You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

Loulan, Tianze Palace

"Wanyan Hongze, is your information reliable?

Doesn't Queen Mother Qiao dislike Prince Anyuan? Why would she send Shadow to the Northern Kingdom to rescue Prince Anyuan?"

"If she does that, isn't that letting the tiger go back to the mountain and cutting off her own retreat?"

When Du Qingwan heard Wanyan Hongze say that Queen Mother Qiao sent several groups of shadowy figures to the Northern Kingdom to rescue Prince Anyuan Zhu Yajie, her face was filled with suspicion.

She tried her best to figure out the real intention of Empress Dowager Qiao's action, and looked at Wanyan Hongze in confusion.

"Yes! I also can't understand what that witch Queen Mother Qiao is trying to do."

Wanyan Hongze picked up the tea, looking thoughtful.

Du Qingwan quickly poured him another cup of tea and said slowly:

"Then shouldn't we move up our plans? If we keep dragging it out like this, I'm worried that things will get complicated."

Du Qingwan couldn't figure out what Empress Dowager Qiao was up to.

She was more worried that her plan would fail.

Wanyan Hongze pondered for a while, then nodded slightly and said:

"I can see it."

"My king, your order has been fulfilled."

As soon as Wanyan Hongze finished speaking, A Bao suddenly rushed in and whispered in his ear.

Wanyan Hongze said with a smile: "I understand, go down."

Abao replied "yes" and then left quickly.

"Wanyan Hongze, what are you doing behind my back?

You are so secretive, are you planning something shameful behind my back?"

Wanyan Hongze's behavior has been a little strange recently, and Du Qingwan has long had doubts about it.

But due to the lack of evidence, it is limited to questioning.

Now seeing the two of them acting mysteriously again, Du Qingwan became even more confused.

She insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter.

But Wanyan Hongze seemed not to want to tell her at all.

He just raised his eyes and smiled slightly, then playfully tapped her nose and said proudly:

"It will be kept secret for now."

"Wanyan Hongze!"

Du Qingwan was stunned for a moment and almost couldn't help exploding.

At this moment, Wanyan Bixiu suddenly rushed in and almost fell to death.

"Your Majesty, Queen, this is bad! A large number of refugees who escaped from the Northern Kingdom have gathered outside the city gates. They are clashing with our officers and soldiers, and many have been killed or injured!"

Wanyan Bixiu reported in such a hurry that he even forgot to perform the ceremony, and looked extremely nervous.

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Hongze and Du Qingwan were stunned.

The two of them couldn't help but look at each other, both with expressions of disbelief, and their smiles gradually froze.

"How could this happen? Hasn't there been no war in the North for a long time?"

Upon hearing that the refugees had fled from the Northern Country, Wanyan Hongze was stunned and looked at Wanyan Bixiu in confusion.

Du Qingwan on the side was also confused and at a loss as to what to do. Her gaze involuntarily turned to Wanyan Bixiu.

"I just made inquiries and they did escape from the Northern Kingdom.

I heard that the Northern Kingdom and Daye have been at war for a long time, and recently a plague broke out, leaving corpses everywhere. "

“Now, it’s not just the people in the north who are suffering.

Even some of the smaller neighboring countries have been hit by the plague to varying degrees, and the death toll is increasing day by day.”

"In order to prevent refugees from running around and infecting other people, many neighboring countries do not allow refugees to enter the city..."

Wanyan Bixiu told Wanyan Hongze and Du Qingwan everything he had heard.

"How could this happen! Human lives are at stake! How could they do this?"

After hearing what Wanyan Bixiu said, Du Qingwan instantly lost her composure. She couldn't help but slam the table and stood up, ready to walk out.

But he was stopped by Wanyan Hongze.

"Queen, what do you want to do?"

Wanyan Hongze's face was full of confusion, and there was suspicion in his clear eyes.

"I have to save those refugees! Otherwise, will I let them starve to death outside the city?"

What shocked Wanyan Hongze and Wanyan Bixiu was that Du Qingwan was actually going out of the city to rescue the refugees.

Those were refugees infected with the plague. Anyone who got infected would die.

"You can't go! Those refugees are infected with the plague, they will infect you!"

Wanyan Hongze's voice was extremely cold and his eyes were very determined.

He knew that the plague was highly contagious and that there had been no cure since ancient times, so leaving the city would be tantamount to seeking death.

"Are we just going to leave them alone like that? They are living people with flesh and blood!"

As soon as Wanyan Hongze finished speaking, Du Qingwan immediately retorted with an anxious look on her face.

She struggled hard, trying to break free from Wanyan Hongze as soon as possible.

But Wanyan Hongze had no intention of letting her go, and said anxiously:

"Then you can't go out either! I'll ask all the doctors in the palace to go out of the city and treat the refugees..."

"But they..."

Although Du Qingwan was still a little worried when she heard that Wanyan Hongze was going to ask the imperial physician to go out of the city to rescue the refugees.

She hesitated to speak, feeling very uneasy.

"Don't say buts! General Wanyan, go to the Imperial Hospital immediately, call all the doctors, and follow me out of the city!"

Upon seeing this, Wanyan Hongze quickly patted her hands gently and tried to force a smile.

After Wanyan Bixiu responded "yes", the two of them quickly left Tianze Palace and rode at full speed towards the city gate.

"What about me? I..."

It took a long while before Du Qingwan reacted.

But at this time Wanyan Hongze and Wanyan Bixiu had disappeared.

Du Qingwan suddenly became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She couldn't stay still for a moment and was very restless.

“Miss, the king doesn’t let you leave the city because it’s for your own good.

You just stay in the palace and the king will tell you as soon as there is any news."

Fearing that Du Qingwan might get sick from worrying herself, Zhao'er quickly stepped forward to comfort her and filled her cup with tea.

Du Qingwan raised her eyes and smiled slightly, looking extremely embarrassed:

"I hope so."

Du Qingwan finished her words embarrassedly and smiled foolishly to get away with it.

Seeing this, Zhao'er didn't say anything else. He stood silently beside Du Qingwan and served her carefully.

But after just a moment, unexpectedly, Du Qingwan could no longer sit still and stood up suddenly.

"No! Zhao'er, I'm still a little worried. I have to go out of town to take a look!"

As soon as she finished speaking, before Zhao'er could stop her, Du Qingwan quickly rushed past her.

"Miss! You really can't leave the city! It's dangerous..."

By the time Zhao'er reacted, Du Qingwan's figure had disappeared without a trace.

Helpless, Zhao'er had to run out immediately after him.

"what---"

Suddenly, Zhao'er bumped into the arms of Abao who came to report. His head hurt so much that he couldn't help but scream.

"Miss Zhao'er, you are in such a hurry, where are you going?"

When he lowered his eyes and saw that it was Zhao'er, Abao was stunned.

He looked at Zhao'er in confusion as he raised his hand to scratch his head. He was grinning foolishly, but there was a different light in his eyes.

"Abao, there are refugees outside the city who have been infected with the plague. The king and the young lady have all gone out. I have to go over and take a look."

Zhao'er was in a hurry to get on with his journey and had no time to talk to Abao.

So he hurriedly pushed him away and ran away.

Seeing this, Po was also confused: "Refugees? Plague?"

"Oh no! The king and the queen are in danger! I have to go over and see if I can help!"

"Miss Zhao'er! Wait for me! I'll go out of the city with you!"

Seeing that Zhao'er had gone far away, Abao hurriedly chased after him, shouting loudly, gasping for breath.