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

It was Madam Ruan who walked out of the princess's residence, her face livid, and she angrily shouted at everyone, "Ladies, the princess has ordered that you all return home and reflect on your mistakes. All decisions will be made pending investigation by the three courts!"

At this point, her eyes grew even colder, and she lost her previous good expression towards Zhao Chushan. "Miss Zhao, go back and tell Madam Ling that no one in the Zhao Mansion is allowed to enter Kyoto without my order. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a team of imperial guards suddenly rushed out of the princess's mansion and surrounded Zhao Chushan. Zhao Chushan's face changed slightly, and she didn't know what they meant.

"Miss Zhao, please come in! The imperial guards will take you back to your residence!" Lady Ruan's voice was cold, and the sharp arrows in her eyes seemed to want to shoot Zhao Chushan to death on the spot.

Zhao Chushan's body trembled slightly, but she was unwilling to turn around and was helped back to the carriage by her maid.

A team of imperial guards followed closely behind her, and when Zhao Chushan just entered the Zhao Mansion, they surrounded the front and back gates of the Zhao Mansion.

The sudden change shocked everyone present.

Cui Rushuang, in particular, turned pale. She finally understood that the front of the princess's mansion was not a place where she could act wildly.

Although she didn't know what was written in the letter that Zhao Chushan handed over, she knew clearly that Princess Zhaohua was the one who truly possessed power and could influence the court, and she was not someone that noble ladies like them could provoke.

But my father...

Cui Rushuang looked embarrassed. If something really happened to her father, what would her whole family do?

.....

At this time, in the princess's mansion, Zhong Ning's fingers holding the letter were trembling slightly. She was waiting for the guards in the mansion to return with the news.

Seeing Zhong Ning so restless, Su Xin couldn't help but persuade him, "Your Highness, everything will be fine. Don't worry..."

Zhong Ning closed his eyes, still feeling panicked. Soon, several guards returned in batches.

Guard 1: "Your Highness, I just went to the Fang Mansion. The butler said that Master Fang has gone out and has not returned yet!"

Guard Two: "Your Highness, I just went to the Gu Mansion. The servants in the Prime Minister's residence said that someone delivered a letter to Master Gu. He put down his books and hurried out of the mansion without even taking the servants with him. The people in the Gu Mansion thought he had come to the Princess's residence."

Guard Three: "Your Highness, the servants at Ying Jibo's residence said that Ying Jibo received a letter and left in a hurry."

Guard Four: "Your Highness, Young Master Zhou is not at the academy. People there said he suddenly received a letter and then went home."

Zhong Ning stood up suddenly, her voice trembling in her coldness: "Prepare the horses, I need to go to the Dali Temple Prison!"

"Your Highness, go through the side door. There are still many people kneeling outside the mansion..." Su Xin handed over a reddish-brown fox fur cloak and said worriedly.

Zhong Ning took the cloak, threw it clockwise on his back, and hurriedly rode out of the mansion with four guards behind him.

"You guys wait here, I'll go in by myself!" Zhong Ning jumped off the little white dragon, threw the reins to one of the guards, and gave orders as he walked.

The guard received the instructions and immediately stood still!

When Zhong Ning arrived at the gate of the Dali Temple's prison, two guards came forward to stop him, saying, "Who dares to trespass into the Dali Temple?"

"I am Princess Zhaohua, and I have to go to the Heavenly Prison for something..." Zhong Ning explained patiently.

When the two guards heard Zhong Ning introduce himself, they immediately knelt on the ground to greet him. Seeing Zhong Ning was about to enter, they immediately stood up and stopped him with swords: "Your Highness, this is the Heavenly Prison. No one can enter without the emperor's order!"

Zhong Ning was extremely anxious and didn't care about the formalities of going to the palace to ask for permission. He simply waved his palm to push the two away and shouted angrily, "Get out of here... I will take responsibility for anything that happens. If you dare to stop me again, you will die!"

After saying that, he strode into the sky prison.

The prison was dark, and there was a second line of defense. The guards waiting there tried to stop him as usual. When Zhong Ning revealed his identity and still tried to force his way in, he finally said helplessly, "Your Highness, who do you want to see? I'll take you there..."

"Minister of Justice Zhao Yingpu!"

Upon hearing this, the guard immediately walked in front to lead the way, turning left and right until they reached the end of the sky prison, where they came to a relatively clean single cell.

Zhao Yingpu, the Minister of Justice, was standing there in prison clothes with his hands behind his back. When he heard the voice behind him, he turned around and said, "As expected of Princess Zhaohua, she arrived very quickly!"

"Open the door!" Zhong Ning ordered.

The guards didn't dare to offend her, so they had to pick up the key from their waist and open the prison door. Zhong Ning walked in and slapped Zhao Yingpu against the wall with a palm wind.

The guard was frightened by the scene before him, but saw Zhong Ning said coldly: "You go out first and guard outside. Don't let anyone in!"

The guards were so frightened that their legs went limp, and they quickly retreated upon hearing the order.

Zhao Yingpu fell down the cell wall, then spat out a mouthful of blood and struggled to get up.

Zhong Ning quickly stepped forward, grabbed the man's neck tightly, and pressed him against the wall. He said coldly, "Master Zhao, I don't want to waste time talking. Where are they now? Tell me!"

Zhao Yingpu, his neck pinched, began to laugh foolishly. He raised his eyes to look at Zhong Ning, his gaze provocative: "Princess Zhaohua, you also get anxious sometimes... I thought Your Highness was really as those people said, naturally cold and heartless, and didn't know what anxiety was."

"Before I came here, I sent people to surround your Zhao Mansion. If you refuse to cooperate, I will kill one person from your family. Who should I start with? I heard that Master Zhao recently had a young son..."

Zhao Yingpu was choked for a moment, then said:

"Since Her Royal Highness has said so, how can I not cooperate... I just want to make a deal with Her Royal Highness... If I tell Her Royal Highness the truth, I hope Her Royal Highness will spare my family..."

"That depends on whether I can come back alive. You have laid a tight net, waiting for me to break through it. Do you think I don't know?" Zhong Ning lowered his voice and sneered.

Zhao Yingpu smiled and said, "I'm telling you, Princess Zhaohua is truly a brilliant person. That's right, this is an open conspiracy. It all depends on whether you, Princess, will go or not."

"Are you really not afraid that I will kill your entire family?" Zhong Ning's voice was cold, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. "If anything happens to any of them, I will take the lives of your blood relatives in the Zhao family as compensation!"

Zhao Yingpu closed his eyes, feeling a slight pain in his heart. However, looking at Zhong Ning, he felt extremely helpless. He paused and replied softly:

"There's nothing I can do. Either I offend the princess or I offend them. Unless Her Royal Highness can return alive and check them, my entire family will be wiped out."

At this point, a hint of request flashed in Zhao Yingpu's eyes:

"Your Highness, isn't this a humble servant's plea for help? Those people want Your Highness. As long as Your Highness can return safely, I have something more important to tell Your Highness!"