Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Who came to me and made you so panicked?"

Chu Ning looked displeased.

This group of white horse cavalry is his personal guard. They are usually steady and cautious. Why would they suddenly risk their lives like this?

As the crown prince of Chu, he has a noble status and many people want to see him. Why is he so flustered?

But the soldier trembled slightly and said: "That person said she was...Princess Xiuning."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a swish and Chu Ning disappeared from in front of him.

Turning around, I found that Chu Ning had already rushed out of the lobby.

Surprised, Zhao Yu stepped forward, frowned and asked, "Why didn't you bring it in?"

The soldier smiled bitterly and said, "General Zhao, you will know if you go and see for yourself."

Zhao Yu narrowed his eyes, a hint of doubt flashed across his face, but he still quickened his pace and walked out of the hall.

When he arrived at the gate of the county government office, Zhao Yu was stunned.

All I saw was a three-year-old child in front of me. He was wearing tattered clothes, his face was smeared with black soot, and his black hair was so messy that it looked like a bird's nest.

Dressed like this, not only Zhao Yu couldn't help but be attracted by the person in front of him, even Chu Ning was stunned where he was, not daring to believe his own eyes for a moment.

The child seemed to appreciate Chu Ning's expression at the moment, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "You bad boy, I haven't seen you for a year, don't you recognize me?"

Such a voice!

Call it that!

Wu Xiuning is the only one in the world who can do this.

Chu Ning was overjoyed when he reacted. He rushed forward and hugged Wu Xiuning in his arms.

The surrounding yamen runners, soldiers and local noble families immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Chu Ning did not speak, his actions told them that the child in front of them was Princess Xiuning they were looking for!

The princess was safe and sound, and their lives were saved.

When they saw the bodies of the dozen assassins being carried out just now, they were terrified, fearing that Chu Ning would chop them to death in a rage.

Now that the princess is back and safe and sound, they can finally feel relieved.

While thinking, Chu Ning came back to his senses, pulled Wu Xiuning out of his arms, and asked in a cold voice:

"How did it become like this?"

Wu Xiuning chuckled: "Besides myself, who else could have made me like this?"

The corner of Chu Ning's mouth twitched, and the anger in his heart disappeared for the most part.

"Forget it, go take a shower and change into clean clothes first."

Chu Ning was too lazy to pursue the matter and thought about taking good care of Wu Xiuning first.

Unexpectedly, Wu Xiuning said a little embarrassedly: "Can you give me 10,000 taels of silver? I promised Aunt Wang that I would compensate her for the clothes. These clothes were taken from her family."

As she spoke, her eyes turned to an old woman in her forties in the crowd.

Chu Ning glanced at the woman and asked coldly, "Have you treated Princess Xiuning well?"

The old woman was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground and said, "My lord, I saw that the princess was dressed in rich and noble clothes, so I dared not neglect her and kept treating her with delicious food and drinks."

Chu Ning nodded slightly after hearing this and turned to look at Wu Xiuning for confirmation.

Wu Xiuning chuckled: "At that time, I did not reveal my identity. I just said that she was a rich lady and told her to obey me in everything. I guaranteed her a life of wealth and glory."

No wonder he asked for money as soon as he arrived, it turned out he had promised someone else.

However, if you give that woman 12,000 taels of silver like this, it will definitely bring disaster to her.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Since she has done you a favor, then take her to the palace together. I will give you the ten thousand taels of silver."

After saying this, without waiting for Wu Xiuning to object, he took her hand and walked towards the county government office.

Zhao Yu immediately arranged for someone to take the woman away.

Although what the woman said sounded right, who knew whether it was true or not?

It is not appropriate to ask in detail in front of everyone, so I need to go down and ask individually.

Half an hour later, Wu Xiuning finished her bath, changed into clean clothes, and had her hair re-combed by the maid.

That lively and lovely princess image is back!

Backyard, inside the house.

Chu Ning looked at Wu Xiuning in front of him with satisfaction and said with a smile: "You still look better in this look now."

Wu Xiuning raised her eyebrows and said, "So you are disgusted by my sloppy appearance just now?"

Chu Ning was stunned.

Before he could explain, Wu Xiuning wrinkled her nose and said in a baby voice, "After returning to the palace, I will tell His Majesty exactly what you said!"

Chu Ning's face changed drastically.

If Wu Zetian knew this, she would never forgive him.

Although he was not afraid of Wu Zhao, this was her territory after all.

Chu Ning smirked, touched his nose, and said with a smile: "This is just what I said casually, there is no other meaning."

"By the way, I heard that the candied haws here are delicious. I wonder if Princess Xiuning would like to try it?"

"Sugar-coated haws?"

Wu Xiuning's eyes lit up, revealing a bit of curiosity: "Is it delicious?"

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of amusement: "It's not easy to make this candied haws. First, you have to select the best hawthorn fruit, and then put it in the rock sugar and turn it around.

There is a layer of rock sugar on it, and it tastes sour and sweet, very delicious! "

No matter what, Wu Xiuning is still a child, and his mind is not yet mature. When he heard about delicious food, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"I've never eaten this kind of food before. Take me to try it!"

As she spoke, she held Chu Ning's arm and walked out.

Soon, the two of them were strolling on the street under the protection of a team of white horse cavalry.

Whenever Wu Xiuning finds something interesting, he will definitely go check it out.

During this process, Chu Ning also got some information out of him.

It turned out that after Wu Xiuning rushed out on horseback alone that day, the assassin was chasing him closely.

Just as Wu Xiuning arrived outside Weicheng, the assassin was approaching, but the sky was getting darker.

Wu Xiuning knew that if he continued forward, he would be caught by the assassin and might even be captured before he even reached the city.

Just then, she saw a big river in the distance while on horseback, so she spurred her horse to change its route.

However, Wu Xiuning played a trick and deliberately let the warhorse rush towards this side, while she herself went in another direction.

The assassins naturally followed the horses' hoof prints, but when they found the horses, they did not see Wu Xiuning and realized they had been tricked.

For this reason, the assassins vented their anger on the warhorse and hacked it to death with their swords.

Afterwards, the assassins searched along the riverbed. Seeing the assassins approaching, Wu Xiuning had no choice but to jump into the river and escape.

Relying on her proficiency in water, she swam a mile in one breath and came ashore only after seeing the village.

In the end, he was discovered because he "took" clothes from Aunt Wang's house.

Under Wu Xiuning's assurance and lobbying, Aunt Wang believed that she was a princess in distress and took her in.

Today, the news that Chu Ning was looking for a three-year-old child in a high-profile manner spread, and Wu Xiuning decided to come forward on her own initiative.

But in order to avoid being discovered by the assassin, she deliberately made herself look like that.

After listening to Wu Xiuning's experience, although Chu Ning had a blank expression on his face, his heart was filled with murderous intent!

The Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng, and the Black Ice Platform, he will not let any of them go!

This time when we return to the capital, we will start with the envoy from Qin!

He wants Ying Zheng to pay the price for this!