"Chen'er, get ready. The Queen will go to the battle with you." Emperor Cheng stood majestically in front of Duanmu Qingchen, looking at his son Duanmu Qingchen with extreme seriousness.
Duanmu Jinhong was stunned for a moment. What? Going to war
"Going to war? Father, is there a war on the border?" Duanmu Qingchen couldn't help but stand out from behind Duanmu Jinhong and asked in Duanmu Jinhong's deep voice, trying to keep a calm and cold tone. But at this moment, his heart was like countless crickets jumping non-stop. He had never gone to war before, and today he heard that he could go to war, and he was naturally excited and happy.
It was a pity that his father wanted the crown prince to go. But it didn't matter, he could go with them.
Emperor Cheng and Yuchi Yanxia's expressions had become solemn. Lord Yao Guang walked out from beside Emperor Cheng with his fat body. "Your Highness, Crown Prince, Your Highness, Third Prince, time is running out. It would be better if I could explain while we walk."
Duanmu Qingchen immediately poked Duanmu Jinhong, suggesting that he should act quickly. Duanmu Qingchen was impatient.
Duanmu Jinhong came back to his senses and said, "Your son will prepare it right away." Duanmu Jinhong bowed and hurried back to the palace.
Emperor Cheng and Yuchi Yanxia looked at their son Duanmu Qingchen's back as he left, and they always felt something was wrong. It seemed that their son was now a little less energetic and more distant. Usually, he rarely followed the palace rules and rarely saluted them. But now he always saluted them respectfully, which made Emperor Cheng think of his third prince, Duanmu Jinhong.
"Father, may I go with you?" Duanmu Qingchen bowed respectfully to Emperor Cheng. Although he felt awkward playing Duanmu Jinhong, his acting skills were much better than Duanmu Jinhong's. He loved reading, writing, and telling stories, and he played the characters in the books vividly.
Emperor Cheng was slightly surprised. Yuchi Yanxia looked at Emperor Cheng and the Third Prince and said softly, "I'll go look after Chen'er. It's his first expedition and he may not know what to bring."
Emperor Cheng nodded slightly, and Yuchi Yanxia gave Yao Guang a look, asking him to leave with her.
Yao Guang hurriedly followed behind Yuchi Yanxia. Emperor Cheng was talking to another son, and Yuchi Yanxia felt it was inconvenient for her to be present, as this was the etiquette of the queen.
Emperor Cheng looked at Duanmu Jinhong, his brows were already furrowed: "Hong'er, this trip is very dangerous, you'd better..."
"I don't care!" Duanmu Qingchen lost control of himself and let his impatience get the better of him.
Emperor Cheng was slightly stunned. Why did the Third Prince become so impatient
Duanmu Qingchen realized that he had let out a flaw, so he calmed down and continued his story in a similarly impatience: "After the national temple, I actually thought a lot. I... have too little experience and have lived in the palace for a long time, which may have made me become more and more withdrawn. This time, my brother the emperor is leading the border war in person, and I don't want to stay in the palace. I also want to join the war. I... want to protect my brother the emperor." After Duanmu Qingchen finished speaking, he clasped his hands together, with a firm expression without any fear.
Emperor Cheng looked at the Third Prince Duanmu Jinhong with a little surprise. He seemed to have changed a little. He became braver, and in addition to the calmness that he had originally hoped the Crown Prince would have, he now had more of the cheerfulness that he had hoped the Third Prince would have.
A sense of relief spread in Emperor Cheng's heart, and he made a decision: "Okay! You go with the prince this time, remember, be careful!"
"Yes!" Duanmu Qingchen tried hard to suppress the excitement in his heart and said Duanmu Jinhong calmly and steadily.
Before the officials in the capital knew about it, Emperor Cheng had already ordered the crown prince to lead the army. He should have announced it in the court, but Jun Qing was in a hurry, so Emperor Cheng decided to inform the officials in the court tomorrow.
When Duanmu Jinhong packed his luggage, he was puzzled by the haste, but his acting skills were not as good as Duanmu Qingchen's, so to be on the safe side, he said less and made fewer mistakes.
Yuchi Yanxia adjusted the armor on her son. Yuchi Yanxia had always wanted to see her son wear this armor, but she didn't want to do it today.
She looked behind her and saw that Emperor Cheng had not arrived yet. As a minister, Yao Guang certainly could not wander around the harem at will, so he had to stand obediently in the yard.
Yuchi Yanxia turned back and held her son's hand tightly, her eyes full of worry: "Chen'er, listen, the enemy this time is unusual. If you run away, no one will blame you, understand?"
Duanmu Jinhong looked at the Queen in a daze. The Queen was actually asking him to desert.
Yuchi Yanxia frowned and said, "If you dare to run away during a battle with the enemy, I will definitely beat you, but this time... Hey! Anyway, you will find out soon. Listen, don't show off. You are the prince, and Qianchao's design is more important!"
Duanmu Jinhong was increasingly confused by Yuchi Yanxia's reaction, and felt that this sudden war might be different from what he had imagined. Looking at Yao Guang, who was anxious outside the courtyard, Duanmu Jinhong immediately thought of the special existence of the Nine Gates.
Could it be the demon clan? He was shocked. He thought of the demon clan because he thought of Gongzi Hong. Gongzi Hong had always wanted to get rid of the Nine Gates. He said that Lian Youyou in the Nine Gates was a demon, and Lian Youyou's ridicule of him was obviously hinting that Gongzi Hong was the demon.
They were like dogs biting dogs, but he couldn't tell them apart with his naked eyes. Could this war be related to them? But Duanmu Jinhong never thought that he, the prince, would have to fight against the demons himself!
At this time, Emperor Cheng and Duanmu Jinhong, who was wearing armor, strode over. When Yuchi Yanxia saw that the third prince was also wearing armor, she knew that Emperor Cheng agreed to let Duanmu Jinhong go with him. She still felt a little worried about this.
Although the queen did not know the truth about the National Temple incident, she was always wary of Duanmu Jinhong. She saw his ambition and knew that the third prince was not simple and had ulterior motives. It was her foolish son who was too ambitious.
"My father is here!" Duanmu Jinhong didn't want to be alone with the queen anymore. He was worried that the queen would see through his flaws, so he hurried out to greet him.
"Your Majesty! The Third Prince!" Yao Guang felt a little confused when he saw that the Third Prince was also going to the war.
Emperor Cheng brought the third prince forward and looked at Yao Guang solemnly: "Where are we going next?"
"We are going to Songcheng between Chengzhou and Liangzhou to deploy defenses and transfer all the soldiers from Chengzhou to Songcheng." Yao Guang said as he entered the hall. After Emperor Cheng and the third prince entered together, he began to close the door. "We will go to the secret realm to meet General Yuchi first, and then go to Songcheng later."
"good!"
Duanmu Jinhong stood beside Duanmu Qingchen, looking puzzled. What was the secret realm? Yuchi Yanxia showed some anticipation, as she had heard Emperor Cheng talk about the secret realm.
Yao Guang bowed respectfully to the big guys, then slowly opened the door. Immediately, the air of immortality and the fragrance of lotus came out. Duanmu Qingchen opened his eyes wide. It turned out that the secret realm did not have to go through the nine gates to open! (To be continued)