Yu Feiyan also attempted to help Shangguan Xi dissuade the Empress.
The Empress frowned and said, "No matter how dilapidated it may have become, it is still a government-run post station. A sturdy house is surely better than those tents! What? Is the Empress no longer able to give you orders?"
Yu Feiyan wanted to retort, but Shangguan Xi shook his head slightly, signaling him not to say more.
The Empress was determined to make him uncomfortable and certainly would not miss the opportunity to stay at Baiyang Post Station.
Very well! Let us go and see then!
Shangguan Xi immediately issued the order to stop and take lodging at the Baiyang Post Station ahead.
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Baiyang Post Station.
Ever since the incident involving the Late Empress at Baiyang Post Station, the place had been sealed off by government officials for some time.
The investigation into the Late Empress’s case had never yielded answers, and as years passed, the place fell into ruin. Even without guards, no one dared to enter anymore.
In other words, although fifteen years had passed, the interior remained exactly as it was at the time of the incident, only the corpses were gone.
Dan Mingxuan, Commander of the Shence Army, rode his horse to Shangguan Xi’s side and said with a worried expression, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, perhaps you should go to the camp and rest with the Shence Army?"
That way, he would not need to enter Baiyang Post Station.
Shangguan Xi tightened his grip on the reins, thought for a moment…
Chapter 126