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

Chapter 202 The Final Imperial Decree

She looked at him with an unfathomable look, and the disdain in her eyes stung his eyes.

Doesn’t Nie Changyuan know why he encountered all this?

If it weren't for Chen Ye and He Yi, her master might be enjoying a drink and admiring the snow right now.

Who is he trying to show off to by acting like he knows nothing?

Qi Yue didn't understand why she looked at him like that, and he felt like a stone was blocking his chest.

"Amo, why are you looking at me like that?"

He asked directly, forcing Xiao Mo to look away: "Nothing."

If she hadn't remembered what Qi Minxiu said about Concubine Liang having greater ambitions than him, she would have asked him back.

Anyway, nothing happened to Nie Changyuan, and she didn't want to have too much to do with him.

"Amo, were you doubting me with that look just now?" Qi Yue stared at her straight, his handsome eyebrows slightly frowned.

Xiao Mo pursed her lips and began to doubt whether her guess was correct.

She turned her head to look at Qi Yue, her sharp eyes softening a bit: "Chen Ye and He Yi are your people. Wasn't it your instigation that they started this trouble?"

"They are very supportive of me, but I have never asked them to do anything like this."

Qi Yue rolled his eyes, thought of something, turned around and walked back towards Yongyang Palace.

Xiao Mo stood there and looked at his swift and decisive back, the flame of doubt in her heart flickered again.

Forget it, whether it was his intention or not, it didn’t matter. What mattered was how she would find a way to keep Nie Changyuan away from the court disputes after he came back.

Shen Yun stood beside her, saw through her thoughts, and interrupted her thoughts.

"Miss, let's go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. It looks like it's going to rain soon."

Xiao Mo turned around and smiled at her: "Let's go."

The two walked through the palace corridor and when they turned the corner they heard two eunuchs discussing Nie Changyuan.

When Xiao Mo heard them mention Qi Minxiu and Nie Changyuan, she quickly grabbed Shen Yun and hid.

"I heard that before His Royal Highness Prince Chen left, the Emperor issued an imperial decree, stating that if General Nie disobeyed, His Royal Highness would be executed on the spot."

"Really? But when General Xiao was still in the palace, I was serving beside him, and I saw that the emperor was very tolerant of General Nie."

"General Nie is challenging the Emperor's authority. Think about it, as the ruler of a country, no matter how magnanimous he is, he can't tolerate someone who doesn't take him seriously."

"That's right, and the more powerful this person is, the greater the threat he poses to the Emperor."

"Okay, okay, someone's coming over there, let's not discuss this anymore."

……

Xiao Mo leaned against the wall, her legs going weak after hearing these words.

A proud person like Master would never do anything he doesn't want to do, no matter who orders him to do so.

Judging from his temper, he would probably rather die than come back with Qi Minxiu this time.

Had she become stupid after being locked up for a few days? Why didn't she even think of something as simple as this?

No, she couldn't just sit there and wait for death. If she waited here foolishly, she might not know whether she would get a human or a corpse.

"Yun, let's hurry back home. You go and prepare the horses, and I'll go get the things we need for the journey. We'll set off for Qinshan immediately."

Shen Yun also heard what the two eunuchs said just now.

She looked at Xiao Mo with a worried look on her face: "Miss, don't scare yourself. His Royal Highness Prince Chen knows the seriousness of the matter and will not really attack Master."

"He may not, but he will be the one to be held accountable when he returns from disobeying the imperial decree."

Nie Changyuan and Qi Minxiu are both important people in her heart, and she doesn't want to see anything happen to either of them.

When she thought that they had been away for a long time, her heart began to beat fast.

Xiao Mo quickened her pace, wishing she could grow wings and fly away.

This was the first time Shen Yun couldn't catch up with her after following her for so long.

So this is what happens when a person gets really anxious.

After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Murong Shu saw Xiao Mo and Shen Yun in a hurry, and thought something had happened again. She quickly put down what she was holding and chased to Suqiyuan.

But as soon as she entered the yard, she bumped into two people coming out.

Xiao Mo panicked and grabbed Murong Shu, who was almost knocked down by her: "Mother, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Nothing, I just saw you were so anxious and wanted to come and see what happened."

Murong Shu was just guessing at first, but after seeing Xiao Mo's expression, she was instantly confirmed.

She held her hand, her brows furrowed, "What's wrong? You were just released this morning, are you going to be locked up again?"

Xiao Mo didn't know how to tell her, and was even more afraid that she would worry after hearing it, so she just gave her a general idea.

"Mother, I'm going away for a few days. Don't worry. I'm going to Qinshan to see Master."

"Are we going now? But it's almost dark. Even if we want to go, we have to leave tomorrow morning!"

Murong Shu glanced at the sky in confusion, then pulled her and tried to walk into the house.

Xiao Mo let go of her hand and held hers: "I have something urgent to do and cannot be delayed for a moment. I can't explain this matter in a few words. I will tell you slowly when I come back."

Murong Shu's already somewhat relaxed mood became even more tense after hearing her words.

Just as she was about to ask, Shen Yun called Xiao Mo from a distance: "Miss, the horses are ready."

Murong Shu looked back at her and wanted to persuade Xiao Mo again, but unexpectedly she spoke before her.

"Fuling, you have to take good care of my wife while I'm away."

Fuling stood at the bottom of the steps and responded respectfully.

Murong Shu looked at her in confusion and shock: "You..."

She wanted to ask, "Are you making arrangements for your funeral?" But she didn't dare to say it, fearing that her words would bring trouble upon herself.

In the end, she could only turn her worry into encouragement and gently hugged Xiao Mo: "Be careful when you go out. You must know that you are my only child."

Xiao Mo nodded, tightened her arms as a farewell, and then walked out of Suqiyuan without looking back.

She traveled day and night, trying to catch up with Qi Minxiu's troops, but she didn't see his army until she was almost at the foot of Qinshan Mountain.

The emperor asked him to lead 10,000 soldiers, which was a large number. Since they were not as fast as her, it should be easy for him to catch up with her.

Not only did she not catch up, she didn't even see the tail end of the team.

On the fourth day, after they had crossed the mountain and were resting for a while on the mountainside, Shen Yun saw a team galloping at the foot of the mountain.

She quickly called Xiao Mo to check.

Xiao Mo examined it carefully and smiled with surprise. Even the cake in her hand suddenly became less fragrant.

"It's him, it's Ah Xiu, Yun, let's go!"

Shen Yun was as happy as she was and quickly put away the things on the ground.

"Great, that's Mount Qin ahead, Miss, let's go."

The two of them immediately mounted their horses and chased for a long time. When they were about to catch up, there was a sudden landslide in the canyon at the foot of Qinshan Mountain, and a huge rock fell down, blocking their way.

In fact, what really blocked their way were their horses.