The person on the bed didn't make a sound. She had asked this question countless times since arriving at Bai Province Palace, but there was no answer. The Imperial Consort Yi asked again, "Is there any news from Cheng Wang?"
"There's no news from the capital," Qing 'er said truthfully. Just as she finished speaking, another maid rushed in and said in a panic, "Imperial Consort, those people outside are about to come in!"
"What!" The Imperial Consort Yi suddenly stood up. Her pale face was devoid of blood. Qing 'er hurriedly went forward and carefully supported her, "Imperial Consort, be careful."
The Imperial Consort Yi pulled out a cold smile and said, "I want to see who gave them the courage."
The British Martial Army had more than ten thousand soldiers accompanying them. They were facing the Bai Province Guards who were escorting them back to the capital.
Although the British Martial Army's commander, Chen Ce, was kneeling there, his eyes were fixed on the courtyard in front of him. He didn't show any signs of backing down.
Imperial Concubine Yi came out of the room. Her brocade robe was spotless, and a phoenix was coiled around her hairpin. She coldly swept her gaze around and said, "His Majesty is seriously ill and needs to recuperate. Why haven't you all left yet?!"
Chen Ce raised his head to look at her and said loudly, "We were ordered to escort the Emperor. We request an audience with the Emperor!"
"General Chen, don't you understand this consort's words? Or are you all making a ruckus and trying to disturb the Emperor's peace?" The Imperial Consort Yi didn't budge an inch.
"We have no intention of disturbing the Emperor. We only wish to see the Emperor."
"The Emperor says he won't see you." The Imperial Consort Yi lightly said, "General, it's better for you to depart as soon as possible and escort the Emperor back to the capital." After saying this, she turned around to leave.
"Imperial Consort!" Chen Ce suddenly stood up and stepped forward. All the soldiers followed suit. The Bai Province Guards immediately pulled out their swords to stop them. The atmosphere suddenly became cold.
Imperial Consort Yi slowly turned around and stared at Chen Ce. There was no trace of panic in her eyes, and there was even a trace of a smile on her face. However, this gaze made Chen Ce, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, want to avoid it. "I think you want to rebel!" Imperial Consort Yi gritted her teeth.
Upon hearing these words, the British Martial Army soldiers who had been arrogant just a moment ago immediately knelt down. The crime of rebellion was not something that they could bear.
"His Majesty is seriously ill and wants you to escort him back to the capital. This is a very important time, but you have delayed and ignored the Emperor's order. This is the first crime. When the Emperor was seriously ill, the British Martial Army officers and soldiers rushed to see him, disregarding the Emperor's health. This was a second crime. If the timing was delayed and the Emperor's treatment was delayed, the Emperor's body would be affected. This was the third crime. Can you bear the consequences of these three crimes?! " Imperial Concubine Yi's words were powerful and resonant. Every word struck the hearts of these people. Imperial Concubine Yi sneered and continued, "You're still saying you're not rebelling? If something happens to His Majesty because of your delay in treatment, you'll be committing regicide!"
Hearing this, the soldiers looked at each other. They did not think so much. At this time, these words enlightened them. If something happened to the Emperor, how could they bear the crime of regicide?
Chen Ce saw the hesitation on the soldiers' faces and immediately shouted: "It's fine if the Emperor doesn't want to see us. We are only willing to bring the imperial jade seal back to the capital."
Imperial jade seal. Imperial Consort Yi's expression changed slightly. The hands hidden in her sleeves clenched into fists, "The imperial jade seal is so precious. How can you just say you want to see it?"
"Since Imperial Consort can mobilize the Bai Province Guards, then the imperial jade seal must be in Imperial Consort's hands." Chen Ce continued.
Imperial Consort Yi coldly stared at Chen Ce, who was kneeling below her. Her dark red lips seemed to be stained with blood, which made her face pale. Qing 'er supported her from behind, afraid that she would fall in the next second.
When the two armies were in a stalemate, they heard the sound of horses galloping from afar. "Report!"
The person who came dismounted and rushed forward to salute before he could stand still. He said in a panic: "Reporting to Imperial Consort, Prime Minister Xiao led the troops to welcome the Emperor in Hao Yu. He encountered the British Martial Army led by Chen Jing. The two armies are fighting."
As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers below began to discuss amongst themselves. Imperial Consort Yi's figure swayed, and she couldn't hold on any longer and fell backwards. Qing 'er hurriedly caught her. "Imperial Consort!"
Imperial Consort Yi felt weak all over. She leaned on Qing 'er and said: "Help me in. Don't leave the Emperor's side."
The phoenix hairpin on her head wobbled and fell to the ground, landing in the dust.
Yi Ling's army finally caught up with them two days later. At this time, Chen Ce had already put Imperial Consort Yi under house arrest. Xiao Ze defeated Chen Jing and the army was already outside Shangwu City.
Gu Yan's carriage arrived at Shangwu City a day later. This small border city was overcrowded because of the confrontation between the two armies. Soldiers could be seen setting up camp on the side of the road.
Gu Yan sat in the carriage and heard the noise on both sides of the carriage. He thought that they would arrive soon. Then he heard Zhao Shuyue say outside the carriage: "Madam, it seems like we're almost there."
Sure enough, the carriage stopped after a while.
The curtain was lifted and Zhao Shuyue helped her out of the carriage. Gu Yan helped her out of the carriage. When he turned his head, he found that the person supporting her was not Zhao Shuyue, but Chen Qiong, whom he had not seen for nearly a year.
"Jiejie." Chen Qiong saw her and smiled.
"Consort of Duan Of Silla." Gu Yan got out of the carriage and prepared to salute. Chen Qiong quickly stopped her and said: "Jiejie, there is no need to be so courteous. If it wasn't for jiejie going through fire and water, Qiong 'er would have already died."
"It's not as dangerous as you say." Gu Yan said: "I heard that Wang Fei also suffered."
"Compared to jiejie, it's nothing." Chen Qiong affectionately held Gu Yan's hand and led her into the courtyard. "This courtyard can be considered clean. Jiejie can stay here for the time being."
"I've troubled Wang Fei." Gu Yan replied. Chen Qiong looked at her and said: "If jiejie keeps calling me Wang Fei, I'll get angry."
Gu Yan finally smiled: "I haven't seen you in a long time. Jiejie is becoming more and more like a Wang Fei."
Chen Qiong was satisfied that she no longer called him Wang Fei. He said: "It's been eight months since I went to Bai Zhou with Fuhuang last summer."
"Eight months is really a long time." Gu Yan sighed and asked: "How is His Majesty?"
Chen Qiong's expression became serious. He shook his head: "I'm afraid he won't be able to survive this spring."
"Then … Imperial Consort Yi niang niang …" Gu Yan hesitated.
"Her?" Chen Qiong's tone became cold: "She's no longer some Imperial Consort."
Gu Yan understood and didn't ask any more questions. Chen Qiong pulled Gu Yan into the room and talked for a while before leaving.
The two armies faced each other in Shangwu. Although the situation was tense, they didn't start fighting. Five days later, Xiao Ze led the army back to Yin Zhou.
When Gu Yan heard this, she couldn't help but sigh at Xiao Ze's ability to judge the situation. Yin Zhou was the largest city outside of Shengjing. It was impregnable. Now that he had retreated to Yin Zhou, it was easy to defend and hard to attack.
Moreover, he had retreated in the name of welcoming the Emperor and let the people see his loyalty. He had a good reason to send troops.
Yin Zhou became the Xiao Clan's last straw. Yi Ling and the Chen army didn't dare to slack off. They set up camp 50 li away from Yin Zhou. For a while, the weather changed.
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