We'll have you impersonate the Crown Prince and create a prosperous era for the Great Qian Dyna

Huang Chen was dispatched again.

Before he left the capital, Zhou Rui gave him two special instructions: he must appease the former crown prince.

Huang Chen was also somewhat helpless.

This former crown prince is truly hateful, after all, he personally killed the real crown prince.

But if you have the ability, then you really do have the ability.

After all, no other prince could achieve what he did!

Now, even Zhou Rui has to appease this prince!

Huang Chen shook his head helplessly.

He didn't know whether to hate or admire.

After all, without this fake crown prince, given the real crown prince's character, the Great Qian Dynasty would probably have already been destroyed in the north, and the country would have fallen into turmoil.

But it was this fake crown prince who killed the real crown prince, and also caused the Empress's only remaining bloodline to be lost. How could he not harbor resentment?

We've traveled all the way to the north, where it's already snowing.

Huang Chen did not stop to rest and traveled as fast as he could, finally arriving at Zhou Tiancheng's fiefdom in mid-winter.

He arrived at the Prince's mansion, only to receive devastating news.

"His Highness the Crown Prince has gone out for a stroll."

Huang Chen gasped in shock!

When is he coming back?

The servant spoke with some difficulty.

"have no idea."

"It might take a day or two, or it might take several months."

Huang Chen was getting a little exasperated.

It's snowing heavily!

He rushed all the way here, but you didn't stay home and made him come all this way for nothing. How could he not be angry?

He couldn't help but question the servants.

"According to court regulations, a prince is not allowed to leave his fiefdom without a valid reason. Can't you contact him?"

The servants had it even harder.

"The rules of the imperial court are the rules of the imperial court, but the problem is, in the entire prefecture, who has a higher rank than the Prince?"

"Who can stop him!"

This left Huang Chen speechless.

The key point is that there's no way to refute it yet.

After all, according to the tradition of the Great Qian Dynasty, if a prince like you wanders around outside, local officials will report you to the imperial court, and the imperial court will severely reprimand you, the prince, and then you will behave yourself.

But now that winter has arrived and the roads are blocked by heavy snow, local officials have nowhere to report to, so how can he go to find Zhou Tiancheng?

Left with no other option, he asked around.

It turned out that what the servants said was true; the Crown Prince really did go out. Not only did the servants in the mansion know, but even the roadside vendors saw the Crown Prince leave with their own eyes.

Huang Chen was now at a loss.

Is he going to return empty-handed?

he does not know.

He stood in the snow looking at the sky, and suddenly felt a sense of bewilderment.

He thought of the old Taoist priests at the Imperial Observatory and for the first time felt that what they said might be true.

Deposing the crown prince is Daqian digging its own grave!

So where did Zhou Tiancheng go?

Northern Xia!

At this moment, Zhou Tiancheng, wearing a heavy coat, emerged from the forest and quickly entered a cave.

Xinhua stepped forward and patted the snowflakes off his coat.

"Your Highness, we're running low on food."

Zhou Tiancheng smiled gently.

"I had anticipated this. I hid a batch of grain in the border area between Daqian and Beixia. I will move it there when the time comes and get through this winter."

Xinhua breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the side, and handed Zhou Tiancheng a cup of hot tea to warm him up.

Once the chill in Zhou Tiancheng's body dissipated, he reported his gains for the day.

"We have taken in more than 300 civilians from Northern Xia, many of whom are elderly."

Zhou Tiancheng sat quietly by the firewood, looking somewhat serious.

"If that's the case, there probably aren't many civilians left in Northern Xia."

"The old folks have all come here. The remaining young people should have been taken in by us long ago. Only the Northern Xia soldiers who are still fighting are left."

"Are any more Northern Xia soldiers coming today?"

Xinhua nodded slightly.

"I saw Tuoba Dao. He didn't want to go into the mountains and said he wanted to fight the barbarians."

Zhou Tiancheng immediately frowned.

"That's absolutely ridiculous!"

"As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood. Doesn't he understand such a simple principle?"

"Never mind, I can't worry about anything else now. I have to go see Tuoba Zheng. Judging from the dates, she's almost eight months pregnant. I'm very worried."

Xinhua finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll arrange it right away."

He stood up and walked out of the cave. A short while later, Li Hua crawled in.

Northern Xia was too dangerous and cold; she was the only one who accompanied Zhou Tiancheng.

In her own words, she grew up in the Northern Rong region, where the climate was similar, and she was used to it.

Once inside the cave, she quickly grabbed Zhou Tiancheng's hands, which were rubbing together, and placed them inside her bosom.

Flesh against flesh, a warm sensation flowed into Zhou Tiancheng's palm.

"What are you doing? Aren't you cold?"

Zhou Tiancheng tried to pull his hand back.

But Li Hua stubbornly shook his head.

"This is our own custom in the North."

"When the men come back from hunting, the women should warm them up."

"The Northern Rong were also a nomadic tribe, and they were like that too."

"I remember that noblewomen could dance!"

Zhou Tiancheng was taken aback.

He recalled a night when Tuoba Zheng, completely naked, danced by the pool, making him feel hot all over.

He didn't know what was wrong with Tuoba Zheng, but now he could hear a different meaning in it.

"Tuoba Zheng danced for me, what does that mean?"

Li Hua glared at him.

"Although women in the North may crawl into other people's beds, they are not that casual. They will only warm the body of a man they truly trust."

"Tuoba Zheng is royalty, so the rules are probably similar. She will only dance for you if she approves of you."

"In other words, no matter whose child she gives birth to, it will be considered your child from now on."

Zhou Tiancheng's face turned black!

Is it really a relationship where you have to be cheated on and have to raise someone else's child?

Seeing that he was angry, Li Hua couldn't stop smiling.

"In fact, in the North, women also value their own men. They won't sleep with other men unless you allow it."

"I must discuss this issue thoroughly with her after I meet her!"

Zhou Tiancheng was furious, but he still managed to pull his hands out of Li Hua's arms.

"Don't do that again. At most, my hands will just get cold, but if you catch a cold, I'll feel bad for you. It's not worth it."

The tall, strong girl blushed instantly and snuggled up to Zhou Tiancheng, wriggling and acting coquettishly.

"Your Highness, when did you start saying such sweet things?"

Zhou Tiancheng snorted.

"I'll know more!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up Li Hua and headed towards the large bed in the cave.

"It's getting late, time for bed!"

A blanket made of bearskin was placed over the two of them, and a fire crackled in the cave.

The cave entrance was covered only by a blanket, and cold winds blew in from time to time.

Even so, the two of them still worked up a good sweat.

Afterwards, Zhou Tiancheng lay in bed thinking about Beixia.

The Northern Xia dynasty is now almost extinct.

Surely no one will stop him from giving orders?