Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 448
People in the capital are in panic, border wars are in turmoil, and the court is in turmoil. Such a situation makes the people in the city worry unceasingly.

Not only that, but there were also rumors that the emperor was singing every night in the palace, which made the soldiers far away at the border feel aggrieved.

If this continues, the country will be destroyed by such a fatuous and incompetent emperor before the enemy country invades.

At the border gate outside the Great Wall, the east gradually turned white, and the sky began to brighten. Xiao Lin repelled the enemy again.

The night's hard work exhausted them, and they were fortunate enough to defeat the enemy. Even if Xiao Lin was a victorious general, he might not be able to consume his physical strength like this all the time.

"General, now that the enemy has retreated, should we retreat to the city, or rest where we are?" A burly man with a bearded face came to Xiao Lin's side.

Xiao Lin glanced at the soldier sitting on the ground, and said in a hoarse voice, "Rest where you are."

Now their energy is limited, and it will take half a day to return to the city. Now they are afraid that the enemy will play tricks and take the opportunity to attack back, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

The place where Xiao Lin fought this time is called "Lincheng". Lincheng is an important place in Jinzhou, and Jinzhou is the throat of the capital. If Jinzhou is destroyed, the enemy army will go as far as the capital.

With the exchange of dynasties and the flow of the long river of history, Lincheng is getting bigger and bigger. Because of its special location, it is surrounded by mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

After Jing Ning woke up, he knew it was noon.

"Sister-in-law, are you up?" Xiao Yuan shouted outside the door.

Jing Ning responded, and began to get up and dress up.

Today, Xiao Yuan thought she was bored at home, so she planned to go shopping with Jing Ning in the street to see if she could buy some gadgets to pass the time back home.

The capital was as lively as ever, and everyone's mood was not affected at all.

Holding Jing Ning's hand, Xiao Yuan walked directly to a jewelry store and picked out a few pieces of jewelry she wanted.

After coming out, Jing Ning heard someone say that something happened to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The prime minister, Zheng Anyan, was brought out of the mansion by officers and soldiers, followed by everyone in the prime minister's mansion.

Jing Ning opened his mouth, only to see Zheng Anyan shaking his head at her.

In the end, an officer and a soldier pressed out from the mansion, and a man wearing Yeliang country costume came out.

"Tell me, what happened to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Hey, haven't you heard? I learned from others that Prime Minister Zheng colluded with Yeliang State. Have you seen that person? He is from Yeliang State."

"Impossible, Prime Minister Zheng is dedicated to the country, how could he do such a rebellious thing?"

"Don't you see how the current emperor is? If it were me, I wouldn't want to assist such an emperor."

The comments from people around came to Jing Ning's ears, she clenched her fists tightly, and tears overflowed from her eyes.

Zhao Duo, I didn't expect you to attack the prime minister's mansion! !

Xiao Yuan felt Jingning's anger from the side, and her eyes were anxious, "Sister-in-law?"

"Let's go back to the mansion." Jing Ning watched the officers and soldiers put the seal on the prime minister's mansion, his eyes were cold.

When Jing Ning returned home, he wanted to ask what happened to Old General Xiao, but he learned that he had entered the palace.

Now the only one who can be found is the Empress Dowager. This time, Jing Ning walked through the palace gate and came directly to the Hall of Peace.

"My daughter pays homage to the Empress Dowager." Jing Ning greeted the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager's phoenix eyes were slightly opened, her face was calm, but there was sadness in her eyes, "Why are you here?"

"Queen Mother, please, save my father." Jing Ning knelt at the Queen Mother's feet and said softly.

"The Ai family can't do anything, now Prime Minister Zheng is guilty of treason, the evidence is conclusive." The queen mother said.

Jing Ning's eyes were full of disbelief, "My father is dedicated to serving the country, the Queen Mother must know..."

"So what if the Ai family knows? Now the emperor is Zhao Duo, not Yu'er from the Ai family. If you really want to save Prime Minister Zheng, find a way to get Yu'er back!" Say more.

It has already been said at the beginning that as long as Zhao Duo ascends the throne, the country will be in chaos, and now it has begun.

Jing Ning couldn't beg the Queen Mother, so he had to go to the Qianqing Hall.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhao Duo played with a beautiful woman in his arms. When he saw Jing Ning coming, his smile froze, and he already guessed the purpose of her trip.

"My daughter Zheng Jingning kowtowed to the emperor."

"Zheng Jingning, what are you doing here at the Qianqing Palace?"

"Your Majesty, the father of my subject's daughter was wronged, and it is in vain for the Emperor to conduct a thorough investigation. Don't wrong the loyal minister." Jing Ning straightened his back, with a hint of sarcasm on his cold face.

Hearing this, Zhao Duo's eyes flashed with killing intent, he pushed away the beauty in his arms, and walked to Jingning's side step by step.

"Zheng Jingning, I'm afraid you don't know that the prime minister's collusion with the enemy and treason is an unforgivable crime."

Jing Ning suppressed the hatred in his heart, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, my father has always been in the capital and never left. How did he communicate with the enemy? If we talk about correspondence, my father has never contacted the enemy country. How did he communicate? The first emperor was in power. At that time, my father spent half his life serving the country and the people, so the emperor must remember, right?"

Zhao Duo's face was ashen, and he looked at Jingning with cruel eyes, "Zheng Jingning, today not only found the collaborating letters in the prime minister's mansion, but also captured people from the Yeliang country in the prime minister's mansion, how can this be explained?"

"Your Majesty, how did you know that people from Yeliang Country are in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Jing Ning raised his head, his eyes fixed on Zhao Duo.

"If Lord Li hadn't written a letter to me, I wouldn't have known that the Prime Minister is such a person."

Jing Ning laughed out loud when she heard this, she never imagined that Zhao Duo would be so stupid that he would be arrested with just a letter.

Letters can be forged, but the Yeliang countryman she saw just now will never know Zheng Anyan, she has never seen someone from the enemy country sneak into the prime minister's mansion and even wear the clothes of the enemy country.

Isn't this just showing off your identity?If it is said that this is conclusive evidence, she feels that it is framed.

"Has the emperor found out?" Jing Ning asked, now she wants to buy a little more time until Xiao Lin returns from the border.

"Hmph! I have asked Dali Temple Minister to investigate. If there is nothing wrong, you can leave." Zhao Duo said, if it wasn't because she is now Xiao Lin's wife, he might have arrested her a long time ago. It can accommodate her to come to the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing this, Jing Ning breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there is no conviction, everything will be fine.

When turning around, Jing Ning left a word indifferently, "Your Majesty, if something happens to my father, Jing Ning will not swallow it anymore, and if Xiao Lin knows, he will not let it go."

What Jing Ning said was to tell Zhao Duo that as long as Xiao Rin was around, he would not be able to touch the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Now that Xiao Lin holds the military power, the soldiers under him are also loyal to him, not to mention that he is now loyal to the country, if he gets angry, as long as he says a word, he can completely establish himself as king and lead troops to rebel.

"Zheng Jingning, are you threatening me?" Zhao Duo yelled loudly. No matter what he said, he was also the Ninth Five-Year Lord, yet he would be threatened by a courtier's wife. It seemed ridiculous.

(End of this chapter)