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Zhuang Li had not seen Wang Su for the past few days, even though he had seen the lights that he was occasionally busy with in the study. It was true that she had not been able to get to the study room, but there were always Eunuch Li outside, stopping him, saying something about the emperor being busy …

After calming down, she felt that she no longer wanted to explain. She loved that man. What was she going to say? She could not lie to him. She did indeed know Young Master Baishi, who was at that time, and in front of Wang Su, she had truly treated him as a good friend of hers. Many years ago, she had even felt nostalgic when she saw the Brightmoon Restaurant at that time on the corner of that street. In the end, such carefree days are gone forever …

The Prince Bi that sat behind the pearl curtain back then, had he also thought about today's situation?

No one could predict what kind of person they would become and what kind of person they would fall in love with.

At least Zhuang Li knew that no matter what, she already loved that man sitting upright on top of the imperial court too much … Whether or not he suspected her in her heart, was angry with her … She was going to wait for him on the spot. As long as he turned around, she would still be in the palace …

Zhuang Li did not wait for Wang Su to come back to Opposite Moon House before waiting for another piece of news.

At first, it was just a small border town. However, Big Phoenix was disinclined to dispatch her troops. Suddenly, it erupted and consecutively attacked several nearby towns where even the Great Phoenix didn't have many troops stationed.

Originally, Da Feng did not plan to completely control the West Cold either. Since the number of troops guarding the place was not much, most of them had already retreated back to the border. Now that he had been caught unprepared, it was only natural that he would be caught unprepared.

And the one who was leading them this time was none other than the Third Prince of the West Cold, Xi Cuo.

His highness Xi Cuo's prestige in the West Cold had never been low, and he had a great reputation, so naturally, whenever he came out to call for an uprising, he would echo it with shouts and cries. Moreover, if he had endured until now, he would have planned long ago.

It seemed like the reason why the envoys from the West Cold had come to ask for the princess to return to their homeland was to find a reason to rebel …

Zhuang Li felt that her hands and feet were cold, but it had nothing to do with the snow outside.

It was about rights and status. How could he have achieved it so easily?

Qing You would ask a few eunuchs who she was familiar with about this news everyday, but how many people knew about the matters of imperial court?

"I'm afraid they know, but they're unwilling to speak." Qing You complained.

"Even the Emperor isn't clear about the matters of the imperial court. Even if they don't know, it's very normal. Don't make things difficult for them. " Zhuang Li felt that it was funny seeing Qing You's flustered and exasperated look.

"Miss, you actually have the mood to make fun of me …"

"It's already like this, now I don't have any more worries. Since Xi Cuo and Ge Ya were alright, the West Cold uprising would happen sooner or later.

"What's more …"

She rested her forehead on her hand, her thoughts already drifting away.

No matter what, in terms of imperial court, he is still the emperor's subordinate. His upper and lower heart are exceptionally unified, and now, if he wants to attack West Cold again, it will no longer be as troublesome as it was before.

Moreover, the current Emperor's army was even stronger, so even if Xi Cuo were to come back, he would not be the least bit afraid.

After thinking about it, Zhuang Li was not too worried.

She was afraid that the Wang Su before had fought alone on the imperial court, and only wanted to create a stable life for the citizens at the border. In the end, she did not need to do this anymore. It was even more stable and powerful than when the late emperor was here.

From then on, Zhuang Li didn't even allow her to investigate further, she continued to live her daily life. In the morning, she would get up and dress up in the sunlight, waiting to waste an entire day. She was waiting for someone, but that person never came.

The winter in the capital was extremely cold, but this year, it made her feel especially cold. The stove in the room was raised all day long, but it still made him feel as if he couldn't withstand the cold.

This made her feel a little discouraged. In the end, she had still lived in a place with ice and snow for so many years and played around with Ge Ya in the snow, but she had never felt cold at that time.

But now, he actually felt the cold to the point that he couldn't take it anymore. Was he really old?

However, Zhao Ci's body was only around twenty years of age. Could it be that the women of this era were all that young, that they were so busy getting married at such a young age?

Zhuang Li didn't wait for the emperor to arrive, but at dusk, she waited for the Eunuch Li with a palace lamp.

She did not expect that the Eunuch Li would visit his so late in the night. He was surprised for a moment, but he had also expected something else.

"Eunuch, is it the Emperor who has announced me?"

Eunuch Li shook his head before kneeling down.

"Empress, this servant has always been a cautious person in my life, never surpassing my duty. However, I have come here today not because of my master's orders, but because I am a servant seeking one thing from the Empress."

This completely stunned Zhuang Li, but she quickly squatted down as well and helped the Eunuch Li up before inviting him into the room. Although she did not stand outside for too long, it was enough to make Zhuang Li feel cold to the point that she could not stand it.

"Just tell me what it is you need."

When Eunuch Li opened his mouth again, there was no longer any hesitation.

"I know that the Empress and His Majesty's relationship has not been as close as before, but the Empress really does have to believe in the emperor. In his heart, however, the Empress has always been in his heart."

"I know …"

"Perhaps the Empress still hasn't found out that the war in the West Cold has been tense recently. Although the Emperor can obtain all the support in the court, in the end, he still needs the support of the Empress …"

"…"

"After all, the Emperor just unified his power not long ago. Thus, he decided to personally take part in this war …"

This was something that Zhuang Li did not expect, and she could not help but be stunned.

"Personal? "Why would the emperor want to personally take the field? His prestige is already sufficient. The imperial government and the borders of the Great Phoenix are already unified. He shouldn't take this risk …"

But at this time, the Eunuch Li didn't say anything …

"Empress, the emperor naturally has his own plans. Since he is the Great Phoenix's master … However … This old servant was also worried about the emperor's personal army … "

"What can I do?" she asked urgently, almost anxiously.

"Empress, Empress Hanqin has already released news that she wants to follow the emperor in his personal battle …"

"Eunuch, I know what to do now... Rest assured... "You've never been here …"

"Empress, I, your servant, have served my master for the rest of my life. I personally watched the emperor grow up. What I did for him could probably only be considered a little bit of selfishness on the part of my servant. "If there were any consequences, I would definitely be willing to bear the consequences with the Empress …"

He knelt again and kowtowed several times.

As a servant, the Eunuch Li that normally would not speak much, was actually able to do this. However, Zhuang Li admired him, and was grateful to him for the news he had told his.

Zhuang Li had originally hoped that she could follow the emperor in her personal battle, but there was no response from the Ministry of Revenue. I even heard that the Imperial Noble Consort was rejected because of the Emperor's unwillingness. She did not dare to blow the matter up, so as to not create more trouble for Eunuch Li. However, she allowed Qing You to bribe quite a number of palace eunuchs.

As the day of the emperor's conquest neared, Wang Su still had not come to see Zhuang Li, even though he really wanted to see that person once.

That day, when the doors to the palace had been completely opened, Wang Su sat on the horse and followed the generals in the army to head to the West Cold. They walked out of one palace after another, and then towards the city gate. With their fastest speed, they rushed towards the border between the Great Phoenix and West Cold.

At the end of the carriage, there was an extremely small and unremarkable carriage mixed with the soldiers. Qing You lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked around. It seemed that she was in a good mood because of the clear sky. She slipped into the carriage like a clever little mouse.

"Miss, we're in Gansu now!"

"Oh!" Another woman was in the carriage, leaning against a pile of quilts lazily.

Zhuang Li was originally sleeping, but this shout by Qing You caused him to slowly wake up. She bribed the soldiers in the military before she finally managed to get her horse carriage to quietly follow behind the army. She thought about how the person she loved was on the horse not far away and felt comforted, even though that person did not know about it.

"Are we already in Gansu? "So fast …" She saw that Qing You was not satisfied with her reaction and was a little dejected, so she added a sentence to show that she was really listening to what she said with all her heart.

It had been half a month since their departure from the capital. During this half a month, Zhuang Li had spent most of her time in the carriage, sleeping soundly.

But that was also good. After all, he had fallen asleep, so he could no longer feel the pain of bumpiness. On the contrary, he felt that his journey was especially quick.

Qing You was only worried that her young miss might not be sick, and seeing that Zhuang Li had actually woken up and ignored her, she started to feel happy. She pushed aside the curtain to let Zhuang Li see the rare sunlight outside the carriage.

"Then, miss, would you like to get out of the carriage and take a walk? The weather outside is really good. Let's go to the little town in front to rest. I heard that there's a small river nearby. Let's go take a look. "

Zhuang Li felt that even though she had woken up, her body was still exceptionally tired. Furthermore, perhaps because she had been exceptionally exhausted recently, she felt that her body was also relaxed and exhausted to the point of death. She didn't have the strength to get off the carriage and walk around, but she couldn't make Qing You worry.

"I don't want it. I'm no longer a child. If you want to play, then go and play …" "When you get married, you won't have so much freedom left …"

She didn't even forget to tease Qing You, to let him see that she was in good shape and that she was no longer a problem. Go and get her food.

Along the way, they had all eaten military rations and foodstuffs. Although the tea was full, it was after all very coarse, and after only taking two bites, Zhuang Li already felt that her stomach was suffering from a hard and hard food, and started to vomit …