The general's eldest daughter has a spatial ability

"Do you need me to deal with Lin Gou?" Chu Lingtian looked at Ji Yunduo's indignant expression and also wanted to get rid of that scoundrel as soon as possible. Trafficking people and mining in the mountains, how many families must be torn apart!

"No need. We've already sent messages to contact the victims and the arrested scions of noble families. They've all returned to their clans and will soon be going to the Crown Prince's residence to file a complaint! Then we'll have a legitimate reason to confiscate their property and rescue those drugged people!" Nangong Li said coldly.

Chu Lingtian listened to Nangong Li's words and said, "That's good. It will also help the Crown Prince establish an image of a benevolent ruler who cares for his people! A win-win situation! Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

Li Liuyun shook his head: "I just don't want innocent people to die in vain! Nor do I want the epidemic to spread! You have all experienced three years of epidemics, with countless deaths and injuries!"

Even in today's technologically advanced world, this is the case! How much more so in ancient times, when medical knowledge and other aspects were far inferior? A slight oversight could lead to the spread of an epidemic! Deaths and injuries would be inevitable, and in severe cases, it could even lead to the destruction of a nation!

"You're right, people like that deserve to die! They treat human lives like a game, they're no different from animals!"

Nangong Li slowly spoke: "Anyway, everyone in the mountains is dead! Alright, we should go, otherwise we'll arouse suspicion!"

Chu Lingtian nodded: "I'll have Zuo Lu take you back!"

After seeing Nangong Li and Li Liuyun off, Zuo Lu returned to the imperial study: "Your Majesty, the people have been safely delivered. What are your orders?"

Chu Lingtian took out a Loyalty Pill: "Here is a pill called the Loyalty Pill. If you betray your master after taking it, your intestines will rot and you will die!"

You now have two choices:

First, take it, and you will follow me forever, never betraying me!

Second, after I abdicate, you may leave the palace to retire, and I will guarantee you a life of comfort and security!

After Chu Lingtian finished speaking, Zuo Lu picked up the bottle without hesitation, poured out the pills, and swallowed them: "This servant chooses to follow you. No matter what your status is or where you go in the future, this servant is willing to serve you for the rest of my life!"

Seeing that Zuo Lu was determined, Chu Lingtian nodded and said, "I have two things to tell you. You should make preparations first. Choose two death row inmates or corpses whose builds are similar to ours. After the sacrifice tomorrow, it will be time for us to escape and leave!"

The second matter is for you to personally handle our household registration so we can leave easily! Also, according to the Prime Minister's eldest daughter, Lin Miao, obtain a new household registration for her; someone has asked me to spare her life!

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant will take care of it immediately!"

After Zuo Lu left, Chu Lingtian remembered that the royal family of Southern Xinjiang seemed to have a tradition of being buried alive with their ancestors. So Chu Lingtian wrote down an imperial edict, stating that after his death, the concubines in the palace who had children could leave the palace with the princes and princesses to live out their old age, while those who had no children could leave the palace to return home or go to royal temples to cultivate themselves.

At the royal temple in the north, Liao Yuan received a letter from Nangong Li. After thinking for a while, he came to the courtyard where Mu Yuyan was recuperating. He saw Mu Yuyan tending to a pot of flowers in the courtyard!

Liaoyuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you're in a good mood! It seems you've been enjoying yourself these past few days!"

Seeing that it was Liaoyuan, Mu Yuyan smiled and nodded: "Since I came here, it's been quiet and undisturbed, and I'm not bothered by the trivial matters in the palace. I'm in a really good mood!"

"You've come looking for me today, is it because that brat and Yun'er are coming back?"

Liaoyuan nodded: "He is coming back, but there has been a change in the palace. This is a letter from that boy. Please take a look, Your Majesty. For Your Majesty's safety, please pack your things. I will send someone to take you back to the Prince of Pingnan's residence tomorrow!"

After hearing Nangong's words, Mu Yuyan took the letter and read it quickly. She sighed after finishing it: "I never expected that the fifth brother would be so vicious. For his own selfish reasons, he disregarded the lives of countless people! He actually colluded with the Southern Frontier and betrayed the country!"

"Brother, if I leave this place, Nangong Yu's plan to use me as a hostage will naturally fall through. What if they, mother and son, become desperate and do something to harm His Majesty?"

Liaoyuan shook her head: "Sister-in-law, you must trust your brother's abilities. Your brother's biggest weakness is you! As long as you are safe and sound, your brother will have no worries! He will definitely handle everything well!"

Furthermore, who said the Empress Dowager has left? She has been peacefully praying for the country at the temple. Tomorrow, the Imperial Concubine and others will come to visit her, saying that all the concubines also want to do their part in praying for the country!

After Liaoyuan finished speaking, he said to the door, "Come in!"

Mu Yuyan looked up and saw the courtyard gate being pushed open. Chun Chan helped a woman with a slightly protruding belly into the courtyard. Upon closer inspection, the woman's clothes and appearance were exactly the same as her own!

The woman entered the courtyard and bowed to Mu Yuyan, saying, "Greetings to Your Majesty the Empress! Long live the Empress!"

Upon hearing the voice, Mu Yuyan looked at the newcomer with disbelief: "Raise your head and let me see you!"

Upon hearing this, the woman raised her head and met the Empress's gaze directly: "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress!"

The woman looked up, and Mu Yuyan's face changed color in shock. She dropped the letter in her hand to the ground: "Who are you? Why do you look exactly like me, even your voice is the same?"

Chun Chan, who had been supporting the woman, immediately stepped forward to support Mu Yuyan upon seeing this: "Your Highness, please take care of yourself. This is a secret guard sent by His Highness to continue praying in your place. She has only taken a pill to disguise herself and does not look exactly like you!"

Hearing Chun Chan's words, Mu Yuyan finally breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death! I was just wondering if my old man was having an affair and had a child with his mistress behind my mother's back!"

Chun Chan and Liao Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing the Empress's words.

Liaoyuan chanted a Buddhist prayer: "Amitabha, well done! If the Duke knew that his sister-in-law had so casually labeled him, I wonder what he would think?!"

Chun Chan also smiled and said, "Your Highness, if the Duke knew what you said, he would definitely give you a hard time!"

Mu Yuyan, thinking of her father's explosive temper, shrank back: "What are you afraid of? Anyway, my father isn't here, how would he know? I'm warning you, none of you are allowed to spread what I said today, or I won't let you off the hook!"

After hearing the Empress's words, Chun Chan kept looking outside the door, looking as if she wanted to say something but couldn't!

Seeing this, Mu Yuyan asked in confusion, "Why are you staring at the door? Is there something outside? Why are you so scared?"

Liaoyuan glanced towards the doorway and said, “Sister-in-law, I believe that if you’ve said something wrong, it’s best to admit it sooner rather than later, otherwise the consequences could be severe!”

Chun Chan also spoke up timidly: "Your Highness, I feel that I am somewhat wrong. It would be better to admit it sooner rather than later. If the Duke happens to hear your unfilial remarks, he may really be angry!"