So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

After the hasty confession, Wang Huai'en never spoke to Xiao Yueshan again. Even though she took the initiative to bring up the topic a few times, he would just leave after putting down the medicine and food, and even came in to clean and apply medicine when she was asleep.

Seeing that he couldn't figure it out for a while, Xiao Yueshan gave up trying to reason with him and gave him some time to digest it.

Seeing his wounds healing day by day, Xiao Yueshan felt really suffocated in this dark room.

While Wang Huai'en was delivering food, she shamelessly told him her thoughts: "Sir Wang, I was too reckless when I first arrived. I have been in the palace for such a long time, and I still want to go home. I hope Sir Wang can give me some advice."

Looking at the girl's face, which had become a little more rosy because he had taken good care of her for the past ten days, Wang Huai'en couldn't help but ignore her and could only sit down resignedly: "I have thought about what you said for a few days. So what do you think is love?" He answered the question irrelevantly.

"Ah." Xiao Yueshan sighed. This kid is still trapped in love. "Like is actually a complex yet simple emotion. Broadly speaking, admiration, respect, and worship for a person can also be called like. This kind of relationship can be friends, superiors, or even people you don't know well. In a narrow sense, like is the basis of love. It is so strong that it can lead to need, possession, belonging, dependence, and even a strong desire for exclusivity."

"Then do you have someone you like?" He asked sincerely, "I know that you, like the other people captured by the Shen family, are from another place. Since you don't know anyone here, why are you so obsessed with the identity of Zhou Yao's wife?"

Xiao Yueshan couldn't say that because Zhou Yao was most likely my husband, we were in a free love relationship (dog head)... She was nervous and conflicted, not knowing whether she should confess to Wang Huai'en. They had not been together for a long time and did not have any friendship, and she didn't want to complicate the situation.

Just as she was struggling with this dilemma, a man in a blue floral gauze robe walked in. The floral patterns on the clothes were simple, but the material was very exquisite. He walked and sat still, his clothes were neat, and he looked carefree.

The man sat far away. It was too dark in the room, so Xiao Yueshan couldn't see his face clearly. She only saw Wang Huai'en hurriedly bowing. She squinted her eyes and tried to see more clearly. Seeing his magnificent and wealthy appearance, she secretly guessed that this should be Prince Jin Chu Yuanming.

He was of such a noble status, why did he want to come and meet the lady of the inner house of this little official in person? Xiao Yueshan's heart was hanging, wondering if he could escape from the hands of this powerful regent prince.

Thinking that he shouldn't know the identity of Prince Jin, Xiao Yueshan just watched without speaking rashly.

"What? Did Lord Lu's beating teach Madam Zhou some etiquette?" He spoke steadily and sat in a dark place far away. Xiao Yueshan couldn't see his expression, let alone guess his emotions.

Seeing that she remained silent, he continued, "Madam Zhou made an impassioned speech in the Imperial Household Department. Lu Dehou disagreed, but I think there was some truth in it." He paused, "I have ordered people to retrieve Zhao Congjian's memorial and revised the red-lettered comments on the Huainan Prefecture's report. I will not suppress the refugees by force. I have ordered Wei Lang, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, to go there in person to provide relief. I have also set strict deadlines for the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War to raise funds, and ensure that the relief funds are sent to Jiangzhou on time."

After he said this, he waited for Xiao Yueshan's response with a sense of pride in his heart. He thought that since he was young and strong and had the world in his heart, he was the wise choice to govern the country.

"Your Highness is wise. I, your humble servant, thank you on behalf of the people of Jiangzhou." Xiao Yueshan said calmly, and bowed lightly to the man on the couch.

"This is not enough good news," he said, his voice still level, "More importantly, your husband Zhou Yao is going to Beijing."

Xiao Yueshan's eyes widened immediately. Good boy, it still depends on the help of a senior official! The Xiao and Zhou families had been searching for so long without any clues, but Chu Yuanming succeeded as soon as he sent someone to take office. She was very nervous. She was afraid that Zhou Yao would travel through time, but she was also afraid that he would not travel through time, and she was even afraid that she would only have a corpse.

"Is he...is he okay?" Xiao Yueshan swallowed nervously and asked carefully.

"Lord Zhou is fine now, he is just frightened and unconscious, unable to speak." Chu Yuanming said.

Is Zhou Yao mute? Or crazy? Xiao Yueshan was filled with questions.

"Your Majesty, can you allow me to go home and see my husband?" She ignored the wounds that might tear her body, got off the couch and knelt down to pay respect to Chu Yuanming. No matter if he was mute or crazy, she would first see if it was him. Xiao Yueshan thought that she had to get herself out of the dark room.

"Mrs. Zhou, don't get excited. This is what I meant." He signaled Wang Huai'en to help Xiao Yueshan back to the couch. "I gave Mrs. Zhou such a great gift. Mrs. Zhou should think about how to repay me."

"Your Highness, your kindness is so great that I, your wife and my family will always remember it in our hearts and will be grateful to you all the time." Nice words are free, but I don't know what he is up to, and how much this life-saving grace is worth.

"But I am a humble subject, and my husband's family and my own family are of little help. I don't know how to repay the prince. Even if I were to pledge my loyalty and sacrifice my life for him, it would still be as light as a feather to the prince and would not be of any use to him." She secretly complained, "Let Lao Deng name the price."

"Mrs. Zhou is too modest. Before Lord Zhou got into trouble, he collected many charges against disaster relief officials. But since Lord Zhou lost his voice due to drowning and was mentally weak, we couldn't get any information from him, so we didn't report it to the court for the time being."

Chu Yuanming drank his tea slowly and said, "I let Madam Zhou go home this time because I want her to persuade Lord Zhou to recall his trip to Jiangzhou. Even if Lord Zhou cannot speak, it would be good if he can write a detailed report."

He looked at the woman on the couch and said meaningfully, "Mrs. Zhou is so brave and eloquent, and she can speak up for justice in the Imperial Household Department. Even if it is to file a complaint with the emperor, Mrs. Zhou can do it."

Xiao Yueshan didn't know whether she should agree to this condition. She could guess that he wanted them to take a risk. But she didn't know who Chu Yuanming was trying to target.

Chu Yuanming saw Xiao Yueshan's hesitation, and he stood up. "Mrs. Zhou, please think about it. If you have figured it out, ask Huai En to report back." After that, the navy blue robe flashed, and the noble man left leisurely.

"Sir Wang, I am very grateful that the prince ordered people to find my husband. Although I am willing to serve the prince, I still have some doubts in my heart. Do you know why the prince did this? Please give me some advice." Xiao Yueshan thought that she must get some words out of Wang Huai'en.

"Just one sentence, Prime Minister Song Pu is your maternal uncle, and Lord Xie of Huainan Prefecture is his brother-in-law."

Wang Huai'en hit the point with one sentence, it was nothing more than seizing the throne. The regents left by the old emperor included both Prince Chu Yuanming from his father's side and Prime Minister Song Pu from his mother's side, who restrained each other in an attempt to protect the young son from taking the throne.

Once Zhou Yao participated in impeaching Song Pu's brother-in-law, even if Chu Yuanming had not yet revealed his ambition, the court would probably regard him as a member of the Jin Prince's party. Officials are most afraid of standing on the wrong side, so Xiao Yueshan had to carefully consider whether to agree to Chu Yuanming's deal.