"Your Majesty, please don’t act recklessly." Wu Huahao thought of this possibility and quickly advised her to retreat, "Consider me, it’s fine if I die, after all, I am willing to offer my body to the nation, but my family is innocent!"

Xie Qianyun rolled her eyes, "You’re such a coward!"

A scold is a scold.

But Wu Huahao did remind her; she had to admit she was a bit too impulsive just now. If she left like this, many people would suffer, and she couldn’t bear that mentally.

"Why not wait a little for the Emperor’s decision, Your Majesty? I think the Emperor is hesitant. It’s just that he considers matters more thoroughly and can’t immediately grant your request." Wu Huahao advised.

Xie Qianyun seemed thoughtful.

"The important thing is, Your Majesty, to believe in me. Though not as brave as you in battle, I’ve been in the military for many years. I am more than capable of carrying out the mission entrusted to me by the Great General. Please look forward to my triumphant return!"

"I understand now." Xie Qianyun suddenly said loudly.

"You know I am quite formidable, right..." Wu Huahao, being acknowledged, was somewhat pleased.

"I know who to find! Seek out the Supreme Emperor and the Empress. If I can persuade them, the Emperor can’t refuse my request."

Then, she strode away.

Wu Huahao watched Xie Qianyun’s departing figure.

He sighed helplessly.

Of course, he understood why Xie Qianyun was so eager to go to the border. The Tatars’ attack was indeed fierce; otherwise, the Great General wouldn’t have hurried him back. Moreover, the Great General was indeed getting older. Although Xie Qianyun often clashed with the Great General in the military camp and faced military punishment, whenever something happened, she cared the most about the Great General and couldn’t be at ease with him alone in the camp.

Hopefully, Xie Qianyun will succeed.

After all, he couldn’t deny that he wished to fight alongside Xie Qianyun!

...

Fengqi Palace.

Xie Qianyun walked into the great hall and knelt on the ground, "This concubine greets Father Emperor, Mother Empress."

"What brings you to Fengqi Palace today?" An Ning asked while personally helping Xie Qianyun up.

Xie Qianyun remained kneeling motionless, "Father Emperor, Mother Empress, this concubine has a request."

Xie Qianyun was never one to beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"If you have something to say, stand and speak." An Ning said gently, "Anything your Empress can help with, I’ll help you with. What I can’t help with, kneeling in front of your Empress won’t assist you."

"Oh." Xie Qianyun obediently stood up.

An Ning smiled slightly.

Xie Qianyun had been in the Imperial Palace for some time and was still so straightforward and pure.

She let Xie Qianyun sit on a chair and asked, "When do you need me to step in?"

Lately, Xie Qianyun had been ’causing trouble’ in the palace, and it wasn’t without punishment from Luming. Yet she never came to her to complain.

Xie Qianyun’s character was always bold and accountable.

"Mother Empress, the border is in a state of emergency, the Tatars have invaded Hebei, and war could break out at any moment." Xie Qianyun said outright, "Currently, my mother has sent a report to the Emperor, asking Wu Huahao to return to the border immediately. Mother Empress should understand my mother’s nature; unless this battle was difficult, she wouldn’t disrupt Wu Huahao’s marriage and have him return at once."

An Ning’s face also turned distinctly somber.

For a long time, she had not been concerned with national affairs and had been living leisurely with Xiao Jinxing, leaving all governmental matters to Luming.

She was able to stay in the Palace for such a long time now because Luming and Qianyun had married, and she was reluctant to leave Qianyun. After all, as the Emperor, Luming might face grievances, and it would certainly affect Qianyun, so she stayed in the palace to keep an eye on her.

Upon hearing that the border was critical, having personally experienced war, she knew its brutality and naturally felt very worried.

"This concubine has always been in the military and has led a vanguard of elite soldiers alongside Wu Huahao as my mother’s deputy. Letting Wu Huahao charge the battlefield alone gives me no peace of mind. Moreover, my mother is no longer young. I’m concerned her body won’t withstand a large-scale battle. I wish to follow Wu Huahao to the border to provide support and repel the Tatars. I beg Mother Empress to grant this concubine’s wish." Xie Qianyun grew more impassioned as she spoke.

She was afraid An Ning would also refuse her.

An Ning furrowed her brow and asked, "Did Luming refuse you?"