Not only Shang Changge and Shang Changze took action against Shang Rui's army's return to the capital, but also Shang Ye.

The Prince Ye's residence was heavily guarded.

Shang Ye stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, closed his eyes, and silently revealed a sinister and maniacal smile on his handsome face.

He had finally, finally waited for this day to come!

He thought he could use Shang Changze to kill Shang Rui and relieve his long-standing hatred, but he didn't expect Shang Changze to have even bigger plans.

They had already found the person, but hesitated to act, instead pretending not to have found them and continuing their search.

Let Shang Rui go to great lengths to collude with those officials who harbor disloyal intentions, and let Shang Rui bring those people back to the capital to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

Do this,

Not only did he eliminate dissidents, but he also established his authority, making others with dissenting intentions think twice before acting recklessly. It has to be said that Shang Changze was truly a master strategist.

Unfortunately, Shang Rui, his own brother, remained completely oblivious, as if he were a fool.

He led his troops by waterway straight to the capital, dreaming of overthrowing Shang Changze from the throne and taking his place.

Thinking of this, Shang Ye's sinister expression became even more terrifying.

Shang Rui, his own brother. Such a foolish man, utterly incapable of governing a country, whose mind was consumed only by women, food, drink, and pleasure.

But his father and mother always favored him, they always favored such a good-for-nothing!

From childhood to adulthood, he has always been more hardworking and dedicated than Shang Rui in every aspect, and he is superior to Shang Rui in every way.

But as long as Shang Rui is around, his father and mother can't see him, they will never see him, Shang Ye!

Even later, when he was given important positions, it was all to pave the way for Shang Rui.

He was clearly the son of the Emperor and Empress, so why all this? Why?!

"Gah—Gah—Gah—"

The cawing of crows pulled Shang Ye back from his increasingly extreme and extreme state of agitation.

As he breathed in the cold air, the sinister madness on his handsome face gradually faded.

He considered himself a clever man, and from a young age, he gradually discerned which son his father truly loved, favored, and valued.

Among his siblings, he understood earlier than anyone else that his father's affection for Shang Changze and Shang Changge stemmed from his fear of the Murong family.

But that didn't stop him from disliking the brother and sister, because he disliked all brothers and sisters equally.

If they had enough power and influence, these people would all have to die.

However, he doesn't have much real power now, and the current situation isn't very favorable for him, so he has to settle for second best.

Kill Shang Rui first, make sure Shang Rui dies first. The other brothers and sisters, we'll deal with them later.

Shang Changge was unaware of Shang Ye's true intentions; otherwise, she would have been even more certain of one thing: Shang Ye was truly more monstrous than she was.

That night, in a city that was neither too far nor too close to the frontier, far from the capital.

Inside the general's tent in the military camp.

Xiao Ji was reading the letter Shang Changge had written to him, but this was not the letter Shang Changge had just written in the capital today.

It was written earlier, but because of the long distance, it was just delivered to Xiao Ji.

Candles were lit inside the tent, their flames flickering and swaying slightly.

I miss you, mwah~

Xiao Ji sat alone in the chair, repeatedly rubbing the line of words with the rough pad of his thumb.

His handwriting was bold and unrestrained, reflecting his personality, while Xiao Ji's handsome and aloof facial features were soft.

He missed her too, terribly.

I never imagined separation would be so painful. I never understood why my mother could miss my father to such an obsessive degree.

The longer he was separated from his little rascal, the more he understood and empathized with his mother's feelings at that time.

In order to avoid future separations and the pain of parting, besides destroying Jinlou, he also had other things to do on this journey.

We must once again deter other nations, just as we did in the battle six years ago, and ensure that our borders remain free from war for an extended period.

Xiao Ji carefully folded the letter, gently placed it back into the envelope, and put it away safely. He then picked up the water from the table and took a sip.

Her beautiful, cool lips were stained with water, and her eyes, which were born to gaze with deep affection...

Looking at the patrol of soldiers outside the tent, his eyes held an unfathomable emotion.

He was thinking about the border war and the deployment after the army arrived. After finishing these thoughts, he thought about the capital.

Although the little rascal hadn't mentioned it in the letter, he knew that the capital was about to be in turmoil.

The Third Prince is no threat and can't cause any trouble; what worries him is Prince Ye...

However, he left quite a few capable people for the little rascal, who would definitely be useful in any situation to protect her.

Father is still in the capital, and the Emperor will protect the little rascal just the same, and...

Xiao Ji smiled and raised his lips.

Moreover, his princess is brave, resourceful, and capable of protecting herself; she's wonderful.

Meanwhile, in the Princess's residence in the capital city, Shang Changge had just finished bathing and was lying on her soft bed, preparing to sleep.

If she knew that Xiao Ji, who was thousands of miles away, was praising her in his heart, she would definitely put her hands on her hips and be extremely proud of herself.

Unfortunately, she didn't know this, and could only lie on the big bed, staring at the top of the curtains, muttering to herself as she tried to fall asleep:

"On the first day General Xiao was gone, I missed him, missed him, missed him; on the second day, missed him, missed him; on the third day..."

Following this pattern, after twenty-five days, Shang Changge stretched out a large cotton quilt, wrapped himself up in the warm blankets, and went to sleep like a caterpillar.

And shortly after falling asleep, she had a wonderful dream. Just as she was about to get her wish and tear Xiao Ji apart and devour him completely, Shang Changge was woken up.

...

Shang Changge was already grumpy when she woke up, and with her sweet dream being interrupted, her resentment was now even greater than that of the 996 workers before the apocalypse.

A pair of long, narrow, beautiful phoenix eyes stared at Zhuque, their gazes flashing with a fierce and menacing light.

He made no attempt to hide his murderous intent, squeezing out a few words through clenched teeth:

You'd better have something really important to say!

For once, Zhuque didn't act like a robot. He nervously swallowed, never having been so afraid of the princess since he entered the palace.

Fortunately, she really did have something extremely important to do, well... it really was something extremely important.

"Princess, an assassin has just broken into the manor."

Shang Changge: ?

Shang Changge couldn't quite understand. Wasn't it a rare occurrence for an assassin to break into the mansion and try to take her life?

Didn't everything always turn out fine before? Why is it worth waking her up specifically tonight?

Suzaku: "The assassin wants to see you."

Shang Changge: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Shang Changge nearly laughed out of anger, a string of question marks appearing above his head. He found Zhuque and the assassin from tonight truly incomprehensible.

"Does an assassin think I can just see him because he wants to? What kind of assassin is this, with such an audacity?"

Forgive Shang Changge for interrupting her sweet dream. She just woke up and was filled with resentment. Her brain was activated, but her IQ was still in the dream and she was completely offline.

Suzaku was taken aback by the princess's resentment, which seemed heavier than that of a 996 workaholic. The princess was usually quite emotionally stable and had never been this irritable before.

However, Suzaku had a strong mental fortitude. Although he was frightened, he did not show it and instead pretended to be calm as he answered the princess's questions.

"The assassin said her name was Chu Zhao and that she was the leader of the Seven Kill Tower. She needs your help."

If you can help her, she will give you the Seven Kill Tower as a reward.

"This servant knows about the Seven Killings Tower and thought this was a good deal, so I took the liberty of deciding to wake you up..."

Zhuque belatedly realized her presumption, stopped speaking, knelt before the bed, kowtowed deeply, and admitted her mistake.

“This servant has overstepped her bounds and deserves to die. Please punish me, Your Highness.”