You died to save me, I promise you a lifetime

Not even three moments later.

Mu Yunge took An Bei out of the house, got on a carriage and headed towards the Grand Secretary's Mansion.

After walking two streets, he quietly asked Annan and Anxi in the dark: "Annan, is there a tail behind you?"

"There are two! Miss, do you want to deal with them?"

"No, just let them follow. They want to see where we're going."

After an incense stick of time, the carriage arrived at the gate of the Grand Secretary's residence. Grand Secretary Wang's second daughter, Wang Jiaxin, was waiting at the gate with her maid.

Seeing someone, she greeted them enthusiastically: "Yun Ge!"

The two of them walked into the mansion hand in hand, talking and laughing.

Lord Wang and his wife were drinking tea in the flower hall, and Mu Yunge went to greet them: "Yunge greets uncle and aunt, sorry to bother you today!"

Lord Wang said cheerfully, "You're welcome. I serve in the same court as your father and brother. You and Jiaxin are of similar age and have similar interests. Come visit me more often in the future."

"Yes!" Mu Yunge responded obediently.

After some pleasantries, Lord Wang waved his hand and said, "You young people, go have some fun. You don't have to stay with us."

After thanking her, Mu Yunge followed Wang Jiaxin out of the flower hall. They walked straight through the back garden and came to a corner door.

Wang Jiaxin raised her chin and said, "Go ahead! When you come out of the teahouse, just knock on the door and someone will open it for you."

"Jiaxin, thank you so much!"

Wang Jiaxin smiled and waved her hand, "Why are you being so polite to me? Go ahead, don't keep that person waiting for too long."

Mu Yunge nodded and hurried through the corner gate.

Outside the corner gate is a narrow passage that can only accommodate one person, and diagonally opposite is the back door of a teahouse.

A man dressed as a guard was waiting at the door. Seeing Mu Yunge, he took two steps forward and greeted her respectfully, "Miss Mu, I am Li Mingzhao, the prince's guard. The prince is waiting. Please follow me."

Mu Yunge glanced at Li Mingzhao and nodded: "Thank you!"

The master and servants followed Li Mingzhao upstairs.

A room on the second floor.

As soon as lunchtime was over, Zhao Jingchen hurriedly called for Chief Steward Qu and said, "Have someone prepare an outfit suitable for meeting friends."

Manager Qu agreed and went to work personally with a smile on his face.

Half an hour later.

Under the guidance of Manager Qu, Zhao Jingchen took off his usual black robe and put on a royal blue embroidered brocade robe with borders. He tied his hair with a jade crown on his head. He was no longer as cold and hard as before, but looked much softer.

"My Lord, you look so handsome and elegant when you are dressed up. You are a peerless young man. If you can smile a little, you will be a handsome young man. Young girls like you."

Zhao Jingchen looked at himself in the bronze mirror and felt a little uncomfortable, but he still forced a smile. Seeing that Manager Qu nodded with satisfaction, he took the lead and walked out of the house.

Li Mingzhao and others who were waiting outside the door suddenly widened their eyes when they saw their master had changed.

Li Mingzhao circled around Zhao Jingchen.

"What a handsome young man! He will definitely charm a lot of ladies when he goes out..."

"Slippery-mouthed and unruly."

After Zhao Jingchen scolded lightly, he was the first to walk out of the mansion.

If you look closely, you will definitely see the corners of his lips slightly raised and a gleam in his eyes.

After many twists and turns, the group finally got rid of the people who were following them and entered the teahouse.

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw him: "Your Majesty, you haven't been here for a long time."

"Well, how's it going?"

"Very well, thank you for your concern, Your Highness!"

"That's all right. If you have any difficulties, please ask someone to go to the palace and tell me. As long as it is within my ability, I am not afraid of any trouble."

Zhao Jingchen glanced at the shopkeeper after he finished speaking and said, "Ah Zhou, it's three quarters past noon. I have a guest. Bring me some tea and snacks that the young lady would like."

"Yes, please come in!" Manager Zhou invited the guests upstairs and into a specific room, then went downstairs to prepare it himself.

Li Mingzhao walked around the room and said, "It's only the beginning of the afternoon, there's still half an hour left."

"Just wait. I'm not anxious, so why are you anxious?"

Li Mingzhao secretly complained.

Not urgent?

No hurry, why are you in such a hurry? You're not saying what you mean...

"What are you still doing standing here? Why don't you go down and wait at the door?"

Look, look, you still say there’s no rush.

Li Mingzhao went out with a grunt, and went downstairs resigned to his fate. When he saw the shopkeeper, he happily went up to him and started a conversation.

"Brother Zhou, how have you been lately? How's business? Has your injury recurred?"

"Everything is fine. Although business is not very good, it is enough to make a living. We have to thank the prince for buying this teahouse for us and giving us the capital to settle down."

"You are all brothers who have accompanied the prince through thick and thin. The prince has never treated his own people unfairly."

"That is!"

"You're busy, I'll go pick someone up outside."

Shopkeeper Zhou hesitated for a moment, but suppressed his curiosity and didn't ask any more questions.

Zhao Jingchen, who was in the side room, got up and sat down countless times before it was finally three quarters past noon.

Soon, Li Mingzhao brought Mu Yunge and others to stop in front of the door of the second-floor wing room. He made a gesture of invitation, and Mu Yunge gently knocked on the door.

"Come in!" A deep and magnetic voice, which had been heard countless times in my mind, came from the compartment.

Mu Yunge pushed the door open and went in. Anbei and Li Mingzhao were guarding outside the door. Annan and Anxi disappeared and hid between the first and second floors.

After closing the door, Mu Yunge walked behind the screen and saw Zhao Jingchen sitting at the tea table, sipping a cup of tea in his hand.

Mu Yunge bowed and said, "Your Highness, your servant greets you!"

Zhao Jingchen pointed to the seat opposite: "You're welcome, take a seat!"

Mu Yunge nodded and sat down, then looked up at Zhao Jingchen.

He was a little different today than I remembered him, and he seemed gentler and more elegant.

Zhao Jingchen moved the tea and snacks in front of Mu Yunge, smiled faintly and said, "Are you surprised that the king asked you to meet him?"

"I wouldn't say I'm surprised, but I'm a little curious. After all, we've only met a handful of times, and we've never met alone."

Zhao Jingchen didn't beat around the bush. "Prince Zhan's Mansion is just like your General's Mansion. They have a lot of spies. It's not easy for them to come out once. Let's get down to business first."

Mu Yunge nodded in agreement and looked at the person who was skillfully pouring tea in front of him. "The servant said that this matter concerns the General's Mansion. Please clarify, Your Highness."

Zhao Jingchen put down the teacup in his hand.

"Last night, I was bored and wanted to go out for a walk. In a forest ten miles outside the city, I saw two secret guards from the General's Mansion being intercepted and killed by people from the Third Brother's Mansion. I rescued them and sent someone to escort them to the border."

Mu Yunge was shocked and stood up from his seat. "Are they both okay?"

"They suffered some minor injuries. My people have already treated them. It's nothing serious."

"I'm glad you're okay. Thank you, Your Highness!" Mu Yunge bowed deeply.

Zhao Jingchen gestured for her to sit down.

"I asked you to come here today not to show off my achievements, but to remind you of two things.

First, the Third Brother and the Lin family intercepted your General's Mansion and wanted to cut off the General's Mansion's connection with the border. Their purpose is not simple."

Having said that, Zhao Jingchen paused and considered his words.

"The second one might be a little far-fetched, but after much thought, I feel it's a matter of great importance, so I'll tell you. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."

Mu Yunge's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that the prince was really reborn?