I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

Qin Li couldn't bear to look at Wang Hu, who was grinning foolishly.

Having such an uncle, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.

Other people's uncles usually pave a bright future for their nephews long ago.

The nephew only needs to follow the paved road step by step. If he encounters anything he can't handle or solve, his uncle will step in to resolve it, so the nephew doesn't need to worry at all.

But what about his own uncle? Over the years, Qin Li couldn't even remember how many times he had cleaned up his messes.

If it weren't for me, Wang Hu wouldn't have enough heads to chop off even if he had ten!

Honestly, sometimes Qin Li felt that he was the uncle, and Wang Hu, who was all brawn and no brains, was the nephew!

"drive."

With his legs lightly gripping the horse's flanks, Qin Li bypassed the grinning Wang Hu.

The battle seven days from now is of paramount importance; it will determine victory or defeat, and life or death.

He had to hurry back and keep an eye on Wei Hongying's training of the soldiers.

He might get everything sorted out here, but then Wei Hongying runs into trouble, and he'll have nowhere to turn to complain.

Seeing Qin Li leave, Wang Hu quickly led his Tiger Warriors to follow.

After a while, Wang Hu tilted his head again and asked, "Nephew, are you really going to let Wei Hongying replace her uncle in the battle seven days from now?"

"Stop joking! Wei Hongying is just a woman. Her father, Wei Yingxiong, may be powerful, but she's never fought any decent battles!"

"If my men had fought like that in that battle a few days ago, I would have chopped him down with a single stroke!"

"Listen to me, let your uncle go, he's guaranteed to win!"

Qin Li remained calm. "General, are you defying me?"

Wang Hu was taken aback.

Yeah!

This is absolutely outrageous!

Without him, Qin Li wouldn't even be able to gather enough men for this expedition.

Without him, the generals below would have gone on a rampage long ago.

Qin Li actually dared to speak to him like that.

That's incredibly disrespectful!

"The General should know what kind of punishment he will receive for disobeying military orders."

"However, now is a time when manpower is most needed, so I, the prince, will punish the Grand General by sending him to the rear to oversee the supply of provisions!"

"The General need not concern himself with matters at the front!"

"This military order must be carried out immediately!"

……

I haven't been back for long.

Several pieces of news exploded in the military camp like bombshells.

The soldiers were all discussing this news.

"Ah, have you heard? The First Prince and the Empress of Northern Mang have reached an agreement."

"Seven days later, the two armies will clash outside Qingling Pass; a single battle will determine life or death!"

"Wei Hongying's vanguard battalion led the charge in our army!"

"Why is it them again? Didn't they play ugly enough last time?"

"Exactly, exactly. I don't know what the Crown Prince is thinking."

"I think the Crown Prince must have been seduced by beauty."

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let the Crown Prince hear you. The General was punished for this and sent to the rear to supervise the supply of provisions."

The news quickly reached the vanguard battalion.

These words were like red-hot embroidery needles.

It stung their ears, and even they couldn't help but start gossiping about it.

"Shut up, all of you!"

"In my opinion, the training intensity is still too low. How can you still have the energy to talk?"

"Is the Mo Dao (陌刀) too light? Or is the hook-and-sickle spear wielded by an expert?"

"You have nothing to say, yet you dare to speak?!"

"Everyone, please! We'll add another hour of training today!"

"No food until you finish practicing!"

I heard that we need to practice an extra hour today.

The soldiers of the vanguard battalion were all complaining bitterly, and were just short of quitting.

Right now, the soldiers in their vanguard battalion are the ones who train the most and the heaviest!

They practice from morning till night, without even time to rest or drink water.

We're going to have to train them for an extra hour today; I'm afraid we're going to train them to death.

But faced with the orders of their superior, Wei Hongying, they dared not disobey and could only grit their teeth and persevere.

Even if not for themselves, they should still make a name for themselves and give a good slap in the face to those who make sarcastic remarks and laugh at them.

Looking at the group of soldiers in front of her who were willing to sweat and bleed to persevere, Wei Hongying nodded in satisfaction.

However, her gaze couldn't help but drift towards the direction of the central command tent.

Qin Li had just returned from there when he locked himself up and refused to see anyone.

Wei Hongying knew that Qin Li was under tremendous pressure for sending her into battle, and he must be having a headache right now!

She must win this battle to live up to Qin Li's expectations!

"Your Highness, are you feeling comfortable?"

Meanwhile, inside the central command tent.

Standing behind Qin Li, Xiao Xue'er gently massaged his temples and asked softly.

With his eyes closed, Qin Li smiled and gave a satisfied "hmm".

He is indeed having a headache right now.

But the headache didn't come from pressure from all sides.

Instead, the headache lies in deciding who should be chosen as the Crown Princess after the victory in the great battle, the return to the capital, and the best time to be named Crown Prince.

Wei Hongying is a good person, but she is still Qin Feng's nominal fiancée.

If he were to make her his heir, many people would object, feeling that he, the eldest prince, was picking up what others had left over.

If Qin Feng's men knew that he had made Wei Hongying the Crown Princess, they would probably all laugh their teeth out.

Few people would object to making Xiao Xue'er the Crown Princess.

Because Xiao Xue'er was originally his fiancée, and also the daughter of the prime minister.

It's a legitimate and suitable match!

But Qin Li didn't want Xiao Xue'er to be his son.

This woman doesn't deserve to kill me because she's always wanted to!

Giving her a concubine would be the best they could do, and that would only be out of consideration for Prime Minister Xiao Yuanlu.

Otherwise, send her to be a foot-washing maid.

But I must say, when Xiao Xue'er is being well-behaved, she's quite lovable, like right now.

"Your Highness, should we use a little more force?"

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xue'er increased the pressure on her hands, and Qin Li breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmm, very good, reward me."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Xiao Xue'er was overjoyed upon hearing this, and her face beamed with joy.

Qin Li opened his eyes and said with displeasure, "Laughing so happily, do you think I'll definitely lose the great battle in seven days, and then you'll be free?"

"Rest assured, even if I die, I will take you down with me!"

Xiao Xue'er's smile immediately froze on her face. She looked extremely aggrieved, her cherry-pink lips pouting as she said, "What are you saying, Your Highness? Your Highness has really misunderstood Xue'er."

"Your Highness will surely win the great battle seven days from now!"

"If Your Highness dies, Xue'er will not live either. There's no need for Your Highness to drag Xue'er down with you!"

There wasn't a trace of pretense on Xiao Xue'er's face.

Qin Li frowned and exclaimed that this was illogical.

Has Xiao Xue'er really changed her personality?

Did a few beatings really subdue her?

"Why is Your Highness looking at Xue'er like that?"

Xiao Xue'er bit her lip, looking pitiful.

The way she looks, you really want to pat her head.

But Qin Li suppressed the urge and probed again, "Did Qin Feng send you or Su Chen send you?"

"Is this all the Avengers are capable of? They need to send a woman like you to curry favor?"

The Avengers?

Xiao Xue'er didn't quite grasp the concept at first.

But he quickly turned away, a very embarrassed expression appearing on his face:

"Your Highness knew all this?"

"Your Highness is truly amazing!"

After saying that, Xiao Xue'er placed her hands on Qin Li's shoulders, about to massage them...