Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Xu Hanyan spat, "Bah! Yang Li, don't be so delusional. Even if I die, I will never listen to you!"

Before, she was indeed a fence-sitter, swaying between the interests of the Xu family and her own, and she would stand on whichever side benefited.

However, after spending a long time with Zhou Chuxuan, Xu Hanyan found that she had secretly fallen in love with this man who was good at strategizing.

No matter what time, he is calm and composed, and he seems to be able to control everything. Although he talks frivolously to himself, he actually cares about his feelings.

Xu Hanyan felt unprecedented warmth from him, which she had never experienced even in the Xu family.

Now that Zhou Chuxuan was dead, what was the point of him surviving in this world? He would just be living his life according to other people's wishes, like a puppet.

"Haha, good! Very good! The Crown Princess is quite courageous!"

The smile on Yang Li's face turned ferocious and terrifying. He didn't care that Xu Hanyan was pregnant. He dragged her off the bed and threw her at the door. "Someone, take this bitch to the dungeon!"

"Yes!"

Watching Xu Hanyan being dragged away, the smile on Yang Li's face slowly faded. "I didn't expect that you two would develop real feelings for each other! It's such a pity that you two will soon be separated forever and never see each other again."

"Come here, immediately mobilize the forces. Tonight, we must kill Zhou Chuxuan!"

"As ordered!"

Following Yang Li's order, people in black emerged from the shadows of the East Palace and stood behind Yang Li with their heads lowered. Each of them exuded a murderous aura.

In the evening, in Zhou Chuxuan's mansion, only the lanterns at the door were lit, and it was pitch black inside.

Zhou Chuxuan lit a small candle and boiled medicinal soup beside the stove. Nangong Yanling and Murong Xue sat not far away, looking at Zhou Chuxuan's actions in confusion.

"General Murong, does your prince also understand pharmacology?" Nangong Yanling blinked her beautiful eyes, feeling a little skeptical that Zhou Chuxuan could brew the medicinal soup to treat her facial injuries.

Murong Xue shook her head and said softly, "I'm not entirely sure either, but it seems like he's accomplished everything he said he would do."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yanling's heart beat faster. She crossed her hands and clenched them tightly, as if she was looking forward to what Zhou Chuxuan was about to develop.

Murong Xue was silent for a while. "Miss Nangong, do you people from Jiulong Mountain hate everyone in the imperial court, or do you only hate those who harmed you back then?"

"General Murong, if I don't know you, can I tell whether you are a good person or a bad person?" Nangong Yanling asked back.

Murong Xue shook her head: "How is this possible?"

"Jiulong Mountain, like Lianhua Mountain, hates the imperial court to the core!" Nangong Yanling's eyes radiated a cold murderous intent: "As long as I see those corrupt officials of the imperial court, I would rather kill ten thousand by mistake than let a single one go!"

At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Your Highness, it's me!"

Zhou Chuxuan was stunned. It was Su Hongye's voice. Wasn't she taken back to the Fuling Army camp? When did she run back?

"Come in, Master Su!"

Zhou Chuxuan blew slowly on the flame and took the medicine pot off the stove.

Su Hongye pushed the door open and walked in. A gust of cold wind blew in, and Zhou Chuxuan shuddered. "Master Su, please close the door quickly. Don't let the heat in my room disappear!"

Murong Xue and Nangong Yanling looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion. They didn't understand why Su Hongye came here at this time. Looking outside, they saw Han Bin also came and stood outside waiting.

Zhou Chuxuan not only began to pour the medicine into the cup without any hurry, but also did not care even if it gave off an unpleasant smell: "Master Su, what is the matter with you coming to see me? Tell me, I am listening!"

Su Hongye bit her lip tightly and looked at Zhou Chuxuan for a long time before finally saying in a deep voice, "Your Highness, I've made up my mind. If you can really kill Zhou Wanjiang and avenge our sisters on Lotus Mountain, we sisters on Lotus Mountain are willing to follow you from now on!"

Zhou Chuxuan was slightly startled. He looked up at Su Hongye and shook his head unexpectedly. "Master Su, I advise you to think it over carefully. I'm not some prince. Besides, Zhou Wanjiang must know my identity. The only reason he didn't expose me was because I was still useful!"

"If I reappear after faking my death this time, it would be like openly declaring war on Zhou Wanjiang. By then, no matter what happens, I will be in a very dangerous situation. They may not attack me directly, but they will definitely attack the people around me."

"You will all be dragged into this!"

Zhou Chuxuan sighed, "There aren't many people left in Lotus Mountain. If I get involved again, I won't have anyone to complain to if you all blame me in the future."

Su Hongye frowned slightly. "Your Highness, haven't you always wanted to recruit the sisters from Lotus Mountain to serve you? Now that I've expressed my stance, why are you still unwilling?"

"Haha, Mr. Su, you think too highly of yourself!" Zhou Chuxuan had already turned the medicinal soup into cups of paste-like stuff, which looked a bit disgusting.

"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Su Hongye's eyes became surprised and confused.

"Literally! I have the mighty Fuling Army under my command, and Miss Nangong's Nine Dragon Mountain troops as well. Adding them together, I have over ten thousand men. In the court, I have the support of Lord Xu Qinglong!"

Zhou Chuxuan brought the cup to Nangong Yanling without even looking at Su Hongye. "Master Su, don't take yourself so seriously. In fact, I'm the same even without you! No matter how powerful your martial arts are, can you resist my equality of all beings?"

Just a few words left Su Hongye speechless. Indeed, how could their physical bodies possibly stop the equality of all living beings?

But......

Su Hongye bit her lips tightly and looked at Zhou Chuxuan angrily: "Your Highness, you said you didn't want us!"

"Yes, that's what I said. Take your men and leave!"

Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand impatiently: "The farther away the better, I don't need you here!"

"Huh, okay!"

Su Hongye immediately pushed the door open and left.

Murong Xue looked bewildered. "Your Highness, haven't you always wanted to recruit these people from Lotus Mountain? You've always praised their martial arts prowess, saying they could become a sharp weapon under your command."

Zhou Chuxuan curled his lips: "But, this is not a storage place. These women have been putting on a bad face in front of me for many days, and they still want to stay so smoothly?"