Song Heqing pursed her lips slightly. Before she entered the East Palace, Qi Yuning had hinted to her more than once, both explicitly and covertly, 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 long ago, and she also left Shengjing City early. Don't you understand? The Qi family has always been loyal. As long as the Qi family believes that you are the true blood of the Zhao family, Qi Yuning will not leave Shengjing!"
Zhao Chong frowned and said, "How could I not be of the Zhao family's bloodline?"
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 of the Qin family's bloodline..."
Zhao Chong poured the warm chicken soup towards Song Heqing and said angrily, "Shut up! This is absolutely impossible!"
"Lu Ze is just afraid that I'm going to snatch Qi Yuning away!"
Song Heqing was doused with chicken soup. She was so frightened that she took a few steps back, covering her lips with a handkerchief and crying.
When Zhao Chong saw Song Heqing in front of him, he took a deep breath, walked 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. Whether it's Prince Ning or Prince Liao, whoever gains power, 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 Qin family members. The Qin family has 100,000 soldiers and 3,000 cavalry around Shengjing City. After the Qin family defeats the Ning Wang and Liao Wang's troops, they will only treat me as a Qin family puppet...
From now on, I will have no say in the court situation."
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 claim of blood dripping into the bones is all fake! I am the biological child of my father, the emperor, and my mother, 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 Prince Qi's Mansion as the Empress, and promise that the Prince Qi can still hold 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 Prince Ning and the Prince Liao cannot give to the Qi family. "
Prince Ning relies entirely on the military power of his wife's family, while 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 preserve their former wealth and prosperity!"
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 Aunt Baohua to take you to find Brother Ayou?"
Lingling looked at Lu Baohua, who chuckled and said, "Okay."
Qi Yuning said, "Baohua, Lingling will be left in your care. If she makes a fuss, have Chunfen bring her back to me."
Lingling pouted and said, "Lingling is very well behaved and won't make a fuss!"
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 on Moshi Mountain in the 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 guilty for losing.
Zhong Ding smiled and patted the shoulders of Zhu Yang and Zhu Feng, saying, "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's so despicable! If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have lost at all."
Seeing Zhu Feng's unconvinced expression, Qi Yuning said, "Losing is losing, winning is winning. How can you say you can't lose on the battlefield?"
Zhong Ding saw Qi Yuning and Lu Ze coming and bowed, saying, "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's General Zhong. Nice to meet you."
Zhu Feng was still complaining indignantly, "That woman is so infuriating! She actually pretended to be a girl from North City who had strayed into the mountains nearby, and even said she had sprained her foot.
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..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
