The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Ling Rong

"Eunuch Su, is there any news from the front? You'd better take care of the memorials submitted by the ministers. The emperor is concerned about the war and will definitely ask about it when he wakes up."

"Yes, Your Majesty is right. I was so concerned about the Emperor's health that I forgot about this matter. I will ask someone to prepare it right away." Su Peisheng immediately understood.

The sky slowly turned pale. The candle had been burning all night, and the faint light seemed to be struggling in the darkness to break through the dawn. The emperor slowly opened his eyes, and a trace of imperceptible confusion flashed across his eyes. However, it was only a moment, and the confusion gradually receded like the tide, and the emperor's consciousness gradually became clear.

He seemed to have escaped from a long dream, and moved his stiff body slightly. When he moved, he found that there was someone lying quietly beside the bed. That person was me. At this moment, I was in a sweet dream, with a faint smile on the corner of my mouth, as if I was having a beautiful dream.

At this moment, Su Peisheng, who heard some noise, hurried in to check the situation. When he saw that the emperor had woken up, his heart tightened. He was about to ask, but the emperor quickly stopped him with a subtle look, preventing him from making any sound.

Su Peisheng was a close confidant of the emperor who had followed him for many years. He understood the emperor's meaning in an instant. He nodded slightly, then quietly stepped aside, his eyes always fixed on the emperor, ready to obey his orders at any time.

The emperor just looked at me like that. I don’t know how long it took before I slowly woke up.

When I opened my eyes sleepily, the emperor was staring at me, and I was startled.

"Your Majesty, are you awake? Eunuch Su, why didn't you wake me up?"

I immediately stood up in a panic, but half my body was numb from sitting for so long, and I was about to fall. Fortunately, the emperor was quick to catch me and I didn't make a fool of myself.

"Your Majesty has woken up. How does he feel now? Is he still feeling unwell? Should we ask the imperial physician to come in and take a look?"

"I'm much better now. I was just too tired these days and fell ill. Su Peisheng, is there any news from the front line?" The emperor asked worriedly.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. There is no news yet. You have just woken up, so you should rest for a while before handling government affairs!"

"The Junggar army is ready to take action, how can I feel at ease? By the way, does the Queen know that I am sick? Have you informed the Queen?" The emperor suddenly remembered and asked hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, the Empress came last night and left after seeing that Your Majesty was not seriously injured. Last night, it was Concubine Rong who took care of Your Majesty alone without taking off her clothes."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor said to me gently, "I have been ill all night, and I am sorry for the trouble, my beloved concubine."

"I am fine. As long as the emperor is alright, I will be relieved."

At this moment, the emperor looked at me with a little more appreciation in his eyes.

Xiao Xiazi hurried in to report: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang Tingyu has urgent military information to report!"

"It must be something about Junggar, spread the word quickly!" the emperor shouted anxiously.

"Yes, I obey your order!" Xiao Xiazi hurried out to call Zhang Tingyu in.

"Your Majesty has something important to attend to, so I'll step aside for now!" I tactfully withdrew.

"Your humble servant Zhang Tingyu pays his respects to the emperor. Long live the emperor!" Zhang Tingyu saluted the emperor as soon as he came in.

"My dear, please get up. Is there any news from the front?"

"Your Majesty, the Junggar army sent a team to launch a surprise attack last night. Fortunately, Prince Guo was well prepared, otherwise they would have succeeded. They later captured one of their leaders. Please give your instructions, Your Majesty."

"Oh? Is that true? What were the details? What happened next?"

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from Prince Guo. Please take a look!" Zhang Tingyu took out a secret letter and presented it to the emperor.

After the emperor saw it, his expression immediately relaxed, but after a moment, it became solemn again.

"I used to think that Old Seventeen was simply immersed in the world of poetry and books, seemingly unconcerned with the worldly affairs of war. But I never imagined that he had actually delved deeply into the art of leading troops and fighting..."

The emperor spoke slowly and meaningfully, with a barely perceptible flash of surprise and worry in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, you are absolutely right. Prince Guo is a rare and talented general. In the current situation, what should we do? Should we continue to fight the Junggar army?"

Zhang Tingyu beside him asked respectfully with a serious expression on his face.

"As long as the Junggar army does not retreat to their own territory, I will not be able to rest easy. Zhang Tingyu, quickly tell Prince Guo to firmly guard Yanming Pass for me and not to make any moves."

"To avoid any further complications, the battle in Junggar must be resolved as soon as possible to relieve my worries!"

The emperor's tone was firm and majestic, and his words revealed his trust in Prince Guo and his urgent desire to quell the Junggar Rebellion.

"Your humble servant obeys your order. I heard that the emperor was unwell last night. Please take care of your health!" Zhang Tingyu knelt down and kowtowed deeply before turning around and leaving.

"Su Peisheng, go and pass on the order that today's morning court session is cancelled. Let Concubine Rong come in."

"Okay, I'll do it right away!" Su Peisheng stepped out.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor wants you to come in now." Su Peisheng came forward hurriedly.

"Thank you, Eunuch Su. I don't know what happened just now. I saw that Lord Zhang Tingyu seemed worried." I said it unintentionally.

"Your Majesty, please don't speak carelessly. The Junggar army is approaching, and the Emperor sent Prince Guo and Prince Shen to defend the border. Last night, the Junggar army launched a surprise attack. Fortunately, Prince Guo had foresight. The Emperor is overjoyed."

"So that's how it is. Thank you for telling me, eunuch." I didn't care about this at first, but after hearing what Su Peisheng said, I think the emperor might have become suspicious of Prince Guo.

As expected, just a moment after I entered, the emperor asked me indirectly about Prince Guo and my attitude towards him.

The emperor was suspicious by nature, and he indeed believed that Prince Guo might have ulterior motives.

"Tell me, how should I handle this matter? Prince Guo's every move and every word is always well-behaved, but who knows if he has secretly been harboring second thoughts towards me for a long time?"

The emperor's question at this moment pretended to be casual, but it seemed casual, but it actually contained a deep meaning.

"Your Majesty, I know the rules that prohibit the harem from interfering in government affairs. I dare not discuss state affairs without permission. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

I said with a look of panic on my face, I knew very well what kind of disaster would be brought upon myself if I easily got involved in the affairs of the court, so I could only express my attitude carefully.

The emperor looked at me like this and didn't embarrass me any further. He just said gently, "I was just chatting with you, not discussing state affairs."