I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 201 Secret Channel
Looking at her smug face, Ye Wanshu curled her lips in disdain: "What are you doing here?"

"Sister, aren't you asking a question you already know the answer to?" Ji Ningxi said with a smug smile, "Now that all of Yongning Prince's men have left, it's precisely you, sister, who has left."

"Fool," Ye Wanshu said disdainfully, "Ji Ningxi, do you think you'd have a chance to stand in front of me if I were on guard against you?"

"What do you mean?" Ji Ningxi bulged her eyes. "Don't try to scare me. There are only some wounded soldiers left in the camp. It would be easy for me to kill you."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a rough, shouting voice came from outside the tent: "Then I'd like to see if you have the ability."

Ye Wanshu looked up and saw Zhu Wencai leading more than ten guards straight in.

Zhu Wencai respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ye Wanshu, then looked at Ji Ningxi and sneered, "I'm not bragging, but with your Qi Wang Mansion's rabble, even these hundreds of wounded soldiers in the camp could beat them to a pulp."

Ji Ningxi silently glanced at Zhu Wencai as he entered. Although he was wrapped in bandages, his sharp eyes were incredibly intimidating, making one feel a little scared.

This guy came out to show off as soon as he woke up, and Ye Wanshu was a little worried: "General Zhu, you are still injured, you should go back and rest. I can handle things here."

"It's alright, it's alright. A little injury is nothing for someone who practices martial arts." Zhu Wencai waved his hand casually, rolled his eyes at Ji Ningxi with dissatisfaction, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, this humble general cannot stand by and watch you be bullied."

"How shameless," Ji Ningxi said with a sneer. "She's not even married yet, but she dares to call herself a princess. It's a good thing she wasn't raised by my Ji family."

"What did you say?"

Zhu Wencai glared at her with wide eyes: "When did it become your place to comment on the affairs of the Yongning Prince's Mansion? Even if you are not yet married, Miss Ye is the princess consort recognized by our Dowager Consort."

Ji Ningxi's eyes widened in surprise: "What? The Empress Dowager has made up her mind?"

“Ji Ningxi, you don’t need to worry about my affairs,” Ye Wanshu said. “Now that Prince Qi and his son are both dead, you can only rely on your father. Your father is still trapped in Lin’an City. If anything happens to him, you may not even have any hope of survival.”

Ji Ningxi suddenly choked.

His Majesty hasn't had time to punish her yet, probably out of consideration for her father. Although her father doesn't like her right now, she is still his daughter, and he wouldn't be so heartless as to watch her die.

If anything were to happen to her father, she feared she would truly have no way to survive.

"Father, Father can't be hurt," Ji Ningxi said, her expression becoming extremely flustered.

"Have your men come back to Lin'an with me. As long as they can save my father, I can guarantee your life," Ye Wanshu said.

“The Prince of Yongning only has 20,000 Shenwei troops at his disposal. How can he possibly take Lin’an City?” Ji Ningxi said unhappily. “Lin’an City has ample food supplies. Even if all the Yuezhou troops were at the city gates, it would be difficult for them to enter the city in a short time. Don’t try to play tricks on me, elder sister.”

“That’s why we have to come up with another idea,” Ye Wanshu said. “I only ask you, are you willing to hand over this force to me? They are all death row inmates now. If you are not willing, I will immediately have General Zhu lead men to execute them on the spot.”

Zhu Wencai quickly drew his sword in response.

Ji Ningxi felt a chill run down her spine and quickly asked, "What means do you have to get into Lin'an?"

“There is an abandoned moat in the northwest suburbs of Lin’an, which leads to the city.”

Ye Wanshu said thoughtfully, "In recent years, palace rules have been neglected. The palace servants have dumped all the palace's excrement into that river. Even the palace servants who were beaten to death were abandoned here, turning it into a mass grave. As a result, the entire northwest suburbs have become a place no one cares about. I want you to take people to open up this secret passage."

“That moat is filthy and smelly, and incredibly narrow. Even if it were cleared, how many people could sneak in?” Ji Ningxi thought she was just making fun of her, and said angrily, “If anyone notices, I’ll have no chance of survival.”

"Then I'll send you on your way right now," Ye Wanshu threatened. Ji Ningxi gritted her teeth secretly. She had to save her father. Moreover, if she could help Prince Yongning enter Lin'an, she could not only atone for her sins but also gain his favor. Perhaps she would even have a chance to remarry into Prince Yongning's mansion in the future.

“Alright, I’ll go.” Ji Ningxi finally made up her mind: “Elder sister must keep her promise and speak well of me to Father.”

"Definitely," Ye Wanshu waved to her, signaling her to hurry up and take action.

After Ji Ningxi left, Zhu Wencai asked curiously, "Your Highness, is it true that the moat in the northwest suburbs leads into the city?"

“Indeed, it is possible.” Ye Wanshu’s brows furrowed slightly. “However, as my half-sister said, it is extremely difficult to get in, and very few people can sneak in. Once they are discovered, they will have no chance of survival.”

Zhu Wencai asked in bewilderment, "If that's the case, why does the Princess Consort still want Miss Ji to lead people to their deaths?"

“Your Highness only has 20,000 men under his command, and the families of the Divine Might Army are all in the city, so there is a risk of them defecting at any time.”

Ye Wanshu said, "We need to create an opening to distract Gu Tingchen; secondly, we need to provide new ideas for the soldiers and civilians in the city. Since we can get in, they will naturally try to escape from Lin'an. Otherwise, if 500,000 people are trapped in the city, they will only be enslaved by Gu Tingchen."

Zhu Wencai found this very reasonable: "The princess's method does indeed give the people in the city a way out. Rather than being forced to defend the city walls and dying anyway, it is better to fight to the death and escape from the city to win a chance of survival."

"The people of Lin'an are already full of resentment towards the Gu family. Who would be willing to be truly driven by them?"

Ye Wanshu smiled slightly and said, "If my half-sister can really open up that secret passage, there will definitely be a brief commotion in the city, which will be the perfect opportunity for your prince to attack the city."

With this in mind, she immediately ordered, "Prepare the carriage; we must go to Lin'an right away."

……

At the west gate of Lin'an, Fu Mingchi and the emperor, along with the Divine Might Army, had already arrived at the city gates.

Looking at the tightly closed city gate, Fu Mingchi said, "The Duke of Ningguo has already sent men to lead 50,000 Yuezhou troops back to the capital to defend the emperor. My nephew will lead the Shenwei Army to launch a fierce attack on the west gate. At that time, the Yuezhou Army will cooperate with the Shenwei Army to attack the north gate, and we will surely be able to recapture Lin'an."

Emperor Zhaolie had just nodded with satisfaction when Gu Tingchen appeared on the city wall.

With a wave of his hand, countless men, women, and children were brought up behind him, followed by the anxious shouts of the Divine Might Army soldiers.

"lady."

"Mother."

"Father."

Fu Mingchi and Emperor Zhaolie exchanged a glance, immediately sensing something was amiss.

"Gu Erlang, the calamity should not extend to your family. How can you be so despicable and shameless?" Emperor Zhaolie rebuked.

Gu Tingchen ignored him, smiled faintly, pulled an old man to his side, and shouted down to the city walls, "Commander Qian, I know you are the most filial. Today, do you want to fulfill your filial duty or your loyalty?"

"Father!" Commander Qian cried out anxiously, "Prince Dao'an, please don't harm my father."

“Alright,” Gu Tingchen said, pointing to Fu Mingchi, who stood beside him with a cold expression. “Take his head, and I will immediately release the families of the Shenwei Army.”

In an instant, everyone's eyes were drawn to Fu Mingchi.