The ancient martial arts master traveled through time

"I've never seen it, so I don't know what it looks like, but the blueprint is in the hands of the Saint."

Ruan Xiaojiu kept this matter in mind and wanted to see what it was when she had the chance.

Keqi continued, "The Saint wants to get rid of the Saint, obtain the blueprint, and then ascend himself."

Ruan Xiaojiu asked a few more questions in succession, and Keqi answered them all honestly.

Ruan Xiaojiu felt that it was boring and he had asked almost all the questions he needed to ask, so he stood up and was about to leave.

Nuqi was anxious and shouted, "Your Majesty, you said that if I satisfied you, you would let me go."

Ruan Xiaojiu was too lazy to pay attention and left the prison directly.

After he left, a guard who was watching over him walked up to Lu Qi, patted his face and said, "You want the prince to let you go? Don't dream. You could have held anyone else hostage, but you chose the princess. The princess is the apple of the prince's eye. You've offended the prince, and you'll never leave here in your lifetime."

Nu Qi was terrified. He didn't want to stay here. It would be better to kill him with a sword. He closed his eyes in despair.

The guards stripped him naked as usual, brought a dozen torches, and placed them one meter around him. They roasted him with fire once every hour. Some parts of his body were roasted, but it was not fatal.

Only now did he realize how terrible it was to offend the Ninth Prince of Qin.

Early in the morning, after a night of torment, Ruan Xiaojiu finally waited for dawn.

As usual, Xiao Cui knocked on the door and entered. Seeing her own prince sitting there wrapped in a quilt with his eyes open and dozing, she wanted to laugh: "Prince, did you not sleep well last night? Why do you look so listless?"

[I didn't sleep all night, okay? There's no way I'm feeling energetic.]

Ruan Xiaojiu yawned, threw back the quilt, patted his face, got out of bed and said, "Where's the princess? Is she up?"

Xiao Cui wrung out the towel and handed it to her prince to wipe his face. She replied, "I heard from Xiao Fuzi that the princess didn't seem to sleep well last night. You haven't released the princess from house arrest yet, so she should still be in the room."

"Grounded?"

Ruan Xiaojiu then remembered that Ruan Siqi was still under house arrest. He came to see her in her room yesterday, probably because he heard that she was sick and was concerned about her.

Ruan Xiaojiu curled his lips.

"I'm going to have dinner with the princess today, so I'll lift his house arrest. Also, tell him that as long as he behaves well in the future, I won't treat him unfairly."

"Yes...your Majesty."

The prince really has the princess in his heart, Xiao Cui thought to herself.

After washing up, Ruan Xiaojiu came to the dining room. The servants were setting the table. A moment later, Ruan Siqi came over and coughed lightly, "How are you feeling today, Xiaojiu? Is your head still hurting?"

"I'm much better now. It's still my uncle who cares about me. His technique is extraordinary. Can you massage Xiaojiu for a while?"

Ruan Siqi choked. He shouldn't have asked. Her expression was a little unnatural, and she didn't dare to look Ruan Xiaojiu in the eye. She looked at the servants around her. There were still people there. Xiaojiu didn't speak with any restraint. She sat in her seat awkwardly.

He cleared his throat and said, "Father said he would be here soon and asked you not to leave. Something might happen."

"Oh? Master is coming over?"

Xiao Cui quickly replied, "The news from the Grand Tutor's Mansion this morning said that the prince should not go out after dinner."

Could it be that the princess and envoy from Zidan Kingdom have arrived? Ruan Xiaojiu speculated.

At this time, Xiao Si stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, Doctor Wang wants to see you."

"Doctor Wang?" Ruan Xiaojiu had completely forgotten about this person.

Xiao Cui beside her reminded: "The doctor who treated you yesterday."

Ruan Xiaojiu then remembered and looked at Xiao Si and said, "Let him in."

"Yes..." Xiao Si responded and retreated.

Ruan Xiaojiu picked up a large piece of chicken leg for Ruan Siqi and said, "Eat more meat so your body can recover faster. You look so weak."

Ruan Siqi looked at the chicken leg in the bowl, smiled, and took a bite slowly.

Ruan Xiaojiu looked at this beautiful face and curled his lips. At this time, Doctor Wang walked in and bowed, saying, "I greet the prince and the princess."

Ruan Xiaojiu turned to look at the old man below and restrained his smile: "No need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Is there something wrong?" Ruan Xiaojiu asked.

I replied to the prince: "I left home in a hurry yesterday and have not yet informed my wife and children. Please allow me to leave the house and go home."

Ruan Xiaojiu ate the last bite of the meatball, wiped his mouth, and said, "Since you have a wife and children, go back and settle down."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Doctor Wang turned and left.

Wait a minute, Ruan Siqi suddenly called out to Doctor Wang who was about to leave.

Ruan Siqi said, "Since Doctor Wang has a wife and children at home, it's not good to be separated for too long. Why not bring them into the palace as well? Let Xiao Cui find them some work. Then they can all live in the palace from now on. It will be easier for the whole family to be together and take care of each other."

Doctor Wang looked at Ruan Siqi gratefully and stood respectfully aside. He was worrying about how to get the prince to agree to let him bring his wife and children with him.

After hearing what Ruan Siqi said, Ruan Xiaojiu naturally would not refute Ruan Siqi's opinion and agreed, "Okay, Xiao Cui will arrange it."

Xiao Cui quickly agreed, "Yes... Your Majesty."

After breakfast, Ruan Xiaojiu still looked listless. Ruan Siqi asked worriedly, "Xiaojiu, are you really okay? You look very bad."

[Of course not. How can I be in good shape after not getting enough rest for a night?]

"I'm fine, uncle. Why don't we go walk around the yard and help digest the food?"

Ruan Siqi raised her hand and touched Ruan Xiaojiu's hair, and said with a smile: "If you want to go, your uncle will accompany you."

The two of them stood up and walked to the pond beside the rockery to watch the red carp swimming in the water. Xiao Si came to report: "Your Majesty, the Grand Tutor is here."

Ruan Xiaojiu yawned and said, "Uncle, let's go see Grandpa."

"it is good."

When the two of them arrived at the front hall, Ruan Guolong was already seated at the main seat, a servant serving him tea, which he was enjoying. Nearby stood six or seven young, handsome men.

Ruan Siqi entered, raised her leg and walked up to Ruan Guolong, bowing respectfully, "Father."

Ruan Guolong looked at the youngest son he had raised. He had never disliked him before because he was not his biological son, but now he did not like him as much as before. He responded, "Yeah. Are you feeling better recently?" His voice was light and no emotion could be heard.

He heard that Ruan Siqi fell ill the last time she left the Grand Tutor's Mansion, which made Xiaojiu suspicious and dissatisfied.

"It's all right now. Thank you for your concern, father."

"I'm glad you're okay. Sit down."

Ruan Siqi turned around and sat aside.

Ruan Xiaojiu was much more relaxed. He had already sat down and looked at the men beside him. He was a little confused and asked, "What do you mean, sir? Who are these people..."

Ruan Guolong put down his teacup and said with a smile, "Xiaojiu, you're not young anymore. Grandpa knows you've always liked handsome men, so he specially asked someone to select some good-looking men from the homes of several ministers. Do you think they'd satisfy you?"

Oh, the old man is quite sensible! He even knew that he liked handsome men. He glanced at Ruan Siqi and saw that her breathing was a little disordered under her calm expression. Ruan Xiaojiu happened to notice it and immediately became interested.