Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

In the big tent.

With Zhen Jiaoxue's attentive service, Ye Chen put on the dragon robe and sat upright.

Su Mengjiao just walked into the tent.

She was wearing a golden phoenix robe, and her every move revealed a noble and domineering temperament, like a blooming peony, unparalleled in beauty.

She looked at Ye Chen with a complicated emotion in her eyes.

"Emperor, I heard that you left the camp today?"

"Thank you for your concern, Queen Mother. I am fine."

Ye Chen's tone was flat.

Zhen Jiaoxue hurried forward and saluted: "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen Mother."

Su Mengjiao stared at Zhen Jiaoxue, her chest heaving slightly and her face looking a little unhappy.

Ye Chen broke the silence: "The Queen Mother came here so late at night, what's the matter?"

Su Mengjiao raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes revealing nobility and dominance. She opened her red lips slightly and said, "Emperor, I heard that you went to see Murong Yan. What did you talk about? But something happened in Dongqiang?"

Ye Chen frowned slightly and glanced at Shen Qiu beside him with a lightning-like look.

He knew in his heart that it must be Shen Qiu who told Su Mengjiao the news, but this was also reasonable.

It was impossible for Shen Qiu to hide such a big thing from Su Mengjiao.

Ye Chen then looked at Su Mengjiao, his voice calm and majestic: "Queen Dowager, Murong Yan told me before that the Tatars might go to war with the Eastern Qiang."

Su Mengjiao's pretty face flickered with worry when she heard this. Her brows furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with worry. "Your Majesty, what if the Tatars, during their war with the Eastern Qiang, cross the northwest border and enter Dayu territory? Besides, you're currently trying to rectify the powerful families surrounding Chang'an. If they collude with the Tatars, it would be troublesome."

Su Mengjiao was obviously worried.

Hearing this, Ye Chen looked at Su Mengjiao with a firm gaze: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much. I can still command the commander of the northwest border."

"If the Queen Mother feels that this trip is too dangerous and does not want to go to Chang'an, I will not force her."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was slightly startled, a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination.

She raised her head and looked straight into Ye Chen's eyes.

"Your Majesty, I will stand with you through thick and thin. I will definitely go to Chang'an."

Ye Chen looked at Su Mengjiao's determined eyes, nodded slightly, and said in a gentle tone: "The Queen Mother has such determination, I am very relieved."

Then, Ye Chen said with a serious face: "I will issue an order to have the northwest border troops also be on high alert."

"As for those local nobles, they have different intentions. I will send people to closely monitor and investigate them. If they dare to have any evil intentions, I will not let them off lightly."

"If the Tatars dare to come, I will make sure they never return!"

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao felt a little relieved.

Then she left the tent.

But before leaving, she stared at Zhen Jiaoxue.

"Emperor, the daughter of a noble family is not trustworthy."

Su Mengjiao turned to look at Ye Chen with a complicated expression.

Ye Chen nodded.

"I understand. Thank you, Queen Mother, for reminding me."

After Su Mengjiao left.

Ye Chen pulled Zhen Jiaoxue into his arms without saying a word.

Zhen Jiaoxue blushed and was pushed down on the bed by Ye Chen, wanting to resist but also to accept.

The morning light is slightly dew.

Ye Chen woke up in the tent, put on the dragon robe with the help of Zhen Jiaoxue, and then got into the carriage.

The convoy set off early in the morning.

Ye Chen sat in the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.

At dusk, the convoy passed Tongguan smoothly.

When Ye Chen lifted the curtains, the majestic Chang'an City was already visible.

However, the old palace in Chang'an City needed to be cleaned because it had been uninhabited for a long time and was temporarily uninhabitable, so the caravan camped outside Chang'an City first.

Ye Chen wanted to go to the surrounding villages and towns in disguise to see the situation, but just as he changed his clothes, left the camp, and was about to get on the carriage, he saw Shen Qiuru walking towards him like a breeze.

At this moment, she was wearing white men's clothes, with a cool temperament and unparalleled elegance.

Ye Chen was not surprised to see this.

But what Ye Chen didn't expect was that Su Mengjiao also came.

At this time, she was wearing clothes that ordinary women wore, but her graceful and perfect figure, noble and domineering temperament still made her as beautiful as a blooming peony, with unparalleled elegance.

Su Mengjiao frowned slightly, looked at Ye Chen, and said, "Emperor, where are you going?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "I want to take a walk around Chang'an City."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao pursed her lips.

"I want to go too."

Ye Chen was speechless for a moment, then said, "Queen Dowager, you can follow me, but in front of outsiders, you must call me Sir, and you must pretend to be my maid."

When Su Mengjiao heard this, her eyebrows raised and her face was full of displeasure.

"Hmph, I am the Queen Mother. How can I be your maid?"

Ye Chen shook his head helplessly.

He couldn't possibly say that Su Mengjiao was his mother, right?

Su Mengjiao's real age is about the same as his, but others don't look like her at first glance.

"Queen Dowager, if you don't want this, then stay in the carriage and don't come out unless there is a problem. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to tell others that you are my wife."

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao's pretty face turned slightly red. She snorted softly, turned around and got into the carriage.

Ye Chen took Shen Qiu on a carriage and left the camp.

But I plan to go to the nearby village first.

He didn't want to delay too long, after all, the sun was already setting.

It's getting late.

However, he had not gone far when a convoy appeared in front of him.

The convoy traveled under the cover of night. The sound of horse hooves was chaotic but deliberately suppressed, revealing a furtive atmosphere.

There were a lot of vehicles and the scale was quite large, which seemed quite abrupt in the quiet night.

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little confused.

"Qiu'er, send a few imperial guards over to investigate. Do it discreetly so as not to alert the enemy."

"promise!"

Shen Qiu took the order and left lightly.

Not long after, the imperial guards came back to report to Shen Qiu, and Shen Qiu returned to Ye Chen and whispered, "Your Majesty, it's a dozen or so nearby landowners who are moving, saying they're going to Guanzhong."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes.

I feel that the behavior of these landlords is a bit strange.

More than a dozen landlords are joining together to move?

Are those who left their hometowns going to Guanzhong?

What picture?

And they say they are landlords, but are they actually a powerful family?

Ye Chen realized that these people must have some ulterior motives and were most likely trying to avoid him.