In a world where there are more men than women, I am spoiled

“Your Highness, the Li family's matter was not handled well before. Otherwise, Young Master Qi would not have suffered this. If he had been captured by the Li family, Feng Qi's identity would have been exposed today.”

“The wife’s situation is even more worrying. If we encounter this kind of thing in the future, can we kill the person in one move and eliminate these future troubles?” Cheng Yan said in a low voice.

When the eldest prince heard the murderous intent and a hint of resentment in Cheng Yan's tone, he felt a lump in his throat. The various families of Fengdu were all interconnected, and even if their bones were broken, they were still connected. Was it reasonable for them to wipe out a person or family in one fell swoop?

They're not from the martial arts world...

Cheng Yan ignored the Crown Prince's reaction and continued, "And the Empress in the palace. Your Highness taught him a lesson last time, but I feel it wasn't enough. He should be deposed by His Majesty. Without the Empress's position, what trouble can he cause? Perhaps the people sent this time include his own people."

“This time, the young master has already sent people over, so the Li family will have no chance to turn things around. His Majesty will no longer consider the power of the Li clan, so it will be easy to depose him. After the next emperor takes office, we must find a way to promote our own people.”

“I think Pei Rujun, Pei Consort’s uncle, is quite good. Ever since the Empress married Pei Consort, the Empress has been more fond of him. I suppose it’s because of the Empress’s sake, so let’s push him to the throne.”

“The reason why the wife doesn’t want to be in power is because she is afraid of being tired, not because she doesn’t want it. So you have to keep the power in your own hands, so that the wife can do whatever she wants in the future.”

"And this time, it was also my oversight. Feng Qi's identity is sensitive, so we should have arranged people around him. Xing Yi and I tested our skills before, and they were all quite good. We thought that was enough. Who knew that the Li family would send out everyone and even split them into two groups."

"Such negligence must not be tolerated in the future, especially as the children in the manor grow up and need close companions. I have already sent people to Fragrant Hills to select a group of young children to accompany the children as they grow up."

"Otherwise, if someone is watching the children next time and something happens, will the wife be able to handle it?"

Cheng Yan rattled off a whole bunch of things, saying everything that came to mind. He couldn't help but get angry when he thought about how his wife was upset right after giving birth because of Feng Qi's situation, and how she had gone to all this trouble to come here.

The eldest prince, standing to the side, was completely shocked by Cheng Yan's words and stared at her blankly.

Having said everything, Cheng Yan let out a breath, feeling that the frustration in his heart had dissipated a lot. Only then did he realize that the First Prince next to him hadn't replied to a word. He turned to look at him and found him staring blankly at him.

Cheng Yan waved her hand dismissively: "Your Highness? Am I wrong? Do you think we've been too ruthless in dealing with the Li family? Do you want to persuade us?"

The eldest prince snapped out of his reverie and looked at him with a complicated expression: "This time, we will not show any mercy to the Li family. The Broken Rainbow Alliance can deal with us however they want."

"That's pretty much it."

"Cheng Yan, did you also plant people in the palace? Otherwise, how do you know so much?"

"They have manpower, eunuchs, and imperial attendants. The reason why the Duanhong Alliance went into seclusion a hundred years ago was largely due to the imperial court's suppression. In the end, the Duanhong Alliance had no choice but to retreat to Xiangshan. Since then, the Duanhong Alliance has tried every means to place its people in the palace."

"This way we can get the information and take precautions," Cheng Yan said without hiding anything.

“Your Highness has been investigating people in the palace these days. My people are all hiding obediently and will not cause you any trouble.”

The eldest prince: "................................................"

After a two-second silence, the eldest prince gritted his teeth and asked, "Who are they?"

He had been plotting in the palace for so long, investigating every spy and spies in the various factions thoroughly. Now he was being told that there were members of the Broken Rainbow Alliance in the palace.

“Your Highness, it’s not that I don’t want to tell them who it is, it’s just that I don’t know who it is either. The secret reports are handled by Cheng Mi, and I wrote to him a while ago to ask him to inform me of the situation of the forces in the palace,” Cheng Yan said uncomfortably.

"Cheng Mi? Hasn't this person ever been to our residence before?"

"He's always been in Xiangshan, rarely leaving the mountain. He and his men are in charge of collecting, integrating, and distributing secret reports within the alliance. If we need any information, we can just send a message to him."

The eldest prince looked at Cheng Yan and said, "Cheng Yan, I feel that the Lord has not assigned you enough tasks. When we get back, I will definitely praise you and ask the Lord to assign you more..."

“Your Highness, you can’t just retaliate openly because we have people in the palace, can you? I have so many things to do. The young master has been taking care of the young master lately, and I’ve been handling a lot of the affairs.”

"That's your own business. The affairs of the household are the responsibility of every young master. You want to escape? Let me tell you, you can't! Humph!"

"temple..."

"The rope is moving! The young master and his men have found the person and are about to pull the rope," a man in black shouted.

Cheng Yan and the First Prince immediately went over and saw that the rope was swinging.

"Hou Yuan, arrange the manpower and be ready at any time. I'm going down to take a look. Your Highness, you observe the surroundings carefully. Hou Yuan, come over here and follow my hand gestures to have them pull."

"I'll go down to that tree below and keep an eye on the rope." After giving the instructions, Cheng Yan turned around and jumped down the rope.

Su Yueyao, who was in the cave, also heard the shouts and stood up and walked out almost without hesitation.

“My lady…” Xu Minghe tried to stop Su Yueyao from leaving, but Sun Yibai grabbed him.

"Let the wife wait outside; we can't stop her."

Su Yueyao quickly took a few steps forward and saw the First Prince standing to the side, observing carefully. Two rows of men in black were pulling ropes, preparing to pull people up with all their might.

Sun Yibai put the cloak on Su Yueyao and stood to the side. Xu Minghe also stood properly on the other side. None of the three spoke, only staring at the black-clad man in the distance who was about to pull the rope.

At that moment, Hou Ting, who was standing closest to the cliff, shouted "Pull!"

Immediately, everyone pulled up, and the rope was lifted little by little.

In the middle of the cliff, Xingchen, Chengyan, Chengrong, and a man in black were pulling people up by holding onto vines with one hand and ropes with the other. Fengqi was holding tightly to the rope, being protected by Wenren Qichi.

"Wenren, keep control of the direction and hold on!" Cheng Rong shouted.

"I'm fine here," Wenren Qichi said calmly.

They were trying to find a foothold, but the cliffs were steep and the light was dim at night. They were also afraid of being scratched by the sharp rocks, so everyone was very careful.

When they reached a place free of vines, Xingchen and the others used ropes to climb up. Wenren Qichi protected Feng Qi with one hand and held tightly to the rope with the other. He shielded Feng Qi from the stone wall countless times.