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Ye Chenshang: "Is there something there?"

"Yes." Rongsheng reminded that one side of the barren ridge is a steep cliff, and the other side is a rocky road section. There are also many caves and a lot of wild beasts. Many people in the surrounding villages have been attacked or missing, so you need to be extra careful when passing by.

This was what he had inquired about when he came to attend the Congress. Now that they were going their separate ways, he also wanted to give Ye Chenshang a reminder.

Ye Chenshang: "Okay, we will pay attention, and you should also be careful on the road."

After taking back the map, the two walked back to the team. Kongshan followed behind them. Xiangliu also finished her conversation. They said goodbye. Rong Xueling and Rong Sheng returned to the carriage. The team split into two and headed in different directions. After this farewell, they didn't know when they would see each other again.

As they got closer to the western border, the surrounding trees became increasingly lush and the scenery became more pleasant. Because the border terrain was mostly mountainous, the prince's garrison was located in a village on a mountain inside Mumei Pass, called Meizhai.

The scenery on the mountain is beautiful. If I didn’t know that the prince was exiled to guard the border, I would have thought he was here on vacation.

The road up the mountain was rugged, and Kongshan was not good at driving a carriage up the mountain, so he replaced it with a guard to drive the carriage. Ye Chenshang then called Kongshan into the carriage and secretly told him to hide at the end of the team to prevent anyone from sneaking into the team from the end of the team.

Kongshan took the order and guarded the safety of the rear of the team.

At the gate of Mei Village, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess led everyone to welcome them. One look at their faces showed that they were the loving future emperor and empress.

Commander Shen led everyone out of the carriage and saluted, "Greetings to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess."

"Stand up." After everyone had stood firm, the prince began to search for his brother in the crowd, his calmness yet excitement.

More than three years have passed since he last went to the mountain temple to see Ye Chenshang.

As soon as Ye Chenshang got off the carriage, the prince saw him immediately. He ran over quickly but politely, gave Ye Chenshang a bear hug, and looked him up and down. He sighed that Ye Chenshang had grown a lot taller and stronger. He was no longer as thin and small as when he was a child in the temple where he had no good food to eat. Now he was becoming more and more handsome.

After Ye Chenshang was sent to the mountain, the prince often visited him secretly. Fortunately, the prince made arrangements and left some money for Ye Chenshang so that he could go down the mountain and cook his own meat to grow nutrition. Of course, Ye Chenshang also made up for his nutrition by eating good food when he grew up and traveled outside.

The temple only serves vegetarian food, and killing is not allowed. Children will not grow tall due to lack of nutrition. This can be seen from the fact that Kongshan has been staying in the temple for a long time. Kongshan is much smaller than Ye Chenshang.

Kong Shan at the end of the team:? Huh? So this is why I can't grow taller?

Xiang Liu got off the carriage and walked to Ye Chenshang's side. The prince noticed her and was very surprised. "Is this my sister-in-law?"

Xiang Liu: "My royal brother is well."

This attitude is completely different from that towards Yunchuan.

Yunchuan: I admire you.

The prince was very pleased that Ye Chenshang had found someone to spend his life with, "Great, great, the two of you are really a perfect match."

The Crown Princess also walked over to the three of them and said, "Let's go in and talk. It's sunny outside."

So the four of them entered the village and went into the house. Ye Chenshang asked Kongshan to have a good rest first, as he was very tired from rushing all the way and guarding the end of the team. Kongshan obeyed the order.

Dugu and the other two were very familiar with the place and looked around the village.

Inside the room, four people sat opposite each other. Xiang Liu saw that the prince was not very nervous. Maybe it was because of his cold personality. After all, she didn't feel the nervousness of meeting the Emperor of the South as when she met his parents. She thought that as long as she and Ye Chenshang had a mutual understanding, it was enough. She didn't need to care too much about whether Ye Chenshang's family liked her or not.

But Xiang Liu would also politely follow Ye Chenshang to call people.

At the table, the prince was always concerned about Ye Chenshang's recent situation. Ye Chenshang answered a series of questions one by one, but he also concealed the assassination attempt in the bamboo house so as not to worry the prince.

The Crown Princess was gentle and generous, she listened attentively with a smile. The two of them didn't know what kind of personality Xiang Liu had and thought she was very introverted, so they kept using the excuse of asking Ye Chenshang about Xiang Liu to show their concern for her and to bring them closer together. The atmosphere among the four was very harmonious, mainly because the two brothers took the initiative to adjust the atmosphere.

Commander Shen was busy as he had an important mission to protect everyone's safety. He did not dare to rest and counted the items and carriages needed for the return trip in the village. He did it himself and made the marching formation based on the number of guards to ensure everyone's safety.

When he looked up, he saw Dugu and the other two playing leisurely in the village. He felt a little unhappy. Didn't these people say they were here to help? Why was he the only one doing the real work? He was just a slave...

Inside the house, Xiangliu was in a low mood. As they were close to the West Country and the weather was hot, there were more and more small flying insects like mosquitoes. Xiangliu hated seeing them flying close to her, so she became a little irritated and sat there without saying a word.

The Crown Princess noticed that she was in a bad mood and suggested taking the two of them to see the Crown Prince. However, the little Crown Prince had fallen asleep, so he was not brought out to greet the motorcade.

In the nursery, the baby was sleeping in a cradle with a layer of gauze hanging over it. The Crown Princess pulled the gauze aside and said, "There are a lot of mosquitoes recently, so Baoer will close the mosquito net when he sleeps."

The sleeping face of the baby appeared in front of the two people. It was white and round, and looked very well-behaved.

It's quite cute, Xiangliu thought, and finally smiled.

The prince said: "We will wait for the emperor to give us a name. We will give us a nickname, Bao'er."

Ye Chenshang: "Baoer~ this name sounds nice."

Hearing someone calling him, Baoer woke up and looked at Xiangliu and Ye Chenshang curiously with his big eyes. Their appearance and expression were very similar to those of the prince and his wife.

The prince saw that he was awake and Ye Chenshang and Xiangliu had something to play with, so he said, "Then you take Baoer to have fun. I'll go help Commander Shen count the items for the return trip."

The prince touched Baoer's little hand with his fingers, and Baoer laughed out loud.

Ye Chenshang: "Okay."

The prince went out, and the princess picked up Baoer and faced the two of them, "Baoer~ look who's here~"

When Baoer saw the two of them, he smiled and waved his little hands as if asking them to hug him.

The prince came to the front yard and saw Commander Shen was still busy. "Commander Shen, you are busy counting things right after you arrived. Don't you want to take a rest?"

"Your Highness." Commander Shen clasped his fists and saluted. "Time is tight and the task is heavy. It's always a good idea to prepare early."

The prince caught the point, "Time is tight?"

Commander Shen: "Yes, His Majesty has set a time limit. Didn't His Royal Highness Prince Chen tell you about it?"

The prince frowned and asked, "If I don't go back on time, will Chen'er be punished?"

Commander Shen pondered, "Maybe...otherwise why is there a time limit?"

Seeing that the Crown Prince looked unhappy, Commander Shen hurriedly explained to the Southern Emperor, "But Your Majesty also misses the Crown Prince very much..."

The prince shook his head and sighed, "Father, you haven't changed at all. It's just that you don't trust Ye Chenshang and suspect that he's been busy traveling or reminiscing with his family and delayed his return to the court, making him wait too long."

But when has Ye Chenshang ever done such a thing...

As the prince was thinking, he quickened his pace, counted the items, and sent his own people out to do the work. He asked Commander Shen to go back and rest. He would not let Ye Chenshang be in any danger of being punished!