The deposed prince was dragged all the way, and his feet were already dripping with blood.
"Imperial sister! Imperial sister!" he shouted.
Princess Yu'an sat on the horse and looked back, with a happy smile on her lips. She had suffered so much at the south end and finally got through it.
But the hatred in my heart never dissipated.
She has waited for this day for too long.
"Drive!" Princess Yu'an clamped the horse's belly with her legs, raised the whip in her hand, and hit the horse's back hard.
The horse ran wildly in pain, and the deposed prince stumbled to the ground and was dragged forward.
After a while, the deposed prince's clothes had been torn several times, and his face was scratched by stones.
"Yu'an!" The deposed prince was angry and angry. His whole body was in burning pain and his clothes were already muddy.
Princess Yu'an suddenly stopped her horse, turned over, came to the deposed prince, knelt down with interest, and lifted the deposed prince's chin with the reins.
"Brother Emperor, how does this feel?"
The deposed prince's mouth was full of mud, his whole body was shivering with cold, and he was forced to look up.
"Yu...Yu'an, Gu is your brother. I will treat you well and support you in the future. When I ascend the throne in the future, I will make you the eldest princess."
The abandoned prince forced a smile to please him.
It's a pity that Princess Yu'an didn't buy it at all.
"With all the bastard things you have done, do you still expect to be the emperor?" Princess Yu'an laughed so hard that she could hardly stand upright. After a while, she said: "Who in the whole country knows that the prince is incompetent and harms others and himself, but everyone wins.
And to punish him, if my mother hadn’t dealt with it for you, I would have died countless times!"
"If it weren't for the deep love between my father and my mother, my mother would have almost been implicated by you!"
After finishing speaking, the deposed prince seemed to have noticed something and frowned: "You just said that the queen mother was almost implicated. Didn't the queen mother be deposed?"
"Pa!" Princess Yu'an gave her a big slap without thinking: "Do you still have a conscience? Your mother is so worried that she can't sleep day and night because of you. She kneels in front of your father to beg for mercy every day. You actually expect her to be deposed?"
The deposed prince almost fainted after being slapped. He clenched his teeth to hold on to his last sanity: "I was deceived by that bitch Chu Yunning!"
When Chu Yunning was mentioned, Princess Yu'an became somewhat interested.
Someone helped the deposed prince up and asked, "What's going on?"
"It was Chu Yun Ning who deceived me into saying that my mother was deposed, and defrauded me of one hundred thousand taels of gold!" The deposed prince was furious.
This woman is so insidious.
Princess Yu'an took a breath and asked tentatively: "So, how much do you have left?"
The deposed prince was careful this time. If he was no longer useful, he was worried that Princess Yu'an would kill him with a sword. When the time came, he would go back and find some excuse to arrange the cause of his death with the queen.
Queen Yunlan will definitely not doubt it.
"I have a little headache, and I can't remember for a while." The useless prince rubbed his head, his face turned pale.
Princess Yu'an sneered, she had been brother and sister with the deposed prince for more than ten years, how could she not know his character.
He didn't look good at that moment, and told the people: "Come here, drag the deposed prince back, be sure to ask questions, don't worry about any means."
The deposed prince glared at her: "Yu'an, what do you mean?"
"I just want to know how strong my brother's bones are."
"you!"
The deposed prince was gagged and stared at Princess Yu'an.
"Take it away!"
Princess Yu'an waved her hands, not wanting to see the deposed prince again. She came to the border and had to meet her old friends.
...
"The deposed prince was caught by Princess Yu'an and dragged for several miles,"
Bixiu clicked her tongue and told Chu Yunning all the news she had heard.
Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows. According to Princess Yu'an's temper, she was afraid that this was not the case.
When Princess Yu'an first entered the southern capital, she set her horse on the street and injured people. She was extremely arrogant and did not take human life seriously.
After all the things the deposed prince did to Princess Yu'an, it's strange that she could give up so easily.
"Then the Queen won't hold you accountable?"
Chu Yunning shook her head: "Since Princess Yu'an dares to do this, she must have thought of her words well. The prince is not the only one who deposes the prince. If the deposed prince has the opportunity to stand up, he will be the first to kill Princess Yu'an."
The two siblings have the same temperament.
Therefore, we will never give the other party a chance to make a comeback.
"Mother!"
Beibei got into the house wearing a big cloak, and there was still mist in his mouth when he opened his mouth, and smiled at Chu Yunning.
"Mother, Uncle Huang took me hunting again. This time I caught a lot of prey."
Beibei has a very strong interest in hunting.
He wished he could be on horseback every day, so he was more attached to Emperor Mingwen.
"I don't know what's going on these days. All the wild beasts in the mountains are running down the mountain, and many of them have been caught in traps."
"Mom, let's have a bonfire feast tonight."
Although Chu Yunning doesn't understand this period of history, he still has basic common sense.
There must be something to say about the large-scale beast coming down from the mountain.
"What's going on over there in Dongling?" What Chu Yunning is most worried about right now is that something will happen in Dongling.
Bixiu shook her head: "It's still the same."
"Send someone to investigate carefully. Make sure to find out clearly." Chu Yunning said.
She was unsure and always felt that something was going to happen.
It is right to always pay attention to Aventurine.
"It's been a bit cold these days, especially when the temperature drops sharply at night."
Emperor Mingwen followed closely behind, got in, and stayed in the room for a while before untying his cloak.
"In previous years, the twelfth lunar month of winter is colder than usual, but it will be fine in early spring in April." Bi Xiu replied.
Chu Yunning frowned and glanced at Emperor Mingwen: "Your Majesty, can you take me to a hunting place tomorrow?"
Emperor Mingwen looked at her in surprise and nodded: "Why not?"
After several people had lunch, Chu Yunning always felt a little uneasy and her eyelids twitched violently.
"What's going on?" Emperor Mingwen also noticed something was wrong with her and asked with concern: "Is there something wrong with you?"
"I am a doctor, how can I treat myself badly?" Chu Yunning smiled helplessly and put on the cloak: "I haven't studied the gunpowder thoroughly yet, and I don't feel at ease. I'll go and take a look first."
"Don't push yourself too hard."
Chu Yunning said without looking back: "I know."
The next day before dawn, Chu Yunning followed Emperor Mingwen to the back mountain. The ground was full of animal footprints.
When I looked up, there were wild roe deer jumping out of the woods, scuttling through a thick layer of snow.
There were also many animal carcasses in the trap.
"Your Majesty, something is wrong. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be so many animals running around. If anything goes wrong, there must be monsters."
The more Chu Yunning thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.
Emperor Mingwen also increased his vigilance, pulled her back, and asked people to look around the mountain again.
Make sure there are no accidents on the mountain.
"Your Majesty, the weather is getting colder and colder. I'm worried that the soldiers will suffer from the cold. It's better to prepare some thick cotton-padded jackets, bedding, and charcoal fires as soon as possible."
If you encounter any natural disaster and lack these, you will freeze to death.
Emperor Mingwen looked serious: "I will ask people to prepare."
After waiting for a while, the guard came to report: "Back to the emperor, there is no movement in Dongling as usual."
Chu Yunning raised his eyebrows. He had made some moves a while ago. He even researched gunpowder. He should take advantage of the victory and pursue it.
"Maybe I'm worrying too much. Prince Nancheng's life may not be easy either. There are so many mouths open for food and drink."
Chu Yunning shook his head, fished out the animals from the trap and took them away together.
As soon as she returned to the house, Bixiu came up to her and said, "Princess Yu'an has sent a letter."
After opening the letter, Princess Yu'an first asked her a few words, and then bluntly mentioned the one hundred thousand taels of gold, asking her to give half of it.
If there is no threat at the end, it is just a blank paragraph.
Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows. These two were indeed brothers and sisters. They were both virtuous and turned against each other.
"Miss, it's better to kill Princess Yu'an in the first place to avoid future troubles." Bixiu looked angry.
Chu Yunning had her own plan, and pursed her lips: "This matter is not urgent for the time being. Princess Yu'an does not dare to mess around."
There are several kinds of poisons on her body. Although it has not taken effect yet, once it does, without an antidote, she will be in agony.
"Go and send a message to Princess Yu'an. Tell her that there are only 50,000 taels of gold under the abandoned temple. You can give half of it to the princess. When the princess unearths the gold hidden by the deposed prince in Nanyang City, she must share it with me."
Bixiu was confused. The deposed prince only mentioned the gold under the ruined temple, not Nanyang City.
"Go ahead."
"yes!"
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Princess Yu'an frowned when she received the reply. The two people said different things. Who told the truth and who lied?
"What did the deposed prince say?"
The guard replied: "Back to the princess, the deposed prince is still the same as before, insisting that there is only one hundred thousand taels of gold hidden in the ruined temple."
This is not right!
At this time, Crown Prince Li Mingyu stepped forward: "Princess, the deposed prince is cunning and cunning. His words cannot be trusted. Maybe he wants to provoke you into a fight with Chu Yunning."
Princess Yu'an also thought of this.
"Since Chu Yunning can give you twenty-five thousand taels of gold, and also told you the next hiding place, it shows that this statement is credible. The most important thing is that the deposed prince has no value to Chu Yunning."
Li Mingyu analyzed that if there was really any hatred, just kill him directly, why let him go again.
"What you said makes sense. The deposed prince is narrow-minded and not a good person at all. He hates Chu Yunning and me. He wants to fight between us."
Princess Yu'an believed Chu Yunning's words, and was furious at the deposed prince's schemes. She raised her voice and ordered: "This bitch, you still dare to plot against me. Come here, give the deposed prince a hard time."
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Li Mingyu stepped forward and patted Princess Yu'an on the shoulder: "Now the south end does occupy a dominant position. We should not offend her. The gold should be treated as a filial piety to Chu Yunning. It will not be too late to settle some accounts in the future."
Hearing this, Princess Yu'an nodded.
Chu Yunning received a reply that day. The letter stated that he didn't want the gold, so he returned it to Chu Yunning as a favor.
"Young lady is so amazing, you actually don't take anything from her." Bixiu admired Chu Yunning.
Chu Yunning burned all the letters: "I just feel sorry for the deposed prince, I don't know how many days he can survive."
After enjoying happiness for more than twenty years, he was tortured to death.
God is really wise!
"How are the cotton-padded clothes and quilts prepared?"
"As far as I can tell you, Miss, I have already gone shopping privately, and those who were unqualified in previous years will all be redistributed this year."
Chu Yunning nodded and calculated according to Xiuxiu's words, Dongling should have invaded, but there was no movement at all.
Could it be that everything Xiuxiu said was false?
at night
Chu Yunning was suddenly awakened by the sound of rapid footsteps.
"What happened?"
She asked as she put on her clothes and lit a fire.
"Go to the front hall and take a look. It is said that several villages in the border town were hit, with numerous casualties."
Hearing this, Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched.
She couldn't wait to rush to the next door. There were already several soldiers in the room, all with sullen faces and angry looks.
"Your Majesty, Dongling is so despicable!"
"This battle must be fought!"
Only then did Chu Yunning understand the situation. The prince's camp in Nancheng was out of food and cotton-padded jackets. He led his troops to sneak attack on several villages in the south near Dongling overnight, plundering along the way.
Not only did they rob people of life-saving food, they also killed many people.
The bodies of men, women, old and young were all over the ground, and blood flowed into rivers.
When Chu Yunning heard this, he felt a surge of anger rushing to Tianling Gaier, and he clenched his fists tightly: "This is unreasonable!"
No wonder it's stopped in the past few days. It turned out to be to grab something.
Emperor Mingwen stared blankly without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, I don't know where Dongling got the weapons. They don't need manpower and are very lethal. Those people have no ability to resist at all. A whole village was just slaughtered."
When the news was received, those villages had already been wiped out.
Some even cooperated with the imperial court.
Grow vegetables, raise chickens and ducks and send them to the border.
Chu Yunning's whole body trembled when he thought of this. He looked at the river across the map, which was the border between the two countries.
"The river is frozen and not solid, so we can't cross it. The Nancheng Prince's side is really difficult to defend and attack, unless someone outflanks the Nancheng Prince from behind and blocks the Nancheng Prince's escape."
"It can't be that easy. This road is either mountains or big rivers."
Emperor Mingwen sneered in his heart. The southern end was sandwiched between Yunlan, Dongling, and the West Sea. The four countries were waiting to watch, waiting for the other parties to fight, and then pick up what was ready.
Therefore, no one dared to act rashly for a while.
"Your Majesty, Yunlan can no longer spare many troops, and Xihai has just made peace with us. If we want to attack Dongling, wouldn't it be more than enough?" someone suggested.
Others also agreed, saying that this battle can be fought.
Chu Yunning originally agreed to fight, but just now, she suddenly smelled a hint of conspiracy.
He winked at Emperor Mingwen.
"Step back first, please wait patiently."
Emperor Mingwen waved his hands to several people and waited for them to leave. Chu Yunning immediately said: "I now suspect that Dong Ling is cheating all of us in a game of chess."
"what for?"
"If the prince of Nancheng had not broken with Dongling, everything in front of him would be superficial.
Well, Dongling deliberately led us to attack the Crown Prince of Nancheng, and there might be thousands of troops waiting for us behind the scenes."
"Or perhaps Tanglin has already negotiated cooperation with other countries and is just waiting for us to come to our doorstep. Judging from the terrain at the southern end, as long as we mobilize our troops, the other two countries may launch a sneak attack."