Keep your voice down. Are you trying to look glamorous dressed as a forced lover?

Ji Ming was thinking this and wanted someone to pick up the broken arrow, but before he could speak, the horse beneath him moved, and he watched helplessly as the horse stepped on the arrowhead.

A broken arrow is no longer of any use.

Cheng Fei was recognized by the Prince of Heng, and the Prince acted very quickly, taking him to see the elders of the Tang family that same day, changing his name to Tang Fei, and registering him in the family genealogy.

Incidentally, remove the original name of Prince Tang from the family genealogy.

Decisive and decisive, completely cutting off Tang Shizi's escape route.

King Heng moved so fast that his wife had no time to do anything.

King Heng interrogated the only surviving witness. Although the clues did not directly point to King Heng's husband, they were still inextricably linked to him.

Only he would be so impatient, disregarding the occasion and even the possibility of implicating the princess in the assassination attempt.

When the Prince Consort of Heng brought the still unaware Prince Tang back to the Tang family, everything was settled, and all that remained was to investigate and confirm the birth mother of Prince Tang.

The father and son had barely returned to the Tang family home when they were immediately arrested and imprisoned.

King Heng wanted to see King Heng, but was not granted permission.

When King Heng brought Tang Fei back to the banquet, the truth came to light.

"I am truly sorry for disturbing Your Highness's birthday banquet."

Prince Heng, along with Prince Rui and Prince Tang Fei, apologized and also made it public that Prince Tang was no longer Prince Heng's heir.

Everyone's gaze fell on the wise king, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

The Prince Xian's face was extremely ugly. He thought that Cheng Fei, whom Li Qingyan had brought back due to lust, had eliminated his most powerful supporter.

He desperately needed to find out the truth, wanted to turn the tide, and couldn't bear the stares of others, so he hurriedly took his leave.

He returned to the carriage and flew into a rage:

"This is outrageous!"

"Li Qingyan did it on purpose! She brought that Cheng Fei back just to steal the support of the future Prince Heng!"

"Is Prince Tang a fool? He saw Cheng Fei before, why didn't he make a move? Why did he have to wait until today to get rid of him!"

The thought that Prince Tang's background was unusual, that he was not of the bloodline of Prince Heng at all, but was just an illegitimate child born to Prince Heng's husband and some woman, and that he had been calling such a lowly person his brother for so many years, and even tolerated such a person sharing Qiu Nanxing, made the wise prince feel extremely disgusted.

But in order not to lose this important ally, he had to find a way to speak up for Prince Tang.

"Find someone to spread the claim that Prince Tang is innocent."

"Send a message to Nanxing: since we can't capture Sannoye, let her come back."

The wise king was naturally aware of Qiu Nanxing's special physical condition. He had always been wary of Sang Nuoye, this powerful weapon. Upon hearing that Qiu Nanxing had encountered Sang Nuoye and that Wen Xiang's granddaughter had been abducted, the wise king ordered Qiu Nanxing to follow Sang Nuoye and find a way to bewitch him so that Wen Xiang could be used by him.

But no good news has come, and now with the unexpected turn of events involving Tang Feng, Qiu Nanzhu can only prepare for two things at once: on the one hand, he tries to protect Prince Tang, and on the other hand, he tries to bring Tang Fei to his side.

Tang Fei is now deeply grateful to Li Qingyan, and ordinary methods are no longer effective, so he can only let Qiu Nanxing try.

In the past, Qiu Nanxing's special physique made the wise prince jealous and angry. He wished he could kill those who were attracted to Qiu Nanxing and hide her away. But now, after experiencing setbacks, he has unknowingly wanted to let Qiu Nanxing use her special physique to seduce him.

Li Qingyan was unaware of the Prince Xian's plans. She won this round beautifully, successfully weakening the protagonist's aura.

Prince Heng, who had previously sided with Prince Xian because of Prince Tang, has now completely sided with her.

It's unclear whether Tang Fei said something or not, but he even entrusted Tang Fei to Li Qingyan again.

"Your Highness, I still have some matters to investigate at home. Please take care of Fei'er for a few more days."

Li Qingyan readily agreed.

Everything went smoothly, and the fourth challenge didn't come. Li Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly led Tang Fei and Ji Mingzheng back to the palace.

Tang Fei followed Li Qingyan in a carriage and got on the carriage together, while Ji Mingzheng still rode a horse.

Tang Fei was excited yet somewhat uneasy. He kept talking after getting into the carriage, while Ji Mingzheng remained unexpectedly silent.

If Cheng Fei's family background was slightly inferior, then his status as the future heir of the Prince of Heng is enough to completely replace Ji Mingzheng.

Ji Mingzheng was acutely aware that he was not irreplaceable.

Therefore, Li Qingyan should give up on him completely...

This was unacceptable to him.

He originally thought that, given Li Qingyan's attitude towards him, he would stay in the palace no matter what, and that they would be bound together by life and death, accompanying each other through thick and thin.

After all, they were married off, and he represented the Ji family and was a military general.

But now, someone has appeared who can completely replace him.

"Alright..."

"Alright."

Ji Mingzheng murmured, "His Highness needs people, and Tang Fei's leg is only injured, not crippled, so he's just right."

Tang Fei also has a good personality, unlike him, and is equally willing to risk his life for His Highness.

He told himself this, but he felt like he couldn't breathe. An unquenchable anger was building up in his chest. He just wanted Tang Fei to disappear, or even to tear him to pieces.

"He's just a substitute, someone His Highness found to replace him!"

Ji Mingzheng's rationality and composure completely vanished when facing Tang Fei.

In his entire life, he had never harbored such dark thoughts.

Tang Fei's appearance seemed to gradually transform him into the dark and mad general from her storybook.

The reason for this is simply that Tang Fei is not disabled, which makes him more capable of helping His Highness and more qualified to stand by His Highness's side.

It's just that he likes Her Highness, but the fact that she shares the surname Li isn't the problem; the problem is that he's becoming less and less worthy of her.

He had always been unwilling to admit that he was insecure. He was Ji Mingzheng, and he had a clear conscience towards everyone. But after Tang Fei appeared, his dark thoughts forced Ji Mingzheng to admit that he was insecure.

Ji Mingzheng gripped the reins tightly, staring intently at the carriage.

He didn't know how he fell in love with Li Qingyan. Maybe it was because they spent too much time together, maybe it was because she modified his wheelchair, maybe it was that embarrassing fart, or maybe it was because she tried her best to tell him ghost stories to make him feel less pain. Anyway, without realizing it, he was attracted to her.

She was so wonderful that he couldn't help but fall for her.

However, the better, more outstanding, and more dazzling Li Qingyan became, the inferiority complex deep within him could not be suppressed.

He is disabled... No matter how outstanding he was in the past, he is disabled now.

She will become increasingly dazzling, and may even become the Crown Princess or even the Empress, while he will spend his entire life in a wheelchair.

Watching his beloved girl climb higher and higher, he felt genuinely proud of her, yet couldn't help feeling ashamed of himself.

He never imagined that he would feel inferior one day, just as he never imagined that Wen Sheng would refuse to miss out on His Highness because of him.

They never expected that things would come to this point between His Highness and them.

Ji Mingzheng was feeling dejected.

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard ahead.

Just as they were leaving the Royal Garden, the bridge suddenly collapsed as the carriage crossed it, and the carriage plunged straight into the Qujiang River branch below.

Tang Fei reacted quickly, grabbing a tree branch beside the bridge to avoid falling.

He also managed to grab Li Qingyan, but in his haste, he only managed to grab her sleeve.

Just as he was about to make Li Qingyan grab his hand tightly, there was a 'rip' sound, and Li Qingyan's sleeve broke.

"what!"

Li Qingyan plunged into the bottomless valley.

"Your Highness!"

Tang Fei tried to rescue someone, but was held captive by the men sent by the King of Heng to protect him.

As he was captured, a figure fell with Li Qingyan, crashing heavily into the rushing river one after the other.

After a huge splash, the two figures were swallowed by the surging river.

"Your Highness!"