Chapter 241: Palace Change 85

aoli, come here."Yexi pulled Xiaoli aside, looked around, saw that no one was watching them, and there were no people moving. She lowered her voice and asked, "Xiaoli, do you really not remember what..."This last general, I didn't count on him."

General Zhang apologized, "Your Highness, this general was merely curious and wanted to clarify things. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty knows the many doubts in the hearts of the soldiers. It is also Your Majesty's fault for not handling it well. I should clarify things with the soldiers."

General Zhang fell silent, understanding the meaning behind Wang Ye's words. It was he who had not thought things through carefully.

"Report!"

The scout knelt down, "Reporting to Your Highness, the Gallo nation's army has retreated and is moving towards Linxi County."

獨孤城 strode forward quickly, watching the dense army of Galo move. Their direction was indeed towards Linxi County, it seemed that Qian MoXuan had succeeded.

"Captain Qian, have you received any news"

"Reporting to my lord, Qian the Deputy General is on his way back."

Dugu Cheng ordered, “General Zhang, you go to greet Deputy General Qian.”

When the Gallo forces retreated, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Du Gu Xiu would then be unable to think of ways to deal with him. Once his relationship with the court became strained, he wanted to see if Du Gu Xiu could hold onto the throne of the Great Yuan Dynasty.

The Imperial Palace of the Yuan Dynasty

Dugu Yan looked at the dispatch from the front line, her handsome face turning ashen. She hurriedly went to the Empress Dowager's Palace of Tranquil Hearts.

Upon seeing Dugu Yan arrive, the Empress Dowager's smile widened.

"My Emperor, how could you have time to grace my humble abode Is there good news"

“Your Majesty, Duke Duguo openly declared his stance, and the 300,000-strong army of the Galo Nation was originally marching towards him. Now, leading a 300,000-strong army, they have breached Linxi County and are heading straight for the capital. The other small nations, upon learning of this move by the Galo Nation, are also becoming restless. I fear that if this continues, they will reach the capital.”

The smile on the Empress Dowager's face gradually disappeared, her gaze fixed on Dugu Yan as anger flashed in her eyes. “Dugu City actually told everyone this Does he even want to relinquish the throne that the former emperor fought so hard to secure”

獨孤雁看著母親臉色生氣，臉上也十分難看。

“I never expected this to happen. My father loved him the most, and I thought he would consider my father’s face and wouldn’t make it public. We could have then launched a pincer attack and gotten rid of him. Now he has outmaneuvered us. We can't get rid of him, and the future consequences will be endless.”

Even after ascending the throne, he was still uneasy. With Dugu City around, he couldn't feel secure even sitting on the throne.

The Empress Dowager let out a cold snort, “I shouldn't have let him be born. I never thought he would become our greatest enemy now, Your Majesty, is there any news from Xiu’er”

"Despite his martial arts background, the Sixth Brother has never been in a strategic position nor led troops into battle. With this losing streak continuing, even half a million soldiers could be decimated under his command. I believe it would be best to send Feng Aotian instead. Firstly, Feng Aotian is a seasoned veteran who commands the respect of his soldiers. Secondly, he is Feng Lingxi's father. If they were to clash, could Feng Lingxi truly bring herself to kill her own father"

Dugu Yan saw that her mother remained silent and comforted her, "Mother, please rest assured. I have appointed Feng Aotian as the marshal, and Sixth Brother will go with Feng Aotian to fight against the enemy together. Feng Aotian is a smart person and will get along well with Sixth Brother."

"Your Majesty, I understand. It's just that Feng Aotiān has followed Dugu Cheng for so many years. Compared to Feng Aotiān, Dugu Cheng is still slightly better. If they really fight, Feng Aotiān might not be Dugu Cheng's opponent."

What did the mother mean

Dugu Yan frowned. With the enemy at our doorstep, retreating was the most important thing right now.

"Even if Feng Lingxi started it, I wouldn't believe it. If a fight breaks out, Dugu City can always look after Feng Lingxi. As long as we eliminate Feng Lingxi, it's equivalent to breaking Dugu City's wings. Let me see how long Dugu City can last."

Du Gu Yan's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly said, "Mother Empress, didn't you promise me to keep Feng Ling Xi She..."

"Your Majesty, the situation is dire. We can no longer afford for Feng Lingxi to live."

Dugu Yan clenched his fist. The Empress Dowager glanced at him, "Remember, you are now the emperor of the Great Yuan Dynasty. Everything must be put in perspective. Just one woman, what kind of women haven't you seen in your harem"

"It was my negligence, Mother. I hope you can forgive me."

Dugu Yan adjusted her emotions and looked at her mother, whose expression had slightly improved. "I'll do as you wish, Mother. Do you have a suitable candidate in mind to assassinate Xi'er"

"This imperial concubine will arrange for someone to get close to Feng Lingxi, openly if possible, secretly if not. This imperial concubine doesn't believe that a mere Feng Lingxi could repeatedly make this imperial concubine fail"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mother."

The Empress Dowager hummed in response, and Dugu Yan retreated.

"Go and call Xi Gui to see me."

Feng Yu Xi received the summons from the Empress Dowager and hurried to the Yangxin Hall. Looking at the smile on the Empress Dowager's face, Feng Yu Xi felt a chill down her spine.

"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

"Your Excellency, the Empress Dowager heard that before you married into the family, your relationship with the Fourth Princess was close. The Empress Dowager has a matter she wants you to handle. Upon completion, you will be granted the title of Chief Consort." The Empress Dowager looked at Feng Yu's panicked expression, and a cold gleam flashed in her eyes.

Feng Yu Xi Lian hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, I am frightened. I don't know what you want me to do"

Since the Emperor ascended the throne, she was supposed to become a concubine, but for some reason, she ended up as a noble consort. Now that the Empress Dowager mentioned this, she felt deeply apprehensive, especially when she brought up Feng Lingxi, her anxiety reached its peak.

"I want you to take the Purple Star from Feng Lingxi, and I also want you to kill her."

Upon seeing the tempestuous storm clouds gathering, Feng Yu's expression drastically changed. Her heart pounded wildly in her chest, "Your Majesty, this servant...this servant..."

"Well, you don't want to agree"

Feng Yu Xi hurriedly shook her head, "Your servant dares not. Your servant is only worried that she will mess this up and disappoint the Empress Dowager."

“I will arrange everything for you. You just need to follow the arrangements. Xi Gui, I never make mistakes when it comes to using people. I know your skills. Feng Lingxi and you are very close. With your help, I believe this matter can be successful. However, I remind you, if you mess things up, your position as a noble consort will be in jeopardy.”

Wind and Rain trembled in fear, hurriedly saying, "Your Majesty, I shall obey the Empress Dowager's orders and complete the task."

The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction, “Rise now, prepare yourselves, and depart at once.”

As the wind and rain picked up, sounding like a chorus in response to each other, I looked up into Tai Hou's eyes, her smile stirring something unsettling within me.

Windling sneezed. It had been half a month since the Galo forces retreated, and every day she was researching how to make gunpowder, but she was always short of something. This also caused her to spend more and more time on it.

"Your gunpowder, Your Highness, has arrived."

Xiaoli watched as the soldiers carried in the gunpowder baskets, and seeing the dust-covered and exhausted appearance of the Princess, she stepped forward with a handkerchief to wipe her face. "Princess, why don't you rest for a while The King said that if it doesn't work, just give up. Anyway, the Galo Kingdom has retreated, so we don't need gunpowder now."

"Nonsense, I can definitely make this gunpowder."

Feng Lingxi walked to the front of the stone powder, took out a piece of stone powder and continued to pound it. Dugucheng and Ye Xi came in, saw her dusty appearance, and walked over to take the stone powder from her hand, "Xi'er, rest for a while, this king has something to tell you."ther, that she would give birth to me for him, yet abandon this affection after my birth.獨孤城 saw the wind rise and didn't want to talk much. He also didn't mention Lu Nian, lest she be in a bad mood."...