I became a stepmother and got rich with my cute baby.

"Is Brother Ji back?" she asked in a hoarse voice.

The housekeeper explained helplessly: "Miss Song is the city lord's military advisor. Now that she is injured, the city lord will naturally go to see her. Maybe he was too anxious just now, so his attitude towards you was a little cold."

Hearing this, Chu Jinning's face wrinkled even more tightly, and her chest felt stuffy, causing her tears to flow continuously.

It turns out that she is a military advisor. Is that why Brother Ji cares so much about her? Then they must have spent a lot of time together.

She slowly got up and went out, her pretty face full of paleness and brokenness. She still obediently followed the housekeeper to the hall to have dinner, looking absent-minded.

The housekeeper wanted to persuade her again, but she shrugged her face and stared blankly at the things in front of her with lifeless eyes.

"Miss Chu..."

Chu Jinning then moved her eyes. She suddenly felt very lonely here. Apart from Ji Huaichuan, she didn't know anyone.

People you know?

She suddenly remembered, wasn't Prime Minister Lu imprisoned in the cell?

Her eyes lit up, and she ran back to the study to pick up the pastries she had prepared. Then she walked out of the house and headed towards the dungeon.

"Prime Minister Lu, how have you been lately?"

Chu Jinning felt sad when he saw Lu Yanqing in prison.

He was no longer as well-dressed and handsome as before, with a clear brow and a clear expression. He was simply wearing a set of coarse cloth clothes and a wooden hairpin on his head.

Who can still tell that this is the former Prime Minister?

"Thank you for your concern, Princess." Lu Yanqing bowed slightly and said, "I am fine. Why did Princess come? Is there something wrong outside?"

There was some urgency in his voice. Although he was confined to the prison, he was still worried about what was happening outside.

"It's okay, it's okay." Chu Jinning waved his hand quickly: "I just came here because I don't know who to tell some things to."

"Miss Song was injured, Ji Huaichuan went to visit her, and I was a little bored."

She lowered her head and twisted the hem of her clothes in her hands.

"What! Miss Song is injured?" Lu Yanqing's sudden anxious tone scared Chu Jinning. Before she could react, the other party asked one after another: "How did Miss Song get injured? How is she now? Is her life in danger?"

Chu Jinning stared at her blankly: "I don't know, maybe her life is not in danger."

After all, the person who came to report to Ji Huaichuan seemed to say that some miracle doctor had also gone there, and he seemed very powerful.

Lu Yanqing was still worried, with a hint of worry on his face.

Miss Song is so skilled, what kind of dangerous situation would it take for her to get hurt?

Chu Jinning looked at him, feeling a little strange. Lu Yanqing was always steady and self-possessed, and rarely behaved like this. Somehow, she suddenly asked, "Does Prime Minister Lu know Miss Song?"

Lu Yanqing stared straight at the only window on the side of the cell and did not reply for a long time.

"Prime Minister Lu?" she called again.

Lu Yanqing seemed to have just come back to his senses, and smiled apologetically at Chu Jinning: "Princess, please forgive me, I was a little distracted just now. Miss Song is actually my savior."

Seeing that Chu Jinning still looked confused, he told her everything that happened that day.

As he spoke, he suddenly realized that he remembered what happened that day so clearly, especially Miss Song's bright pupils, her strong waist, and the feeling of her flying hair brushing against his cheek.

"I see." Chu Jinning nodded absentmindedly: "Miss Song is really a remarkable woman. No wonder Master Ji was so anxious to see her."

She felt a little bitter in her heart and thought she was being unreasonable.

Mr. Ji and Miss Song have known each other for so long, it is normal for him to be anxious to visit her.

Lu Yanqing calmed down and trembled for a while, and continued: "Princess, the Xiling royal family is now doomed to fail. If the war continues, I am afraid that more people will be displaced. It is really not worth it."

He looked at Chu Jinning's expression, and finally said, "What I am about to say is a crime of great disrespect. I wonder if the princess is willing to listen to what I have to say?"

He took a few steps back, bent down towards Chu Jinning, bowed respectfully, and placed his hands on his head.

Chu Jinning said sternly: "Prime Minister, please speak."

"In my humble opinion, the Xiling royal family is now a rotten waste on the inside. The crown prince is arrogant and extravagant, and your majesty is incompetent and immoral. They are not tolerated by the people of the world. Now they are barely surviving. Why should they resist stubbornly?"

"It is better to seek peace, so that the world can be at peace for a while and the people can live and work in peace."

Coming from a Prime Minister like him, these words could really lead to the extermination of the entire nine generations of his clan. However, Lu Yanqing still bowed and stood still.

Chu Jinning looked at the prime minister in linen clothes, and after a long silence, he finally said, "Prime Minister, please stand up. I left the palace this time to persuade the crown prince to stop the war."

She no longer called herself "I", but "this palace".

"But now the war has reached a stalemate. If, if I——"

Her face suddenly flushed with a faint blush, and she spoke with determination: "If I go to marry Master Ji Huaichuan, can't we stop the war without spending a single soldier?"

"No!" Ji Huaichuan tried to stop them, "If peace can only be achieved with the princess's happiness, then what is the point of having officials like us?"

What he could not stand the most in his life was the behavior of sacrificing women in exchange for temporary peace.

"Your Highness, please do not let yourself down."

"I'm not wronged." Chu Jinning said in a coy tone, with a blush on her face becoming more and more obvious: "I like Master Ji. If marrying him can bring peace, it would be great."

Lu Yanqing looked at her in surprise, admiring her bravery in his heart.

"Your Highness Princess, you are so considerate of the country. I really admire you."

Whether she was doing it for herself or for the world, Lu Yanqing was a little envious that she could be so brave in pursuing her lover.

He thought of Song Wanqing's calm and heroic face, and his heart shuddered.

the other side.

Ji Huaichuan hurried to the Cheng family. There was still a smell of blood in the yard which had not been dispelled last night. He felt a little depressed and quickened his pace.

"What are you doing here?"

Cheng Qianan blocked the door with a cold look in his eyes.

Ji Huaichuan was slightly stunned, and his heart was shaken when he met his eyes.

Such a look is definitely not something a mentally retarded person can have. Could it be that he has recovered his memory?

"As the commander-in-chief, I came to see how the military advisor's injury is. Is there any problem?" Ji Huaichuan narrowed his peach blossom eyes and closed the folding fan in his hand.

"My lady needs to rest now. No one is allowed to disturb her."

Looking at Cheng Qian'an's current appearance, Ji Huaichuan could guess that Song Wanqing was probably fine. After all, if Song Wanqing had been in trouble, he might not be as calm as he is now.

But he was unwilling to give up: "I am not some random person. I have military affairs to discuss with the military advisor."

He raised an eyebrow, his tone somewhat provocative.