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 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, and then she regained some energy.
Qi Yu'an came out in a hurry and saw Qi Yuning, who 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 your 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 a rebellion. Can you make it happen with just a few words?"
Qi Yuning said: "Zhao Chong is so crazy that he has the intention to kill His Majesty. Now that His Majesty is controlled by Afurong, we can only go to the capital to seize power in the name of supporting the Zhao family's royal bloodline. Even if we don't raise an army, the 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, and the Qin family will force them to rebel. We will talk after they start an army.
After all, the prince is not of the royal blood of the Zhao family. Uncle Qin has come all the way to deal with our Qi family's army. By that time, their army will be pinned 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 attack first, even if we can defeat the Qin family and Zhao Chong, the Qi family army will be seriously damaged, and it will be unjustifiable. By then, whether it is Prince Ning or Prince Liao who will accuse us of treason, my grandfather's lifelong reputation will be ruined in our hands!
Therefore, we should not rush to launch an army. We must plan it well first. Launching an army rashly will not only fail to 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, the morale of the troops is the most important thing."
Qi Yuning said worriedly, "But I don't know whether Lu Ze has escaped from Shengjing City. I'm afraid he is still in Shengjing City waiting for us to rescue him... Besides, we are here to support the Zhao family's royal bloodline, not for no reason."
Qi Yu'an said: "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 only told one side of the story. Your Majesty is controlled by the Crown Prince and your sister-in-law must not know about it. It was not easy for her to get pregnant this time. After going to Shengjing City, she kept bleeding when she came back to Beicheng. The imperial physician gave her acupuncture every day to protect the fetus. Recently, she has finally stabilized 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 report 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 Zhao'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. Now you should take a good rest. Don't worry, you will be safe when you arrive in 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 usually went 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 has fallen 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 of hunger.
Seeing the maids Lichun and Guyu who had already washed up, Qi Yuning said, "You have worked hard on this journey. Take a rest for two days. Let Chunfen and Jingzhe serve me."
Lichun Guyu replied, "Yes."
When Qi Yuning arrived outside the courtyard gate, 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, but he actually did such a wicked thing. The Qin family will definitely be punished by heaven!"
Master Lu San said to Qi Yuning, "Princess, can you please let us meet Prince Qi to discuss going to the capital."
Qi Yuning said: "My brother means that the Qi family army should not rashly launch an attack."
Princess Pingrou said angrily, "You can't just start a war rashly! Do you have to wait until my father is killed? Is your Qi family so loyal?"
"Princess, calm down."
Qi Yu'an's voice rang out from behind Princess Pingrou, "Your Highness, if we rashly start an uprising now, the Qin family's followers will accuse us of treason and we will lose the support of the people.
It would be better to wait for Prince Ning and Prince Liao to seize power first so that they can control the Qin family's military strength. Then we can raise an army to seize power in Shengjing City in the name of protecting His Majesty and quelling the war, which would be legitimate.
The most important thing is Ah Ping's health. Now that we have started the war first and have been accused of treason, Ah Ping may worry too much, which may harm her and her child's health and be extremely detrimental to childbirth."
Princess Pingrou frowned and said, "Is it more important, Your Majesty, or is it more important, Ah Ping? Is your Qi family so loyal? My father is being controlled by them, I..."
Qi Yu'an looked at Qi Yuning and said, "You haven't told Princess Pingrou about A Ping's identity yet?"
Qi Yuning thought about it carefully. It seemed that Lu Ze only told Princess Pingrou that the prince was not her biological brother, but did not say that A Ping was her biological sister.
Qi Yuning said to Princess Pingrou: "Your Highness, Ah Ping is the baby girl who swapped identities with the Crown Prince."
Princess Pingrou was stunned for a moment, and Lu Baozhu was shocked and said, "So, Ah Ping is my biological aunt?!"
Princess Pingrou said: "It is so! No wonder! No wonder!"
Qi Yu'an bowed to Princess Pingrou and said, "Your Highness, please forgive my selfishness. Right now, the health and safety of my wife and children are the most important to me. You can rest assured that you will be safe in Beicheng.
You should take a rest first. If you really want to start a war, you must prepare food and grass first. You can't rush for a moment. Don't be anxious. You have to think long and hard."
Qi Yuning listened to Qi Yu'an's words, and she couldn't help but worry about Lu Ze.
She only hoped that Lu Ze could escape from Shengjing City.
Be able to come to Prince Qi’s Mansion in North City safely.
Lu Yun entered the palace and stroked his hair. "Hey, Third Uncle, Third Aunt, Sister Baohua, why are you all here? Qi Yuning, why are you here too? Are you here for the wedding banquet at the North City Palace? I heard that you and my brother are getting married? I thought I wouldn't be able to attend your wedding banquet!"
Lu Baozhu went over and patted Lu Yun on the head: "All you know is to attend wedding banquets!"
Lu Yun hid behind Princess Pingrou and said, "Mother, look, my sister hit me again! It's not a wedding banquet, it can't be that my brother also became a monk before marriage like me, right?"
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