Chapter 1093: Chapter 1093: 1091: He's Going to the Battlefield

All the palace guards had a hint of helplessness in their expressions, but the leader still explained to Su Yingxue, “Your Highness, we are acting on the orders of Noble Consort Xiao to stop the Ninth Prince from leaving the palace and, moreover, to imprison the Ninth Prince within the palace.”

“Imprisoned? Even if a prince commits a transgression, since when did it become your role to punish him?”

Su Yingxue spoke sternly, “Now, this very moment, release the Ninth Prince for me!”

With a flick of the leash in her hand, Shan Bao immediately let out a thunderous roar, “Roar!”

His fierce roar as he bared his sharp fangs made every palace guard tremble with fear.

They knew they were no match for this white tiger and could only become its prey!

Just as they hesitated and were about to release Chu Jinling, a haughty voice rang out, “Empress, it was I who ordered them to act. You need not blame them! As for my son, the emperor needn’t worry himself with matters concerning him.”

“Noble Consort Xiao?”

Su Yingxue frowned, “Why? What wrong has he committed?”

Noble Consort Xiao cherished Chu Jinling as if he were her treasured heart’s delight, so how could she bear to let the palace guards lay hands on him?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Red marks now marred Chu Jinling’s fair and handsome face.

“Of course he erred; that’s why I, as his mother, must punish him and confine him,” said Noble Consort Xiao as she elegantly approached Su Yingxue, executing a slight curtsey.

Her gaze towards Su Yingxue was relatively kind, but when she turned back to Chu Jinling, it became sharply fierce, “Chu Jinling, remember, as long as your mother lives another day, you’ll not even dream of running off to the battlefield! Stay properly in Jiang Du City, writing the books I ask you to, and be the prince you are! If you want to seek death, do it in your dreams!”

With the harshest tone, Noble Consort Xiao uttered the most severe words.

But Su Yingxue knew, she was the person who loved Chu Jinling the most.

“What do you mean by going to the battlefield?” Su Yingxue’s puzzled gaze turned to Chu Jinling.

Chu Jinling looked up stubbornly, “Sisi is trapped within the enemy’s ranks; I must go save her!”

“What did you say? Trapped within the enemy’s ranks? How did this happen!”

Shock quivered through Su Yingxue’s heart.

The battle report didn’t provide details – was it deliberate by Chu Yihan?

He knew early on that it was Lin Sisi who was surrounded by the enemy forces, and fearing that she might worry, he fabricated a battle report so that seeing it would ease her mind.

She had been deceived by Chu Yihan!

Chu Jinling, realizing he might have spoken of matters he shouldn’t have, but at this moment he couldn’t care about that any longer, he pleaded with Su Yingxue, “Auntie, you know how worried I am about Sisi, please have them release me quickly!”

His mother was firm and too severe in her actions, leaving him no one else to turn to but Su Yingxue.

“This…” Su Yingxue bit her lip; if it were up to her, she would surely let Chu Jinling go to the battlefield immediately to find Lin Sisi. When one’s beloved is in danger, even if it leads to death, one must stay by their side.

But she was not Noble Consort Xiao; having not raised Chu Jinling through twenty hard years, she couldn’t understand the thoughts of Noble Consort Xiao as a mother.

Thinking it over, she attempted to plead on behalf of Chu Jinling, “Noble Consort Xiao, why not let him go? I will send the Shadow Guards to protect him, and once Sisi is out of harm’s way, they can bring him back.”

“Shadow Guards?” Noble Consort Xiao’s voice carried a trace of disdain as her red lips curled into a light sneer, “Empress, have you considered before speaking that you too will soon become a mother? If your child within wished to abandon a life of ease and riches to seek death on the dangerous battlefield, would you consent?”