Chapter 177 No war reports have been received from the Northwest!
Yun Qingqing saw that these two people still hadn't learned their lesson, so she couldn't blame her.
She stepped forward and slapped Xiao Zirui and Yun Bailian twice on the face.
"The Regent King is your elder! How dare you curse him to death in front of this Imperial Aunt? Say another word and I'll see!"
Xiao Zirui didn't expect that she would dare to hit him in the face in front of the emperor. He was so angry that he wanted to hit her back on the spot!
"Prince!" the Queen shouted coldly.
Xiao Zirui came back to his senses with a start, and then he realized the situation, feeling extremely aggrieved.
He pulled Yun Bailian and knelt down before the emperor:
"Your Majesty! I merely revealed the fact that the Prince Regent died for his country. It was the Princess Regent herself who refused to acknowledge the reality and even attacked me and the Crown Princess! Your Majesty, please help me!"
“Ahem…” The emperor felt like he was about to lose all his breath. He pointed at him and shouted hoarsely, “You, you shut up!”
Xiao Zirui: “…”
What on earth did he say wrong?
The emperor took two deep breaths and said weakly:
"The Princess Regent has just received the tragic news, and it's understandable that she's having trouble accepting it. If anyone uses the story of my brother's martyrdom to provoke her, don't blame me for being rude!"
The Queen glared at Xiao Zirui with dismay and quickly comforted the Emperor:
"Rui'er was actually too shocked and grief-stricken to consider the feelings of his younger brother and sister-in-law. He already knows he was wrong."
Xiao Zirui finally understood and quickly admitted his mistake:
"I know I was wrong!"
Prince Duan and Prince Qi stood aside with expressionless faces, secretly gloating over the misfortune.
The emperor clearly loves Yun Qingqing because of her love for him. Besides being heartbroken, he is also afraid that Yun Qingqing will be too sad, and he wants to comfort her. The prince must be crazy to cause trouble for her at this time!
The emperor finally recovered his breath and waved to Yun Qingqing:
"Sister-in-law, I have sent people to the border to bring my brother back. Please accept my condolences..."
Although he expressed his condolences, he was already in tears and choked up, unable to continue speaking.
Yun Qingqing sighed, secretly made a gesture and threw it over, so that the old emperor would not be too sad and something would happen.
Seeing that the emperor's expression had improved, she spoke again.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he said something shocking:
"Brother, don't be too sad. The Regent is still alive."
"What!" The emperor's voice was so loud that everyone was startled.
"Ahem!" He also found that he seemed to have strength back. He cleared his throat before continuing, "Sister-in-law, I know this happened suddenly and you find it hard to accept. In fact, I don't want it to be like this... But the urgent report from the border has been delivered. How could there be any mistake..."
Yun Qingqing lowered her eyes and thought for a moment:
"The urgent report from the border may be due to something. Hasn't Your Majesty already sent people there? We should have a result soon."
"I just want to remind Your Majesty not to be too sad and to take good care of your health."
She was only worried that when Xiao Changheng came back, he would find that his most beloved elder brother was too sick to get up, and he would be sad again.
The emperor shed tears and said:
"What my sister-in-law said is very true. You should also be patient and tell me if you have any difficulties."
Yun Qingqing: ...
It turned out that the old emperor didn't hear a word she said just now.
She sighed:
"If the Regent is truly still alive, even if my Royal Brother doesn't believe it, could you please postpone the funeral arrangements for a few days to avoid a messy situation when he returns?"
If the regent really died, it would be a national mourning. Now that this matter is confirmed, the ones who will be embarrassed are the emperor and others. She is doing this for everyone's good.
But the emperor obviously did not appreciate it and thought she said that because she could not accept it.
"You don't need to worry about these things, my sister-in-law. I see you are tired, so go back home and have a good rest. The royal family will take care of the subsequent matters."
Yun Qingqing: ...
never mind.
She said no more and was escorted by people arranged by the emperor and empress, and was stuffed into a carriage and sent away.
There were also two palace maids sent by the Queen in the carriage. They said they were afraid that she might do something bad, so they were accompanying her and serving her for the next few days.
After the carriage left the palace, Yun Qingqing looked at the two palace maids sitting obediently opposite her and rubbed her brows.
"Princess, please accept my condolences. Your Highness has protected Daliang his entire life. I'm sure you will be blessed with great fortune, peace, and happiness in your next life!"
"Yes, Princess, if the prince knew about this, he would definitely not want to see you grieving for him."
Yun Qingqing: "Which of your eyes saw my grief?"
Two palace maids: “…Ah?”
Yun Qingqing raised her hand and made a hand gesture. The light flashed in front of the two men's eyes, and they lost consciousness.
She took out a blank yellow talisman, frowned and looked at it for a while, then took out a small jade bottle from the space.
This contains Xiao Changheng's precious blood, with only the last drop left.
Yun Qingqing did not hesitate for too long. She opened the bottle, dripped the blood from her heart onto her fingertips, and smeared it on her forehead.
The bloodstain disappeared between her eyebrows in a moment. Golden light shone from her fingertips as she quickly drew an extremely complicated talisman on the yellow paper.
Yun Qingqing stuck the talisman paper on his chest, pinched his fingers again, and a gust of wind blew past, and the figure disappeared in an instant.
…
Northwest Frontier.
The meeting hall of the commander-in-chief's residence in Linye City was filled with generals, and the atmosphere was solemn.
"General Chang, we still haven't found the commander-in-chief. What should we do?"
"Although we repelled the enemy in the last battle, we also suffered heavy losses. Regardless of whether the commander is here or not, we must first come up with a countermeasure!"
"One more thing. Should we report the commander-in-chief's disappearance to the court? If he returns, everything will be fine. But if he never returns, if we don't report it now, then..."
Chang Zongyan slammed the table:
"Hey, stop arguing and give me some time to think about it!"
He paced back and forth irritably, unable to make any head or tail of the matter.
There was a sudden noise outside.
“Who is it?”
"There's an assassin!"
"Whose family are you from? How could you suddenly appear in this important military area?"
Everyone stood up in surprise and went out to see what was going on.
Chang Zongyan was furious and rushed to the door, shouting:
"What assassin? Give me...Princess?!"
The person surrounded by a group of guards was Yun Qingqing.
The guard saw Chang Zongyan appear and was anxious to report:
"General Chang, this woman appeared here out of nowhere. She must be... what? The princess?"
Chang Zongyan slapped the guard on the back of the head, knocking him aside and kneeling on one knee:
"This subordinate greets the princess!"
There were several people behind him who had participated in the autumn hunt, and they all knelt on the spot to salute:
"Greetings, Princess!"
"Uh... greetings, Her Majesty!" The others saw that it was no mistake and hurried to follow.
When Chang Zongyan saw the princess, he felt a little uneasy:
"Princess...why are you here?"
Yun Qingqing glanced at the guards around him and gestured inside:
"Let's go in and talk."
Everyone entered the meeting room.
Yun Qingqing did not answer Chang Zongyan's question, but asked first:
"What's going on here? Where's the prince?"
"Well……"
Chang Zongyan and the other generals looked at each other, speechless.
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"The capital has received urgent news that the Prince Regent has died on the battlefield."
"What!" Everyone was shocked.
Chang Zongyan was so angry that he slammed the table:
"Who the hell cursed the prince to death? I'll tear his head off!"
He was furious, and someone quickly explained to Yun Qingqing:
"Princess, the prince is only missing. We haven't decided whether to send the news back to the capital yet. How can we report that the prince has died in battle?"
Yun Qingqing narrowed her eyes.
"He's missing? What happened? Tell me clearly!"
Speaking of this, Chang Zongyan's momentum suddenly dropped, and he explained the whole story in a muffled voice.
When the coalition forces of Xilan and the barbarians attacked, the regent personally mounted his special warhorse to boost morale, leading the troops and killing countless enemies.
The soldiers felt that the god of war had returned, and their morale soared. For a moment, they were as powerful as a rainbow. With a force of 100,000, they faced an enemy coalition force of 250,000, and the battle was a draw.
However, the enemy's numerical advantage was too great, and the Northwest Army gradually showed signs of decline and was on the verge of defeat.
At the critical moment, the Regent took the lead and rushed into the enemy camp, like a god of death, beheading the enemy general in one fell swoop!
At that time, the left vanguard beside Chang Zongyan was right behind the Regent. Seeing him being hit by several arrows, he was so anxious that he wanted to go over to support him, but was dispersed by the chaotic flow of soldiers.
The battlefield changed rapidly, and the enemy army was leaderless and finally retreated, but the Regent disappeared in the melee.
When Chang Zongyan last saw the Regent, he vaguely saw the right vanguard rushing to the prince's side, and now the right vanguard Miao Yuanshu has also disappeared.
After Chang Zongyan finished speaking, he lowered his head and said:
"I failed to protect the prince, and I deserve death!"
"We'll talk about this later," Yun Qingqing said solemnly, "Are you sure you didn't send anyone to the capital to pass on the news?"
"Absolutely not!" All the Regent's subordinates were present and immediately confirmed.
"I understand." Yun Qingqing stood up.
"In that case, I will go and find the prince, and you..."
"It's time to thoroughly investigate the problems in the military!"
After that, she strode out the door.
"Hey? Princess..."
Chang Zongyan and others couldn't let her go looking for someone alone, so they quickly chased her out the door.
But where is the princess?
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