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

Song Wanqing glanced at him suspiciously, then suddenly smiled and said, "In that case, City Lord Ji, please find the person I'm looking for as well, and I'll take care of the rest."

After she explained clearly where Prime Minister Lu was hiding, she turned around to deal with other things.

Ji Huaichuan didn't understand. Why did she save the scholar?

But he didn't care about that. He walked straight towards Chu Jinning. The door was closed. He reached out and pushed it, and could clearly feel the resistance inside.

Chu Jinning's body trembled, she leaned against the door tightly, fear showing in her uneasy eyes.

The sound of fighting outside had long ceased, it should be over by now, what was the outcome?

"Kid, open the door."

Suddenly, a familiar and cold male voice came from outside.

Chu Jinning's tense heart relaxed instantly. She turned around abruptly, opened the door, and threw herself into Ji Huaichuan's arms.

Ji Huaichuan was knocked back half a step. A look of surprise flashed across his handsome eyes, and then he lowered his eyes to look at the person in his arms. Her shoulders were trembling slightly because of fear, and her black hair was already dry and looked a little frizzy and messy.

After reacting, Ji Huaichuan stretched out his hand to pull her away, his face slightly cold, "Where is your home? I'll take you back."

"Hmm..." Chu Jinning's face looked a little abnormal, and she hesitated for a long time without saying anything.

Ji Huaichuan narrowed his eyes slightly, exuding a dangerous aura.

He then looked carefully at the person in front of him. He was dressed in splendid clothes, and his words and actions revealed a sense of tenderness and dignity. He didn't look like a child from a poor family. Could it be...

A thought flashed through his mind, and he asked in a deep voice: "Tell me, who are you!"

Chu Jinning was startled. Although the boy was not very old, the anger between his brows was enough to make her feel scared from the inside out. Her eyes suddenly turned red and her mouth pouted slightly, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Ji Huaichuan was stunned. He hurriedly suppressed his expression and looked helplessly at the girl in front of him who was about to cry.

Although he is handsome, suave and brave, he would never do something like making a little girl cry.

"I have nowhere to go." Chu Jinning gritted her teeth and whispered. Anyway, she couldn't go back easily now. Her brother hadn't been found yet, and she didn't know what the situation was. She had to find a way to stay outside the palace.

Hearing this, Ji Huaichuan sighed, turned around and walked out, his voice ending in a low voice, "Then follow me first."

Chu Jinning's eyes suddenly lit up with smiles, and she jumped a few times and followed.

However, when she saw Prime Minister Lu, Chu Jinning wanted to die. She hurriedly hid behind Ji Huaichuan, with only one embroidered shoe showing.

Prime Minister Lu was still concerned about Song Wanqing's safety. He straightened his messy clothes and asked, "Where is the woman who saved me earlier, your military advisor?"

Ji Huaichuan just smiled without saying anything, and that smile became more and more chilling. Finally, Prime Minister Lu could not bear it anymore, and he snorted coldly and left in a hurry.

"We have already killed all the foreign rebels. How can they repay us now?"

There was a smile in his voice, and Prime Minister Lu paused.

He was panicking, which meant...

"Would you please give us this city?"

As soon as Ji Huaichuan finished speaking, Chu Jinning, who was hiding behind him, froze in her eyes. She stared at the figure in front of her in disbelief.

This is the person who fought with my brother?

Prime Minister Lu's face turned pale. He looked towards the bottom of the city wall and saw corpses piled up into a small hill. Many soldiers in the city had already surrendered and were being escorted in groups to an unknown destination.

They were defeated!

At this time, in the pitch-black forest, a group of people were rushing forward.

The leader was Chu Jingce who had been missing for a long time.

"Run, run!" He swung the reins fiercely and hit the horse under him, his face full of panic.

A few days ago, when the rebels had not yet arrived, he had already thought about escaping. After all, he did not have the confidence to face several ferocious rebels. It was better to run away early and save his life.

The horse was already exhausted and was running slower and slower.

"Your Highness, I'm in so much pain from being tossed around by this horse, I don't want to walk anymore." A beautiful woman at the end of the team complained loudly in a soft voice.

If it were in the past, Chu Jingce would definitely dismount and comfort her, but now...

He sneered, "You don't want to leave?"

The woman thought her beauty trick had worked. When she saw Chu Jingce reining in his horse and walking towards her, she immediately nodded and said, "Yes, my legs are all red from being rubbed."

"Then you can stay here." Chu Jingce's face suddenly turned cold, and he stretched out his hand to throw the woman off the horse. He then mounted the woman's horse and looked down at her. "It's good enough that I am willing to run with you, a burden. Now that you want to stay, then stay here."

As he said this, he was about to ride away on his horse.

The woman then realized in a panic that something was wrong, and hurriedly pulled Chu Jingce's clothes, "Your Highness, I know I was wrong, please take me away, I don't want to die!"

She cried with tears in her eyes, and it was very sincere, but Chu Jingce didn't even bother to look at her again.

"Let's go." He whispered to the guards around him.

"Yes."

At this moment, several "swoosh" sounds were heard, and it turned out that several arrows were flying straight towards Chu Jingce.

He was startled. The guards were still at least three steps away from him. It was obviously too late to save him. Without any time to think, he jumped off the horse, lifted the woman by the neck, and hid himself in her shadow.

The woman was facing Chu Jingce and had no idea what was going on. She thought he had changed his mind and wanted to take her away. She looked happy, but the next second, blood came out from the corner of her mouth.

The long arrow went straight through her internal organs!

Chu Jingce gritted his teeth secretly, threw away the rag-like woman in his hand, and was about to get on the horse again.

"What are you still standing there for! Come and protect me!" He said loudly with trembling lips, "It must be those rebels chasing us!"

"It's too late!" In the dark night, several figures emerged from the dense forest.

"You bunch of traitors, I am His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Chu Jingce shouted at the group of men in black, "If you come one step closer, I will kill you all!"

Cheng Qianan glanced at his legs that were shaking like a sieve, a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips, and he took a step forward, "We are looking for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You just admitting your identity will save us a lot of trouble."

"Go! Capture the prince alive for me." He turned his head slightly and ordered his men behind him.

As he spoke, he drew out his sword and headed straight for Chu Jingce who was in the center.

"Protect the emperor, protect the emperor!"

Chu Jingce said in horror.

The two groups quickly started fighting each other.

In the dark night, Chu Jingce hunched over and shrank behind the crowd.

"Phew, luckily, Your Highness is smart." He walked faster and faster, and was about to leave the dense forest ahead, and he couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart.

"Do you think you can escape?"