Quick Wear: The Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character's Counterattack

Chapter 262: Substitute Secret Guard (5)

Prince Zhenbei's eyes turned red. If Ning Mu wasn't the prince he had trained for many years, he would have chopped him to pieces!

But the disaster had already happened, and there was no way to conceal such a big thing, so it had to be reported.

King Zhenbei gritted his teeth, calculated for a long time, and took the blame himself.

Because he also figured it out. Even if he reported the truth and said that it was all Ning Mu's own decision, he would not be able to get away with it.

After all, as the commander-in-chief, he would be held accountable if he failed to discipline his troops strictly, and his entire family would be wiped out.

It would be better for him to take the blame and save his descendants.

Unfortunately, he has been busy fighting on the battlefield over the years and neglected his children in the backyard.

The princess spent all her energy to raise those illegitimate sons, and they became useless. Although Ning Mu seems to have no talent now, those sons are still not as good as him.

Without Ning Mu, those few people would not be able to bear this burden.

If Ning Mu doesn't act like a troublemaker, there should be no problem in protecting the family business.

He sighed for the last time, alas, if only Ning Ning had stayed to be the prince.

Or, if he had known this earlier, he would have taken Ning Ning's military merits and perhaps offset their demerits.

But at that time he was determined to be a good father to make up for Ning Ning and give all the credit to Ning Ning. The memorial had been sent out for several days and could not be retrieved anyway!

With infinite regret, he gritted his teeth and committed suicide!

When the news reached the imperial court, everyone was shocked and the entire court was in an uproar for several days!

Some people suggested that everyone in the Zhenbei Palace should be held accountable for their crimes, while others said that after all, the Zhenbei Prince had guarded the border for many years and had made great contributions. He had already committed suicide, and it would be disheartening to hold his family members accountable.

Finally, the emperor stood up and said that although the Prince of Zhenbei had ruined the court's plan, he had made great contributions during his years of stationing at the border and had already committed suicide, so the court should not pursue him too much.

Then the remaining people in the palace will no longer be punished, but their titles will be demoted from king to earl as a punishment.

Because to the royal family, the lineage of Prince Zhenbei is still considered one of their own, and they did not want to easily abolish his family's military power, so they gritted their teeth and saved his family this time.

Ning Ning has made great contributions, so of course he deserves to be rewarded, so he should also be made a military governor.

However, the imperial court was also very cunning, and it could be said that it gave Ning Ning a nominal title of governor.

The land that should have been governed by him as a military governor is now occupied by foreigners.

The court’s meaning is that you will be in charge of as much as you can conquer.

If you fail to defeat the enemy at all, the imperial court can use this as an opportunity to find fault with you and punish you at any time.

After the decree came down, the princess breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't really care that Ning Mu changed from King of Zhenbei to Earl of Zhenbei, because her title as princess remained unchanged anyway.

As long as the mother and son are the ones who are in charge of this mansion, she can keep her status. Looking at the concubines who used to play tricks on her but now have to flatter her, she feels so relaxed all over, and her whole body exudes the beauty of a woman whose husband has died!

As a princess, she had no plans to achieve great things outside. She just wanted to live a comfortable life behind closed doors and didn't want to care about anything else.

So, she really had a happy time, and even her face looked a few years younger.

But things changed soon. Her beloved son Ning Mu was not happy. He often quarreled with his generals in the study and smashed things. It was said that in less than a month, the teacups in the study had been replaced three times.

She frowned and felt something was wrong, so she called Ning Mu to talk and asked him what he was worried about.

Ning Mu sighed and said, "These people look down on me because they are older than me and have fought with my father. They-"

He lowered his voice, "They probably know that in the past, Ning Ning went to the military camp for me most of the time. Now they compare Ning Ning to me in everything, saying that I have only read military books, but lack experience in facing the enemy, and I don't know much about the military camp. Humph, what is there to understand? Don't those soldiers have arms and legs that I have to serve them? These are all excuses, just to undermine me!"

"What's the comparison between Ning Ning and you? He's not in this city anymore, so what does he have to do with us?"

"Humph, he's been lucky lately, so he's in great shape. He's even regained a lot of territory, and he's also encouraging farming in the area under his jurisdiction. Many people speak well of him!"

The princess was even more displeased when she heard this. In this respect, she was the same as Ning Mu. Anyone could live a good life, but Ning Ning could not.

Especially since Ning Ning performed better than Ning Mu, that was even more disgusting to them than eating a fly.

Ning Ning is deliberately making things difficult for them!

He has this talent, why didn't he show it when he was a secret guard?

I have to break away from them before I start to show off. Isn't this a slap in their faces?

The princess no longer has any love for Ning Ning, and even thinks that he is not her son at all, but a debt collector's nemesis!

If I had known this, I shouldn’t have spared his life from the beginning!

But Ning Mu has nothing to do with them now. They can't control him, and they can't do anything no matter how hard he works.

The princess could only shake her head and suppress the evil thoughts in her heart. "Let's just live our lives. Whatever happens to him has nothing to do with us. You should not fall out with these generals. Win them over first, and then be careful to select a few smart and capable young generals and promote them to be your confidants. They are your people!"

"I still want to promote you. Who would want me to promote you?"

Hearing her say this, Ning Mu became even angrier.

"Originally, Ning Ning's willingness to show off has nothing to do with me, but he deceived our people and soldiers to run to his side, which shows that he has ulterior motives!"

The princess was also shocked, "Is there such a thing?!"

"Of course, otherwise why do you think I'm worried?"

Originally, he felt embarrassed to talk about these things, but since the princess asked, he would not hide it anymore.

"The land Ning Ning conquered lacks people to cultivate. As long as you go there, you can get a share of the land, so many people ran over. That would be fine, they are just some ungrateful and unruly people, but some soldiers also ran over. They said that his military pay is high and sufficient, and there are always victories to fight, so they are willing to go to his place."