The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

Xie Lin suddenly remembered that last time on the city wall, before the emperor left, he deliberately stopped in front of him and seemed to be very interested in him.

But just as he was about to raise his face, the Queen stood between him and the Emperor, and refused to let the Emperor see him, claiming that he was weak.

Why is this?

At first, the Queen said that she was afraid that he would pass his illness on to the Emperor, which might be believable, but tonight, Concubine Xie came to the Xie family specifically to stop him from meeting the Emperor, which made things suspicious.

Do people around the emperor never get sick?

People in the palace never get sick?

He is just weak, not sick!

Xie Lin raised his eyes and said, "Before my father passed away, he handed over the huge Xie Mansion to me. At that time, my father didn't think that my illness would drag down the Xie Mansion. The emperor is a true dragon emperor. Wherever he goes, there is dragon energy guarding. How could he be afraid of the illness of a small citizen like me? It sounds ridiculous!

"'All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects.' Does that mean that there can be no sick people in the entire Daqi? Otherwise, the disease will be passed on to the emperor? Don't you think this is absurd, Ms. Xie?"

Lady Xie seemed to be incredulous and said, "Are you rejecting me? I am telling you these things tonight to inform you, not to discuss with you!"

"Since it is a notice, there is no need to give so many reasons. Mr. Xie can just give the order directly."

Lady Xie was so angry that her heart ached: "What's your attitude? If you dare to disrespect me, you are disrespecting the emperor! Although father handed the Xie Mansion to you, he didn't let you override me!"

Perhaps because she felt her tone was too harsh, Concubine Xie softened her tone: "I ask you to do this entirely for the good of you and the Xie family. Although I am a noble in the palace, I am also your sister and the daughter of the Xie family. I will not harm you."

Xie Lin said “hmm”.

Lady Xie looked at him deeply for a long time and asked tentatively: "So, you will agree to my request, right?"

Xie Lin said: "There is no enmity between the emperor and me in the past and no favor in the present. There is no reason for me to go through so many obstacles and go to him to let him see me."

If necessary, no one can stop him.

"Okay, remember what you said. It's getting late. You should go to bed early. I'm going back to the palace."

"Goodbye, my lord." Xie Lin bowed with a noble manner.

Looking at Concubine Xie's satin shoes and seeing her walk out of his sight, Xie Lin was thinking, it is extremely difficult for a concubine in the harem to leave the palace, but Concubine Xie can leave the palace tonight just for such a small matter... Could it be that this is a privilege given to her by the Queen?

In other words, the person who forbade him to meet the emperor was actually the queen?

Why is this so?

Lady Xie walked into the yard, seeming to be worried. She suddenly stopped and looked back, her eyes falling on Xie Lin, who was still bowing and greeting her. She saw that he had a cold and aloof posture, as if he was indifferent to everything outside.

He probably has no interest in meeting the emperor, right?

He'd better!

When leaving the Xie Mansion, Concubine Xie felt that Xie Lin, who was of low status, would listen to her obediently.

But on the way back to the palace, Concubine Xie thought of Xie Lin's cold eyes that did not reveal the slightest bit of cowardice, and felt that he was not the kind of person who would obey her.

If someone else wanted to punish her second brother and eldest nephew, they would naturally not dare to do so after she gave the order, but Xie Lin still dared to do so.

The more Concubine Xie thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She had to go back to the palace to tell the Queen about the situation and see what the Queen would decide.

However, when Concubine Xie went to see the Queen, she was told that the Queen had gone to deliver autumn pear paste to the Emperor.

Today, news came from the northern border that the Daqi soldiers suffered a defeat in their first battle. All the courtiers outside the palace came into the palace to meet the emperor. The empress was worried that the emperor would get anxious and angry, so she sent him autumn pear paste, which may have already arrived at the Purple Palace by now.

Seeing that it was already three o'clock in the morning and she was really tired after a day's running around, Concubine Xie didn't wait any longer.

Although she went back to rest, the court officials in the Purple Palace were still discussing countermeasures with the emperor.

Some court officials suggested dispatching troops to the northern border for support, but this was quickly rejected. If troops from the west were dispatched there, what would happen if the Western Rong attacked?

If the troops from the south are transferred there, not only will they not be able to adapt to the climate and water there, but what if the Southern Qiang Kingdom also takes advantage of the weak border defense to attack?

"Ever since the news of General Chu losing his legs spread, not only the Northern Zhou, but even the Western Rong and Southern Qiang are ready to make a move. Now is not the time to mobilize troops!"

"What do you think we should do if we don't send troops? Will we let the northern border of Daqi be trampled by the iron hooves? Then do we still want Changqing City?"

"The best way is to find a capable person who can lead troops to fight now, and bring an army from the other state to support us!"

"That's easy to say. If there was such a capable person, would we still need the lame old General Chu to lead the powerless Fourth Young Master to the battlefield?"

In short, the husband said he was right and the wife said she was right, and the Zichen Hall was in a mess due to the quarrel.

The emperor did not eat a single bite of the autumn pear paste sent by the queen. He was in no mood to eat it at all. The queen herself could not get a word in. Finally, the emperor asked her to go back and rest.

The Queen did not try to show off, and said, "God will not destroy Daqi, there will definitely be a turn for the better, Your Majesty, do not worry."

He also instructed the prince to share the emperor's worries, and then left.

Crown Prince Dongfang Ye knelt before the emperor and said, "Father, I am willing to lead the troops to the northern border to provide support!"

The court officials suddenly became quiet.

The emperor looked at him for a while, then shook his head.

"King Cheng is already in the northern border, and the prince can stay in the capital." The emperor said. If they lost the battle and Dongfang Shuo died in the northern border, he still had the prince.

He would not let both of his sons go to the northern border, as that was too dangerous. If anything happened to the crown prince, the foundation of the country would surely be shaken.

The prince wanted to say something else, but was suppressed by the emperor's eyes. Other court officials also expressed their opinions: The prince must not go!

After arguing for a while, it was almost dawn and no one had a good solution.

Finally, Yu Zijin said, "Perhaps it was just a failure in the first battle. We don't need to panic too much. Maybe in a few days, we will hear good news. The Chu family never lets us down."

Prime Minister Zheng Wenkang said: "Maybe he would not disappoint us in the past, but now... it's hard to say. I think we should think of a countermeasure in advance."

When it comes to countermeasures, everyone becomes silent again.

Yao An glanced at the sky outside the window and said, "Your Majesty, it's almost dawn. Why don't you go back to the palace and rest first, and then think of a solution later? It would be bad if you overwork yourself."

Before the emperor could respond, Yao An said, "Oh, the Imperial Concubine is here. I'm here to pay my respects to her. Please go and persuade the Emperor to rest early, so as not to tire himself out."

Concubine Zheng brought loquat paste, and Chu Runxue came with her. The two of them came forward to pay their respects to the emperor.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "I have no appetite now, Concubine, please go back first."

Concubine Zheng said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. My daughter-in-law, Runxue, has a plan to fight against the Northern Zhou army."