I'm not willing to be a cannon fodder for the female supporting role anymore

Oh, well, this is ancient times after all. Huo Lingqi is only seventeen years old, not an adult. Yueying made up for him in her heart.

"Then let's play another round?"

"Ah."

Yueying didn't expect that the male protagonist was really stubborn. He lost four games in a row to her. Even when his aunt called them to have dinner, he turned a deaf ear.

"Second Master, how about we eat first?"

"Miss Qian, do you think I'm not as good as you?"

Huo Lingqi's tone was somewhat resentful. He watched Yueying eat the whole dish of candied fruit while playing chess.

Isn’t the male protagonist a cunning person?

Yueying didn't understand why playing chess could make people so anxious.

"Second Young Master, do you know that when people are hungry, their brains become less useful?"

"You ate all the fruit on that plate just now."

Hearing this, Yueying suddenly felt that Huo Lingqi was not angry because of losing the game?

"I……"

"If you are hungry, please eat first."

Without waiting for Yueying to continue, Huo Lingqi suggested eating first. Yueying had no choice but to nod, wondering if she had gone too far. She had wanted to take the opportunity to propose a solution to the war between Heyi and Chi, but she didn't expect that she would go crazy and make the male protagonist unhappy.

The table was filled with food prepared according to Yueying's preferences.

He didn't talk while eating or sleeping, and he finished the meal happily. I thought that according to the hero's personality, he should restrain his superficial emotions.

Yueying put down the bowl and chopsticks and was about to get up and go back to her room when her wrists were held by a pair of warm big hands.

When she lowered her head, it was Huo Lingqi. This was considered an out-of-line behavior. Yueying was a little confused.

"Miss Qian, our game of chess is not over yet."

"Second Young Master, you know that after a full meal, the brain tends to get sleepy, and when people are sleepy, they naturally can't do things that require brainpower."

She tugged her wrist hard, trying to break free from the other person's grip.

"Then I'll wait here. Miss Qian, come over after you digest your food."

Huo Lingqi looked at Yueying's reluctant expression, his face darkened, and he slowly lowered his hand.

After Aunt Lian and the others had left, Yueying thought about it and took the opportunity to bring up her own topic.

"Second Young Master, I really don't want to play chess today. How about I tell you a story? If you think I tell it well, can we play chess another day?"

"Qi is all ears."

Huo Lingqi was hit by Yueying one after another today, but he couldn't help wanting to get close to her, so he was a little out of control.

"In a certain dynasty, there were various vassal states under a certain king. This king led his troops to attack one of the vassal states that had broken away from his control. He used the so-called bird formation and goose formation. The main force was naturally his own people, and the troops deployed outside the formation were the troops of the vassal states."

"The vassal states that were attacked deployed their two stronger forces to attack the two wings. The vassal states were not fighting for themselves, and their armies were instantly defeated. This seriously disrupted the king's main force in terms of both momentum and formation. In this way, the vassal states that were attacked won the war without too many casualties."

"Mr. Huo, I wonder which dynasty the young lady is talking about?"

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Yueying has read the history of this small world. There was only one dynasty before it, as if human beings suddenly appeared, and then the current feudal social order naturally came into being.

"Do you know that besides our Heyi Kingdom, Chi Kingdom, Yuan Kingdom, Shang Kingdom, Beili Kingdom and Mosang, there are other countries further away?"

"This……"

"Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. If you have the opportunity, you can travel to more distant countries and you will know which dynasty I am talking about. It is not very clear to explain it to you now."

Yueying was only concerned with her own flattering statements and had said everything she needed to say today. She was feeling rather smug and did not notice that Huo Lingqi lowered his eyelids and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

The next day, in the court.

"The Chi Kingdom has an army of 300,000 soldiers approaching the border, while our army in the southern border has less than 150,000 soldiers. The disparity in strength is huge. I advocate peace talks through marriage."

In the hall, the prime minister proposed to take the initiative to avoid war and negotiate peace.

"Father, the Chi Kingdom has been expanding its territory in recent years, and has already shown a trend of becoming the only dominant country. This time, they have joined forces with the Shang Kingdom and the Beili Kingdom to attack our dynasty. If we really surrender without a fight, they will become even more aggressive in the future."

The emperor knew this, but he had to consider a lot of things, such as whether there were generals capable of fighting in the army, whether food and grass could be supplied, and the people displaced in the war, as they were all his people.

"Your Highness, we are now actively negotiating peace in exchange for the greatest benefit with the smallest loss. If a war really breaks out, the people in the southern counties will be displaced and homeless, and the soldiers will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. At that time, ceding land and paying compensation will truly shake the foundation of the country."

"According to what the Prime Minister said, will our country of He surrender to you from now on?"

Rong Jingyun glared at Mu Boyong angrily. The prime minister of a country was so cowardly and afraid of trouble.

"Your Highness, this is wrong. This is not submission, but the conclusion of an alliance and a lasting friendship."

Mu Boyong has many disciples. He is the one who supports the Seventh Prince, so naturally he is arrogant and opposed to the Crown Prince.

"Okay, let me think about it, and let's adjourn today."

The emperor was troubled by the quarrel, especially because his mind was actually more inclined towards war, but the vast majority of ministers advocated peace talks.

Although the people in the capital did not suffer directly from the war like the people in the border areas, the war of open and covert struggles had begun.

Yueying went out for a walk today, thinking that the male protagonist would be the prince's tutor during the day, and it would be boring for her to act out the show in the mansion for too long, so she chose the largest restaurant in the capital, ordered some signature dishes, and savored them slowly.

"Have you heard? The Prime Minister said that the princess can avoid the war if she marries a foreign prince."

"Yes, the prince is the heir to the throne of a country, but he doesn't consider the overall situation and wants me to kill my soldiers."

"Yes, the people living on the border also have to suffer from the war."

"If you don't have the people in your heart, you are not worthy of being the crown prince."

The more she listened, the louder the people in the hall spoke, as if they were afraid that others couldn't hear them discussing state affairs. Yueying smiled and thought, these people might be bribed to discredit the prince, right?

When watching the plot, I felt that the prince of He country was very aggrieved, and as an ancient man, Yueying felt that he was a real man for not pinning the honor and disgrace of the country on one or two women.

"Gentlemen, I just heard you say that the Prime Minister said that if the princess gets married, the Chi Kingdom will withdraw its troops. Is that true?"

Yueying put away her fan, walked forward with a smile and started chatting with those people.

"Of course it is."

"I don't understand something, so I hope you can help me. The Chi country's army is approaching, with hundreds of thousands of people, so I need to prepare a lot of money for the military expenses, right?"

"Young Master, you don't even understand this. Since ancient times, food and fodder have always been prepared before troops move."

This is exactly what she was waiting for. Yueying curled the corners of her lips, her eyes full of shrewdness and calculation.

"According to what the Prime Minister said, if our princess gets married, the king of Chi will waste a million taels of silver? Is the king of Chi so incompetent?"

"This……"

The gentleman who had taken the conversation earlier was at a loss for words after being confronted by Yueying.

"If it is true as this gentleman said, then isn't the relationship between the Prime Minister and the King of Chi a little too close?"

Yueying opened her eyes wide with a look of horror. When she said this, the people around her started talking about it.

"Don't talk nonsense, when did I say that?"

The gentleman named by Yueying was trying to evade responsibility in panic. He could foresee how miserable his death would be if words got to the ears of the Prime Minister.

"Didn't you say with certainty that the Prime Minister said that as long as the princess married, our dynasty would be spared from war this time? Those were the original words of the master."

"You are such a fool, you are talking nonsense."

"Am I talking nonsense, or are you a spy from the enemy country? You openly say that our prince is unworthy of being the crown prince, and secretly say that our prime minister is suspected of being a traitor."

Yueying's voice became louder and louder, and he turned around and shouted to the people around him.

"Come and judge for yourself. Is this what they just said?"

In ancient times, most people were not educated, and it could be said that many of the ignorant people just followed the crowd. After Yueying's explanation, those who had been led by these people were indeed pulled back by Yueying's words.

Seeing that everyone around them was pointing and talking, those people glared at Yueying, then got up and left in a hurry.

"Hey, don't go. What if they are spies? Even if they are not spies, at least they have slandered our wise prince and prime minister. They should be handed over to the authorities, right?"

Originally Yueying was just shouting at their backs, but she didn't expect that after this shout, a few brave people from the second floor really came down and arrested those people.

"Sir, are you willing to go to the government office to testify?"

Yueying looked back at the food on her table that had not even been touched, hesitated for a moment, and nodded. How could she not see the outcome of something she had started?

"Go check, who is that young master from?"

Rong Jingyun didn't expect that while listening to the discussions of the people in the city in the restaurant today, he would actually see such a good show.

"Yes."

"Your Highness, why don't you check whose daughter it is?"

The woman serving by his side covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled. These men could not tell that the skinny girl was a girl.

"Isn't he a young master?"

"I won't make a mistake."

Qing'er sat up and poured the prince another cup of tea, her eyes full of smiles.

Here, Yueying followed a few people to the government office. On the way, she felt that these passers-by were more like well-trained guards.

Sure enough, the matter was reported to the government office and soon the case was brought to court. After being threatened, the official actually said that it was the steward of the Prime Minister's Office who gave them money and asked them to say so.

After that, the butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion was arrested. He admitted that he was dissatisfied with his master and was resentful, and deliberately spread rumors to frame the Prime Minister. A servant who bullies his master must die, not to mention that he also insulted the reputation of the prince. Yueying didn't expect that all those people lost their lives.

It was two days later when Yueying heard the ending. She was unable to describe her feelings. After all, the most serious punishment for spreading rumors in modern times was a few years in prison. She didn't want to kill those people.

As her memories of the previous world were vague, she suddenly felt sad. Had she killed people in every ancient world she traveled through?

"Miss, please don't go out now. There are distinguished guests in the mansion today. Don't offend them."

"Dignified guest?"

The first thing Yueying thought of was, did the Prime Minister send someone to propose marriage? Although the plot was advanced a bit, it was almost the same.

"Did you ask your grandfather to come over?"

"Hey, the girl knows."

"No, I know it's a happy event."

Yueying winked and Yuesha looked thoughtful, then nodded.

"Girl, you are so smart."

"Yuesha, why do I feel like you are playing tricks on me? A matchmaker coming to my house must be a happy event. How can I be considered smart?"

"Matchmaker?"

Where did the matchmaker come from? It seemed that Miss Qian had misunderstood something. Yuesha thought that they were talking about the same thing, but it seems that it was not the case.

"Cough cough."

As the two were talking, they heard someone coughing. They both turned around and saw three people standing at the door of Yueying's room. One was Huo Lingqi, and the other two seemed to be master and servant.

We won't talk about Huo Lingqi's handsome appearance, but as for the other two, our relationship as master and servant can only be seen from their clothes. If we ignore their clothes, both of them are the modest and elegant gentlemen that ancient literati liked.

Could it be the Thirteenth Prince? That shouldn't be the case. The Thirteenth Prince is supposed to be only twelve or thirteen years old. This man looks about the same age as Huo Lingqi, so he should be the Seventh Prince. So the two of them actually came into contact earlier?

"Second Young Master Huo."

Yueying thought about it, then stood up and greeted Huo Lingqi.

"Miss Qian, this is the crown prince, His Highness Jingyun."

Huo Lingqi looked at Yueying meaningfully, with a smile on his face. He introduced the identities of the people around him in a serious tone.

The prince? Did the male protagonist have private contact with the prince? Is this another hidden plot? Yueying forced a smile and bent her knees as a salute.

"The daughter of the people has met His Highness the Crown Prince."

When Yuesha behind him heard that the other party was the prince, she immediately knelt on the ground respectfully, which made Yueying seem unruly.

I'm not embarrassed, I'm not embarrassed, I'm not embarrassed. Important things should be said three times. Yueying lowered her head, preparing herself mentally. It was not that she couldn't kneel, after all, it was just for the mission, but the etiquette had already been done.

"I came here today specifically to visit Miss Qian, so there's no need to be polite."

Seeing Yueying's embarrassment, Rong Jingyun smiled.

"what?"

Did the original owner have any connection with the prince? It seems that there was no connection. Could it be that what happened in the restaurant a few days ago reached the prince's ears?

Yueying took a close look at the man behind the prince and suddenly realized that it was him, the guard who helped to escort several rumor-mongers to the government office that day.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was there that day."

"I came here to thank Miss Qian for helping me out that day."

As he spoke, Rong Jingyun motioned to the person behind him, took out a brocade box, opened it, and saw a set of jewelry inlaid with gemstones, and a piece of paper underneath, which looked like a silver note.

"Your Highness, you are too polite. I am just telling the truth. The country was attacked by the enemy, and those few people did not think about doing anything for the country and the people. Instead, they spread rumors among the people. They are not good people for the country or the people."