I asked you to save the villain, not to take him as your wife!

The emperor was hunting in another palace, but the prince returned to the imperial city.

This is clearly an attempt to revolt.

"Don't say such harsh words." Bai Qiu Ming quickly raised his hand to cover Zhou Ji's mouth: "You are going to defend the imperial city."

Zhou Ji waved Bai Qiu Ming's hand away.

"My father is not in the imperial capital, and you call this defending the imperial city?" Zhou Ji said unhappily.

Bai Qiuming covered his wrist which was red from Zhou Ji's blow, feeling aggrieved: "Then just tell me whether you will do it or not."

"I am the prince." Zhou Ji said.

"But he is not the emperor after all." Bai Qiu Ming continued.

"Let's go." Zhou Ji said.

"Where are you going?" Bai Qiu Ming asked.

"Protect the imperial city." Zhou Ji glanced at him.

"Then I won't go with you." Bai Qiu Ming said with a smile.

"Why?" Zhou Ji frowned.

"I remember the general stationed in the west was named Shen, right?" Bai Qiu Ming asked instead of answering.

"Yes, strictly speaking, he is your uncle." Zhou Ji thought for a while and replied.

"I don't have such an uncle!" Bai Qiu Ming sneered.

Zhou Ji nodded, but didn't insist that the man was Bai Qiu Ming's uncle.

They had all heard the story of Bai Qiu Ming's mother from the Queen of Great Zhou.

Bai Qiu Ming's nominal uncle was the prince of Dingguo who insisted on marrying the current Concubine Xuan as his principal wife.

Of course, Concubine Xuan Ji Xuan did not marry him later, but he still loved Ji Xuan deeply.

Although he later got married and had children, Ji Xuan still had a place in his heart.

Even for Ji Xuan, he was willing to be Zhou Chen's assistant.

Logically speaking, he is Bai Qiu Ming's uncle, and the blood brother of Queen Qiu Ciguo.

Let him be stationed in the northwest, aren't you afraid that he will collude with Qiu Ciguo?

The Emperor of Zhou is not afraid.

Because he is not a qualified brother at all.

Bai Qiu Ming's mother, Shen Liyue, was pushed into the water by Ji Xuan, but her brother blamed her for standing by the water.

He also said that Ji Xuan definitely didn't do it on purpose.

In short, there was a lot of unpleasantness between the brother and sister at that time.

When a woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty got married, it was a custom for her brother to carry her into the sedan chair. However, when Shen Liyue got married, the one who carried her into the sedan chair was a brother from the same clan.

Although she is a blood brother, she was carried into the sedan chair by her cousin. One can imagine the relationship between the siblings.

That's why the Emperor of Zhou dared to let him guard the northwest.

This is also the reason why Bai Qiu Ming does not recognize this uncle.

Since his mother didn't recognize him, of course he wouldn't recognize him either.

"So what do you mean by this?" Zhou Ji asked.

"Of course we're going to hold him back." Bai Qiu Ming said as a matter of course.

"You may not know that General Shen treats the Fourth Prince like his own son." Bai Qiu Ming sneered.

"Is Zhou Chen dead?" Zhou Ji asked.

"Probably." Bai Qiu Ming nodded.

Only by letting Bai Qiu Ming better understand the situation can he make a more favorable decision.

"Then how did you know?" Zhou Ji asked again.

Bai Qiu Ming was speechless for a moment, not knowing whether he should tell Zhou Ji the truth.

Seeing Bai Qiuming's hesitation, Zhou Ji continued, "Let me guess. It should be your brother Qi who brought the news, right? Or maybe he was the one who killed Zhou Chen."

Bai Qiu Ming was completely numb.

Didn’t Zhou Ji really read the script?

"Or you can guess again." Bai Qiu Ming said, holding his forehead.

"Then I guess so." Zhou Ji said directly.

Bai Qiu Ming turned his head away and didn't want to talk anymore.

Zhou Ji guessed everything, what else could he say.

After a moment of silence, Bai Qiu Ming straightened his expression and said, "Alright, time is running out. I know you must have a lot of questions. If you really want to know, you can go back to the Imperial City and capture Concubine Xuan to ask her."

Bai Qiu Ming wasn't quite sure how Zhou Ji knew about his life experience in the original plot.

It's hard for him to say it directly, so it's best for him to ask someone who knows.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Ji frowned.

"You'll know once you ask. By the way, remember not to let your father speak." Bai Qiu Ming reminded again.

When others say that Zhou Ji and other princes are not descendants of Emperor Zhou, the people will not believe it and will just think they are talking nonsense.

But what the Emperor of Zhou said in person was different.

At that time, Zhou Ji's status as emperor would be illegitimate.

Since Zhou Ji wanted to be emperor, Bai Qiu Ming would of course help him.

Although Zhou Ji is a bit crazy, he is not crazy towards everyone.

Moreover, he ruled strictly and was actually a suitable candidate to be an emperor.

Besides, if Zhou Ji became emperor, more people would protect him, and he would not die so easily.

This is also a disguised way of helping him complete the task.

Zhou Ji frowned. He felt that Bai Qiu Ming's words were simply confusing.

The key point is, if you want to tell him, why hide it?

He really hated this way of speaking.

He even wanted to grab Bai Qiu Ming and beat him up so that he could speak without hiding anything.

But in the end, all he said were four words: "I'll trust you once."

"By the way, please help me bring a letter to my Seventeenth Sister." Bai Qiu Ming suddenly took out a letter from his sleeve.

"Where did you get the letter paper and envelope?" Zhou Ji wondered.

If he remembered correctly, Bai Qiu Ming shouldn't have this thing on him.

Moreover, this envelope is just an ordinary envelope. It is impossible for it to remain unscathed after falling into the water.

"I asked the little monk in the temple for it when I was having dinner just now," said Bai Qiu Ming.

Zhou Ji thought about it for a while, but couldn't remember.

However, Bai Qiu Ming did go out for a while during the trip.

"I got it. I'll bring it to you." Zhou Ji reached out and took the envelope.

The two men left Baiyun Temple and walked together for a while before going their separate ways.

Looking at the mountain road in front of him, Bai Qiu Ming didn't know where this place was.

He didn't have a map either.

But he had a flare.

Before, when I was at the bottom of the cliff, I was worried that the assassin would find me first, but now it’s different.

After firing a flare, Bai Qiu Ming waited there.

After waiting for about half an hour, he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching from afar.

A group of people rode over and stopped a few meters away from Bai Qiuming. Then they all dismounted, put their right hands on their left shoulders, saluted Bai Qiuming and shouted, "Your Highness!"

"Okay, no need to be so polite, let's talk while we walk." Bai Qiu Ming raised his hand and said.

"Yes." The leading guard responded.

When they came, they brought two more horses with them.

Bai Qiuming climbed onto one of the horses and said, "Let's go to Hecheng."

"Hecheng?" The leading guard was stunned.

Hecheng is the closest city in Qiuci State to the Great Zhou State.

Because the general stationed there was named He, the city was renamed Hecheng.

But the problem is, aren’t they on a diplomatic mission to the Great Zhou now?

Why do you suddenly want to go to Hecheng?

And why isn’t Her Royal Highness the Princess here?

Could something have happened and the two countries be going to war?

"Don't think too much. It's just that the new emperor of Great Zhou is about to ascend the throne." Bai Qiu Ming said it so calmly.