"Gone?" Shen Huan asked, "What does missing mean?"
Xichao sighed and said: "When the royal tent moved into Youzhou, it was discovered that the distinguished guest Ruo was missing."
Shen Huan frowned, what is going on? Although Xichen said that he would send Ruogui concubine away, but will it be at this time? What's more, the road is blocked by heavy snow. If you want to leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to go. Could it be that you are trapped by the heavy snow? ?
However, Xi Chao said with a faint complaint: "Fourth brother bringing a woman to the battlefield has always been something we can't understand. No matter how much he dotes on Ruogui concubine... Ruogui concubine is too ignorant."
Shen Huan said softly: "Maybe she just wants to be with the emperor."
Xichao glanced at her and asked, "Ah Huan, were you angry when fourth brother ignored you and favored her?"
Shen Huan said lightly: "No, even if there is no her, there will be other women. I have already seen this clearly, so there is nothing to be angry about, right?"
Xichao looked at her strangely, then lowered his head and muttered: "Then, just let her never come back again."
Shen Huan didn't say anything, but secretly thought in her heart: Maybe, she really will never come back.
However, if a single Ruogui concubine disappears and the road is blocked by heavy snow, will it cause such a commotion in the outer court? Shen Huan's vigilance tells her that the matter is still suspicious, but if he keeps questioning Xichao, he will definitely not tell him about sending Xichao away. After the court, Shen Huan asked Cui Shanggong to find Prime Minister Zhou to learn the truth of the incident.
Then the truth of the incident shocked Shen Huan! Xichao concealed such important information. The first was that General Qianye of the Western Kingdom had been killed in battle. Ye Cangqiong was also preparing to lead the expedition himself. The general was replaced by Shen Lan. The second was that Ruogui The concubine did not disappear, but was trapped outside Youzhou City with Chu Xichen, and the army was sending people everywhere to search!
Very few people knew about this matter. Except for San Zai and Xi Chao, almost no one knew about it, because once the news was revealed, it would probably cause an uproar in the army!
All the blood in Shen Huan's body was boiling. She stood up and shouted angrily, "Zhong Ruman, you bastard!" Then quickly! With the situation like this, the safety of the country depends on this woman! If it weren't for her, how could Chu Xichen have left the army! How utterly confused!
Clenching her hands tightly into fists, she paced back and forth in the palace. Cui Shanggong and others looked at her anxiously. In fact, Cui Shanggong had a very ambitious idea in his mind. Don't worry about the frontline of the three armies and so on! He immediately sent Xi The news that Chen was no longer in the army was leaked to the Western Kingdom, causing chaos at the border, and then the third prince was announced as the successor. In this way, even if Xichen came back in the future, the third prince's position would be a certainty!
An emperor who is bewitched by beauty will not be respected by others when he comes back!
"Empress..." Cui Shanggong opened his mouth, wanting to express his thoughts
"Teacher, I want to leave the palace!" But before this idea was uttered, Shen Huansheng interrupted him and then said this sentence
Cui Shanggong was startled, looked at her in confusion and asked, "What did the empress say?"
Shen Huan said: "I want to leave the palace, I want to go to the west! I want to find Xichen! I want to chop Zhong Ruman with my own hands!"
Cui Shanggong took a deep breath and said: "My Lady, please think again, this is not a joke. In fact, we have a better way..."
Shen Huan said angrily: "I'm not acting out of impulse! There is no better way. I know what the teacher is thinking! But, it can't be done! Until I return to the palace, the teacher had better not be impatient!" She inhaled slowly, and then Said: "Don't say that now is not the time to take action. Even if you do take action, you may not be able to succeed! Chu Xichen is not dead yet!"
Cui Shanggong lowered his head and stopped talking, but Shen Huan was ready to take action. He brought his crossbow and Wang Fengjian, put on civilian clothes, arranged for Qingyue to take care of Zhao'er, and announced that the queen would be in seclusion to pray for the army and would not be seen for a month. Anyone who asks Cui Shanggong to guard the door will take the certificate issued by him and leave the palace.
She did not tell Xi Chao about this because she knew that if she told him, Xi Chao would never agree. So she hired a light, non-slip carriage, pulled by two horses, and quickly left the capital to go to the capital. Go west
She didn't think about anything. The most important thing to her now was to find Chu Xichen. So, there was no delay along the way. Although the road was blocked by heavy snow and it was very difficult, it was already a month later when she arrived in Youzhou. Got it
Along the way, Liangzhou and Bianzhou had just been baptized by the flames of war. They were full of remnant soldiers and displaced people. The carriage was also snatched away by bandits on the road. She didn't dare to fight, so she could only ride over. Finally, she arrived in Youzhou, but she couldn't. Can get in
She kept hiding on the side of the road until she saw Lao Shi coming out with his team, and then she stepped forward. Lao Shi recognized her and was greatly surprised. He walked up to her and asked in a low voice: "Why are you here?" It's not like that! to ask, to blame
Shen Huan didn't care about anything else. He had suffered a lot along the way and was already exhausted, but he still forced himself to ask: "Where is he? Have you found him?"
Lao Shi nodded and said: "I found it. I am resting in the house. I will send you there first."
Shen Huan followed him back and asked him why Xichen disappeared with Ruogui concubine. Lao Shi frowned and said: "I don't know either. I only know that Ruogui concubine ran out first, and then the fourth brother We went to chase them, and then got trapped. Fortunately, we found them in time, otherwise... Fourth Brother, this would be too much fun."
Shen Huan suppressed her anger and when she arrived at the house, Wei Zifeng recognized her and was surprised. Lao Shi handed Shen Huan to Wei Zifeng and Chen Huan asked coldly: "Where are the others?"
Wei Zifeng did not dare to neglect and hurriedly led her outside Xichen's room. Shen Huan walked in gently and saw a woman sitting in front of the bed, carefully feeding Chu Xichen medicine. Shen Huan frowned. That woman was Ruogui. She was a weak woman, so why was Chu Xichen still lying down? Then Shen Huan thought that maybe Chu Xichen had given all his protection to her!
The anger in her heart could no longer be suppressed. She walked behind Ruogui and Xichen looked at her in surprise. Ruogui followed Xichen's gaze and looked back, and stood up in fright: "Queen... Empress, the Queen." …”
Shen Huan whispered: "Give me the medicine."
Ruogui Bin mechanically stretched out her hand to give her the medicine. Shen Huan took it with her left hand and put it aside. When she turned around, her right hand gathered all the strength of her body and slapped Ruo Guibi's face hard.
Ruogui was knocked to the ground and couldn't get up for a moment, but Xichen still looked at her in surprise and said nothing.
Shen Huan sneered and said: "Is the emperor distressed? It's just a slap. I wonder what the emperor would think if I ordered the execution of this bitch who disturbed the morale of the army?"