Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Speaking of Xiao Mo's expression, the emperor also noticed it. He looked at her with unfathomable eyes for a long time before he slowly spoke.

"It seems that you won't be able to lead the troops to war in the short term." He said this with regret and also as a test.

Shen Yun stood behind Xiao Mo, looking at the emperor cautiously. She made up her mind, walked out and knelt in the hall.

"Your Majesty, the young lady's injuries are no longer serious, and the remaining toxins in her body are gradually being expelled. The reason she looks so bad is because she is being punished by kneeling for an hour every day."

Xiao Mo looked at her in shock, glanced at the emperor in panic, and quickly knelt beside her.

"This servant does not know the rules, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and glanced at Qi Suyuan casually, then returned his gaze to Xiao Mo in an instant: "Doesn't he know that you are injured?"

Just as Xiao Mo was about to answer, Qi Yue's angry voice sounded before her: "This Prime Minister Xiao always has a smiling face when he meets everyone, but I didn't expect him to have such a vicious mind."

"That's right, why did you have to pick the time when General Xiao was injured to punish him?

If it weren't for this incident, General Xiao's injuries might have healed." Qi Minxiu added indifferently after Qi Yue.

After he finished speaking, seeing that Qi Suyuan wanted to say something else, Xiao Mo quickly explained before he could, "This humble servant accidentally contradicted my father. He punished me without knowing the truth. Your Majesty, please understand."

The emperor has no time to delve into these matters now.

The Kang tribe in the western border of Nanyao recently got a new leader. According to reports from border spies, this new leader killed his brother and inherited the throne.

He was ambitious, cruel and ruthless. After taking office, he bullied the surrounding small countries.

Recently, he actually set his sights on the Nan Yao Kingdom. After several provocations, he led his troops to attack our border.

The old general guarding the western border is a distant relative of the late emperor's mother's family. He is now in his seventies. Although he was invincible when he was young, he is old after all.

The emperor was afraid that he would not be able to drive back the enemy and that the people in the western border would suffer, so he wanted to send someone from the court who had been on the battlefield and led troops to provide support.

But don't want to...

The air in the hall gradually grew colder as the emperor remained silent.

Qi Yue winked at the person kneeling on the ground, but was ignored.

Coming back to his senses, the emperor sighed and said helplessly: "Get up."

With the help of Shen Yun, Xiao Mo sat back on the chair. At the same time, Qi Yue walked into the hall and knelt down.

"Father, please let me go. I am a better commander than General Xiao. I can drive the Kang people back in less than three months."

The emperor looked at him with satisfaction, but was hesitant to agree.

Of course he knew that his son was very capable of leading troops in battle, but he didn't want him to go unless it was absolutely necessary.

Swords and knives are merciless on the battlefield. Ever since he considered him as a candidate for the crown prince, he didn't want him to go there again.

But if the people are suffering and no one is capable of doing the job, he will have no choice but to let him go.

The emperor struggled in his heart for a moment, then turned away helplessly: "Then you..."

As soon as he said this, a guard came running in from outside the hall and presented a letter.

"Your Majesty, the front lines have reported that General Yuchi has driven the Kang people back beyond our borders."

Upon hearing the news, the emperor was overjoyed. He turned around and quickly stepped forward to take the thing from the guard's hand.

He nodded as he read it, his eyes curved with a smile: "Very good, very good! General Yuchi is truly worthy of being a veteran of our dynasty."

The current problem was solved, and everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, especially Qi Minxiu.

He was the one who least wanted Xiao Mo to go to the battle among the people present.

The emperor laughed heartily with joy and immediately wanted to share the good news with the people he loved.

When his eyes swept over Xiao Mo, he thought of something and stopped: "Go back and take good care of your injuries. Be ready to send troops to help at any time."

After giving the order, he looked at the eunuch chief beside him and said, "Go and see General Xiao off and tell Prime Minister Xiao that she has been spared from punishment."

As soon as the emperor left, Qi Suyuan followed him out. For some reason, he didn't dare to stay alone in a room with Qi Yue, Qi Minxiu and others.

Qi Minxiu looked at his leaving back, the light in his eyes changing again and again.

Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Xiao Mo did not stay any longer. She bowed to Qi Yue and Qi Minxiu and left.

Qi Yue followed closely behind, and as soon as he went out, he saw the head maid of Concubine Liang.

He thought she was coming for him, and before she could even begin to speak, he lost his temper: "I have something to do today, so I won't go to pay my respects to Mother. Go back and tell her I'll visit her tomorrow."

The palace maid smiled and shook her head at him, then looked at Xiao Mo beside her: "General Xiao, the Imperial Concubine invites you to Yongyang Palace for a chat."

Xiao Mo subconsciously turned her head to look at Qi Yue. Qi Yue also looked confused, not knowing what his mother wanted to see Xiao Mo about.

He gently pulled her behind him and said, "I suddenly remembered that I have nothing to do today, so I'll go with you. It happens that I haven't visited her for a while."

As he said this, he wanted to pull Xiao Mo towards the harem, but the palace maid blocked their way.

"The Imperial Concubine only wants to have a private chat with General Xiao. Please don't spoil her fun, Your Highness."

"They haven't even met, what's there to talk about? Go and tell her that General Xiao is busy and ask her to come back another day."

Faced with his unreasonable behavior, the palace maid was no longer surprised: "What your highness is worried about will not happen. On the contrary, your highness is helping your highness."

Qi Yue raised his eyebrows and slowly let go of Xiao Mo's hand: "Then I'll wait for you in the side hall. Call me if you need anything."

Xiao Mo frowned and looked at him puzzledly: "Does your mother want to eat people? I think she is a good person."

"Have you had contact with her? It's fine."

The two chatted as they walked towards Yongyang Palace. When they reached the gate, the palace maid stopped Qi Yue outside.

Concubine Liang was lying on her side on the chaise longue, sipping tea leisurely. When she saw the palace maid bringing Xiao Mo in, she put down the teacup with an even wider smile.

She has a slender figure, a thin waist that can be held in one hand, a face as rosy as a peach blossom and eyebrows as willow-shaped as a willow leaf, and her smile gives people a sense of harmless beauty.

But her eyes betrayed that she was not a good person.

Xiao Mo leaned over and bowed to her, feeling that the Concubine Liang in front of her was different from the one she saw at the palace banquet.

"Hurry up, Luru, and serve some tea." She smiled and instructed the maid beside her to serve tea to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo smiled and nodded to the maid, then looked at Concubine Liang.

"I wonder why the Imperial Concubine summoned me?"

Concubine Liang flicked her handkerchief, wiped the corner of her mouth, and sat up gracefully: "First, try this tea. How does it taste?"

Xiao Mo didn't understand why, but she still did as she was told, blowing on the tea and taking a sip: "This tea is fragrant and mellow, it is the best tea I have ever tasted."

"This is Longjing tea from before the rain. The emperor knows I love it, so he sends it to me whenever it's fresh. If you like it, I'll give you some too, Lu Ru."

Xiao Mo looked at her quietly, with little expression on her face. When she heard her say that she wanted to give her something, she didn't feel much excitement.

"I miss you so much, Imperial Concubine."