When Chu Rui saw that bright yellow, his movements froze instantly, the anger in his eyes rose sharply, and he gritted his teeth, "Xie Yao, wait for me! I will definitely let you die in front of me! And it will be a tragic death!"
After saying that, she turned around and ran away.
Xie Yao glanced coldly, then turned to see Zi Qing's condition.
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On this day, a piece of news suddenly appeared in the capital, and it spread at an unimaginable speed.
"Did you know? General Xie died on the front line, and the entire army was wiped out!"
"Impossible! Didn't he already betray his country and seek glory? How could he die in battle!"
"It's true! General Xie led his army to attack the enemy and was trapped. Later, he failed to break out and died in battle! The other soldiers have returned. That's what they said. The news is absolutely true!"
"General Xie actually died in battle? Didn't he betray his country and seek glory? I even threw rotten vegetable leaves at the door of the general's mansion before... I'm sorry for General Xie!"
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The news that Xie Lian died on the front line spread throughout the capital in just half a day, and everyone knew about it.
The front door of the General's Mansion was bustling with people, and many people gathered there, but no one bothered the General's Mansion. They all silently cleaned the area in front of the General's Mansion spotlessly, to make up for the mistakes they had made before.
Xie Yao also heard the news, and she was immediately filled with grief and could not restrain herself.
When she got the news before, she still had a trace of luck in her heart, thinking that maybe the news was wrong and her father and brother might still be alive.
After all, in this era, information transmission is a very difficult thing, the speed is slow, the probability of error is high, and anything is possible.
But now... the facts have shown everything, there is no such possibility as she imagined.
Those are just her own wishful thinking!
Now, the General's Mansion must have heard the news. My grandfather has just recovered from a serious illness, and he will definitely be hit again.
She wants to go back to the General's Mansion immediately to see how her grandfather is doing!
Instructing Shan Quan to prepare a carriage, she went straight to the general's mansion.
As soon as she arrived in front of the mansion, she saw such a scene and frowned strangely.
These people also heard the news? But what does it mean to clean in front of the general's mansion?
She didn't remember Wanqi Country having similar customs.
The common people also recognized Princess Han and cast pitiful looks on her.
Now that all the men in the general's palace have gone, only the old general is left to support her. Princess Han is such a pitiful person!
Xie Yao felt the pitiful eyes of the people, and was even more certain that they came because of the news that their father had died in battle, but their behavior was too strange.
She immediately walked a few steps into the mansion and asked the concierge, "Do you know what those people are doing outside?"
"As for the princess, most of them are the same people who threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves in front of the door. Now that they know that all the troops on the front line have been wiped out, and that the master...the master is gone, they have come back to atone for their sins." The concierge.
As he spoke, his voice became even louder.
Xie Yao's face was instantly stained with sadness and loneliness, and she remained silent.
It turned out that these people were just throwing rotten eggs... I felt a little more relieved subconsciously.
His eyes glanced outside and saw a bit of darkness.
If possible, she would rather those people outside the door would not show up, so that the frontline soldiers would not bring back definite news. In her heart, her father and the others might still have a glimmer of hope.
However, there is no if in reality.
She stared deeply and looked in the direction of her grandfather's courtyard.
Now that things have come to this, we can only let nature take its course.
I just hope that such a big movement will not affect my grandfather's mind.
Thinking of this, her pace immediately quickened, and soon she arrived outside her grandfather's yard.
She saw Mo Li pacing back and forth in the courtyard, his expression seemed a little uneasy, so she asked aloud, "Uncle Li, what are you doing? What happened?"
Li Li looked up when he heard the voice and saw Xie Yao as if he had seen a savior. He immediately rushed over, "Princess, it's good that you are back! The old general..."
Halfway through his words, he stopped again.
The old general specifically ordered not to send anyone to tell the princess.
Xie Yao's eyes tightened slightly, "Grandpa? What happened to him?"
With that said, she was about to go into the room to check it out.
Li Li said quickly: "Princess, don't be nervous. The old general is not ill, but he is not in the house at the moment."
Xie Yao stopped, a little surprised, "Where did my grandfather go?"
Li Li hesitated for a moment and said truthfully: "The emperor has ordered someone to summon the old general to the palace."
Xie Yao's expression suddenly changed, she turned around and walked outside.
As soon as the news of the annihilation of the entire front line spread, Emperor Zhaochu summoned his grandfather to the palace. This was definitely not a coincidence!
Back then, King Pingxi fought his way out of the siege and came back alive, but his legs were still broken by the late emperor. Now that his father died in the battle, what on earth is Emperor Zhaochu going to do when he sends his grandfather to the palace?
"Princess, where are you going?" Seeing this, Li Li quickly stopped him, "The emperor just summoned the old general to enter the palace, and didn't say anything else. Princess, please be patient."
Xie Yao looked at Mo Li, "Uncle Li, do you remember how King Pingxi's legs were broken?"
Li Qiye's eyes narrowed and then fell silent.
Basically, anyone who was an official in the court at that time, especially a military attache, knew about King Pingxi's affairs.
It's just that many years have passed and no one has mentioned it again, so it seems as if it has been forgotten.
"Princess," Mo Li stepped out of the way and clasped his fists with a solemn expression, "The princess may be in great danger when entering the palace this time. The general is willing to enter the palace with the princess to protect the old general and the princess!"
Xie Yao looked at Mo Li seriously and said, "Thank you, Uncle Li. However, no one in the palace will harm me for the time being. If there were, they would have done it long ago and would not wait until now."
"Uncle Li, it's better to stay here with peace of mind and be prepared to welcome my grandfather back."
Li Qiye thought about it carefully and nodded, "I will obey your orders."
Xie Yao left quickly and left the general's mansion. Just as he was about to get on the carriage and go straight to the palace, Wu Feng suddenly arrived.
"Princess, please stay." Wu Feng stopped him immediately, because he came in a hurry, and his breathing was so short that it was difficult to say a complete sentence.
"I want to enter the palace, and we will talk about everything after I come back." Xie Yao had no time to do anything else and had to get to the imperial study as soon as possible!
Wu Feng quickly adjusted his breathing before continuing to speak, "The prince knew that the princess was going to enter the palace, so he sent a message to let the princess enter the palace with peace of mind. Just do whatever you have to do. But you still have to be careful, never do it.
Show off your strength."
"The prince also said that no matter what the princess does, the prince will support you."
"I understand." After hearing Wu Feng's words, Xie Yao's heart suddenly warmed up and her mood calmed down a lot. "How did he know that I was going to enter the palace?"