The Queen was about to go to the west of the city in person and soon spread in the official office. Zhang Ziyu hurriedly brought the people over, neither dissuading nor extra words, and only bowed deeply to Chang Qing: "Thank you, Empress Gao Yi."

Chang Qing smiled and waved her hand.

In addition to the people sent by the government, Xiao Yusheng also left some people for me before leaving. Zhesheng and others also followed us to recuperate because they were injured before. Now they are basically recovering. I heard that I would accompany the queen to the west of the city, so they all came over.

These people are also considered Nian Shen's brothers and are very respectful to the queen. After Chang Qing and I got on the carriage, they rode their horses to guard the carriage.

After we left the office, we drove on the avenue for a while.

During this period, Chang Qing kept holding my hand tightly. This was her first time "taking the initiative". It was a lie to say that it was not nervous. I could clearly feel the cold sweat in her palm. Although I couldn't lift the curtain to look outside, she kept looking outside through the gaps in the curtains. Due to martial law in the city, there were no pedestrians walking on the road, and the surroundings were very quiet. Only the sound of the guards outside riding horses also aggravated the tension in her heart.

I gently patted the back of her hand with my other hand: "Don't worry about Empress."

She turned to look at me and said, "Qingying, do you just said really work?"

"Empress, you are the mother of a country after all. Your appearance is enough to shock the common people. They will definitely listen to your words."

"This, I am just worried, what if the crowd is excited?"

I smiled and said, "At that time, I followed His Majesty the Emperor - when I was the third prince, I went to Yangzhou to provide relief to the victims. At that time, people were no longer called humans. There were only two things in their eyes - something that could be eaten and something that could not be eaten. From the beginning of breaking into Yangzhou City, they saw everything stuffed into their mouths. Some people were even hungry and held the big tree and bite the bark."

Chang Qing was stunned when she heard this, her face turned pale and became even more nervous.

I said, "But even then, none of them caused greater civil unrest in Yangzhou."

“…”

"Because the Emperor promised them that they would have enough food."

“…”

"So, the Empress, don't worry about this. Although the people are easily incited, they are also easily appeased. To be honest, they don't want much. A bite of food during the deserted years and a way to survive in the war. As long as they make the words clear, I believe they will not dare to make rash things in front of the queen."

Hearing me say this, she couldn't help laughing and said, "I am really not that worried with you by my side."

While speaking, a noise had already come from the front.

Immediately, the deputy general next to Zhang Ziyu came over and whispered outside the carriage: "Empress, Miss Yan, we are going to the West City Gate."

When he heard this, Chang Qing's smile immediately calmed down and his breath became heavier.

I didn't say anything, just leaned to one side, lifted a corner of the curtain and looked forward.

This place is still a street away from the Xichengmen. You can see the towering city walls and towers. Although you can't see the situation at the city gate, you can already hear the noisy quarrels when those people gather. Yu Sheng had already brought several teams to go forward at this time. It seemed that he heard that the situation was a little nervous, so he quickly let someone go over and maintain order.

When Zhang Ziyu heard this, he asked the convoy to stop first.

Although the Queen is here to solve this problem, after all, the Queen is the Queen. If she is really attacked, if there is something unexpected, he will be bound to death.

I lifted the curtain and looked at it. Our convoy was parked at this intersection. A wide road ahead led directly to the west city gate. This time, we could clearly see that hundreds of ordinary people gathered at the city gate. Not only were they holding their children, but they were also carrying cars, and some were even carrying bags. The gate was closed. They were all standing under the city gate and shouting. All the soldiers guarding the city at the city gate stood on both sides with spears tightly. Even the people on the city tower dared not slacken at all and confronted them.

From afar, you can hear someone shouting—

"Why can't you open the city gate?"

"It's time to fight, are we going to wait for death here?"

"We don't die with you!"

"Yes, let us out!"

"Open the city gate!"

...

Seeing those people becoming more and more excited, all the soldiers guarding the city gate at the front were standing at the gate with swords in hand to stop the common people from moving forward, but now, some people are starting to rush forward.

Before I came, I never expected that the situation was really so tense.

Officers and soldiers cannot hurt people. Once they are injured, things will be a big deal. However, the people keep rushing to the city gate. If this continues, if they knock the city gate opens in the city, there will be no need to fight the next battle; but to stop them, it is impossible to see if they don’t bleed.

Chang Qing also saw this scene and her breath became even more nervous.

Yu Sheng had already brought the people there, but once the people passed, the noise over there became even louder.

Suddenly, I heard someone shouting—

"Mr. Zhang is there!"

With that shout, all the people noticed this, and they immediately turned around and ran towards them.

The noisy sounds were getting closer and closer, and even the ground was shaking slightly. The horses under the guards who were protecting us on both sides began to struggle and neigh uneasy. When several deputy generals saw that the situation was wrong, they hurried over to Zhang Ziyu and said, "Sir, should you retreat first? This situation is wrong!"

"Yes, sir, the Queen is still there. If you hurt the Queen, then-"

Zhang Ziyu rode a horse, looked at the situation ahead, frowned, and he was silent for a moment before looking towards our carriage.

I nodded to Chang Qing.

She had already calmed down and became more determined at this time. She did not move, nor looked out the curtain, and said calmly: "Mr. Zhang, don't be afraid, don't go back."

Zhang Ziyu said: "Empress..."

"I am here to solve the problem."

“…”

After hearing this, Zhang Ziyu took a deep breath, and then said to his deputy general: "Take the way first and protect the Queen's carriage, and don't let them be shocked!"

When the deputy generals heard this, they hurriedly said, "Yes!"
Chapter completed!