She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 163: Setting a Precedent, A Woman as the Commander!

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Setting a Precedent, A Woman as the Commander!

Atop the grand hall, Wa Chengnan was pierced through the head with a Piercing Cloud Arrow, pinning his entire body to the ground, a sight so tragically shocking it chilled the viewer to the core.

The Emperor was enraged by this, and the entire Ironclad Army was mobilized, surrounding the Summer Resort and beginning a thorough search, house by house, leaving everyone feeling imperiled.

Atop the grand hall, there was a deathly silence.

Yan Wanqing looked down at Wa Chengnan on the ground, his eyes still wide open.

Did he wish to open his eyes to see if Li Chengxiang had come to see him at the end?

Yan Wanqing averted her gaze, unable to bear the sight any longer.

His death was fated.

But she never imagined it would come in this manner.

Someone deliberately wanted to silence Wa Chengnan.

"Princess Anping, you tell us, who is the mastermind behind this!" The Emperor’s eyes fell on Yan Wanqing.

Yan Wanqing clasped her hands in a salute and bent her back in a deep bow.

"In response to Your Majesty, it was the Seventh Prince." She spoke without hesitation, and as soon as the words left her mouth, an outcry could be heard.

Li Chengyuan shrieked, "How could it be the Seventh Prince! This entire evening, His Highness was with Princess Yaochi, Princess Anping must not slander without proof."

The Emperor remained silent.

Yan Wanqing slowly straightened up, her gaze turning toward Li Chengyuan: "This Commandery Princess is merely stating what the criminal Wa Chengnan said, with no intention to deliberately target the Seventh Prince."

Li Chengyuan gritted her teeth, "In any case, the man is already dead, what you say cannot be verified, who knows if you are slandering the Seventh Prince out of spite?"

"Princess Yaochi, having a brain is a good thing, this Commandery Princess hopes you not only have one but also use it." Yan Wanqing said with a cold laugh.

Li Chengyuan, having been called brainless in front of the Emperor and the Seventh Prince, felt her rage climbing: "You must not rely on His Majesty’s trust in you to spout nonsense, this is blatant defamation!"

"Whether it is defamation or not, His Majesty has wisdom and will know the truth, it is not your place to lecture this Commandery Princess here," responded Yan Wanqing without indulging Li Chengyuan.

"You—!"

"Enough!" the Emperor bellowed.

Li Chengyuan instantly fell silent.

The Emperor looked at Yan Wanqing, seemingly pondering the credibility of her words, and after a long while, he turned to the recently silenced Xiao Hongshen: "Do you have anything to say?"

"Your son..." Xiao Hongshen knelt on the ground, and seeing this, Li Chengyuan kneeled alongside him.

"How could your son have such traitorous thoughts, it is simply inconceivable, Your Majesty is wise, this whole thing is an utter conspiracy," Xiao Hongshen protested loudly for himself.

If Wa Chengnan had not died before, he still would have been uneasy.

Now that Wa Chengnan was thoroughly dead, without evidence to counter, he saw a chance to argue for his innocence.

Listening to Xiao Hongshen’s words, the Emperor slowly returned to his seat.

Just when Xiao Hongshen believed he was on the verge of clearing himself of suspicion, the Emperor suddenly slammed his hand down on the desk with a fierce thud.

Almost everyone in the grand hall knelt down, with only Yan Wanqing standing up straight, her head bowed.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger."

The Emperor chuckled coldly twice, his gaze landing on Xiao Hongshen: "Do you think I’m a three-year-old child?! You are my son, how could I not be clear about the calculations going on in your mind?!"

"Father Emperor, I’m wronged ah—" Xiao Hongshen couldn’t care about the pain in his body, as he knelt and crawled forward on the ground, making his way to the Emperor’s feet. He clutched at the Emperor’s robe hem: "Even if I were given ten thousand guts, I wouldn’t dare, Father Emperor, please do not trust one-sided words, there’s a conspiracy behind this matter."

"Conspiracy?" The Emperor sneered: "Right now, Dawei is facing internal strife and external threats, and as a member of the Imperial Family, you’re not serving the country but are obsessed with power and schemes, it’s utterly ridiculous!"

Xiao Hongshen was scolded harshly and didn’t dare to retort.

Seeing this, the Emperor added: "I may be old, but I’m not foolish, I can still discern the little schemes in your heart, I’m not dead yet, what exactly are you in a rush for!"

Xiao Hongshen dared not make a sound anymore.

His body trembled several times, and behind him, Li Chengyuan’s face turned even paler. Normally eloquent, she now resembled a frightened chick, only shivering, not even daring to lift her head to look at the Emperor.

The grand hall once again fell into a silence so profound that even a sparrow’s sound was absent.

"Announce my decree." The Emperor kicked over the seventh Prince, Xiao Hongshen, who clung to him and would not let go. With a grand wave of his hand, the eunuchs rushed over to his side.

"The western regions are in chaos, the seventh Prince is commanded to face this emergency, leading three thousand Iron Cavalry to set out without delay in support, and must not err. This is a military order, if violated, execution!"

"Your Majesty, Anping requests to join the mission!" Yan Wanqing suddenly spoke in a clear voice.

The Emperor glanced over: "You want to go too?"

Kneeling on one knee, with a steadfast look, Yan Wanqing affirmed: "Anping has had the ability to go to battle since a young age, and now that the Imperial Court needs people, being a woman of the Yan Family, I naturally cannot shrink back. If the seventh Prince, gravely injured as he is, can still go to the battlefield in person, Anping boldly requests Your Majesty’s permission, to pacify the western conflicts and, afterwards, lead troops to conquer Governor’s Office Pass, reclaiming our Dawei territory!"

"Dawei has never had a precedent of a woman leading an army into battle!" Xiao Hongshen was unsettled.

The Emperor chuckled coldly: "Even a woman is willing to ask for orders to recapture our lands, what about you?"

Xiao Hongshen lowered his head: "Your son is guilty."

"You are deeply at fault!" The Emperor grew increasingly discontent with his sight, wishing he would just die out there and not return. Turning to Yan Wanqing, he said: "The Yan Family truly does not have a single weakling, my Marquis of the Nation has a fine daughter indeed!"

He nodded in satisfaction, then continued: "Well then, I will give you an army of ten thousand and appoint you as the commander-in-chief, to first stabilize the west and then reclaim Governor’s Office Pass. Anping, do you dare accept the decree?!"

Yan Wanqing’s spine was straight, her gaze burning bright: "Anping accepts the command, I shall not fail Your Majesty’s trust and shall reclaim our Dawei territory!"

"Good! Such spirit, how many men in the world could achieve this!" The Emperor stood up and laughed heartily, approaching Yan Wanqing, assisting her to her feet with a gentle voice: "I am aware of your spirit, but your health has always been frail, and the ongoing war is arduous, will you be able to withstand it?"

"Your Majesty need not worry, Anping has improved a lot, and just yesterday I was practicing swordsmanship, have you forgotten?" Yan Wanqing spoke demurely.

The Emperor suddenly recalled the scene of Yan Wanqing practicing swordsmanship the day before, yet it was not her proficiency that came to mind but rather the moment when, thinking herself alone, she covertly covered her lips with a handkerchief and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

A flicker of indeterminate meaning crossed the Emperor’s eyes.

He reached out and patted Yan Wanqing’s shoulder: "Good, Anping is truly a heroine among women, most comforting to my heart, far better than this worthless son of mine."

Xiao Hongshen knelt on the ground, hearing these words, his hands involuntarily clenched into fists.

He would definitely return from the battlefield.

Once he came back, he would take back everything that belonged to him!

Yan Wanqing certainly noticed Xiao Hongshen’s expression, the corner of her lips faintly curved, then swiftly disappeared.

On this journey, she would surely take good care of Xiao Hongshen.

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