I was eager to know, but I couldn't ask, so I just grabbed the bed post and sat up and looked out.

Pei Yuanhao's hand tightened slightly and pinched the piece of paper.

Zhang Zichen outside said, "Your Majesty, what I said yesterday-"

Pei Yuanhao raised his hand to stop him from continuing, and Zhang Ziyu himself seemed to be not going to really say anything at this time. He stopped immediately. The king and his minister looked at each other silently for a while before Pei Yuanhao said, "I understand."

“…”

"You go down."

"Emperor, several guards have come over, and they want to meet the emperor."

"Let them wait there, I'll go there in a moment."

"Yes. The minister sued him."

After saying that, the shadow outside the door shook slightly and heard him turning and leaving.

Pei Yuanhao stood at the door for a while before slowly turning around. I could see that his face was not very good-looking. Although he was not completely depressed and lost his mind, his shoulders were still slightly drooping.

I looked at him and didn't ask, but I just looked a little anxious.

What's wrong?

He raised his head and looked at me, then remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Jingxing Pass is broken."

“…”

Not a surprise.

When Qinghan took Jingxing Pass, he never thought that the place would be a barrier to the northwest. He just hoped that it could be used to resist for a while. Judging from the situation where we arrived in Linfen and as long as we left here, we could enter Guanzhong, his prediction was correct. Jingxing Pass and Zhang Gaoyuan had already completed their mission.

However, I couldn't help asking, "Where is Zhang Gaoyuan?"

“…?”

His eyes looked at me with a little confusion. I was stunned for a moment before I realized that he was a noble emperor after all. He could control the overall situation, but he would not care about one or two generals; he knew Jingxing Pass, but he might not know Zhang Gaoyuan.

Since the barrier has been broken, I think Zhang Gaoyuan should be...

My mood became a little heavier.

I was going back to the head of the bed. In fact, my mind was also in a mess at this time. Jingxing Pass was broken, and I didn’t know where Qinghan was now. According to the direction that General Deng and his friends chased him before, he should have also walked west. I don’t know what he would think about and what actions he would take after receiving this news.

When will he come back again?

However, I was worried that he would not be able to hurry up. Including the time when the news came from there, I was afraid that Pei Yuanxiu's pursuers were not far from us now. Just now, Zhang Ziyu said that a few guards had arrived and wanted to meet the emperor. Obviously, they had to consider how to deal with it now. If Pei Yuanhao did not leave Linfen and enter Guanzhong quickly, it was very likely that he would be here-

Should you leave immediately?

They evacuated from the capital and did not encounter any real war. What if they encountered Pei Yuanxiu's army in this place, then Miaoyan was in danger?

When I thought about it this way, my eyebrows became even more twisted. At this time, Pei Yuanhao was looking at me and said, "What are you thinking?"

I hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty is afraid you have to make plans early. Qinghan has never completely put his hope of resisting them on Jingxing Pass before, but it is not easy to last for so long."

Perhaps because he heard me mention "Qinghan", a little chill flashed in his eyes.

But this time, he did not compete with me anymore, but said lightly: "Of course."

"What is your Majesty going to deal with it?"

He said, "I will first listen to the opinions of several military generals."

Indeed, it is impossible for the emperor to really give advice on marching and fighting. Those generals are experts in this field.

I thought for a while and said, "I just hope that Miaoyan won't be frightened."

Shortly after she was born, it was because she was brought to Texas, which was closest to the war, that so many accidents happened, that she had left me for so many years, and I never wanted such a thing to happen again. No matter how fierce the war was, I still selfishly hope that my daughter could live a peaceful and happy life.

He glanced at me: "She is my daughter too."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out. When he reached the door, he stopped again, looked back at me and said, "You should rest for a while. If you are in poor health, it will be difficult for you to walk the next road."

I didn't say anything, and he pushed the door out without waiting for my response.

I stayed in the house alone. Although I felt weak, after a while, after accumulating some strength, I reached out to pick up the porridge bowl and ate it silently by myself.

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After eating and sleeping again, I felt much better, so I went to Chang Qing's place. When she saw me coming, she was shocked and hurriedly came up to her and lowered her voice: "Why are you here?"

I said, "Empress, I want to come and see Miaoyan."

She looked me up and down worriedly, and confirmed that except for my face, I was not very good-looking, there was nothing serious in the other places. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I finally fell asleep, you-"

"I won't wake her up, I'll take a look."

"Okay, come in with me."

She said as she took me in. Miaoyan slept on the bed, her face was as bad as mine, but after all, she was a child, her lips were still pink and her upper lips were slightly raised. The previous arrogance and willfulness could not be seen at this time, leaving only naive and unprepared appearance, like a clingy cat.

I suddenly felt that my heart was about to overflow. I sat by the bed and looked at her for a long time, and gently tucked the thin quilt that was already tightly covered with her.

Chang Qing stood behind me and whispered: "I don't have a fever anymore. The doctor just came to see me and said I don't need to take medicine. I'll take some light meals and just take some light meals."

I breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine."

"What's good, I'm worried about you."

“…”

I slowly turned around and saw Chang Qing looking at me with a serious face and even a little unhappy. I hurriedly stood up and said, "Empress..."

She looked at me anxiously: "How could you faint just now?"

“…”

"I have asked you before, you said that it's good to raise it, but how are you raising it?"

“…”

"Qingying... I don't want to ask you, and I know you have your own plans, but what happened when you were in the capital and what you experienced. If you-"

My face suddenly froze.

Even Chang Qing felt this obvious change, and she immediately stopped.

“…”

The two looked at each other speechlessly for a long time, and she said softly: "You——"

"Empress," I interrupted her, but I looked back first. The Miaoyan on the bed was not moving, she was still sleeping, making a uniform breathing sound. I turned my head and said with a serious expression: "I still don't want to mention this matter. When it's time to say it, I will say it."

“…”

"I just want to tell it to one person."

“…”

She suddenly seemed to understand something, and when she looked at me again, her eyes became deeper.

After a long time, I heard her sigh.

"Qingying," she said softly: "Don't let me say I feel sorry for you."

“…”

“It’s been so many years.”

“…”

I was in a daze and looked at her slightly flashing eyes, and then I remembered that I was still in the palace because Nangong Lizhu wanted to frame her with the portrait of Huang Tianba she drew. I took advantage of the rainy night to overturn the tiles on the roof of the studio and ruined the painting. After I was seriously ill, she said that.

I feel sorry for her, and she feels sorry for me too.

But so many years have passed, and my status is different from the time when I was. Fortunately, there are some things between me and her that have not changed.

But unexpectedly, my bad luck with scars and illness has not changed much.

I didn't know whether to cry or laugh. After looking at her for a long time, I whispered: "Thank you, the Queen."

She smiled bitterly and shook her head, then came over to stand beside me and looked at Miaoyan, and said softly: "She has been in the palace these days--it is indeed a little pampered. You also know that the princess who was lost and regained by the emperor is eager to give her everything. Although I have persuaded her, I can't say more."

Of course I understand her suffering. Although she does not have her own children, she is very good at Nianshen's upbringing. But for Miaoyan, there is a Pei Yuanhao pressing on her head, which makes her difficult to display. Miaoyan is more coquettish than when she was in Jixiang Village in the past, and I didn't realize it.

I whispered: "Don't worry, Empress, I know my daughter, I will let her know something slowly."

Chang Qing nodded then.

Just as the two of us were chatting in a low voice, a sudden sound from outside came from behind: "Eunuch Yu?"

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Yu had already walked to the door and said hurriedly: "Where is the Queen?"

He came to find Chang Qing, what's wrong?

Chang Qing and I looked at each other, and I hurriedly put down the bed curtain and walked out of the inner room with Chang Qing. Kwai'er also pushed open the door and came in to report, so Chang Qing asked her to welcome Eunuch Yu in.

As soon as Eunuch Yu walked in and saluted her, we saw him breathing slightly, as if he was walking along the way. I don’t know what made him so anxious. When he saw me here, he said, “It just so happened that Miss Yan is here too. The emperor asked the old slave to come and pass the message, asking the Queen and Miss Yan to clean up and prepare quickly.”

"Put it down?" Chang Qing glanced at me and said in confusion: "What are you doing?"

Eunuch Yu said, "The emperor issued an order to ask the Empress and Miss Yan to take His Highness the Princess and leave Linfen immediately!"

"What?"

Chang Qing was shocked.

I was also stunned - Pei Yuanhao just said that he would go to meet those generals and listen to their opinions. Is their opinions just to let us leave immediately?
Chapter completed!