Seeing that Chu Qing's expression was not joking, the others stopped arguing.
Only the elderly Wei Min stroked his chin and said, "Does the princess know the current situation in Chuanzhou? Even if Wei Sheng is highly skilled in martial arts and Wu Ya can bring the dying back to life, it will be difficult for them to protect you well when outnumbered."
The fact that Chu Qing knew martial arts had not spread, so Wei Min thought at this moment that Chu Qing was just a weak woman without the strength to even bind a chicken. Although his words were quite euphemistic, he actually thought that Chu Qing's move was too impulsive and would be a burden.
Hearing Wei Min's words, Chu Qing gave him a cold look and replied calmly, "This princess is not going to rush into the enemy to court death. Moreover... this princess has the ability to protect herself."
Wei Min frowned. This princess seemed a bit arrogant!
However, after saying this, Chu Qing looked up at Wei Zhi.
Wei Zhi beside her quickly understood what Chu Qing meant and continued, "The princess can now fight me to a draw. And she has only been practicing martial arts for about half a year."
Among these people, Wei Zhi's skills were not inferior.
If the princess could fight him to a draw... then the princess's skills... there was no doubt that she could protect herself!
Therefore, after hearing Wei Zhi's words, the others were not only shocked but also a bit terrified.
What a terrifying talent this was!
Although Wu Ya knew something about it, he was still very shocked. He didn't even know that his medicine was so effective!
Although not many people had taken his medicine, there were still a few.
But none of them had made such rapid progress as the Princess of Ning.
Just thinking about it was terrifying.
And Wei Sheng, who had been smiling all the time, was looking at Chu Qing with a glint in his eyes. If the other party were not a princess, he would surely try every means to get her into his Water Department!
Such a talent was really a pity to be a princess!
Seeing the others' reactions, Chu Qing knew her current level.
It seemed that it was quite good.
After silently praising the little meatball in her heart, Chu Qing's expression remained calm.
After knowing that Chu Qing would not be a burden, Wei Min stroked his chin again and said no more.
Seeing that there was nothing more to instruct, after dismissing the others to make preparations, Chu Qing also prepared to pack her things. She didn't want to delay for too long, so she decided to set off early the next morning.
...
After returning to her room, Chu Qing silently watched Lu Luo and Liu Xin packing things. After seeing Lu Luo and Liu Xin finish packing her luggage and turn to pack their own things, Chu Qing finally said in a deep voice:
"Liu Xin, you don't need to go to Chuanzhou with us."
"Master!" Liu Xin was a bit shocked by Chu Qing's decision.
But Chu Qing didn't say anything more, so Liu Xin had to lower her eyes and reply yes.
She understood Chu Qing's intention.
Lu Luo beside her gently patted Liu Xin's shoulder. Instead of her previous temper, she also remained silent and said nothing.
The master had chosen her, and she felt more at ease in her heart.
No matter what difficulties lay ahead, she would accompany her master.
Seeing that the two little girls had almost finished packing, Chu Qing told them to go down first.
Until there was no one else in the room, the sourness in Chu Qing's heart rushed out like an opened sluice.
She had endured her most vulnerable feelings for a whole day.
Now... she could finally let go of her reason and cry.
Chu Qing wasn't so strong that she wanted to show her strength in front of everyone. She just knew that she couldn't collapse. She needed to handle all the problems rationally.
And now, she was alone.
Everything that needed to be prepared had been prepared.
So...
She should be... able to cry for a while, right?
Chu Qing shed silent tears. Only then did she realize how important Wei Ying had become in her heart without her knowing.
This stinky boy...
He really never let her have a moment's peace...
...
As soon as the sky began to turn pale, Chu Qing slowly sat up.
She hadn't slept at all for the whole night.
As soon as she closed her eyes, all she could see was Wei Ying smiling at her.
Looking at herself in the mirror, her eyes were indeed a bit swollen and red, but now she didn't have the heart to care whether her image was dignified or not.
After everyone gathered, Chu Qing and her entourage of five set off.
...
In the palace, the emperor fell silent after hearing what the eunuch said.
Chu Qing had actually sent a message to tell him that she had gone to find Wei Ying.
This was a bit unexpected to him.
The emperor lowered his eyes, with mixed feelings in his heart.
And just at this critical moment, there were all kinds of rumors among the common people in the capital.
The most fatal one was that the Prince of Ning had been taken away by the Xiliang people.
He naturally trusted Wei Ying, but if...
If he was really taken away by the Xiliang people, there were too many possibilities.
As the lord of the Great Yan Kingdom, he couldn't ignore this problem at all.
Thinking of this, the emperor sighed heavily in his heart.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is here."
The emperor frowned, a bit annoyed.
"Your Majesty is so worried. Is it because of the matter of the Prince of Ning?"
Before he could go out, the Empress Dowager actually walked in by herself.
"Mother." The emperor called out.
A dark look flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes, and then with a touch of sorrow in her eyebrows, she said:
"I actually have a way here. How about..."
"Your Majesty!!!"
Before the Empress Dowager could finish her words, the great eunuch beside the emperor suddenly came in.
The Empress Dowager was interrupted and said coldly and dissatisfiedly, "You're becoming more and more disrespectful."
The emperor glanced at the Empress Dowager faintly, then took the urgent secret letter and said, "Mother, don't blame him. This is an urgent secret letter from the front line. It cannot be ignored."
However, when the emperor opened the letter and saw its content, his expression was like being struck by lightning!
The letter said...
The Prince of Ning... had defected?
If it was just this one piece of news, he might still be able to deal with it.
But in black and white, the letter also said that the Prince of Ning... was actually not from their Great Yan Kingdom! He was just... an adopted son of the Prince of Guangling!!!
The emperor was completely in a daze.
The sourness and resentment in his heart were like raging waves sweeping over him.
Seeing the emperor's somewhat ferocious expression, the Empress Dowager lowered her eyes.
...
This was the first time for Chu Qing to leave Yongcheng, the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom.
Whether in her past life or this life, it was the first time.
The scenery and people outside seemed very wonderful.
But Chu Qing didn't have the heart to look.
Because not long after she left Yongcheng, someone sent a message to her.
It said...
The Prince of Ning had defected.
Most importantly...
The news that he was not the biological son of the Prince of Guangling had also spread!!!
If there hadn't been the second piece of news, the first one might still have been refuted. But with the second one...
A person who was not from the royal family of the Great Yan Kingdom had painstakingly been a prince of the Yan Kingdom for so many years. His intentions...
Chu Qing didn't dare to think deeply. Even though she trusted Wei Ying very much, now, the seed of doubt had germinated and couldn't be ignored at all!
Even she had a slight thought of believing it, let alone the emperor!
If the people in the Prince of Ning's Mansion hadn't learned the news a little earlier, otherwise, all the people left in the Prince of Ning's Mansion would have been thrown into prison by now!
But... this seemed to confirm even more...
Wei Ying's defection...