The news quickly spread throughout the capital.
Qiao Yuchen was able to defeat the bandits on the border so decisively that when he went to suppress them, he was killed by the bandits himself, and his death was extremely gruesome.
How is that possible?
Later, news came in intermittently, and it was then learned that there were more bandits than previously thought. They were not ordinary bandits; they had strong discipline and battle plans, and were clearly not bandits. Rather, they were an enemy force of unknown origin.
The attempt to suppress the bandits failed, and instead resulted in the loss of the young general.
The situation there can no longer be described as simply bad.
This matter caused a great stir.
Many people are speculating that it must be a remnant of the previous dynasty.
As for whether it's true or not, there's no concrete answer yet.
......
General's Mansion.
Beiyuan.
Chen Siyuan was determined to go to Fuzhou, but General Qiao discovered this and placed her under house arrest in Beiyuan.
Not only that, Mrs. Qiao stayed by her side the whole time.
Chen Siyuan was in a bad mood and desperately wanted to go to that place to see what was going on. She couldn't believe that Qiao Yuchen was really in danger.
She wanted to see it with her own eyes, and she wanted to bring Qiao Yuchen back herself. Now, she couldn't even leave the gate of Beiyuan.
Not only that, Mrs. Qiao stayed by her side every step of the way.
At first, Chen Siyuan tried her best to endure it, but she really couldn't bear it anymore and cried every day.
Mrs. Qiao looked very worried and tried to comfort her.
No matter what was said, Chen Siyuan wouldn't listen.
All she knew was that Qiao Yuchen was in danger, and she couldn't just sit there waiting.
Thinking back to every incident she'd been through, it was always Qiao Yuchen who appeared to help. This time, however, Qiao Yuchen was in danger, and she couldn't even get out of the door.
"Mother, I want to go and see."
"Mother, please let me go."
"Mother, I beg you."
Mrs. Qiao felt very sad as she looked at Chen Siyuan, who was getting thinner and thinner.
Gently stroking Chen Siyuan's hair, Madam Qiao said, "I understand how you feel. I've been through the same thing every time the general went into battle." As she spoke, Madam Qiao's eyes also reddened. "Things aren't as bad as we think. We should trust Yu Chen."
"Mother—" Chen Siyuan knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Madam Qiao.
Mrs. Qiao's eyes reddened; her heart was bleeding.
Qiao Yuchen is practically the only flesh and blood of the General's Mansion. Is it really going to happen that the General's Mansion will just disappear like this?
Looking at the child in front of her, she already regarded her as her own daughter.
Wiping away her tears, she forced herself to speak, "Don't worry, if Yu Chen doesn't take responsibility, you'll be my daughter."
"Mother?"
She knew Mrs. Qiao meant well, but she couldn't accept this explanation.
This family cannot be a complete family without any one of them.
“I don’t want to see you like this.” Madam Qiao gently hugged Chen Siyuan. “Alright, alright, let’s not say discouraging things. Yu Chen is not an ordinary child. We should believe in him.”
"Hmm." Chen Siyuan didn't want to say more.
She couldn't calm down.
Now that she was trapped in the general's mansion, she knew their good intentions. She had been seriously weak these past few days, and Imperial Physician Huang had also come over. Madam Qiao knew that she trusted Doctor Shi, and Doctor Shi would come over every day.
Once she realized she was just too heartbroken and there was nothing else wrong, Chen Siyuan made a plan in her mind.
She insisted on going in person, but first she needed to take good care of her health.
In the following days, Chen Siyuan changed her listless state and started eating a lot every day, accepting all kinds of supplements without hesitation.
In just three days, Chen Siyuan regained a lot of the weight she had lost. She has also been busy in Beiyuan these past few days, practicing Taekwondo every day.
He would also secretly practice his shooting skills at night when no one was around.
Chen Siyuan listened to the Fifth Princess's advice and took out the bullets to practice, without causing too much of a commotion.
Seven days have passed.
Chen Siyuan's hands are already quite skilled, but as for actually using a gun, it will take some time.
That day, Chen Siyuan noticed that the guards watching over Beiyuan seemed to have been withdrawn.
She found it strange; perhaps they had stopped keeping a close eye on her because she had been behaving too well these past few days.
This is a good thing.
In a few days, Chen Siyuan planned to leave.
This is very advantageous to me.
She knew in her heart that while her brain might be able to deal with Madam Qiao, it was simply not enough to deal with General Qiao. General Qiao was a big shot, a master of killing enemies and setting up battle formations, and the people around Beiyuan recently were no ordinary people.
Yang Lei and Black Hawk haven't shown up for a while, and we don't know what they've been busy with.
Just then, Chen Siyuan finished practicing a few Taekwondo moves, washed up, and made sure no one was watching her before she went out with her two maids.
After leaving the house, Chen Siyuan went to a teahouse.
She planned to gather information here.
As she listened, her eyes welled up with tears again.
She felt that the rumors about Qiao Yuchen's Sichuan cuisine couldn't be true, and she tried to convince herself of it, but she knew in her heart that something dangerous must have happened at the time, otherwise there wouldn't be such rumors.
"Young Madam?" Chunlan comforted her from the side.
Chen Siyuan shook her head and continued to listen to the sounds around her.
As she listened, she seemed to be able to imagine how Qiao Yuchen led his men to fight against the bandits, and how, due to incorrect information, Qiao Yuchen ended up in danger.
As for their claim that Qiao Yuchen fought valiantly but was defeated and killed by a hail of arrows, she simply couldn't believe it.
As she listened, Chen Siyuan also noticed something amiss.
The reason is that Chen Siyuan's mission to suppress bandits was secondary; the most important thing was to assist Su Wen in eliminating corrupt officials.
Why is it all about Qiao Yuchen, and not a single word about Su Wen?
This is clearly not plausible.
Su Wen was also on the trip. So, where was Su Wen?
Could it be that Su Wen is also dead, but no one cares because of his position in the Dali Temple?
At that moment, I remembered what Qiao Yuchen had said when he left.
'No matter what you hear or see, don't believe it.'
Is this what they're describing right now?
No matter what you hear that you can't believe, what else can you see?
look?
What do you see?
After calming down, Chen Siyuan realized the difference.
For the next two days, Chen Siyuan went to the teahouse every day.
Now, the rumors are no longer just about Qiao Yuchen; she's heard many other things.
The bandit suppression failed, and the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood. He is now recuperating at Daming Palace and has even missed the morning court session for three days.
The entire court was in a panic.
Now that this has happened, with the Emperor collapsing at this time, the princes have become increasingly active.
The Seventh Prince seemed to have contracted a chicken plague; he stayed in his residence and never came out again.
He skipped the morning court session for the past three days, spending all his time in his residence, doing who-knows-what.
The Eighth Prince and the Tenth Prince gradually appeared before the crowd.
However, the person most seen was the Eighth Prince. The Tenth Prince was not in good condition; he was just passing by in a carriage.
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