The concubine pretends to be obedient, the sinister prince's favorite

"Hahaha, you are so arrogant." The man tapped Qi Yu's face with the blade of the knife. The blade was too sharp. When he took it away, a blood mark was left on his cheek.

"Get it clear, now you are in my hands. Even if your damn god of war, the Third Prince, reaches the top of the mountain, that number of heads is not enough for us to divide, hahahaha."

Following his provocation, the bandits surrounding them also laughed wildly.

"you!"

Qi Yu's arms were restrained and he could only struggle feebly. His fair face turned red with anger. What he could not accept the most was that someone slandered his prince!

"If you dare to touch the prince, aren't you afraid that the emperor's royal guards will flatten your mountain and kill all your clans?"

His harsh words failed to move this group of people at all, instead they showed even more disdain.

"Humph, if you dare to kill me, then you're not afraid. Do you think we have no one to support us in the court? What a joke! There are plenty of people who want to buy your prince's life."

The bandit's words made Qi Yu forget to struggle. His face froze, and he immediately understood that even if these bandits were desperate criminals, they would not dare to touch the prince, unless there was someone else behind them.

"What do you mean? ...Who are you following orders from?!"

The bandit realized that he had talked too much, and then he kicked Qi Yu with a cold face. The force was so strong that even this martial artist changed his expression.

"It has nothing to do with anyone! Shut his mouth and take him away!"

Jiang Li looked at the group of people with a cold expression, but this only aroused the man's bestiality.

"Hahaha, even the Third Princess's glare is so charming. She is truly a beauty. Her glare melts my heart."

After saying that, his hand still wanted to touch her face disgustingly. Jiang Li suddenly felt a chill and dodged.

The man was not annoyed, but looked at the girl with an increasingly determined look.

"Forget it, forget it. You two, take the princess back and serve her well. Big brother is getting impatient, hahahaha..."

……

The sky is slightly bright,

Li Jinyuan and Li Youchuan finally emerged from the tent, one after the other. Their handsome faces were etched with fatigue from a night of sleep, yet their noble demeanor remained undiminished.

"Has the court sent any message? When will the reinforcements arrive?"

One of the royal guards came forward, bowed, and spoke in a respectful tone.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have not received any letter from the court yet."

Li Youchuan took a deep breath and his expression was not very good.

On the other side, Li Jinyuan got up and went directly to Jiang Li's tent. He hadn't seen her for a night and didn't know if the little fox was used to sleeping there.

The door curtain was opened, revealing a palm-sized space that was completely empty. The mattress on the bed was also casually lifted up, but there was no sign of the little girl.

The man frowned slightly, and his heart suddenly felt empty for a moment.

He turned around and found that Qi Yu was also missing. He was now even more panicked and his breathing became heavier uncontrollably.

"Where's the princess?"

He casually asked a royal guard, but the answer he got was not what he wanted.

"I don't know. I didn't see the princess when I woke up this morning."

Sensing the decadent atmosphere here, Li Youchuan walked over quickly.

After seeing the tent with the curtain open and Li Jinyuan's expression, he understood instantly.

After all, other things besides the emperor's sister-in-law will not make the emperor waste his energy.

"Where's Qi Yu? Didn't my brother ask him to stay with my sister-in-law last night?"

"I, I don't know..."

Li Youchuan frowned and slapped the man on the back of the head with his palm, his tone was full of regret.

"what do you know."

The royal guards held their heads in their hands, their faces tearful but unable to cry. Why didn't they ask someone else?

Li Jinyuan could no longer remain patient and, without caring about the risk of being discovered by the bandits, he directly dispersed the imperial guards and asked them to search separately.

Li Youchuan patted the man's shoulder and said soothingly,

"Don't worry, the Empress's sister-in-law is so smart that she won't let anything happen to her."

Li Jinyuan didn't say anything, just picked up his sword and walked in one direction.

At this moment, he was overwhelmed by regret. No matter how sad the little girl was that day, he should not have been soft-hearted and brought her here...

If something happened to her... The man's throat choked with sobs, breathing became difficult, and he couldn't think any further...

"Hey……"

Looking at his back, Li Youchuan couldn't help but sigh.

Who were those blind people who spread rumors about the discord between the emperor's brother and his wife? They even fooled his caring brother. He really deserved a slap in the face. His brother's heart was completely tied to his sister-in-law!

……

"Fourth Prince!"

Only Li Youchuan and a few royal guards were left guarding the camp. After hearing the sound, they all looked in the direction of the sound with disbelief.

"Lin Ci!?"

I saw a group of troops walking slowly not far away. The young man in the lead was riding high on a black horse. His silver armor was shining coldly, his black hair was tied up, and he looked very high-spirited.

"Why did the emperor send you here?"

Li Youchuan was very surprised, but he couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.

Lin Ci is the son of General Lin. He grew up with them. After he became an adult, he often followed General Lin on his campaigns, so they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

"Meet the Third Prince!"

The young man dismounted and saluted neatly.

Seeing this, Li Youchuan hurriedly helped him up and patted his shoulder hard, behaving intimately.

"What kind of formality are you doing? Stop pretending."

"Hey hey hey."

Lin Ci couldn't act anymore and bumped the man's shoulder like a good friend.

"Tell me, why are you here with reinforcements?"

"After pacifying the remnants of the Dongli border rebels, I was leading my troops back to the capital. On the way, while passing through Bozhou, I received a message from the emperor's envoy, asking me to come to Changzhou to support you."

Hearing the sound, Li Youchuan touched his chin. No wonder it came so quickly without any news.

"I'm just in time. The Emperor's wife and Qi Yu are missing. Please send someone to help look for them. My brother is so worried."

Hearing this, Lin Ci frowned, and the joy of reunion after a long separation was instantly replaced by a hint of disgust.

"We're trying to wipe out the bandits. What's a woman like her doing here?"

"Snapped!"

"Hey!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ci was slapped on the back of his head.

The young man turned around in surprise, and the moment he saw who it was, he felt aggrieved and angry.

"Sister!...Why are you hitting me? Hitting my head all the time will make me stupid, okay..."

Lin Qingtang glanced at him indifferently, and the pressure from the blood suppression made the young man dare not speak out.

"What's wrong with women? Women can't come to suppress bandits? If I hit you now, would you dare to fight back? You're still so young, but you're not learning your lesson and you're even learning sexism!?"

When Lin Ci saw his sister raising her arm, his eyes widened and he instinctively hugged his head.

"You are different...Are you a woman..."