"Wanwan, your cousin will definitely fulfill your wish." Gu Tingzhou gritted his teeth, held his breath, and murmured silently.
In a distance of less than three meters, he felt like he had walked through a long lifetime.
The crackling sound of firewood kept coming to his ears. His face was burned red and beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead. His vision gradually became blurred, and he seemed to see his cousin standing in front of him.
But that beautiful face was looming. He tried hard to get closer, but he couldn't reach it no matter how hard he tried. He could only clearly feel that his entire lower body was gradually losing consciousness.
He didn't know how long it had been, but when he stepped on a smooth stone slab in a daze and felt a biting chill, he realized that he had walked out of the sea of fire. His feet went weak and he crawled directly to the ground.
"Your Highness Prince Qi, you and my second brother have long been at loggerheads. If you don't kill him, he will eventually turn against you. You only have this one chance."
Gu Tingzhou forced himself to take a deep breath and said confidently, "I am willing to serve Your Highness with all my heart and soul. I only ask Your Highness to allow me to take Princess Jinghe away from Lin'an after you have recaptured the Fu family's foundation."
Seeing him dying, but still thinking about his elder sister, Ji Ningxi felt even more hatred in her heart.
She really couldn't understand how such a despicable woman could be worth the two brothers fighting for her, and even King Yongning was willing to go to the northern border for her.
Ji Ningxi angrily drew the sword from the guard's waist and stabbed it viciously into the back of Gu Tingzhou's left hand, which was supporting himself on the ground. Blood immediately gushed out.
"Bastard, what else do you want to do?" King Qi could no longer bear it and cursed loudly.
"Your Highness, this Young Master Gu is definitely not sincere in helping you." Ji Ningxi explained hurriedly.
Gu Tingzhou smiled and said, "Miss Ji, please don't let hatred blind you. I am the only one who can help His Royal Highness Prince Qi. There are still 50,000 troops stationed in Lin'an City. Without the Imperial Guards, Prince Qi wouldn't even be able to enter the palace with only the few hundred guards at home."
Prince Qi kicked Ji Ningxi away, pulled out the sword from Gu Tingzhou's hand, and asked anxiously, "How is Master Gu going to help me?"
Gu Tingzhou replied, "I have a close friend who is the deputy commander of the cavalry division of the Imperial Guards. He is in charge of the East Garden of the Imperial City and has access to two thousand personal soldiers. The Divine Might Army is currently in charge of the outer city. Although there are thirty thousand troops within the Imperial City, most of them are infantry. If Prince Qi can gain the support of this cavalry, it would be easy for you to lead your guards into the Imperial Palace."
Prince Qi was very moved when he heard this.
There are only 800 guards in the palace. Although he expanded the number by several hundred without telling the court, plus the death squads he secretly recruited recently, the total number of people is only 2,000. If the cavalry is included, the chances of winning will be much greater.
"Mr. Gu, you'd better think it over carefully. If you fail, both you and I will be charged with treason." Prince Qi reminded him with pretended reserve.
"If I can avenge my great hatred, I will not refuse even a thousand deaths." Gu Tingzhou's eyes were extremely firm.
"Okay, if I ascend to the throne, I will never treat the eldest son unfairly."
Prince Qi was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to carry Gu Tingzhou down to treat him. Ji Ningxi was very annoyed when he saw this: "Your Highness, you..."
Prince Qi interrupted her in anger: "If you, bitch, continue to instigate the relationship between me and Master Gu, I will send you back to the Ji family."
After he finished speaking, he hurried to treat Gu Tingzhou.
Watching Prince Qi leave in a hurry, Ji Ningxi had no choice but to swallow his anger.
Now that Fu Mingchi has gone to the northern border, as long as she can overthrow the Gu family, Prince Qi will continue to rely on her father in order to win over the people's hearts. Then she will be the queen who rules the country.
It wouldn't be too late to deal with the elder sister and the eldest son of the Gu family after Prince Qi ascends the throne.
"Ye Wanshu, you harmed my mother. I will make you pay a heavy price."
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