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

"Your Highness, rest assured. I will take care of this matter!" Qi Yu said solemnly, his fingers unconsciously curled into his palms. Then he said, "I will take Your Highness to another bedroom first. It's late, and the Second Prince should rest!"

Zhong Ning felt the staring gaze and couldn't help but glare back. Then he settled Murong Yun down and let him rest early before turning around and leaving.

Walking to another room in the underground palace, the decoration inside was extremely elegant and more spacious than the room where Murong Yun was.

As soon as he sent the person into the room, Qi Yu was about to leave, but was suddenly stopped by the person behind him, "Qi Yu... wait a moment..."

Qi Yu turned around and looked at Zhong Ning. The beautiful woman took out a scroll from her sleeve and handed it to him. Her eyes were extremely clear and her voice was gentle and pleasant to the ears: "Qi Yu, happy birthday!"

Qi Yu stood there in a daze, not knowing how to react.

At this moment, he only felt a sour feeling rising from his heart and reaching the tip of his nose.

The appearance of the person in front of him was reflected in his pupils. He wanted to see more clearly, but his vision was blurred by a sudden sense of wetness.

He was a man who never shed a tear even when he was seriously injured and on the verge of death.

But today... Qi Yu took the scroll, put it aside, and directly took Zhong Ning into his arms, hugging him tightly, as if he wanted to embed the person into his body.

Zhong Ning was a little breathless due to the sudden hug, and could only muffled and said: "Don't you want to see the gift I gave you?"

Qi Yu chuckled softly twice and said in a trembling voice, "Today is a day that even I have forgotten, but Your Highness has remembered it in his heart. For me, Your Highness remembering it is the best gift."

"Well, I will remember it, forever. You treated me with sincerity, so I will always keep it in my heart and never forget it..."

"Your Highness..." Qi Yu's voice was low, affectionate and moving.

Zhong Ning patted his back and said, "When there's no one around, just call me Aning!"

"Well, Aning..."

Hearing this, Zhong Ning's whole body trembled. It was so beautiful, the voice was simply so beautiful.

If he didn't have urgent things to attend to, Zhong Ning really wanted to be held in his arms and listen to him all night. It must be a wonderful thing.

"Your Highness, I'm leaving now. You should go to bed early..." Qi Yu let go of his hand, stood up straight, and said in a deep voice.

Zhong Ning looked at his red eyes and said with concern, "Just have your men go to each prefecture to inform them. Come back early. We have a tough battle tomorrow!"

"Okay!" Qi Yu said, then turned and left.

Zhong was stunned for a moment, then took off her hairpins and rings, lay down on the bed and fell asleep with her clothes on.

She needs to get enough rest so that she can turn things around tomorrow.

......

at the same time.

In the palace.

Prince Cheng was busy all day and was still extremely excited.

He finally felt the sensation of standing at the pinnacle of power, a height that he could never reach as a prince.

Even though it was late at night, he was still full of joy.

His good brother, the emperor, finally collapsed under the covert manipulation of various forces, and the crown prince was useless. In the entire palace, there was only the second prince who had not yet reached adulthood.

How could a little kid who was still wet behind the ears defeat him?

The Queen Mother returned just in time. If she hadn't worked together with him, the power of regent would not have fallen into his hands.

After all, the old man still has a young son.

But it doesn't matter. The second prince has been placed under house arrest in the palace and fed with chronic poison every day. In time, he will surely become seriously ill and die.

As for the two princesses, Princess Zhaoyang would marry into the Western Rong tribe, and the other Princess Zhaohua? Prince Cheng snorted coldly and sent her to the frontier military camp as a prostitute.

Prince Cheng was already gnashing with hatred when he thought of the previous palace banquet where Princess Zhaohua dared to snatch the man his precious daughter liked in public.

He has sent people to Zhenguo Temple to summon Princess Zhaohua to the capital in the name of the empress dowager. I think that bitch will be able to return to the court tomorrow.

When the time comes, he will definitely teach this bitch a lesson and vent his anger for his precious daughter.

And there is Gu Mingzhe.

This ungrateful thing.

If his daughter hadn't taken a fancy to him, she would have killed him with a knife long ago.

He is the real ruler of Dayong now. If Gu Mingzhe is still unhappy, he will demote this bastard into a slave.

what?

Gu Mingzhe's father is the prime minister of the current dynasty?

In three months at most, he would be able to demote Prime Minister Gu out of the capital and promote his own people to take the position.

He didn't intend to keep any of the old ministers who were loyal to his royal brother.

At least for now, he still needs to rely on them, but in three months at most, he will have the entire Dayong court replaced by his people.

The spring examination is approaching, and he has many new candidates in place.

Prince Cheng felt even more proud when he thought of this, but then he heard a hurried knock on the door outside the palace, reporting: "Your Highness, this is terrible! The Second Prince has suddenly disappeared!"

"What a jerk!" Prince Cheng, who was about to rest on his bed, was instantly upset in his good mood. He rushed out of the inner hall in his pajamas. "What do you mean by suddenly disappeared? Didn't I send the imperial guards to guard the place strictly? How could he suddenly disappear?"

Chen Lin, the captain of the palace guards, was trembling with fear at this moment. He didn't know why the second prince could disappear under the strict guard of the imperial guards.

"Where's Qin Mo? What's he doing?" King Cheng roared. "If he can't even keep an eye on a child, it seems he has no business leading the Imperial Guards anymore."

Chen Lin was speechless. You are the regent now, but you are not the emperor yet. The commander of the imperial guards originally obeys the emperor.

Commander of the Imperial Guards, you can retreat if you want. Aren't you thinking too much?

I've known for a long time that my prince is unreliable, but I never thought he would be so unreliable!

"Your Highness... Commander Qin is leading his men on patrol..."

Prince Cheng paced back and forth in the palace in anger, then shouted, "There aren't many people in the capital who can take someone away right under the noses of the Imperial Guards... The Black Dragon Guards suddenly left the capital and are nowhere to be found. I asked you to look for Qi Yu. Did you find him?"

"Your Highness, the Qi Mansion has been searched, but Chief Qi is nowhere to be found!" Chen Lin walked forward and replied, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Prince Cheng's expression grew increasingly grim. Finally, he said, "Qi Yu is a skilled martial artist, so it's no surprise you couldn't find him. Bring your men and set up an ambush outside the city to hijack Princess Zhaohua's carriage. Then, capture Fang Ping and Shen Yan..."

"Your Highness, that one is Her Royal Highness the Princess. As for the other two, one is an official appointed by the imperial court, and the other is a newly promoted nobleman..." Chen Lin explained tentatively.

"How could I not know their identities?" King Cheng shouted angrily. "Marquis Yingji will be useful to me. As for Fang Ping, it's said that he was promoted by Zhao Hua. To prevent any accidents, it's best to keep him in my hands."

"Yes, I obey the order!"

An hour later, Prince Cheng, who had just begun to feel sleepy, was woken up again: "Your Highness, this is bad. Fang Ping has suddenly disappeared, and your subordinates and others are unable to find him..."

Prince Cheng:.........

What a bunch of trash!