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

The girl's mouth was still bulging with bread, and tears were falling from her eyes, making her look pitiful.

Zhou Chuxuan was stunned. I didn’t bully you, did I?

He quickly put down the dry food in his hand and asked tentatively: "Girl, I don't think I bullied you. What's wrong with you? Is there something sad?"

After asking a few questions, the girl just kept crying and didn't answer. Zhou Chuxuan was really helpless and had to take out a clean handkerchief from his box.

He moved his chair and came to the girl, wiping the bread crumbs and tears from her face bit by bit.

After a long moment, the girl quickly swallowed the bread in her mouth, knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, I have committed theft many times and am truly guilty! I beg Your Highness to punish me!"

Zhou Chuxuan was slightly stunned. This was the first time this girl spoke in front of him.

That day, after sending the girl away, the old sheep came back and said that the girl was like a mute and didn't say a word.

"The border wars are raging because the imperial court failed to protect you! This is the imperial court's fault, not your fault!"

Zhou Chuxuan sighed and gently helped the girl up from the ground: "As the crown prince of the current dynasty, it is my fault that I am late in bringing the troops!"

The girl frowned slightly, her long eyelashes fluttering slightly. "Your Highness, I only have one paralyzed brother who lives in a thatched hut outside the city!"

"But some time ago, the city's Grand Marshal issued an order not to block the official road. They demolished our houses and drove us into the dense forest!"

"At first, I could make a living by performing on the streets. But then the border became increasingly chaotic, and I couldn't earn enough money to support my brother!"

The girl's voice became more and more sobbing, as if she had found an outlet for her emotions, and her body began to tremble involuntarily.

Zhou Chuxuan didn't say anything, but just patted the girl's shoulder gently and wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief.

The girl sobbed for a while and continued, "Just yesterday, my brother hadn't eaten enough for a long time, or, or..."

Zhou Chuxuan stared at the girl in a daze, with a strange emotion in his heart. She was just one of the countless lower-class people in the Wu Dynasty.

All this was caused by that corrupt rule!

Thinking of this, Zhou Chuxuan clenched his fists tightly, and a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes.

He had previously thought about using his status as the crown prince to impose more benevolent policies and change the status quo of the Wu Dynasty, but now it seems that it is difficult to work!

The court of the Wu Dynasty was already extremely corrupt, and Emperor Wu was also full of concerns, so it was difficult to make a thorough change!

"Your Highness!" The girl suddenly knelt down again, looking at Zhou Chuxuan with tears in her eyes: "Your Highness, I want to stay by your side and be your maid! In the future, I will serve you in your daily life. Your Highness, can you take me in?"

Zhou Chuxuan was stunned. It was enough for him to have Xu Hanyan by his side, and there were many maids in the East Palace, so why would he need a servant?

"Girl, I'll give you some silver. Go bury your brother, then go find a good place in the interior and do some business!"

"You know, I'm the Crown Prince, and I'm going back to the palace soon! The palace is a place full of dangers, just as dangerous as the outside world. And once you enter the palace, you basically lose your freedom!"

"Your Highness, I have lost my brother. In this world, only you, Your Highness, have given me food and drink. You are the only one who treats me the best!"

The girl hugged Zhou Chuxuan's calf tightly, biting her lip, crying: "If Your Highness doesn't want me, I really don't know where to go!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Ugh!"

Zhou Chuxuan sighed, and suddenly felt overwhelmed. His mind was in a mess. After hesitating for a while, he helped the girl up and said, "Okay, okay, since you want to stay with me, I will do as you say!"

"May I have your name?"

The girl wiped away her tears, a hint of joy on her face: "Your Highness, my name is Su Qiao'er, you can just call me Qiao'er!"

"it is good!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded. "Old Sheep! Old Sheep! Go and help this girl Qiao'er change into some clean clothes. We're about to break camp and set off!"

After Lao Yang came in, he scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly, "Your Highness, where are the women's clothes among the troops? There are only two pieces in the boxes of you and the Crown Princess, but they are..."

"What's the big deal? Just pick up two pieces of clothing for her to change into! Her clothes can't even keep her out of the cold!" Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand, sat down and continued to eat.

"Yes, His Royal Highness!"

Ten days later, Zhou Chuxuan led his army back to the small town of bandits at the foot of Fuling Mountain.

Xu Hanyan saw Su Qiao'er following Zhou Chuxuan and frowned slightly. "Your Highness, you've been to Northern Xinjiang and have had some great luck, haven't you? Even the Princess of Lianguo can't wait any longer?"

Especially since he was still wearing her clothes, Xu Hanyan's eyes shone even colder.

Su Qiaoer's body trembled, and she quickly shrank behind Zhou Chuxuan, not daring to answer.

Zhou Chuxuan had no choice but to step forward and hold Xu Hanyan's waist, saying with a smile: "This girl is just as I am about to break camp and set off..."

"By the way, how are your troops preparing?"

Xu Hanyan rolled her eyes at Zhou Chuxuan, clearly extremely dissatisfied with his perfunctory explanation, but didn't say much.

"Almost there! With the 5,600 elite cavalrymen in Xiangma Town and the 5,000 cavalrymen on Fuling Mountain, and the flags and uniforms ready, we can completely disguise ourselves as foreign cavalry!"

"good very good!"

Zhou Chuxuan and Xu Hanyan stood in the valley, looking at the cavalry that had assembled not far away, with a smile on their faces.

"Are you really going to do this? Many of the Imperial Guards and Imperial Guards in the capital have already defected to Li Nian!"

"Moreover, most of the troops gathered around the capital are Li Nian's subordinates. If our motives are exposed too early, or if they see through us, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Xu Hanyan was a little nervous. Zhou Chuxuan's chess game was really big and had already included the entire capital city.

Not only did he want to wipe out Li Nian's forces in one fell swoop, but he also wanted to force his own forces into the court, which was a provocation to Emperor Wu's power.

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and put the jade ring on Xu Hanyan's finger: "Don't worry! I know he is deeply entrenched, but I also have tens of thousands of elite soldiers under my command. I am not afraid of him!"

"Furthermore, his scouts were intercepted, and all news was blocked outside the capital. Now the people in the capital are completely in the dark, thinking that the northern border has been breached, and are in a state of panic!"

"As for Li Nian, he was in the most excited state! At this moment, his defenses were at their lowest!"

Zhou Chuxuan said in a deep voice, "Prepare to set off immediately, disrupt the army, pretend to be two groups, and march towards the capital!"