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

"What's the big deal? I'll kill all these bastards later. This woman can only be mine..."

There was a loud slap, and another slap.

"You horny bastard! We're here to make money. They want you alive. We can sell you any one for a good price. If you kill them, who am I going to ask for the money?"

"Yes, yes, brother, don't be angry. Making money is more important..." the man with the eyepatch said with a smile. Then his eyes flickered and he saw a man in fancy clothes walking out from the other end of the cave. He immediately stood up and saluted, saying, "Master Cui, you are here..."

Mr. Cui?

When Zhong Ning heard the name, he walked towards the man in fancy clothes.

The man was about forty years old, with a short beard and long eyebrows, and a handsome appearance. He was waving a folding fan in his hand. Even in the middle of winter, he didn't feel cold.

When he saw Zhong Ning looking over, he immediately bowed and said, "Cui Zhao, greetings to Princess Zhaohua!"

"Who are you? Why are you plotting against me?" Zhong Ning asked.

Cui Zhao opened the folding fan in his hand and chuckled, "Your Highness the Princess is so high and mighty, so naturally she wouldn't recognize ordinary people like us..."

"As for accusing me of plotting against the princess?" Cui Zhao fanned himself and took a few steps forward, smiling faintly at Zhong Ning. "Oh, we were just trying to protect ourselves!"

"I don't understand. I've never offended you, and I've never even met you. How can you say you're protecting yourself?"

Zhong Ning looked over with suspicion, while Cui Zhao said slowly, "Everyone says that Princess Zhaohua is smart, decisive and ruthless, and a heroine..."

Cui Zhao said this, looking at Zhong Ning with his eyes showing no sign of hiding his admiration.

"What a shame, such a heroic woman would choose to meddle in government affairs... Little Princess, can't you just be your princess? Why do you have to go against us?"

Zhong Ning twitched the corner of her mouth, suddenly remembering the intelligence information she had read about the Dayong family.

If it was because she interfered in state affairs that this disaster occurred, it was probably because her conversation with Emperor Yong that day was leaked by the pawns of the aristocratic families planted in the palace.

Because she said at the time that land surveys should be carried out throughout the country and reforms should be carried out to address the phenomenon of land annexation. In the final analysis, it was to implement the equalization of land tax and the unified tax payment for gentry.

If these two policies are introduced, the more land a person owns, the more taxes he will have to pay each year.

Zhong Ning proposed to abolish the privileges of these aristocratic families and to seize their benefits, so they became anxious and wanted to kill her.

I'm afraid that before this, they had also thought about sending death squads, but somehow they got the news that after the death squads from Prince An's Mansion entered the Princess's Mansion, they disappeared without causing any waves.

They didn't dare to gamble anymore, so they set their sights on the young men who had the best relationship with Zhong Ning.

Gu Mingzhe is her future husband, she has no choice but to save him.

Fang Ping was someone she had promoted, so she wouldn't refuse to save him.

Shen Yan and she are from the same hometown, and now they are cousins ​​recognized by Emperor Yong, so she has no choice but to save him.

As for Zhou Ge, he was the young master she raised in the mansion, so she would definitely not fail to save him.

If the four of them were gathered together, she would have to give it a try even if she knew that the road ahead would lead to death, so their calculations were very good.

Even the envelopes these four people received should have been invitations in her name, which is why they left alone without even a guard.

What kind of trust does this require?

But in Zhong Ning's opinion, it seemed like four idiots did the same stupid thing!

Zhong Ning looked at Cui Zhao and said with a cold smile: "You are from the Qinghe Cui family. Just tell me what you want."

"Princess Zhaohua is indeed clever, but you're only half right!" Cui Zhao curled his lips slightly, fanning himself proudly as he said, "To be precise, it's the eight great families represented by our Qinghe Cui family..."

"Are the people in the family members' ranks just this kind of bandit leader?"

The eldest brother sitting at the head of the group was furious when he heard this. "What do you mean by a bandit leader? We are the largest force selected by these noble families. We have been..."

The elder brother was about to say more, but was interrupted by Cui Zhao, "Of course not, these are just superficial efforts, but I know that Princess Zhaohua is an expert in martial arts. If she hadn't been fully prepared, how could she dare to attack you?"

Cui Zhao clapped his hands three times, and suddenly rows and rows of densely packed assassins appeared above the steps of the stone cave.

Each assassin had an expressionless face, like a machine, only obeying the orders of his master without any personal thoughts.

"Your Highness, are you satisfied with this force?"

Zhong Ning looked at the soldiers surrounding him. There were about a hundred people standing on the lower level, each holding a sword with a horrified look in their eyes.

The assassins on the upper level each held a bow and arrow, aiming at Zhong Ning who was trapped in the iron cage.

Zhong Ning was so angry that she laughed. She couldn't help but clap her hands and praise, "The Cui family of Qinghe has really worked hard to prepare such a big show to deal with me!"

Cui Zhao shook his head and continued to explain: "This is not enough. Your Highness is simply trapped here and may counterattack at any time..."

Cui Zhao pulled out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and chuckled, "If Your Highness wants to save them, that's fine. Just take this medicine, and I'll release them immediately..."

Zhong Ning glanced at the four people hanging in the air and almost unconscious, and said calmly: "What is this?"

"Effective Power Powder!" Cui Zhao smiled kindly, like a smiling tiger that would pounce on you and bite you at any time.

"If I take this medicine, won't I be humiliated by you?"

"Your Highness, this is wrong. Our family simply wishes to invite Princess Zhaohua to stay in Qinghe County for a few days... After all, you are the current princess. Even if we are bold, we would not dare to openly oppose the court."

"Heh...you want to invite me to be your guest in this way?" Zhong Ning sneered and replied coldly.

Cui Zhao was not angry and continued to comfort her: "Princess Zhaohua knows it in her heart, so why do you need to explain it clearly? Just tell me about this medicine. Do you want to drink it or not?"

Cui Zhao's voice grew colder as he raised his hand. A soldier immediately walked over and was about to whip the four people. Zhong Ning quickly said, "Drink, I'll drink..."

Zhong Ning took the small porcelain bottle thrown by Cui Zhao and was about to pour it into his mouth in front of everyone, but he heard several people in the air who were completely sober suddenly shouting, "Don't drink... Your Highness, don't drink..."

Zhong Ning paused slightly, then put the small porcelain bottle into her mouth. On the surface, she put it into her mouth, but at the same time, as she turned her palm, she put a detoxification pill into it.

The effect of Hua Gong San had just begun to take effect when it was completely neutralized by the Detoxification Pill.

But he still had to put in enough effort on the surface. After taking the medicine, Zhong Ning's body collapsed and he half-knelt on the ground. He had sweat on his head and his whole body was trembling slightly.