Perhaps, this is what Yun Yao wants in this life.

She doesn't want to be trapped in the deep palace for the rest of her life, nor does she want to fall into the quagmire of open and secret fighting, whether it is the position of the female official or the glory of the harem, she doesn't care, everything she did in the past is just to have the opportunity to live the life she wants.

At this moment, Gu Qingming is in the account, pointing out the country and strategizing, although she doesn't know how to fight, she can also make a contribution with her own strength.

No matter how difficult and unsatisfactory the current environment is, she can also welcome it calmly, without complaining or mourning. As long as Gu Qingming is by her side, even if it is a burrow in sackcloth, coarse tea and light rice, she can be at ease.

Taking a deep breath, Yun Yao was no longer distracted and focused on the movements at hand.

And the victory of this war, as well as the news of Gu Qingming's appearance in the north, spread to the distant Daning Palace City in the joy of the victory of the soldiers of the whole army.

The eight-hundred-mile urgent war report was sent to the hands of the Empress Dowager Qin, which made this noble woman, who had always been high, panic for no reason.

"Queen Mother, let's take a look after drinking the medicine, don't be in a hurry for a while. Jinxiu persuaded, and the medicine bowl in his hand was handed over, and the hot temperature just warmed the palm of the Empress Dowager Qin.

She put the battle report aside, took the medicine bowl and sipped it lightly, swallowed it in one gulp, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

I don't know when her bones have become more and more useless. I remember that in the late autumn of the year of the emperor's wedding, she could still take Jinxiu and a few palace ladies to walk around the imperial garden and enjoy the autumn scenery of falling leaves.

But later, before late autumn, she could only be trapped in the conservatory of Jianzhang Palace, sitting on a soft couch, wrapping herself in a thick blanket, and feeling cold when she was a little windy.

And now, she can't even get out of the door of Jianzhang Palace, and the charcoal fire in the palace is used early, which warms the whole room, which makes her feel a lot more comfortable.

Do you really get old? Didn't you think before, but now you have to rely on these decoctions to regulate your body?

After a few more sips, the Empress Dowager Qin put down the medicine bowl, took the battle report at hand and opened it, and looked at it carefully - the Beidi army was coming, and the southwest garrison borrowed the Jade Country to go north to aid the northern army, and the commanders of the two armies were suspected of Gu Qingming, and won the first battle.

Gu Qingming.

When Empress Dowager Qin saw this name, her eyelids jumped slightly, and she was a little puzzled. She handed the battle report to Jinxiu, and then asked, "Isn't Gu Qingming guarding the tomb of his parents in his hometown in Jeju, and how can he appear in the north?"

"Empress Dowager Qiyu, the news from Jeju has always been like this, and there was news from Jeju not long ago......" Jinxiu said, "This General Gu, how can he appear in the north?"

Obviously, Jinxiu didn't know why, just looked at the battle report from afar, and was puzzled.

After a long time, Empress Dowager Qin raised her head and instructed lightly: "Order the people who are watching Gu Qingming over there in Jeju to find out what is going on." So that they don't have to hide in the shadows, they have to do their best to determine whether that person in Jeju is Gu Qingming or not. In addition, no matter what it takes, catch Lu Yingquan. ”

"Queen Mother, are you suspicious ......" Jinxiu was shocked when she heard these two orders.

She knew that Empress Dowager Qin would not put these two orders together for no reason, after all, there was no connection between Gu Qingming and Lu Yingquan, even when they were in Ning Palace, they did not have any contact.

But now, if Gu Qingming is really not in Jeju, with the Gu family's loyalty to the Shen royal family, what reason is there for Gu Qingming to leave Jeju?

The answer is Yiwang Shen Che.

An ambitious and capable king, and a descendant of the Shen family's royal family, if he wants to rise up and overthrow the superior of Daning Palace City and replace him, Gu Qingming is indeed the person who needs to be wooed.

In this way, one is Shen Che's favorite concubine, and the other is Shen Che's right-hand man, and there is an inevitable connection between Lu Yingquan and Gu Qingming. If Gu Qingming was really loyal to Shen Che, then the Empress Dowager Qin would have fewer chips in her hands, and Lu Yingquan's importance would be even greater.

"Go and command. Empress Dowager Qin naturally understood what Jinxiu meant by what she didn't finish, but she didn't say much.

Jinxiu took the order and left, and at the signal of the queen mother, she took away the palace lady who was waiting in the palace. In an instant, only the Empress Dowager Qin was left in the hall, empty and lonely.

The medicine bowl at hand has long since lost the hot temperature just now because of the cooling of these times, and it is just right to drink at this time, not hot.

The Empress Dowager Qin drank the decoction in one gulp, gently pursed the corners of her mouth, wiped the medicine stains on her lips with a handkerchief, and then wrapped herself in a blanket and leaned on the soft couch, closed her eyes, silently, and didn't know if she fell asleep.

Under the manipulation of Jinxiu, two orders were issued from the palace, heading towards Jeju and the vicinity of Dusk City respectively.

The group of dead soldiers who were chasing Lu Yingquan were already three days later when they received the order from the Empress Dowager Qin. At this time, a group of ten of them surrounded the carriage that Lu Yingquan was riding in with Gu Chen in a dense forest clearing on the border of Jingguo.

This game of chasing me and running away has lasted for many days, and no matter how smart Gu Chen is, he can't change the fact that Lu Yingquan is pregnant with Liujia and should not be extremely fast. No matter how fast it is, it still makes people catch up after all.

"Your Excellency is a bodyguard hired by Miss Lu, we have always respected people with strong martial arts, if you are willing to give up the carriage and leave quickly, I will definitely not embarrass you. The leader of the dead spoke with a very polite attitude.

Because the order they received earlier was to ensure that Lu Yingquan and the fetus in their womb were intact, they were reluctant to do it, and if Achen knew each other and left by himself, it would save a lot of trouble.

"Forgive me. "Gu Chen has never spoken much, even when facing the enemy, he only has a few numbers.

He and Gu Yan are Gu Qingming's secret guards, Gu Yan occasionally appears in front of people to do things for Gu Qingming, but he is hidden in the dark from beginning to end. Whether it was by Gu Qingming's side or Yun Yao's side, he rarely appeared, so there were very few people who knew him.

It's no wonder that the man in black in front of him thought he was a bodyguard hired by Lu Yingquan.

"Lord Sirius, a letter from Kyochu. Just as the dead man was about to say anything more, suddenly the sound of horses' hooves came from behind him, and in an instant someone came to him and presented the letter with both hands.

The leader of the dead who called the wolf, took the letter, opened it and looked at it hurriedly, a fierce look flashing in his eyes, and a moment later, the letter was torn to shreds in his hand.

After reading the letter, the wolf waved his hand and ordered: "Orders from above, bring back Lu Yingquan at any cost!"

As soon as the words fell, the black-clothed dead soldiers behind him instantly swarmed up and surrounded Gu Chen.

In the eyes of the dead soldiers, Gu Chen was only one person, they divided labor and cooperated, six people went to besiege Gu Chen, and the remaining three people went towards the carriage, wanting to take Lu Yingquan directly while Gu Chen was inseparable.

The Heavenly Wolf sat on the horse and did not join the battle group, staring at Gu Chen, as if he wanted to see what the person in front of him was coming from.

After all, before today's round-up, five of the dead brothers had already died at the hands of Gu Chen.

Whether it was the one he sent to investigate the news, or the one who wanted to secretly take Lu Yingquan away, there was no return in front of Gu Chen. Moreover, Gu Chen made a decisive move, and his sword moves were sharp, every time he found the corpses of the dead soldiers, he could detect that they were not painful to die, and he killed them with one sword.

It was precisely because one brother after another was lost in Gu Chen's hands that the Heavenly Wolf did not dare to send a few more people to act alone, but gathered the strength of ten people to besiege and kill Gu Chen and the others.

Looking up, Gu Chen fought with the six people in front of him, but he did not fall behind at all, even if he couldn't crush it, but it didn't make the six dead soldiers take any advantage.

For a moment, the wolf was a little shocked in his heart.

He couldn't see where Gu Chen came from, but he knew the depth of his brothers, these dead soldiers were carefully cultivated by the Queen Mother, and they were all first-class masters when they went out.

Moreover, they had once studied martial arts with Qin Yuankai, even if it was a master like Qin Yuankai, they could only tie with eight of their brothers at the same time. But Gu Chen in front of him, a little-known person, was able to challenge six of their brothers at the same time and was at ease.

This person...... If you can't be an ally, you're bound to become your worst enemy.

The Celestial Wolf had made a decision in his heart, and he now finally understood that the five people he had sent out earlier were all sent to death. But now, they have been completely exposed, if they can't take Lu Yingquan away at this time, then the next time they have to do it, the price will be even greater.

Thinking of this, the wolf took out a signal flare from his sleeve and bounced it into the sky. With a bang, pale yellow fireworks exploded in the air, which also made Gu Chen's heart more vigilant.

Gu Chen was entangled by people now, and he couldn't get out, although those people couldn't hurt him, but he also couldn't kill these people to protect Lu Yingquan, seeing that the other three black-clothed people had already arrived at the side of the carriage, he was even more anxious in his heart.

The general and Miss Yun entrusted Queen Yi to him for protection, and Miss Yun repeatedly told her before leaving, she must not let Lu Yingquan have any accidents, if something happens, how will he explain to Miss Yun?

However, the master made a move, and he couldn't afford to shake his mind for a moment. In the blink of an eye, the black-clad man's sword grazed his arm, blood seeping out of his clothes and smearing.

This was the first wound on his body, but because of this, the men in black felt more and more that he was not invincible, and the attack became more violent.

Soon, the second opening, the third opening...... Although it is not critical, and there is no big problem, the blood that constantly oozes out, as well as the pain from time to time, also makes Gu Chen have no time to take care of other things.

Fortunately, there are still Meng Bo and them.

Before leaving Dusk City, they had discussed that Meng Bo and the others were still hiding in the shadows and would not appear until they had to. This is a hole card in Gu Chen's hand, and at this time, it is time to show the hole card.

After all, he can't get out of his body now, if Meng Bo doesn't show up again, Lu Yingquan and Sisi will be taken away by the three dead soldiers with the car.

The wolf looked at everything in front of him, his gaze swept over the side of the carriage, and his men had already sat in the carriage, and when they were about to drive away, seven more masters descended from the sky and beheaded the three dead men under the carriage in an instant.