After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

It has to be admitted that in some aspects, the Crown Prince is still very capable.

On August 8, news broke that the Prince of Dingbei had been poisoned. Early in the morning of August 9, the evil person who intended to poison the Prince of Dingbei and destroy the relationship between the Northern Territory and the Crown Prince was found.

It turned out to be a small attendant in charge of guarding the capital. Someone promised him a large sum of money and asked him to poison the wine of the Prince of Dingbei. Naturally, he refused at first.

So they tied up his entire family again. He had no choice but to surrender and save his family's lives.

After saying this, the attendant shouted, "Everyone has his own responsibility for his actions," and then bit his tongue to commit suicide. It was a clean and quick death.

When this news reached the Dingbei Palace, the Crown Prince Su Cheng'an didn't even bother to laugh.

It's this kind of drama of actively admitting mistakes and committing suicide to apologize. It's so lame and rotten!

Divine protection without its polite disguise is truly laughable.

Such a person is actually the next monarch of the Great Jin Dynasty. Su Cheng'an couldn't help shaking his head when he thought about it.

Not to mention that the northern border and the capital have already formed a situation of endless struggle. Even if the emperor does not kill all his people in the northern border, Su Cheng'an believes that he cannot bear to be loyal to such a king in the future.

With this in mind, he wrote a letter that day and solemnly submitted it to the palace.

In that memorial, Su Cheng'an explained in earnest and clear detail: the crown prince's enthronement ceremony had been successfully concluded, and his duty to travel to the capital to offer congratulations had been successfully fulfilled. The capital, though extremely prosperous and splendid, was ultimately a foreign land, far less reassuring than the northern border where he was born and raised.

In addition, my health has been deteriorating recently. Having just arrived in the capital, I'm having trouble adapting to the local climate and environment, and my homesickness is growing stronger. Therefore, I earnestly request Your Majesty's permission to leave the capital and return to the northern border, firstly to recuperate and secondly to continue guarding the border and maintaining peace.

The Third Prince was already worried that he would die in the capital in a few months, which would bring him an indelible stigma. When he learned that he had taken the initiative to ask to return to the northern border, it was exactly what he wanted. After trying to persuade him to stay, he issued an order to let him go.

So, on the morning of August 11, the gate of the Dingbei Palace in the capital was opened, and a group of personal guards carefully escorted the carriage carrying the Prince of Dingbei, which slowly left the capital and headed towards the northern border.

As soon as they left the outskirts of Beijing, Su Cheng'an stuffed the pill given by Divine Doctor Liu into the dying Li Bao's mouth and said, "Thank you so much for helping me this time. This medicine was given to me by an old divine doctor who said it could cure all kinds of poisons. I hope it will work on you too."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Your Highness and I have always been complementary to each other. I feel deeply at ease that I can use my remaining body to help Your Highness escape this disaster. Even if I die, I will die without regrets."

Li Bao's face was pale and his voice was weak, but his eyes were firm.

He believed that even if he died immediately, Prince Dingbei would definitely kill Crown Prince Shenyou, so he didn't care much about his own life or death at this time.

Seeing the young man's calm face as if he was ready to die, Su Cheng'an felt a little admiration in his heart. If this man survived the disaster, he could be of use in the future.

So, he spoke to comfort her: "Don't worry, if you really died, I would definitely kill Shenyou so that your sacrifice would not be in vain. But I still want you to live. Wouldn't it be better to live and watch how your enemy died?"

Li Bao paused for a moment, then felt overjoyed.

He originally thought that his death would be the best outcome for the prince, but he didn't expect that the prince actually wanted to spare his life?

Thinking of this, he looked up at the prince above him regardless of status, but saw that the young man met his gaze calmly, with encouragement in his eyes. Li Bao felt relieved and had the desire to survive again.

If the prince does not object to his survival, then he will naturally try his best to survive.

The prince's steady and powerful words came to my ears again: "No matter how good the pill is, it needs your cooperation to be effective. Although life is not easy, it also has many joys. You are still young and have the opportunity to start a family and build a career in the future.

"Don't be so disheartened as to abandon the precious life your parents gave you. I'm sure their spirits in heaven would also like to see you live a long life with many children and grandchildren."

After saying this, the young prince patted him on the shoulder and left.

After some encouragement from Li Bao, Su Cheng'an put aside his worries and waved to his guards, "Let's go home!"

Dozens of horses galloped forward.

At the same time, Crown Prince Shenyou looked towards the north and asked, "Has Su Cheng'an left the capital?"

"My Lord, the Prince of Dingbei has successfully left the capital."

A black-clad guard saluted and said, "Your Highness, why don't you send someone to pick him up on the road—"

The Crown Prince, who had been calm, suddenly stood up and kicked the guard after hearing this.

"Idiot! An idiot who can't do anything good but always makes things worse!"

Shenyou turned back to his seat, angrily cursing, "You guys ruined a godsend opportunity last time, and now that we've finally made amends, you're pulling out all the stops again. If Su Cheng'an gets into trouble again in the capital, do you think I can escape responsibility? I finally managed to send this great god away, and you're just hoping he'll stay in the capital, right?"

Faced with the prince's furious scolding, the black-clad guard could only admit his mistake.

Thinking that Su Cheng'an only had a few months to live, a fact only he knew, Shenyou suppressed some of his anger. He snorted coldly at the bewildered guards below and ordered, "Go down! Do not act on your own initiative and send people to embarrass the Prince of Dingbei. Make sure he returns to the northern border safely."

The guards looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was sometimes furious and sometimes calm. They retreated with respect on the surface but cursed in their hearts.

Three days later, Su Cheng'an arrived at the northern border and met up with Chen Zhe who had set out earlier, and the group continued on their journey.

In the Dingbei Palace in the northern border, everyone was shocked when they learned that Su Cheng'an was poisoned, and Princess Du was even more anxious and at a loss.

Jin Chu, however, felt that the possibility of Su Cheng'an being poisoned was unlikely. They had been prepared when they went south, and it was impossible for them to just follow the Third Prince's instructions and drink the poison. The risk was too great. If they lost their lives, all the justifications would be in vain.

Therefore, Jin Chu intuitively felt that Su Cheng'an must be safe. If someone was really poisoned, it must be a strategy of using someone else as a substitute.

Princess Du, who loves her son dearly, didn't know the reason. She hadn't gotten enough rest in the past few days and looked visibly haggard.

As a qualified daughter-in-law, Jin Chu naturally had to go to Hanzhang Courtyard to personally comfort the princess and her mother-in-law.