After leaving Ning'an Palace, Qin Ji said to the people around him, "The Empress Dowager likes you very much."

"That's all because of you." The Empress Dowager never cared about her before, and now she only likes her because of herself, the person beside her.

Moreover, he must have said something to the Empress Dowager, otherwise the Empress Dowager would not have shown such affection for her.

If he really didn't say anything, then it can only be said that he loved her because of her love for her daughter-in-law, Qin Ji.

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Wan Ge didn't know what Qin Ji had said to the emperor, but the emperor changed his title to Prince Xiaoyao and allowed him to leave the capital and travel to various parts of the country.

Before taking her to Jiangnan, Qin Ji handed the military tally to the Third Prince, Qin Yun.

At that time, Qin Yun was already the Crown Prince.

When Qin Yun was named Crown Prince, Wan Ge and Qin Ji had already been married for half a month.

"Why was the military tally handed over to the Third Prince?" On the carriage journey to Jiangnan, Wan Ge still asked the person beside her with doubt.

Qin Ji answered Wan Ge's question: "Because he will be a benevolent ruler, because he is the only one who has never fought alongside his soldiers, yet he still treats them kindly. Because he treats every commoner equally."

He dared not say that Qin Yun would love the people as much as he loved his own children, but he was certain that Qin Yun was different from others; he would truly treat his soldiers as human beings rather than as pawns.

Qin Ji has held great power for many years, and in addition to protecting himself, he also wants to protect the soldiers around him.

He did not want the soldiers who fought bravely on the battlefield to be drawn into court intrigues after returning home.

Going home is something they look forward to, and it should also bring them peace.

When Wan Ge heard him say that, she felt a sense of relief and immediately threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.

Qin Ji was naturally happy to see the beautiful woman throw herself into his arms.

Then Wan Ge asked another question: "Then why did the emperor appoint the third prince as crown prince?"

"The previous crown prince was the eldest son of the legitimate wife, and it was said that the emperor personally taught and raised him. He was the best candidate for crown prince, at least that's what the emperor thought. But now things have changed."

The former crown prince was demoted to commoner and exiled. If he doesn't quickly appoint a new crown prince, he too will be in danger, as each of his sons possesses the heart of a wolf or tiger. Only the Third Prince is different; he is gentle, of noble character, and a loyal and filial person. Only if he becomes crown prince will his elder brother's life be safe.

In addition, Qin Yun was the child born to the emperor's favorite woman. Considering the affection between him and his mother, it was normal for the emperor to choose him as the crown prince.

I entrusted him with the tiger tally, partly because I knew he would treat the soldiers well, and partly because he needed to have some authority to deter others who might have their own agendas.

"But I still feel like you're helping him."

"That's true. His mother was indeed a very good person. When I was a child, I accidentally fell into the water, and it was his mother who saved me."

At that time, my situation in the palace was not good, and his mother had helped us a lot behind the scenes. Helping him now is a way of repaying that kindness.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must have helped him quite a bit in the past, right?"

Wan Ge never understood how an unfavored prince could live so well in the deep palace.