Duke Chu and Li Tongguang had originally been dispatched to the Anwu border by the Emperor of An, but this was actually a plan hatched jointly by Li Tongguang, Noble Consort Chu, and Deng Hui.
Princess Chu Yue, who should have been kept in the palace as a hostage, was sent by Noble Consort Chu to the front lines to join Duke Chu, while the Emperor of An fell ill and had never recovered since.
Not long ago, the Emperor of An issued an imperial decree elevating Noble Consort Chu to Empress and the Third Prince to Crown Prince. The Empress, alongside the Crown Prince, would administer government affairs from behind a bead curtain, with Li Tongguang fully assisting them as a grand councilor.
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