The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

As Su Yun spoke, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

Previously, he had greatly admired His Highness the Crown Prince in the Liang Kingdom. Now that His Highness the Crown Prince had sent him to investigate the Ninth Prince, he naturally also told him about the situation of Chen Ming, the Prefect of Liangzhou, and urged him to pay close attention to Chen Ming.

If there is anything unusual, report it directly to Emperor Liang!

"Sir! This way, please!"

After Su Yun and his men left the palace, servants immediately led them toward the city gate, and after a short while they arrived at an open space.

All that could be seen was Chen Ming standing there, anxiously waiting for something.

After dismounting, Su Yun walked directly towards Chen Ming, saying, "Sir, I've kept you waiting!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming immediately turned around to look at Su Yun.

"Lord Su! It's been a long time since we last met!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yun's lips curled into a cold smile.

"My lord! Are you preparing to welcome our Ninth Prince?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming's expression immediately changed.

"Why do you say that, Lord Su? Chen Ming is just a prefect, so naturally he must follow the Ninth Prince's orders. I just heard that His Highness encountered assassins outside the city, and I was just about to lead men to provide support. But I heard that Lord Su is also here, so I'd like to see you first!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yun frowned slightly.

"Lord Chen! There's something wrong with your attitude!"

As Su Yun spoke, he took out the imperial edict directly. "This is an imperial edict bestowed upon Lord Chen by Emperor Liang. I hope you will take a careful look!"

Su Yun said with a cold smile, "We're here to investigate the Ninth Prince. If Lord Chen is hiding anything from me, I'll report this to Emperor Liang."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming's expression instantly changed.

"This... I... how could Lord Su say such a thing?"

Chen Ming's face immediately turned ugly.

When Emperor Liang bestowed the imperial decree upon him, he said that he must cooperate with the Crown Prince. However, now that the Ninth Prince is so powerful, if he were to go against the Ninth Prince, he would probably not fare well either.

This puts me in a real dilemma!

Seeing Chen Ming's conflicted expression, Su Yun smiled slightly.

"Lord Chen, there's no need to be nervous. You just need to cooperate with my actions."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming sighed helplessly, and despite his reluctance, he nodded.

"What does Lord Su need me to do?"

“This Liangzhou region is the Ninth Prince’s base. Now the Ninth Prince’s strength is exceptionally high. Emperor Liang sent me here to curb his arrogance. Now all we need is for Lord Chen to cooperate with my actions.”

"But... what if His Highness investigates..."

Upon hearing Su Yun's words, Chen Ming's expression turned ugly.

Su Yun sneered upon hearing this, "Lord Chen, just cooperate with my actions. As long as you can curb the Ninth Prince's arrogance, you don't need to worry about anything else."

Su Yun spoke with a slight smile on her face.

……

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Yang Ling went straight to her room to rest, but before she had taken more than a few steps, a servant approached her.

"Your Highness! Then... Lord Chen Ming wishes to see you!"

Upon hearing Chen Ming's name, Yang Ling's expression immediately darkened.

Upon hearing this, Yun'er immediately frowned.

"Your Highness, I've heard that Chen Ming is very close to Lord Su. His purpose in coming to see you now is quite obvious."

Yun'er was about to make a move when Yang Ling stopped her.

"Forget it! I'll handle this myself!"

As Yang Ling spoke, she led Yun'er and the others out the door, and a moment later they arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion.

"Yun'er! Go inside and call Mingyue out! I have something for her to do!"

After Yang Ling finished speaking, he waited at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion. After a short while, Yun'er came out with Mingyue.

"Your Highness! Just tell me what you want to do! Even if the experts from Qi are very powerful, I can still take care of them."

Yang Ling smiled slightly upon hearing Mingyue's confident words.

"Don't worry! I won't ask you to do anything difficult, I just want you to investigate the affairs of the State of Qi!"

As Yang Ling spoke, she took out the items that had been searched from the assassins.

"I can tell they seem quite wary of this thing. If nothing unexpected happens, they'll definitely have some doubts about their identities as well. But that's far from enough."

As Yang Ling spoke, she handed the items to Mingyue, saying, "These are for you!"

Mingyue glanced at the items in her hand and gave a helpless smile.

However, he accepted the item without the slightest hesitation, saying, "Don't worry! I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

Mingyue turned and left immediately after speaking. Yang Ling smiled slightly as he watched Mingyue leave.

Seeing this, Yun'er immediately came over, "Your Highness, you can rest assured and let Mingyue investigate the Qi Kingdom. If this matter comes to the attention of Emperor Liang's people, I'm afraid..."

Upon hearing Yun'er's words, Yang Ling immediately turned her head to take a look.

"Don't worry! Su Yun has already been implicated, so even if someone wants to investigate, they won't find anything."

Yang Ling smiled slightly as she spoke, "Let's go! It's time we met Chen Ming!"

Upon hearing Yang Ling's words, Yun'er's expression immediately changed.

"Your Highness! Chen Ming is now entangled with Su Yun, and it's unlikely we'll get anything good if we see him."

Hearing Yun'er's words, Yang Ling smiled helplessly, but quickly regained her usual composure.

After leaving the Prince's mansion with Yun'er and the others, they went directly to the outside of the mansion.

When Chen Ming heard that Yang Ling had arrived, he quickly led a few people from the city toward the gate of the Prince's Mansion.

"Your Highness!"

After Chen Ming arrived in front of Yang Ling, he bowed respectfully.

Upon seeing this, Yang Ling immediately turned her head to look at him.

"Lord Chen! What brings you here?"

Yang Ling said this with a playful smile on her face.

Upon hearing Yang Ling's words, Chen Ming immediately froze.

But after a moment he recovered, "Your Highness, I heard that Your Highness had been assassinated, and I was just about to lead some men to support Your Highness. As soon as I heard that Your Highness had returned, I came here immediately!"

Chen Ming spoke with a respectful smile on his face.

Yang Ling glanced at Chen Ming, and a smile immediately appeared on her lips.

"Lord Chen truly holds me in high regard! But it's a pity, those people have already been driven away by me!"

As Yang Ling spoke, a smile appeared on her lips.

But when Chen Ming heard Yang Ling's words, his expression immediately changed.

"Your Highness! Are you... alright?"