As soon as he finished speaking, the enraged Zhou Hong swept the table in front of him hard, and everything on the table fell to the ground.

The emerald jade Kowloon Salt, the jade ruyi lampstand, and the pile of memorials on the recent war were scattered all over the ground.

The chief eunuch who had just been dismissed by the Queen, and the eunuchs and guards around Zhou Hong, were very worried when they heard the noise inside but they did not dare to go in rashly.

No one knows what the Queen said to the Emperor that made him so furious, but what they know is that the current situation is very serious and concerns the survival of Xixiang, so it is a normal reaction for this person inside to behave like this.

The queen inside seemed to have anticipated the emperor's reaction when she arrived, so she was not very frightened.

She just waited quietly, waiting for the man on the dragon throne to calm down, waiting for his response. She knew this man too well.

"Even if I die or my country is destroyed, I will never do such a thing. Queen, you have already said what you wanted to say. Let's not talk about this topic again." After a moment, Zhou Hong calmed down a little and responded in a very tired voice.

"Yes, I understand. I am not afraid of death, and I don't mind the position of empress. I just can't help but miss the emperor's sons, the sisters in the palaces, and the other people in this palace.

What have they done wrong? They are innocent. "Speaking of this, Shangguan Xia stopped.

"Your Majesty, if I, Dong Rong, act unruly again, can you give the princes a chance to live? Even if they survive and become ordinary people. Your Majesty, you just need to consider yourself as a father." Having said this, she fell to the ground.

There was silence in her ears, no response, no roar or scolding, she just knelt there, waiting.

I don't know how much time has passed, and finally, a voice came from above. "Okay, Queen, you will take care of this matter. Remember to tell them to escort them.

The reason why Amine agreed to do so was just because he wanted them to stay alive, and he had no intention of preserving their bloodline in order to restore the country in the future.

Tell them not to think or do anything, just live a good and peaceful life." Zhou Hong finished speaking and motioned the queen to leave.

"I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of the royal sons. I will arrange it right away." Shangguan Xia responded with sobs.

Although she believed that she knew the man on the throne, she was not completely sure about her proposal just now. She just felt unwilling to give up if she didn't try it.

She stood up, wiped away the tears of joy on her face, straightened her phoenix robe, and walked out slowly.

Her steps were steady and firm. As long as the children were alive, she would stay and live and die with the emperor.

"Go, call the people from all the palaces to Fengyi Hall." He gave the order as he walked.

"Yes." Someone behind him responded and left.

Shangguan Xia returned to Fengyi Palace, and soon the people who had left earlier gathered again.

Knowing that the Queen had summoned them again, she must have something important to tell them.

Shangguan Xia sat upright, looking at the people in front of her, and told everyone the emperor's decision. She didn't say that she persuaded him to do it, but only told him the result. She only said that she just wanted the children to be alive, and didn't explain anything else.

After everyone heard this, some children looked relieved. What could be better than their children having a chance to live?

There are hundreds of concubines and noble ladies, but not all of them have achievements.

There are only thirty-eight princes and princesses. Zhou Hong is over forty years old this year, and one-third of the princes and princesses are married.

Since the war with the Wu Yu Kingdom, the married princesses also brought their respective princes and children into the palace.

Several princes who got married also had children.

Since the princes had to survive, the grandchildren would naturally be spared as well. Shangguan Xia, the head of the harem, naturally didn't need to ask about the number of people. She knew it by just counting.

"Mother, I will not leave. I will stay and face it together with father and mother." The eldest prince expressed his opinion very firmly.

"Mother, I am already married. My husband, my children and my parents-in-law are a big family that I cannot leave. I will not leave." The eldest princess also made her decision with red eyes.

"Mother, would you like to go with your father, you and mother?" asked a six-year-old prince in a childish voice.

His mother was a noble concubine. When she heard the child speak, she wanted to stop him but it was too late. She wanted to scold him but she didn't dare.

Shangguan Xia smiled and said, "My mother and your father and his wife are not leaving. Your father wants to put on his armor to kill the enemy."

"I won't leave there either. I will defend Xixiang and the capital together with my father, mother, and concubine." The little prince straightened his back as he spoke.

As everyone listened, their eyes became hot and their noses became sore.

Shangguan Xia smiled with tears in her eyes and nodded; "As expected of your father's child, you have backbone."

After announcing the decision in public, the queen began to make arrangements. The situation was becoming increasingly serious and she dared not delay.

The attack of the Wu Yu Kingdom was still calm and steady. After conquering each place, they were not in a hurry to move forward, but would rest and recuperate.

In the blink of an eye, it was the afternoon eight days later, and Mu Yingbao and his group finally arrived at Qucheng, the closest city to the Xixiang border.

The official postman received the news and waited at the door to welcome them. Although they had made arrangements long ago and cleaned up the small courtyard for entertaining court officials, it was in vain because a few days ago, another group of people came with several carts of things and replaced everything in the rooms of the courtyard.

The most exaggerated thing is that they connected three of the guest rooms, built a stove and turned it into a kitchen.

They also brought in a large cartload of bonsai trees and decorated every corner of the yard with them.

The postmaster of the official post station and several of his subordinates were a little confused.

Yes, they already know who is coming to stay.

That's why they took it so seriously and prepared everything to the highest standards they thought it would be, but it was all in vain!

After seeing the layout of the courtyard, the postmaster and several other people couldn't help but murmur in their hearts, is this a preparation for war? This is clearly a vacation!

No, it looks like they are going to settle down here!

That gentleman has come here many times over the years, and the post officials are familiar with his habits.

That brave and warlike master did not have high requirements for living.

Most of the time when we come here, we sleep in military tents.

The reason why this time is different is obvious: it is because of that lady.

What were that master and the present emperor thinking? Why did they let that lady come along?

I heard that the lady is a skilled doctor, but there might be a war right now, not an uncontrollable epidemic. Why would she come with me?

What were that master and the present emperor thinking? Why did they let that lady come along?

I heard that the lady is a skilled doctor, but there might be a war right now, not an uncontrollable epidemic. Why would she come with me?

Too ignorant, too willful!

The current emperor calls her mother, and she has contributed to the emperor's ascendance to the throne, but this shouldn't be a waste of money and manpower!

No, it doesn't seem right to waste people's money. Besides, all the expenses for the external things arranged by others were brought by their own people.

The postmaster and several of his men stretched their eyes to look at the most luxurious carriage they had seen so far, wanting to see the first-rank lady whose reputation was even more famous than that of the marquis. She must be a difficult person to serve...

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