The princess only wants to survive, and the cold-faced king of hell begs for mercy

They were willing to kill so many people in Beishan Village to find that thing, which shows how important that thing is.

"What did the prince get?"

Zhao Qiyan chuckled, "A booklet, a statistical book of the number of weapons."

Zhao Ting's eyes lit up. "Then should we immediately return to the capital and present the evidence to the Emperor?"

Zhao Qiyan nodded, "Well, for now, I've revealed my identity and am staying at the inn. They don't dare to act rashly. If we continue south, we'll inevitably be ambushed along the way."

"For safety reasons, we must return to Beijing immediately for deployment."

As he spoke, he looked at Yun Shang with an apologetic look in his eyes, "I promised to take you to Jiangnan for fun, but now I can't go. Once this matter is settled, I will definitely take you to Jiangnan for fun, okay?"

Yun Shang shook her head. "The prince's affairs are important. Jiangnan can be visited anytime, but the opportunity to overthrow the king is not always there."

As he was speaking, a guard suddenly came running to the door to report, "Your Highness, Guard Qi and Master Zhuo are back."

Zhao Qiyan stood up and said, "Come in quickly."

After he and Yunchang came back, they did not leave Tongshan County immediately. One reason was that Yunchang's foot injury made it difficult for her to walk and she needed a few days to recuperate.

In addition, it is to find the whereabouts of Qi Chuan and Zhuo Fang.

Unexpectedly, these two people came back at this time.

Qi Chuan and Zhuo Fang were still wearing the uniforms of mine guards, and they walked in exhausted.

Qi Chuan knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, I am back. Seeing that Your Highness and the Princess are safe and sound, I can finally rest assured."

Zhuo Fang did not kneel down, but nodded slightly as a greeting.

"Fortunately, the prince and princess are still alive. It's worth our efforts to escape."

Zhao Qiyan hurried forward a few steps and helped Qi Chuan up personally, "Get up, you've worked hard this time, I'm glad you're okay."

"Now that you're back, we'll set off back to Beijing immediately."

Yun Shang tilted her head and looked at Zhuo Fang. "Escaped back? Where did you escape from? But you fell into the water and were caught again?"

Just as Qi Chuan was about to speak, Zhuo Fang took the tea from the table and sat down without any hesitation. After drinking it all in one gulp, he began to talk about everything in detail, "Your Highness, you don't know how miserable we are."

"We were washed away by the flood and landed in a village near the same mountain. As a result, all the men in the village were conscripted to work in the mountains mining."

"We had just woken up and changed into farmer's clothes. Before we had time to relax and catch our breath, we were taken by the guards on Tongshan Mountain and taken directly to the mines."

Qi Chuan gave him a look of disdain, "What do you mean by not taking a break? Didn't you just have a meal? You ate five steamed buns in one go, and the old farmer's wife was almost crying."

"If it weren't for those five steamed buns, I wouldn't have made it this far."

The two of them suddenly started bickering. Zhao Qiyan held his forehead with his hand and said in a deep voice, "Qi Chuan, tell me, pick out the important things."

Qi Chuan bowed and spoke concisely, "My subordinate and Zhuo Fang took advantage of the situation and entered the Tongshan Iron Mine, thinking that we could get some information and perhaps find out the whereabouts of the prince and princess."

"It's just that we're mining in the mines. We have a fixed area every day, and there are guards all around. It's difficult to go elsewhere to get information. We haven't been able to find any information for several days."

"Fortunately, God helps those who work hard. Just today, my subordinates discovered something unusual in a mine near the mining area. The mine was suddenly guarded. Since we were nearby, the two of us decided to quietly go over and take a look."

"I just didn't expect that before we even saw anything, the mine would explode, and most of the pit would collapse. To protect ourselves, my subordinates took Zhuo Fang and fled, but they accidentally revealed their martial arts skills, and were hunted by the guards."

"But fortunately, Master Zhuo Fangzhuo was one of the designers of the Tongshan Iron Mine. He knew of a secret mine, and the two of us escaped into it."

Afterwards, Qi Chuan told Zhao Qiyan in detail what they had encountered in the mine.

After he finished speaking, he took out a long sword from his waist. It was the weapon made of fine steel that he had taken out from the mine.

"Your Highness, this knife was brought out by Meng Tai. He asked me to give it to Your Highness, saying it was evidence."

Zhao Qiyan took the long sword, unsheathed it, and examined it carefully. He said with a hint of excitement, "Okay, now that we have the account books and the physical evidence, we must seize the Tongshan Iron Mine from King Cheng."

"As long as the Tongshan Iron Mine is gone, the plan to become king will have to be postponed, or even interrupted outright."

Zhuo Fang sighed, "Even if we take back the Tongshan Iron Mine, we won't be able to stop it for long. As far as I know, there have been travelers in the Tongshan Iron Mine for a long time."

"I think King Cheng must have concealed the output and secretly hidden some of the iron ore somewhere else."

"The loss of just one Tongshan Iron Mine may not completely disrupt their weapons manufacturing plans."

Zhao Qiyan chuckled, "It's okay. As long as my father no longer trusts King Cheng and no longer trusts time travelers, I, the Time Travel Ban Division, can take action."

Zhuo Fang didn't say anything else. He was not very clear about the undercurrents in the court.

Qi Chuan nodded and turned to Yun Shang, "Princess, Meng Tai has something to say to you, Princess."

Yun Shang was pleasantly surprised. "What did Meng Tai say to me? Did he find out something about the matter he helped me investigate?"

"I don't know what it means, but Meng Tai said that as long as I convey the message, the princess will understand."

"Okay, what exactly is that?"

Qi Chuan repeated the story exactly as it happened. "Meng Tai said that Lin Zhiyi wasn't a time traveler, and Mei Niang really didn't have a daughter. He also discovered that the deaths of Mei Niang and her son were caused by people from Xingchen Pavilion."

After hearing this, Yun Shang immediately wanted to stand up. Just when she was halfway up, Zhao Qiyan pushed her back down. "Your foot injury hasn't healed yet. What are you doing getting up? If you have anything to say, just sit down and talk."

She was about to say something, but when she saw the guards in the room, she pursed her lips, did not speak, and turned to look at Zhao Qiyan.

Zhao Qiyan agreed and asked everyone to leave, leaving only Qi Chuan and Zhuo Fang.

Yun Shang finally spoke, "When I was in the Lu Mansion in Qingzhou, a madman rushed towards me. The people in the Lu Mansion were very secretive about this madman and refused to speak openly, so I asked Meng Tai to help me investigate."

"On the night we were abducted by the time traveler to the Ruyi Boat, Meng Tai and I went to meet that madman. Not only that, we also paid our respects at Mei Niang's grave."

"That man, he's not crazy. He's Mei Niang's husband. He said Mei Niang never gave birth to a daughter, so he can't rashly recognize me."