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

After saying this, the emperor waved his hand. Steward Li received the order and stepped forward to read out another imperial edict.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said:

Bai Lu has always been virtuous, saving people and performing great acts of kindness. He has built good relations with his clan and neighbors, and has helped those in need in his community. His actions are commendable, his virtues are commendable, and I am deeply moved. To honor his exemplary character, I grant him this red-lettered iron certificate.

"From the date of this certificate, Bai Lu and his descendants will be exempted from death three times, unless they commit a serious crime of treason. The land and property they receive will be forever exempt from taxes and labor service. The text of the certificate shall be passed down from generation to generation. I decree this!"

It turned out to be an imperial decree with a red seal and iron certificate! Everyone was shocked.

The court officials all lamented the emperor's great favor towards Bai Lu, but there was nothing they could do. He had made great military achievements and was admired by the people, which was what everyone expected.

Bai Lu looked up, surprised, and said to the smiling Steward Li, "Steward Li, His Majesty once granted me a chastity arch. The imperial edict has been issued. I gave it to you earlier, and we're waiting to read it out at the Double Ninth Festival. Steward Li, where's the edict?"

Steward Li said with a smile, "To answer Lord Bai, the chastity arch is from you when you were drunk with His Majesty that day. It's the imperial decree with red seal and iron certificate!"

Bai Lu's face suddenly turned pale.

Pei Huizhou rushed over to Bai Lu and asked Manager Li again with a gloomy expression.

"I heard His Majesty say before that we are engaged. Are we still waiting for an imperial decree?"

The emperor coughed twice and said, "Hey! That's wrong! That imperial edict was not issued by me, but by the Empress, who secretly used my imperial seal to issue it. Therefore, it cannot be counted."

"The Queen was seriously ill before, so I didn't bother with her."

"Now that the Queen has recovered from her illness, it won't be too late for her to tell you about this."

Upon hearing this, the whole audience was in an uproar, and the court officials were discussing: "What's going on?"

"So that's how it is! It turns out that there is no relationship between Lord Pei and Lord Bai!"

"We were thinking before, how could they get married when they are clearly enemies? It turned out that the Queen issued the decree privately!"

"Your Majesty loves Marquis Bai so much, and he is deeply favored by the Emperor! How could he marry her to a dying man?!"

"But... the Empress is Bailu's aunt, and she doesn't love her very much... Alas, I really don't know..."

But no matter what, now that the emperor has admitted in front of everyone that he did not grant Bai Lu and Pei Huizhou a marriage, their marriage is no longer valid.

The emperor said with great sorrow, "We were truly inconsiderate in this matter. I will have the empress apologize to you two later."

The mother of a country apologized to the two of them, and now they have to accept it whether they like or not.

They could not speak of the marriage any more.

If I bring it up again, I'll be slapping the Queen in the face.

Since the queen is of such a noble status and has given them a way out, they must take it down.

Hearing what the emperor said, Pei Huizhou was stunned for a long time and didn't react.

He really didn't expect that the emperor would admit this matter in front of everyone, and the queen would apologize to him and Bai Lu.

What can I say in this situation?

His face darkened for a long time, and then he slowly said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have something else to say!"

"explain."

"I want to impeach Lord Bai." Pei Huizhou began to attack.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces changed and they all stretched their necks to look at Pei Huizhou who was kneeling below.

Pei Huizhou was about to speak when Bai Lu suddenly spoke up, saying calmly, "Your Majesty, I, too, would like to impeach Lord Pei."

Bai Lu and Pei Huizhou looked at each other, and sparks were about to pop out of their eyes.

The most panicked person at this time was the emperor. No matter whether Bai Lu or Pei Huizhou was impeached, he felt overwhelmed.

He was just about to say, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it in private," when he saw several people coming out from both sides.

On Bai Lu's side were General Murong and his men. He stepped forward and spoke directly.

"Your Majesty, I wish to impeach Lord Pei for faking his military achievements!"

"When he went to Pingzhou, countless Pingzhou citizens were killed and injured, and the city was nearly massacred by the Turks! Not long after he was captured, the Turkic royal family in Pingzhou was killed by Lord Pei."

"Lord Pei returned to the army and told us that he was deliberately undercover. If he was intentionally undercover, then did he deliberately disregard the lives of the people of Pingzhou in order to gain the trust of the Turkic royal family?!"

Then General Murong said, "If he hadn't been an undercover agent on purpose, he would have been responsible for the countless casualties among the people of Pingzhou! Sir Pei, will you bear the consequences of this blood debt or not?"

As General Murong finished speaking, he heard Duke Liang step forward and continue, "Your Majesty, I would like to impeach Lord Pei for colluding with the Turks."

Everyone was in an uproar, and then the Duke of Liang slowly spoke, "The Turks are fierce, but they can't speak the same language as the Dawu! If it weren't for the generals who helped them from behind, and they were Turks... how could they have broken through the numerous defenses and finally reached Zhaozhou?"

"Infecting the entire Zhaozhou with the plague, and then arresting the Zhaozhou governor directly?!"

"Let's not talk about anything else. If we want to infiltrate the Turkic interior, we must have an insider inside the Turkic interior... Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly!"

After they both finished speaking, Pei Huizhou's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

The emperor's expression also became very ugly.

The emperor turned his head to look at Pei Huizhou, and heard Pei Huizhou slowly say: "Your Majesty, I also have something to say."

General Shi behind him suddenly said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to the one-sided words of Duke Liang and General Murong who are beside Lord Bai."

"You should know that General Murong is a relative of our Lord Bai. Since the two families are related, he will naturally side with Lord Bai."

"The Duke of Liang's son is now the adopted son of Lord Bai, so naturally he will side with her."

"Bai Lu, she indeed has outstanding military achievements, but Bai Lu has corrupt personal morals!" General Shi said firmly.

"She even had her biological father, Bai Yansong, knocked unconscious!"

"My stepmother, Mrs. Xie... was also killed by Bailu and her brothers... This is a serious crime!"

"Dawu law is no joke. The emperor is subject to the same punishment as the common people if he breaks the law. Even a marquis cannot kill the people at will, let alone her stepmother!"

"We in Dawu govern our country with filial piety. How can we possibly be in cahoots with such a despicable person?!"

"..."

After hearing what General Shi said, the emperor's face gradually darkened and he felt a little disappointed.

After all, General Shi is in cahoots with Pei Huizhou... Oh, never mind, Bai Lu saved him before, so let's just pretend she didn't save him.

General Murong, General Li and others also looked unhappy and very angry.

This is not over yet.

After General Shi finished speaking, he saw a minister behind him with a gloomy expression. It turned out to be Guan Hongfei.

He stepped forward and said to the emperor, "I would like to impeach Lord Bai for treason!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.

Originally, they were still watching the two sides impeach each other, but that was just a difference in political views.

They are just watching the impeachment.

If the impeachment is suspected of treason, it would be a serious crime.

If things go wrong, all nine generations of your family may be killed.

What title of Marquis...I will take it away later.

And Bai Lu's seven daughters were no longer... princesses of golden branches and jade leaves, but descendants of criminals, who would all be sold to the Music Bureau to be singing girls.

Bai Lu's face suddenly turned extremely ugly, and then she heard Guan Hongfei say, "After Lord Bai Lu's accident, civilians at the border revolted. Among those civilians were some soldiers and generals! We have singled them out and are currently imprisoned in the capital!"

"Your Majesty, please investigate... Marquis Bailu is in trouble in Zhaozhou, and there are actually troops at the border! And I heard... Marquis Bailu has 500 female soldiers at his command. He must be plotting a rebellion!"

"She, Bai Lu, might...want to become a unique and special empress!"

Although what he said was unreasonable, everyone knew more or less about the Women's Army.

They all felt that Bai Lu's prestige among the people was indeed too high, and some people did suspect that Bai Lu had impure motives.

Now, the court was buzzing with discussion, with one saying, "We think so too...she's raising private soldiers. Otherwise, the rebels wouldn't have arrived so quickly, and in such large numbers!"

"Perhaps, she has been planning a rebellion among the people for a long time!"

"Alas, I don't know how Your Majesty should punish her!"

"Bai Lu is so dishonest and restless, could it be that His Majesty really likes her so much?!"

After hearing what he said, the emperor looked at Bai Lu thoughtfully and frowned.

Guan Hongfei continued, "I would like to say one more thing besides this."

"The Empress is in poor health, and her condition is so severe, yet the Imperial Hospital staff can't cure her. Yet, Marquis Bai heals her right away? Furthermore, the Imperial Hospital staff say the Empress is most likely poisoned."

"Plus, the Empress had previously arranged a less-than-honest marriage between Lord Pei and Marquis Bai, and... the Empress didn't particularly like Marquis Bai. Perhaps Marquis Bai harbored a grudge and deliberately poisoned the Empress. Your Majesty, I beg you to investigate."

Three consecutive impeachments shocked everyone.

Wow, they knew that the fight between Bai Lu and Pei Huizhou would be exciting, but they didn’t expect it to be this exciting.

The court officials were discussing: "Compared to Lord Bai, the impeachments brought out by Lord Pei are more powerful and convincing."

"Yes, look! Bai Lu's face has turned blue."

"Then how will His Majesty punish Lord Bai? Ultimately, these things...she can't explain them clearly."

"That's right."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Bai Lu punched Pei Huizhou once, and Pei Huizhou punched him back ten times.

With so many charges being pinned on Bai Lu, wouldn’t Bai Lu and the others be doomed?

However, Bai Lu's face remained calm at this time, and she did not seem to be confused by these things at all.

Then the emperor slowly said, "I will investigate everything you said. Please go down first."

"Today's Double Ninth Festival banquet is being held at Lushan. My dear ministers, please enjoy yourselves and don't let other things disrupt your mood."

Pei Huizhou frowned upon hearing this. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a voice from not far away: "The Queen has arrived."

Everyone turned their heads and saw the queen in gorgeous robes slowly approaching.

The queen wore a casual dress with silver-white embroidered patterns. The collar was loose and the exposed neck was tinged with bluish air.

Her hair was loosely tied up with a jade hairpin, and a few strands of hair stuck to her pale cheeks.

She was half-supported by a palace maid, and when the sedan chair was still far away, she raised her hand and pressed it on her chest, her knuckles turning white.

When I got closer, I saw that his lips were pale and even his hands hanging by his side were trembling slightly.

Everyone was shocked. They never dreamed that the queen would become like this.

Several noble ladies who had seen the queen before couldn't help but say in private, "She's much better than when we last met her. Lord Bai really is a miracle worker!"

Everyone was horrified. What did they mean by this? Did they mean the Queen had looked even more haggard and sickly before?!

Oh my god, she looked like dead at this point, and the queen before...how bad must her face have looked?

The queen only glanced at Pei Huizhou and then accepted the worship of everyone.

She sat at the top with the emperor.

As soon as the queen sat down, she heard the emperor beside her say gently: "If we had known you were coming, we would have chosen to hold the banquet at noon."

"The sun is shining brightly at noon... and the wind is blowing at this time, which might make you feel uncomfortable."

The Queen said gently, "It doesn't matter what time it is for my body."

She said to everyone present: "My dear ministers and ladies, there is no need to be so polite. Please sit down and eat when it is time."

"Alas, Lord Pei, Lord Bai...why are you two sitting so far apart? Come closer to me."

The Queen waved her hand and said to Pei Huizhou with a smile, "Master Pei, you take this seat."

She forced Pei Huizhou to sit down.

The person who pulled him over was Hongying.

Hongying's body was trembling. Pei Huizhou looked up and saw that she was so scared, and his heart shuddered!

The Queen pulled Pei Huizhou over and whispered to him, "If you dare to do anything to Bai Lu, don't blame me... Tell me how you conspired with Hongying to poison me."

Pei Huizhou was stunned and looked at the queen, as if he didn't recognize her.

The Queen then continued in a low voice, "It's fine if you poisoned me... but if your conspiracy with Steward Li gets out... what do you think the Emperor will do to you? Steward Li is close to the Emperor."

Pei Huizhou sneered, "No matter what, there's still the issue of collusion with the Turks at the border! If this gets out, you won't be able to recover!"

He colluded with the Turks, but didn't the queen do the same?

The Queen said to Pei Huizhou calmly, "I don't have much time left anyway. If you dare to harm Bai Lu, I will die with you!"