The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

Upon learning the news, the wise king hurriedly entered the palace.

Emperor Mingde looked at his two sons. His offspring were not as numerous as his father's. He had never imagined having so many children. Being born into an imperial family and having too many children was not necessarily a good thing. He did not want his sons to suffer the same hardships he had endured.

"Eldest brother, you are the eldest brother, so the responsibility of assisting the third brother will fall on your shoulders from now on."

The wise prince looked up at Emperor Mingde in disbelief.

The Third Prince was also shocked. He considered himself to be of average talent, and most importantly, he had never even considered that position.

Emperor Mingde met Prince Xian's eyes. "What, do you have a problem with that?"

The wise prince quickly lowered his head, "Your subject dares not."

Seeing his elder brother's change, the third prince quickly said, "Father, I know I am not up to the task. Please reconsider."

The wise king clenched his fists tightly beside him.

"This is the decision I made after careful consideration. Don't you want to sit in my seat?"

The third prince truthfully replied, "Your subject has never thought of that."

After a moment of silence in the room, Emperor Mingde suddenly laughed a few times.

"You are exceptionally intelligent, and I believe you will be a good emperor in the future."

Emperor Mingde looked at the Third Prince with increasing satisfaction.

He was short of energy at the moment, so he spoke with the two brothers for a while and then sent them away.

The wise king's face immediately hardened as soon as he stepped out of the palace.

The third prince realized what was going on and wanted to explain to his elder brother, but the wise prince glared at him and left.

The Third Prince, "..."

After the wise prince got into the carriage, he was so angry that he smashed everything he could inside.

Those serving nearby carefully attended to the noise.

Pei Yurong knew he had gone to the palace, so she had been waiting for him. When she saw him return, she hurriedly went to greet him.

"Meet the prince."

Then she saw that the Prince Xian had a dark expression on his face, and she asked with concern, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

The wise prince said coldly, "Father Emperor intends to make the third prince the crown prince."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yurong looked surprised and blurted out, "How could that be?"

“I heard it with my own ears.”

After the wise king finished speaking, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips.

See? My father has looked down on me since I was a child, so why would he make me the crown prince?

What nonsense about establishing the eldest son as heir? That's utter rubbish!

He likes the third brother, so he wants to give all the good things to the third brother!

At this moment, the wise king's pent-up hatred reached its peak.

Pei Yurong's mind was racing. She thought Prince Ning was the biggest obstacle on her path, but she never expected that Emperor Mingde would actually appoint the Third Prince as Crown Prince.

After all she's been planning, is it all going to come to nothing?

The imperial edict was issued very quickly.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: His Majesty's third son, Li Huan, is intelligent, wise, virtuous, and talented, and is fit to inherit the throne. Therefore, he is hereby appointed as Crown Prince. This is the imperial decree!"

Emperor Mingde's imperial edict caught everyone off guard.

For those neutral officials, regardless of who the crown prince was, they would carefully assist him, while the members of the Wise Prince's faction looked on incredulously.

Isn't the rule that the eldest son should be chosen as the heir?

How should the third prince be chosen?

**

Tongtian Sect Headquarters

The news that Emperor Mingde had appointed his third son as crown prince reached Lu Zhiheng's ears.

Lu Zhiheng sneered, "That dog emperor is really cunning."

"My lord, something terrible has happened! Xie Huai'an is coming!"

Lu Zhiheng frowned. He hadn't expected Xie Huai'an to arrive so quickly; Xie Huai'an had found this place in just half a day.

Jiang Shuwan was tied to a chair and couldn't move. Just as she was thinking about how to untie the ropes, the door was suddenly opened, and the woman named Xiao Qi threw Song Wenying in.

Song Wenying knelt down at Jiang Shuwan's feet.

She looked up and met Jiang Shuwan's gaze. "Shuwan, I'm sorry."

Song Wenyin felt very guilty; if it weren't for her, Shu Wan wouldn't have been in danger.

Where is Xiangyun?

Jiang Shuwan knew that Lu Zhiheng must have used Li Xiangyun to threaten Song Wenying, otherwise she wouldn't have come to the General's Mansion.

Song Wenying cried and said, "I don't know. They took Xiangyun away for two days. They forced me to my wits' end."

"We're still useful, so they probably won't do anything to Xiangyun."

That was all Jiang Shuwan could say to comfort her.

Song Wenying got up from the ground and tried to untie Jiang Shuwan, but she couldn't get her free after trying for a long time.

"I'm so useless."

The more flustered Song Wenying became, the less her hands obeyed her commands.

The knot on the rope was a common knot in the martial arts world, and how could Song Wenying, a noble lady from the capital, possibly untie it?

Jiang Shuwan reassured her softly, "Don't panic, go get that ceramic shard from the corner of the wall."

Song Wenying followed her gaze and found an inconspicuous ceramic shard in the corner. She quickly walked over, picked up the ceramic shard, and was about to cut it open for Jiang Shuwan when the door opened.

She quickly placed the ceramic shard in Jiang Shuwan's hand.

Xiaoqi sized them up and said in a displeased tone, "What are you two doing!"

Jiang Shuwan met her eyes defiantly, "What's it to you!"

"you……"

Xiao Qi wanted to teach Jiang Shuwan a lesson, but she was stopped by her companions as soon as she took a step.

"Xiaoqi, calm down, she's deliberately trying to provoke you!"

"Let's see how long you can be so arrogant!" Xiao Qi said, lifting Jiang Shuwan off the chair.

"Where are you taking Shu Wan?" Song Wenyin tried to stop her but was grabbed by another person.

"What are you going to do?" Song Wenying asked, somewhat frightened.

"go!"

The man pushed Song Wenying forward.

They were led into a large hall.

Song Wenying saw a man sitting in the main seat, and following her gaze, she discovered that the man was Lu Zhiheng.

"Young Master Lu?"

Song Wenying only saw the two people who kidnapped her and did not know that the person behind them was Lu Zhiheng.

Jiang Shuwan said coldly, "He is not Prince Lu."

Lu Zhiheng curled his lips into a smile. "Princess Yongning is right. I am indeed not Lu Zhiheng."

Song Wenying's mind was a little confused. The person in front of her was clearly Lu Zhiheng, so why did they say he wasn't?

If he's not Prince Lu, then who is he?

"Oh!"

The front door was kicked open.

Xie Huai'an arrived with his men.

Jiang Shuwan's eyes lit up with joy.

Xiao Qi held the knife to Jiang Shuwan's neck, watching Xie Huai'an warily.

Xie Huai'an was carrying a knife, which was covered in blood. He was very violent at the moment.

Seeing Xie Huai'an like this, Xiao Qi couldn't help but feel a little scared. She brought the dagger in her hand even closer to Jiang Shuwan's neck. "Don't come any closer!"

Xie Huai'an stopped in his tracks, staring intently at the dagger held against Jiang Shuwan's neck.

Lu Zhiheng said, "General Xie, you truly live up to your reputation. I didn't expect you to find this place so quickly."

Xie Huai'an said coldly, "The Tongtian Sect has been completely wiped out. If you know what's good for you, you can suffer less."

Lu Zhiheng sneered, "I should be saying that to you. Princess Yongning is in my hands now."

Xie Huai'an gripped the knife hilt tightly. "Try touching her again."