Famine and exile: I brought the Spirit Spring to save the entire Marquis's mansion.

"Jingya, I feel something's not right."

Cheng Ruoying, clad in full armor, looked heroic and valiant, her sharp gaze sweeping across the vast yet silent city of Yanjing.

"Should we back out?"

"retreat."

Huo Jingya also had a bad feeling.

Although the message from Uncle Yan indicated that the Grand Princess had used all the available troops to besiege the Huo family army, and the scattered soldiers in the capital numbered only twenty or thirty thousand at most, she was still very sensitive to danger after fighting for so long.

At this point, the capital should be in chaos.

Quiet is impossible.

Just as the horse was about to turn around, chaotic cries and screams came from ahead.

A group of refugees, carrying large and small bags and dragging their children along, ran towards this place.

"Fighting has broken out! Fighting has broken out! Run for your lives!"

"Who's fighting with whom?" Deputy Captain Zhang Ming grabbed a man and asked.

"The four great families are fighting! The Grand Princess is an imposter! The other three families want to kill the Hua family and surrender to the new master, so they've started fighting!"

Zhang Ming arrested several more people, and they all said the same thing, even the children said the same thing.

Meanwhile, chaos began to erupt in the capital.

A chaotic noise came over.

Far away, thick smoke rose from the location of the palace.

It's clear that things are really in chaos!

"Huo Jingya, Huo Jingya! My Prince begs you to rescue the Heir Apparent and Madam Huo! They are being held captive in the Hua Manor!"

Someone in the crowd shouted.

"Prince Huaishan has rebelled! The Grand Princess has entered the palace to rescue the young emperor!"

The Crown Prince and Madam Huo are in grave danger—

"Do you know this person?" Cheng Ruoying asked Huo Jingya.

"do not know!"

Huo Jingya grabbed the person.

He threatened sternly, "You dare lie to me? You're asking for trouble!"

"The villain dare not!"

The man dressed as a guard took out a half-carved wooden sculpture from his pocket.

Huo Jingya could certainly recognize that it was Hua Buyan's craftsmanship.

"Everything I said is true. I hope Miss Jingya will hurry to save them. The entire Hua family is being held captive in the mansion by the Old Madam. I never expected that other noble families would join forces... Miss, I will die to prove my innocence!"

The young guard immediately slit his own throat, pleading, "Please..."

"Go to the Hua family to rescue them!" Huo Jingya was extremely anxious.

"Wait a minute," Cheng Ruoying stopped her.

"How about I take a few people to check it out first?"

Although she was anxious, having spent so much time in the palace, she knew that Yan Mingyu and his people were most wary of the Grand Princess.

Whatever I do, my first thought is how to keep it from her.

Such a capable woman always felt that she wouldn't be unable to protect even her own family.

"I'm afraid it'll be too late, and Fourth Sister-in-law will be in danger!"

Huo Jingya clenched her fists. She knew the old hag was no simple woman, but...

"You don't know, that old hag doesn't care about anyone's life except for Hua Buyan."

If the Hua family had guards, they would all be used to protect Hua Buyan!

Now Cheng Ruoying dared not waste any more time.

"Well……"

"Captain Jingya! A letter from General Yan!" someone shouted.

Among the people, a young man dressed in tattered clothes squeezed through the crowd and handed over the letter.

Previously, Yan Hu's letters were delivered to Sang Ning or Shao Qing, and sometimes they were circulated among other generals.

Huo Jingya had also met her.

She unfolded it, and it was indeed Yan Hu's handwriting, with his seal on it.

"Uncle Yan said to send 5,000 troops to the South City to intercept the Grand Princess's Black Armor Army, leaving the Grand Princess isolated and helpless!"

"It seems that the old hag really did enter the palace to save the emperor!"

"Zhang Ming! You and Sister Ruoying take five thousand men to the South City, and I'll take men to the Hua Mansion! We'll split up!"

"it is good!"

……

Cheng Ruoying and Zhang Ming led their men south, and the further south they went, the quieter it became.

The two stopped again.

Anxiety resurfaced from the depths of my heart.

Without the noise, some distant sounds became clearer.

At the city gate, a signal arrow suddenly rose into the sky.

One after another, they radiated out in dense clusters.

"What kind of signal is this?"

Every army has its own code, which Cheng Ruoying didn't understand.

After reading it, Zhang Ming murmured, "Peace..."

Who is safe?

This is a signal to them.

Such a grand display, naturally, is...

be cheated?

"Who's leading the way? Hurry! The Black Armor Army has received orders and is heading towards the palace. Go and intercept them!"

Shouts came from not far away.

Zhang Ming and Cheng Ruoying looked over.

A tall, imposing man stood there, and his appearance bore a striking resemblance to Yan Meng.

"General Yan!"

Zhang Minggang's heart, which had been terrified, immediately calmed down.

He was about to lead his men over when Cheng Ruoying stopped him.

"Deputy Captain Zhang, don't you think General Yan's face looks strange?"

Because Cheng Ruoying had worn a mask for a long time, she developed an instinct to look at people's faces very carefully.

General Yan's face was stiff, and his eyes were wide open, not even blinking.

The more I look at it, the more something seems off!

Zhang Ming gasped: It looked like a dead person!

"General Yan, how many of them are there?" Cheng Ruoying asked loudly.

Yanhu's mouth did not move.

But a cold sneer came from behind.

Then, Yanhu's body fell straight to the side.

The figure of the person controlling it from behind was revealed.

"A total of eight thousand people!"

In an instant, many figures appeared around them.

Dressed in black, with a dark face.

Black Armor Army.

How can it be?

"kill!"

……

At the same time, the team led by Huo Jingya also encountered the same thing.

She stopped halfway through her walk.

There was no story of the three major families besieging the Hua family.

As she was about to leave, a group of soldiers in black armor appeared and blocked her way.

The Grand Princess appeared.

"Huo Jingya, the little girl who used to play in the mud, is now able to lead troops into battle."

"I truly underestimated you."

"You old hag, you look thirty years older in just one year. Could it be that you've done too many bad things and are being haunted by vengeful spirits, unable to sleep at night?"

"You're so quick-witted! What I hate most about you is your unruly attitude!"

The Grand Princess recalled the past.

She had actually considered becoming in-laws with Huo Zhennan.

After all, he guarded the frontier, and his sons were all outstanding, making him an indispensable figure in Dongyang.

If her grandson marries her, it will also be beneficial.

But Huo Jingya, despite her young age, is incredibly unruly, rebellious, and defiant.

Not only did it not help, it also led her grandson astray.

So, she grew to hate it more and more over time.

Huo Jingya laughed exaggeratedly: "Who do you think you are? I have a mother and a father, I don't need you to discipline me!"

Instead of wasting your time, take care of your illegitimate sons and grandsons, and stop focusing on Xiao Yanzi causing trouble all the time.

Seeing your widow-like face all day long is really disgusting, okay?

That brat, her mouth is even more infuriating than before!

The Grand Princess's gaze was gloomy.

He glanced at the group of people behind her.

"I've heard that your elite troops are very good at fighting as a team. They can attack or defend, and a hundred of them can be as good as a thousand."

I wonder how strong their fighting force will be when they are dispersed?

"Two of my Black Armored Soldiers can take on one of you, so what?"