The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

The Prince Rui's Palace was surrounded by the Imperial Guards, and people outside could not find out what was going on inside, so they were extremely anxious.

But within a few days, rumors were flying everywhere.

Some say that Prince Rui was seriously injured and his life or death is uncertain. Others say that Prince Rui only suffered minor injuries and that the Emperor was too fond of Prince Rui, so he made a big deal out of it and sent the Imperial Guards. Some even say it's even worse...

It was said that Prince Rui was already dead, but now that the northern border troops were at the gates of the city, the emperor was afraid that if the news got out, it would cause instability in the army and panic among the people, so he kept the death a secret.

For a while, there were all kinds of opinions.

Shen Qionghua and Luo Xiyao traveled back and forth between their home and Prince Rui's Mansion, so they naturally heard these rumors.

Shen Qionghua was fine, but Luo Xiyao was furious when she heard those speculations that Xie Nanyuan was dead.

If Shen Qionghua hadn't stopped her, she would have stepped forward to argue with those people.

Of course, there were times when Shen Qionghua couldn't stop them. When those people saw Luo Xiyao so angry, they felt more and more that their guess was correct. Prince Rui was dead, but the emperor kept the news a secret.

His stubborn look almost knocked Luo Xiyao backwards.

Shen Qionghua actually smelled a hint of something unusual.

Public opinion was intensifying, and at this critical juncture, the emperor finally issued an imperial decree regarding the situation where troops from the northern border were at the gates of the city.

The emperor decided to lead the war and appointed the Duke of Zhenguo as the commander-in-chief, leading 30,000 soldiers to defend the country and 70,000 defenders at the border to fight against the army in the northern border.

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, it caused an uproar. All relevant departments of the court began to operate and were ready to go to war in three days.

Most people's attention quickly shifted from King Rui's injury to the war in the northern border.

Those ministers who advocated war and those who advocated peace stopped arguing, allowing those ministers who survived in the cracks to catch their breath.

Among them, the ones who breathed a sigh of relief and were the happiest were undoubtedly the Queen and Princess Yongle.

"Mother, this is great, it's really great!" Upon hearing the good news, Princess Yongle hugged the queen with tears in her eyes, her whole body emitting the joy of surviving a disaster.

After being anxious and scared for so many days, I finally got some good news.

Although we may not win the battle even if we fight, there is still a glimmer of hope.

It's better than asking her to marry without any fighting, leaving no room for easing the situation. That would be truly despairing.

The Queen was also overjoyed and wept. She took Princess Yongle's hand and said, "Okay, okay, I knew the Emperor would not really ignore you. He really promised me that."

As she spoke, she quickly turned to the maidservant beside her, "The Emperor has been harassed by his ministers for so many days, and now he has to deal with the matter of Prince Rui. He must be very anxious. Quickly bring me the snow pear soup I cooked. I will personally deliver it to the Emperor later."

It can also be considered as a way to thank him for protecting Yongle.

This was the first time that the Queen had truly expressed her gratitude to Xie Rong in all the years she had been in the palace.

Yongle is her only daughter in her life, and she would give up anything for Yongle.

The maid in charge quickly brought up the pear soup in a food box.

The queen changed into formal clothes and put a thick layer of powder on her face to cover up the fine lines at the corners of her eyes caused by Princess Yongle. Then she picked up the food box and walked out.

Originally, the Queen meant that since the Emperor was willing to protect Princess Yongle this time, she wanted Princess Yongle to go to the Taiji Hall with her.

But just as the Queen started, she saw fear in Princess Yongle's eyes. After thinking about it, she decided to go by herself.

She did not ask the maid in charge to follow her, and she carried the food box and went towards the Taiji Hall.

Today's Taiji Hall is different from usual. The entire palace is quiet, without a sound.

Even the eunuchs who usually guarded the door were nowhere to be seen, and the gate was empty.

When the queen saw this, she subconsciously thought that the emperor was not in Taiji Hall.

I was in a very good mood today and was not annoyed about the wasted trip. I was about to go home with the lunch box when I suddenly heard someone talking inside.

Is the emperor in Taiji Hall?

Subconsciously, the queen stopped and turned sideways, staring inside with a pair of dark eyes, as if a vortex was about to suck her in.

I felt a little uneasy.

Normally, due to the Queen's usual caution, she would not go in if she encountered such a situation.

But today, for some reason, the queen couldn't lift her feet at all. There was a voice in her heart clamoring for her to go in.

She even felt that if she didn't go in today, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

After a moment, the queen's uneasiness finally overcame her fear. She carried the food box, lifted the hem of her skirt, and walked in lightly.

The further they went in, the louder the familiar voice became, and the queen became more and more uneasy.

There was no one in the main hall.

The queen followed the sound and walked towards the side hall.

The door of the side hall was half-open. Through the tiny gap, the queen could see the people inside clearly: the emperor and Li Shunquan.

The queen stopped, turned sideways, and did not move forward. This distance was enough for her to hear clearly what they were saying.

If we go any further in, we'll probably be discovered.

The content of the conversation in the room fell into the ears of the queen without any concealment, and there was a faint sense of solemnity and murderousness.

When the queen listened to these words, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, then she understood, and finally became indifferent.

After listening for a while, the queen picked up the food box and prepared to leave with an expressionless face. She had no intention of disturbing the two people inside, as if she had never been to Taiji Hall today.

But just as she turned around and took two steps, she heard something inside, and the queen was shocked and began to tremble all over.

His pupils suddenly dilated, tears and anger welled up in his bright big eyes, and in an instant they turned scarlet.

She covered her mouth tightly to prevent herself from making any sound, and the tip of her tongue was filled with the taste of rust.

A faint sound came from behind, indicating that the two people inside were about to come out. The queen ignored the grief and anger in her heart, lowered her footsteps, and fled from the Taiji Hall as quickly as possible.

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Suddenly, without any warning, a rainstorm began to fall from the sky which was originally covered with dark clouds. The heavy rain fell straight down, hitting the well-trimmed branches in the yard and scattering green leaves all over the ground.

Inside Fengyi Palace, the maid in charge saw this and immediately ordered someone to bring rain gear to be sent to Taiji Hall.

She had just taken two steps when she saw a figure wearing gorgeous palace clothes, drenched in the heavy rain, looking distraught and like a drowned rat walking towards her.

The maid in charge was startled and quickly stepped forward, "Your Majesty? Your Majesty, what happened? Why did you come back alone?"

Even if Fengyi Palace did not send rain gear to Taiji Hall, the Queen should not have come back alone in the rain.

The queen ignored the maid in charge and let the rain hit her face and body painfully, walking inside like a zombie.

Seeing this, the maid in charge didn't care about anything else and hurriedly followed.

The soaked palace dress clung to her body, water continuously dripping down. As the queen walked, a long string of water stains flowed down the black and gold floor tiles in the hall, just like the tears she had shed in this deep palace over the past decade.

The hard shell that took more than ten years to weave finally showed cracks today, and then fell apart and collapsed.

Perhaps it was too hard to accept, or perhaps the road from Taiji Hall to Fengyi Palace was too difficult to walk, the queen's legs went weak and she was about to fall to the ground.

Seeing this, the palace maid in charge who had just caught up quickly helped.

Then, filled with anxiety and worry, she said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Please don't scare me!"

The queen was half paralyzed sitting on the ground. After hearing the words, she seemed to come back to her senses. Her scarlet eyes stared blankly at the maid in charge. Her pale and cracked lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

At this moment, Princess Yongle, who had been in the side hall, heard the noise and came to the main hall.

As soon as she entered the room, Princess Yongle saw the queen slumped on the ground, looking extremely miserable. She was startled and quickly stepped forward and asked, "Mother, what's wrong with you?"

"Didn't you go to Taiji Palace to look for your father? How could this happen?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Princess Yongle was startled as if she had thought of something terrible. Her eyes were filled with fear as she asked, "Did something happen to you in Taiji Hall?"

"Or did Father do something to you?"