Joy of Life: I dressed as a woman and became the Queen of Northern Qi!

Chapter 91 The Imperial Guards around the Second Prince!
"I shouldn't... shouldn't have had such inappropriate thoughts. Please stop hitting me!!"

Maybe maternal instinct took over, or maybe it was because Li Chengqian had been beaten awake.

The queen finally put down her arms, and under Li Chengqian's frightened gaze, she touched his swollen face with red eyes.

"Don't blame me for being cruel. I just don't want you to keep making mistakes!"

"You were too irrational in the court today. Did you know that His Majesty was furious when he returned?"

"It has been several decades since I married Your Majesty, but I have never seen Your Majesty so angry!"

"Although your majesty's anger this time is due to the Queen of Northern Qi being aggressive and raising various unreasonable conditions, it is more because of you!"

"You are the crown prince, the future emperor of Nanqing, and the ruler of Qing!"

"How could you not be so useless as to challenge the imperial power in public and force His Majesty to agree to the marriage? How could you not disappoint His Majesty?"

Fear showed on Li Chengqian's swollen face, and he tightened his arms around the Queen's thighs.

A pair of eyes looked at the queen for help: "Mother, what should I do?"

"Will I be deposed as the Crown Prince? Your Majesty has always been partial to my second brother, and this time I have caused a disaster, causing my aunt... Mother, I don't want to be deposed!!"

He was turned away when he went to see the princess before, and he was so distraught that he didn't think about it at all.

Now that he heard what the Queen said, he finally realized what was happening and became frightened.

He became the crown prince with great difficulty, he doesn't want to be deposed!
"Don't be afraid, your mother won't let you be abandoned! Don't be afraid~"

The queen hugged Li Chengqian's head with heartache and began to think of a solution.

This time she came to help Li Chengqian find a solution, otherwise Li Chengqian would not be deposed from the position of crown prince, but would be severely punished and would be deposed in the end.

Li Chengqian didn't dare to breathe and looked at the queen with great anticipation.

After a long while, the queen's eyes lit up and the corners of her lips slightly raised, indicating that she had already made up her mind.

Li Chengqian immediately came forward and asked expectantly, "Mother, what should we do? I will do whatever you say!"

The queen did not speak immediately, but looked around, then covered her lips with her sleeve and whispered softly into Li Chengqian's ear.

After hearing this, Li Chengqian was so excited that he almost jumped up.

"Great! This matter was caused by the Queen of Northern Qi. If we want to solve this matter, we only need to... Thank you, mother!!"

Under the Queen's warning gaze, Li Chengqian quickly shut up, then knelt down with a playful smile on his face to express his gratitude.

The queen poked his forehead affectionately. Unlike his excitement and joy, she was only worried and solemn.

She turned her head and looked towards the west of the city, her eyes becoming even more solemn.

“I hope it helps!”

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The Second Prince's Mansion.

In the lobby, Li Chengze squatted on the ground barefoot, fiddling with the flowers and plants in front of him.

Standing next to him were Xie Bian and a masked man in black.

"What does your master mean?"

"Don't you know that your aunt has always supported my prince?"

"You let her go to marry, isn't this cutting off the left and right arms of my highness?"

Xie Bian looked at the man in black opposite him with a cold face.

The man in black glanced at him indifferently. The invisible sense of crisis made Xie Bian unconsciously take two steps back. His hand tightly grasped the hilt of the sword, and the coldness on his face had been replaced by solemnity.

Li Chengze, who was squatting on the ground, stood up immediately after hearing this and frowned and scolded: "Bi'an, you must not be rude to Mr. Xuanwu!"

"Mr. Xuanwu is a close confidant of Princess Taiping, one of the four commanders of the Jinyiwei, and a ninth-rank master!"

"He can come to help us. Doesn't that prove Princess Taiping's sincerity?"

"Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Xuanwu!"

While speaking, Li Chengze pretended to bow and gestured to Xie Bian to salute.

Although Xie Bian was reluctant, he still bowed with his sword in his arms. "Mr. Xuanwu, I was rude in my haste, please forgive me!"

"But you should also explain why you do this, right?"

"Without the support of the eldest princess, our power will be..."

“Bi’an!!”

Li Chengze pretended to be angry and interrupted Xie Bian loudly.

Seeing that Xuanwu remained silent, a dark light flashed in his eyes.

But his face looked full of apology.

"Mr. Xuanwu, Bi'an is a little impatient, I hope you don't blame him for his rudeness!"

This time Xuanwu did not remain silent.

He looked coldly at Li Chengze who was pretending to be serious, and then at Xie Bian who had a gloomy face.

A disdainful chuckle was heard.

"The cultivation level above the eighth rank is indeed good. He can be a member of the Jinyiwei, but that's all!"

"How can you question what the queen wants to do?"

"If the queen hadn't wanted to cooperate with you, you, an ant above the eighth rank, would have been beheaded by now!"

These words made Li Chengze and Xie Bian furious, and they clenched their fists involuntarily.

As if he could see that they were angry, Xuanwu chuckled again and put his hand on the Xiuchun Sword at his waist.

"We didn't ask for this cooperation, and it doesn't affect us much. The queen is kind and willing to help you, which is a blessing. If you continue to be so ungrateful... Humph!!"

Invisible pressure spread along with this cold snort.

Just like a basin of cold water, it instantly extinguished the burning anger of Li Chengze and Xie Bian.

Indeed, they had requested for this cooperation. It was they who needed Northern Qi's help, not Northern Qi who needed their help!

They are naturally in a weaker position, so what right do they have to question Northern Qi?

Li Chengze's eyes darkened and a smile returned to his face.

"Mr. Xuanwu is absolutely right!"

"We were disrespectful in this matter!"

Xuanwu looked at him with contempt and found his hypocrisy amusing.

As one of the commanders of the Jinyiwei, he has seen too many hypocrites.

People like Li Chengze, although they pretend to be very similar, can never confuse him!

"With the help of Luowang, my Jinyiwei has begun to rebuild the intelligence network in Kyoto. You should not make any big moves recently."

"If you have anything to say, it's best to let me know in advance, otherwise I won't be able to help you right away."

"The Queen asked me to tell you that since he has already agreed to cooperate, he will not break his promise!"

"As for whether you can succeed or not, it has little to do with us."

"The only things we can help you with are experts, intelligence, the military, and the like. The rest is up to you."

Li Chengze bowed solemnly: "This is enough. Thank Princess Taiping for me!"

Having been a whetstone for so long, how could he not understand Xuanwu's words?

It’s not just his efforts that will produce results; it’s Emperor Qing who decides everything!

What if he suppressed Li Chengqian to the point where he couldn't even raise his head?

If Emperor Qing doesn't let him be the crown prince, he can't be the crown prince!

So he cooperated with Northern Qi not to fight for the crown prince, but to... overthrow Emperor Qing!
(End of this chapter)