The princess traveled through time for a year to help the prince build his kingdom and then left

The main courtyard of Prince Yan's Mansion.

The fire has been put out, but the scene is in a mess.

The raging fire was finally put out, but the scene had become a mess.

There were ruins and burnt marks everywhere, and the air was filled with thick smoke and a pungent smell.

The ground was littered with broken tiles, bricks and all kinds of debris, making it almost impossible to step on.

The surrounding walls were also blackened by the smoke, and some places even had cracks, as if they could collapse at any time.

In the ruins, there were several corpses lying in a mess.

Apart from the bridesmaid, there was also the masked man in black.

The men in black were either killed or committed suicide immediately after being captured.

Hao Qiang was ordered to transfer a number of officers and soldiers from Jingzhao Prefecture to start cleaning up the scene in an orderly manner.

He came to Zhu Shijie and waited for instructions.

Zhu Shijie said seriously:

"They are all well-trained assassins. I caught a few of them, but they all committed suicide.

No one was left alive, and a few escaped.

There are actually people in the imperial capital who secretly keep so many specially trained assassins.

This matter is of great importance, please report it to the Emperor as soon as possible."

"Yes." Hao Qiang hurriedly arranged for the imperial guards to return to the palace to report the news.

Qin Zhong, Zhou Zihan and others were all dirty and looked extremely miserable due to fighting the fire.

Regardless of the fact that their faces, hair and clothes were covered with black smoke and ashes, they all came over and looked at Zhu Shijie expectantly.

"Prince, where are the prince and princess?"

Zhu Shijie looked around, then lowered his voice and said, “I really don’t know.”

"Could they have been kidnapped by criminals?" Qin Zhong suddenly asked.

"Impossible." Yan Yi replied, "I have been outside the house the whole time and have not seen the prince and princess come out."

Seeing that everyone's eyes turned from sharp to fierce, Zhu Shijie quickly said: "I believe they must be fine."

Zhu Shijie and Zhou Zihan both knew that there were secret rooms and secret passages in Prince Yan's study, but they didn't know whether there were any in his bedroom.

Chu Tiancheng had never mentioned it before.

The two looked at each other and asked, "Is there really a secret passage in the dormitory?"

Crown Prince Chu Tianxing waited for half the night and his eyes were so sleepy that he could not open them.

He forced himself to come over and confirm it in person, holding on to a trace of determination.

Looking at the bodies of more than a dozen men in black lying in the ruins, he felt dizzy.

I feel sad in my heart:

"how so?

Another fruitless effort?

With a dozen assassins guarding the door, preventing others from putting out the fire and leaving the house, they should be unable to escape, right?

Why is there no one in sight?

What is the problem?

What about people?

Where are people? "

Chu Tianxing couldn't figure it out. He had a splitting headache and was exhausted. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer and suddenly fainted on the ground.

"His Royal Highness!"

There was chaos.

Li Yong quickly asked someone to carry Chu Tianxing back to the Prince's Mansion.

Qi Siyue was also confused.

What does it mean that neither the living person nor the dead body is seen?

After a while, she calmed herself down and had to accept the reality.

run away?

What else could it be? He must have escaped again.

Qi Siyue remained expressionless, but she cursed Qin Rubing in her heart with gritted teeth.

“Qin Rubing, you really haunt me.

All the dangers that King Yan encountered were caused by you.

If you die, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will no longer be afraid of Prince Yan, and Prince Yan can become a free and easy prince.

Why are you so disgusting?

Let go quickly!

King Yan, King Yan, where are you? "

Zhou Yutong let out a long sigh.

No news is the best news right now.

At least they didn't burn to death in this room.

Qin Rubing is different from other noble ladies in the imperial capital, and Zhou Yutong likes her very much.

"Rubing, I hope nothing happens to you. God, please keep them safe."

At this time, Zhu Shijie stood up and said to everyone:

"Master Qi, Master Qin, everyone, please go back. Jingzhao Prefecture will be responsible for the investigation of the case from now on."

Everyone dispersed, each with their own thoughts about this unsolved case.

Pingyang Houfu.

After the eldest princess returned to the mansion, she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

She put on her coat, got up and went to the yard, wanting to see how serious the fire was at Prince Yan's Mansion.

She stood in the yard and looked to the south. It seemed that the fire had been put out and the smoke had disappeared.

Nanny Su, who was serving her personally, brought out another coat and said, "Princess, the weather gets worse as the night progresses. Don't catch a cold."

The eldest princess sighed, her face showing endless regret.

She frowned slightly, a trace of tears flashed in her eyes, and whispered softly:

"Why is Tiancheng so unlucky?

He was originally a rare pillar of the country, but he suffered a strange injury that even the imperial physician said could not be cured.

It's so hard to find a girl willing to marry him, and getting married has so many hardships."

After standing for a while, she turned around and prepared to go back to the house, when she suddenly saw that there seemed to be a light on in Zhu Shijie's yard in the distance.

"Is the prince back?"

Seeing that the princess was worried about the prince, Nanny Su quickly sent a smart maid to check on her.

The little maid came back after a while, her voice trembling a little: "Princess, it's not the prince who is back."

"Who is that in his yard?"

"I don't know. I saw a lot of people. They occupied the prince's yard and stopped me from entering."

"Ah? That doesn't make sense!"

The eldest princess returned to the house and dressed up carefully, changing into a gorgeous and solemn outfit. Every detail showed her noble status and majestic temperament.

Then, she issued an order without hesitation, quickly mobilized her own exclusive guard team, and rushed straight to Zhu Shijie's yard with great momentum.

As she was getting closer, suddenly a figure fell quickly from the roof, turned around, and stood in front of her.

"mother!"

The eldest princess was startled and looked carefully to see that it was Zhu Shijie.

"Mom, why aren't you sleeping so late at night?"

The eldest princess leaned over to look at the courtyard behind the prince, and sure enough, there were crowds of people and shadowy figures.

"What are you..."

Zhu Shijie helped the princess turn around and said, "Go back to sleep."

The princess seemed to have guessed something and said to the chief guard, "Take them back first."

"Yes." The captain of the guards led his men away.

The princess lowered her voice and asked Zhu Shijie, "Did those two hide in our house?"

Zhu Shijie didn't say anything, just quietly gave a thumbs up.

The eldest princess breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, you don't have to send me off. I'll go back by myself."

After saying this, she walked away briskly.

Zhu Shijie's yard.

In the yard, on the roof and on the wall, the secret guards guarded the place closely.

In the room, Chu Tiancheng and Qin Rubing were sitting together, eating their midnight snack contentedly.

When Zhu Shijie pushed the door open, he saw this harmonious scene.

"Why do you two feel like an old married couple?"

There was no reaction on Chu Tiancheng's face.

But Qin Rubing heard his inner voice:

"We haven't even entered the bridal chamber yet, how can we talk about being an old married couple?"

Qin Rubing was startled, looked up at Chu Tiancheng, and thought:

"In the future, you will definitely be a king, and I am just a passer-by. How can we be an old couple?"