After the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion was reborn, she divorced and married the prince!

Song Mingli stood up quickly, and before he left the tent, he saw Chu Yanchen striding back.

"Why is it so noisy outside?"

"The Emperor has ordered us to move our camp back to the capital." Chu Yanchen asked someone to bring Jingyou over immediately. "You two should eat something first."

"Doesn't hunting take three days? Why are you in such a hurry?" Song Mingli understood after asking. It must be because of what happened to King Cheng yesterday.

The emperor and the prince are no longer in the mood for hunting.

Song Mingli took Jingyou to eat something.

She noticed that Chu Yanchen was absent-minded from time to time, as if he was thinking about something.

It's just that they broke camp too hastily and he had a lot of things to arrange, so the two of them didn't have a chance to talk.

It was not until they returned to Prince Jing's Mansion that evening, when the family of three sat together for dinner, that Chu Yanchen whispered.

"I plan to resign from all my positions, take you away from the capital, go to your fiefdom, and promise not to come to the capital unless summoned."

Jingyou immediately raised his head and asked, "Is it because of Jingyou?"

Chu Yanchen's rough hand gently touched his head, "How could it be because of you? I have no desire to compete. I have always understood my father's expectations of me."

"If it weren't for my father, the emperor, and my mother in Kyoto, and later your mother and you, I would have wanted to go to the fiefdom a long time ago."

As Chu Yanchen's partner, Song Mingli understood Chu Yanchen's thoughts very well.

He did not want to compete, but his fame was too great and his achievements overshadowed his master.

Now they have retired from the limelight and are living in peace in a corner, which is good for their family of three.

"I wonder if my father will agree?" Song Mingli sighed softly.

In the previous life, the crown prince failed to ascend the throne, and King Cheng and King Ping had been fighting openly and secretly with the crown prince.

The prince is young but extremely weak, and the fight for the throne among the three princes becomes increasingly fierce.

Because of his injury, Chu Yanchen avoided the most violent fight.

However, in this life, many things have changed. Chu Yanchen was pushed to the forefront, and even Jingyou was affected.

Can they still hide?

"We have to try. If we can avoid it, that's the best. But if we can't avoid it..."

Chu Yanchen smiled slightly, his eyes firm, "I will definitely protect you and your son."

Jingyou reached out and held Chu Yanchen and Song Mingli's hands, his little face full of seriousness, "We are a family, we will protect each other!"

Chu Yanchen smiled even more deeply when he heard this, "Jingyou is right."

The next day after returning to Beijing, Chu Yanchen went to the imperial study after the court meeting, waiting to meet his father.

At this time, Master Huijue, who was invited by the prince from Xiangguo Temple, had also entered the Eastern Palace.

The prince originally did not take Master Huijue seriously.

I heard that he was a monk who traveled everywhere. When he got tired, he would stay in a temple for a year or so, and then continue to travel. He was an unknown monk.

But when the prince arrived at the palace and saw Huijue for the first time, he felt that the master had an extraordinary temperament, as if he had transcended the mundane world.

The prince's disdainful look disappeared.

"I have met His Highness."

"Master Huijue, please take a seat. You are welcome. I invited you here today because I heard that you have read the fortune of the prince of the Jing family. Is that true?"

The prince sat down and asked straight to the point without wasting any words.

Huijue sighed softly, "I have violated the precepts of speech. I shouldn't have said this, but I was surprised and muttered to myself. I didn't expect that King Cheng would secretly hear it."

"I have already told King Cheng that this statement must not be spread any further. This is a secret of heaven that cannot be leaked. If it is leaked, disaster will surely occur..."

Huijue looked as if he was sighing and regretting.

The prince looked at him and said, "So, what King Cheng said is true? Jingyou has the fate of a hidden dragon in the abyss?"

Huijue shook his head and said, "What doesn't change is the origin of the world, not the appearance we see. Appearances change every day. The 'fate' we can see depends on personal choices and is not constant. Your Highness doesn't need to take that to heart."

The prince raised his eyebrows and answered with wisdom, which surprised him.

He originally thought that Huijue had been bribed by someone to sow discord between him and Prince Jing, but now it seems that is not the case.

The prince chuckled when he heard this, "I also find it strange. If we talk about competing for the throne, Prince Jing has a much better chance than Jingyou."

The prince finished speaking and watched Huijue's expression.

Huijue looked normal, as if he was detached from the mundane world.

"Master, do you think I can sit firmly on the throne?" The prince stared at Huijue.

Huijue looked at him for a moment, lowered his eyes and said, "Your Highness is the crown prince, and the orthodox way of heaven. If you do not violate the way of heaven, you will naturally ascend the throne smoothly."

"Not against the laws of nature?" The prince snorted and laughed, "What laws of nature can I violate? You are just trying to please me."

"Your Highness is the orthodox one, so you don't need to care about others." Huijue seemed not to notice the prince's slight anger and continued to speak calmly.

The prince stared at Huijue and suddenly a strange idea came to his mind.

He originally thought that Huijue was bribed by King Cheng.

But now, he suddenly felt...could it be that Huijue was bribed by Prince Jing?

Prince Jing gave his son the fate of "hidden dragon in the abyss" so that he would relax his vigilance against him, but he secretly built up momentum for Jingyou.

In the future, he will help Jingyou to ascend to the throne, and won’t he be the one who has the final say in this world?

In a flash, the prince was startled by the sudden thought that came to his mind.

My fourth brother and his wife have done so much for him recently.

Jingyou protected his son's life again.

How could he be so suspicious of the fourth brother and his wife? Wouldn't it be disheartening if people knew about it?

The prince waved his hand and asked someone to take Master Huijue to rest.

He pressed his hand to his forehead and told himself not to think too much.

But Huijue’s words just now also told him “not to think too much”.

People are so strange sometimes. The more they tell themselves not to do something, the more they can't help themselves and get stuck in a dead end.

"Your Highness..." The eldest eunuch of the Eastern Palace stepped forward and said, "Prince Jing is outside the imperial study, waiting for His Majesty to summon him."

The prince frowned slightly, "Do you know what this is about?"

"Except for Chief Steward He, everyone else was standing guard outside the palace. I couldn't hear what was said inside. I vaguely heard that Prince Jing was bidding farewell to His Majesty."

"Goodbye? Where is he going?"

A thought flashed through his mind, and the prince suddenly stood up and rushed to the imperial study.

"I have no second thoughts about my father and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Jingyou is also a good boy. He suffered a lot in the Gu family when he was young."

"I don't want him to have to endure so much at such a young age...I beg you to take back the position of the commander of the Jinwu Guard."

"I am willing to go to my fiefdom, and will not come to the capital unless summoned."

The prince came to the outside of the imperial study and happened to hear Chu Yanchen's words.

"Father, your son requests to see you." The prince spoke urgently outside the palace.

Chu Yanchen can't leave.

Not to mention, he is now using this skillfully, so it is safer to keep such a capable person under his own nose.

King Cheng's assassination attempt was really abominable, but he said one thing that was true: the Fourth Prince was too influential in the army and among the generals, and he could almost get the support of hundreds of people with just one command.

Letting such a person go to his fiefdom is like letting a tiger return to the mountains, which is also in line with the saying "the dragon lurks in the abyss".

"Come in." The emperor nodded.

The eunuch shouted loudly and summoned the prince into the palace.

The prince came forward affectionately and supported Chu Yanchen who was kneeling on the ground, "Fourth brother, you can't leave, you have to stay and help your eldest brother!"