After traveling through time, I took command and led the troops to conquer the mountains and rivers.

Chapter 416: The Imperial Concubine Passes Away

Li Chang and A Yan followed Li Yanzhao back to the capital city trembling with fear.

The capital city has changed its appearance a long time ago.

At least that's what Li Yanzhao thought.

His many years of military career have made him unusually alert.

It was not until he actually met Li Yansheng that he knew where this elusive danger came from.

"Oh, Third Brother, we meet so soon!"

Li Yansheng's unexpressive smile caught Li Yanzhao's attention.

The two hugged each other and laughed, looking like brothers with deep affection.

Li Yansheng let go of Li Yanzhao and put his hands on his shoulders.

"Third brother, you have done a great deed this time. We must celebrate today."

Li Yanzhao looked very terrified and said, "Your Highness, you are too kind."

"I heard that Jizhou won an overwhelming victory in the battle with Beimo?"

Li Yansheng was overjoyed, "Not bad!"

Seeing his expression, Li Yanzhao knew that he was on the right track.

"I heard that the emperor promoted the generals who made military achievements this time?"

"The person who got promoted is Liangdi's brother from her mother's family. He is such a talent!"

Li Yansheng pulled Li Yanzhao to sit down in the house, and the servants quickly placed a brazier filled with charcoal next to them.

Li Yanzhao stretched out his hand and placed it above the brazier.

"It's still my royal brother who knows how to enjoy it!"

Li Yansheng's eyes flashed and he blurted out.

"So what if you get promoted? Whether you come here alive or not is another matter!"

Li Yanzhao took his hand back, looking surprised, "What's going on?"

Seeing Li Yanzhao's expression, Li Yansheng felt a little regretful.

Why did you blurt this out?
Except for Li Guoli and Li Yansheng, the news of Xu Jingyang's injury was kept secret.

Li Yansheng did not respond, "Humph, the Tartar commander is not much better. I heard he is still unconscious."

Li Yanzhao understood that the fight had resulted in losses for both sides.

"Third brother, what did the emperor say to you when he came back this time?"

Li Yansheng looked at him, and Li Yanzhao was surprised again.

"Father only asked me about the border, and did not mention anything else."

Li Yansheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Third brother, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Come, let's drink!"

Li Yanzhao's arrival seemed to break a certain balance, and various forces began to stir.

"Third brother, you are finally here!"

Li Yanqing was extremely excited, "Do you know how many of us the prince has killed?"

He followed Li Yanzhao into the inner room.

Seeing Li Yanzhao sitting down calmly without any disturbance, Li Yanqing became very anxious.

He stood beside Li Yanzhao and said, "Third brother, say something!"

Li Yanzhao picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip slowly, and put the teacup back on the table.

"What do you want me to say?"

"Say we should put up a resistance?"

He looked at Li Yanqing's anxious face and sighed.

"Yanqing, we are all sons of our father and princes of the Great Zhou. Why do we have to kill each other like this?"

Li Yanqing's chest heaved violently, and the person in front of him seemed a little strange.

"Third brother, if we let that man take the throne, we will surely die!"

"I just want us to live!"

Li Yanzhao slammed the table and said, "If the king wants his subjects to die, they must die!"

The two parted unhappily, and Li Yanzhao came to the imperial concubine's palace.

"Mother, how are you these days?"

The imperial concubine caressed the cat in her arms nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter whether it's good or not, it's just like that!"

"Ever since your sister went to the Uighurs, half of my heart has gone with her."

"The other half lies with you. I don't know when you will be able to let your mother hold her grandson."

In the past, when the imperial concubine mentioned this matter, Li Yanzhao would always retort that it was too early. But now he said nothing.

The imperial concubine noticed his abnormality and handed the cat in her hand to the nanny.

"Mother, I heard that you brought a woman with you back to the capital this time?"

"This is the first time you bring a woman back to Beijing!"

Li Yanzhao was somewhat surprised, "Yes, it's the girl my son picked up at the border."

"Is your background clean?"

Li Yanzhao shook his head, "She's just a bed warmer anyway!"

The imperial concubine was disappointed. She had been thinking of picking a day to meet this woman!
It seems that there is no need for it.

"Did the prince make things difficult for you when you returned to the capital this time?"

The imperial concubine asked, she was a little worried.

There has been some unrest in the palace lately, and she knew it was the Queen's doing.

"no!"

Li Yanzhao had no other thoughts.

But soon he no longer thought so.

The next morning, someone from the palace received a letter saying that the imperial concubine had passed away.

Li Yanzhao didn't know how he got to the imperial palace, and he didn't know how he got to the imperial concubine's palace.

He only knew that the person who had been talking to him yesterday was now lying motionless on the bed.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

The imperial physician has come to check and found nothing abnormal.

It seemed as if the imperial concubine had died of old age.

Li Yanzhao was in a daze while keeping vigil for the imperial concubine and carrying the imperial concubine's coffin.

When everything was over, he slumped in the imperial concubine's palace and recalled the interesting things in his childhood.

The imperial concubine had a prominent family background, so after Li Yanzhao was born, he was not given to the empress to raise as per custom.

He grew up under the care of the imperial concubine.

In his eyes, the imperial concubine is his solid backing.

Now, this backing has also been destroyed. How can he not be sad?

"Who's sneaking around there?"

The guards pulled out a person from behind the screen. Li Yanzhao looked closely and found that it was the maid beside the imperial concubine.

"Mammy, didn't you leave the palace?"

According to palace rules, the maids in the Imperial Concubine's Palace were assigned to other palaces before their age limit expired.

The elderly maids can return to their hometowns.

The nanny fell to her knees with tears on her face.

She seemed to be suppressing something in her crying, "Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, the concubine's death was not accidental!"

Li Yanzhao grabbed the nanny and asked, "What did you say?"

The nanny felt pain but did not dodge. She raised her head and looked at Li Yanzhao.

"During the time when you were not back, the Queen always gave the Imperial Concubine some soup."

"If the imperial concubine is not willing, she will bring trouble to the prince."

"Although the Imperial Concubine later asked the Imperial Physician to check the soups and found that there was nothing wrong with them, but the fact that there was no problem was the biggest problem."

"Your Majesty, the death of our imperial concubine must be related to the queen!"

Li Yanzhao let go of the nanny, "Do you know what you mean by saying these words?"

The maid kowtowed repeatedly, "I guarantee with my life that the death of the imperial concubine must be related to the queen."

Li Yanzhao narrowed his eyes and sent someone over.

He thought of the imperial concubine's hesitation to speak yesterday, and his heart ached.

If the problem had been discovered earlier, could the tragedy have been prevented?

"Wow!"

"You idiots, why did you continue to attack when you knew that the Third Brother had returned to the capital?"

The queen was still not satisfied, so she threw the colorful glass bottle in her hand over.

"Fortunately, I was alert and arranged for the imperial physician. If any flaws were revealed, given the Third Master's temper, he would definitely not let it go!"