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Chapter 119 Princess Yuhua

Princess Yuhua walked in leisurely. Lan Qingwu nodded gently in greeting. Princess Yuhua stared at Lan Qingwu for a long while, then nodded in return. "This is the first time I've met Concubine Yi."

Lan Qingwu asked curiously, "Why didn't the princess return to the imperial city with her husband?"

Princess Yuhua frowned slightly, with a naive air of innocence. "Alas, one of your husband's concubines has developed a heart attack and urgently needs to return to the imperial city for medical treatment and recuperation. Your husband earnestly requested this, and I had no choice but to agree to let the concubine go back first. It just so happens that I haven't had enough fun in Miaoling Palace yet!"

Lan Qingwu desperately suppressed the twitching corners of his mouth. The princess also believed this excuse? This prince consort... was such a jerk. And the excuse he made up was exactly the same as the one he used for not returning to the imperial city!

In the convoy returning to the Imperial City, Li Xiang finally managed to get away from Empress Dowager Li. He was now shaky and almost fainted: "What did you say! The Empress got off the carriage!"

Ruyan looked at Li Xiang's unpleasant expression and couldn't help but swallow. "Eunuch Li, the queen has a heart attack and is short of breath. She has no choice but to get off the carriage and return to Miaoling Palace to recuperate. The queen asked me and Ruyue to go back to the palace first to take care of Suowu Palace."

Li Xiang's eyes were glazed over. "It's all over. This eunuch's life is doomed... What should I do? What should I do? How am I going to explain this to His Majesty?"

Ruyan lowered her head and dared not say another word.

Empress Dowager Li has not returned to the palace yet, so Li Xiang cannot leave at all. After entering the imperial city, it will be sealed off immediately, and Li Xiang cannot leave the imperial city!

Li Xiang tried hard to calm himself down. He turned his eyes slightly and walked towards the Lan family's carriage.

After Li Xiang went to the Lan family's carriage, a group of people quietly drove out of the convoy and headed towards Miaoling Palace.

The days passed quietly in Lan Qingwu's anxiety.

That day, Ruhan hurried into the palace to report, "Master, two groups of people have arrived at Miaoling Palace. One group is led by Young Master Lan Shuren, who is from our Lan family, and the other group is led by... Prince Kang."

Lan Qingwu's brows knitted tightly together. "Prince Kang? Ruhan, tell Lan Shuren to keep an eye on Prince Kang. Get his men and Prince Kang's men busy, guarding the outer hall of Miaoling Palace. Order them not to approach the inner hall of Miaoling Palace!"

"Yes, master."

More and more people came to the Miaoling Palace. The Blue Tree People and King Kang checked and balanced each other, and together they guarded the person in the inner hall in the outer hall.

Ningzhou City. In the City Guard's Mansion, Zhou Qizheng, the King of the House Deer, bestowed upon him by the Emperor Shenwu, sat grimly on the throne of honor. His kneeling subordinates reported to the King of the House Deer, "Master, Ningzhou City has been taken by our men, but we are short on manpower. If we send forces to capture Jiazhou City, not far away, I'm afraid..."

Zhou Qizheng said gloomily, "How did they capture Ningzhou City? They could use the same old trick again. Send assassins to kill the defenders of Jiazhou City, causing chaos in the city before attacking it!"

Chen Jiahan, the head of the Chen family, bowed and said, "Master, we are short of manpower at the moment. We should recruit more people to defend Ningzhou City and preserve our strength!"

Zhou Qizheng waved his hand. "Aren't there people in the city? Once we capture Jiazhou City, there will be even more people. Go! Send someone to assassinate the Jiazhou City garrison! I will make Zhou Xuheng hesitate! I will make him kneel before me! I will make him suffer and regret!"

Huang Jihong, the defender of Jiazhou City, suffered the same assassination attempt as the defender of Ningzhou City. Fortunately, Huang Jihong had been warned and had been on guard, so he escaped the disaster.

Huang Jihong wiped the sweat from his forehead and ordered: "Move all the troops and guards to the city gate. Jiazhou City must be protected before His Majesty arrives!"

In the sixth year of Shenwu, King Jialu assassinated the city guards of Ningzhou and Jiazhou, and slaughtered unarmed civilians in the city every day. Ningzhou fell and Jiazhou fought hard. The emperor personally went to the battle at the city gate of Jiazhou, broke into the enemy camp alone, killed King Jialu with his own hands, suppressed the rebels, and saved the people of Ningzhou and Jiazhou from danger!

The plan to assassinate the defender of Jiazhou City did not succeed. In anger, Zhou Qizhen went to the gate of Jiazhou City and personally commanded his soldiers to capture the gate.

King Jialu strictly ordered his soldiers to advance and not retreat, so many soldiers were killed or wounded.

Under the increasingly fierce attack, the soldiers at the city gate were becoming increasingly exhausted. Huang Jihong was anxious but calm, and he had even thought about how to sacrifice his life for his country.

The corpses piled up more and more at the gate of Jiazhou City, the Deer King became more and more crazy, and Huang Jihong's face became paler and paler.

Huang Jihong's subordinates could no longer hold back and urged, "Sir, it's not too late to leave now!"

Huang Jihong's face showed a resolute determination: "I can leave! But how can the people in this city leave? The Deer King is cruel and ruthless! From now on, how can I feel at ease? You don't have to say anymore..."

"Sir! Sir!" A subordinate came running over: "Sir, reinforcements have arrived, His Majesty—here they come!"

"What!" Huang Jihong was incredulous. He had thought that His Majesty could simply send generals from the imperial court to reinforce Jiazhou City, but he hadn't expected...

Emperor Shenwu once again rushed to the battlefield and jumped from the inner city of Jiazhou City to the city gate of Jiazhou City. Qian Hui, Leng Qujing and their soldiers followed closely behind. As soon as the reinforcements reached the city gate, the pressure on the soldiers of Jiazhou City was greatly relieved, and the situation on the battlefield suddenly became clear.

The rebel soldiers who attacked the city gate were swept back to the city gate by the reinforcements in just a moment, and the city gate was filled with densely packed imperial soldiers.

At the gate, the Family Deer King's expression was extremely grim. After a moment, he smiled sinisterly, "Seventh brother! Zhou Xuheng! You really came!"