1249 Annoyed, this is not like me

Si Cheng did not sit on the horse arrogantly, looking down at the Ninth Uncle from above. Instead, he dismounted early, strode forward, stood in front of the Ninth Uncle, and kept an arm's length away from him.

Facing each other, the Ninth Prince had a calm expression, but the hand holding the sword behind him tightened slightly. Si Cheng's pupils tightened and he felt sweat on his back.

The two men stood in the battlefield, fighting silently. When Si Cheng's personal soldiers and the Ninth Prince's secret guards saw this scene, they all looked at the situation and did not step forward.

They trust their masters.

An unknown amount of time had passed, but the Ninth Prince was still as tall and straight as a pine tree. Suddenly, the Minister of State Affairs knelt on one knee and said, "I, the Minister of State Affairs, greet the Ninth Prince. May you live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years."

"Hmm." The Ninth Prince responded very politely. The hand holding the sword behind him loosened and the aura around him also subsided a little.

Si Cheng felt better, and quietly shook off the cold sweat on his palms, and stood up with difficulty. It was really hard to kneel down in armor, and it was equally difficult to stand up. When Si Cheng stood up, his body swayed a little, and the Ninth Prince turned his face away.

This is no coincidence.

Si Cheng respectfully apologized: "I didn't know that the Ninth Emperor's uncle was here, and I accidentally injured him. I hope the Ninth Emperor's uncle will punish me."

"Young Marshal Si is only following orders, what crime has he committed?" Si Cheng wanted to cover up the truth of the matter, but the Ninth Prince did not let him go and directly pointed out the reason why Si Cheng took action.

The Ninth Prince spoke slowly, without any emotion, but Si Cheng heard a hint of sarcasm. Si Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you very much for not punishing me. I killed your guard by mistake. Please let me escort you."

This was the good intention of the Si family, but the Ninth Prince refused without a second thought: "No need, Young Marshal Si has the Emperor's order, so I will not delay Young Marshal's trip."

Taking a large army to Nanling would not only be too ostentatious, but would also make the journey less fun.

Si Cheng was not discouraged and continued, "Uncle Nine, you don't have any guards around you. Why don't we let the eighteen riders of the Si family escort the prince?"

The Ninth Prince did not speak, but glanced at Si Cheng coldly, as if to say: What is the Si family going to do?

Si Cheng did not speak either. He lowered his head and remained silent. Seeing that the Ninth Uncle was still reluctant to agree, Si Cheng said, "Please rest assured, the Eighteen Riders of the Si Family will never hurt you. During the time they are escorting you, the Eighteen Riders of the Si Family will only obey your orders."

If someone shows kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. The Ninth Prince believed that he had no relationship with the Si family, so he was very puzzled by the Si family's "gift".

Although he was puzzled, the Ninth Prince did not ask. Instead, he looked at Si Cheng deeply, and then... accepted the eighteen riders of the Si family.

As a result, the Emperor's assassination attempt on the Ninth Uncle not only ended in failure, but the Si family also added the eighteen most elite riders to serve as the Ninth Uncle's personal guards.

After a brief confrontation with Si Cheng, the Ninth Prince Uncle set off with the eighteen riders of the Si family. The eighteen riders of the Si family were very silent, and they did nothing else except protecting the Ninth Prince Uncle.

That night, the Ninth Prince was preparing to send someone to investigate the Si family's purpose, but before he could issue the order, he received a letter from Feng Qingchen.

The content of the letter was very short, and it could be summed up in one sentence: Prince Su broke into the palace at night and had a falling out with the emperor.

"Prince Su is indeed fast." The Ninth Prince was not surprised at all. He was surprised that Zhai Dongming's condition was so serious that it would take three to five years for the Valley Master to recover.

The Ninth Prince shook his head and did not put the letter away. Instead, he burned it directly. However, regarding the order to the Cha family, the Ninth Prince hesitated.

He vaguely understood.

And when the third letter reached the Ninth Prince, he was finally sure why the Si family wanted to disperse him.

"Prince Su is indeed cruel

Absolutely." He trained private soldiers for several years and gave them away just like that, and he gave them to Feng Qingchen. Isn't this a clear challenge to the emperor?

Prince Su was very clear about his relationship with Feng Qingchen. It would be more accurate to say that those private soldiers were given to him rather than to Feng Qingchen.

This time, Prince Su not only fell out with the Emperor, but also developed resentment towards the Emperor, otherwise he would not have sent his private soldiers to him.

As for the Si family!

Marshal Si was once Prince Su's confidant. Si Cheng grew up with Zhai Dongming. Zhai Dongming took unknown drugs when he was a child and ruined his body. It is possible that Si Cheng was also poisoned by the same drug.

This time, the emperor transferred the Si family to Beijing in order to attack Xiling, and Si Cheng's coming to surround and kill him was just one of the tasks.

Letting the Si family's archer bring the army to surround and kill him was a sure win, but the emperor forgot that not only the Zhai family, but also the Si family had only this one person.

If the Si family doesn't want to be cut off, they will never really kill him!

"The emperor really has no one available." If there were people available, he would never transfer the Si family to Beijing.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on the emperor, this is the fault of the Ninth Prince.

Dongling must win the battle with Xiling. There are only a few people who can lead the troops at this time. The emperor originally wanted General An or Marquis Yongying, but the grandson and son of these two people just died inexplicably, and the two of them are bedridden and cannot go to the battle at all.

As for the others...either they don't have enough prestige or they have a close relationship with the prince. The emperor has been suppressing Prince Luo and Prince Chun for a while, so how could he allow their people to make military achievements and hold military power again?

With no other choice, the emperor chose the Si family. The Si family had always been loyal to the emperor, but the emperor did not expect that the incident involving Zhai Dongming would be exposed at this juncture.

"This situation is really interesting." The Ninth Prince smiled and picked up his pen to write a reply to Feng Qingchen.

Feng Qingchen wrote three letters in a row, so he had to reply to one of them.

The Ninth Prince mentioned Si Cheng's matter to Feng Qingchen, and asked her to keep the Valley Master and the other two and wait until they had finished diagnosing Si Cheng before leaving. Then he praised Feng Qingchen a little, saying that the first letter was very well written and encouraged her to keep up the good work in the future.

As for the danger he was in, the Ninth Prince did not mention it at all. He told Feng Qingchen to be careful, as Dongling and Xiling would soon fight, so he should not get involved in the affairs of the two countries. If there was any problem, he should go to Cui Haoting.

Cui Haoting's sister is about to marry Tianyu. For the sake of their own interests, the Cui family will not do anything that will harm Tianyu's interests.

Judging from the time, Zuo An and Dou Dou should be back soon. The Ninth Prince originally wanted to mention what Zuo An and Dou Dou had done in Xiling. Thinking that this matter was very important, it would be better to let Zuo An talk to Feng Qingchen directly when the time comes.

Just raising a child is not a big deal for them.

The Ninth Prince's letters were always concise and to the point. Although he had a lot to say, he could finish writing on a single sheet of paper. Looking at the remaining blank space, the Ninth Prince wrote without thinking: Longing for you, longing for you. If you ask me when I will stop thinking about you, it will only be when we meet. Long…

Having written this, the Ninth Prince suddenly stopped writing, a look of regret flashed across his face, and then he crossed out the previous sentence.

How could he still act like a teenager, writing such explicit poems again and again? It's really...

Not like him!

Not willing to give himself the chance to hesitate, the Ninth Prince crossed out the half-written poem and sealed the envelope.

"Send him away!" His tone was extremely serious.

The secret guard was startled. His master was so scary!

The secret guard took the letter and left in a flash, not daring to stay for even a moment!