I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

Listening to these women nagging, Hu Jiaoyue's good mood was instantly disturbed.

"enough."

She suddenly shouted,

"If anyone has the ability, go find the prince yourself. Don't come to me and talk. Get out."

Seeing this, although the concubines were dissatisfied, no one dared to say anything more. They shook the handkerchiefs in their hands and twisted their bodies to go out.

Ah Chu took two steps forward and whispered:

"When I went out just now, I saw many soldiers around the Prince's Mansion. It seems that His Highness is really afraid that Princess Xi will leave."

"Ah!"

Hu Jiaoyue squinted her eyes and smiled softly.

"The more he fears something, the more likely it will come true. Leng Yiyan is not only known as the God of War, but is also said to be of extraordinary appearance. If he really comes to rescue Luo Nianxi and becomes her principal wife again, how can she be willing to stay here as a concubine? If she doesn't leave, what does it matter if His Highness loves her? Her status is always lower than mine. Even if she can give birth to a child in the future, it will be a bastard and will not even be able to touch the throne. She is a smart person and can naturally think of all this."

Ah Chu nodded as if he understood something.

"Then she said you can have a baby, is that credible?"

"do not know."

There was desire in Hu Jiaoyue's eyes.

"I can only try my best. What else can I do? Just as she said, if one day the prince finds a woman outside the palace, I won't be able to control him... If he really brings a child back, I won't be able to cry."

This is also the reason why she chose to believe Luo Nianxi, because she had no other choice.

"Achu, ask the maids at Qiuxiang Garden to withdraw these days and not to stand guard there at night. The guards patrolling the palace should also not approach Qiuxiang Garden."

Hearing this, Ah Chu looked at her with puzzled eyes.

"What do you mean? His Highness specifically instructed us to take extra care of Qiuxiang Garden."

"Ha! If my guess is correct, some people should be here soon. We have to create opportunities for them."

Her words left Ah Chu confused, but Hu Jiaoyue didn't want to explain any further.

"Okay, don't ask too many questions and just do as I say."

Ah Chu hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, I know this."

After receiving the order, Ah Chu retreated.

A faint smile appeared on Hu Jiaoyue's lips again.

Since Luo Nianxi helped her once, she should return the favor.

Last night when they were making love in bed, Chu Hanxiang called out the three words "Xi girl" several times. He was so deeply in love that he actually regarded himself as his Xi girl. He choked up several times during the process and said that he was worried that Leng Yiyan would come to see her in the next few days and begged her not to leave him.

So he had to get up early and guard the city gate. He said that he would never let Leng Yiyan sneak into the capital, and he said that he would never let Xi Yatou leave.

Whenever she thought of this, Hu Jiaoyue felt sad. She even felt that what happened last night was a great irony to her.

When he was in bed with her, all he could think about was other women.

The generous words she said last night were all to comfort him. Did he really think that she would be generous enough not to mind him treating her as a substitute for Luo Nianxi? It was ridiculous. Who would be willing to share a man's love with others?

So she made up her mind that since he was afraid of her leaving, she would give her a hand and let her go.

If Leng Yiyan can really sneak into the city, create enough opportunities for them.

……

Chu Hanxiang was indeed very vigilant. At this time, Leng Yiyan had already brought Ling Xiao and Su Yi through Youzhou Pass easily and arrived outside the capital of Northern Chu State.

They just waited until the city gates opened in the morning and then sneaked into the city with the people.

Ling Xiao and Su Yi were both wearing the tattered clothes of ordinary people, and each carried a load of medicinal herbs on their shoulders.

They had just bought these things on the road at a high price.

Leng Yiyan was dressed in cloth, with a cloth bag on his shoulder, holding a compass in one hand and a flag in the other.

From the outside, he looked like a fortune teller.

Now, relying on his reputation, he has gathered a large number of talented people in Pingyang State, but this is not enough to wipe out Northern Chu State. According to their plan, it will take three months before they can officially declare war on Northern Chu State. So before that, he wants to see Luo Nianxi first to see how she is doing now.

After a while, the city gate was opened, and the people waiting outside the city rushed in, but were stopped by the soldiers.

"Queue up, queue up, register one by one..."

The people around him began to talk about it.

"In the past, the city gates were open and everyone could come and go as they pleased. What happened today? Do we have to check everyone one by one?"

Another person responded,

"It seems to be related to the God of War General of Pingyang Country. Your Highness has suffered a lot from him over the years. In order to vent his anger, Your Highness snatched his woman back. He was disabled earlier, but I heard that a miracle happened and he is well again. I guess Your Highness the Crown Prince is afraid that this God of War General will come to attack and snatch her away!"

"No, the military strength of Pingyang is far inferior to that of our Northern Chu. Even if he is good at martial arts, he is still a tiger against a pack of wolves. I dare to conclude that he dare not rashly come to rob people. Besides, even if he robs people, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can send troops to Pingyang and raze Pingyang to the ground in an instant."

"Yeah, what you said makes sense. Otherwise, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't have been able to blatantly snatch that person away! Our Northern Chu State is still the most powerful..."

"It's just..."

"..."

Listening to the conversations of these people, a dark look suddenly appeared in Leng Yiyan's eyes.

In just half a year after he was seriously injured and died, Pingyang State changed from a great country that was victorious in every battle on the battlefield and made enemy countries tremble in fear, to a timid small country that everyone mentions and wants to step on. This really shows how unpredictable and fickle the world is!

While thinking about this, Ling Xiao suddenly pointed at the city gate with his chin and whispered:

"Sir, look quickly."

He followed Ling Xiao's gaze and saw Chu Hanxiang riding on a horse, wandering around the city gate.

If it were someone else, they could just spend some money to get through, but now Chu Hanxiang was there and he recognized him. It seemed that it would not be easy for him to enter the city today.

"Sir, what should we do?"

Su Yi also came closer and whispered,

"Your Highness, I will lead him away in a moment, and you can go in during the chaos."

"No, this is too dangerous."

"It's okay, we'll meet at the ruined temple outside the city."

"No."

Leng Yiyan interrupted him with a serious expression, his eyes swept towards the two old ladies behind him, he immediately winked at Ling Xiao and Su Yi, then took two steps back.

As he passed by two old ladies, he spoke solemnly,

"A bird in a cage cannot be free. It is difficult for people with this hexagram to get ahead. They cannot make money as they wish, and they will be troubled by gossip and rumors."

As soon as he said this, one of the old ladies looked him up and down, then suddenly stepped forward and grabbed him.

"Sir, are you a fortune teller?"

Leng Yiyan raised his hand to hold his fake beard and nodded.

"Well, ma'am, your trip is not going well. I'm afraid it may be a bad omen."