Shi Han kowtowed again and thanked him.

"What handle do you have to hold in the hands of the emperor?"

"...No." Shi Han shook his head quickly, "The Emperor said that the eldest princess's mansion will disappear soon, so that the good birds under his subordinates can choose trees to live in."

Chu Ning frowned and looked at him suspiciously: "That's it?"

Shi Han nodded: "That's it."

Chu Ning was silent, and suddenly raised his feet and kicked him to the ground.

Where could Shi Han, who was seriously injured, withstand this kick?

The scarred spine hit the hard ground, and the pain suddenly turned black in front of my eyes. I was holding my breath and sweating profusely on my forehead.

"Subordinate... I am just for the sake of reality." Shi Han turned over and knelt down, as if he understood Chu Ning's thoughts, and explained, "If you let Your Highness know in advance, you will not be able to hide it from the palace's spies..."

Chu Ning glanced at him coldly, turned around and left the dungeon.

Shi Han let out a long breath, collapsed on the ground with a cold feeling all over his body.

"The Commander Shi is a sensible person." Chu Huan's voice was still in his ears, "Chu Ning is now a thorn in my eyes. You are the secret guard commander of the eldest princess's mansion. As long as you help me do something, even if the eldest princess' mansion is uprooted in the future, you will still be the secret guard commander."

Shi Han believed that he was not a very arrogant person, but he was not so easy to do something like betraying his master. Moreover, it was not so easy for Chu Huan to deal with Chu Ning.

He didn't care about the emperor's counter-espionage plan, but since he knew that the emperor wanted to deal with the princess, even if he didn't agree, Chu Huan must have other means.

Since that's the case, why not just follow the plan?

In order to make the plan realistic, he did not tell Chu Ning in advance, so he received such a ruthless whip. As the secret guard of the eldest princess's mansion, the prince consort disappeared in the mansion, and he had an unshirkable responsibility.

In the face of the sudden disappearance of the prince-consort, Chu Ning was bound to be furious.

Therefore, Shi Han even made a mental preparation for His Highness to destroy him.

But unexpectedly, even in his rage, His Highness did not destroy him, but just beat him up - although it seemed serious, it did not hurt the vitals.

Shi Han knew in his heart that this was because His Highness trusted him and had never thought that he would betray him. Otherwise, as Chu Ning said just now, if something happened to Su Jin, it would be difficult for him to die.

Shi Han sighed, knowing that he would act to the end and he would not be able to get out for a while.

but……

I touched my stomach, so hungry...

"Your Highness." It was already dark outside the dungeon. The housekeeper in the mansion walked up with a lantern and bent down to report, "The prince Cang and the girl Zi of the Qing County Prince's Mansion are here, and they are using tea in the Vermilion Bird Courtyard."

Chu Ning nodded silently, indicating that he knew.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the butler noticed that His Highness seemed to be feeling better - although Chu Ning didn’t see much change in his expression on his face all year round.

But for some reason, I just feel that it is not as cold as before.

Chu Ning arrived at the Zhuque Courtyard without saying a word, walked into the main hall, and was wrapped in a cold and cold atmosphere of winter.

"Your Highness, Princess." Zixi put down the teacup and bowed to a smile, "Your Highness, please forgive me."

Chu Ning said calmly: "Is there anything wrong?"

Zixi nodded: "I do want to talk to your Highness about something."

Chu Ning stared at Zi Xi in silence, and for a moment, he turned around and walked out: "Go to the study of this palace."

Zixi and Chu Chen looked at each other, and the two quickly followed.

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Chapter completed!