Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

On the tower of Huangji Gate.

Facing the cold north wind, dozens of courtiers stood in front of the gate eagerly waiting for the return of the Sacred King Cangming with the tiger and wolf army.

Behind them, there is a rather grand guard of honor.

Since only the emperor is qualified to lead the crowd to the Holy Land Road in front of the Huangji Gate, it is usually used either when the emperor personally conscripts, or during major sacrificial activities, or when the emperor dies and is sent to the imperial mausoleum for burial. The road is good, so there are basically no pedestrians here.

As soon as the Cangming Army appeared, they would be able to spot it immediately.

However, they waited for a long time, and until a quarter of noon, there was not a single figure to be seen on the incomparably spacious Shenglin Road.

"Ah Choo!"

A courtier couldn't bear it anymore and sneezed loudly.

The other courtiers couldn't help but frowned.

They all subconsciously felt something was wrong.

Li Zheng said in the letter that the Cangming Army would definitely arrive at Huangjimen at Sishi, but it was already noon now, and there was not even a ghost on the Shenglin Road.

This is obviously a bit abnormal.

Li Zheng has been an official for many years, and he has always handled things smoothly. If he is not absolutely sure, he will definitely not stand up. There are going to be mistakes.

but now……

"What's going on? Why hasn't the Cangming army appeared yet? Is there any accident?"

Wu Zongyun frowned and asked.

Wang Zhi shook his head.

"Impossible, His Royal Highness the Holy King is invincible! How could something unexpected happen?"

The conversation opened up, and all the courtiers spoke freely, but they still couldn't guess what was going on.

"Wait a little longer."

Wang Zhi gently stroked his long beard, and the old man said solemnly: "His Royal Highness may have been delayed a little by something, and it is estimated that he will arrive later, I will just wait patiently."

"Master Wang is right, I am impatient."

"If you don't even have this bit of patience, how will you help His Royal Highness achieve great things and create a glorious and prosperous world in the future?!"

"..."

People are always subconsciously inclined to believe what they want to believe, so comforted by Wang Zhi, all the courtiers instinctively suppressed the anxiety in their hearts and continued to wait.

However, almost half an hour passed, and there was still no human figure on the horizon in the distance.

As time passed, everyone became more and more uneasy.

At this moment, at the corner of the street behind, several figures dressed as servants or housekeepers suddenly walked out.

At this time, the courtiers were very nervous, and the movement behind them immediately attracted their attention.

And when Wu Zongyun saw one of the old housekeepers, his heart suddenly "thumped", and then he took the lead and walked over without waiting for everyone's reaction.

After he left, several elders among the courtiers followed closely behind.

Apparently, those servants also had their own people.

"Old... master... no... not good!!"

Before Wu Zongyun approached, the old butler shouted out of breath.

Hearing this, Wu Zongyun's uneasiness suddenly became extremely strong.

"Old Fu, what's going on? Why are you here?"

Lao Fu is an old man in the Wu Mansion. He has been a housekeeper in the Wu Mansion for decades and has won the trust of the Wu family.

People like him usually don't need to run errands to report to the master's house, just call a servant to come over.

And once he came over in person, then, probably something terrible happened.

"It's not good, master! Holy King...His Royal Highness Holy King...His Royal Highness Holy King..."

Hearing Lao Fu's intermittent words, Wu Zongyun's heart sank even more.

Immediately afterwards, before Lao Fu could finish speaking, a man dressed as a servant shouted loudly: "It's not good, sir! The Holy King you mentioned, he led an army into the city from Nanhuamen!!"

As soon as these words came out, all the courtiers widened their eyes and turned pale with shock.

"What did you say?!!"

………………

Pat... Pat...

Ziji City, in the Sixth Division Corridor.

A sound of uniform footsteps came in from outside.

What followed was an aura that was so depressing that it almost made people collapse, as if there were thousands of troops and horses outside that were gradually crushing them, making people instinctively feel breathless.

Hearing this sound, Lu Chen's eyes flashed brightly, and there was a frenzied and suppressed excitement hidden in the dark eyes.

'Is it finally here? '

"Are you back..."

Jiang Chengwan got up slowly, patted the dust on her body, and said to Lu Chen who was opposite, "Then, it's time to pick up that great hero of the Zhu Kingdom who has made great contributions to the dynasty."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help feeling awkward.

He always felt that the puppet emperor in front of him, who had always been despised by everyone, was a little weird today.

In the past, the empress was always submissive in front of people, and even hesitated to say a word, she looked like a weak and incompetent person.

But now, what kind of trouble is this kind of calm and domineering appearance?

And it doesn't feel like a puppet emperor can say such forceful words...

Normally speaking, when facing the mighty Cangming Holy King who is trying to usurp the throne, and she is powerless to resist, as an emperor who is about to be abolished, shouldn't she be trembling and trembling in despair, waiting for the tragedy? fate?

Your open-minded look makes me a little confused...

"What's wrong?"

As if sensing Lu Chen's gaze, the corners of Jiang Chengwan's mouth raised slightly imperceptibly.

"Is there something wrong with my looks?"

Lu Chen was respectful on the surface: "No, Your Majesty is wise and powerful, with a peerless elegance, how can there be anything wrong?"

But I was complaining in my heart: Damn, you don't have a little bit of normal, okay?

Could it be the rebound that was suppressed to the limit, and in the extreme despair, directly changed his temperament?

Hmm...it's possible.

Jiang Chengwan naturally didn't know Lu Chen's inner monologue. Hearing what he said, a bright smile quietly flashed in the corner of his eyes.

Obviously, she is very happy now.

Not only is he about to regain his supreme authority as an emperor, but also because of Lu Chen's words.

"Really? That's good."

Responding lightly, Jiang Chengwan stepped up and walked towards the door.

Lu Chen put away the thoughts in his heart, got up and followed, and walked to Jiang Chengwan's side in two or three steps.

"Your Majesty, you should go back to Ziwei Palace."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan looked at Lu Chen with subtle eyes: "Why?"

Lu Chen took a deep breath, and then said righteously: "The Holy King of Cangming is named Xia Chen, and he is actually a Xia thief. This beast has entered without an order. Hearing the sound, he must have brought a lot of soldiers and horses. He must have wanted to force For Your Majesty, such a wolf-minded and ambitious person is very likely to act against His Majesty, and even seek to usurp the throne. Therefore, I feel that it is better for me to go and test it out. If there is any change, Your Majesty may There is still a little time to deal with..."

"No need!"

Before Lu Chen finished speaking, Jiang Chengwan quietly clenched her fists and interrupted him.

"It is impossible for the Holy King Cangming to harm me, I trust him!"

As she said that, her eyes suddenly became a little deep: "It's just like I believe in you."