Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Chapter 220: Deliberate Blackmail

Prince Halder's expression changed drastically. The highest administrative chief in the northwest region is him?

So young and still so beautiful.

"You are the former Dali Temple Minister, Rong Jing? The eldest princess's son?"

As the second prince of the Great Jin, he naturally knew the general situation of the Qi court, and all the important officials were under their attention.

However, Rong Jing in front of them had entered their field of vision a long time ago. He was the top scholar in the imperial examination with a score of six, unprecedented in history, and became famous overnight throughout the world.

After that, he was highly valued by the emperor, entered the court smoothly, and climbed to a high position.

At a young age, he became the Minister of Dali Temple, one of the Nine Ministers, and entered the power center of the empire. Although he was a lone minister, he had unimaginable influence in the hearts of scholars and common people all over the world.

He won the first place in the imperial examination and all the scholars in the world regarded him as a spiritual idol.

He solved many strange cases and redressed grievances for the people without fear of power. The people regarded him as an upright old man and respected him highly.

Such a character has an extremely bizarre life experience. He was originally the son of the eldest princess, but was replaced by the remnants of the previous royal family. He ended up in a brothel and suffered a lot.

The remnants of the previous dynasty seized his status, identity and mother, and enjoyed wealth and glory and were doted on.

Rong Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems that Prince Hadir knows everything about my court. What does he want to do?"

What's more, he knew everything about the court of the Great Jin Dynasty. The king of the Great Jin Dynasty was very fertile, with more than a dozen sons and daughters, all of whom were as fierce as wolves and tigers and had great ambitions.

As the king gradually grew older, the adult princes fought for power and used all means to gain the throne.

Previously, the Jin army had invaded the border of the Qi Dynasty. Generals of the Ning family had died on the battlefield, the border was lost, and the whole country was shocked.

Afterwards, the young silver-faced general emerged as a rising star. Instead of taking the usual route, he took a small path to enter the territory of Dajin and seized several underground pools of Dajin, thus firmly suppressing this momentum.

However, it was only later that the Jinyiwei sneaked into the Jin Dynasty, gathered intelligence, sowed discord among the monarchs, alienated the princes, and caused them to kill each other, which slowed down their progress southward.

The situation in the Great Jin was more complicated than that in the Great Qi, and power was more dispersed. Now the king was a powerful ruler. He had spent decades unifying the various tribes and turning them into one, and his power had reached its peak.

Unfortunately, he was old and no longer able to do things as he wished. However, he still refused to give up power and became more and more greedy for power, guarding against the young and strong princes below him.

Prince Hadir felt a sense of pressure and was secretly frightened. This aura was no less than that of a powerful official who had been in power in the court for decades.

He immediately changed the subject, "Master Rong, do you know about the Jingning County Princess reopening the trade? Does the court know about it?"

This topic is very sensitive and has no good intentions. Ning Zhiwei rolled her eyes and said, "You bastard."

Rong Jing looked at him coldly, "What does this have to do with you?"

"Huh?" Prince Hadir didn't expect him to be so unrefined. What did he mean? Did the court trust Ning Zhiwei so much? Did they not care about her messing around at the border?

That's not right. There is a conflict of interest between these two people. Rong Jing is the highest administrative chief of the Northwest region, but Ning Zhiwei is going to become the master of the Northwest. There is an overlap of power.

"I'm just worried about Princess Jingning. She's been so crazy about making money that she's made hundreds of thousands of silver in just a few days. It's really amazing. Lord Rong, don't get me wrong. She will definitely hand over this money to the national treasury."

This bastard is just jealous.

He just wanted to sow discord between the two of them, to make them fight, and maybe he could gain some advantage later.

Unexpectedly, Rong Jing looked surprised, "What? Prince Hadir wants to donate hundreds of thousands of silver to the Great Qi treasury? Thank you very much, when will you give it to him?"

Prince Hadir was stunned. What was he talking about? "When did I say that? I was talking about the Princess of Jingning..."

Before he could finish, Rong Jing raised his eyebrows, "What? You want me to send someone to get it? Okay, I'll arrange for an army to go there right away."

Prince Hadir's face turned green. How could he not understand what people were saying? This was clearly a deliberate blackmail! As expected, those who rose to high positions at a young age were not good people.

"I have something to go."

After saying this, he immediately ran away, running faster than a rabbit.

You can't afford to provoke them, but you can't afford to hide from them either. These literati are too cunning and treacherous.

Looking at this group of people fleeing in panic, Ning Zhiwei couldn't help but burst out laughing. Look what he can do.

Rong Jing strode up to her, eyes full of worry, looking her left and right. "Are you okay?"

"Hmm?" Ning Zhiwei was a little confused.

Rong Jing was dusty and exhausted. "I heard that you were attacked, so I rushed here overnight. Are you hurt?"

He traveled day and night, and was extremely worried all the way, fearing that something might happen to her.

Ning Zhiwei suddenly realized, stood up, turned around, and said with a big smile, "No, I'm fine, I'm not injured."

Rong Jing let out a long breath, hugged her gently, and smelled the faint body fragrance on her. All his worries were released at this moment.

"I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay. You're the only family member I have, so you must take good care of yourself."

Not only are they his only family, but they are also his spiritual pillar and someone who makes him feel happy whenever he thinks of them.

Ning Zhiwei felt warm in her heart. It felt really good to be cared for by others.

In the eyes of others, she is the omnipotent head of the family who holds up the sky for everyone.

But in his eyes, she is also a person who needs protection and care.

"I know. You should take good care of yourself too. Don't make me worry. You must be tired on the way here. Sit down and take a rest. I'll have someone cook some delicious dishes for us to have a meal together. We haven't eaten together for a long time."

Rong Jing's heart felt as if it was caressed by a spring breeze. His body and mind relaxed and a smile appeared on his face.

Braised lamb, chicken stewed with mushrooms, stir-fried vegetables, and sweet and sour pork, just four simple dishes. However, Rong Jing felt indescribable happiness when he saw the girl sitting opposite him eating with relish.

It's nice to have someone to eat with.

He had always eaten alone since he was a child, with no one to accompany him. That loneliness penetrated deep into his soul...

Ning Zhiwei took a piece of stewed chicken with mushrooms and gave it to him with chopsticks. "This is your favorite. Eat more."

Rong Jing couldn't help but raise his mouth, "How did you know?"

"You'll know after having a few meals with you. You like chicken and mutton the most, and you also like mushrooms. You don't like tofu, vegetables, and beef very much..." Ning Zhiwei himself is a very meticulous person.

As she spoke, Rong Jing's smile grew wider and wider, she really cared and was happy.

The atmosphere inside was harmonious and peaceful. At this moment, the guard's tense voice came from outside, "Master."

Ning Zhiwei frowned slightly, "What's the matter?"

"The Zheng sisters died suddenly."

Ning Zhiwei and Rong Jing looked at each other and stood up suddenly, "What?"