The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

When Hong Shao heard these words, her face changed drastically; she felt as if the sky had fallen.

"Why would His Majesty forbid General Jiang from coming? Miss Jiang, what's going on?"

If General Jiang's reinforcements don't arrive, Fengshadu will surely be destroyed when the Yan Kingdom counterattacks.

We are destined to lose this war.

Then Song Siyao's sacrifice would be meaningless.

Jiang Hexia was unaware that Song Siyao had already sacrificed herself. She placed all her hopes on Song Siyao and explained, "I don't know the specific reason. It was a secret decree from the palace that I overheard outside my father's tent. Sister Song, please tell her this news quickly. Sister Song will definitely have a way."

When she learned that Song Siyao was going to lead troops into battle, she disguised herself and followed him to the battlefield.

As a result, Song Siyao arrived ahead of time instead of with General Jiang.

She only managed to catch up with General Jiang, and happened to overhear the secret decree, so she rushed over to deliver the message to Song Siyao.

On her way to Fengshadu, she met Huo Ye, who had also secretly come to Fengshadu to find Song Siyao.

The two of them then came together.

"Hongshao, has something happened to the princess?" Seeing the critical situation, Hongshao's first reaction was not to go and report to Song Siyao.

Hongshao's eyes reddened, knowing that this matter could not be hidden any longer. "My princess has sacrificed herself."

"what?"

Jiang Hexia and Huo Ye spoke in unison.

"Impossible, how could Sister Song sacrifice herself?" Jiang Hexia couldn't believe it. She stared at Hong Shao, but she knew that Hong Shao would never joke about Song Siyao's life or death.

Huo Ye's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and his voice trembled, "When did this happen?"

“Less than four hours,” Hong Shao said.

"Less than four hours, less than four hours! If I had arrived earlier, I could have saved her!" Huo Ye was on the verge of a breakdown.

He and Song Siyao hadn't even properly started dating yet, and he still had so many things he hadn't had a chance to tell Song Siyao. Why did Song Siyao leave?

“Young Master Huo, this is the princess’s own choice, and no one can save her.” Hong Shao’s grief was no less than anyone else’s, but saving the people of Fengsha Ferry was the most important thing now. She couldn’t let Song Siyao’s sacrifice be in vain.

She quickly calmed down and said to Jiang Hexia and Huo Ye, "The most important thing right now is to hold Fengsha Ferry. Let's go into the city first to discuss this."

After entering the city, they arrived at the military camp.

Fengsha Ferry no longer has a commander.

Now, Hong Shao is in charge, after all, she has followed Song Siyao to the battlefield more than once, and she has more experience than the others.

She told everyone about the current situation at Fengshadu, and then asked, "This is the current situation. Everyone, please share any good ideas you have. We must hold Fengshadu and wait for reinforcements to arrive."

Even if General Jiang doesn't come, the imperial court will send someone else with troops.

Fengsha Ferry is part of the Great Zhou territory, and Emperor Changlong will not stand idly by.

At this moment, General Jiang, whom everyone was eagerly awaiting, was under house arrest in their temporary camp.

His general's seal was confiscated, his military tally was seized, and several guards stood watch at the entrance to his tent, preventing anyone from approaching.

He paced back and forth in his tent, pondering where he had gone wrong. Emperor Changlong was a benevolent ruler; why would he stop him from leading his troops to Fengshadu?

Without the large army he led, how long could the small force that Song Siyao brought hold out?

He was extremely worried about the situation at Fengsha Ferry.

The capital city, the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, Princess Ning'an has concealed her identity and committed the heinous crime of deceiving the emperor. This person has ulterior motives. I request Your Majesty to revoke her military power and recall her to the capital," Grand Tutor Su reported to Emperor Changlong.

Emperor Changlong frowned. "Sir, what are you saying? With a formidable enemy at hand, you want me to recall Princess Ning'an?"

"Your Majesty, Princess Ning'an is none other than Song Siyan from back then. When the Marquis of Zhenbei and his son, along with five thousand soldiers from the Great Zhou, were all wiped out, why is Song Siyan still alive? There must be something fishy about that great battle. I believe that Song Siyan, who is now Princess Ning'an, is the problem. She is no longer able to lead troops into battle. I think she should be recalled immediately, interrogated, and the truth of that battle should be found out."

Grand Tutor Su, with a serious expression, denounced Song Siyao.

Emperor Changlong remained calm, but his brows furrowed even deeper. "You say Princess Ning'an is Song Siyan, what evidence do you have?"

"Your Majesty, as everyone knows, the Lady of Zhenbei gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The son was named Song Siyan and the daughter was named Song Siyao. Song Siyao was given away after birth because of her weak constitution, while Song Siyan became a well-known young general."

Grand Tutor Su recounted the information he had uncovered: “As far as I know, the Lady of Zhenbei Marquis did not give birth to twins, but only a daughter. The legendary Song Siyao who was sent away does not exist. I investigated the place where Song Siyao was fostered back then, and the people there said that there was no such person as Song Siyao. The Lady of Zhenbei Marquis and his wife are lying.”

"I remember that the Marquis of Zhenbei and his wife had five sons, and finally had a daughter. They cherished her very much, but she was too weak, so they sent her away to be raised. The couple was worried that their daughter would be disturbed by the outside world, so they never revealed where their daughter was being raised. Even I didn't know. How did you find out, sir?" Emperor Changlong's eyes were slightly cold.

“Your Majesty, I discovered long ago that Princess Ning’an’s identity was questionable. However, considering the loyalty of the Zhenbei Marquis’s family to the court, I had no evidence at the time. Even if I brought it up, Your Majesty would not believe me, and it would also discourage the soldiers. Therefore, I investigated in secret until last night when I finally received the evidence.”

Grand Tutor Su looked indignant. “Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhenbei and his wife entrusted their so-called daughter to a farming family below Yunshan Temple. Now the owner of that family is outside the palace. He can testify that they never raised Song Siyao.”

"Xuan!"

Now that things have come to this, Emperor Changlong is determined to see what Grand Tutor Su is really up to.

A moment later, the guard brought in a slightly overweight man.

The man was dressed as an ordinary commoner, and upon seeing Emperor Changlong, he immediately knelt down.

Grand Tutor Su walked up to him and said, "Guo San, tell the Emperor everything you know."

The man named Guo San spilled the whole story like beans: "Your Majesty, my name is Guo San. Everyone says that the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei is being fostered in my home, but that's not true at all. For more than ten years, no one within a twenty-mile radius of Yunshan Temple has ever adopted another family's child."

"Your Majesty, Guo San is a witness who proves that the Marquis of Zhenbei and his wife had ulterior motives. They were lying. Why would they make their daughter disguise herself as a man and let her infiltrate the army, causing the defeat in the Battle of Panxi back then?" Grand Tutor Su said angrily.

Emperor Changlong asked, "What evidence do you have to prove that the Marquis of Zhenbei entrusted his child to this family?"