Chapter 562 The Proud Queen
"My lady, the Marquis's army is about to break camp and march!"
On this day, the female guard Yue Ling came hurriedly.
"What!" Miaoyu was startled and stood up suddenly. The teapot in her hand was knocked over, but she had no time to care about it at the moment.
"Where did you get the news?"
"The Marquis's personal guards came to inform us that they would move camp and head to Jiading Prefecture in two days."
Miaoyu was anxious and wanted to go out to the camp immediately, but was stopped by Yueling.
"My lady, it's inconvenient for you to go to the camp. If you have anything to say, why not invite the Marquis to come and talk."
Miaoyu managed to calm herself down and said, "What if he doesn't come?"
"Miss, you have written a letter, and I will personally deliver it. No matter what, I will definitely ask the Marquis to come."
"That's...fine!"
Afterwards, Miaoyu wrote a note and handed it to Yueling. After hesitating for a moment, Miaoyu sighed and said, "If you don't come, there's no need to ask for help."
Upon hearing this, Yue Ling just nodded and left in a hurry.
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According to Jia Cong's order, Guan Jin and Meng Hua stationed their troops in Danleng before the New Year. After Sun Ze successfully raided Hongya, they marched south to harass the Jiajiang area, tying down the tribal troops of Jiading Prefecture and making the tribes in southern Xinjiang dare not move rashly.
According to the news brought by Meng Hua and others, there were soldiers and horses from the southern border tribes cruising around Emei and Jiajiang, trying to move westward.
After arranging the marching route for the generals, Jia Cong stood up and stretched his body.
At this moment, Lu Feng walked in, "General, Miss Miaoyu's female guards want to see you."
Jia Cong hesitated for a moment. He had been eating a lot of food cooked by others these days...
"Bring her in!"
Soon, Yue Ling entered Jia Cong's room.
"Yueling pays homage to the Marquis. The young lady would like to invite the Marquis to come over for a chat!" As she said this, she handed the note to Jia Cong.
Jia Cong flipped open the note and took a look. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "This marquis will be dispatching troops in two days. I am busy with military affairs now and cannot go."
Upon hearing this, Yue Ling immediately fell to the ground and sobbed, "My Lord, I guarantee with my life that my young lady has nothing to do with what happened earlier. Moreover, when she wanted to report it to you, but was stopped. My young lady has never held any hostility towards you, my Lord."
"Please, my Lord, do not reject my young lady's affection. Ever since the last incident, my young lady has lost her appetite and is becoming increasingly thinner since returning to the city. If you reject her, how can my young lady survive?"
"It is fate that the Marquis can meet my young lady. Please go there, so that my young lady can rest assured!"
After saying this, Yue Ling kowtowed continuously.
Jia Cong sighed softly in his heart, and after a while he finally spoke, "Get up, go back and tell your young lady that I will be there tomorrow."
Yue Ling was delighted when she heard this and quickly stood up, "Thank you, my Lord."
After saying this, he bowed again and then hurried away.
When they returned to the courtyard, Yueling met Miaoyu's expectant gaze and said hurriedly, "Miss, the Marquis has agreed and said he will come tomorrow."
Miaoyu's face showed a hint of joy and she nodded vigorously.
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In the Imperial Palace in Shenjing City!
The first month of the year was finally over, and Empress Shang finally had some free time. Speaking of the imperial family, the New Year holiday was the busiest month. Not only did she have to deal with all the palace etiquette, but she also had to receive imperial edicts from all the various government offices. As the head of the harem, Empress Shang was truly exhausted from taking care of everything, both inside and outside.
Fortunately, the first month of the year is over now, so I am finally done with the busy work.
"Yuan Chun!"
The queen, who was lying on the soft couch, suddenly spoke.
Yuanchun stepped forward, "Your Majesty."
"I remember that Miss Lin's birthday is coming soon, isn't it?"
Yuanchun quickly replied, "Indeed, today is the eighth day of the second lunar month, and Miss Lin's birthday is the Flower Festival on the twelfth day of the second lunar month."
The Queen nodded, and then said, "Don't forget that day. Send the reward as the Xue family maid did a few days ago."
Afterwards, the Queen continued to mutter to herself, "This child is not in the capital, and I still have to help take care of his young wives . How can this be justified? However, these children are all responsible people. When they get married in the future, won't they be filial to me, their mother-in-law? So, it's not a loss at all."
Yuanchun, who was standing by, laughed secretly. The Queen was indeed very good to the Marquis.
For example, during the New Year holidays, Baochai and the other daughters received generous rewards on New Year's Eve and the fifteenth day of the lunar month. On Baochai's birthday, the Empress even personally issued an imperial decree, bringing honor to the entire Xue family. However, as the Empress's own son, such treatment was not surprising. Furthermore, the Empress felt a sense of indebtedness, so how could she not treat him with care?
"Your Majesty..."
Just then, the voice of a female official came from outside the door.
The empress hurriedly stood up to greet her, but before she could leave, Emperor Longxing strode in.
"Your Majesty!"
Emperor Longxing smiled and helped the empress to her feet. "I just finished dealing with the affairs of the court and came to see the empress. The empress has been very busy these days."
"Isn't this my duty?" the queen said with a smile.
"What are you talking about?" The emperor asked immediately when he saw Yuanchun was there.
After helping Emperor Longxing to sit down, the Empress said, "It's that girl Lin's birthday in a few days. I told Yuanchun not to forget to give her a reward."
"Miss Lin? Lin Ruhai's daughter?"
"Otherwise, which girl Lin is worthy of my attention?"
"Your Majesty, is there any news about Xiao He'er recently?"
Emperor Longxing felt somewhat helpless, as this was a question he would be asked almost every time he came to see the empress.
"Didn't that kid send you a letter during the New Year and also brought you a New Year gift. This unfilial son didn't even know to bring me a New Year gift as well?" When mentioning this, Emperor Longxing was filled with jealousy. Although he was an emperor and very rich, that was a New Year gift from his son.
The most annoying thing is that during this entire first month of the year, every time he came to the Queen's place, the Queen would take out those things and fiddle with them, and he was jealous.
"I am Xiao He'er's mother." The queen said proudly.
"Humph! I'm still his father, and I haven't seen him being filial."
Yuanchun could face such scenes calmly. After all, the emperor and empress would come every now and then, and she had long been accustomed to it.
As the two were talking, Xia Shouzhong came hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
After paying his respects, Xia Shouzhong handed a memorial to Emperor Longxing and said urgently, "Your Majesty, this is an urgent report from the Marquis of Guanjun sent through the Jinyiwei."
As a secret organization, the Jinyiwei naturally did more than just monitor officials.
Moreover, in addition to the capital, there are Jinyiwei spies everywhere, and these spies are of two types: open and secret.
