After an unknown amount of time, he waved his hand, signaling everyone to disperse.
After His Majesty left, the palace became much quieter.
However, the Empress was no less busy.
With His Majesty's decree, she had to go to the Imperial Study every day to review memorials.
The cabinet had nothing to say; they were used to it.
The main thing is that this empress is also very capable in handling matters; sometimes her replies to memorials are even more detailed than those of His Majesty.
Occasionally, there are some unexpected ideas, which are quite interesting.
If a cabinet minister was unsure about a particular memorial, he would even go to the palace to speak with the Empress.
Of course, all the memorials concerning the front lines were sent to His Majesty with utmost urgency.
Before the emperor's procession, the princes rode on horseback.
Before the Second Prince set off, he caught a slight cold, though it wasn't serious, but he still sneezed a few times.
The Third Prince said with concern, "Second Brother, if you're really not feeling well, why don't you find a place to rest for a few days? You can catch up later."
"It's alright, I'm much better after being away for the past two days. I'll be fine once I reach Meng Haijiang." This time, they were indeed heading to Meng Haijiang.
As for Daiyang Pass, there are wild geese soaring into the clouds.
At the end of September, the imperial entourage went to Meng Haijiang, where the war was still ongoing.
Although Dayan has the upper hand, who dares to be careless?
Especially when the emperor arrived, they dared not be negligent or relaxed in the slightest.
It was already quite cold in Meng Haijiang at the end of September.
The Tuotuo people are now rushing into the palace even more frantically, and I'm afraid many people will freeze to death this winter.
Since the Tuotuo people were so crazy, Meng Haijiang's men dared not hesitate for a moment.
After all, everyone understands that not fighting means certain death.
Shu Chengfeng wasn't commanding the battle; he had simply come and wanted to be present, letting all the soldiers know of his arrival.
This greatly boosted morale among the troops.
The battle has been going on for so long, and the weather is getting colder and colder. The soldiers are eager for it to end soon.
Even if they had the upper hand, many people would have died.
Under the supervision of the Ministry of Revenue, grain and fodder were continuously transported in.
Now that His Majesty has arrived with the princes, everyone is even more excited.
After this battle, let's have a good New Year.
In the capital, time passed day by day. Yan Nangui didn't want to think about these things too much, so no one was busy.
After leaving the affairs of the inner palace to Jiangxiang and Consort Jia, she buried herself entirely in memorials.
No wonder the emperor is worried; this is truly overwhelming.
She visits the Empress Dowager every five days.
The Empress Dowager had always had reservations about her handling of the memorials, but she couldn't really say anything about it.
All I can do is hum a few notes.
Yan Nangui has been treating her quite well lately, and often he's even too lazy to argue with her.
However, there was also Consort He, who would come every few days and wouldn't leave without making a few sarcastic remarks.
At first, Granny Fei was worried, but now she's not. Oh well, it seems the Empress Dowager is alright too.
By the end of November, battle reports from the front lines had been sent to the emperor, but the emperor would also send people back with messages.
Yan Nangui has its own channels.
Therefore, it is known that the Tuotuo people are now in a state of collapse, and the war is about to end.
The main problem is that they can't get enough food supplies.
It even started snowing heavily again.
The Tuotuo people couldn't hold on any longer, and Menghaijiang wasn't a suitable place to grow grain either.
No matter how brave they are, what can they do?
Shu Chengfeng also said in his letter that the war would surely end before the end of the year.
Yan Nangui has already started preparing for the New Year; to be precise, preparations have been underway for quite some time.
She ignored those thoughts in her mind and focused solely on being a qualified empress.
On one occasion when I didn't feel like doing anything, I would take Shuanzi and go to the Imperial Garden alone.
Unexpectedly, I ran into Consort Xiangxian.
After Consort Xiang paid her respects, Yan Nangui looked at her closely and said, "Sister Su has aged quite a bit."
She said this calmly, without any sarcasm.
Consort Xiang smiled and said, "I've reached an age where I should be getting old."
Su Tong showed no fear or emotion upon hearing the title "Sister Su".
Actually, she should be considered a very capable person.
But... there's just no way to fight back.
He came from a poor family, was spoiled, and had no children of his own.
Perhaps, if all the women in the harem were like this, she could fight back, and even win.
No, that's not true.
There are too many people in the harem with powerful family backgrounds. Even Consort Ning has the support of the Ning family.
She knew from her time in the manor how much of His Majesty's favor was for the sake of balance.
Therefore, she dared not act rashly.
Su Tong now appears much more forlorn.
She was a virtuous consort from the moment she entered the palace, and she still is a virtuous consort today.
It always will be.
“Sometimes I think about it, how intense the struggle was back then. Looking at it now, it seems rather pointless,” said Consort Xiangxian.
“How could it be boring? What woman in the harem doesn’t fight?” Yan Nangui said.
"Right, everyone fights. It's pointless to lose. Sometimes I wonder, when we fought so fiercely back then, was Her Majesty the Empress just watching the show the whole time?"
Even when the wild geese flew south, she fought, but she was never like the other concubines.
“I entered the palace early. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that I’ve seen everyone. In the past, I always had ambitions. But now, after seeing it all, no one can beat Your Highness,” said Consort Xiangxian.
"We haven't even reached the end yet, why has Sister Su already lost her fighting spirit?" Yan Nangui chuckled.
I sat down in the pavilion.
Consort Xiangxian was also sitting opposite her.
"Sigh... What's the use of not admitting defeat? I've already lost." Consort Xiangxian sighed and shook her head with a smile: "Ever since my miscarriage, I've been unable to fight anymore. No matter what I do afterward, it's all the same."
"Back then, I followed His Majesty from Ganluo City to the capital. I was also very fond of him. But actually, I'm not stupid. His Majesty favored me and Xia Shi at that time. But time can't save that."
"Really? At least back then, he was really good to you. Of course, spoiling you was also partly to balance things out in the inner quarters, but there are so many people in the inner quarters. If he really didn't like you at all, how could someone of your background be a concubine?" Yan Nangui asked.
"And then there's Xia Shi. Back then, she had a low status, and His Majesty really put in a lot of effort to protect her. When we were in the manor, I was the one who wasn't favored."
"Right. I shouldn't harbor resentment. But I'm a person, a woman. How could I not feel resentment? The nights are long, I've gotten used to him being by my side, and suddenly he's gone..."
Yan Nangui smiled and said, "This is the emperor's favor."
Consort Xiangxian smiled and said, "Yes, this is the emperor's favor."
After that, they all fell silent and watched the snow scene for a while.
The snow fell the day before yesterday, and it was deliberately left on the trees and the ground here.
After Consort Xiangxian rose to take her leave, Shuanzi said, "Your Majesty, she seems to have been very down ever since His Majesty left."
"Because the Eighth Prince has no chance of becoming the Crown Prince. All her efforts have been in vain," Yan Nangui said.
“She’s not exactly a clean person either,” Shuanzi said.
"It doesn't matter, as long as they didn't come to harm me. There are no clean women in the harem. It's just a matter of who is more cunning." Yan Nangui shook his head: "It's just that when people lose their fighting spirit, they really age quickly."
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