That night, the emperor returned to the tent as if nothing had happened. Chen Ning pretended to be asleep.

The next day, Prince Cheng and General Sima led the cavalry westward, and the emperor personally led the army to prepare to encircle Nuerling.

The march was very smooth, and the army was pressing against Nuerling and his horse army step by step. Two days later, the emperor received a secret letter. Huangling's army received a help from a strange man in the world. He had already broken the poisonous prescription that was now mastered by Princess Naga Yuanhua. Huangling and Nuerling, whose injuries were recovered, fought a fierce battle with Nuerling. Both sides suffered heavy losses. Nuerling fled and disappeared for a while.

Jian Xiyan was quite worried. They were deeply trapped in the enemy's worries and Nuerling was treacherous. If he set up a trap on both sides to lure the army back and forth, the food was exhausted, it would be a risk. Besides, I don't know if he had any killer moves, so it was really not appropriate for the emperor to take risks and go deeper.

The emperor accepted his opinion and stopped for a day during the march. Although he did not continue to pursue, he did not plan to return. However, news of spies came frequently, and there were several secret letters, and even Jian Xiyan didn't know what it was.

The next day, the army headed north again and heard the order to travel to the Miya River, a tributary of the Doronk River. That night, two fast horses came from the east.

Dong Yuheng returned to the camp and did nothing abnormally. He sat by the bed and stared at Chen Ning's back, pretending to be asleep, but said nothing.

Chen Ning closed his eyes, but felt a thorn on his back.

I don’t know when I fell asleep, but someone seemed to caress her face in a hazy state. When I woke up, I felt a little drowsy. When I got up, I found that it was already bright outside. Linglong and Cuixi saw her wake up and took hot water to wash her face and change her clothes.

"When is it now? Haven't the camp been pulled out yet?"

Linglong said: "The army set off before dawn. The empress was still asleep at that time. Your Majesty did not let the empress wake it up."

Even if she slept heavily, she could not be unaware of it. She still remembered the messy movements outside in a daze, but she seemed to fall into a deep sleep again. It should be... he just clicked her sleeping hole.

Chen Ning didn't expect that he would leave her. She had an extremely complicated mood for a moment, but she immediately shook her head and shook her mood that she shouldn't have.

"Empress, what do you think this is?" Linglong suddenly picked up the two palm-sized signs hanging on her waist at some point.

Chen Ning lowered his head, a golden imperial card with the "As I Come In Personally", and half a black card with gold characters embedded in it, which was actually a gold medal voucher for death. Her eyes flashed slightly, and then she asked, "Who else is there to stay here?"

Cuixi knitted a handkerchief for her and replied, "Your Majesty left a team of soldiers to escort the Empress to Aldo. It was led by the commander of the Black Armored Army, Lord Xu Hanxu. Your Majesty told the Empress to stay in the city with peace of mind and wait for Your Majesty to succeed in the victory."

It seems that he has gone to chase Nuerling, but how did he know where Nuerling is now?

Chen Ning finished cleaning up briefly, and the two maids said that Xu Han and an old friend were waiting for summoning him. She nodded and agreed. Soon, Xu Han and a tall man in black walked in. Chen Ning fixed his eyes and was overjoyed, "Han Zhen!"

The visitor is half of her former master, Han Zhen, a free and easy hero in the world.

Xu Han and him were about to kneel down and salute, but she stopped him repeatedly, "No need to kneel, no need to kneel."

"Xi Niangma." Xu Han clasped his fists. Xu Han, the commander of the Black Armor Army, was the top martial arts scholar in the first year of Guangde. He has just passed by and is loyal and dull, and is very loyal to the emperor. Seeing that Chen Ning had not covered his face, he bowed his head and never dared to lift it up. He briefly said a few words and asked her if she set off. After receiving the reply, he bowed and retreated.

Han Zhen stayed.

Chen Ning was very happy to see him again, but Han Zhen still looked expressionless, "You are still alive."

"I, uh, can't be described in one word." Unexpectedly, Han Zhen knew about her fake death. I thought it must have learned the news from Hua Nongying indirectly.

He stared at her, nodded, and smiled almost invisible, "Just be alive."

Chen Ning smiled and touched his nose, "Why are you here?" Didn't she ask Dong Yuheng to issue an order to get him out of the battlefield?

"I invited an old friend to come out to destroy the poison of Naga."

It turned out that he had hired a master to help him. It was really a great hero in the world who had a great face! "Where is that old friend?"

"He left with the army, and I received the imperial edict to escort you to Aldo."

"You escort me to Aldo?" Chen Ning was surprised at first. Did Dong Yuheng know her relationship with Han Zhen? He was not afraid that she would ask Han Zhen to help her escape... Yes, it was because of knowing that he was doing this on purpose. He was warning her that if she took the opportunity to escape, the account would definitely be settled on Han Zhen and Hua Poyue!

This man...furrowed.

"Yeah." Han Zhen looked at her deeply. Unexpectedly, after leaving Changyang, she became the lost granddaughter of Taifu Chen, and the emperor's concubine. Then she suffered from a rash* Chen Mansion, and now she appears here again... It's really strange.

However, it is great to be alive. Hua Poyue has cried for many days because of her death. If she knew that Chen Ning was still alive this time, she would be ecstatic.

"Is Dahua good now?" Chen Ning also asked in a sensible manner. She knew that the emperor posted the imperial list to announce his innocence to the Hua family, and also knew that Hua Poyue had restored her identity as a eldest lady and moved into the mansion that was rewarded in his hometown Yizhou. Later, he never heard of her rumors. Could it be that the two of them have not been together yet?

"She's very good." Han Zhen was still concise and to the point.

Chen Ning looked at his expression and asked carefully: "Then you two..."

Han Zhen frowned without any concealment and said, "The young lady now thinks that my identity is humble and cannot be promoted."

That was obviously an excuse! Chen Ning almost wanted to touch his forehead and sigh, that woman who was more stubborn than a cow!

Xu Han came in again and asked Chen Ning for instructions, saying that everything was ready and whether to set off. Chen Ning knew that it was not suitable for a long time to stay here, so he nodded and agreed.

She was about to board the carriage after leaving the camp, and she glanced at the long queue. She thought that the team of soldiers Cui Xi said was only a few hundred, but there were probably thousands of people in this vast storm?

In fact, Dong Yuheng left nearly 10,000 people to protect Chen Ning.

The road was calm and the waves were quiet, and Nuerling no longer had any troops to hijack Chen Ning and his group.

Leaving Dong Yuheng, Chen Ning, who had calmed down, sat silently in the car, looking at the desolate scenery outside the border all day long. Her long-chaotic thoughts finally cleared day by day. She recalled all the things, and a trace of determination after precipitation finally appeared in her eyes.

"Brother Han, I heard that you know the Empress in the carriage. Can you take me in tonight to see?" Suddenly, a sweet and delicate voice came from outside the car, which made Chen Ning come to his senses.

Why are there still the voice of a young woman? Could it be the heroes of the martial arts world with unique skills? She immediately wanted to go to legendary women such as Huang Rong and Xiaolongnu.

Outside, Han Zhen rode a horse to protect Shen Ning's right side. Seeing that the Kunshan Sect's daughter Duan Qiushuang, who had been in dispersed, was still following him, she felt helpless. Last year, Duan Qiushuang followed him and spontaneously sacrificed herself to save her cheeks and was ruined by someone's cheeks. From then on, she covered her face with a gauze. The head of the Kunshan Sect loved her daughter and went to Yujian Villa to propose marriage with a face. Knowing that her daughter's appearance was ruined, she was willing to be a concubine. Han's father had no choice but to be a vague person due to the friendship between the two families, and Duan Qiushuang followed him everywhere as his wife. When he got angry, she would seek death, saying that he disliked her beauty no longer.

He always treated her as a little girl and was concerned about Hua Poyue, so he did not think that he was responsible for her if he married her. However, based on the morality of the world, the two elders in the family have repeatedly advised him to marry Duan Qiushuang into the house.

"Don't mess around, go back." He said mercilessly.

"Brother Han, please, just take a look and you promise me!"

Han Zhen frowned and ignored it. Chen Ning opened the window pavilion from the carriage, raised his head slightly, and looked at the young woman walking side by side with Han Zhen, wearing a sword on her waist covered with a crimson veil. She squinted her eyes and asked curiously: "Han Zhen, who is this girl?"

Han Zhen paused before answering, "The daughter of Uncle Shi."

Duan Qiushuang was excited when she saw the imperial concubine inside talk to them on her own initiative, but when she heard Han Zhen’s answer, she pouted in dissatisfaction and said with a clear voice: “Qiushuang has seen the Empress, Empress, Brother Han is Qiushuang’s fiancé.”

She thought she had done etiquette, but she didn't know that the civilian woman she had never met could not speak before the imperial concubine called her, let alone sitting on the horse with a light "I've seen the Empress".

"Bold folk girl!" Xu Han shouted coldly. The black armored army behind Duan Qiushuang was ordered and swept her mount and legs. Everyone screamed when they heard it, and Duan Qiushuang fell off the horse in a mess.

Chen Ning was surprised by her words. Unexpectedly, seeing her falling down, she couldn't help but frown and said, "Commander Xu, the little girl is a woman in the martial arts world. How can she know many rules? Just teach a few lessons."

"I know, I know." Xu Han was slightly surprised and bowed his hand.

The army did not stop because of the incident. Han Zhen was still protecting the carriage and slowly moved forward. Chen Ning glanced at him, "Why didn't you take action just now?"

"It's better to let her learn some lesson." Han Zhen looked at several disciples of the Kunshan Sect who were catching up with him and shook his head.

"She said it was your fiancée."

Han Zhen seemed to be angry when he heard this, but he felt it was difficult to speak out.

"Maybe you can think about it. It's not a way to waste your time with Dahua like this." Chen Ning said deliberately.

"Don't forget what you promised me!" Han Zhen couldn't help but glar at her when he heard her say this.

Chen Ning felt inappropriate, laughed twice, turned his head to Linglong and said, "Please ask me to see if the girl is injured, and let her sit here for a while."

Linglong said: "That girl has a low status and doesn't know the etiquette. I am afraid that she will offend the Empress again."

"It's okay."

Linglong had to obey the order.

Han Zhen naturally heard it, and he said rudely: "Don't meddle in other people's business." She was strange and unpredictable. Now that she was a concubine, he was even more afraid of it.

"Don't worry, I'm a good deal." Chen Ning waved his hand with a smile. She paused for a moment, then asked seriously: "Han Zhen, why are you here on the battlefield again?"

Han Zhen was silent for a moment before saying, "Some things cannot be taken off easily if you take on your shoulders."

"You men always have too many things to carry." Chen Ning didn't know who to say to him.

"...Han found that all the women around him were burdened with a heavy heart, and they were quite suspicious of being inverted by yin and yang."

Chen Ning heard the implication and smiled. She thought that in the world, 99% of women hoped to be a little woman in her heart and could have a husband who loved her. However, how could there be many wishful things in the world?

Duan Qiushuang was taken to the car. She first looked at Han Zhen with some resentment, but Han Zhen looked at him coldly and didn't even look at him.

Chen Ning asked someone to stop the carriage, Duan Qiushuang was taught to ask for help under the carriage, and Chen Ning decided to jump into the car.

Duan Qiushuang bent into the carriage, and first saw Chen Ning sitting on the couch in Su Jing Huashang. She thought that the Empress's appearance was nothing but Err. Then she saw the whip scar on her face that had not yet completely healed. She was shocked. There was such a scar on her face, how could she still be favored by His Majesty the Emperor?

Linglong took a small horse stool for her and said, "How can I cover my face with gauze when I meet the queen?"

Duan Qiushuang is a beautiful daughter in the family. Because her father is the head of the Kunshan Sect, she is a little bit around her, so she has developed a kind of self-righteous and ignorant nature. She was humiliated by Chen Ning and saw Han Zhen indifferently, and she couldn't help but feel resentful. Seeing Chen Ning staring at her with a smile, she said softly: "The faces of the folk girl have been destroyed, so she can't take the gauze."

Chen Ning was stunned and smiled and said, "It's okay, I have scars on my face, we will share the same sympathy."

Hearing her gentle tone, Duan Qiushuang thought about it, said "unruly" and took off her veil.

Chen Ning looked at her youthful pretty face and thought to himself that Han Zhen was very blessed, but then asked in confusion: "You said you ruined your face..."

"Please look, Empress." Duan Qiushuang turned her face and lifted her hair. Chen Ning saw a thin scar on her ear.

Chen Ning nodded silently.

...If that kind is also called disfigurement, what is her face called? Severely disabled?

"How did your face... hurt?"

Duan Qiushuang carefully covered the wound and replied: "I... a folk girl..."

"You have to say 'return to the queen' first." Cuixi interrupted her.

Duan Qiushuang felt even more impatient and said, "Reply to the Empress." What's so great about being an Empress.

"No need to be reserved." Chen Ning smiled slightly and said to Cui Xi again, "She is still a little girl, don't scare her."
To be continued...