In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

Unfortunately, Xu Wanqing met Emperor Dayong. If she had met someone else, he would have felt sympathy for Xu Wanqing. However, Emperor Dayong has always been like this. Sometimes he would be particularly gentle, and sometimes he would be cruel and ruthless, almost showing the unpredictable heart of the emperor to the fullest.

This was also the first time Xu Wanqing saw Emperor Dayong like this. She thought that with her charming appearance, she would definitely win the heart of Emperor Dayong, but unexpectedly, Emperor Dayong's expression became more and more ugly.

"Xu Wanqing, you are so brave. Could it be that I have wronged you?" Emperor Dayong looked at Xu Wanqing coldly.

Xu Wanqing immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I know I was wrong, and I hope Your Majesty will show some mercy."

The emperor, however, showed no intention of showing any mercy to Xu Wanqing. He simply waved his hand casually and said, "Come here, take Xu Wanqing away and execute her immediately!"

As soon as these words were spoken, even the queen beside her turned pale. The emperor could deal with Xu Wanqing at will based on his own guess. The queen no longer had any pleasure at this time, and all she had was a cold feeling of loss of one's teeth.

Xu Wanqing also suddenly raised her head, her face instantly pale. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really didn't know about the march. I hope Your Majesty can understand... Your Majesty..."

Xu Wanqing was dragged out of the hall, crying and shouting, but soon only muffled groans were heard. It was obvious that Xu Wanqing's mouth was covered.

Emperor Dayong then turned his gaze to the Queen, "Do you know why she died?"

The Queen nodded, paused, and then shook her head frantically, "I don't know. I hope Your Majesty will explain it clearly."

Emperor Dayong seemed to have more patience with the Empress, though his tone was quite harsh: "She is so useless... I have given her so many chances, but she has failed miserably every time. She hasn't even succeeded in anything. I don't need such useless trash around me. And useless people will only end up dead in my company. You are also a smart person, so you should understand what I mean."

Emperor Dayong hinted at something. The Empress straightened her back and looked very nervous. "Your Majesty is absolutely right. I will definitely not be like Xu Wanqing, who not only failed to help Your Majesty solve his problems, but also caused trouble for him."

"Okay, then what do you think is the best way to deal with the current border war?" After hearing what the queen said, Emperor Dayong narrowed his eyes involuntarily.

The Queen's mind was racing, and just when the Emperor of Dayong's patience was about to run out, she spoke, "If Your Majesty trusts me, my son might be able to fight him. After all, he is the third brother of the Crown Prince of Daliang, and he knows the Crown Prince well. If I work with him, I can definitely resolve the crisis in Dayong."

The Queen had seized the opportunity to turn the tables this time. Previously, Xu Wanqing relied on her youth and beauty to climb higher than herself and even climbed into the bed of Emperor Dayong. Therefore, even though the Queen defected first, Xu Wanqing still had the upper hand.

Now that Xu Wanqing was sentenced to death, the Queen knew that her chance had come. If she could satisfy the Emperor of Dayong this time, she and the Third Prince would be able to gain a firm foothold in Dayong.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Dayong was instantly delighted. The Queen's suggestion had hit the nail on the head for him. "Okay, in that case, I'll leave this matter to you two, mother and son. If you succeed, I'll definitely reward you handsomely!"

The queen immediately expressed her gratitude and flattery with a few words, then came out of the imperial study and rushed back to her residence without stopping.

However, the queen still thought the matter was too simple. She had no idea how strong Dayong's national strength was. It was not until the decree of the Dayong emperor was passed down to her residence that she realized how stupid she was to make such a boast in the imperial study.

Dayong had always been dependent on Daliang, but in the past two years it had begun to think about competing with Daliang. However, Dayong's idea was just an empty one. Dayong was short of resources, and the people were lucky enough to have enough food and drink, not to mention having extra money to pay to the national treasury. This meant that Dayong's treasury was empty and there was not enough money to support the military.

The moment the Third Prince received the transfer order, he was completely shocked. After realizing what was happening, he looked at the Queen with great anger, "Mother! Do you know what you are doing?"

The queen was also very upset at this moment, but if they disobeyed the order at this time, only helpless death would await them.

The Queen, having thought it all through, advised, "Now that the matter has been settled, I know you were overthinking it, but the Imperial Edict has arrived. If we are accused of disobeying it, then both you and I will be doomed."

"But that's the fifth prince, he..." The third prince felt dizzy when he thought of the feud between himself and the Crown Prince of Daliang.

The Queen could see the Third Prince's hesitation and soothed him, "Even if we take a step back, you are brothers after all. The Crown Prince cannot be so ruthless towards you... There is always a chance of a turnaround. Besides, you know him like the back of your hand, so victory is not impossible. We can't delay any longer. If the Emperor gets upset, I'm afraid we'll both die here."

No matter how reluctant the third prince was, he had to obey the order and go to the battlefield, and the queen also followed the third prince to the battlefield.

Daliang unilaterally declared war on Dayong, and Dayong's capital, which had just been closed, had to be opened again. It had no time to track down Su Zhizhi's whereabouts, not to mention that after Xu Wanqing's death, the group of people under her command had become leaderless.

The Crown Prince of Daliang was extremely talented, and was no less capable than ordinary generals in leading troops in battle. Especially when the Crown Prince personally led the army to fight, the soldiers on the frontier were also very excited. For a while, under the leadership of the Crown Prince, the army of Daliang had actually approached the imperial city of Dayong.

At present, the prince and his entourage are only five cities away from Dayong Imperial City.

Seeing that the prince's next target seemed to be the Dayong Imperial City, the third prince and the queen finally arrived with the Dayong army. In the end, the two sides faced off in Xicheng.

Outside Xicheng, the prince looked at the third prince and the queen on the city wall of Xicheng and sneered.