Reborn, meet you again!

At this time, Song Wan had already arrived at the Regent's Palace.

After greeting Jun Jiuchen, she sat down aside and couldn't wait to ask the question that she was most worried about.

"Your Highness, I wonder how your investigation into the "Yao Peng" incident is going?"

Jun Jiuchen seemed to have anticipated that she would ask this question and spoke without hesitation.

"I've already got some clues. Besides, the origin of this thing... should be very familiar to you."

Song Wan was stunned when he heard this.

"I?"

Jun Jiuchen nodded and slowly said three words.

"Shen Jiahe."

When Song Wan heard the three words "Shen Jiahe", a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

"How could it be her?"

Jun Jiuchen raised his hand, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip.

"Don't forget, she was 'rescued' from the Mobei battlefield by Pei Qingyan. Who knows what happened to her during those three years in Mobei? It's not surprising that she did something like this now."

"Ever since she married into the Marquis' Mansion, she's been promoting a wine called Fushengzui at the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion's restaurant, Zuixianlou, west of the city. She claims it has the effect of relieving worries and pain, and sells it for a hefty price of one hundred taels of silver per pot. However, using her title as a princess, some people who want to curry favor with the Queen Mother are willing to do her a favor."

"Who knew that the wine actually had some wonderful properties? It gradually gained a bit of fame among the powerful people in the capital."

Song Wan was a little surprised when she heard this.

"Could it be that the wine was mixed with Yaoping?"

"Even if this one hundred taels of silver dissuaded most ordinary people from coming, if this wine truly became famous, I'm sure there would be quite a few people willing to come and try it. She's using the forbidden drug from Mobei so openly. Isn't she afraid of being noticed by so many people?"

Upon hearing this, Jun Jiuchen put the teacup in his hand back on the table and continued to explain.

"Of course not."

"That wine is just mixed with some Five Stones Powder and some special herbs. It does have some analgesic and uplifting effects."

"Although this Five Stones Powder is a bit hard to come by, it's not a rare item in Shangjing. Even if someone finds it, it won't be a big deal."

"Those who let her use Yao Peng were carefully selected by her."

He originally thought that Shen Jiahe's timing of appearing in Mobei was a coincidence.

Fang Zhong is fine, but Su Ziyao has just arrived in Shangjing and has been settled in Shangjing by Shen Jiahe on behalf of the Queen Mother. She is the only one who can meet Su Ziyao in such a short time and has a connection with Mobei.

So when he learned about the appearance of the Mobei banned medicine in Wenyuan Pavilion that day, he thought of her first.

Only in a few days was the matter finally clarified.

Song Wan thought of something at this time.

"Your Highness, since you said so, I remember something."

"When I was at the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion earlier, I accidentally felt her pulse. The month of her pregnancy was obviously different from what she had told the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion."

"Since she's willing to take this risk, it's either because it's profitable, or because the Mobei people have some leverage over her. But this is treason. If she wasn't willing, she could easily defect and surrender to the Queen Mother now that she has her backing... But she's already done it, so it can only be for profit."

"Your Highness, could it be that the child in her belly is actually the King of Mobei's?"

Jun Jiuchen never wanted to jump to conclusions about uncertain things, so he just said.

"It doesn't matter if it is or not."

"Now that she has taken this step, no matter who she is, she will no longer be tolerated."

"She is still of some use at the moment, so please keep this a secret for now. When the time comes to take action, I will let you know."

Upon hearing this, Song Wan looked at Jun Jiuchen with some doubt.

"Since the prince has learned the truth of the matter, shouldn't he arrest her immediately?"

"This Yao Peng is so terrifying. If we wait one more day, perhaps one more person will be harmed."

A sharp gleam flashed across Jun Jiuchen's eyes.

"Shen Jiahe is just a pawn. Since the Mobei people dared to show their claws, I must naturally demand some interest back."

"Your Highness wants to...use this incident to counterattack Mobei?"

Seeing that she understood what he meant so quickly without him having to explain it in detail, Jun Jiuchen couldn't help but admire her and said a few more words.

"good."

"Do you know why, though the Duke of Ying is clearly a brave warrior, and the armies of Tianqi and Mobei are equally matched, the two countries have been fighting intermittently for so many years, and have even lost four border cities?"

Song Wan thought for a moment before speaking.

"But because of the horses?"

He had heard from his father that there were many grasslands in Mobei and that the nomadic people there were all brave and good at fighting. The war horses they raised were even more powerful. Mobei had expanded its territory a lot in recent years by relying on these heavy cavalry.

Jun Jiuchen nodded upon hearing this.

"Indeed... Although we have recaptured the four border cities and temporarily ceased hostilities with Mobei, the ambitions of the Mobei people cannot be underestimated. Just look at how eager they were to have their officials take action after the truce. This gives us a glimpse into their arrogance."

"As long as we can't truly solve the problem of our horses being inferior to others, they will never truly stop..."

"This battle will start again one day."

Those heavy cavalrymen of Mobei caused the Mobei army to suffer a lot, with countless casualties.

If he and Shangguan Yu had not come up with a surprise plan to trick the people of Mobei, this battle might not have been won so quickly.

Now that the war has stopped, he naturally has to find a way to solve this problem fundamentally.

After all... a strong army means a prosperous country.

However, since the young emperor ascended the throne, the political situation has been unstable. In addition, she found out about the death of her mother, and that besides the late queen, there were other people involved. He was unable to spare time to think of countermeasures.

I didn't expect that the people from Mobei would come to my door so quickly.

As for his adoptive father, he and Shangguan Yu, they had long been "coveting" the Hetao area at the junction of Tianqi and Mobei, which belonged to Mobei.

That is a good place for raising war horses.

If we can seize this opportunity...

Thinking of this, Jun Jiuchen rarely showed a genuine smile on his face.

Song Wan was stunned for a moment.

I didn't expect that this person would look like this when he laughed from the bottom of his heart.

It was like the sun was shining through the clouds, and the lingering gloom on him was completely dissipated. It was really...

good looking.