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Zhou Chang is already Prince Yi.

But Prince Yi was casually wearing an old purple robe with gold patterns. The robe had faded and turned white due to washing. Apart from that, there was only a white jade hairpin on his head, which was also the most ordinary style.

It was not until she became Prince Yi Fengming that she realized that he was extremely poor and could not afford to care about food and clothing.

The way Prince Yi dresses every day, when he walks on the street, people who don’t know him can’t tell that he is a prince or a duke.

Prince Yi's coachman and attendant, Shou Hou, stood up at some point and was busy dusting Zhou Chang off, saying, "Who are you? You're dressed like a San Huang pepper chicken, and you dare to be rude to our prince."

When Zhou Chang just changed his identity to Prince Yi the day before, the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was a skinny monkey. It took him a while to get used to his name and appearance.

He was the fat eunuch who followed Prince Yi in the Imperial Garden on the evening of Qingming Festival.

"Skinny Monkey" was originally a nickname given to him based on his original body shape. Over the years, Skinny Monkey became a fat pig, but the nickname remained unchanged.

"Are you really a prince too?" Yuan Qi was still skeptical.

She was wearing a goose yellow dress today. Her slender figure in the past had become even thinner in just half a month. The dress, which was originally well-cut, was obviously loose, giving her a fragile feeling.

"I am." Zhou Chang nodded sincerely.

The thin monkey pointed at the soldiers of Prince Duan's residence who were hiding far away under the porch and said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

The guards of Prince Duan's mansion were suddenly panicked and turned their heads away to avoid the attack.

No denial means acquiescence.

"Are you His Royal Highness Prince Yi?" He Xi was the first to react. He calmed down and bowed. "Your Highness, I am honored to see you. This is Yuan Qi, the young master of the Long Yuyuan family in Danlu City. I am the steward He Xi. I was rude just now. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Yuan Qi's face was still pale, his eyes were still on the broken jade pendant, and he didn't even bother to greet her: "If you are really the prince, then can you let me see His Royal Highness Prince Duan?"

She had heard a little about several princes and dukes in the court, and only knew that Prince Duan was currently the most powerful duke. As for Prince Yi, there was no such person in her mind.

Zhou Chang had not expected to "intercept" Yuan Qi at the gate of Prince Duan's mansion, so he said the same thing: "It's useless to find Prince Duan, he won't really help you."

"There are differences between princes. Forgive me for being so rude, but I have never seen a prince who was kicked out." Perhaps it was because Zhou Chang stepped on the jade pendant and Yuan Qi was still in a bad mood.

Zhou Chang was embarrassed. He withdrew his hand holding the jade pendant and put it into his sleeve, but he didn't know how to continue the conversation.

Yuan Qi glanced at the tightly closed door of Prince Duan's mansion, frowned, and had an idea: "Since you are also a prince, then either compensate me for the jade pendant or help me meet His Royal Highness Prince Duan."

"If you meet Prince Duan and ask for help from him, he will not agree to help you. There are so many princes and nobles in the imperial city, you might as well consider other candidates." Zhou Chang was either hinting or blatantly promoting herself.

Yuan Qi's eyes dimmed, but he pursed his lips and said stubbornly: "This concerns my father's life, I will ask for it no matter what."

"Oh, it's useless." Zhou Chang blurted out.

Now that we have Prince Yi's memories, Prince Yi and Prince Duan are brothers after all, and Prince Yi knows Prince Duan better than outsiders.

Yuan Qi's eyes moved to the gate of Prince Duan's mansion. This was her fourth day here, but she hadn't even stepped through the threshold. "If His Royal Highness Prince Yi is unwilling to help, please compensate me for the jade pendant."

"Don't hang yourself on a tree." Zhou Chang almost said directly that Prince Duan was not a good person.

Yuan Qi, however, has already regarded Prince Duan as his last straw: "Either compensate me for the jade pendant, or help me meet His Royal Highness Prince Duan."

It is difficult to keep the treasure intact, not to mention that it is priceless and it is impossible to expect anyone to be able to pay for it. She only hopes that even if she has to take advantage of it, she must seize the last chance to meet Prince Duan.

It's no use saying it...

What should I do?

Zhou Chang’s mind was filled with the vast snowfield, connected into patches of white.

I didn't expect that Yuan Qi would change so much after not seeing him for half a month.

"This jade pendant is priceless. Even if you have money, I'm afraid you can't afford it." Yuan Qi was not a person who used his wealth to bully others, but now he didn't care and kept pressing him. "I don't have to ask you to pay, as long as you can help me meet His Royal Highness Prince Duan..."

"Hey, young lady, don't just say it's priceless. This thing looks like a piece of date cake, how can it be priceless?" The skinny monkey always speaks from his stomach and not from his heart, and seeing that his prince has lost his usual eloquence and is standing there stupidly, he has no choice but to come forward and help.

Yuan Qi reached out his hand to take back the jade pendant, his eyes full of shattered pride, and a hint of coldness on the corners of his mouth: "This jade pendant is called He Bao Lian Zhi, and it is said to be from ancient times..."

"I know, and I believe you." Zhou Chang's expression suddenly became serious.

"Believe me?" Yuan Qi was surprised. His eyes lit up but then dimmed in an instant. "So what if you believe me? You can't afford the compensation, so you better help me introduce him to His Royal Highness Prince Duan."

Every time Yuan Qi asked to see Prince Duan, Zhou Chang did not react, but he could clearly feel Prince Yi's consciousness like a cat scratching his heart, making him feel indescribable.

Zhou Chang curled his fingers, took a deep breath, and used all his stamina to say the same thing: "Don't ask him, don't believe him, just believe me, I will help you."

"You? Help me?" Yuan Qi's eyes flickered, and he could only shake his head, "Why?"

Zhou Chang was also willing to risk his life to gain trust: "The case of the Minister of Revenue Minhang collaborating with the enemy and treason involved the smuggling of foreign Kabuki by the Yuan merchant ship. The ship was originally carrying Kabuki, but something went wrong and spies from the Mirage Kingdom sneaked in. Your father was not aware of this. There were correspondence as physical evidence in this case, but for some reason, all the evidence was presented to the three courts, but they all turned a blind eye and he was still sentenced to death. Is that right?"

Yuan Qi nodded in surprise.

"On the surface, Yaoyuefang is run by the Yuan family, but the umbrella behind it is the Minister of Revenue Minhang, and the real backer behind it is Prince Duan. The batch of kabuki were originally the 'goods' that Minhang commissioned your Yuan family to buy, and some of them were even intended for Prince Duan. Now that something has happened, Minhang himself is in danger and his family has been confiscated and exterminated, while Prince Duan has been hiding in the background and never showing his head. Am I right?" Zhou Chang wanted to repeat everything that had happened before.

Yuan Qi was speechless.

"Do you think that since Prince Duan is the backer of Yaoyuefang and Minhang, and your Yuan family is working for him this time, you have the best reason to ask him for help?" Zhou Chang asked three questions in a row.

"..." Yuan Qi was silent for a long time.

"Miss Yuan?" Zhou Chang finally said everything he could say.

Yuan Qi seemed to have not recovered from his surprise: "How do you know so much?"

"Don't worry about how I know this." Zhou Chang used his last trick, "I will go to the palace tomorrow and meet the emperor directly to seek justice for your father."

Yuan Qi's whole body was shocked as if he had been electrocuted.

After a long while, he managed to utter, "Can you really help me too?"

Zhou Chang nodded solemnly: "If you have any evidence, bring it to the palace gate tomorrow. It would be best if it is different from the one submitted to the Ministry of Justice. I will present it to the emperor personally."

Yuan Qiqiu's eyes were shining again, but her lips were trembling, not knowing what else to say. Suddenly, only two lines of tears fell. "May everyone's journey be smooth and their wishes come true."