In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

She immediately asked someone to call Weifeng over.

Wei Feng had obviously just cried about Bai Lu's matter, and his eyes were still red. "Empress Dowager, what are your instructions?"

"Do you know how Zhao Cuicui is doing recently?" In the past, Bai Lu was the one who dealt with Zhao Cuicui. Now that Bai Lu is not here, she has to help Bai Lu deal with these trivial matters.

Wei Feng was stunned for a moment, then replied, "In reply to the Empress Dowager, we haven't paid much attention to her recently. However, some time ago, I saw the young master of the Gu family and Zhao Cuicui exchanging letters, but they haven't been in touch since then."

"I heard that the relationship between Young Master Gu and Lady Zhao Cuicui has become strained, but they haven't completely severed ties... We saw that Zhao Cuicui didn't cause any trouble, so we left it alone. With the war in Qingzhou going on, why would we bother flirting with her?"

"...Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this is the situation."

The Queen Mother nodded, and she had a rough idea in her mind: Gu Liang should be disappointed with Zhao Cuicui at this time, but Zhao Cuicui had been nice to him before, so they can still maintain some contact now.

Maybe after a while, when things here have calmed down temporarily, he will go see Zhao Cuicui.

The Queen Mother felt relieved and said to Breeze, "Okay, you can go down now. Please help me take care of the children for the time being."

In fact, the Queen Mother herself did not dare to go to the main hall to see the children.

She didn't know how she would feel when she saw the child, because she was not sure whether Bai Lu could survive.

If Bai Lu survives, everyone will be happy. But if Bai Lu doesn't survive, the children will be her only legacy...

Whenever I see her, I will recall every little detail of my time with Bai Lu.

Thinking of Bai Lu's sacrifice for her country, and her humiliating death, how could she feel at peace?

It was as if all my blood was instantly boiled over!

She was afraid that she would feel endless guilt as soon as she saw the children.

Your mood will become extremely complicated and sad, and you may even lose control of yourself.

The Queen Mother clutched the door frame tightly. The night was clear and the moon was dim.

She murmured to herself: "It's been a long time since I felt so sad..."

"The last time I was this sad was when Madam Zhao passed away."

But the sadness now is much more intense than it was then.

The Queen Mother naturally knew that her relationship with Bai Lu was closer than that with Lady Zhao.

She has not experienced such a sad thing since the emperor ascended the throne.

"Come to think of it, there's no point in being the most noble woman in the world." She sneered, walked to the bed and sat down, staring at the moon outside, almost staring a hole in it.

"The moon over there in Bailu shouldn't be as round as the one in Kyoto, right?"

In the middle of the night, the empress dowager still couldn't sleep, so she got up and took a walk in the courtyard. But after she had taken a few steps, she saw a familiar figure, who was the governor of Qingzhou.

The two of them stared at each other, and the Qingzhou governor spoke first: "You can't sleep either?"

"..."

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward.

They walked side by side. The Qingzhou governor was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "I'm Bai Lu's godfather. How can I not be sad?"

"If Bai Lu really died, what would I do?"

"Alas, isn't it like I've lost a daughter?"

"I was just as sad when my wife passed away as I am now..."

"Pah, pah, pah, what nonsense are you talking about! Bai Lu isn't dead yet!" The Queen Mother sighed and said to the Qingzhou Governor, "Alright, alright, let's stop talking about this. You take your walk, I'll take mine, and then we'll hurry back."

"You should think carefully about how to govern Qingzhou and how I can manage the Bai family's business. These are the real things."

The two talked for a few more words, and suddenly saw a familiar figure standing in front of them.

It turned out to be the Duke of Anguo!

An Guogong had his back to them and no one knew what he was doing. When they got closer, they found that he was actually crying.

The two were stunned and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Duke Anguo, why are you crying here?"

Duke Anguo wiped his tears. His eyes were swollen from crying, and he looked like a monkey, which was a little funny.

He was startled by the sudden appearance of the two people and immediately stood up, looking extremely embarrassed: "You...why are you here?"

"We were just about to ask you, why are you here?"

Duke Anguo scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Isn't Bai Lu in trouble? I'm so confused if Bai Lu meets with an accident. How am I going to explain this to Bai Yansong and my old sister-in-law?"

The "old sister-in-law" he was referring to was Zhao Bingyu, the wife of the Zhao family.

"Wuwuwu..." As he spoke, the Duke of Anguo's tears fell again. He threw himself into the arms of the Qingzhou governor and wiped his tears with the Queen Mother's sleeve. "If Bai Lu could come back alive, it would be fine, but if she is gone... Alas!"

"And what if Bai Lu was abused over there..." He really couldn't say the rest of the words. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

In fact, when he first received the news, he had been busy with military affairs and had not dared to show his emotions. Now, in the middle of the night, he finally had the opportunity to cry secretly.

Seeing the usually tough and iron-blooded Duke Anguo crying like this, the Queen Mother and the Qingzhou Governor felt mixed emotions and couldn't describe how they felt.

Then this iron-blooded man sobbed and said, "It was all my fault back then. I always thought it was wrong for Bailu to talk back to her father. Now I understand that Bailu was absolutely right to talk back to her father. She did everything right!"

"Her father was never a good person to begin with. If it weren't for the bad things he did back then, how could we have all these troubles now?!"

"If her father had just peacefully lived with Lady Zhao from the beginning, and not resorted to those extravagant things like taking a concubine, Bai Lu wouldn't have gotten lost, and now she wouldn't be both a general and a businessman... She could have been a proper lady from a noble family, the most beautiful and talented woman in Kyoto!"

"If I had stayed in my boudoir like an ordinary girl, I wouldn't have encountered such an accident... wuwuwu..."

He really hated Bai Lu's father, but he could only grit his teeth and restrain himself.

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and General Zhou hadn't told me to stay here and protect my men, I would have killed that damn Turkic Khan long ago!"

Duke Anguo was upset. "I'm the only general guarding the barracks now... I also have to appease the young masters of the Bai family. Lie Zhao was so anxious to save his sister that he was tied up!"

"It's really miserable for me!"

Listening to the words of Duke Anguo, the prefect of Qingzhou and the empress dowager were both filled with melancholy.

But at this moment, the two suddenly felt something was wrong.

"That's not right, Duke. If you stay here, what are General Murong and General Li doing?" They were a little confused. "We always thought you three were guarding here together! But we don't seem to see the two generals today?!"

"Yeah, where did General Murong and General Li go?"

As soon as these words came out, Duke Anguo suddenly realized something was wrong and his expression changed drastically: "General Chang has gone to patrol several counties outside. I know that."

"But General Murong and General Li...what on earth were they doing?"

The three of them looked at each other and suddenly panicked.

What if General Murong and General Li also rushed to Zhaozhou like the Crown Prince?!

They hurriedly sent people to inquire, but were shocked when they found out.

"What? General Murong and General Li, upon receiving the news, led 10,000 soldiers from the barracks and headed towards Zhaozhou City early in the morning?!"

"And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led 30,000 soldiers to Zhaozhou City an hour later?!"

The soldiers were very flustered when they saw the Qingzhou governor, and they were a little puzzled. "Could it be that General Murong and General Li were leaving at the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to set off early?"

The Queen Mother was silent.

If it was their will, why didn't they go together?

The prince was so anxious that he didn't even have time to say a word. He must have thought of leaving the first thing he did. Wouldn't it be better to just take him with him?

This situation doesn't seem right no matter how I think about it...

The prince was probably in a hurry to leave, so he didn't have time to ask any questions, and for a moment he even overlooked General Murong and General Li...

The Qingzhou prefect and the empress dowager felt a chill on their backs.

Oh my god! Are General Murong and General Li really going to kill themselves? How dare they lead their troops to Zhaozhou City without permission?!

It doesn’t matter if the prince leads the troops, he is the master and it is the monarch’s order.

But the two of them...if they return to the court, they will definitely be impeached!

Moreover, military orders are strict, and if you are not careful, you may be accused of leading troops without permission and treason!

What if I get beheaded?!

"Tnnd... Just by leading the troops like this, all my previous military achievements have vanished into thin air! I'm lucky I didn't get punished!"

The Queen Mother was almost dizzy with rage, and immediately shouted, "Hurry up and send a soldier to the front to tell the Crown Prince that General Murong and General Li have already gone to Zhaozhou in advance, and ask him to help cover it up!"

The prince will definitely help!

The Qingzhou governor sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I can actually understand their feelings. After all, everyone has a good relationship with Bai Lu."

The Queen Mother nodded, but she would be lying if she said she wasn't touched.

Now that Bailu is in trouble, everyone is going crazy and trying their best to save her...

"In the final analysis, it's because Bai Lu treats people sincerely on a daily basis that people will treat her sincerely at critical moments!"

They were all sensible and righteous people. While they went to rescue Bai Lu, they also left a lot of soldiers in Qingzhou.

Qingzhou will definitely be defended.

After hearing this, the Qingzhou governor returned to his study in silence.

His eyes fell on the package that had already been packed.

It contained a letter of resignation to the emperor, and also included a note about promoting an official in Qingzhou to a new position so that the affairs of Qingzhou would not be delayed.

He stared at the package for a long time, lost in thought, and finally threw the package back, lay down on the bed, and finally fell into a deep sleep.

It’s great that everyone is thinking about Bailu.

She has a lot of people who care about her.

As a father, I can rest assured...

......

In Kyoto, no one knew that the border had already become a mess.

He didn't even know that those generals were running towards Zhaozhou like crazy.

The emperor lay on the bed in the imperial study, tossing and turning but unable to fall asleep.

At this time, Manager Zhang walked in tremblingly, holding a plate of green cards.

The emperor stared at the pile of green cards, stunned for a moment, then his face darkened: "Do you think I still have the mind to flip through the cards of the concubines in the harem at this moment?"

"The Queen is ill, and Bai Lu has been captured. How can I have the leisure to do this? You are simply talking nonsense!"

He was so angry that he almost raised his hand to give Manager Zhang a big slap!

When Zhang Zongguan saw that the emperor was angry, he immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Please don't be angry!"

"It's not that I want to upset you, it's just that the ladies in the palace haven't seen you for a long time..."

"They went to the Imperial Study to ask for an audience, but you refused to see them; you refused to drink the soup they gave you; you refused to stroll around the Imperial Gardens, eagerly waiting for them! I'm so worried; it's been almost two months!"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the emperor in a harsh voice.

The emperor's expression was extremely grim. "I don't know what they are thinking. They just think the throne is vacant, so they want to come and grab a piece of the pie, show themselves before me, so that I will remember them and crown them empresses in the future, giving them the honor?!"

"But don't they forget that the Queen is still alive! What a bunch of shameless women!"

He snorted coldly, "Go tell them that those who are famous on the green card now...will all be removed from this plate from now on. Their cards will never appear on this plate again!"

Manager Zhang nodded quickly and ran away.

He had long known that it was useless to compete for favor at this time.

These ladies are so clever that they often make mistakes. They only know how to stand out but don’t know how to hide their shortcomings.

The Queen is like this, and Bai Lu is like this... How sad the Emperor must feel.

The emperor lay back on the bed, still tossing and turning, his heart filled with guilt towards the queen, but also with a bit of resentment.

Why is the queen such a person!

Why is Bai Lu the one who gets wronged?

Although the ministers all said that the Turkic Khan would not do anything to Bai Lu, how could he not be worried when he thought about Bai Lu falling into a den of thieves?

She is a beautiful girl.

Even if a boy like the prince fell into a den of thieves, he would be worried, let alone a girl like Bai Lu!

The emperor was so worried that his hair turned almost white.

The more I think about it, the more upset I feel.

On one hand, he felt guilty, and on the other hand, he felt worried. The double torture was like ice and fire, which made him so angry that he grabbed the bed tightly.

Just then, there was a sudden noise outside.

"Who is it again?" the emperor roared impatiently. "Zhang Zongguan, didn't I tell you before? Throw away all the green cards of those concubines. How dare you come to see me again?"

"..."

There was no sound outside, obviously it wasn't Manager Zhang.

He thought that one of the concubines in the harem was trying to seduce him again, so he got up immediately in anger, put on casual clothes, and yelled at the outside with full force.

"Get out of here!"

But before he could finish saying "get out", he saw a slightly hunched figure standing at the door.

It turned out to be the emperor!