Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

As the commander of the imperial guards, Zhou Chu had the duty of guarding and patrolling the imperial palace, but if he wanted to break into her Chaofeng Palace, he had to have the emperor's order.

Xiao Ling turned around to look at Emperor Tianqing who was sitting at the top with his eyes closed. The emperor was with her, so Zhou Chu could not see Emperor Tianqing.

If he can't see the emperor, he can't get the imperial order, so he can't enter the Chaofeng Palace.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, silently hoping that Shen Zhaoyan would come back soon.

It’s just that Zhou Chu seems particularly stubborn at certain times, like now.

Zhou Chu led a team of imperial guards and stood at the gate of Chaofeng Palace. There were not many people, but all of them were his trusted confidants.

"I want to see the Queen."

"Your Majesty will not see anyone. Commander Zhou, please return."

The guards of Chaofeng Palace had cold faces and didn't give any face at all.

"I am the commander of the Imperial Guards and have the duty of patrolling. I am now going to patrol Chaofeng Palace. Please get out of the way."

The guard held up his scabbard and was about to draw his sword. "Please don't embarrass me, Commander. I will follow your orders, Her Majesty."

The two sides were at a stalemate, neither side was willing to give in.

Zhou Chu didn't dare to force his way in. The situation inside Chaofeng Palace was unclear, and he couldn't be sure that Emperor Tianqing was inside. He only brought people here based on the one-sided story from Xie Chengyin and Yan Ci. He didn't expect that the place was well prepared.

Xie Chengyin and Yan Ci, who were disguised as imperial guards, stood in the team and quietly observed the situation in Chaofeng Palace.

Not only were the guards at the door extremely alert, but the Chaofeng Palace was also too quiet, with not a single palace maid or eunuch walking around.

Xie Chengyin and Yan Ci looked at each other and saw suspicion in each other's eyes. However, suspicion alone was not enough to give them enough reason to enter Chaofeng Palace.

Just when the stalemate was about to break out, Xie Chengyin suddenly caught a glimpse of Dao Ji's figure out of the corner of his eye.

If Dao Ji is here, that means Shen Zhaoyan is here too.

Xie Chengyin immediately stepped out of the team, bowed to Zhou Chu, and then said to the guards of Chaofeng Palace: "Since the Queen doesn't want to see you, then we will meet His Royal Highness Prince Xiang."

The guards opened their mouths to refuse, but Yan Ci spoke before them, "Don't mention that His Royal Highness Prince Xiang doesn't see anyone. His Royal Highness has already left the palace to build a residence. He came to the palace just to visit the Empress. It's not something shameful. If he doesn't see us, I'm afraid it will be bad if his reputation gets out."

The guards felt a lump in their throats, unable to say no. They dared not let the reputation of the Empress and the Prince of Xiang be tarnished, and there was an awkward look on their cold and hard faces.

Zhou Chu received Xie Chengyin's look and immediately responded, "I'll let you go and report it. If the Queen or His Royal Highness still don't want to see us, we will leave. If you mess with them and ruin the reputation of the Queen and His Royal Highness, you will be in big trouble."

The guard looked embarrassed, but looking at the tough imperial guards in front of him, he struggled for a moment and put away his sword. "Commander, please wait a moment. I will go and report."

Zhou Chu, Xie Chengyin and Yan Ci exchanged glances and looked at the guards leaving with a meaningful smile.

The guard's reaction vaguely confirmed their guess. They believed that after hearing the guard's report, Empress Xiao would appear to intimidate them.

Sure enough, after a while, when the guard appeared again, behind him was the cold and arrogant Queen Xiao Ling.

She raised her eyes slightly and swept them over Zhou Chu sharply, her voice full of sarcasm, "Commander Zhou, you are so arrogant. I heard that you want to investigate my Chaofeng Palace. So, who in my Chaofeng Palace are you going to kill this time?"

Although they were far away, Yan Ci and Xie Chengyin lowered their heads to avoid being recognized by Xiao Ling.

After hearing what Xiao Ling said, the two smiled at each other. It seemed that Commander Zhou and the Queen had a big grudge against each other.

Zhou Chu looked at Xiao Ling coming out and bowed, "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. We are here on patrol as ordered. We are not targeting you. Please forgive us. We will go in for inspection."

"On orders? Whose orders are you following?"

Zhou Chu said confidently: "Of course it is your Majesty."

Xiao Ling was startled when he heard this, and glanced behind him unconsciously.

This subtle movement naturally did not escape Zhou Chu's eyes. Now he was even more certain that Emperor Tianqing was in the Chaofeng Palace in front of him.

Xiao Ling did not refute Zhou Chu. She could not say that Zhou Chu was falsely conveying the imperial order. If it was revealed that Emperor Tianqing was with him and he forced his way in, all that she and the emperor had planned would be ruined.

Now all she had to do was to delay until her son brought back the imperial seal. By then, her son would be the legitimate heir to the throne, and Zhou Chu would not dare to act recklessly.

Although Xiao Ling's eager gaze was no longer in the Chaofeng Palace, Yang Zhao, standing beside Emperor Tianqing, could not help but ask the question in his heart: "Your Majesty, why don't you..."

Emperor Tianqing opened his calm eyes and said, "Kill the queen? It's not the right time yet."

Yang Zhao looked up at the door and could still see Empress Xiao's figure through the door.

He bowed his head and said to Emperor Tianqing: "Commander Zhou is here, why don't you go out to meet him?"

"See, it's not too late until everyone arrives."

Xiao Ling always thought that she was the one who controlled Emperor Tianqing in Chaofeng Palace, but she didn't know that Yang Zhao alone was enough to protect him and let him walk out safely. The reason why Emperor Tianqing didn't leave was that he wanted to see what Xiao Ling and Shen Zhaoyan could do.

Shen Zhaoyan hurried back from outside and saw Zhou Chu, with the imperial guards, standing at the gate of Chaofeng Palace. He tightened his hand holding the jade seal and strode forward.

"Why is Commander Zhou here?"

When Zhou Chu heard Shen Zhaoyan's voice, he stepped aside and his eyes fixed when he saw the box in his hand.

"Your Highness, I am here to inspect."

Shen Zhaoyan nodded, walked past Zhou Chu, and headed towards Xiao Ling in front.

When Xiao Ling saw his son coming back, he was instantly delighted. Just as he was about to come down to greet him, the door to the Feng Palace behind him suddenly opened.

Amid everyone's astonished gaze, Emperor Tianqing walked out.

Xiao Ling exploded instantly and pointed directly at Emperor Tianqing, "You, what are you doing..."

"Why, are you surprised that I was not held hostage by you? The few people you secretly left behind are no match for Yang Zhao."

Hearing his name, Yang Zhao nodded modestly, and a murderous intent flashed across his hawk-like eyes.

Zhou Chu, Xie Chengyin and Yan Ci below were also very surprised, and the first thing Xie Chengyin thought of was that he must write to his brother as soon as possible and he must not bring troops into the palace at this time.

It turns out that emperors should not be underestimated.

Xiao Ling felt more panicked than ever before. Since Emperor Tianqing was not controlled by him, everything he did today was for her to see.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ling shouted: "Yan'er, the jade seal."

She took out the imperial edict from her sleeve and walked towards Shen Zhaoyan, but just after taking a step, she felt a sudden pain in her lower back.

Xiao Ling widened his eyes in disbelief, turned around mechanically and looked behind him, only to see Yin Shuang's face that was so familiar yet strange.

This change happened