Qin Ye stayed at home and waited for Zong Zhengchen to come back, but he waited for King Feng to come.

It was late at night, and she was a little surprised.

"Is there any urgent matter, Your Highness Prince Feng?" Her tone was cold and her attitude was indifferent. After the incident of the Qingming Festival ancestor worship, she no longer wanted to be on good terms with Prince Feng.

King Feng knew he was in the wrong and felt a little embarrassed:

"Princess Chen, it's my fault for the red candles used in the ancestral sacrifice..."

He knew he was wrong.

And corrected it.

"I came here tonight to tell you that I have made up my mind to go to the fiefdom with Yaoyao. It's a few miles away, and I don't know when we will meet again."

"Please don't hold the previous grudges in your heart anymore."

He spoke sincerely.

Qin Ye was suspicious.

Huh?

Doesn’t he want to compete for the position of crown prince?

Are you willing to give up voluntarily and retreat to your fiefdom?

Is he up to something again?

King Feng knew that she didn't believe him, so he sighed secretly and told her about King Jue's conspiracy in order to express his sincerity:

"This afternoon, Prince Jue caused trouble in the army, and he wanted to go out to fight and gain merit."

He gave a rough outline of what had happened.

After listening to this, Qin Ye frowned slightly.

No wonder Zong Zhengchen went to the army and hasn’t come back yet. It turns out he went to deal with this matter.

"However, I have already written down the whole story in a secret letter and told the emperor word for word. Once the emperor sees through Prince Jue's conspiracy, he will definitely punish him severely."

"Princess Chen, I know I have done many things that are unfair to you. This is my way of repaying you by eliminating the threat of the Jue King."

He didn't want to argue anymore, and confessed all his past conspiracies calmly.

Qin Ye listened to what he said next.

The following words became deeper and more secretive, involving more and more people and conspiracies, and he gradually came to believe King Feng.

"Are you really going to the fiefdom?"

"I'm determined to leave."

In the past, I wanted the throne.

After having children, he realized how important his wife and children were to him. Instead of fighting for a position with a slim chance of success, he might as well stay with his wife and children and live a happy and relaxed life.

Qin Ye pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, there were footsteps outside the door.

Zong Zhengchen is back.

"Ye, it's so late and you haven't rested yet... Second brother?"

He had just finished dealing with military affairs.

The call of "Second Brother" moved King Feng deeply.

He has harmed King Chen many times, but King Chen still sees him as his brother, so it seems that his choice to go to his fiefdom and stop fighting is a clear move.

Qin Ye stood up and asked about military affairs. After learning that there was no serious problem, he explained King Feng's purpose.

Upon hearing this, Zong Zhengchen narrowed his eyes and looked at King Feng without comment.

"The imperial edict has arrived—"

night.

A long announcement seemed to add a solemn tone to the night.

Several people went out together to receive the order.

The eunuch who delivered the decree smiled flatteringly: "Princess Chen, you are heavy, so you don't have to kneel."

He held the whisk in his arms, slowly opened the bright yellow imperial edict, and read aloud:

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Prince Chen cares about the people. The well-being of the people is the well-being of Dongling. I am very pleased. I hereby order Prince Chen to lead an army of 30,000 and march to the Northern Frontier early tomorrow morning."

"So ordered!"

The last word lingered, shaking Qin Ye's heart.

She was seven months pregnant, but the emperor ordered Prince Chen to go to the war at this critical juncture. It would take him at least a year and a half to go to war.

Why would the emperor suddenly issue such an order?

King Feng stood up with a confused look on his face:

"Was this imperial edict sent to the wrong person?"

The emperor knows Prince Jue’s little thoughts and should punish Prince Jue, so why would he send Prince Chen to fight?

"Prince Chen's wife is about to give birth. How can Prince Chen go to war at this critical moment?!"