After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

"By the way, Princess," Hei Shiliu suddenly said, "Fang Ping requests an audience with the Princess!"

Normally, if a commoner wanted to meet the princess, they would not let him know.

But Fang Ping was different. He had been friends with the princess since he was in Fengcheng.

The princess even went to say goodbye to him before leaving, which shows that the princess values ​​him very much, although his existence seriously threatens the status of her master in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

But they did not dare to ignore the princess's thoughts, not to mention that this was a person who had a clear reputation in front of the princess and had won great honor for Dayong at the Chongyang Palace Banquet a few days ago.

It is only a matter of time before His Majesty receives him!

So it wouldn’t be too much to report his request as well!

Zhong Ning thought for a moment, then said, "I'm busy today, so let him come to the princess's residence tomorrow!"

"Yes, I obey your command!" Black Sixteen and Black Seventeen bowed and saluted, "I'll take my leave!

After sending the Black Dragon Guard away, Zhong Ning put the banknotes into the space.

After bidding farewell to the emperor and Concubine Wu, Zhong Ning rode in the luxurious carriage ordered by the princess and left the palace.

The princess's mansion, which was renovated by the emperor for her, was located in Pingkangfang, which was originally the residence of the former Minister of Rites.

After being collected into the national treasury, it was renovated by the Ministry of Works and became her princess residence.

Originally, this house was just for the purpose of casually sending away a commoner princess, and it was indeed enough. But now, the emperor wanted to bring the best house in the world to her.

But for Zhong Ning, he still has a modern mindset. The house doesn't need to be too big, as long as it is big enough to live in.

All she had at her disposal was a house.

Besides, in her opinion, the Minister's Mansion was big enough. She had seen the layout map and saw at least six courtyards, including the front courtyard, the main courtyard at the back, and four guest courtyards on the side.

In addition, there are servants' rooms, a large kitchen, a small kitchen, an embroidery room, etc...

But because the emperor temporarily allocated a hundred-man imperial guard, Zhong Ning simply razed two of the guest houses and built a training ground.

Two rows of dormitories were built around the venue, with two floors and sixty rooms, each with two people in a room.

It can accommodate about 120 people.

These one hundred imperial guards are not all in the princess's mansion, but they take turns on duty, changing every twelve hours.

These dormitories are just right for them to rest during their shift changes!

Even if there are more people in the future, they can still accommodate us.

Of course, this is still under construction, and because it is far away from the main courtyard, the noise will not disturb Zhong Ning.

All materials needed for the construction of the guest house will be brought in and out through the back door.

The courtyard connecting the main courtyard and the guest courtyard was also locked and guarded by imperial guards in shifts to ensure that no one from the guest courtyard could break into the main courtyard during the construction period.

The Imperial Guards were more concerned about this matter than Zhong Ning.

So every detail will be taken into consideration!

The road from the Imperial Palace to the Princess's Mansion does not pass through the downtown area, so it is quite quiet along the way.

When you open the car window, what comes into view is one tall gate and red wall after another.

Imperial College, Dali Temple, ...

Turning into the alley, there are the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Shangshu Mansion...

There were a few people carrying sedan chairs on the road, and some people drove horse-drawn carriages passing by them.

Just from these simple behaviors and attire, we can tell that most of the people living here are dignitaries.

The carriage drove for about half an hour and then suddenly stopped.

Zhong Ning opened her slightly closed eyes, and her delicate features looked a little dazed. She was stunned for a moment before she remembered that she was in a carriage and was about to return to the princess's mansion.

"Your Highness, we're here!" Jingxin said softly, then she leaned half of her body out of the carriage, lifted her skirt, stepped on the seat, and went down first.

Then she stood beside the carriage, stretched out her little hand, and carefully helped Zhong Ning down from the carriage as if protecting the emperor.

At the gate of the princess's residence, Lady Ruan and everyone else in the residence were waiting respectfully. When they saw Zhong Ning get off the carriage, they all knelt on the ground and shouted, "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

"Get up!" Zhong Ning raised his hand slightly. "You've worked hard, so I'll give each of you three months' salary!"

As soon as Zhong Ning said this, everyone was surprised!

If they were not afraid of losing their composure in front of the princess, they would have cheered long ago.

"Greetings, Your Highness. I am Ruan Wenyuan, a female official in the princess's mansion!" A middle-aged woman, about forty years old, with a fair face, kind and slightly plump, greeted with a smile.

"Your Highness, I am Jing Wuchang, the deputy commander of the Tiger Guard Battalion of the Imperial Guards. By the order of His Majesty, I will be responsible for guarding Her Royal Highness the Princess from today on!" A middle-aged man in armor and with a resolute face bowed and saluted.

Following behind were dozens of imperial guards, who saluted and greeted him together!

"Lady Ruan, Commander Jing, and all the brothers of the Imperial Guard, please stand!"

"I don't care where you came from before, but from today on, we will prosper together and suffer together."

"I have no special requirements for you. As long as you do your job well and work together to protect the Princess Palace, that will be enough."

Everyone bowed their heads in agreement!

Lady Ruan took two steps forward and lightly supported Zhong Ning on his right side. She and Jingxin stood on his left and right, being very cautious.

Zhong Ning coughed lightly. Although he quite enjoyed the feeling, he still felt a little strange, as if he couldn't walk.

She walked slowly forward and was about to step into the princess's mansion when she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves on the street to the right.

Looking around, I saw a handsome and elegant young man riding on a tall horse, followed by three or two servants, coming in a mighty manner.

The young man had a handsome appearance, but seemed to be angry.

She was dressed in a dark narrow-sleeved python robe with auspicious clouds embroidered with gold thread on the cuffs. A white jade waist belt was tightly fastened around her slender waist, and a delicate white jade waist pendant hung on it.

It is elegant, wealthy and imposing.

The group stopped at the door of the mansion next to the princess's mansion. When they saw Zhong Ning's carriage, they bowed from a distance and then went to the next mansion angrily.

"Who is that?" Zhong Ning asked.

"Princess, that is Prince Murong Chen of Prince An." Lady Ruan lowered her head and replied in a gentle voice.

Prince An?

Murong Lan was the concubine daughter of Prince An.

Then, isn’t this Prince An her eldest brother?

"What is he doing?" Zhong Ning was a little confused.

She had seen the feng shui map of the princess's mansion and roughly knew that the house next door was the residence of the Minister of Revenue, but looking at Murong Chen's attitude, was he going to come and beat up the court officials?

Lady Ruan then replied:

"Princess, the house next to ours was originally the residence of Lord You, the Minister of Revenue. However, Lord You and his family suddenly moved out seven days ago. The person living there now must be Princess Anle, the concubine of Prince An's mansion!"

Princess Anle, Murong Lan?

No, they have swapped identities, so this Princess Anle should be referring to Murong Xin!

"It is said that His Majesty bestowed the Princess's Mansion upon her. Princess Anle wanted to be closer to Her Royal Highness, so she exchanged her own house with the Minister of Revenue."

Su Xin smiled and stepped forward and replied, "The princess is planning to give her highness a surprise!"

"What about Princess Zhaoyang?"

"Princess Zhaoyang is getting married soon, so she should stay in the palace!"

"So that's it!" Zhong Ning's eyes were serious. Looking at Murong Chen's appearance just now, he rushed into the princess's mansion with his men. It didn't look like he was going to be a guest.

Ruan Nuguan continued, "Yesterday, the daughter of Prince An's mansion, Princess Anqing Murong Huan, suddenly broke into the mansion next door and ridiculed Princess Anle."

"Then Princess Anle sent people to drive her out of the palace. Princess Anqing felt wronged and must have returned to Prince An's palace to file a complaint."