuchs and palace maids who were serving beside the city wall were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

There was a deathly silence in the air. Lu Yanluo confronted the emperor and refused to take a single step back.

Just when the situation was tense and at the critical moment, Kong Chenyang suddenly said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I think I understand Princess Ye. The princess and the prince have a deep love for each other. Although the prince is going to fight for the country, every wife is worried about her husband's safety on the battlefield. That's why I spoke out of turn. I hope Your Majesty will sympathize with Princess Ye's anxiety and forgive her."

The emperor was originally the one in the wrong, and was embarrassed by Lu Yanluo in public. He had no intention of dealing with Lu Yanluo at this time. Lu Yanluo was now his weapon to check and balance Chu Xuan.

Seeing that Kong Chenyang had resolved the awkward situation with great tact, the emperor was satisfied and his tone softened: "Lord Kong, what you said is absolutely right."

The emperor looked at Lu Yanluo again, and his tone was much softer: "I can understand your feelings at the moment, and I won't bother with you. Go back home and live your life in peace. You are in the capital, and I believe that Chu Xuan will be able to win the battle and come back soon."

Lu Yanluo snorted coldly, turned around and left without looking back, regardless of etiquette.

Coming down from the city wall, the carriage of Prince Ye's Mansion was already waiting at the entrance of the alley. Just as Lu Yanluo was about to step onto the carriage, Kong Chenyang followed behind her.

"Princess, please stay."

Hearing the voice, Lu Yanluo turned around and looked suspiciously at Kong Chenyang who was walking towards them.

"Do you have something to say?" Lu Yanluo had no interest in dealing with him and asked straight to the point.

Kong Chenyang walked closer and explained his purpose in a low voice: "You were too impulsive just now. This is not what you should do. Enraging the emperor will not benefit you at all as you are alone in Beijing now."

Lu Yanluo stared at Kong Chenyang and smiled: "I know what I am doing, there is no need for you to point fingers. Kong Chenyang, I will keep an eye on you in the capital. If I find out that you are behind the Tatuo attack this time, I will kill you."

Kong Chenyang frowned unconsciously: "Why are you so stubborn? I don't believe you don't know what the emperor is thinking. When he was on guard against the Night King's triumphant return, he refused to return to the capital and established his own army, so he tried his best to keep you."

"Since you know this, you should understand that he won't touch me. At least for now, he has to hold back his anger!" Lu Yanluo sneered and said disdainfully: "Okay, thank you for helping me out today, goodbye."

In front of Kong Chenyang, Lu Yanluo got on the carriage as if it had nothing to do with her. Before leaving, she suddenly opened the curtain and said to Kong Chenyang, "Remember, I will be watching you. Don't play tricks unless you are tired of living."

The coachman shouted loudly, and the carriage quickly disappeared from Kong Chenyang's sight. Kong Chenyang, who was left there, didn't know what to feel, and the matter ended up in nothing.

A month later, Chu Xuan finally arrived at Tianque Pass with an army of 200,000 and joined the 100,000 troops guarding the city.

Outside Tianque Pass, the Tatuo people were pressing forward step by step, and a war was about to break out.

At this moment, the emperor, who was originally in good health, suddenly fainted during the morning court. Everyone thought that it was because he had been busy with the Tatuo matter in recent days, but they never thought that the emperor could not get out of bed after this illness.

All matters of varying sizes in the court were handled by the cabinet, and the emperor began to rest.

But the more he rested, the more serious his illness became, and in just a few days, he collapsed.

The suspicious emperor suspected that someone had poisoned him, so he sent people to clear out the entire Taiji Hall, leaving only the favored Concubine Yue by his side.

In a blink of an eye, half a month passed and the battle situation in Tianque Pass began to become stalemate. Chu Xuan led his troops to launch surprise attacks on Tatuo's grain transport vehicles several times to block the supply of Tatuo people, but he never expected that Tatuo people had been prepared and secretly transported food from the trade route.

On the contrary, on our side, there was very little food left that was transported with the army during the expedition. Tianque Pass was originally a pass with no residents at all, only a garrison of 100,000 troops. All wartime food and fodder supplies were supported by nearby Tongzhou and Qingzhou.

Chu Xuan sent people to Tongqing Prefecture to ask for food, but the governors of the two prefectures refused to provide food on the grounds that they had not yet received the emperor's transfer order.

There was no food or fodder available, and the daily consumption of the 300,000 troops in the camp was not a small amount. Soon, Tianque Pass was running out of food and fodder.

Chu Xuan had no choice but to write a letter and send it back to the capital at an emergency speed of 400 miles, asking the emperor to order Tongqing and Qing states to provide food.

But no one had expected that after the letters were sent back one by one, the emperor still had no reply.

Due to the shortage of food and fodder, Chu Xuan could only temporarily retreat to the interior of the country and send people back to the capital for help again.

However, Chu Xuan, who was far away in Tianque Pass, had no idea that the situation in the capital had changed.

The emperor suddenly fell seriously ill. The illness came on strangely, but the cause could not be found. Seeing that he was getting weaker day by day, the people in the court once again thought of appointing a crown prince.

At this time, Chu Xuan was leading his troops outside and could not influence the situation in the capital. Concubine Xian felt that her and King Liang's chance had finally come.

She began to win over court officials and united them to write a petition to establish Prince Liang as the crown prince and regent for the emperor. The petition was sent to the cabinet, and the ministers were unsure about what to do after reading it.

The emperor had fallen into a coma and was unable to preside over state affairs. It also happened that a war broke out at Tianque Pass. Logically, it was necessary to appoint the crown prince as regent. However, everyone knew that Prince Liang was all show and no substance, so it was nonsense to let him be regent.

Eventually, the cabinet kept all the memorials supporting the appointment of Prince Liang as the crown prince and did not issue them. After several such events, some people in the court began to become dissatisfied and would make trouble at court meetings from time to time.

The Tianji Kingdom, which was already in a turbulent time, once again ushered in a turmoil.

Night Palace.

Lu Yanluo stayed in Chu Xuan's study room with a restless mind. Since Chu Xuan left, this was where she often lingered.

"Princess, why don't we go into the palace and ask the Royal Concubine to see if the palace has received any news from the prince." Xiao Ran advised.

Ever since the emperor fell ill, Lu Yanluo has not received any news from Tianque Pass for a whole month. The entire capital city has been closed off and no news can come in. Lu Yanluo is extremely anxious.

"Okay." Now she had no choice but to try any possible means. Lu Yanluo planned to go to the palace to find Qin Xuelin and Lu and ask about the situation in the palace. She always felt that the emperor's illness this time was most likely caused by poisoning, and someone was secretly trying to kill the emperor.

Outside the palace, the carriage was ready. Lu Yanluo changed her clothes and went out. Just before she stepped into the carriage, a horse came galloping and finally stopped in front of Prince Ye's palace.