Time flies like a white horse, and in the blink of an eye, two days have passed.

On the third day, it wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that Lu Chen, who had slept comfortably, got up from the bed, and after some washing, he deliberately changed into the official robe that was issued not long ago, and then left the house, walked to Suzaku Street, and finally walked straight towards the Nanhua Gate in the south, without the slightest intention of going to the Ziji City in the north.

It's not that he was suddenly lazy, nor was he dazed, but because the empress suddenly issued an edict yesterday morning, asking the Manchu Dynasty civil and military to rush to Nanhua Gate before six o'clock today, and go out of the city with her to welcome the victorious heroes.

As for who it is, she doesn't need to say, everyone will know it after a little thought.

After all, the biggest and most far-reaching battle that the imperial court has fought recently is the Battle of Huangzhou.

And the general who led the troops into battle, who else could there be besides the Holy King?

Although it was a bit surprising that the Holy King had actually quelled the rebellion in Huangzhou so quickly, everyone was relieved when they thought of the Saint King's invincible absolute combat power.

Although Gu Simiao is very strong, and the demon queen also has a lot of hole cards, it is still not enough to see in front of the holy king who has holy relics.

So the crowd didn't think much about it.

After all, the Holy King's triumphant return to the dynasty was expected by everyone.

No matter how powerful the Guiyi Realm is, it is only the highest realm that mortals can reach at present, but the Saint King is a special existence that is transcendent, and the combat power of the Cangming Army is also extremely powerful, and this situation is only weird if it is defeated.

Soon, Lu Chen passed through the Nanhua Gate and came to the outside of the city.

When he came to the place where the empress was convened, he found that the empress and a group of courtiers had already arrived, and he was the only one who came latest.

No wonder there wasn't a single official in sight along the way.

These courtiers, who are usually too lazy to die, are unusually diligent and efficient today, much earlier than the empress.

"Lu is really punctual."

Zheng Zhongpi said with a smile: "Your Majesty said that it was six quarters in the hour, and Lu gave the matter at six quarters in the morning, which is not bad at all, and it is really trustworthy." ”

There was obvious mockery in the words.

As a courtier, he came later than the emperor, and let everyone, including the emperor, wait for him alone, if he is more serious, it will be a crime of dereliction, and he will be punished every minute.

Lu Chen naturally didn't care about this.

His lips moved slightly, and he was about to say something, but before he could speak, the Empress waved her hand.

"It's okay, Lu Qing has always been diligent, even when he goes home from duty, he has to bring official documents, work from home, so tired, it's nothing to be a little late, and he is not late, is he?"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhong's scalp suddenly went a little numb.

Up to now, His Majesty still favors Lu Chen as always......

The empress's statement, even if all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are waiting for a seven-rank official here, it is ridiculous, and everyone dare not say more.

After all, even the emperor put down his body and waited here for two quarters of an hour without the slightest complaint, what more could they say?

"Now that everyone is here, let's hurry up."

As she spoke, the empress turned around and walked onto the dragon that was quietly suspended in mid-air.

When she leaned back on the extremely soft Yunmian chair, the eunuch on the side immediately shouted screaming:

"Let's go!!"

"No!"

After the empress's royal drive set off, a group of courtiers followed.

"Lu gives things."

An officer of the Criminal Department suddenly slowed down, and when Lu Chen at the back of the team walked over, his steps returned to normal.

"Do you remember what you said to Master Qian before?"

Lu Chen glanced at this good teammate and said lightly:

"Don't worry, you will do what you say from below, even if you are dismissed from office, or even die, you will never break your word."

"Hehe..."

The Lang official chuckled.

"Lord Lu is really a righteous man and a gentleman, and I admire him."

said words of admiration, but there was no trace of admiration on his face, but a faint hint of ridicule.

At this time, the voice of the empress suddenly sounded in the dragon bowl not far away.

"Lu Qing, come here."

Hearing this, Lu Chen responded, and then without waiting for the Lang official who just wanted to say something, he quickly trotted towards Long Xuan.

Seeing Lu Chen getting closer and closer to the empress's back, the courtiers suddenly had different faces.

There are those who deal with it calmly, there are those who are jealous, and there are those who gloat.

It can be said that there are many kinds of beings, and so on.

"What is Your Majesty looking for Weichen?"

The empress did not speak immediately, but waved her hand to the palace people waiting on the side.

"Go down first."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The palace people saluted the empress, and then bowed and retreated.

When they were almost far away, the empress spoke slowly.

"I have a question for Lu Qing."

"Your Majesty, may I ask."

The empress was silent for a moment, as if she was struggling with something, and after a long moment she asked:

"Lu Qing, if Gu Simiao is as you said, all the previous rebellions were disguised to kill the Queen Mother, and when she returns to the court with the murder of the Queen Mother and her remnants, how will you treat her?"

Lu Chen said without hesitation: "Such a loyal and righteous fellow person, if he is lucky enough to meet, he will naturally meet with the Drunken Immortal Residence and drink him three hundred cups!" ”

Hearing this, the empress immediately frowned.

"I see, I see."

There was silence again.

Lu Chen raised his head, looked at the empress on the dragon sword, and asked softly, "Is there anything else Your Majesty?" If there was nothing to do, Weichen would retreat first. ”

"Wait."

As soon as Lu Chen's words fell, the empress spoke to stop her, and Lu Chen suddenly stopped.

Then I saw her raise her hand habitually, gently brushed the hair in her ear, as if adjusting her state, and then said concisely:

"You don't have to retreat, you can stay by my side later, and wait for the triumph of the heroes with me."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes slightly.

"Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the law of etiquette......"

"Respect in the heart, not in the deeds."

The empress said calmly: "A little bit of courtesy, don't care." ”

Lu Chen thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter was not a big deal, so he didn't refuse again.

"Wechen obeys."

In this way, Lu Chen followed the Empress Long all the way to the long pavilion to welcome the triumph of the army, and then waited with everyone.

It was about a quarter of an hour before noon.

Lu Chen was still the only one next to Long Bo.

"That's right, Lu Qing."

The empress seemed to suddenly remember something, and said softly, "Do you have any arrangements tonight?" ”

Lu Chen was a little inexplicable when asked, but he still answered honestly:

"No, is there something wrong with Your Majesty?"

"Hmm."

The empress snorted, did not beat around the bush, and said directly: "Yesterday, the household department handed over some folds that need to be reviewed as soon as possible, which involves a lot of complicated accounts, I heard Fu Huan say before, Lu Qing, you are extremely proficient in the way of counting, so I want to trouble you, and after the triumph ceremony, come to Ziwei Palace and check all these accounts with me." ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly felt a little pain in his head.

Nima, why didn't the household department hurry up and hand over the account to be corrected when it was okay before.

It's just that this kind of plane is going to be built when the triumphal ceremony is about to take place.

Shaking his head, although he complained in his heart, Lu Chen still agreed: "Your Majesty is serious, this is the duty of Weichen, why bother?" This matter is handed over to Wechen. ”

Hearing this, the empress breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.

After saying this, her originally slightly tense complexion suddenly relaxed a lot.

And at this moment-

Da Da...

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves gradually sounded, from far to near.

Hearing this sound, everyone immediately turned pale, and then they all stood up straight, raised their heads, and looked in the direction of the sound in the distance.

Is it coming?

Lu Chen also subconsciously turned his head and looked at the horizon in the distance.

It didn't take long for two galloping figures on horseback to appear in the hazy horizon.

Under the blessing of the high-load Divine Movement Great Array, the speed of the two figures was extremely fast, and in just ten breaths, the appearance of the two of them was quite clearly reflected in everyone's pupils.

The person who came was the Cangming Holy King wearing a visor and a female general in a white robe.

When they saw the Cangming Holy King, everyone didn't show the slightest surprise on their faces.

As it should be, there is nothing surprising about it.

As for the figure behind the Holy King, they subconsciously ignored it, and only regarded it as the personal soldier who came back with the Holy King and was in charge of his daily life, but they didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, who would have thought that a traitor would appear in the capital at such a time?

After Qian Yiqian and the others saw the figure of the Saint King clearly, they turned their heads and looked at Lu Chen next to Long Bao, with a hint of expectation and excitement on their faces.

Although it has not yet reached fifteen days, since the Holy King has returned to Beijing, it means that the dust has settled on the affairs of Huangzhou.

Everything has become a foregone conclusion, and Gu Simiao's identity has definitely been decided.

Last time, Xia Yan's incident made Lu Chen go out of shit luck, and this time he didn't believe that Lu Chen's luck could be as good as last time.

However, the empress locked her eyes on Gu Simiao's delicate body, which was regarded as a personal soldier by everyone, and a subtle color flashed in her eyes that was not easy to detect.

Click... Click......

The two horses galloped to a short distance in front of everyone, and the two people on the back of the horse pulled the reins at the same time, controlling the divine horse to slowly walk to the dragon, and then turned over and dismounted at the same time.

"Huh?"

The moment the two of them dismounted and walked over, Lu Chen's eyes suddenly widened.

His eyes were fixed on the shadow beside Jiang Chengdao.

The black-haired female sword fairy in her memory inexplicably quickly coincided with the appearance of the white-haired female general in front of her.

And then just like that, it became a person!

"You... You are ......"

An ominous premonition came over him, and even his voice trembled a little.

In his unbelievable gaze, the shadow he was staring at didn't even look at the empress, and just walked straight to Lu Chen.

Seeing that Lu Chen was "excited" because of "reunion after a long absence", and even trembled with excitement, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and his lips opened lightly:

"It's been a long time, Huaiyu."

Lu Chen: "??? ”

(End of chapter)