"What? He committed suicide? Did you get any information out of him?" Qi Jingxuan stood up in shock upon hearing the news.
The people below shook their heads.
To prevent more information from reaching the northern frontier, Qi Jingxuan immediately decided to blockade Lihuatai.
"Guards! Immediately place Consort Gui's Lihua Terrace under surveillance! The most urgent matter right now is military intelligence! Everything must be under control!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! I will go immediately!" After receiving the Emperor's order, Xu Yunchuan immediately led the Imperial Guards to Lihua Terrace.
When Yelü Yanyun woke up in the morning, she saw the Imperial Guards at the palace gate. She probably realized that something had happened, since Yun Que had been taken away last night and had not returned yet.
"Young man, what's wrong with Lihua Terrace? Why are so many of you guarding it?" A young palace maid was terrified. She had escaped from Consort Liu's palace. If Consort Gui was like Consort Liu back then, and everyone in the palace had done something wrong, what should they do?
She didn't want to run for her life again; she had only managed to escape by secretly hiding in the woodshed behind Jiayu Palace that time.
Could I really be that unlucky? Changing masters doesn't change the situation. But judging from the current situation, I'm probably even more furious than Consort Liu. After all, back then, Consort Liu was only brought by the Emperor and his entourage, so there was still a chance for us little palace maids to run away, and some unimportant little palace maids were released.
But what can we do when the Imperial Guards are guarding the entire area?
"We are just following orders. The Emperor ordered us to guard Lihua Terrace. We guards don't know why. Please don't ask anymore, young lady."
Having received no news, the young palace maid turned and returned to the palace.
"So? Did you get the answer? What did you say?"
"Your Highness, I haven't found out anything. I only know that the Emperor ordered the blockade," the maid replied truthfully.
"Your Majesty..." Thinking of Yun Que, Yelü Yanyun realized that she must have passed on some national intelligence to her brother, otherwise why would such a large mobilization be made?
"Don't panic. I am innocent. The Emperor has made peace with our Northern Frontier and will surely treat me well. Besides, I am pregnant now, and my future blessings are great. Everyone in the palace, listen up! Do what you are supposed to do and don't panic! Do you understand?"
Yelü Yanyun suddenly seemed to have grown up. Before, when Yun Que was around, she was always willful and would start arguing with anyone she didn't like in the harem.
The situation in the palace is completely different now. She probably guessed why she had been imprisoned, so she realized what was happening. After all, she was a princess of a country, so she knew very well what she should and shouldn't do.
She couldn't believe the Emperor would be so ruthless. Even if Yun Que had made a mistake, it had nothing to do with her. After all, she was carrying the Emperor's child, so how could it implicate her?
Yelü Yanyun dared not think any further. Her father had been forced to abdicate by her brother and had no other choice but to send her to the Great Qi Kingdom.
She was living a good life in the royal family of the Northern Frontier, but because of what happened today, she has to be strong. If she is not strong, who will support her from so far away?
"Your Highness, it seems that what you think is indeed similar. I used to be on good terms with a sister of Li Huatai. After making inquiries, I learned that His Majesty does intend to destroy Southern Xinjiang in the spring. Last night, Yun Que was arrested and taken to the Shenxing Division. Now, Li Huatai is also under surveillance." The maid came in and reported the situation outside to the Southern Xinjiang princess.
"Yes, she won't be so arrogant anymore soon, because she's just like me, a daughter of a fallen kingdom, hahaha, when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken!" The princess of Southern Xinjiang laughed maniacally, thinking of her own country.
"Your Highness, there is one more thing!"
The young palace maid spoke evasively, indicating that there were too many people around.
The princess of Southern Xinjiang immediately understood her meaning, "You may all leave. Yiyun, you will serve me."
"Yes, Consort Jieyu!"
"There's no one here now, so you can speak!"
Yiyun knelt on the ground. "Your Highness, I have been in this palace for many years and have now become a first-class maid by your side. I serve you with all my heart every day. Please, Your Highness, consider my dedication and let me leave the palace."
He kept kowtowing on the ground, saying, "What's going on here? Didn't you say there was something else? Is this all?"
"Her Highness is more than three months pregnant."
"I see. I was saying that, given Yelü Yanyun's personality, he should have turned the harem upside down by now!"
The princess of Southern Xinjiang took a sip of her tea.
"Not for now. If needed, I will definitely send you to help. However, you have already exposed yourself multiple times at Lihua Terrace today. I will give you some money so that you can leave the palace and reunite with your family as soon as possible. Don't end up like me, with no family left and now just waiting to die in this deep palace."
Princess Nanjiang agreed to Yiyun's request. She knew that since entering the palace, Yiyun was the most caring person to her, besides her personal maid. Almost all the maids she brought had lost their families in Nanjiang, and she hoped that Yiyun would be alright.
The affairs of the Southern Frontier left her feeling exhausted. Alone in this deep palace, she dragged herself along with a heavy burden, constantly fearing that this burden would drag her into the abyss. Thinking of this, she felt very uneasy. However, for the sake of her father and mother, and for the sake of her Southern Frontier dynasty, she had no choice but to compromise. As a woman, she had absolutely no other option.
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