My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Cui Hongqi was in a state of despair when he left. He only told Meng Nan one sentence before he left: "Treat each other with courtesy and don't use violence!"

"Yes!" Meng Nan looked at him with dead eyes, then glanced at the person in the room, and was about to go forward and close the door.

The door was pulled from the inside.

"Are you injured?"

Meng Nan looked coldly at Prime Minister Mei's face, and after a long while he said, "What does it have to do with you?"

After saying that, he closed the door with a bang and locked it.

Yeah, what does it have to do with me?

Prime Minister Mei smiled bitterly and sat down.

What does it have to do with him whether the emotionless killing machine raised by Cui Hongqi is dead or alive, or injured?

Turning his back, Meng Nan's eyes were filled with even more hostility.

The dull pain in my abdomen started again.

That day, after being shot by Mei Xueer, he barely managed to survive and returned to Cui Hongqi dying.

He didn't dare to hide what he had done, and just insisted that "I don't want the prince to fall for a woman."

Cui Hongqi was furious and threw him into the Cave of Beasts without caring that he was seriously injured.

"I have warned you that whoever touches her will die. You are no exception!" He said that if he died in the Beast Cave, it would be his own fault. If he could save his life, no matter how Mei Xueer died in the future, his death would also come. "I will tie your lives together, okay? This way you won't dare touch her again."

This was his maximum tolerance, out of consideration for Meng Nan's kindness in risking her life for him countless times over the years.

But this young man seemed to be made of iron. Even though he had difficulty standing, he became the only living person to walk out of the Beast Cave in all these years.

Zixuan couldn't bear it, so he went to great lengths to find someone to heal his wounds. After a long time, he finally stood up again, but his body never recovered.

From then on, he became even more taciturn, and his face looked even more dead.

……

Tomorrow is the day Xiang Zhong will be executed.

At noon, an uninvited guest came to Prince Yan's Mansion.

"Your sister-in-law is pregnant. I should have come to congratulate her as soon as I returned to Beijing. However, there are no female relatives in the mansion, so this is a lot of inconvenience. I hope you can forgive me, fourth brother." Cui Hongjing sat down opposite Prince Yan, took a sip of tea, and then said slowly.

King Yan smiled meaningfully, "Then, don't you think it's inconvenient for Third Brother to come and congratulate you in person at this moment?"

"It's just an excuse, why should you take it seriously, fourth brother?" Cui Hongjing was not embarrassed at all.

"Third brother, are you here to see the old general?" Prince Yan said straight to the point.

"Yes, but not entirely." Cui Hongjing took a deep breath, "I still remember what my fourth brother said to me before we went to Changguo. I wonder if my fourth brother still remembers it."

"Of course I remember." Prince Yan poured tea for him while observing his expression. "At that time, I said that Third Brother would not know when he would be able to return to Beijing. I also asked Third Brother to rest assured that Third Sister-in-law and the couple in my family have a very good relationship, and we will do our best to take care of them... I also said that I can see that even if Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law are divorced, their feelings are still there. I also said that I have never said this to anyone. Even if Miss Mei is really a member of the Nanyue royal family, I still remember what I said that day."

Seeing that Cui Hongjing had no expression on his face, he continued, "In fact, there was one thing I didn't say to you that day, which was - after Third Brother returns from Changguo this time, I'm afraid the situation in the capital will change."

Cui Hongjing was somewhat moved by these words. He was silent for a moment before he said, "I never knew that my fourth brother, who has always only played with flowers and plants, could be so active. It's just that it's not me who wants to change the day, but the day itself that wants to change!"

King Yan laughed, "I am an idle man, I don't have any great ambitions, I can't care so much. I don't have much in this life, I just want to be with the woman I love, live a life with children around my knees, and then take them to travel all over the mountains and plains, this life is stable, rich, free, that's enough."

"To be with the woman you love, with your children around you, to run around the mountains and fields with them, to live a stable, wealthy, free life..." Cui Hongjing was stunned. Once upon a time, he also wanted to live such a life.

The scene of him and Mei Xueer taking a group of children to travel to various beautiful places seemed to appear before his eyes, and a warm smile appeared on his face.

The smile quickly disappeared.

There are too many things for him to let go now.

And Mei Xueer was destined not to wait for him alone on the road ahead. He was not qualified to let her wait for him alone.

He suddenly stood up and bowed, "I wonder if Fourth Brother is willing to help me?"

"How can I help?" King Yan asked, "What good will it do me if I take the risk to help you?"

"Tomorrow at noon, the emperor will watch the execution in secret. The person the emperor trusts most in the harem is the Concubine Shu. I wonder if the Concubine Shu can find a way to lead the emperor away from the execution ground."

"I admire Third Brother's honesty. You must have thought it through carefully if you are willing to say this. Whether you are helpless or sincere, it is enough to show that you do not treat me as an outsider. But..." Prince Yan said: "But, this matter wants to involve Mother, how to explain it?"

"First, the Empress Shufei is kind-hearted and virtuous. Her mother's family is also a military general. Although she has no connection with General Xiang, the environment she grew up in has determined that the Empress must respect those who fought on the battlefield. Second, when my fourth brother was still an infant, Concubine De poisoned him. Fortunately, the Empress Shufei was wise and saved my fourth brother's life..."

"You, what did you say?" Prince Yan jumped up, "Are you saying that Concubine De wanted to kill me?"

"Not just you, but also me and the other princes!" Cui Hongjing said, "Father had thirteen princes, but only seven of them grew up alive. In addition to those who died of natural causes, there were three who died at the hands of Concubine De."

King Yan sat down slowly. "Well, even if it is as you said, what does this have to do with tomorrow's execution?"

Cui Hongjing looked into his eyes and said word by word: "Because, Concubine De is a descendant of the royal family of Nanyue! And Cui Hongqi is the Lord of the Night who has been feared by everyone in the martial arts world recently!"

This time, Prince Yan was so shocked that his jaw dropped.

Cui Hongjing didn't give him time to sort out the clues. "You should be able to guess what Cui Hongqi is going to do. When he succeeds, how do you think he will treat his brothers and sisters?"

“But, but…” King Yan stuttered, “But, you still haven’t told me how this is related to tomorrow’s event.”

Cui Hongjing smiled slightly, "You just need to go to the palace and tell the Concubine Shu exactly what I said. The Concubine is smart and will understand it immediately."

King Yan: ...

Before leaving, Cui Hongjing bowed deeply to him again and said, "Thank you for your help, fourth brother. This kindness will be remembered by everyone in Prince Jing's Mansion. I would also like to thank fourth brother for saving my life on behalf of the old general."