C24 (2/2)

The empress said indifferently, ”I am feeling a little unwell. I shall go back and rest.” Could surrogate commander Kong please take a look to see if the officials who accompanied the carriage and the food delivery team arrived. If they arrive, I would like to trouble you to pass on our message to them: Tonight, the entire city is going to have a banquet and reward the three armies of Phoenix City Pass. As for the handover of defence, you just need to discuss it with Mr. Shi.

”This subject accepts the decree, this subject thanks Your Majesty's grace on behalf of all the warriors of Phoenix City Pass!” Kong Sheng lowered his head deeply.

Huo Yanrann replied indifferently, then waved her hand and led the female rider away, throwing the mysterious Kong Sheng to the side.

Although she was confused, she still had to follow the orders of the Her Majesty. Although she said it was simple, it was troublesome to do it. Kong Sheng shook his head helplessly, waiting for Huo Yanrann's figure to disappear into the distance. Then, he stood up and rushed towards the Castellan Mansion.

That afternoon, the entire Phoenix City Pass was full of joy. Her Majesty brought over two hundred thousand troops in one breath. Not only that, but hundreds of cattle, pigs, chickens, ducks, and fishes were being sent to the city. The plaza in front of Castellan Mansion had already been transformed into an enormous open-air kitchen, with hundreds of large pots and several hundred cooks bustling about. The news that Her Majesty was going to attend the banquet had already spread out. Border Army and people's militia who had finished handing over their defensive tasks over were all surrounding the plaza and excitedly watching the cooks slaughter pigs and sheep as they set up pots to boil water. This usual scene was filled with joy and bliss.

The happiest thing was Ling Zilu. Forget about human food, even the horses food had been replenished for him, he personally checked all of them and found that they were all good bean cakes and oats made. This was a treatment that only the Red Camp of the imperial city could enjoy, not to mention Phoenix City Pass, even the other Red Camp that were a little further away from the imperial city wouldn't see this kind of good bean cake.

Ling Zilu excitedly went to find Kong Sheng. Other than reporting the good news, he also had his own little intentions. After all, Qu Feizhi had already been locked in the Quiet Room for a while, and now that the reinforcements and food were here, would he be able to loosen up and let go of that brat's matter?

However, just as he knocked on the door, Kong Sheng shouted towards him, ”Get out!” After eating, Ling Zilu retreated back while being completely confused, and sat on the stone chair by the door in a daze. After a long while, Kong Sheng's room door opened and he walked out. He smiled at Ling Zilu and turned to leave.

When Shi Keren was far away, Kong Sheng finally called Ling Zilu to let him in. As he closed the door, he said indifferently, ”Don't bring up Xiao Qu for now, just wait a few more days.”

”Lord Kong, what's going on? ”It's not a big deal, just let His Majesty out while he's in a good mood.” Ling Zilu was confused.

Kong Sheng stared at him, ”Didn't I already say that you wouldn't be able to mention it?”

Ling Zilu felt wronged, ”No matter what, we are brothers, it's fine. ”Perhaps you should at least let me know, now that all the brothers have asked me, I don't know how to answer that question.”

Kong Sheng sighed: ”Originally, Xiao Qu's matters were not big, not to mention Your Majesty, I just released him after greeting the Commander Elder Shi. But his problem now is not that he sneaked out of the camp, but that he's in the wrong place. ”

Ling Zilu was startled, and then reacted. Qu Feizhi committed an offense and was locked up by the furious Kong Sheng. There was originally no prison in Phoenix City Pass, so the place that he was imprisoned in was the same barn from before. Then the war got tight, and many of the barns were torn down, and the stones and wood used to build the barns were used for other purposes, except for this one. Then, when Chen Chu committed another crime, they simply locked him up together with Qu Feizhi. As a result, the two of them unwillingly became ”prison mates”.

Now, if you were to describe Qu Feizhi not being allowed to be released as ”locked in the wrong place”, then since there was no problem with the barn, then it would naturally be this Chen Chu.

Thinking up to here, Ling Zilu carefully asked: ”Lord Kong, then what exactly is Chen Chu's identity?”

Kong Sheng waved his hands impatiently. ”I don't know.”

He could not be blamed for being in a bad mood. Less than a quarter of an hour ago, he too had asked Shi Keren this question, and the old commander had replied him with four words: ”I will not kill.”

Asking further, old commander's mouth seemed to be sealed shut, no longer saying anything. In the end, Kong Sheng became a little anxious, and spoke without caring about the difference in their positions, age, and qualifications, ”Then I'll directly go find Your Majesty, I'll go beg her to pass down the order to release that person.”

Shi Keren said with a stern expression, ”The four words that I said before were precisely what your Majesty wanted me to say. ”If you ask His Majesty about this, what if he changes his anger into a decisive action? What would you do when the time comes?”

Kong Sheng stared blankly for a moment, and subconsciously said, ”No, that's impossible. She's not that kind of person.”

Shi Keren sighed, patted Kong Sheng's shoulders and said softly, ”People change, not to mention that she suddenly ascended the throne from the throne without any preparation and became the emperor. Some things are not what they used to be. ” With that, Shi Keren patted his shoulder again and turned to leave.

Now, when Ling Zilu raised this question once again, he was unable to answer this question.

”Chen Chu, who exactly are you?”