The soldier narrated the cause of Qi Songjin's death in a low voice, with a sad expression on his face.
Zhao Song's eyes trembled, and he felt the anger in his heart rushing straight to the top of his head!
"How could it be so rash! How could General Qi rebel? He is the most heroic man and the bravest man who goes into battle to kill the enemy. Words like rebellion should never have anything to do with him in his life!"
"Moreover, General Qi has died on the battlefield now. He is loyal and should return home. Why did he end up in such a desolate place like Northern Xinjiang!"
The more Zhao Song talked about it, the more excited he became. Before he moved to the village, his family was also a scholarly family. Although he was not rich in economics, he could understand the normal principles. When a loyal person returns home, even ordinary people understand the principles. Can the Holy One not understand it?
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Your Majesty, this is an injustice to the Qi family!
The soldier sighed, glanced behind him, and advised, "Stop yelling. You venting your emotions wantonly will not be of any help to General Qi. On the contrary, you will be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives."
"Also, it is really difficult to collect taxes this year. Not only you, but also various states, counties and groups have confiscated them, making it difficult for the people to make a living."
"I still have some dry food there that I can give you, but it's just not much."
After the soldier finished speaking, he winked at his companion and told him to get it.
The companion sighed silently and quickened his pace to go back quickly.
A bag of dry food was stuffed into Zhao Song's arms. He felt sour in his heart. He left the camp with the villagers and squatted nearby to share some dry food.
The thick noodles tasted chewy and hard. Zhao Song murmured in a low voice: "Are we going to endure the endless exploitation by the imperial power? And the Qi family, the general..."
"No."
A gentle voice sounded above his head, Zhao Song raised his head to look at the person, and saw that the young man had a firm look on his face.
There was still a faintly familiar shadow on the young man's face.
Zhao Song's eyes suddenly became numb and he recognized the person in front of him.
"I want to ask you for a favor that won't be too risky, okay?"
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Ling Yutong's face was solemn, she always felt that the atmosphere in the palace was not quite right recently.
Under the usual calmness, there seemed to be some unknown undercurrent. And she was currently unaware of that undercurrent.
Songyue saw her face and asked in a low voice: "Miss Ling, are you feeling unwell?"
She was a little embarrassed and wanted to stand up. Ling Yutong shook his head gently: "Nothing, just take good care of yourself."
With the speed of Yan Lishen's interrogation, she and Qi Yan might not be able to stay in the palace for more than a few days.
However, looking at the closed palace door, she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Her uneasiness soon came true.
Suddenly, the sound of messy footsteps came from the usually quiet entrance of the palace. Ling Yutong's whole body froze, and his eyes looked ahead warily. The door was pushed open without mercy, without any courtesy.
Her heart also trembled.
The person in front was carrying a sword and was an imperial guard in the palace. Ling Yutong had some impression of him. His surname seemed to be Xue, and his name was Xue Tong.
"Your Majesty has issued an order. The Turkic leader openly provoked, announced his good friend relationship with Qi Songjin, and widely publicized that there was something wrong with the Qi family. He specifically ordered not to return Qi Songjin's body to the court!"
"And all the members of the Qi family must be imprisoned and under strict supervision! Miss Ling, do you want to go by yourself, or should I invite you?"
Ling Yutong took a breath.
Her eyelashes trembled. Why could she understand so many words, but she couldn't understand the meaning of the sentences together?
Does the Turkic leader want to drag the Qi family into a deeper abyss just by saying an unfounded friendship?
Obviously we only need to wait for the results of Yan Lishen's interrogation, and as long as the deputy general is willing to tell the truth from his heart...
She took a deep breath, her face tense and cold.
"I'll go by myself without bothering Guard Xue."
After saying this, she crossed over Xue Tong and walked out of the palace door. She looked up at the sky. Just now it was a sunny day with clear skies, but now the sky was covered with clouds, and it was about to rain.
She glanced sideways at the palace where Qi Yan lived.
But Xue Tong snorted coldly: "Don't look, he was taken away early. The Holy One has something to ask him. You, just follow me out of the palace."
Ling Yutong felt a chill in her heart.
She suppressed her slightly nervous mood and followed Xue Tong.
She tried to talk: "What do you mean, how could the Turks suddenly preach these things at this time? How can the general and him be good friends?"
Xue Tongsen glanced at her coldly: "If you keep asking questions, I'll pull out your tongue."
Ling Yutong's jaw dropped reflexively.
When she came to her senses, she bit her lip in annoyance. This man was really a Rakshasa! He couldn't even formulate a single word.
Helpless, she could only keep walking.
But Xue Tong walked very fast, and she had to take the biggest steps to keep up with him.
So, the further they walked, the more Ling Yutong became sweaty.
But she gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Just as we were about to reach the entrance hall to leave the palace, a muffled thunder suddenly exploded in the sky, and then violent rain began to fall.
The big drops hit the face and hurt.
Two people came running quickly from a distance. Xue Tong looked at them with cold eyes. His cold and solemn expression softened slightly and he said politely: "Mother Gui."
The nuns around the Queen and the people in the palace must show some respect, even the guards with swords are the same.
The rain was so heavy that the sound of thunder was frightening.
Aunt Gui held her face high, glanced at Ling Yutong, and said to Xue Tong: "My Majesty has an order to call Miss Ling over, and also ask Guard Xue to hand the person over to me."
Xue Tong frowned: "But she is from the Qi family, and the Holy Father wants to take her back to the Qi family and keep her under centralized supervision."
"Oh, how long has it been, and you still stick to these vulgar etiquettes! Your Majesty is not feeling well. It's raining so hard that Dr. Fang can't do anything. So we need Miss Ling!"
"Whether the Holy Emperor's order is more important or the empress's body is more important, you decide for yourself!"
Aunt Gui spoke in a more serious tone, and at that moment a lightning flashed from the sky, illuminating her face completely white, and her serious and frowning look was very terrifying.
Xue Tong frowned tightly, it was a matter of concern for the Queen, and he really couldn't afford to delay.
"Then I will escort her to the palace of the empress. After she has completed the diagnosis and treatment for the empress, she will be sent to the Qi family."
As soon as these words came out, Grandma Gui curled her lips speechlessly.
I had known that Xue Tong was a stubborn person, but I didn't expect that he would be so unable to turn around!
She didn't want to argue with him under the heavy rain, so she glanced sideways at Ling Yutong's condition, and her heart tightened. Ling Yutong was still injured! If it was contaminated by the rain, would the wound worsen?
At that moment, she hurriedly said: "Let's go quickly, my queen is still waiting!"
The group of people hurried towards the Queen's Palace.
Ling Yutong shrank and used all her willpower not to fall down on the spot. She was in too much pain, and her face was so delicate that the wound had no scab. It was raining, and the pain seemed to be drilling into her body along the bone marrow...
As soon as she came into contact with the dry palace, she paused and sneezed loudly uncontrollably.
Aunt Gui was horrified and quickly ordered the palace maid to take Ling Yutong to change clothes.
Unexpectedly, before he could leave, he was stopped by Xue Tong.