The foolish girl returns, and the regent becomes a wife-loving madman

The general guarding the city came to the tent and looked at Xie Lingxiao and the deputy general with an embarrassed look on his face.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, the deputy general urged him, "Why are you hesitating? Tell me what you want to say."

"Your Highness, the army's food and fodder are only enough to last for three days." General Song said in embarrassment.

The Regent had just arrived at the border a few days ago, and he didn't want to tell him about this matter. He thought the problem could be easily solved by waiting for the army's food and fodder to be delivered.

But the news that the food supplies had been intercepted had already spread today, so he had to report it to Xie Lingxiao so that he could come up with a solution in time.

Xie Lingxiao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Why are you reporting it now?"

General Song said: "I..."

In the past, food and fodder arrived at the border almost at the same time as the army, without exception.

How could he know that something had happened to the food?

The deputy general said angrily: "The food and grass are insufficient, why don't you reduce them in advance, why do you still welcome the army?"

Which of these soldiers has not been to the battlefield? How many times have they only eaten one meal a day?

It would not be too much if there were sufficient food and fodder.

But General Song knew that there was a shortage of food and fodder, but he still spent so extravagantly, which was really too much.

When General Song heard what his deputy general said, he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

He did reduce the number of soldiers guarding the city, but the soldiers who followed Xie Lingxiao to the border did not.

Xie Lingxiao's face was slightly cold: "Pass the order down, all soldiers will be treated equally and their meals will be reduced."

As a general defending the city, if you cannot treat everyone equally, how can you convince your soldiers?

General Song has been guarding the border for many years, but he doesn't even understand this principle.

After General Song left, Xie Lingxiao stared at the letter in his hand in silence.

After a long time, the deputy general broke the silence and said, "My Lord, what should we do now?"

"The Xiling Kingdom is hiding in the city and refusing to fight. Our army is short of food and fodder, so we must find a solution."

Xie Lingxiao said: "What should we do? Gather the army and attack the city tonight."

How could he not see Xiling Kingdom's plan now?

Ever since he arrived at the border, they have been hiding. They must have known in advance that there was a shortage of food and fodder in the city.

They are now hiding in the city, just waiting for the opportunity.

When they are short of food and grass, Xiling Kingdom will definitely send troops to challenge and continue to attack Beiling Kingdom.

The deputy general said, "Yes, I will pass the order down right away."

Xie Lingxiao continued: "No hurry."

"Ling Feng, contact the people in the palace and ask about the location of the food and grass. After tonight, go and deliver the food and grass back."

Ling Feng and the deputy general stared at Xie Lingxiao with wide eyes. Ling Feng opened his mouth but ultimately did not ask.

He just needs to follow orders and shouldn't ask about other things.

After the two left the tent, Xie Lingxiao gently smoothed the wrinkles on the letter, folded it, and placed it against his heart.

The longer he was away, the more he wanted to return to Shangjing City, as if he had his concerns there and was thinking about it all the time.

This is also the main reason why he decided to attack the city tonight.

And all the actions of Xiling Kingdom told him that they were very clear about the situation of Beiling Kingdom's army.

Thinking of Xie Zihan mentioned in Shen Jingxuan's letter, Xie Lingxiao's face darkened slightly.

He called Ling Feng back and said, "Go and send a message to Song Shao, asking him why Xiling attacked Beiling."

"Yes." Ling Feng responded and left.

Xie Lingxiao stared at the tent for a long time, then stood up and walked out.

He had to resolve the issues in Xiling Kingdom as quickly as possible and return to Shangjing City as soon as possible.

Xie Lingxiao didn't know why, even though he had made arrangements with the palace before leaving, he became more and more eager to go back in the past few days.

Now, sporadic fragments often flash through his mind, but he can't piece together a complete picture.

And he knew that no matter what the final picture was, he just had to do what he wanted in his heart.

Xie Lingxiao went to the meeting tent to discuss the plan of attacking the city at night with the chief and deputy generals, but he didn't know that the Regent's Palace was also surrounded at this time.

Shen Jingxuan was leaning on the couch. When she heard Ling Qiong and Ling Huan's report, she jumped up in shock.

"Xie Zihan sent people to surround the Regent's Palace?"

Ling Qiong hurried forward to support her: "Princess, don't worry, take care of yourself."

"The palace gates are now closed, so they can't get in."

When Xie Lingxiao left, he was well prepared and stayed in the dark with the people sent by the Red Flame Temple, and would not let anyone into the mansion easily.

Even though Xie Zihan brought a lot of people with him, if they started fighting, they would still be far behind the people in the dark.

Shen Jingxuan was not worried that Xie Zihan had surrounded the palace. She just couldn't understand where Xie Zihan got the confidence to do so.

She didn't believe that the emperor would remain indifferent if he knew about this.

"Is there any news from the palace? Do the emperor and empress know about this?"

The last time the emperor issued an order, if Xie Zihan left the palace without permission, those who were guarding him would be executed, and Xie Zihan would definitely be punished.

But Xie Zihan not only left the Prince's Mansion, but also surrounded the Regent's Mansion. Why didn't the Emperor react at all?

"News from the palace won't come so quickly. We have to wait for some time."

Xie Zihan had just besieged the Prince Regent's Palace, and it would take time for the palace to learn of this.

It would probably take much longer for the secret sentries to collect information at night.

Shen Jingxuan asked: "Where is Li Luo? Has he not returned to the city yet?"

"The news came earlier that he was chasing a carrier pigeon westward, and no one knows where he is now."

Shen Jingxuan walked back and forth in the room: "Ling Huan, go find Guizhi and Shen Jinghuan and see what they know."

"Now that the palace is under siege, if there is any news, have them send it to the infirmary to the Third Elder."

Did Xie Zihan think that she would be out of options if he sent people to besiege the palace?

His people are good enough to deal with ordinary people, but in the eyes of people from the Red Flame Temple and the Royal Palace, they are like nothing.

Ling Chen and Zhao Yiliang came to the room and finally felt relieved when they saw that Shen Jingxuan was fine.

Seeing Shen Jingxuan moving around, Zhao Yiliang advised, "You are so heavy now, can't you just sit still? You are making me dizzy."

Although Shen Jingxuan didn't tell anyone about it, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he had a slightly bulging belly.

"..."

Sure enough, the words of people you dislike are even more annoying.

Although they were clearly words of concern, Shen Jingxuan wanted to go up and beat him up when she heard them.

Shen Jingxuan looked at Zhao Yiliang: "What are you doing here? Are you here to see the joke of the palace?"

You say you want to prove yourself, but what is the result?

Apart from eating and drinking for free at the mansion and recuperating in the palace, I haven't seen him do anything else.

Noticing Shen Jingxuan's disdainful look, Zhao Yiliang was annoyed: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Look, you're useless." Shen Jingxuan's voice sounded faintly.

"You..." Zhao Yiliang stared at Shen Jingxuan intently, his face flushed.

How come he is useless?

If he wasn't worried that his injuries had not healed and something like last time would happen again, would he have stayed in the palace all day?

He had already gone to the palace to settle accounts with the Queen.

"Princess, many soldiers suddenly came outside the mansion and surrounded Xie Zihan's men." Ling Yu's voice came from outside the door.