Reborn, meet you again!

A long night passed.

Early the next morning, the sun broke through the clouds, driving away some of the chill.

The master and his two servants, who had hardly slept the entire night, stood outside the gate of the Prince Regent's Palace.

Although the servants of the Regent's Palace said that Jun Jiuchen had not returned from court today, because Jun Jiuchen had previously instructed them to do so, the servants of the Palace still invited them in first.

Song Wan came according to the time his father used to leave court. He thought that if there was nothing special, he wouldn't have to wait too long.

He sat down in the hall with peace of mind, raised his hand to pick up the cup and took a sip to refresh himself.

Half an hour later, Jun Jiuchen finally left the court.

As soon as he entered the door, the servant came forward to report.

"Your Majesty, Miss Jiang is here and is waiting in the main hall."

Jun Jiuchen paused slightly when he heard this.

Jiang Wanqiao?

According to the news brought back by Suifeng, she began to search for the painting with all her heart after leaving the Regent's Palace that day.

But until the news came back yesterday, there was no trace of her contact with Song Wan.

Now only three days have passed in the seven days, why did she suddenly come to my house?

Hiding the doubts in his heart, Jun Jiuchen walked towards the main hall.

Seeing him enter the main hall, Song Wan immediately put down the teacup in his hand and stood up to salute.

"I've met the prince!"

Jun Jiuchen's gaze swept across the boxes in the hands of the two girls behind Song Wan.

The box was long and thin, obviously used to store scrolls...

He couldn't help but frown slightly under the mask.

He strode to the main seat and sat down.

"Seven days haven't passed yet, and Miss Jiang has found the painting for me in advance?"

"I'm sorry to disappoint Your Highness. I haven't found the painting." Song Wan's voice carried just the right amount of disappointment and apology.

"And yesterday, when I went to the Prime Minister's residence to give acupuncture to the old lady of the Song family, I unexpectedly learned from Prime Minister Song that the painting that the prince was looking for had been burned."

"So I'm afraid I can't agree to the prince's conditions!"

Upon hearing this, Jun Jiuchen looked at the woman in front of him calmly.

"Oh? Ruined? That's a pity..."

"So Miss Jiang came here today just to tell me this news?"

Song Wan was puzzled when she heard Jun Jiuchen say it was a pity but there was not much regret in his tone.

If he was really that obsessed with finding the painting, this shouldn't be his reaction.

But she didn't have time to think about it at the moment, and just thought that he was used to not showing his emotions on his face.

"Of course not! Even though the painting is destroyed, since this is the wish of your friend, I should naturally share your worries."

"From what the prince said that day, it seems his friend doesn't care who painted this picture."

"So I specifically found a copy of a lone goose painting. Before coming to the palace today, I took it to the shopkeeper at Wenyuanzhai for appreciation. He said that if the painting wasn't a little new, it would be hard to tell the real thing from the fake."

"I wonder if Your Highness could ask your friend to come and take a look? If he thinks this painting can be replaced, Your Highness would consider whether you could, in consideration of my sincerity, allow me to pass?"

Upon hearing this, Jun Jiuchen's grip on the cup tightened unconsciously.

A dark light flashed across his eyes very quickly.

How can it be?

After Jiang Wanqiao left the Regent's Palace, Suifeng followed her all the time.

Since Song Wan did not show up, where did she find the painting that could be so realistic?

Even though his mind was in turmoil, Jun Jiuchen still suppressed his emotions.

He couldn't alert the enemy before figuring out what was going on with the painting.

"I understand what Miss Jiang means, but... I'm afraid my friend won't be able to come today for a while."

"Miss Jiang, why don't you leave the painting behind first? If he thinks it's feasible, Miss Jiang's proposal today is not out of the question."

Although Song Wan was somewhat anxious to get an answer, she also knew that she had done everything she could and there was no point in being anxious now.

He only asked Luluo and Hongshang to present the two paintings to the servants of the Regent's Palace and stood up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"By the way, to show my sincerity, I also painted a picture myself and gave it to the prince's friend. I will leave it with this painting of the lone goose. I hope the prince's friend will not dislike it."

Jun Jiuchen just said "hmm" in response.

Song Wan bowed politely again.

"Then the woman took her leave!

After Song Wan and his group left, Jun Jiuchen's eyes fell on the brocade box on the table.

He ordered someone to fetch another painting from the study, and then dismissed all the servants in the room and opened the scroll. It was the painting of a lone goose that the second prince had bought from Song Wan a few years ago.

Then, he opened the brocade box marked with the picture of a lone goose that Song Wan had sent him today.

Two paintings that were almost identical except for their age were immediately presented to Jun Jiuchen.

Jun Jiuchen's fingers embedded into his palm almost at the same time.

what happened?

He believed in Suifeng's ability and would never let anyone deliver the painting to Jiang Wanqiao's hands under his nose without his knowledge.

But this painting before me...

How to explain it?