The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

The Queen Mother reactivated the Netherworld Guard, and Prince Beiyang returned victoriously. However, before returning to the capital, he transferred 200,000 troops to be stationed in Jinchang City in the northern border, which was closest to the imperial capital, on the pretext of changing the defense in the northern border.

Jinchang City was only seven days' journey from the imperial capital by horseback. The ministers in the court knew exactly why he was mobilizing troops.

The main courtyard of the Jinchang City Lord's Governor's Mansion.

A group of doctors hurried in and out, their faces solemn.

Gu Yan'an was wearing a dark blue brocade robe with bound hands. He had a tall figure and his slightly furrowed sword-like eyebrows made his delicate and enchanting facial features look cold and indifferent. His dark eyes looked at the pale, unconscious King Beiyang on the bed, with subtle tension and worry hidden in his eyes.

He glanced at the military doctor Ge who had just given the old prince an injection.

"how?"

Mr. Ge's face looked a little heavy:

"The old prince has guarded the northern border for his entire life and fought on the battlefield for half his life. Even if his body was made of iron, it would not be able to bear it. He fell off his horse and was injured, and his old mental illness was triggered. According to me, the old prince should stay in the city to rest and must not work hard."

Then, he glanced at the pale, sleepy King Beiyang, with a look of pity on his face, and bowed to Gu Yan'an:

"Sir, please advise the prince. His health is more important. Why bother going to the capital to wade into the muddy waters?"

Gu Yan'an reached out and helped Ge Lao up. He glanced at King Beiyang, and a slight ripple appeared in his eyes: "Ge Lao, you have been in the army for many years. You should know that no one can persuade my father's character."

Mr. Ge sighed lightly, shook his head, and walked out of the room.

Chief Supervisor Jinchang was waiting outside the door. When he saw Gu Yan'an finally come out of the room, he hurried to greet him.

"Sir, the 200,000 royal troops have been arranged. How many troops do you need to accompany you back to the capital? I will arrange it right away."

"Select 10,000 soldiers from the Tiger and Leopard Battalion to accompany you back to the capital tomorrow."

Gu Yan'an raised his eyes and looked towards the direction of Imperial Capital. His eyes were deep and sharp, and his voice was low:

"Also, spread the word to all places in the Northern Frontier. From tomorrow on, the soldiers of the Royal Army will only obey the Royal Orders. Anyone who moves inappropriately will be killed!"

"Yes!"

The Netherworld Guards? The Queen Mother? Since they were unwilling to stay in peace and had extended their hands to the Northern Frontier, he didn't mind uprooting this cancer.

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Half a month later.

At the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, an ancient wooden BMW carriage with two riders slowly stopped in front of the mansion gate.

In the carriage, Su Jingning was wearing a dark blue brocade shirt and a light blue gauze skirt. Looking at the two people in front of her who were resting with their eyes closed, she looked helpless and troubled.

Young Master Mo Linyuan and the Lord of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley appeared together in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If this were to be spread by someone with ulterior motives, who knows what kind of waves it would cause.

Before she returned to Beijing, she caught a cold and was ill for several days, so on the way back to Beijing, they were afraid that she would ignore her health and ride on horseback overnight, so they kept her locked in the carriage all the way.

"Thank you, brothers and sisters, for sending me back to the capital. Xiaoqi will go back home now. Brothers and sisters, are you going back to Xiyun Villa?" She looked at the two of them, her voice containing a hint of flattery. She was stared at by them all the way, and finally arrived.

Song Ci'an glanced at her and snorted, "Are you so eager to send us away?"

Ye Ling's eyes flashed with a cunning look, and he curled his lips at Su Jingning, looking aggrieved: "Xiao Qi is so heartless. This is my first time in Zhoudu, and I am unfamiliar with the place. How can you bear to let me wander around Zhoudu alone? What if I get bullied?"

Su Jingning looked at Ye Ling who was suddenly acting, trying not to laugh. She really didn't know who in the world could bully her senior sister. She couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Then senior sister, will you come back with me?"

Ye Ling had changed her usual glamorous and flamboyant look today. She exchanged her silver bell-red skirt for a simple snow-blue skirt and coat, which made her look elegant and gentle, and concealed the murderous aura on her body. It was hard to tell that she was the famous and feared female devil Ye Ling, the leader of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley.

When he heard that Su Jingning would take him back home, he immediately smiled with satisfaction and responded straightforwardly:

"Okay, big brother, then Xiao Qi and I will go back home first. Big brother, take care!"

After saying that, he pulled Su Jingning out of the carriage.

Song Ci'an lifted the curtain lightly and threw a white porcelain bottle at Su Jingning. He raised his beautiful phoenix eyes and warned:

"One pill every two days. Remember to take the medicine on time to avoid bothering me to save you again."

Su Jingning took the medicine bottle and waved it towards him: "Got it, Senior Brother!"

Then he looked at Ye Ling and warned:

"A Ling, you have a special identity. Although you have never been to Zhoudu, it is inevitable that someone has seen you. Remember to be careful in your actions."

"Yes." Ye Ling nodded in response.

Song Ci'an lowered the curtain and said outside:

"Let's go, Han Duan."

The carriage drove away, and Su Jingning and Ye Ling entered the mansion together.

"Yun Ya, take Senior Sister back to the courtyard. I'm going to go see Grandmother and Father and Mother first."

"Yes"

Ye Ling left with Yun Ya.

Su Jingning first went to Songhuayuan to meet the old lady, and then went to the courtyard of the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife.

"Miss is back!"

The nanny beside the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was surprised to see the second young lady who had been away from Beijing for several months suddenly return. She hurriedly bowed to her and greeted her.

"Madam, there's no need to be so polite. Are my father and mother here?" Su Jingning asked softly.

"My Lord left the house early this morning and has not returned yet. My Lady is in the inner room and was still thinking about you this morning."

Su Jingning nodded, lifted the curtain and went into the inner room.

"Auntie?"

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was sitting at a sandalwood table behind a jade screen, looking down at the scroll in her hands with a serious and focused expression.

Su Jingning suddenly spoke, startling her.

"Ning Ning!?"

"Ningning, when did you come back? Didn't you agree to write me when you came back, and I would send someone to pick you up?"

When the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo saw her daughter suddenly come back after not seeing her for several months, she was surprised and went forward to hug her daughter.

"You little girl, you've been gone for months, and you haven't sent many letters. Mother is almost sending people to look for you."

Since Ningning went to the East Territory alone last time and came back, she knew that her Ningning was not a weak and fragile lady from a noble family, she was more capable than ordinary women. So, when Ningning said she wanted to leave Beijing for a while but didn't say where she was going, she didn't stop her.

The world has always imposed many restrictions on women. When she was young, she went to school at her family's academy and loved to travel around. But later, she married into the imperial capital and lived in this deep mansion every day, being entangled in the trivial matters of the mansion. Now when she recalls her youth, it seems like a lifetime ago.

Having not seen her daughter for several months, Lady Zhenguo took Su Jingning's hand and expressed her hidden concerns and worries before she let go.