Song Heqing pursed her lips slightly. Before she entered the East Palace, Qi Yuning had hinted to her more than once, both explicitly and implicitly, that Zhao Chong was not of royal blood.

Song Heqing didn't think that the Qi family would help Zhao Chong, and even letting the Qi family army come to Shengjing City was tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house for Zhao Chong.

"Your Highness, Yu Ning has long determined that you are not of royal blood!"

Song Heqing said to Zhao Chong: "Yuning sent Lingling to Beicheng a long time ago, and she also left Shengjing City in advance. Don't you understand? The Qi family has always been loyal. As long as the Qi family believes that you are the real blood of the Zhao family, Qi Yuning will not leave Shengjing!"

Zhao Chong frowned and said, "How could I not be of Zhao family blood?"

Song Heqing looked at Zhao Chong with tears in her eyes and said, "Your Highness, why don't you go ask Uncle Qin? If, if it is really as Prince Lu said, and you are the blood of the Qin family..."

Zhao Chong poured the hot chicken soup towards Song Heqing and said angrily, "Shut up, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Lu Ze is just afraid that I will snatch Qi Yuning away!"

Song Heqing was doused with chicken soup all over her head. She was so scared that she took a few steps back and just covered her lips with a handkerchief and cried.

When Zhao Chong saw Song Heqing in front of him, he took a deep breath, went over, took the handkerchief from Song Heqing's hand, and wiped Song Heqing's face.

Song Heqing looked at the guilt in Zhao Chong's eyes, threw herself into his arms, and cried, "Your Highness, the Qi family has come to Shengjing City, and you are really finished..."

Zhao Chong said: "Now, no matter who wins or loses, my fate will be nothing but misery or even more misery. No matter whether it is Prince Ning or Prince Liao, whoever gains the upper hand, I will definitely not have a good ending.

But even if the Qin family wins, I won't have a good ending. Most of the ministers in the court are members of the Qin family. The Qin family has 100,000 soldiers and 3,000 cavalry around Shengjing City. After the Qin family defeats the troops of King Ning and King Liao, they will only treat me as a puppet of the Qin family...

From now on, I will have no say in the situation in the court."

Zhao Chong held Song Heqing's hand and said, "Now, there is only the Qi family. I can only use the Qi family to compete with the Qin family and find a way out for me."

Song Heqing burst into tears and said, "But the Qi family has confirmed that you are not of the Zhao family's bloodline. They will definitely not let you go. If you let them come to Shengjing City, you will be inviting a wolf into the house."

Zhao Chong said: "Does the Qi family have any evidence? The blood-deepening evidence is all fake! I am the biological child of the Emperor and the Empress.

Besides, does the Qi family have any other choice except helping me? Prince Ning has his wife's family and Prince Liao has his mother's family, so they can't tolerate Prince Qi, who is a thorn in the eyes of the north.

I am willing to treat the Qi Wangfu as the queen, and promise that the Qi Wangfu can still hold the military power, dominate the North City, and protect the Qi family for another hundred years of prosperity. This is a generous treatment that even the Ning Wang and Liao Wang cannot give to the Qi family. "

Prince Ning relies entirely on the military power of his wife's family, Prince Liao relies on the military power of his mother's family, Concubine Wu treats Princess Liao very well, and Princess Liao already has two sons who have secured the position of princess. Qi Yuning cannot marry either of them to preserve the wealth of the Qi family.

"Once Prince Ning and Prince Liao ascend the throne, they will definitely attack the Qi family. The Qi family can only help me to protect their former wealth!"

Zhao Chong said: "Qi Yuning will definitely not lose money in this business!"

Seeing that Zhao Chong insisted, Song Heqing said no more. She looked towards the direction of North City. It was a mess here. She wondered how Qi Yuning was doing in North City.

How sad would she be when the news of Lu Ze's death spread?

…

Qi Yuning sent Lingling to Lu Baohua early in the morning.

When Lingling learned that she could study with Lu Baohua, she was very happy and asked, "Second Aunt, can Lingling ask Brother Ayou to study with her?"

Lu Baohua said: "Sure."

Lingling reached out and held Qi Yuning's hand and said, "Mom, I'm going to go to Brother Ayou's house to study with him first."

Qi Yuning smiled at Lingling and said, "Mother and father have something to discuss with your uncle. How about asking your aunt Baohua to take you to find brother Ayou?"

Lingling looked at Lu Baohua, who smiled and said, "Okay."

Qi Yuning said: "Baohua, Lingling is now in your care. If she makes a fuss, ask Chunfen to bring her back to me."

Lingling pouted and said, "Lingling is very well behaved and won't make trouble!"

Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "I know Lingling is the best."

After Qi Yuning settled Lingling, he and Lu Ze went to a military camp in Moshishan, North City.

Yesterday, the Dragon and Tiger Army and the Zhong family's army had a combat drill here. After a night, the Zhong family won and their morale was greatly boosted. The two brothers Zhu Yang and Zhu Feng, who led the troops from the Zhu family, hung their heads, feeling extremely guilty for losing.

Zhong Ding smiled and patted Zhu Yang and Zhu Feng on the shoulders and said, "You two are not weak either, but you underestimated the enemy."

Zhu Feng frowned and said, "Don't let me meet that woman again! She is too despicable! If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have lost at all."

Seeing Zhu Feng's unconvinced face, Qi Yuning said, "Losing is losing, winning is winning. How can you say you can't lose on the battlefield?"

When Zhong Ding saw Qi Yuning and Lu Ze coming, he bowed and said, "Greetings to the princess, Prince Lu."

Lu Ze was curious about the identity of the man in front of him. Qi Yuning introduced him, "He is Ayou's father, Zhong Ding."

Lu Ze also bowed and said, "It turns out to be General Zhong. Nice to meet you."

Zhu Feng was still complaining indignantly, “That woman is so annoying. She actually pretended to be a girl from North City who accidentally wandered into the mountain nearby, and she even said that her foot was sprained.

When I went to check her feet, she stabbed me in the back of the neck and snatched my military token, which put our entire Dragon Tiger Army in danger. It was so infuriating. If I see this treacherous woman again, I will..."

"Brother! Princess!"

Seeing Lu Ze's ear, Lu Baoshuang ran to Lu Ze and said, "Brother, you are finally here. We have been worried about you these days!"

Lu Ze said: "I came here yesterday. I heard that you also participated in the drill between the Zhong family and the Dragon and Tiger Army last night?"

Lu Baoshuang smiled and said, "Yes, let me tell you, the young general in charge of the Dragon Tiger Army is really stupid. I pretended to be a civilian woman and called him brother softly a few times, and he really fell for my beauty trap and was knocked unconscious by me.

Haha, I stole his military token, and it was effortless for me to win. It's a pity that the Qi family army praised the two major generals of the Zhu family, but that's all!"

"It's you?!" Zhu Feng gritted his teeth and walked up to Lu Baoshuang and said, "It's really you. You won unfairly. You are insidious and treacherous!"

Lu Baoshuang looked at Zhu Feng. There were no lights on the mountain last night, and the only illumination was the moonlight. She could not see Zhu Feng's face clearly last night. It was only after she knocked Zhu Feng unconscious and touched the unfamiliar material of his clothes and the military token of the Dragon and Tiger Army in his hand that she knew his identity.

Zhu Feng gritted his teeth and said, "You won the competition last night in an ignominious way. If you have the guts, let's compete again."

Lu Baoshuang said: "Let's compete!"

Qi Yuning and Lu Ze looked at each other. They learned from Lingling that the two would be husband and wife in the future. Now it seems that the road ahead for this couple to become husband and wife will be full of ups and downs.

Lu Ze asked Lu Baoshuang, "Why aren't Baoxue and Lu Yun here?"

Lu Baoshuang said, "Lu Yun fell and hurt his leg last night. Baoxue took him back to Prince Qi's mansion."

Qi Yuning asked: "Is it serious?"

Lu Ze sneered and said, "How serious can he be? He must be trying to take advantage of the opportunity to slack off."

Qi Yu'an rehearsed last night's battle and realized that the two brothers, Zhu Yang and Zhu Feng, had indeed lost miserably because they trusted Lu Baoshuang.

Qi Yu'an had no choice but to lecture Zhu Feng and told him not to trust others easily, then he found Zhong Xin and Zhu Ling to discuss going to Shengjing.

Qi Yu'an assigned the task of preparing food and fodder to Qi Yuning. Qi family's money was originally managed by Qi Yuning, so Qi Yuning gladly accepted the task.

…

Lu Baohua brought Lingling to the door of the Zhong family and told the doorman the purpose of their visit.

Not long after, Lu Baohua saw Zhong Ming coming out holding Zhong You's hand.

When Lu Baohua saw that it was Zhong Ming, his face turned slightly red and he said, "Second Young Master Zhong."

Zhong Ming said, "Miss Lu, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Zhong Ming."

Lu Baohua said calmly: "Lingling wants to study with Master Ayou..."

Zhong Ming said, "Ayou usually has a teacher to teach him. It would be nice if Princess Lingling wants to study together. I was going to take Ayou to find his teacher."

Lu Baohua said repeatedly: "Lingling is too young. I'm afraid she won't understand what the old man is saying. I plan to teach her a few random words first."

Zhong Ming smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Miss Lu can teach. Ah You, do you want to follow Lingling and ask Miss Lu to teach you?"

Without waiting for little Ayou to say anything, Lingling stepped forward, took Ayou's hand and said, "Brother Ayou, let's study together!"

Zhong Ming said to Lu Baohua, "Then I will take you back to Prince Qi's Mansion. Miss Lu can teach, so she must be well-read. I wonder what kind of books does Miss Lu read?"

Lu Baohua said calmly: "I'm reading the book "Diaowen Tan" recently."

Zhong Ming asked, "Is it the Diao Wen Tan compiled by a great scholar in the court, which contains many good fu poems since the Great Prosperity?"

Lu Baohua said: "This book has only been published in Shengjing not long ago. I didn't expect you to know about it?"

Zhong Ming said softly, "I love books, but unfortunately I was born in a military family. Since I was a child, martial arts training has been more important than studying. However, I am good friends with Prince Xu, who loves talents and will send me some new books from Shengjing City."

Lu Baohua said: "King Xu loves literature. Not long ago, I heard King Xu mention at a literary meeting that he wanted to invite Xianchu to Shengjing City. I also admire Xianchu's poems, but now I have no chance to see them. I have to wait until the situation stabilizes."

When little Ayou heard the four words "Xianchu Jushi", he looked up at Zhong Ming, and Zhong Ming shook his head at him.

Zhong Ming smiled and asked, "I wonder which of Mr. Xianchu's poems does Miss Lu like the most?"

Lu Baohua said: "The poem "Smoke on the Frontier" is magnificent. When I read it in the capital, I felt that the desert scenery was right in front of me. When I came to the north city and saw the vast yellow sand, I felt even more amazed. The poem was written very well. Mr. Xianchu is truly a genius of the time."

"Miss Lu, you are too kind."

Lu Baohua looked at Zhong Ming and said, "I am not praising him falsely, it is really good. You must not underestimate Mr. Xianchu's article."

Little Ayou looked up at Lu Baohua and said, "Aunt Lingling, my uncle is Xianchu Jushi..."