Chen Palace

Chapter 183
On the seventh day of October, the Tatar army withdrew from Luancheng. The army that had been advancing in three directions no longer rushed forward, but slowly began to retreat along the Pingzhou line.

This crisis was originally a situation of endless wars, but in such a short period of time, it ended with the retreat of the Tatar army. The news spread like wings, and the Kyushu of the world was in an uproar.

When Shen Shen rushed into the room excitedly, Chen Lu was holding a carved rhinoceros horn comb and was looking at the mirror under the window.

Her ebony-like long hair hangs behind her back, shining like a piece of fine black satin. She combs it slowly, lazily and casually.

The autumn is cold and deep. Looking from a distance, wrapped in heavy silk clothes, she seems to be so weak that she is very pitiful.

Such a boudoir concubine is actually a peerless powerhouse who cut off the life of the Tatar Khan!
Shen Canjiang secretly sighed in surprise, and when he collected himself, he realized that he shouldn't be looking directly at him. He avoided the side and reported: "The Holy Majesty sent an urgent message——"

A pale and delicate jade hand took the letter away from him, Chen Lu unfolded the letter paper and glanced at it, knowing the clue.

"What do the ministers say, what is the general's idea?"

she asked.

Shen Shen gave a deep salute, expressing his respect for his commander, "The ministers mean to take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely drive the Tatars out of the desert. The general believes that at this time, we should seek stability and not act rashly."

"Taking advantage of the victory...?!"

Chen Lu laughed lightly, with icy sarcasm flashing in her black eyes, "Who wins, and who loses?"

Seeing that her voice was not good, Shen Canjiang lowered his hands and dared not open his mouth - he also disapproved of those court ministers who were full of food all day long.

"The Tatars began to retreat not because of any defeat—once the lone wolf is frustrated, it will only retaliate more fiercely. Because Hulu died of serious injuries, he has to rush back to the royal court quickly to arrange everything behind him."

There was no joy in Chen Lu's voice. She combed her hair slowly, thinking of the fatal sword on Hulu's body, a thought slowly surfaced in her mind, and finally, it turned into a silent sigh——

In this world, after all, there is one less rival!
Ever since she learned the truth, when she thought of Hulu, she felt full of resentment and had nowhere to vent, but now that she got what she wanted, she felt melancholy and nothingness in her heart.

She vaguely knew that once this person left, there would be one less person in the world who understood herself.

Is it a rival, but also a confidant...

She smiled wryly, her snow-white face soaked in the darkness, misty and hazy, even her eyebrows could not be seen clearly.

"Did the news of the Tatars' retreat spread quickly?"

she asked.

"It's been [-] miles in a hurry, and the capital has been notified... the rest of the places will also know this good news in a few days."

Shen Shen watched her face peeping, and almost swallowed the word "good news".

"For the common people, this is indeed good news..."

Chen Lu's words seemed to have other meanings, and Shen Can general shivered, not daring to think about it any more.

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"The Tatars withdrew from the whole territory, this time it is a good luck?!"

The Empress Dowager's voice, to the familiar ears of the people, was unexpectedly sharper than ever.

The left-behind scholar Liu bowed slightly and handed over the sealed official document. The queen mother read it carefully, and after a long time, said: "This is really a celebration!"

Having said that, she was not in any joyous mood. Grand Master Liu thought she was worried about his elder brother, so he leaned closer and whispered: "His Royal Highness King Xiang is still imprisoned in Luan City, and his life is safe... The emperor's big victory this time I am very happy, if the Empress Dowager persuades him a little more, he will definitely be relieved of this serious crime."

"shut up!"

The queen mother was furious for a while, and said coldly.Her voice was not loud, but she still did not lose her previous majesty. Grand Master Liu's expression turned ashen, and he dared not speak again in fear.

"Lin Kuang is the biggest sinner of my Lin family who cut himself off from his ancestors, treason and conspiracy, why are you still screaming about King Xiang!"

Panting, she gritted her teeth and said, "Whether he lives or dies, what does it have to do with me if the emperor enacts the canonical punishment?!"

Master Liu has always followed her lead, but this time he encountered such a difficult problem, he had no choice but to leave with a bad face on his face.

The Empress Dowager was still sullen, thinking of the situation on the front line, and thinking of Lin Kuang, she felt as if she had been stabbed by thistles.

She opened the window and let the autumn wind in the courtyard cool her body, but she kept thinking.It was not until it was dark that he returned to the hall and sat down under the service of the maid.

She picked up a tube of wolf hair, still hesitating——

This move was probably the most thought-provoking step in her life!

If it succeeds, the world will be safe, and people will still remember her authority as the queen mother after a hundred years; if it fails, it will collapse like a mountain.

She was still hesitating, a large drop of bright red cinnabar fell from the tip of the pen, splashing shockingly on the rice paper.

The queen mother trembled in shock, her phoenix eyes shone brightly in the darkness, she gritted her teeth, changed a tube, dipped it in ink, and finally started to write...

The autumn wind whimpered outside the window, and the sky became colder and colder.

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