Chapter 1833
Heroine Mother 4
When Liu Qingyan returned home from the military camp, he found that Chu Xiao'er had not yet returned home.
Liu Qingyan didn't mind. Chu Xiao'er was busy with her business and sometimes came home very late.
Border Town is Liu Qingyan's territory, so Chu Xiao'er will not be in danger traveling here.
result……
Chu Xiao'er did not return that night.
Before dawn, the entire border town was already in an uproar.
Liu Qingyan dispatched all his soldiers to search for Chu Xiao'er.
Every household in the border town was awakened by the noise and watched as soldiers rushed into their homes and searched everywhere.
The people were furious, but dared not complain.
Liu Qingyan practically turned upside down the entire city, but still couldn't find Chu Xiao'er.
He understood that Chu Xiao'er was no longer in the city.
Liu Qingyan led a troop of soldiers out of the city to search for them.
Liu Qingyan's experienced scouts discovered traces left by the departing group.
Liu Qingyan immediately gave chase.
He was fast, but those weren't slow either.
Liu Qingyan tracked them to the border between the two countries and discovered that the group had entered the Kingdom of Keheitu.
Liu Qingyan was about to chase after him when his deputy stopped him.
The lieutenant said, "General, that's the territory of the Black Earth Kingdom. If we go in, the soldiers and generals of the Black Earth Kingdom will treat us as invaders and attack us."
Liu Qingyan: "Let me go. Xiao'er has been captured and taken to the Black Earth Kingdom. I must go and rescue her."
Lieutenant: "No, it's too dangerous."
Seeing the disapproving expressions on everyone else's faces, Liu Qingyan sighed inwardly.
He understood that no one wanted to go to their deaths with him, but he was determined to go to the Black Soil Kingdom to save Chu Xiao'er.
Liu Qingyan ordered his deputy: "You take the brothers back to the border town. I will disguise myself and act alone."
"General..." the lieutenant called out, clearly disapproving.
Liu Qingyan stopped him: "Xiao'er is my wife, I must save her. After you go back, go to An County immediately to find my father and ask him to return to the border town to take over military affairs."
After saying this, he broke free from his deputy's hand and spurred his horse towards the Black Earth Kingdom.
The deputy general was unable to stop him in time, and with a sigh, he led the soldiers back to the border town, and then personally went to the neighboring county to find Duke Zheng.
When the Duke of Zheng received the news, he was furious, but he was also very worried about his son. He had no choice but to go to the border town to clean up the mess his son had made.
The Grand Princess fainted again from anger.
She took Han Yunya's hand and said, "That vixen is a menace; she can't be allowed to live. Yunya, you have to stand up for yourself and not let that vixen dominate you."
Han Yunya said softly, "We are both serving our husbands, there is no question of one of us being superior to the other."
He sneered inwardly: Let her be the weapon against Chu Xiao'er? Dream on!
The Grand Princess was exasperated: "Don't you even think about acknowledging Ah-Qian's feelings?"
Han Yunya: "They are my husband's children and they are also very promising. I don't need to worry about their future."
The Grand Princess was even angrier.
Why is Han Yunya so hopeless?
The Grand Princess was so angry that she dismissed Han Yunya and summoned her trusted confidante, giving her a series of instructions.
She planned to have her confidant drug Chu Xiao'er when she returned.
This medicine was a secret remedy she brought from the palace; it wasn't poison, but a drug that could make someone pregnant.
However, babies conceived through medication will absorb a large amount of the mother's nutrients in the womb, weakening the mother while the baby remains healthy and larger than average. What happens during childbirth when the baby is too large and the mother is too weak?
In the palace, some concubines who were unable to conceive but still wanted children would push their maids out to gain favor and then drug them.
Ten months later, the palace maid had a difficult childbirth, and the imperial concubine then had her own child.
This medicine is produced in very limited quantities; even the Grand Princess only received one dose.
However, this medicine was not used.
Liu Qingyan pursued the matter all the way to the capital of the Black Earth Kingdom, and after investigation, confirmed that the so-called Brother Wu was actually the second prince of the Black Earth Kingdom.
It is said that the second prince brought back a beautiful woman, which caused the second prince's wife to have a big fight with him.
The Second Prince's wife's brother is a great general of the Black Earth Kingdom, and the Second Prince has never dared to offend her.
It's strange that he argued with the Second Prince's wife over a woman this time.
Liu Qingyan wanted to sneak into the Second Prince's residence to see Chu Xiao'er, but it was quite difficult.
Who would hire someone of unknown origin?
Liu Qingyan could only approach the Second Prince's wife when she went to the temple to burn incense, and tell her that he was Chu Xiao'er's husband and that he had come to rescue his wife.
The Second Prince's wife was unaware of Chu Xiao'er's background and only assumed that the Second Prince had found a woman among the common people.
She already found Chu Xiao'er an eyesore, so when Liu Qingyan came to her door, she naturally gave him her full support.
The Second Prince's Consort brought Liu Qingyan back to the Prince's Mansion and helped him transfer the people guarding Chu Xiao'er away, allowing Liu Qingyan to meet Chu Xiao'er.
Liu Qingyan escaped from the palace with Chu Xiao'er thanks to the Second Prince's Consort, who also helped them cover their tracks.
The Second Prince returned to his residence and discovered that Chu Xiao'er was missing. He was furious and immediately sent people to search for her.
Second Prince's Consort: "Don't go too far. You're going to such lengths for a woman. Aren't you afraid of Father Emperor's wrath?"
Second Prince: "What do you know? That's no ordinary woman. She's the wife of Liu Qingyan, the border general of Daqing, and also a famous benefactor of Daqing!"
"What?" the Second Prince's wife exclaimed in surprise.
Born into a military family, she naturally understood how useful it was to have the wife of a border general from an enemy country.
She hurriedly told him about Liu Qingyan.
Second Prince's Consort: "My men say they left the city through the west gate!"
The second prince glared at her: "You're more trouble than you're worth."
After saying that, he led his men to chase after Liu Qingyan and Chu Xiao'er.
This time, it was his turn to be unable to win her over.
The second prince informed the emperor of Liu Qingyan's entry into the Black Earth Kingdom.
The emperor ordered a nationwide manhunt for Liu Qingyan and his wife.
The routes back to Daqing were blocked by soldiers from the Black Soil Kingdom. Liu Qingyan and Chu Xiao'er could not return to Daqing directly and could only wander around the Black Soil Kingdom, hoping to break through its defenses and return to Daqing.
The second prince captured the wife of a general from an enemy state, but she escaped, leading to doubts about his abilities from the other princes.
To prove his abilities, the second prince proposed to the emperor that he lead troops to attack the border city.
The Second Prince said, "Now that the garrison has become the general of our Black Soil Kingdom, the border of Daqing is leaderless. We can take this opportunity to attack, capture the border city, enter Daqing, and occupy Daqing's territory."
The king and his ministers of the Black Earth Kingdom were all deeply moved by what they heard.
They had long coveted Daqing, but the border guards of Daqing were no pushovers.
This time, perhaps they will be able to defeat the Daqing army and take control of the Central Plains.
The second prince set off with the army of the Black Earth Kingdom. Of course, he was not the general leading the troops, but one of the princes who participated in the campaign.
Every prince wanted to use this opportunity to gain military merit.
This time, the Black Earth Kingdom has dispatched an army of 200,000, confident of success! (End of Chapter)