After her rebirth, the empress received a tragic and beautiful script.

At the same time, outside Qing County, in front of the gate of Yingzhou military camp.

Yuan Renting held the reins with one hand and raised the bright yellow imperial edict sealed with wax above his head with the other, saying, "I am the messenger appointed by His Majesty. I am here to read the imperial edict to Lu Yanchen, the commander of the Western Army of the Northern Expedition Army. Anyone who stops me is tantamount to disobeying His Majesty!"

More and more people gathered in front of the camp gate. For a while, it was crowded, but no one dared to step forward. Most people just watched from afar, looking at this dusty team of twelve people.

After a while, the crowd parted ways, and a general in armor and several of his personal soldiers walked to the front of the crowd. The general was tall, and although he was standing on the ground, his momentum was no less than that of Yuan Renting on horseback. He looked Yuan Renting up and down, and said, "I am Deng Shangyuan, the governor of Yingzhou, and I am honored to meet the imperial envoy. You have come from afar and have worked hard on the way. Please follow me to the camp to rest and drink some tea."

Seeing Deng Shangyuan, Ye Qinghuai subconsciously lowered her head. Deng Shangyuan had met the emperor twice at the palace celebrations. Although she was wearing the disguise mask made by Shen Guidi, Ye Qinghuai was still worried that Deng Shangyuan would be able to tell something from her figure and eyes.

"Sir Deng, we are here on the orders of the Emperor, not just to rest and drink tea. I hope you can help us go to Qing County to announce the Emperor's order, so that we can return to the palace as soon as possible." Yuan Renting held the reins tightly and did not move. Although he was young, he was very steady.

"Your Excellency, the Imperial Envoy may not know that there is an epidemic in Qing County and it is very dangerous. Since the Imperial Envoy wants General Lu to receive the imperial decree in person, it would be safer to have him come out of the city to receive it."

"I appreciate your kindness, sir. But we are entrusted by the emperor and dare not delay for a moment. Even if the city is in danger, we will deliver this imperial edict."

Seeing that he was not moved by his persuasion, Deng Shangyuan could not help but frown in dissatisfaction. He pondered for a moment, and finally said to the Yingzhou army behind him: "Let them pass."

This time, the crowd consciously made way for a path, and a messenger team led by Yuan Renting rode slowly through the Yingzhou army's camp.

Behind them, Deng Shangyuan watched the group go towards the gate of Qing County.

"General..." The personal soldier beside him was interrupted as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Order the three armies to be on alert. I'll send a carrier pigeon to the capital to ask what's going on." Deng Shangyuan's expression was as gloomy as the sky.
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"Your Majesty, the governor just said that there is a plague in the city. You must be careful of your health. It is better to believe it than not to believe it." Seeing that the city gate was approaching, Shen Guidi, who was dressed in men's clothes, rode his horse to Ye Qinghuai's side and spoke to her in a low voice.

Ye Qinghuai glanced at her and said, "Let's talk about it after we enter the city."

The gate of Qing County was much easier to enter than the gate of Yingzhou Military Camp. Not only that, once they entered the city, there were soldiers to help lead the way all the way to the Qing County government office where Lu Yanchen was.

"Brother, could you please wait for a moment so that I can go to the toilet and tidy up my appearance?" This time, Yuan Renting took the initiative to suggest taking a break.

"No hurry, you gentlemen can rest here for a while. I will report to General Lu and then come back to lead the way for you." After saying that, the soldier in charge of greeting them saluted and left quickly.

After seeing the person walking away, Yuan Renting turned around and looked at Ye Qinghuai.

Ye Qinghuai smiled at him and said, "You did a good job this time. I will reward you when you return to the palace."

Yuan Renting lowered his head and saluted.

Ye Qinghuai turned around and said to Shen Guidi behind him: "Guidi, help me remove the disguise."

In order to make the dough Shen Guidi made for her firm and reliable, it was glued to the edge of her scalp. Once it was torn off, her hair would become messy, which would inevitably be unbecoming of a king.

Shen Guidi immediately understood, and went into the side room next door with Ye Qinghuai. In a few seconds, she removed the emperor's disguise and then fastened the hood of her cloak for her.

When the two of them came out after packing up, the personal guards and Yuan Renting who led the way were already waiting outside the door. "Who is this..." The personal guards saw that Ye Qinghuai's entire face was covered by the hood and his appearance could not be identified, so they couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"This is the deputy envoy who is responsible for recording the process of announcing the imperial edict. As he is from the inner palace, it is inconvenient for him to show his appearance to others. Please forgive me." Yuan Renting said.

The guards seemed a little hesitant, but when they saw that the imperial edict in Yuan Renting's hand was genuine, they did not make things difficult for him and led the three of them to the main hall.

The Qing County government office was not big, and in the blink of an eye they had walked from the front hall to the main hall in the backyard. Lu Yanchen and Qi Liyi were already waiting in the hall, and there were a dozen soldiers in armor and carrying swords standing around the hall.

After Yuan Renting and Lu Yanchen exchanged a few simple pleasantries, Yuan Renting said, "General Lu, the emperor asked me to bring you an oral order. Please dismiss all those who have nothing to do with you."

Hearing his words, Qi Liyi couldn't help but become alert. He looked at Lu Yanchen, and the two of them looked at each other. Lu Yanchen immediately understood what he meant.

Although they have only confronted the Yingzhou Army recently and have not started a war, the two sides have been secretly fighting each other for several rounds. After seeing the Yingzhou Army's unscrupulous operations, people can't help but wonder if this sudden imperial decree is a trick by the Yingzhou Army to assassinate Lu Yanchen.

"No matter how bold they are, they dare not forge an imperial edict. Don't worry, you all go down, only Lord Yuan and I will be left here." Lu Yanchen said.

Before Qi Liyi could raise any objections, Yuan Renting turned to Ye Qinghuai behind him and said, "This person is the one who conveyed the imperial edict."

After saying this, he bowed slightly, held the bright yellow imperial edict in both hands, and handed it to Ye Qinghuai.

For a moment, there was a strange silence in the hall. Qi Liyi frowned as he looked at the mysterious man wrapped in a black cloak whose appearance was completely unrecognizable.

This is really too suspicious.

Lu Yanchen did not have the same doubts as him.

The moment the man in black took the imperial edict from Yuan Renting, he widened his eyes slightly, and a raging fire suddenly seemed to ignite silently in his dark eyes.

The imperial envoy holding the imperial edict had the same majesty as the emperor. No official could make the imperial envoy bow down and present the imperial edict that had not yet been read out with both hands.

Moreover, Lu Yanchen was very familiar with the pair of hands that stretched out from under the black robe to take the imperial edict.

"It's okay, you all go down. Close the door." Lu Yanchen said.

His voice was trembling. He lowered his voice, as if trying to suppress the turbulent waves in his heart.

Seeing that he had understood his hint, Yuan Renting immediately bowed and walked out of the door with Shen Guidi.

Qi Liyi hesitated for a moment, then led his men out.

After the heavy hall door was closed by the guards outside, the man in black in the room reached out and took off the hood on his head, revealing his handsome and majestic face.

"I haven't seen you for two months. You have lost weight." (End of this chapter)