The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

"My Queen! You can't go out!"

Linglong was staying in the sedan chair with Queen Yan. When she saw Queen Yan quickly take off her phoenix-embroidered robe and run out, she hurriedly grabbed her.

With all these arrows and rocks flying around, it would be a dead end if we go out.

Empress Yan asked her to take off her outer shirt and skirt quickly, and quickly take off her bun and simply tie it up on top of her head like a Taoist nun.

"No need to say anything, just follow me! Staying in the sedan will only lead to your death faster!"

Just at this moment, a sharp arrow passed through the gap in the window panel, whizzed across the cabin, and nailed the window frame on the opposite side. It penetrated the wood several inches and directly pierced the board.

Linglong was surprised.

If this shot hits the Queen, she will be seriously injured!

So she quickly obeyed the order, took off her clothes and tied up her hair.

At this time, Queen Yan had already ordered the two soldiers guarding the sedan chair to take off their armor.

The soldier did as he was told.

Queen Yan took Linglong out of the sedan chair, picked up the armor and put it on, while trying to run towards the large group of people. On the way, she asked for the swords of other soldiers and held them in her hands.

They were lucky. They stumbled and fell without being hit by stray arrows or flying stones, which allowed them to rush into the guard team and successfully blend into the group of soldiers.

They were all dressed alike, wearing helmets, and were crowded together. After a moment of confusion, they disappeared into the crowd of soldiers.

The two guards who lent them armor were shot by arrows one after another and fell beside the phoenix sedan chair.

Queen Yan looked back at the crowd and saw from afar that the sedan chair had become a hedgehog.

If she was still inside, she would probably be dead.

"Go and protect the Empress, even if it means death! Follow me!"

In the guard team, the confidants trained by Queen Yan quickly assessed the situation and responded.

He divided his men to follow Queen Yan in his escape, and he led the others to rush towards the direction where the arrows came from, in order to nip the attack in the bud.

At this time, the Duke of Zhenguo had been hit by a stone in the arm, and he could not lift his sword at all. He did not dare to ride his horse and be used as a target. He had already dismounted and hid under the cover of his horse, shouting orders, ordering his men to charge in the direction of the bandits.

However, the soldiers under his command were not very strong in combat and were pressed down by flying arrows and rocks, making it difficult for them to move forward. Nearly half of them were killed before they could run ten feet away, and the rest slowed down.

The deputy general advised him, "It's more important to protect the Empress and escape first. Don't chase after the desperate enemy, Duke!"

"Bastard!"

The Duke of Zhenguo kicked the deputy general over.

Don't chase the poor criminals.

The bandits didn't run away at all!

On the other hand, the guards brought by Queen Yan were very brave. Although most of the nearly 100 people had been killed when they rushed to the vicinity of the bandits, with only 20 to 30 people left, they were still struggling forward.

Behind the hill hidden by lush trees, one could vaguely see a group of ragged bandits forced to leave their ambush and quickly retreat into the mountains.

The guards either rode horses or ran, shouting and chasing after them.

"My Lord, shall we go... to provide reinforcements?"

The deputy general asked tremblingly.

If you don’t chase the criminals, you’ll be kicked. So, what about chasing them?

Although the other party ran away, there are still quite a lot of them, estimated to be one or two hundred people, and I don’t know if there are any companions hiding in the forest.

The Duke of Zhenguo looked around. In less than two quarters of an hour, only about half of the three hundred personal soldiers he had brought with him were still standing. The rest were either dead or seriously injured. Of the remaining half, many were wounded and covered in dust. They no longer had the shiny armor they had worn when they first left the capital.

"What's the point of sending reinforcements? Protecting the Queen is what's most important!"

The Duke of Zhenguo kicked the deputy general again.

The deputy general got up, brushed off the dirt on his body, and chose to shut up.

The Duke of Zhenguo stayed there for a long time, and only after confirming that the surroundings were safe did he get back on his horse and run back to the phoenix sedan chair.

They were dodging and running, and were already some distance away from the phoenix sedan chair, and had no idea what was happening here.

"Where's the Queen?!"

When they lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, they saw a mess inside, but Queen Yan was gone.

The Duke of Zhenguo, who thought he would see his daughter's body, was shocked.

"Hurry and find the Queen!"

He shouted loudly.

"Your Excellency, I just saw the Empress heading into the woods. However, I couldn't see clearly. She seemed to have changed her clothes..."

A wounded soldier lying on the ground said.

The Duke of Zhenguo looked and saw that it was the forest where the bandits were. Although the direction pointed by the wounded soldier was still some distance away from the bandits, it was not ruled out that Queen Yan and the bandits might have met.

He kicked the deputy general and said, "Take people to search!"

It gets dark quickly.

The deputy general did not find Queen Yan, and came back in fear, asking whether he should return to the capital to report the news.

The Duke of Zhenguo said no.

"Ah? Duke, if something happens to the Queen..."

"If anything goes wrong, you must bring her body back to the capital and give an account to His Majesty! Can you bear the responsibility of not finding her alive or dead?"

The deputy general felt that this was not the right way to handle the matter, but he did not dare to speak.

The Duke of Zhenguo led his men to camp on the spot and ordered them to continue searching for the Queen after daybreak.

late at night.

He traveled light, with only a few trusted guards, and sneaked into the mountains.

Holding a torch, we followed the traces and groped our way forward.

"My Lady, please rest for a while. Please stand on my back and see if you can climb up the tree. I don't know if there are wolves in this forest. It's safe in the tree."

Deep in the forest, Linglong supported Yan Hou. Both of them had blisters on their feet and were exhausted.

Fortunately, there were more than a dozen guards around him, scattered around to keep watch.

Queen Yan took off her heavy armor and sat down under a tree to rest.

"Don't climb the tree. This place is not far from the capital, so there won't be any wolves. If there are any wild beasts, the guards can handle them."

Going out of the woods at night might result in an attack, so Queen Yan asked everyone to hide quietly in the woods and wait until daybreak before returning to the capital.

It was around the second half of the night.

A guard who was patrolling and keeping watch quietly sent a message back, saying that the Duke of Zhenguo was found in the forest half a mile away.

Queen Yan woke up instantly from her sleep, got up, and took people to see it herself.

"Don't disturb him!"

She did not allow the guards to ask the Duke of Zhenguo for help. Instead, after discovering the Duke of Zhenguo, she quietly followed him.

Nearly half an hour later.

In a valley, a group of people and several bonfires were found.

The Duke of Zhenguo entered the enemy camp.

"My Lady, judging by the color of their clothes, they are the bandits who attacked us during the day."

The sharp-eyed guard recognized the other person.

Queen Yan's face was cold.

Because I was short of manpower, I didn't dare to get any closer and could only watch from afar.

About two quarters of an hour later, the Duke of Zhenguo came out from the other side. In addition to his personal guards, he was also accompanied by a group of bandits, who seemed to be escorting him.

Queen Yan didn't dare to follow anymore and quickly evacuated in the opposite direction with her men.

At daybreak, they encountered a team of escorts on their way back to the capital. They were saved, took off their guard uniforms, changed into escort uniforms, blended in with the team, and took a detour back to the capital through the East Gate.

The news that the Queen was attacked outside the capital and the Duke of Zhenguo's life or death was unknown instantly shocked the entire capital.

Fei Wan hurried to Fengming Palace to visit Queen Yan, who was frightened and fell ill just after returning to the palace.