I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

When he persuaded the princess to ask Ji Xiaobei for help, he had already completely trusted Ji Xiaobei.

She is a righteous and generous person, and she has some abilities.

There is nothing wrong in asking her for help.

"I need you to help me do something..." Ji Xiaobei said bluntly.

"Miss Ji, if you have anything to ask, please let me know. Lang Ning will do his best."

Ronning looked serious.

"You knew that Prince Qing and Prince An were planning to seize power and usurp the throne, right?" Ji Xiaobei looked at Lang Ning with a sharp gaze.

Lang Ning shuddered, dodged his gaze and said, "I don't know what Miss Ji is talking about!"

Ji Xiaobei smiled coldly and said:

"That night, Prince Qing attempted to do something bad to the daughter of the Minister of Rites, Tong Menglou. You secretly attacked Prince Qing, and then led me to Prince Qing's courtyard and heard his conspiracy with Prince An. I was right, wasn't I?"

Lang Ning's calm and solemn face became a little flustered.

"I know all this. The emperor will go to the Fuling Temple to pray tomorrow, and they will take action. You are the secret guard of Prince Qing, but you are untainted by the mud. If you can help me protect the emperor's safety, all the people of the Great Northern Dynasty will be grateful to you.

You know best what kind of person Prince Qing is. If he takes the throne, it will only make the lives of the people even worse, and it may even cause rebellion in the border areas..."

Lang Ning's family lived a hard life since childhood. His father sent him to the mountains to learn martial arts from a master. After he came down the mountain, his parents became terminally ill and died not long after.

Relying on his martial arts skills, he entered Prince Qing's palace and became a bodyguard for Prince Qing.

He is taciturn, serious and usually as cold as a piece of wood.

Prince Qing disliked him, so he made him the princess's bodyguard.

Lang Ning was silent for a moment, knowing that he had nowhere else to turn and the only person he could rely on was Ji Xiaobei.

He only asked Ji Xiaobei to cure the princess's illness.

When daybreak comes, someone will discover that both the princess and Lang Ning are missing.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I only ask Miss Ji to protect the princess. I have only one worthless life, and I will do anything you ask me to do."

Ji Xiaobei looked him up and down. This young man was a handsome man, tall and slender, good-looking, and also a romantic man.

Ji Xiaobei told him about his plans for tomorrow morning.

"Miss Ji, I know the leader of Prince Qing's personal guards. I should have heard of most of the secret guards around him. When I first entered the palace, I was Prince Qing's personal guard..."

"That's great. Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. With you here, we will be able to protect the emperor tomorrow. Another goal is to uncover the true face of Prince Qing..."

Ronning nodded.

Ji Xiaobei walked around Lang Ning and took out a tiger-skin hat and a Bald Qiang mask from his sleeve.

"Wear this and don't let anyone find out you are Lang Ning, otherwise the princess will be implicated." Ji Xiaobei handed it to him.

Lang Ning held the mask in his hand, which looked strange.

It's just not very good-looking, with a big mouth stretched all the way to the ears, big black eyes that are wide open, a big red nose, and two protruding ears.

"Miss Ji, should I wear this?" Lang Ning confirmed.

"Yes, this is yours..."

Lang Ning was very grateful to Ji Xiaobei for thinking about him and nodded vigorously.

It was late at night when the two of them arrived at the gate of Anzhou city.

The Zhang Yiyuan brothers, Shugen, Song Laohei and others were already waiting.

Ji Xiaobei gave a few brief instructions.

"The team leader is Bald Qiang, you can just call him Brother Qiang!" Ji Xiaobei glanced at Lang Ning who was standing next to her.

Lang Ning pulled open his scarf and gave them a fist bump.

Zhang Yiyuan saw the face in the moonlight and was stunned. He thought to himself: How come this person looks like this? He is uglier than me.

"One Yuan and Two Yuan, you two brothers are better at martial arts. Brother Qiang will give you orders. Uncle Laohei, you two follow me and listen to my instructions."

"Okay!" the four men said in unison.

They didn't know what Ji Xiaobei was going to do this time, and no one asked.

They still remembered that not long after they came to Anzhou, they followed Ji Xiaobei to Anlian Mountain and robbed a lot of good things, which was the initial accumulation of their wealth.

Ji Xiaobei has already said this time that it is very dangerous, but they are even more excited than last time.

"This is for the two of you, one for each of you, put them on!" Ji Xiaobei took out two more masks from his sleeves.

Zhang Yiyuan and Zhang Eryuan took it excitedly.

Shugen and Song Laohei were filled with envy and watched eagerly.

The Zhang brothers lost their temper after taking one look at them. These two sausage lips were uglier than Brother Qiang's.

He doesn't look like a human being.

"Miss Ji, this is not a human being..." Zhang Yiyuan couldn't help but say.

"You're right, it's not a human. This is a bear. You are Big Bear and your brother is Little Bear. The mission is arduous. We have to ensure your safety. Is it important whether it's a human or not?"

Zhang Yiyuan felt a chill down his neck when he recalled the time when his hair was chopped off.

"It's not important, not important at all, Miss Ji is right."

Zhang Yiyuan and Zhang Eryuan put on the masks of Big Bear and Little Bear, and stood obediently on the left and right of Brother Qiang Langning.

As soon as the sky was getting light, the city gate of Anzhou opened.

They followed the farmers carrying their loads on their shoulders into the city.

After entering the city, a middle-aged man in a coarse cotton-padded jacket was carrying a load on his shoulder, walking and shouting:

"Chestnuts, sugar-roasted chestnuts..."

Ji Xiaobei walked over and asked, "Brother, are the chestnuts warm?"

"I fried them this morning. They are Anzhou chestnuts. They are small and very sweet..."

"There are many people in my house, please send me there..."

The middle-aged man's eyes flashed, and he raised his lips and said, "Okay, sir, please lead the way."

Ji Xiaobei led them to a deep alley on the edge of the city.

Lang Ning and his men were waiting at the entrance of the alley.

Ji Xiaobei and the middle-aged man walked in.

When they reached the end of the alley, Ji Xiaobei spoke first: "Tong Qinwei..."

As he spoke, Ji Xiaobei took out the jade token given by the young prince from his pocket.

"Miss Ji..." Tong Qinwei looked at Ji Xiaobei. He received an order from the young prince yesterday, asking him to come to the city gate this morning to meet Miss Ji and follow Ji Xiaobei's arrangements and dispatches.

Tong Qinwei didn't know what was going on, but since the young prince had given the order, he obeyed unconditionally.

The woman standing in front of him had delicate features and clear eyes, and she exuded a sense of majesty and solemnity.

"Tong Yi followed Miss Ji's arrangements..."

Ji Xiaobei: "Your Majesty, come out from the front palace gate, walk along the main street in front of the palace, cross Xingfeng Road, go around Yuhua Street and leave the city. Walk along a section of the official road, turn west and enter the path leading to the Fuling Temple. You must place secret guards along the way to prevent anyone from ambush the emperor... After leaving the city, all secret guards will gather in the woods on the path to the Fuling Temple..."

Ji Xiaobei repeated his arrangements.

"Miss Ji, please rest assured. I will make arrangements!" Tong Qinwei was very surprised. This woman had clear logic and accurate expression.

The young prince trusted very few people, and he didn't know the relationship between the young prince and this woman, but he could feel that the relationship between the two was very unusual.

The young prince actually gave the jade token to this woman.

Tong Qinwei couldn't help but stand in awe of Ji Xiaobei.

Tong Qinwei tapped the ground with his feet, flew up, and disappeared into the alley.