The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

“Father, I understand your meaning, and I know what to do.”

"it is good."

The emperor looked at Min Youan with satisfaction. In fact, the emperor had never dealt with the empress because he wanted her to go to the King of Taigu while she was worried.

The emperor is giving the empress time to join forces with the King of Taigu to rebel, so that he can help Min Yoo-an eliminate this threat while he is still alive.

While he was still alive, he could still control his military power, but once he passed away, it was uncertain who would ultimately seize that power.

"Go and say goodbye to your mother, then set off."

"Yes."

Min Youan arrived at Jing'an Palace. Since Xia Tongsheng and Consort Jing had their argument, Min Youan had not come to Jing'an Palace again.

It's not that I didn't want to come, but I didn't know how to face Consort Jing.

"Mother, I've come to see you."

Consort Jing received the news early in the morning. Upon learning that her son was going to war again, she couldn't help but feel sad. "Son, you must be careful."

Consort Jing was unaware of the Emperor's illness and assumed that this was just another routine military campaign, like before. However, she was unaware that this campaign involved a struggle for the throne, making it far more dangerous than before.

"Don't worry, I will definitely be careful."

After the two had dinner together, Min Yoo-an returned to his residence.

Xia Tongsheng was also confined to the East Garden.

Although he knew it wasn't the right time to see Xia Tongsheng, Min Youan couldn't help but go see her.

"I will set out on an expedition in three days."

Xia Tongsheng didn't speak to him at all, feeling disheartened.

"You can go out that day."

Receiving no response from Xia Tongsheng, Min Youjian smiled coldly, "Don't overthink it. A prince is going to war, and as his consort, I'm afraid I'll lose face if word gets out that I won't see him off."

Xia Tongsheng glanced at Min Youan, then closed her eyes and ignored him.

Xia Tongsheng was angry. If he had asked her to see him off, she would have definitely gone back.

But to his surprise, Min Yoo-an only did it because of his pride.

No, I'm not going, I absolutely refuse to go.

These three days felt like an eternity. Every day, Xia Tongsheng was either taking care of Yi Yi or struggling with whether or not to see Min Youan off.

It felt like two little people were fighting inside her.

One person said: After all, it's an expedition, so the level of danger is still very high.

The other person said: He doesn't care about you anymore, so why do you still care about him?

Three days later, Xia Tongsheng still had no conclusion.

Yingling watched anxiously from the side, "Miss, the Prince's army is about to set off. Aren't you going to go and see?"

"Don't go!"

Yingling could tell that she didn't want to go, but the young lady looked so distracted; did that mean she didn't want to go?

Sure enough, Xia Tongsheng couldn't hold on any longer. "Yingling, has the army already set off?"

"Miss, we haven't set off yet."

"Let's go see him off."

Upon learning that Xia Tongsheng was going out to see Min Youan off, a group of guards protecting Xia Tongsheng quickly ran over with her.

However, Xia Tongsheng accidentally bumped into a child on the way, and the child's parents insisted on paying Xia Tongsheng compensation.

Xia Tongsheng came out in time, but he didn't have any money on him.

They gave the woman jewelry, but she thought it was fake and refused to accept it.

Having no other option, Xia Tongsheng went to a pawnshop, pawned his jewelry for money, and gave it to the woman to settle the matter.

However, this matter has been delayed for too long. Xia Tongsheng was afraid that she would not see Min Youan, so she did not go to the palace gate, but went directly to the city gate where the army was leaving the city.

At this moment, the army was marching out of the city gate in a grand and orderly manner.

As a general, Min Youan had probably already left the city gate by now.

Xia Tongsheng was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan when she suddenly saw the city gate.

She quickly climbed up the city gate and looked at the figure in the distance.

Among millions of people, she spotted that figure at a glance; it was so familiar.

"Your Highness, I've come to see you off. Please be safe."

Xia Tongsheng only came down from the city wall after the entire entourage had left the city. He then returned to the Prince's residence and obediently stayed in the East Garden without going out. As for the affairs of the Prince's residence, Gao Liang was in charge of managing them.

The Empress received news in the palace: "You mean Min Youan and Xia Tongsheng have broken up? Min Youan left for the expedition today, and Xia Tongsheng didn't go to see her off?"

"Yes, I heard from the guards that the prince specially delayed the army's departure by the time it takes for an incense stick to burn in order to wait for the princess, but he still did not see the princess appear."

A smile appeared on the Queen's lips. "I really didn't expect the two of them to throw a tantrum. Do you know what made them angry?"

"I heard that it's because the prince favored one of the concubines in the palace, and the princess was jealous, which is why she turned out like this."

“Men are all the same; they’re always looking for something better.” The Empress’s eyes were sharp.

Riel asked, "Your Majesty, should we take action against Xia Tongsheng now?"

"No need, I have other uses for her."

The Empress was still planning to use Xia Tongsheng's identity to her advantage. Even if Min You'an hadn't died on the battlefield, he would definitely be implicated by Xia Tongsheng's background. Xia Tongsheng was currently a highly sought-after figure in the Empress's eyes, and a powerful tool to deal with Min You'an.

A sharp weapon stuck in Min Yoo-an's heart.

Min Youan, as long as I am alive, you will never get the throne.

For a whole month, Xia Tongsheng received no news about Min Youan; the Empress only received news of how the Prince of Taigu had won a great victory.

Xia Tongsheng was even more worried.

The Empress was worried that Min Youan had other plans, so she wrote letters overnight to the Emperor of Dongchen and Lord Nanle of Nanye, asking them to send troops to attack the border area between Dongchen and Beimin, and between Nanye and Beimin.

The condition is that if Min Yoo-an dies on the battlefield and Min Ji-bok successfully ascends the throne, the empress is willing to give them both countries and a city.

Moreover, Emperor Dongchen had long anticipated this opportunity to attack Beimin, and now that the Empress of Beimin had offered such generous terms, he was even less likely to let this opportunity slip by.

Min Zhifu praised the Empress's plan, thinking that even if Min You'an could return alive, his army would suffer heavy losses, thus giving Min Zhifu a better chance in the struggle for the throne.

In the second month, the emperor read the secret letter sent to the capital by Min You'an, and the power of the Taigu King, which had been entrenched in the land of Qianji, was finally uprooted.

At this time, the border was in dire need of attention.

As if they had planned it together, Nanye and Dongchen launched an attack on Beimin at the same time.

Lin Jiuyang led his troops to the border to defend against the enemy first, and Min Youan followed with the remnants of his army after the battle with the King of Taigu.

With the combined forces of Nanye and Dongchen, Beimin was naturally no match for them.

In the third month, a victory was achieved at the border, but news also arrived that Min Youan had died in battle.

Min Yoo-an's body is being transported from the frontier to the capital.