"Your Majesty's determination is a blessing for our Great Chu."

"The Regent..."

Some ministers were speechless, unsure how to persuade the regent who had unexpectedly supported the emperor's decision to personally lead the campaign.

"Your Majesty, the battlefield is dangerous, and you have no children yet. If anything were to happen to you, the Great Chu kingdom would be in jeopardy. Please reconsider, Your Majesty."

Seeing that things were not going well, another, slightly older minister immediately knelt down and earnestly tried to dissuade him.

Chu Tianling didn't listen to a word of it. Instead, he felt that all of this was arranged by Chu Xuanming to deliberately prevent him from personally leading the army.

But before Chu Tianling could refute, a little eunuch rushed in, making a fuss, muttering something under his breath.

"Your Majesty, great news!"

Chu Tianling frowned slightly, displeased by the little eunuch's recklessness, but still patiently asked.

"Great joy? What's there to be joyful about?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician has diagnosed Consort Liang as being one month pregnant!"

The eunuch's voice was slightly shrill with excitement, and as soon as he said this, Chu Tianling's brows relaxed instantly.

Pear is truly his lucky star. These ministers kept nagging him about having no offspring, but now that Pear is pregnant, it has silenced all their gossip.

"Very well. Xiao Fuzi, convey the imperial decree that Consort Liang is pregnant and is hereby promoted to Imperial Concubine Liang, and awarded a thousand taels of gold and a hundred chests of jewels as a reward."

Tell her again that I will come to see her later.

Chu Tianling watched as Xiao Fuzi acknowledged his words and retreated to carry out her duties before turning his gaze to the ministers present.

"I intend to personally lead the expedition. Do any of my ministers have any objections?"

Seeing that the minister who had been dancing so enthusiastically had fallen silent, Chu Tianling was overjoyed and waved his hand, saying...

"In that case, the Ministry of War shall immediately muster troops, and the Ministry of Revenue shall prepare military supplies. Ten days from now, I will personally lead the army on the expedition."

We must catch the Xiongnu tribe completely off guard.

After speaking, Chu Tianling looked at Chu Xuanming with a smug gaze.

But Chu Xuanming ignored him; he was only thinking about how to take good care of Liang Qiuli and their unborn child.

As for his arrogant and conceited nephew, the Xiongnu tribes would naturally teach him a lesson.

Ten days later, Chu Tianling, clad in armor, stood outside the imperial city, looking back at the city wall behind him, thinking that when he returned, he would become the ruler of the Great Chu, standing at the pinnacle of power.

But what he didn't expect was that he would never have the chance to come back.

"set off!"

At Chu Tianling's command, the army set off in a grand procession, the sound of horses' hooves deafening.

After watching the army disappear from the city wall, Chu Xuanming turned and left, intending to go find Liang Qiuli.

"So, has the army set off?"

As Liang Qiuli watched Chu Xuanming climb through the window and enter, a faint smile appeared on her lips as she asked.

"Ah."

Chu Xuanming walked over and sat down next to Liang Qiuli without any hesitation, then reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"Aren't you worried about what if he wins a big victory?"

Liang Qiuli leaned against his chest and continued to ask.

“I’ve made all the arrangements; he won’t be coming back. However, the Xiongnu tribe does indeed harbor ill intentions towards the Great Chu, so once I’ve settled things in the capital, I’ll need to make a trip to the northern border.”

Chu Xuanming knew that Chu Tianling was no match for the Xiongnu tribe, and that he had secretly made arrangements so that Chu Tianling would not return. However, he could not allow the Xiongnu tribe to invade, so he had to go to the northern border to take charge.

"You're going to the North?"

Liang Qiuli was surprised for a moment, but quickly realized that if Chu Tian could not subdue the Xiongnu, then only Chu Xuanming could go, so she said.

"Then be careful, the children and I are waiting for you to come back."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely come back with you here."

Seeing how much Liang Qiuli cared about him, Chu Xuanming was happy. He gently held Liang Qiuli's hand and smiled tenderly, "Qiuli, you will be the most honorable person in the world."

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There will be another chapter tonight, and this chapter will probably be the last one.

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