Qi Yuning tied Lingling around his waist with a belt and rode away on horseback with Lingling.

Although she had not walked this road in North City many times, she had already memorized it by heart.

When she rode her horse at full speed to the gate of Prince Qi's Mansion in Quanzhen, Qi Yuning felt extremely tired. The guards at the gate saw Qi Yuning and came forward to hold the horse for her.

Qi Yuning went inside and asked the maid to pour two cups of hot tea for her to drink, and then she regained some energy.

Qi Yuanan came out in a hurry and saw Qi Yuning standing in front of him. She was covered in dust, had messy hair, dirty face and ragged clothes. He almost didn't recognize that this was his sister.

Qi Yuning has never been so sloppy since he was a child.

"Sister, why did you become like this?"

Qi Yuning sighed and said, "Oh, stop talking, brother, hurry up and prepare the troops to march into the capital."

Qi Yu'an frowned and said, "Do you think it's so easy to enter the capital? Bringing troops to the capital is treason. Do you think you can accomplish it with just a few words?"

Qi Yuning said, "Zhao Chong is mad and has murderous intentions towards His Majesty. Now that His Majesty is controlled by Afurong, we can only use the excuse of supporting the Zhao royal bloodline to enter the capital and seize power. Even if we don't raise an army, the Crown Prince will never let us go!"

Qi Yu'an said, "Wait a little longer. We can't start an army rashly. After the Ning Wang and Liao Wang know the identity of the crown prince, I'm afraid they will rebel before us. The Qin family will also force them to rebel. We can talk after they start an army.

After all, the prince is not of the royal blood of the Zhao family. Instead of traveling thousands of miles to deal with our Qi family army, their army will be tied down by us, giving Prince Ning and Prince Liao an opportunity to take advantage of. Uncle Qin and his men will definitely kill Prince Ning, Prince Liao and other contenders for the throne of the Zhao family first, and then attack us.

Similarly, if we launch an uprising first, even if we can defeat the Qin family and Zhao Chong, the Qi family army will be severely damaged, and it will be unjustifiable. By then, whether it is Prince Ning or Prince Liao who accuses us of rebellion, my grandfather's lifelong reputation will be ruined in our hands!

So we should not rush to start a war. We must plan it carefully first. If we start a war rashly, we will not win the support of the people. Although the Qi family army is now quite popular among the people, if the Qi family army provokes a war first, the people will probably hate it.

On the battlefield, morale is the most important thing."

Qi Yuning said worriedly, "But I don't know if Lu Ze has escaped Shengjing City. I'm afraid he's still waiting for us to rescue him... Besides, we're here to support the Zhao family's royal bloodline, not for no reason."

Qi Yu'an asked, "Supporting the Zhao royal bloodline, where is the evidence?"

Qi Yuning said: "A Ping and Nanny Qin are the evidence!"

Qi Yu'an said to Qi Yuning, "They are just witnesses. Your sister-in-law must not know that His Majesty is controlled by the Crown Prince. It was not easy for her to get pregnant this time. After going to Shengjing City, she kept bleeding when she returned to Beicheng. The imperial physician gave her acupuncture every day to protect her pregnancy. Recently, she has finally calmed down a little..."

Qi Yuning asked: "How could this happen?"

Qi Yu'an sighed and said, "A Ping is too weak and worried too much. Fortunately, I didn't disclose A Ping's identity in Shengjing City last time, otherwise your nephew would be in danger."

Qi Yuning frowned and said, "But Lu Ze can't wait..."

"Why didn't Lu Ze come out with you?"

Qi Yuning choked up and said, "He stayed and exposed the fact that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not of the Zhao family's bloodline, brother..."

Qi Yu'an said, "Wait for Lu Ze for ten days. If Lu Ze still hasn't arrived in North City after ten days, we can discuss raising an army. We need a legitimate reason to do so. For now, you should rest well. Don't worry, you'll be safe once you reach North City."

Qi Yuning looked at Lingling in his arms, then gazed towards Shengjing City, his eyes full of worry.

Qi Yuning returned to his room. Chunfen and Jingzhe were very happy to see Qi Yuning, but they felt extremely uncomfortable when they saw Qi Yuning's miserable appearance. They kept coming forward to help Qi Yuning wash up.

Qi Yuning hasn't taken a bath for half a month. In the past, she would usually go without a bath for two days at most, and she never thought that she could go without washing for half a month.

Qi Yuning leaned in the bathtub, and after forcing herself to take a shower, she fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion before her long hair was completely dry.

Lingling hugged Qi Yuning and said, "Mother, mother, mother, mother!"

Chunfen whispered to Lingling, "Lingling, the princess is asleep, don't wake her up."

Lingling pouted and fell asleep in Qi Yuning's arms feeling aggrieved.

Qi Yuning slept for a very long time, until dawn, when she woke up because she was hungry.

Seeing the maids Lichun, Guyu and others who had already washed up, Qi Yuning said, "You have worked hard on this journey. Rest for two days first. Let Chunfen and Jingzhe serve me."

Lichun Guyu replied, "Yes."

When Qi Yuning got outside, she saw everyone from the Lu family coming in.

Princess Pingrou said with red eyes, "Yuning, do you think Ze'er can really escape from Shengjing City?"

Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Yes."

Princess Pingrou said angrily, "This Zhao Chong, I have always treated him as my own brother and uncle, yet he actually did such a wicked thing! The Qin family will surely be punished by heaven!"

Third Master Lu said to Qi Yuning, "Princess, could you please allow us to meet Prince Qi and discuss the matter of going to the capital?"

Qi Yuning said, "My brother means that the Qi family army should not rashly launch an attack."

Princess Pingrou angrily said, "Don't you dare start a rebellion rashly? Do you have to wait until my father is killed? Is your Qi family really that loyal?"

"Princess, please calm down."

Qi Yu'an's voice rang out from behind Princess Pingrou, "Your Highness, if we rashly launch an uprising now, the Qin family's followers will accuse us of treason and we will lose the support of the people.

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