Bright Spring

Chen's eyes froze for a moment, and it took her a while to react. She carefully took the handkerchief with a little hesitation, and then remembered that some blood was splashed on her face just now.

"Thank you, Your Highness." She said in Chinese, took the handkerchief, turned sideways, and wiped her face lightly.

Chen thought to himself: Whether it is the Hu family who seeks to usurp the throne, Chen Tianping who wants to be the king of Annan, or the ambitious Li Li, these people should at least show some courtesy to her; Hu's prince of the Ming Dynasty is also quite polite.The most terrifying people to face in distress are precisely those little-known minions and slaves!

At this time Zhu Gaoxu asked: "Can the queen tell you that the powerful Li Like is here?"

Chen Shi said: "Hanwang Highness started to attack the manor, Li Li ran away in a hurry."

"Which direction are you going?" Zhu Gaoxu asked again.

Chen raised her head and glanced, "It should be to the east."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu immediately beckoned a general beside him to come over, and said in a deep voice: "Immediately dispatch the Qingqi to pursue, regardless of life or death, take Li Li!"

"Decree!" The general responded, and immediately turned over and climbed onto the horse.

Chen's eyes were slightly closed, his pupils shrank a little, and he thought to himself: The King of Han actually guessed Li Li's ambition? !

Before Chen Shi was unwilling to go with Li Li, Li Li was very angry and killed Chen Xingwang, Chen Shi was really frightened.But she believed that since Li Li had great ambitions, he would definitely not kill the queen in public and ruin his reputation; it was only then that Chen plucked up the courage to reject Li Li, and the result was exactly as she expected.

But whether Li Li has ambitions, even Hu Yuancheng, the left prime minister of the puppet dynasty, has not seen through it.And the King of Han in front of him has never dealt with Li Li before, and he saw through Li Li the moment he arrived here!This surprised Chen Shi very much.

Chen couldn't help observing the King of Han carefully for a while, and saw that his copper-colored skin was a little rough|rough due to the wind and sun, but his youthful face could still make people tell his age. This prince is probably only in his early twenties!But he has a wily plan that doesn't match his age.

Chen thought of the rumors about the fight between the King of Han and the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty, and she concluded in her heart: This prince may have experienced many things.

She and Zhu Gaoxu didn't know each other well, but for a while, she felt a sense of intimacy as if they were of the same kind, because Mrs. Chen had also seen too many power|power struggles.

At this time, the king of Han said: "The queen is frightened. You go to the house to calm down first, and ask Zhao Ping to take a few people to protect you. I still have some things to deal with, and I will wait later."

Mrs. Chen hurriedly asked, "Is Chen Zhengyuan (Prince) okay?"

"There is no more infallible place than the Palace of the King of Han. The queen just needs to rest assured." Zhu Gaoxu walked towards his horse and replied back.

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen let out a long sigh of relief, then pointed to the handkerchief in her hand and said softly: "Your Highness's handkerchief is dirty, I will wash it and return it to Your Highness."

Zhu Gaoxu let out a casual "hmm", and leaped onto the horse's back vigorously, clasped his fists and said, "Farewell!"

Chen still focused on Zhu Gaoxu's figure, that majestic body was undulating very flexibly and powerfully on the tiger-like war horse, and the strength was exuded in every subtle movement.She watched the figure until he disappeared around the corner.

"Queen, please." A tall young general bowed and made a gesture of respect.

Chen came back to his senses, and nodded slightly to the general named Zhao Ping, expressing his gratitude.

Zhao Ping and other soldiers of the Ming army led the horses, and Mrs. Chen returned to a secluded courtyard where she usually lived.She lived here before, because she wanted to avoid people's eyes and ears, so she was located in the corner of the manor.

When I walked into the small courtyard, it was a mess, with all kinds of things thrown everywhere, but no one was there.As soon as Li Li left, the people in the manor looted all the valuables at some point, and the whole yard was messed up in such a hurry.

Zhao Ping ordered the soldiers to search the house first, and then invited Mrs. Chen to enter.

It was getting dark.After night fell, another young man with a white and fat round face walked in at the door of the main room. Seeing that he didn't have a beard, Mrs. Chen guessed that he was an eunuch.When the young man opened his mouth, his voice was high-pitched, which confirmed Chen's guess.

The eunuch bowed and said: "The maidservant's name is Cao Fu, and she is from the palace of the King of Han. You are a queen, so you must not be served by others and lose your dignity. There are two Annan women in the hands of the maidservant, and the queen will let them wait on you for the time being." stop."

Chen said: "Eunuch Cao has a heart."

Her Chinese accent is different from that of the Ming people, but she speaks it very skillfully.Many books in An Nanguo, especially history books, are written in classical Chinese. If the nobles can't speak Chinese, they are almost as illiterate.The Chen family was born in the clan, so of course he has read a lot of books.

Cao Fu slapped his hands twice, and two pretty women with thin skin and tender flesh walked in.These two Annan women are actually in the army of the King of Han... When Chen saw it, there was an imperceptible hint of teasing at the corner of his mouth.

Cao Fu said again: "In the Li family's manor, if there are people who are close to the queen, they can also find them to serve you."

Chen nodded slightly.

Cao Fu clasped his fists and bowed: "Your servant will not disturb the Queen's rest." After he finished speaking, he said to the two women, "I am waiting for you."

They saluted together, bowed their heads and said, "Yes."

The two women are not from ordinary people's families, and they are quite interesting.They quickly got busy, the petite girl went to clean the house, and the tall one boiled water for cooking.

Chen also gradually felt relieved, at least the embarrassment in front of her has passed temporarily.She had lingering fears in her heart, and she was secretly grateful... It was just a hanging heart, and it was difficult to really land on it.

She was sitting on a chair, propping her head on her elbows, as if she was resting with her eyes closed, or dozing off exhaustedly.But she didn't fall asleep, she was thinking very clearly...

The power of the Chen family's clan has fallen, and the decline of royal power is not a matter of a day or two. The Hu family even directly replaced it... But with the fall of Duobang City, can the Hu family really hold on to the throne?

However, Li Li and other local tyrants secretly recruited troops, kept a low profile, and waited for the opportunity.

The Ming army, known as a million, has swept across a large area of ​​An Nanguo, and will soon enter the Eastern Capital!At this time, the most powerful party on the land of Annan Kingdom is of course the Ming Dynasty forces, and they will soon be able to control the national destiny of Annan Kingdom.

Did the Ming Dynasty mobilize the army and waste nothing, just to help An Nanguo restore orthodoxy?Will they follow the edict and help the Chen family restore their royal power, or will they annex Annan directly...

Queen Chen certainly hoped that the Ming court would keep its promise and help the Chen family.In this way, as the son of the former king, her son Chen Zhengyuan is very likely to return to An Nanguo and sit in the position he deserves!The Chen family can also rely on their children to be precious, and become a queen mother who holds great power!

The Ming court had an emperor and ministers of civil and military affairs. What are their respective opinions?

Chen could not influence the thoughts of the Ming Emperor and courtiers, but based on her own experience, she thought that in a court, it is difficult for everyone to have the same opinion, and there will always be disputes and differences.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu's gentle gesture of handing over the handkerchief came to Chen's heart.She thought carefully about Zhu Gaoxu's words and demeanor when they met next night.Gradually, a glimmer of hope quietly hit Chen's heart.

Chen opened her eyes, stretched her numb legs, then stood up and walked slowly beside the chair.After a while, she stared at an oil lamp on the table again in a daze.

She thought to herself: Although the king of Han failed in the battle for the heir apparent, he was entrusted to Yunnan; however, he still has the trust of the emperor of Ming, otherwise how could the emperor trust him to command so many troops?

At this moment, Annan's voice said: "The queen has been waiting for a long time. Because the manor is in chaos, the slaves are only preparing dinner now. Do you want to eat?"

Chen turned around, nodded and said, "Okay."

The woman said again in a probing tone: "My servant is going to boil the water. After the queen has dinner, I will wait for you to bathe and change clothes."

Chen Shi nodded again.

After Chen ate, the night was getting darker, she washed up and did some chores and waited.I wondered if Zhu Gaoxu would come at night, because when he left the next night, he said "be quiet later"... This person seems to be a bit lustful, maybe he has some intentions, and he is looking for opportunities by talking at night.

Ever since the former king was murdered, Chen has become used to all kinds of people coveting her beauty.Reputable people are generally coercive and use tricks; those villains are more direct. When Chen was in Laos, he was almost humiliated by a few guards.

Even though the country was ruined and her family was destroyed, Chen also knew that she was a queen and she must not easily damage her reputation, so she kept racking her brains to protect herself in the cracks.But when encountering the strong|powerful or truly worthwhile, resistance may not necessarily succeed...

In the middle of the night, the King of Han hadn't come yet, and Mrs. Chen could hardly keep her eyes open.She couldn't help wondering, could it be that the King of Han, who is full of vigor and blood, is actually a gentleman?

Chapter 321

In the camp of the Ming Army outside Duobang City, horns sounded before dawn. Zhang Fu's vanguard army pulled out of the camp early and began to march eastward.Because Zhang Fu got the report last night, Zhu Gaoxu led the cavalry to ascend the dragon!

Zhang Fu originally thought that Zhu Gaoxu had given him the great achievement of capturing the Eastern Capital, but unexpectedly, the King of Han's cavalry ran faster than anyone else.Rising Dragon City is currently empty of troops, and it is not difficult to be breached.Zhang Fu was naturally very anxious, and sent orders twice in succession, urging the forward to march faster.

Does the king of Han count?Zhang Fu carefully read the military order again, and found that the order in the letter was only to ask Zhang Fu to lead troops into Shenglong, but it did not say that only Zhang Fu's troops could go to Shenglong...