newbobooks Chapter 254 I also have relatives to protect
Chapter 254 I also have relatives to protect
The emperor almost broke his old teeth while reading the military newspaper.
This Xie Lang, this Qi Yu!
He didn't believe that when Chahar escaped, he would coincidentally break out from the direction where Ma Linyuan was.
He also didn't believe that someone like Ma Linyuan, who was cautious by nature and afraid of death, would sacrifice his life to stop him.
He stared at the military newspaper on the table, and finally let out a long breath.
good very good.
He wanted to see how the Queen would explain to him when she came back!
Lu Xinran has looked very solemn since he received the message from Song Junyan.
How could Ma Linyuan die?
This was a thorn specially sent by the emperor to the northwest. Now he died. Isn't this a slap in the emperor's face?
The emperor might let them go because of the border situation and the lack of generals capable of leading the troops, but what about the empress? What should the empress do?
The Queen will eventually come back, and once she does, given the Emperor's harsh and cold temper, he will definitely find ways to cause trouble for her.
The more Lu Xinran thought about it, the more he felt that they were a little too hasty. The emperor wanted to place someone in place, and Ma Linyuan was not a smart and capable person, so why not just get rid of him at any time?
She was worried about the Queen, so Song Junyan and Zhang Yongping naturally felt worried as well.
On the second day after the military report of the recapture of Yucheng Pass was received, the emperor sent someone to the border to deliver an imperial decree, asking the empress to return to the capital immediately.
This confirmed his intention to vent his anger on the Queen.
When Lu Xinran heard the news, she almost cursed the emperor to death in her heart. What kind of trash is he!
Isn't this clearly bullying the weak and fearing the strong? Knowing that the Queen has the Zhang family behind her, he can exploit her weaknesses.
The more Lu Xinran thought about it, the angrier she became. She now prayed that the dog emperor would die soon.
The empress and the emperor have been husband and wife for so many years, how could she not know the emperor's character.
On the second day after Yucheng Pass was recaptured, she began to prepare to return to Beijing.
Xie Lang and Qi Yu stood by her side, hesitant to speak. They wanted to persuade her to stay, but didn't know how to start.
"You don't need to persuade me, I know what I want to do."
In the past two months, she has had enough opportunities to change her identity and stay here, whether by escaping death or using the excuse of being seriously injured and needing to recuperate. As long as she doesn't want to go back, she can always find a way.
But she doesn't want to change her identity!
She is the eldest daughter of the Zhang family and was once a respected major general in this frontier.
She is the queen who married into the royal family and is high and mighty.
She and her family have paid so much for Da Chu. Why should she have to change her appearance to stay here?
She will come back one day, and she will come back with her own identity.
She must always stand upright in front of people so that everyone will remember her and the Zhang family.
So she wanted to go back and hold her head high with the achievement of defeating the foreign race.
Xie Lang lowered his head and sighed. How could he not understand the Queen's thoughts?
But the more he understood, the more worried he became.
"The emperor will blame you for Ma Linyuan's death, right?"
"Yes, but I won't give him a chance."
The battlefield is brutal and no one can guarantee that they will survive until the sun rises the next day.
Ma Linyuan died entirely because he was stupid and ambitious. If he hadn't intended to capture Chahar alive, how could he have kept tightening the encirclement and made Chahar want to fight to the death?
If he hadn't been so ambitious and hadn't forced people to surround the enemy even though he knew he couldn't stop them, he wouldn't have encountered the accident.
Now that he is dead, he wants them to clean up his mess.
Thinking of the trouble that Ma Linyuan had caused, Xie Lang hesitated for a long time before asking, "Do you want me to accompany you back to Beijing?"
"No, have you forgotten the girl from the Lu family? With her around, I can clear my suspicion in front of the court officials, and I can even force the emperor to reward me and my father!"
Hearing her talk about Lu Xinran, Xie Lang's heart finally settled down.
"Where's the other girl from the Lu family? Are you going to take her back this time?"
"Ask her. If she wants to stay, I will talk to her family in detail when I return."
The queen could feel that Lu Xinlan was like a fish in water here, even though it was extremely windy and sandy here, and the food and supplies were far inferior to those in the capital.
But she could feel that Lu Xinlan was just like her and never took these things seriously. They both loved this vast world.
Xie Lang nodded, and thinking about the weapons that Lu Xinlan had figured out later, he secretly hoped that the other party would be willing to stay.
On the second day after receiving the imperial edict, Lu Xinlan found the queen.
"Aunt, when will you leave for Beijing? I will go back with you."
"Two days later. If we don't set off now, we will miss the Queen Mother's birthday."
When the Queen spoke of the Queen Mother, her eyes softened instantly.
Although the emperor was cruel and ruthless, the empress dowager always took good care of her and never made things difficult for her because of the emperor and the harem.
"Have you made up your mind? I see that you are living very comfortably here, and you are not a real member of the Lu family. If you want to stay, I can help you."
"Aunt, you have your own persistence when you go back, and I also have people to help when I go back."
As Lu Xinlan spoke, she thought of Lu Xinran's wrinkled face when he left reluctantly, and tenderness also appeared in her eyes.
"Aunt, my sister is the most important family member to me. I want to go back and take care of her."
They came into this world together, and she was so much older than her in her previous life. In her heart, Lu Xinran was not only a younger sister, but also the support of her soul.
Only with him around did she feel a sense of reality.
The queen didn't expect her to say that. Recalling how the two of them always went out together and seemed to have a very good relationship, she also laughed.
"Okay, let's go back together."
Let’s go back together to protect the most important person in our hearts.
"Aunt, have you made any arrangements for the young master of the Cui family?"
"Cui Wu?" The queen raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she didn't expect that she would suddenly mention Cui Shenglin: "I have already asked Xie Lang to take care of him at the critical moment. As for whether he can make a way out here, it depends on his own ability."
"Aunt, I think you should let General Xie keep him by your side and let him participate in any battles..."
Lu Xinlan leaned close to the queen's ear and whispered the news he had received during this period of time, as well as the situation he had analyzed.
"I didn't expect you to be such a clever little ghost. Okay, I know what to do. You, hurry up and pack up. We will set off for Beijing on time the day after tomorrow morning."