A man as big as a mountain appeared in the narrow and dark dungeon passage, immediately compressing the space of the entire dungeon.

Ji Zhen gently helped Yu Bojun up and looked at his face. She felt that he was a little thinner than when they met in Dongdaying before.

Li Yuanying stood far away, and when she saw Yu Bojun coming in, her face became more than a little ugly. She always hated him, a man who was so successful under Ji Zhen and dared to hold military power. She was jealous to death, but now the Zhongyong Marquis's family was quite powerful, and she didn't dare to offend them easily.

When Li Yuanzhen saw Yu Bojun coming in, her expression did not look good either. She nodded to Yu Bojun with dignity and said:

"Young General, please don't be polite. Please take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Yu Bojun clasped his fists and thanked Li Yuanzhen. He did not sit down, but said to Li Yuanzhen:

"I am under the order of Her Highness Qingyan to investigate the sale of the Northwest Defense Map in the market. Following the clues all the way here, we arrested Tian Fugui, Zhang Quansheng and other important criminals. The two important criminals are now detained in the palace, and there are other accomplices. The witnesses and evidence are detained elsewhere. If Her Highness has any questions, you can summon them at any time."

"Oh?"

Li Yuanzhen's eyes fell on Yu Bojun. The family of the Loyal and Brave Marquis was a veteran of three dynasties and a minister of merit for generations. Although Yu Bojun's generation did not have a daughter, Yu Bojun was both civil and military, and had military exploits in the northwest, which could be said to be no less than any other daughter.

Last year in the East Palace, the empress had discussed with her and wanted her to take Yu Bojun as her principal ruler to bring more respect to the family of Marquis Zhongyong. But she agreed, but Marquis Zhongyong disagreed, saying that "my son already has an engagement, and he cannot marry another woman." So she had to give up.

However, a year passed and no girl proposed to Yu Bojun, which made Li Yuanzhen wonder whether there was any other reason for the refusal of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

Li Yuanzhen looked at Yu Bojun deeply. She had met him before when he returned to Beijing. He seemed stronger than now. Now that his mother arranged him to follow Ji Zhen in the East Camp to train the new recruits, he had lost a lot of weight. Could it be that he was used to living in the northwest and couldn't adapt to the capital?

While she was daydreaming, Ji Zhen's head flashed in front of her, and a face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling appeared in front of her:

"Your Highness? General Yu is here. Is there anything you want to ask him?"

Li Yuanzhen's wandering thoughts were pulled back. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Ji Zhen, whose eyes were round and smooth. She smiled coldly and said to herself:

They all came back from the northwest, so why is Ji Zhen so alive and well? Only Yu Bojun has lost so much weight? Could it be that Ji Zhen used his position to secretly put some obstacles in Yu Bojun's way?

Then she thought about it. The spies she had placed in the East Camp and the other courtyard of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion had not sent her any news for a while. Generally speaking, no news was good news, but this time, she felt inexplicably uneasy.

Li Yuanzhen collected his wandering thoughts, looked at Yu Bojun and asked:

"How are you, young general?"

Yu Bojun was slightly stunned and glanced at Ji Zhen inconspicuously. Ji Zhen was also stunned.

What was she doing? Just now, they were on edge and looked like they were about to fight, so she asked Yu Bojun to come over. Why did Li Yuanzhen start to ask about Yu Bojun's well-being after he came?

Ji Zhen secretly winked at Yu Bojun, asking him to be patient, so Yu Bojun smiled at Qian Qian and replied:

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I'm used to living in the northwest, eating and sleeping outdoors. I'm a little nervous when I return to the capital, where I'm blessed by Your Majesty and have a life of luxury."

These words were flawless and impeccable, and no one could find fault with them, but in Li Yuanzhen's ears they sounded like the patient was not acclimatizing to the local climate.

She frowned slightly, looked at Ji Zhen and said:

"Qingyan, you are not doing a good job as a superior."

Ji Zhen was stunned, thinking back to Yu Bojun's words, thinking: He said one sentence at a time, and he didn't mention me at all? How come I don't meet the requirements?

She looked at Li Yuanzhen with a puzzled look, then looked at Yu Bojun, thought for a long time, and then bowed and said:

"I am terrified. The war in the northwest is intense. It is common for us to sleep in the snow and frost. Soldiers are out there, and they only want to win the battle. How can they enjoy themselves? I have always eaten and lived with the soldiers, without exception. I don't know where I am wrong. Please enlighten me, Your Highness."

After all, the princess is the future emperor, and the East Palace and the previous dynasty have always been entangled.

Especially at this time, the empress even handed over the affairs of the Ministry of War to Li Yuanzhen. When she asked about the affairs of the Northwest, Ji Zhen had to be extremely alert to respond. After all, the Northwest was her root and her lifeblood.

But what Ji Zhen said was indeed the truth. She had never hidden any ulterior motives in the Northwest War, and her words were sincere and heartfelt, which made Li Yuanzhen feel deeply moved.

Although she was only eighteen years old, she had already fought on the battlefield for many years. When she thought of how Ji Zhen inherited the title and how he led his soldiers to attack Huanglong at the age of fifteen, breaking the court of the Northern Di king for Nanyue, she was still very shocked. The war lasted for four years, and the corpse of the general was buried forever in Wanren Pass. Dingyuan Army lost more than half of its troops, and it has been difficult to make up for it so far.

Others may not know Ji Zhen's difficulties and hardships, but Li Yuanzhen knows them. She has always been clear-headed on state affairs.

With a deep sigh, Li Yuanzhen stood up, helped Ji Zhen up, patted her hands and sighed:

"Qingyan, I know that you never care about your life or death for the sake of Nanyue. The Ji family is full of loyal heroes, and Nanyue will never forget them."

Ji Zhen was stunned. She didn't expect Li Yuanzhen to talk about life and death, honor and disgrace again. Then she echoed and her heart suddenly tensed up. She didn't know what Li Yuanzhen was up to.

Li Yuanzhen patted Ji Zhen's hand again and said to her:

"But now, the war has been decided, and you are no longer in the northwest. Since you are back in the capital, you should take a good rest, right? Let Bojun relax for two days and let him rest more. Don't train the East Camp all day long, like you are training your Dingyuan Army.

You are a woman, and you are used to fighting on the battlefield, so it's fine. Bojun is a man after all, you have made him so much thinner, why did you do that? It's time to let him take a break after returning to the capital."

After hearing this, Ji Zhen finally realized that Li Yuanzhen was feeling sorry for her because she had scolded Yu Bojun until he became thinner?

God knows, she has been so busy these past two days, how can she have the time to scold Yu Bojun? She doesn't even know why he has lost weight, okay?

Besides, Li Yuanzhen, you are a princess after all, why do you care about others' weight? What does it have to do with you? Maybe they are losing weight!

Ji Zhen was complaining madly in her heart, but suddenly she found that Li Yuanzhen was actually smiling at Yu Bojun, and her smile was so gentle and caring.

This immediately made Ji Zhen's mind tense. No way? No way!

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