Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Chapter 262 The Third Escape

He said this as if he was sighing, but in fact he was mocking her.

As Shen Hanzhou's boss and friend for many years, Murong Ze naturally had to speak up for him.

"Han Zhou is now a deputy general under me. Although this position is not high, he has worked his way up to it step by step."

Qi Yue raised his chin, lowered his eyelids slightly, looked at Shen Hanzhou for a while, then looked away with a forced smile.

"General Murong is truly a loyal man. He knelt before my father's spirit upon arrival and hasn't gotten up yet."

"Then why don't you persuade him?" Xiao Mo didn't want to speak, but she really couldn't bear to listen anymore.

Qi Yue smiled and turned to look at her: "The general wants to show his loyalty, how can I persuade him?"

Murong Ze gritted his teeth, feeling his strong hostility, and stood up and saluted him.

"Since the Crown Princess needs to rest, it would be inconvenient for us to disturb her. I will take my leave."

Shen Hanzhou stood behind him, followed him and left without looking back after he finished his movements.

After they left, Qi Yue took out a piece of fine white jade carved into a mandarin duck from his arms and handed it to Xiao Mo.

"Amo, look."

Xiao Mo took the thing and looked at both sides, then looked up at him in confusion: "What?"

"You like the jade pendant, don't you? I see the one you had on your waist is gone, so I just need someone to make a better one. Do you like this one?"

The one pinned on her waist was a token given to her by Master Yan of Jin Kaicheng.

He didn't know and actually thought she was lost.

"But what kind of bird is on it? I can't tell." Xiao Mo frowned and looked at the jade pendant in her hand carefully.

Qi Yue smiled and took off the jade pendant from his waist and placed it on her other hand, then raised his eyebrows for her to look.

Looking at the two identical jade pendants, Xiao Mo was even more puzzled: "Same?"

"How can they be the same? You are a female mandarin duck, and I am a male. We are a pair."

After he reminded her, Xiao Mo finally noticed something different.

She forced a smile and returned Qi Yue's to him: "Doesn't the front hall need your help?"

"Mother is watching you. I want to come back to see you as soon as I can find some time. Otherwise, you will be asleep again when I come back at night."

Qi Yue pouted and put the jade pendant on his waist.

"How are you? Are you feeling better today?" He took her hand and rubbed it affectionately: "Why are you still not warm?"

Xiao Mo pulled her hand back and looked away: "It's not a magic pill. It won't heal in one go."

"Have you taken your medicine today?"

"have eaten."

"The weather is nice today. Let me carry you to the yard to bask in the sun for a while."

Qi Yue took the jade pendant from her hand and helped her put it on her waist, then he picked her up and carried her out of the house.

After covering her with a thin blanket and giving a few instructions to the palace maid, he returned to the front hall.

Generally speaking, after the emperor's death, his body would first be kept in the Taiji Hall for between eleven and twenty-five days.

After the wake is over, the coffin will be moved to the funeral palace, where it will be kept for a longer time before being moved to the mausoleum for burial.

The coronation ceremony is usually held on an auspicious day within one month after the death of the old emperor.

If government affairs are busy, the new emperor can also hold his coronation ceremony the day after the death of the previous emperor.

Concubine Liang was so eager for power. Since she did not use this as an excuse to let Qi Yue ascend the throne early, it must be because she did not find the imperial seal.

Without the imperial seal, Qi Yue could not write imperial edicts, and his throne would be questioned.

The accession of a new emperor not only means the transfer of power, but also involves the adjustment of national policies and the recognition of the people.

The enthronement ceremony is not only a formal ceremony, but also an important symbol of political stability and social recognition.

If Concubine Liang couldn't find the imperial seal, she would definitely be suspected after repeated investigations.

She must gather the troops of Yang Zerui and Xu Renchuan and pull him down from the throne before Qi Yue is forced to ascend the throne.

Now that Murong Shou and Murong Ze are back, his path to the throne will become more difficult.

After staying in the East Palace for another two days, one morning...

Qi Yue finished his breakfast early and left. Before leaving, he walked to the bed and kissed Xiao Mo's forehead as usual.

After feeling the warmth on her forehead disappear, she slowly opened her eyes and sat up gently when she saw that there was no one in the room.

She said she didn't like being watched while she slept, so Qi Yue arranged for someone to stay in the outer hall.

In order not to alarm the people outside, she did not make any noise, but she accidentally tripped over the stool when passing by the table.

The palace maid outside the house heard the noise and hurried in to check the situation.

Seeing Xiao Mo already dressed and standing by the table, a look of astonishment flashed across his eyes.

"My lady, are your legs able to walk?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Mo flashed in front of her and knocked her to the ground with a knife.

After observing for so many days, she originally wanted to sneak out through the side window.

But the moment the palace maid came in, she had a new idea.

If she escaped through the window, she would be discovered by the maids later, but if she escaped in another way, it would be different.

While thinking, Xiao Mo exchanged clothes with the palace maid who had fainted on the ground. After changing, she carried her sideways to the bed and covered her with a quilt facing inward.

Then she let her hair down, making it look like how she usually sleeps.

As she turned to leave, she pulled off the hairpin on her head and quickly combed her hair into a palace maid's style.

After finishing everything, she went to a hidden corner, bent over and took out a bundle.

This was the night she was brought back to the East Palace by Qi Yue. She hid it here secretly when he was not paying attention.

Looking at the untouched cloth bag, Xiao Mo felt excited.

In fact, she would come here every day to check before lunch break, for fear that Qi Yue would find out and take the things away without confronting her.

Fortunately, no, fortunately everything is still there.

Xiao Mo hid the will at her waist, changed the appearance of the imperial seal and placed it on a tray, then walked towards the door openly.

When the guard stopped her, she still felt a flash of nervousness.

But she disguised herself well, lowering her head and pretending to be timid, she replied: "This is what the Crown Princess asked me to give to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The guard was conducting a routine inspection and was about to reach out to lift the red cloth covering the imperial seal when Xiao Mo quickly took a step back.

"The Queen said this is something left by the Emperor, and you and I can't touch it easily."

The guard's hand in the air paused for a moment, then he retracted his sword and looked straight ahead with an expressionless face.

Xiao Mo walked past them with her head lowered and bent over. After she walked out of the door, she pretended to think of something and turned around to look at them.

"The Queen said she is not feeling well and doesn't want to have breakfast, so you better watch out.

Except for His Royal Highness, no one else should be allowed in to disturb her. She has instructed that everything should be done after she wakes up."

She finished her words hurriedly, fearing she would be discovered, and turned around and strode out of Yilan Palace.