On this side, King Langling fainted and fell to the ground. On that side, a eunuch reported the situation at the palace gate to the Empress Dowager.

  As she listened on, the empress's brow furrowed.

  She knew that Chang Gong cared about that woman, but she didn't know he had fallen so deeply!

  After closing her eyes for a moment, Empress Lü said softly: "Enter."

  "In."

  Add another 500 soldiers and make sure to protect Wu Yun Temple so that even a mosquito can't fly in!

  "Yes."

  She thought for a moment and then ordered: "Give Lou Qi another 200 gold coins and let him set off tonight, taking that woman with him!"

  "Is...that Wu Yun Temple?"

  "Be on high alert!"

  The eunuch immediately understood the meaning of the empress and replied sternly: "Yes."

  The Empress Dowager gave the order here. In the palace, Langling Wang opened his eyes and came. Zheng Yu and others surrounded him, asking the doctor about his condition.

  He slowly turned his head around.

  Seeing him wake up, Zheng Yu was overjoyed. She rushed over and called out to Lang Ling Wang: "Chang Gong, you're awake?"

  The King of Lanling glanced at her, closed his eyes wearily and said, "Go back." His low and hoarse voice swept away the anxiety of the past few days. "Everyone go back, I want to be quiet for a while."

  "Alright, let's go back."

  The king of Lanling called out after sending away the ladies and the doctor: "Call over Old Fang."

  "Yes."

  Before long, Old Fang walked in.

  The King of Lanling closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Pass on my order, let Yang Cheng lead six hundred private soldiers to break into Wu Yun Temple and bring that woman back to the palace!"

  As soon as this order came out, Fang Lao passed by for a while before reacting. He said anxiously: "But Duke, what about the Empress Dowager?"

  The King of Lanling let out a cold laugh and said in a low voice, "Empress Dowager, you really think I'm an idiot... My woman was safely in my mansion, but she was kidnapped by someone in the middle of the night. I don't know about others, but I do know my woman. She is extremely cautious and doesn't even fully trust me, always thinking the worst of me when something happens. How could a woman as suspicious and vigilant as her possibly believe two guards and let them take her out of the mansion in the middle of the night? It must be my uncle, the Emperor, who gave the order. Only he would dare to interfere with me like this, and only his orders could kidnap my woman without alerting the Black Armor Guards... He has taken a liking to my woman, so he kidnapped her to the Red Mansion, planning to ruin her reputation and then fake her death, hiding her away for a few years until I forget about her. And of course, my woman would naturally become his imperial concubine!"

  He turned his head sideways, facing the inside of the bed, and muttered: "A dignified husband, can't even guard a woman, what's the point?"

  Fang Lao saw him like this and immediately stood up, responding: "Yes, old slave will pass on the order!"

  In less than an hour, Fang Lao hurried over and reported to Langling Wang, who was struggling to get up from the ground and was about to put on his armor: "Your Highness, Wu Yun Temple is heavily guarded with over a thousand men... unless we launch a strong attack!"

  "Then let's launch a fierce attack!" The King of Lanling drew his sword and said coldly.

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  At the same time, a horse carriage had quietly driven towards the East City Gate.

  Next to the carriage, there were only a few guards. Inside the carriage, two palace maids sat on either side of Zhang Gui. These two robust and powerful palace maids sat quietly by her side, their eyes occasionally scanning around with a cold and stern gaze.

  They were guarding against Zhang Gui making any unusual moves.

  Will Zhang Qi have any unusual movements?

  She smiled wryly as she looked at the wooden box in front of her, which contained six hundred taels of gold, enough for her to spend a lifetime with careful use.

  Is this just the guardian?

  As she frowned and looked outside, a palace maid said respectfully: "Young lady, the empress dowager has spoken, with hundreds of people making too much noise. With fewer people, you will be safer."

  Within the territory of Qi, it may be peaceful, but what about the territories of Zhou and Chen?

  Zhang Qi said in a low voice: "The road is too long, and there are many bandits!"

  Another palace maid looked at her with disdain and said, "Girl, it's better for you to be content with your lot in life!"

  As soon as these words came out, Zhang Qi immediately shut her mouth tight.

  Although it was already night, the east gate opened quietly when they arrived. As they left the city, the gate closed quickly again.

  Unconsciously, Zhang Qi turned her head towards the city gate.

  The sky is too dark, the city gate with a flickering torch light is also pitch black, like a giant beast crouching in the dark night. The moat outside the city gate flows with a gurgling sound, mixed with the cries of ravens, making people feel uneasy.

  Unconsciously, Zhang Qi raised her head and gazed into the distance.

  Her field of vision was blocked by the city wall, she couldn't see the streets in the city, couldn't see the courtyard walls of Langling Wangfu, couldn't see those green willows, still hiding in the willows below the courtyard.

  She can't see anything anymore!

  When I came, I was surrounded by a large crowd of men and held in their arms, but my glory was not yet complete. When I left, I hurriedly rushed away, amidst the sound of cold crows and flowing water, and experienced all the desolation of the world!

  Zhang Qi slowly turned around.

  Perhaps it was her expression that was too desolate, Lou Qi, who was riding his horse, felt a little unbearable. He drew closer and whispered to Zhang Gui: "Three hundred miles ahead, there are imperial light cavalry guards, the empress ordered me to dispatch 500 men to escort Ji."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Gui's eyes lit up. She tearfully thanked the empress dowager, saying: "Thank you, Your Majesty, you are truly a benevolent and compassionate person."

  In the carriage, a palace maid said coldly: "The Empress Dowager is of course a kind and compassionate person! If she were ruthless, she would have given you a cup of poisonous wine, and this moat would be even deeper!"

  Hearing this in the dark was truly terrifying.

  Zhang Qi's face turned white, and she said in a low voice: "I know." She vaguely remembered that Empress Lao was not a ruthless person. If she had been so heartless, with the birth and appearance of Empress Li in the palace, as well as her actions, it would have been impossible for her to survive until now. Moreover, her husband had many concubines and children, but she treated them all equally.

  In the darkness, there was only the sound of horse hooves clip-clopping.

  The meeting ended quietly. Zhang Qi whispered to Lou Qi: "My maid, please take care of her after you return."

  Lou Qi glanced at her and nodded slightly. He didn't say a word, but the palace maid next to Zhang Gui sneered again, "You're thinking too much! With Prince Lanling's favor towards you, your maid will naturally live a good life."

  But thinking of Ah Lu from now on, she would be separated from her by mountains and rivers. Her heart ached at the thought. Moreover, without Ah Lu, after returning to Chen Di, she could no longer settle in Ah Lu's hometown. Forget it. She might as well go to her maternal grandfather's place instead. That was a familiar place, and as long as she stayed indoors and didn't recognize anyone, she should be able to get by.

  The night passed as the carriage moved at a moderate pace.

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  The next morning, the Empress Dowager had just gotten up when a palace maid came forward to report: "Your Majesty, the Prince of Lanling has arrived!"

  "Oh?"

  The empress dowager said calmly: "Let him wait."

  "Yes."

  It wasn't until an hour had passed that the Empress Dowager, who had even finished her breakfast, suddenly remembered that there was a grandson outside. She took a sip of plum juice and said calmly, "Let him come in."

  The sound of footsteps came from the front, loud and clear. The empress dowager did not lift her head, as if she had forgotten that she had summoned Prince Langling. She was sipping plum blossom tea with her eyes narrowed.

  The King of Lanling took a big step forward, and with a "thud" sound, he knelt down on one knee, lowering his head. His voice was hoarse and husky, showing extreme fatigue and sorrow. "Grandma, please return Zhangshi to your grandson."

  He said in a low voice, "Grandma, I don't want anything. I only have that woman." At this point, his voice was choked with sobs.

  The empress slowly raised her head.

  As the morning light shone, she stared at him steadily. Squinting her eyes, Empress Lü spoke slowly: "Aren't you very capable? Didn't you dispatch a thousand private soldiers and attack Wu Yun Temple? Grandma's words, you all took as mere rumors... What are you doing coming to ask Grandma for help?"

  Originally, upon hearing such words, he should have admitted his mistake. But this time, Gao Zhang Gong was choked with emotion, only repeating: "Grandma, please return my wife to me!"

  He lifted his head, with a pair of red eyes, and said in a low voice: "Grandma, I just want that woman, I must have that woman!" Regardless of anything, without any dignity or demeanor!

  So foolish, so unaware of propriety!

  Empress Lü suddenly stood up, pointing at him with her hand. After a moment of anger, she suddenly shouted: "Guards!"

  "Agreed!"

  "Get out! Get out!"

  "It's not necessary!" Langling Wang suddenly stood up, turned around and walked away. As he walked, he turned his head back to face Empress Lü, looking at her sternly and saying in a low voice: "Grandmother, the Emperor took advantage of my absence on expedition to seize my wife... Such a scandalous affair, if it were to spread, would be detrimental to Your Majesty's reputation, wouldn't it?"

  What?

  The Empress Dowager suddenly raised her head, glaring at him, glaring at this grandson who had always been loyal and yielding to others!

  Ignoring the Empress Dowager's face which had turned iron-green with rage, King Langling said in a low tone: "A real man, can't even protect his own woman whom he promised to protect, is he still human? Grandmother, I don't know what 'calamity' or 'beauty causing the downfall of a nation' means. All I know is that when soldiers go out to battle, they all leave their wives and children at home... If upon returning from battle, their wives and children have been taken away by others through sinister plots, then this country will be in chaos, and no one will dare defend their homes or the nation!"

  He actually dared to threaten himself, he actually threatened!

  The Empress Dowager's face turned white with rage. She pointed at him, her finger trembling uncontrollably, but she couldn't utter a single word for half the day!

  Facing the angry Empress Dowager, Prince Langling remained calm as ever. He said in a deep voice, "Grandmother, Chang Gong is just loyal and honest, not stupid... You often say that the descendants of the Gao family should stand tall and upright. Although I am unworthy, I do not dare to be too incompetent!"

  He walked out with big strides.

  Just out of the palace gate, a horse-drawn carriage came towards him.

  The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and it was Zheng Yu. She hastily called out: "Chang Gong..."

  Looking up at him with concern, Zheng Yu said pitifully: "Didn't you sleep all night? Your eyes are red!" Although her own eyes were also filled with dense bloodshot.

  The King of Lanling had something on his mind and was impatient, casting a glance at her with a frown, not saying a word, his face stern as he spurred his horse forward.

  As she watched him hurry away, Zheng Yu's smile stiffened. She lowered her head and quietly wiped the tears that welled up in her eyes with her sleeve.

  As soon as he entered the mansion, Langling Wang hastily asked Fang Lao, who had come to greet him: "What's going on? Were there any unusual movements at the two city gates in the southeast last night?"

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