On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

After Hong Xing retreated.

Only then did Queen Fu reveal a hint of sadness in her eyes.

Twenty years of companionship is ultimately not as effective as the slander of a treacherous minister.

Soon, she cheered up again.

Whatever.

My brother is right. A man who can be attracted to other women is not in love enough after all. If there is no love, then she should find a way to seize some real power.

...

Emperor Mingqing went to sit with Concubine Xuan for a while, but left without staying long.

Zhao Xian was very surprised.

"Your Majesty, didn't you say..." Didn't Concubine Xuan go back to the Empress if there was no problem?

Before Zhao Xian could finish his next words, he was slapped back by Emperor Mingqing with a look.

He lowered his head in fear and trepidation, "It is I who have overstepped my authority."

Emperor Mingqing obviously had no intention of arguing with him, "Did he come back?"

"Your Majesty, we are already on our way back. If there are no accidents along the way, we will be able to enter the capital tomorrow."

Emperor Mingqing was very satisfied with this.

He hummed, quickening his pace, "Pass on my order. The fifteenth day of the next two days will be the Lantern Festival. I will be making a secret visit to observe the daily lives of the people around here. I will ask Su Kang to accompany me."

"Yes."

As the saying goes, the heart of an emperor is as deep as the sea.

He didn't know why the emperor suddenly began to doubt the loyalty of the Dingbei Palace and the Su...Changping Marquis's Palace. In short, both the Changping Marquis's Palace and the Dingbei Palace were in great danger.

...

Emperor Ming Qing finally did not agree to Fu Huai's request to let Su Sui'an and Fu Jingrong get married early.

This was within the expectations of Su Sui'an and Fu Jingrong.

But they never dreamed of it.

All thought that the Yunwang Mansion had been resolved, but there are still remnants.

What was even more unexpected was that Emperor Ming Qing actually wanted to use the remnants of the evil forces to get rid of Su Kang.

When Su Sui'an received the news and entered the palace.

Emperor Ming Qing has changed back into his dragon robe.

Su Kang had a broken arm, and after his wound was simply bandaged, he was carried to the throne room.

As the only woman among the civil and military officials in the court, Su Sui'an's courage is no less than those old foxes who are immersed in officialdom.

One of the cavalrymen, with tattered armor and a face covered in dust, was kneeling in the middle of the hall.

"Prince Yun's Mansion has already leaked the map of my Yumen City. Although all the generals in Yumen City are ours, but..."

The cavalryman in ragged armor did not say anything else.

The generals present had more or less guessed their situation.

"Yumen City has always been a battleground for military strategists. If we lose Yumen City, our Yuan Kingdom will be severely damaged."

Emperor Mingqing sat at the top, his crown curtain made of beads blocking his sight and expression. His powerful aura made it almost hard for those present to breathe, and he did not show the slightest fear or embarrassment as if he had been assassinated.

"My dear Lord Su, what do you think about this matter?" His eyes were on Su Kang.

Su Kang's arm was broken, and the bleeding at the wound had just stopped. His face was as pale as paper, and even his breathing was very weak.

Even so, he still struggled and knelt on the ground, "Yumen City is a place that my Changping Army has guarded for generations. I beg the emperor to allow me to fight."

The Minister of War stepped forward to intercede for Su Kang, "Your Majesty, General Su is seriously injured. He should rest now instead of traveling all the way."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Su Kang was now half dead. If anything happened while he was on his way to Yumen City, he might never come back.

However, the civil officials held opposite opinions to the Vice Minister of War.

"It would be better for the Changping Army to be suppressed by the bloodline of the Changping Marquisate themselves."

These words were almost spoken directly to let Su Kang go into battle with injuries.

Obviously Su Kang was injured while rescuing the emperor, but Emperor Ming Qing did not show any concern for Su Kang's physical condition.

Instead, he looked at Su Kang with burning eyes.

"Su Kang, your eldest son is still guarding Yumen City. Do you have the confidence to let your eldest son defend Yumen City alone?"

Su Sui'an looked up suddenly.

Your Majesty, this is...

She needs to get her father to sign the military order.

As long as the city is there, the Su family will survive. If the city is destroyed, the Su family will perish.

After taking a deep breath, Su Sui'an tried to suppress the anger in his heart, and took the initiative to walk to Su Kang and kneel down, "Your Majesty, Su Sui'an is willing to go to the battle in place of my father and defend Yumen City with my brother."

At this point, Su Sui'an probably understood what the emperor was planning - he was still testing the loyalty of the Dingbei Palace to him by using the lives of everyone in her Su family.

I think the emperor let her into the palace for this purpose.

What she did just now only gave her a reason to stand out...

Thinking of this, Su Sui'an ignored the looks Fu Jingrong kept giving her, but clenched her fists tightly together, and her whole body became even more tense.

The old civil official who mentioned that "the Changping Army had the bloodline of the Changping Marquis' Mansion suppress it personally" immediately scolded Su Sui'an after seeing what he did, "Nonsense, the Yuan Kingdom has never had a rule of 'women going to war' since its founding..."

Before the old civil official could finish his words, another general stepped forward and refuted the old civil official's words in a loud voice, "Then let Lord Deng take over?"

The old civil official choked. He was so full of vigor just a moment ago, but now he couldn't act arrogantly anymore.

"The Changping Army was trained by the old marquis. I am just a civilian official. How can I be the commander of the Changping Army? Besides, each general has a different way of deploying troops. If I lead them rashly, I am afraid that I will only get half the result with twice the effort."

After saying this, he quietly retreated back to the ranks of other ministers.

The general who had retorted to the old civil official also fell silent and returned to his own position after seeing the old civil official return to his position.

Su Sui'an lowered his eyes to hide the sarcasm in them.

Isn't it because they know that the Changping Army has become abandoned that they don't want to die?

"Your Majesty, since Miss Su has taken the initiative to accept the order, we have always ruled the country with filial piety, so we naturally don't want to disappoint Miss Su's deep love for her father. I beg Your Majesty to make an exception and allow Miss Su to fight in her father's place."

There is a beginning.

The people behind him knelt down one after another, "We beg the Emperor to make an exception and allow Miss Su to fight in her husband's place."

A bright light flashed in Emperor Ming Qing's eyes. He turned to look at Fu Jingrong and found that he had his fists clenched. His eyes involuntarily drifted towards Su Sui'an.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he asked casually, "Jingrong, what do you think?"

Fu Jingrong retracted his gaze from Su Sui'an and saluted Emperor Mingqing, "All under heaven belongs to the emperor. Everything is subject to the emperor's arrangements."

Emperor Mingqing nodded with satisfaction.

"Su Sui'an obeys your orders."

"I will appoint you as General Yong'an and let you take over the command in your father's place. If you return victorious this time, I will appoint Su Kang as Marquis of Changping and grant him the residence of the Prince of Changping."

It sounds good, but everyone knows that if the map falls into the hands of the enemy, it is actually the same as committing suicide.

However, Su Sui'an seemed to not understand the situation and kowtowed to Emperor Ming Qing respectfully, "Your Highness, thank you for your grace."

"I allow you one night to say goodbye to your family. Go ahead."

No one present was jealous.

Because, once a saint says such words, it basically implies that there is no chance of survival.

Emperor Mingqing personally ordered Su Kang to be escorted back to the Marquis of Changping's Mansion.

A large number of guards and imperial physicians escorted him all the way, showing great honor to Su Kang.

Su Sui'an wanted to follow, but Fu Jingrong quietly pulled his sleeve.