Time travel, Your Highness Ninth Prince has been rejected from marriage again!

Yan Siyuan glanced at Song Heqing who was half-kneeling, then shifted his gaze to the window.

Outside are huge clusters of peonies in all kinds of colors, which are exceptionally gorgeous in the sun.

"Xizhu hasn't come back yet?"

A deep voice sounded, still carrying a hint of lust.

"Not yet. No one is allowed to enter or leave Jinzhou City, and no one knows what is happening inside."

Song Heqing didn't dare to think about the story behind the voice, he just reported the news truthfully.

"Qing Xiao hasn't arrived yet?"

"Not yet."

"Tsk, why are you so slow? It seems that this sweetheart is not that important to him."

Song Heqing: “…”

In fact, he wanted to say that Qing Xiao had only been gone for less than a day, and it was impossible to reach there even if he rode at full speed. But this was not what he should say, he was afraid of death, so he could only remain silent.

Song Heqing's silence did not attract Yan Siyuan's attention. He just tapped the table with his bony fingers. The muffled sound struck Song Heqing's heart, and a chill gradually spread.

"Let Guanqi go and investigate, and make sure the information is accurate."

"Yes".

Song Heqing got up and left. When he walked out the door, he couldn't help wiping the cold sweat off his forehead. He almost thought he had died there.

The most important thing is that he has no idea why Yan Siyuan's mood swings are so high and low, and he can't even save himself. He couldn't help but shudder, and quickly left the palace and headed towards the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

Li Guanqi has always been in charge of gathering information. Even the falcons they raise are raised by Li Guanqi. Since humans cannot deliver information, they can only rely on animals.

Yan Siyuan was still sitting in front of the window, staring at the peonies in a trance, with a frost on his brow.

Logically speaking, the severe drought in Jincheng should have eased as the weather gradually warmed up and the continuous spring rains came. It was not a serious disaster and should have ended long ago.

Plus Pei Boran and others who went to help, so many people went, but none of them came back. Either Jin Cheng is a man-eating monster, or someone in Jin Cheng is holding him back and not letting him go back.

Thinking of the latter reason, Yan Siyuan's expression became even colder.

He fastened his clothes slowly, lifted his wide sleeves, put his hands behind his back, walked out of Changle Palace and headed towards Kunning Palace.

Meng Zirou was now sitting in the main hall nursing her pregnancy. There was a fragrant incense burner at her feet, a palace maid behind her was massaging her shoulders, and another palace maid below her was massaging her legs. She was reading an unknown book in her hands.

When Yan Siyuan came, she just raised her eyes and was not surprised at his arrival.

Yan Siyuan was not polite and sat opposite Meng Zirou on the chair brought by the eunuch. Both of them were waiting for the other to speak, and the atmosphere gradually became stagnant.

Finally, Meng Zirou couldn't help it and opened her mouth sarcastically, "Oh, Your Highness the Ninth Prince really has free access in the palace. He can even enter and exit the harem at will. In the eyes of Your Highness the Ninth Prince, my Kunning Palace may not even have a door?"

Meng Zirou looked at the man in front of her with a complicated expression. This was the man who made her fall in love for the first time, the man who made her obsessed, and the man she was willing to put aside her noble lady's reserve to please. But in the end, he became the man who sent her into the abyss.

It was impossible to say that she didn't hate him, but she also understood that it was because she was not as skilled as others that led to such a result.

As for him, she didn't know how to face him.

Yan Siyuan only glanced at Meng Zirou's eyes, not lingering on her face for too long. He also didn't have the patience to play along with her, and went straight to the point.

"Why did he do that?".

Hearing Yan Siyuan's words, Meng Zirou retracted her gaze, stood up from the couch, sat up straight and said, "I don't know."

Yan Siyuan frowned and said, "You've been with him for so long, how could you not know?"

Qingyun couldn't understand Emperor Yan's thoughts, and Yan Siyuan couldn't understand them either. Although they knew that all this was done by Emperor Yan, there must be a reason.

"Heh," Meng Zirou sneered, "Your Highness the Ninth Prince, maybe you remembered it wrongly. I am the successor queen, not the first or last.

He has never taken me seriously. I am just a chain to restrain the Meng family. How could he tell me his own thoughts?

Looking out the door, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Besides, why should I help Qingyun?

I have wanted to get rid of her since I was a child, and now I finally got what I wanted. If I don't add fuel to the fire, it's already because of our past life-and-death relationship. How could I help her? Did Your Highness the Ninth Prince choose the wrong person?"

Yan Siyuan observed the changes in Meng Zirou's expression, and no subtle change escaped his eyes.

He did not see anything wrong on Meng Zirou's face. Since he could not get an answer from her, there was no need for him to stay any longer. He stood up and walked out of the palace.

Meng Zirou looked at the tall figure walking away, disappearing from her sight little by little, without stopping for a moment.

For a moment, she opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she just pursed her lips weakly. She stared silently in the direction where the figure disappeared, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

On February 17th, the Spring Examination ended.

The students came out of the examination room one after another, and no matter whether they did well or not, they all had a relaxed expression on their faces.

In the examination room, Qing Rongxu checked the examinees' answer sheets meticulously, fearing for any mistakes.

Although he was in the prime of his life, his temples were already gray and his eyes were dark. He looked even more tired than those students who had just left the examination hall, but his sharp eyes were still bright and captivating.

After making sure there were no problems, I left the examination room with the answer sheet.

Three nights later, someone rode a horse quickly towards the palace.

On the second morning, the court became lively as a piece of news shocked all the military officers.

Some were filled with righteous indignation, some were filled with anger, and of course there were also those who had nothing to do with it.

Emperor Yan felt a headache as he looked at the people below him who were arguing like in a vegetable market. He glanced at Qing Rongxu and Meng Xunji who were standing in front of him without saying a word, and his face slowly darkened.

"That's enough. It's just a defeat. Tianyuan can't afford to lose, so why would it do this?"

As Emperor Yan finished speaking, the court fell silent. The military officers who had been arguing with their faces red in the face just now all stopped talking.

Tianyuan values ​​civil officials over military officials. The number of military officials is at least half the number of civil officials, and most of the capable military officials have been sent to guard the border. They are not in the court at all. No matter how much they quarrel, they seem to be fearless.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Emperor Yan looked at Shen Li.

"Minister Shen, do you have anything to say? After all, it concerns your legitimate son."

Shen Li lowered his eyes and took a step forward. He almost couldn't hold the tablet in his hand steadily. His voice trembled a little, "I believe in my son. He is definitely not a treacherous person. The truth of this matter remains to be discussed."

"Bah, Minister Shen is so shameless. Twenty thousand soldiers are gone just like that. You are willing to believe Shen Lingfei? What should the families of the soldiers who lost their loved ones say?"