Chun Yuqing's words were very pleasing to Li Jian. This queen had never satisfied him so much. Now he had the military power in his hands, even though it was only a small force, but it was enough to make him feel very happy. After all, it was a good start, wasn't it?
Chunyu Qing received the imperial order to leave the palace to mourn his sister. As he walked out of Li Jian's main hall square in his phoenix sedan chair, he saw Concubine Wu and Concubine Zheng, who had just finished strolling around the garden and were holding a few bunches of plum branches. It seemed that they were going to meet Li Jian together. They were both dressed up beautifully, one in pink and the other in red, and they looked really beautiful.
But such a beautiful color was very dazzling to Chun Yuqing. She stopped the phoenix sedan and looked at the two people who saluted her reluctantly. The words they said were nice, such as "May the Queen be well and safe", but the tone and expression did not show that they sincerely hoped for the Queen to be well and safe.
Chun Yuqing snorted coldly, but did not call out to them. He only reminded them: "You two sisters are wearing bright clothes. Are you going to see the emperor?"
Concubine Wu curled her lips, pulled Concubine Zheng and stood up automatically, not taking the queen seriously at all. She even rolled her eyes and said "Ah" in a pretentious manner: "I forgot that the eldest daughter of the Chunyu family, the queen's biological sister, died in the capital of Dashun. Now the Chunyu General's Mansion is holding a funeral. It doesn't seem right for me and Concubine Zheng to dress like this."
Concubine Zheng continued, "Sister Wu, what you said is not right. We are the emperor's concubines. What we wear and do should be based on the emperor's priority and should make him happy. As palace concubines, are we supposed to wear mourning clothes for a servant? Where do the people in the general's mansion think the emperor is?"
"That's right, sister." Concubine Wu tugged at her sleeves and said with a smile, "But the Empress is different. You are from the General's Mansion, so naturally you have to focus on your family affairs. So, sister, you see, the Empress has already worn mourning clothes while still in the palace. This is to mourn for the eldest daughter of the Chunyu family!"
Concubine Wu and Concubine Zheng have always been at odds with the Queen. They have already pushed Chun Yuqing out of the royal family, saying that she is still a member of the Chunyu family. Chun Yuqing's maid Ruohong couldn't stand it anymore. She was about to step forward to argue, but Chun Yuqing spoke up. She didn't argue with the two. She just said calmly: "What you wear has nothing to do with me. I am just kindly reminding you that the Emperor has always disliked too bright colors. If you sisters dress like this, I am afraid that you will not only fail to gain any benefits in front of the Emperor, but will also backfire! Think about the newly favored Concubine Fang! She is the one who really knows how to quietly compete for favor."
Seeing Chun Yuqing walking by, Concubine Wu and Concubine Zheng also became rooted to the ground, and neither dared to move forward. They looked at each other, then looked at each other's clothes, and simply stamped their feet and returned to their respective palaces.
Concubine Wu was so angry that she cursed Chun Yuqing non-stop the whole way. She said all kinds of unpleasant things. Even the maids around her couldn't stand it anymore and had to remind her: "If you want to curse, let's go back to the palace! There are so many people outside, and if someone hears it and spreads it to the Queen, it will not be good for us."
"What? Are you scared?" Wu Fei's eyes narrowed, "Are you all afraid of Chun Yuqing?"
The servants quickly stated: "No, we will obey your majesty in everything."
"Then shut up! Just wait and see. Sooner or later, I will ruthlessly pull Chun Yuqing down from the position of empress! No matter who becomes empress in the future, as long as it's not Chun Yuqing, I will feel at ease!"
Concubine Wu cursed loudly, and on the Queen Chunyuqing side, the maid Ruohong was also very angry and said to Chunyuqing: "Concubine Wu is just a concubine. No matter her family background or rank, she is lower than the Queen! Why does the Queen indulge her like this? I dare say that she must be cursing you now. With that unrestrained mouth, who knows how ugly the curses must be!"
Chun Yuqing shrugged and said coldly, "It's been so many years, haven't you gotten used to it yet? When has Concubine Wu ever stopped scolding me? Ever since I lost that child, she's probably wanted to kill me in her dreams! Even if I don't want to listen, I can't sew her mouth shut. What's more, what can she do with scolding? No matter how much she scolds, I can't lose a piece of flesh; no matter how much she scolds, her child can't come back; no matter how much she scolds, I'm still the queen of Zong Sui, and the Chunyu family still suppresses their Wu family. Remember, don't care what others say or do, they are just talking big, as long as I don't abdicate, they can only be concubines in this life! What's a concubine? Haha! That's a concubine! A concubine who can never be on the stage!"
When Queen Chun Yuqing arrived at the General's Mansion, Duanmu Anguo had just finished burning three incense sticks for Chun Yuling, and Chun Yuan was talking to him to express his gratitude. When they saw Chun Yuqing coming, everyone knelt down to welcome him, but Chun Yuqing ignored everyone and went straight to the mourning hall, knelt down, kowtowed and burned incense for his sister.
When the queen knelt, the others followed suit. When the queen stood up, the others dared to stand up as well. Many people wanted to come forward and talk to the queen, but they were male officials, and it was not a good idea to approach the queen like this, so they regretted it one by one. If they had known that the queen would come, they would have brought their wives or daughters with them! What a great opportunity! If they could talk to the queen for a few words, maybe they could make some friends with her!
But there are many things that people cannot regret. They could not go forward to speak, and could only watch as the queen stood up, then stood next to Chunyu An and talked to Duanmu Anguo, who was more familiar to her.
Chun Yuqing said: "I heard that Lord Duanmu is going to Bincheng to deploy defenses. I wish Lord Duanmu a successful start and to defend the first city on the border for our Sui Dynasty. Originally, my father should have gone to the battlefield to help Lord Duanmu, but you see, something happened at home. My father is old and will probably need to recuperate after this incident. In the early stages of the war, I will have to rely on Lord Duanmu."
Duanmu Anguo quickly replied: "The Queen is too polite. It is my duty to share the worries of the Emperor. I cannot say that I rely on you. General Chunyu was also angry for a while. I believe that he will be able to adjust in a short time. After all, he cannot escape the responsibility of protecting the country and defending the Sui Dynasty!"
After a while of hypocritical politeness, Duanmu Anguo said goodbye and left, while Chunyu An took his daughter Chunyu Qing to his study. As soon as the door was closed, Chunyu Qing rushed to ask, "Father, who do you think will win this battle? It is said that Duanmu Anguo gave the emperor another thing, and with the mysterious thing from before, the emperor thinks that Zong Sui is sure to win!"
Chun Yu An shook his head, "Not necessarily. If Dashun was so easy to defeat, the coalition forces of the ancient Shu in the south and the ten desert countries would not have been defeated so badly. It's just that Duanmu Anguo kept producing strange things, and the emperor kept them so secret that I still don't know what those two things are."
"The emperor even hid it from my father... This time, father asked his daughter to take the initiative to return the military power to my brother-in-law. Did you realize that the emperor is guarding against our family? In fact, my daughter also saw it today. If this military power is given to my father, I am afraid that the emperor's jealousy will deepen, and our Chunyu family will never be at peace." Chunyu Qing sighed. Since ancient times, serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Both she and the Chunyu family have to be cautious.
"Which king is not like this? You have to be careful in the palace. Our family cannot afford any mistakes now. Once a mistake is made, there will be too many people waiting to take advantage of it."
The father and daughter talked about this topic for a long time. During this time, Chun Yuqing half opened her mouth several times, wanting to ask about the seventh prince of Dashun, Xuan Tianhua, who had already camped outside Bincheng, but she held back and swallowed the words. This was a secret that she must not let anyone know.
The Dashun army was at the gates of the city and the two countries were about to go to war. Chunyu's family was busy arranging funeral arrangements, so Duanmu Anguo personally took charge of the Sui side and rushed to Bincheng to participate in the deployment.
When he left the capital, he did not bring many soldiers with him. He only took about twenty personal protectors with him. However, he had spread the news before leaving the capital and sent half of his own 200,000 personal soldiers to accompany him to Bincheng.
When Duanmu Anguo came to Zong Sui, he did not gather all the 200,000 soldiers together. Instead, he adopted the same method as in Dashun, dispersing them throughout Zong Sui. When they were not needed, they were ordinary people. Although they were alone, they lived a normal life. Once they were needed, as long as Duanmu Anguo sent a signal in a special way, the soldiers would immediately gather and quickly move towards the place he designated.
This time, Duanmu Anguo brought the Jile Xiaoyao Powder that he had collected from Qianzhou all the way. Originally, he wanted to use Jile Xiaoyao Powder and that mysterious thing to fight Xuan Tianming in a two-pronged approach, but he didn't expect that the person who came was Xuan Tianhua.
But it didn't matter. It was better that Xuan Tianhua came. The elegant and celestial Seventh Prince would allow him to save all the mysterious things and just use the Blissful Free Powder to deal with him. Duanmu Anguo boasted that he had a certain understanding of Xuan Tianhua and was very confident about this battle.
The deputy general who had been with him for many years was walking with him. Halfway through the journey, he asked him, "My Lord, do you really want our people to take the Jile Xiaoyao Powder? Once you take that stuff, there is no way to quit. Those 100,000 soldiers have been your lifeline for many years. Do you really want to use this method to fight the first battle for Zong Sui?" He was a little reluctant. "Two hundred thousand soldiers can still make the new emperor of Zong Sui interested, but if there are only 100,000 left, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control the emperor of Zong Sui."
Duanmu Anguo laughed loudly after hearing this. "You want my soldiers to fight for him, Zong Sui? He's dreaming!"
"Then what your Excellency means is..."
"Our army is just going to do the show. As for the Jile Xiaoyao Powder, I have never thought of letting my people take it. Remember, after arriving in Bin City, let our people smell the antidote and make sure they will not get addicted to Jile Xiaoyao Powder. As for those who take it, hehe! I will make the decision myself!"
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