Night fell, and dark clouds filled the sky outside, with a strong wind blowing!
It seems to foreshadow an eventful night!
At the entrance of Lin Ru's courtyard!
"How exactly is His Majesty? Why won't the doctor be allowed in? And what is the meaning of you blocking the courtyard gate? Don't think that just because you're a trusted confidant who came with His Majesty, we won't dare to do anything to you. If anything happens to His Majesty's health, can you take responsibility?"
"Is this something you can handle? Who do you think you are? You're just a guard!"
"Do we need your permission to see His Majesty?"
"Get out of the way."
"Don't you know what's going on outside?"
"How dare they prevent us from visiting His Majesty!"
Wu Ling watched the chattering crowd in front of him, his expression remaining unchanged!
"My lords, please return."
"I've already said, His Majesty will not see anyone!"
"Didn't you see that all the lights in the courtyard are off?"
"His Majesty has damaged his health in his pursuit of water. Our accompanying physicians have examined him, and all he needs to do now is rest!"
"His Majesty appreciates your kindness, esteemed sirs. Now you should all leave and take up your duties!"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gazes toward Hai Jingming and Ning Gui!
"General Hai, Lord Ning, please say something!"
"I wonder when the Marquis of Zhennan's army will arrive!"
"And the reinforcements and weapons that His Majesty mentioned have yet to arrive!"
"The Marquis of Zhennan's forces are probably ten times ours!"
"Now His Majesty is staying at home and has fallen ill! What are we to do?"
"I disagree. It would have been better to have accepted the peace talks earlier, instead of going to such extremes!"
"Yes, yes! The son of the Marquis of Zhennan hasn't done anything too outrageous! Why be so ruthless?"
"Now, the whole country is in chaos. Everyone is expanding their territory, and everyone is eyeing us covetously, just hoping we make a mistake!"
"If we lose this time, the rest of them will be like dogs seeing a bone, swarming around us and devouring us all! At that point, there won't even be a chance for peace talks!"
Hai Jingming lowered his head and listened quietly to what they had to say!
Although he knew that his emperor was not seriously ill, he couldn't help but feel uneasy because the emperor was staying at home and not coming out. He wondered what the emperor was doing inside. The armor and weapons that had been promised during the day were nowhere to be seen.
But he still loudly rebuked these words that were trying to undermine morale, saying, "Shut up! When you were getting the benefits before, why weren't you so eager to speak up? Now you're trying to disrupt morale."
"Your Majesty has her reasons for doing this."
"His Majesty is currently unwell, and this is precisely the time when he relies on your services. Let us hurry back and remain at our posts!"
Although Ning Gui was worried about Lin Ru's health and eager to go in and see her, now was not the time to worry about His Majesty's health, but to stabilize the morale of the army!
"My lords, I think Lord Hai's words make perfect sense."
"Why don't we go back?"
At that moment, a cold snort came from the crowd!
"I think Her Majesty the Empress has probably already fled."
"Otherwise, why would they still be staying indoors at this time?"
"Even if you're unwell, you should see several doctors!"
This statement is like a drop of water falling into hot oil!
Immediately, a lively murmur of discussion arose!
"My God! Could it really be true?"
"Could it be that Her Majesty the Empress has really run away?"
"I knew that little girl couldn't be trusted."
"What god, what fairy sent down from heaven? She's just a mortal who's afraid of death!"
"They angered the Marquis of Zhennan, and then left us to take the fall?"
"How shameless!"
"That's right! Your Majesty, are you inside? If you are, please make a sound!"
All eyes were drawn to the dark courtyard!
But there was no response as I had expected!
"We're making so much noise outside! There's no way they couldn't hear us inside! Even if His Majesty is really feeling unwell, he couldn't possibly be sleeping so soundly!"
"Could it be that His Majesty is dead?"
The moment the man finished speaking, he was suddenly sent flying backward!
When everyone looked closely, they saw that Wu Ling, who had been standing at the entrance of the courtyard, was now standing in the spot where the official had been knocked away, his long legs landing in the position of a forward kick!
He glared fiercely at everyone present!
"If you dare to speak disrespectfully again, the result will be the same: death!"
"If you don't trust His Majesty and want to leave, step forward now!"
"Or shut your stinking mouths!"
With Wu Ling's martial arts skills, he already knew that his emperor was no longer in the room!
But he was very confident that his emperor would not abandon so many people. Regardless of whether Ding Ran had gone out on his own business, it was strange that around dusk, these people, who seemed to have gotten the news from somewhere, all rushed over, insisting on seeing the emperor!
If it weren't for Hai Jingming and Ning Gui blocking the way, and his use of force to suppress them, these officials who appeared out of nowhere would probably have already rushed in!
Looking at the indignant expressions on these people's faces now gives me a headache!
He also felt indignant for his own emperor. He had sacrificed so much for these things, but what he received in return was not trust, but suspicion!
He couldn't help but continue speaking, somewhat annoyed!
"You've probably forgotten that without His Majesty, you wouldn't be where you are today!"
"If His Majesty hadn't shown mercy, the grass on your graves would probably be as tall as Prince Shun's by now!"
"Moreover, His Majesty fell ill in order to appease the people and to help them obtain water!"
"If you had any ability at all, you wouldn't have allowed those rumors to spread so quickly!"
"Where were you during the day when those people were blocking the entrance to the government office?"
"Now that it's evening, they're all coming out!"
"I've been here for so long, and I never knew there were so many officials here!?"
"What difference is there between you and spies who are now disrupting morale before the battle?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the officials became somewhat displeased!
"What do you mean by that? We are only concerned about Her Majesty the Empress. Look, we have brought all the physicians from our own residence with us."
"I simply wish to see His Majesty!"
"I never expected that you, this wicked servant, would actually block the door and refuse to let us in. Could it be that His Majesty is really not inside?"
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