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

"Cang Yue, are you sure the reason why the general has not thought about food and tea in the past two months is because of Mr. Lu?"

Yes, the person they were looking at was none other than Gu Simiao's trusted general who had been relying on him ever since he became the commander-in-chief of the Cang Ling Army. He was also a leader among the younger generation in Great Xia and one of the three deputy commanders of the Imperial Guard— —Dingyuan General Cang Yue.

"Don't worry, Sister Yingyue, you can't make a mistake."

Cang Yue said with determination:

"You didn't officially transfer to the capital last year, so you're asking this question. But if you knew what the general had done this year, you wouldn't doubt my judgment."

Hearing this, Su Yingyue immediately asked: "What has the general done this year?"

Others also hurriedly urged Cang Yue to stop talking and speak quickly.

"It all started when the general took us to Beijing last year to receive the title."

Cang Yue coughed lightly and said slowly: "Since taking charge of the Forbidden Army, the general has seemed to be a completely different person. Not only does he not focus all his energy on the army like he did in Huangzhou, but he also has to deal with important matters. After completing his military duties, I would rush back to Luojing as soon as I had the opportunity. After I noticed something unusual about the general, every time the general returned to Beijing, I tried to find a way to keep up, and then I discovered..."

At this point, she paused slightly.

Yingyue's eyes narrowed slightly, and then she interrupted before Cangyue could continue:

"Every time the General returns to Beijing, is it to find Mr. Lu?"

Of course, they were no strangers to Lu Chen.

In other words, any official with a certain status in the Daxia officialdom nowadays, whether civil or military, would be familiar with Lu Chen.

Not to mention that Lu Chen was the benefactor who saved their beloved General He clan.

As for Cang Yue following the general, she has been secretly observing this kind of thing for a whole year...it is urgent to follow the authority, but no one cares about it at this time.

She also cares about the general...

Of course, they who came here with Cang Yue at this time did not criticize Cang Yue's position.

"Yes."

Cang Yue nodded heavily, and then said solemnly:

"No matter it's windy or rainy, blizzard or scorching sun, the general will find time to return to Beijing to visit Mr. Lu. Even if he just meets once, the general will be satisfied. Sister Yingyue, you are a family man, and you are with your brother-in-law. We have come together after going through hardships, you should know what it means for the General to be like this, right?"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

Yingyue spoke slowly: "General, has she fallen in love with Mr. Lu..."

There was a hint of disbelief in his voice.

You must know that Gu Simiao is the only outstanding person in the history of Daxia who has successfully broken through to the realm of unity in his early twenties. Logically speaking, shouldn't such a gifted person be dedicated to pursuing the truth and have no other thoughts?

According to the tradition of the spiritual world, even if you are interested in finding a Taoist partner, you should fall in love with someone who is equally gifted, right?

How could you be tempted by an ordinary monk?

Yes, Lu Chen was indeed a great benefactor who saved the Gu family, but kindness is kindness, gratitude is gratitude, and feelings are completely different things.

What's more, Gu Simiao has always been a warrior who pursues the ultimate in martial arts since she joined the Cang Ling Army. She has never been seen wearing red clothes. Even in casual clothes, they are just loose cloth robes... She almost doesn't think of herself as a woman, so Will a pure cultivator really fall into the mortal world?

Others thought the same way.

After all, they were not involved and had not personally experienced what Gu Simiao had experienced. They really could not understand Gu Simiao's thoughts.

But no matter how unbelievable they were, the facts were before their eyes and they couldn't help but disbelieve.

It was impossible for Cang Yue to joke about this kind of thing. Gu Simiao was indeed absent-minded during this period in the army. She was distracted from time to time. Later, it even got to the point where she didn't think about food or tea, and even got a minor illness.

That's right, as a strong person in the Guiyi Realm, she actually rested for half a day because of illness. It was simply a fantasy.

If it weren't for the love-sickness, it would be really hard to explain.

Cang Yue nodded again.

"pretty close."

Yingyue suppressed the surprise in her heart and asked calmly: "What do you think... Mr. Lu?"

"do not know."

Cang Yue did not show off, and honestly stated the conclusion she had observed for a year: "The general is too restrained in this regard, and Mr. Lu is too focused on national affairs and has not paid attention to the general's thoughts, so now... .It should be just the general’s unrequited love..."

Hearing this, Yingyue was dumbfounded.

Their family's great general, the darling daughter of heaven, and a peerless figure, could fall in love with a man four or five years younger than themselves, but they still have unrequited love?

This is too nonsense, right?

"so..."

Cang Yue spoke again and solemnly said: "This is why I brought you here today."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces suddenly showed a look of understanding.

"Shall we work together to find ways to fulfill the feelings of the general and Mr. Lu?"

"Ah."

Cang Yue responded.

"The general has been kind to us. When we were harmed by traitors, fell into the trap of the Rouran Army, and were heavily surrounded, if the general had not fought against everyone's opinions and risked his life to lead the army to rescue us, we would have been saved. If we break out of the encirclement, we might have been captured by those barbarians and died of humiliation."

"This kindness is like reincarnation. Now is the time for us to repay the great kindness of the general. No matter what, we will help the general to conquer the city and seize the difficult-to-conquer city of Mr. Lu!"

Chapter 265 Confrontation

"Huaiyu, long time no see."

As soon as Lu Chen arrived in the living room, Gu Simiao, who was wearing casual clothes, stood up and greeted Lu Chen with a smile.

Lu Chen responded in a formal manner.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

The two exchanged pleasantries and then took their seats.

Gu Simiao habitually brushed her silver-white hair beside her ears, and before Lu Chen asked why she came, she took the initiative and said, "I heard that Huaiyu, you have been feeling unwell recently, and His Majesty has ordered that you are not allowed to go to court. Do you have to take care of your health these days to handle official duties?"

Lu Chen's face darkened slightly.

He felt a little speechless when he said this.

As a person in a superior position, it stands to reason that she should want the people below her to work desperately for her. However, the empress was lucky enough to take the initiative to give him a holiday, and even issued a formal decree.

This nonsense requires an imperial edict. Is an imperial edict so worthless?

Shaking his head, Lu Chen said helplessly: "I'm really fine, Your Majesty is making a fuss out of a molehill."

Gu Simiao smiled.

"Yes, that's fine."

Lu Chen asked curiously: "Miss Gu, when did you come back?"

"just came back."

Gu Simiao said softly, as if she knew what Lu Chen really wanted to ask, and she added: "His Majesty seems to have noticed that there is an undercurrent in the capital recently, so he specially ordered me to come back to strengthen the defense of the capital. In the past few months, I guess they will all be in the capital."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Strengthen the defense of Beijing and China?undercurrent?

After a moment, he reacted and frowned at the same time.

It seems that although the Empress has twitches from time to time and likes to make fuss out of molehills, she still has an extremely keen sense of crisis and is never ambiguous in the general direction.

What he could detect, the Empress could obviously detect as well.

As expected of a fierce man who could bear the humiliation and bear the burden under the nose of Queen Mother Zhao and then make a comeback, he really has something.

However, in this case... it will be difficult to handle. Even Gu Simiao has been transferred back. There are at least two Guiyi Realm strongmen in the capital to protect them. With the Xuanwu Guards at their backs and the Forbidden Army waiting for them, who is hiding in the dark? Can a "good teammate" like him still have a chance to threaten him?

As soon as he thought about this, Lu Chen suddenly felt a little depressed.

I didn't expect the empress to move so quickly. She really didn't give her any chance.

In desperation, his tone became a little weak.

"I see, you came here right after you entered the palace and met His Majesty..."

However, Gu Simiao shook her head.

"No, I haven't entered the palace yet."

"Ok?"

Lu Chen was a little stunned.

What the hell?He leads an army alone, and is also the majestic commander of the imperial army. General Shenwu is the leader of the military officials in the world. Isn't the first thing he does when he returns to Beijing after two months of absence to see the emperor?

Aren't you afraid that the Empress will be suspicious of you?

He, Lu Chen, was not afraid of this, nor was he afraid of anyone gossiping. Instead, he hoped that the Empress would be suspicious. After all, he had a system.

But Gu Simiao doesn’t have a system, right?

"Miss Gu, this... it would be better for you to go to the palace to see His Majesty first..."

Although she really wanted to lower the favorability of the empress, Gu Simiao treated him with sincerity and spoke for him many times in court. No matter how outrageous her advice was, as long as she was here, she would stand firm for him. Here, even if it has the opposite effect on his purpose, this intention cannot be ignored.

Favors are real.

He is not afraid of the enemy's targeting and malice, but he is afraid of the help and kindness of others.

So no matter what he does, he still has to fulfill his obligation to be a friend.

Even though Gu Simiao has proven her loyalty in the matter of Queen Mother Zhao, it is better for the monarch and his ministers to pay attention to things that should be paid attention to.

"Huaiyu, are you worried about me?"

Gu Simiao said with a slight smile, her eyes curved into crescent moons, quite delicate and charming, and she was completely different from her usual coldness.

Of course, Lu Chen was the only one who could see her look like this.

Lu Chen didn't feel much about this. After all, a peerless person who could break through to the Guiyi Realm in his early 20s must be a cultivator and devoted to immortality. There was no need to speculate on her thoughts with unnecessary fantasies.

Hearing what Gu Simiao said, he responded naturally: "As a friend, I can't just watch you make mistakes. Moreover, although Your Majesty is magnanimous and never cares about small things, she is the master of the world after all. We all As ministers, you still have to be more conscious, so as not to be unclear about your duties and sow hidden troubles."

Hearing this, especially when Lu Chen deliberately mentioned the word "friend", the smile on Gu Simiao's face faded a little.