Brother Huang, he has been planning for a long time

The matter on Aoki's side has been resolved.

Zhong Shui had specially come to Qing Chen to say thank you.

Qingchen was not in a hurry to ask him to track down the secret guard.

After he left, she was debating whether to go to Shedian...

Wouldn't it be too realistic if I didn't go?

Just ignore him after borrowing money from him?

That doesn't work, right?

But as soon as she arrived at Shedian and saw his slightly fiery eyes, she felt uneasy all over.

Taking a deep breath, Qingchen knew that he couldn't be that realistic.

And I agreed with him that from now on, it would be good if we were all brothers and sisters.

Thinking of this, Qingchen went to Shedian today.

However, she practiced in the Shooting Hall for a full hour, but she didn't see Yue Qinghe coming.

Qingchen felt baffled and continued to stay in Shedian for a while longer.

……

As soon as Yue Junxu said he would withdraw from the court, he left Yue Qinghe behind.

After dismissing the servants in the palace, Yue Junxu asked his son: "Lao Wu, how is the investigation of the Xihe Kingdom's proton case going?"

Hearing this, Yue Qinghe looked solemn and said, "If I return to my father, the hostage may have fled back to Xihe Kingdom."

His people searched clearly in Kyoto, and there was no trace of the proton and others.

After that, he sent additional manpower to trace the route to Nishiga Country, and also traced the water routes.

There is still no news, and there is no news from Xihe Kingdom that their eldest prince has returned home.

But this has already happened for a month. No matter what, the chance of catching the proton is probably very slim.

Thinking of this, Yue Qinghe knelt down in the palace to plead guilty, "This is because my son has done something wrong, and I ask my father to punish me."

Yue Junxu sighed, "I can't completely blame you for this..."

He paused and wanted to say something else, but he looked deeply at his son in the palace and said nothing more.

"You go down, this matter is over, it's okay if we can't capture the people. Xiga country has been peaceful for ten years, and it's normal for it to be turbulent again. Rather than having to take every precaution, it's better to build up enough troops like now, Next, a war between the two countries is inevitable."

Yue Qinghe slightly raised her eyes to look at her father who was sitting on the dragon throne, and saw that he looked quite haggard.

I know that he has been worried and overworked recently about the proton matter.

He frowned and said softly: "My son, please retire. Father, please take care of yourself."

Yue Junxu waved.

After Yue Qinghe left the Mingyi Hall, Queen Ran sent someone to send a message asking him to go to the Minghuang Hall.

He raised his eyes and looked at the sky.

I originally wanted to go to Shedian, but Qingchen's little face with fear appeared in my mind.

Nothing more...

He turned and walked in the direction of Minghuang Palace.

When entering the Minghuang Palace, Yue Qinghe saluted Queen Ran, "My son, I wish to express my regards to my mother."

"Qinghe, there is no need to be polite." Queen Ran stood up, with a smile on her face, and looked directly at the woman sitting beside her, her voice filled with joy, "Qinghe, come, this is your uncle's daughter, your cousin."

A hint of displeasure flashed across Yue Qinghe's eyes, and his gaze moved from behind his mother to the woman sitting aside.

He saw the woman standing up immediately after meeting his eyes, and calmly stood up and saluted him: "Zhinian, please see Prince Zhai."

"Yes." Yue Qinghe reacted lightly, looking at his mother's smile, he instantly understood the meaning of her actions at this time, and said: "If my mother has nothing else to do, I have to go back to deal with official documents, so I will retire. "

After that, he turned around and left.

Empress Ran's voice came from behind: "That's just right, Zhinian will go back at the right time. You send Zhinian out of the palace, and be sure to send her safely to Ran's house."

Yue Qinghe frowned and wanted to dodge, but when she turned around, she saw her mother smiling and saying: "Go quickly."

He could only walk out of Minghuang Palace on his own.

Then he stood waiting for Ran Zhinian at the entrance of the palace.

In just a moment, Ran Zhinian walked out of the palace and said in a gentle voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yue Qinghe frowned slightly, said nothing, and walked in the direction of leaving the palace.

Ran Zhinian saw the man walking in front of him and knew that he was not interested in her, but he remembered what Queen Ran had just said to him in the palace.

She still walked quickly to him in small steps and followed his footsteps, "I heard that the prince is good at archery and horseback riding. Zhinian also wants to learn archery and horseback riding. I wonder if the prince has time to give me some advice."

"..." Yue Qinghe raised his eyes to look at her. He originally wanted to refuse directly, but he saw people standing in the corridor not far away.

He paused for a moment and saw that her eyes were inexplicably misted. After seeing Ran Zhinian beside him, he immediately turned around and left with a sullen face.

If he saw it correctly, the look on her face just now was...angry?

"Your Majesty?" Seeing that he was silent for a while, Ran Zhinian called him slightly uneasily.

Then I followed his eyes and saw the back of Yue Qingchen turning around and leaving...

That... seems to be the Ninth Princess?

I heard that the ninth princess in the palace has a cowardly character, but she has a good relationship with the man next to her...

Yue Qinghe came back to his senses, glanced at the woman next to him, and then said: "You will enter the palace in the morning tomorrow, and then someone will take you to the She Palace."

When Ran Zhinian heard this, he was shocked, "Your Highness, are you willing to teach Zhinian archery?"

She knew that the Archery Palace was an indoor archery venue in the palace.

"Yeah." Yue Qinghe responded simply.

After that, he sent her out of the palace and back to Ran Mansion. Along the way, the woman beside him didn't say much.

Originally, he was not a noisy person, and the woman next to him seemed to have a quiet temperament.

So the two of them didn't have much communication.

This reminded Yue Qinghe of the scene when he and the drunken Qingchen were riding in the same carriage.

That girl is someone who can't keep quiet.

Thinking of this, the corners of his lips raised slightly, revealing a smile that he didn't even notice.

When the woman sitting opposite him looked at it, her heartbeat accelerated inexplicably.

Ran Zhinian suddenly felt his face getting hot. He just glanced at the man sitting opposite and was deeply attracted by the faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

She suddenly felt that Queen Ran's suggestion was a good one.

——Zhinian, you are the only legitimate daughter of the right age in the Ran family. You should meet your cousin first. If you don’t like it, your aunt will never force you. Your cousin has lived in the north for many years. He may have a calm temperament and is not good at expressing himself, but he is extremely kind at heart. My aunt thinks that in the future, the queen will still be named Ran.

When he was driven into the palace by his aunt's carriage today, his father expressed his intention to her.

He didn't want to enter the palace, let alone have any contact with any prince.

But if she likes it, as a father, he will never stop her.

Therefore, the family has given her a lot of freedom and allowed her to choose on her own.

but……

Today I met the famous Prince Zhai.

Ran Zhinian only knew that when she saw him, her heartbeat would speed up, and she would be inexplicably looking forward to meeting him again tomorrow.