I asked you to save the villain, not to take him as your wife!

After another two days of travel, they could already see the city gate of the Great Zhou capital in the distance.

The city gate was wide open at this time, and there were people wearing official uniforms of the Great Zhou waiting at the gate.

Bai Qiu Ming was sitting on a horse, with his guards on both sides, and behind him was Bai Yu Shuang's carriage, as well as several other carts full of stuff.

There were clothes and accessories for Bai Qiu Ming and Bai Yu Shuang, as well as silver, money and food.

Of course, gifts for the Emperor of the Great Zhou are also indispensable.

After all, she is here under the name of marriage, so no matter whether it will work out or not, she should at least prepare a gift.

Riding closer on horseback, Bai Qiu Ming pulled the reins lightly to stop the horse.

The middle-aged man in red official uniform stepped forward immediately.

"Your Highness, you have worked hard on the journey. The post station has been cleaned. Please follow me to the post station to settle down. His Highness has prepared a banquet."

"What is your name, sir?" Bai Qiu Ming asked condescendingly without dismounting from his horse.

"It was my negligence. I am Li Ran." Li Ran bowed.

"Lord Li..." Bai Qiu Ming asked in a long tone.

"Your Highness, are you dissatisfied with anything?" Li Ran asked with a smile.

No matter what you think in your heart, you have to keep a smile on your face.

Without waiting for Bai Qiuming's reply, he continued, "If you have any dissatisfaction, Your Highness, please feel free to tell me. I will report it to His Majesty and satisfy your request."

"Since Lord Li has said so, then I will not be polite either," said Bai Qiu Ming.

"Please speak, Your Highness." Li Ran said respectfully.

"It's like this. Two days ago, my prince and my sister were assassinated in the territory of Great Zhou. This was found on the assassin. I hope Great Zhou can give us an explanation." Bai Qiu Ming said, throwing a white jade token to Li Ran.

This token was originally going to be thrown away, but Bai Qiu Ming thought about it and decided to keep it.

He was the only prince of the Qiuci Kingdom, and he was assassinated in the territory of the Great Zhou. It would be a bit suspicious if he did not pursue the matter.

In the original plot, the original owner probably did not trust the officials of the Great Zhou, so he investigated it himself.

Now that Bai Qiu Ming already knew who the murderers behind the scenes were, there was no need to waste time on that matter.

It would be better to leave this matter to the officials of Da Zhou.

If he remembered correctly, this Li Ran was a man of Crown Prince Zhou Ji.

Let him investigate this matter, and he will definitely inform Zhou Ji.

In this way, the beautiful prince knew that someone was trying to plot against him.

I don’t know if Zhou Ji now knows that he is not the emperor’s son.

This is not written in the plot. If Bai Qiu Ming infers it himself, he thinks Zhou Ji should not know it at the moment.

Li Ran caught the token swiftly, and after taking a look at it, his pupils suddenly shrank.

As the prince's aide, he certainly recognized the token.

But he couldn't understand why the prince wanted to assassinate Prince Qiu Ciguo.

Moreover, he was kept in the dark.

Li Ran suppressed the emotions in his eyes and assured Bai Qiu Ming that he would conduct a thorough investigation. He then led Bai Qiu Ming and his party to the post station.

Bai Qiu Ming and his companions had come from a long distance and were exhausted from the long journey, so naturally they had to pack up and wash up when they arrived at the post station.

Taking advantage of this time, Li Ran said that he was going to find someone to investigate the assassin, then turned around and got on the carriage to the East Palace.

As the prince's aide, the guards at the door naturally recognized Li Ran.

Seeing that he was in a hurry, they let him in quickly.

After turning left and right and passing through corridors, Li Ran was so tired that he was sweating. Finally, he saw the Crown Prince whom he had been looking for for a long time in the pavilion in the middle of the lake in the mansion.

The weather was hot, so four large buckets of ice were placed at the four corners of the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

A rather slender figure with long hair scattered down, holding a brush in his right hand, seemingly painting.

Li Ran was originally very anxious, but seeing this he had to suppress his anxious mood.

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is painting, he hates being disturbed the most.

Even if there is something extremely urgent, we have to wait until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finishes painting.

The inside and outside of the pavilion suddenly became quiet.

After about an incense stick of time, the person in the pavilion put down his pen and turned around.

When Zhou Ji was in the palace, he did not like to tie his hair up.

At this moment, his long hair was disheveled, and his beautiful eyes were slightly narrowed, with a bit of laziness.

Li Ran took just one look and quickly lowered his head.

With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's face, it's no wonder that others secretly say he is the cause of trouble.

She is really too beautiful.

Princess Jing'an, the twin of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, is known as the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty because of her appearance.

But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a man, and no one dares to say that he is beautiful.

The last person who was blind was a dandy young man from a minister’s family in the imperial capital.

That guy is a greedy and lustful person.

And it doesn’t matter whether you are a man or a woman.

When he met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the street, he called him a great beauty and asked him to follow him, promising that he would provide him with the best food and drinks.

Originally, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was planning to let this dude go because he knew that guy's father was his man.

It turned out that this fellow really thought his life was too long and actually planned to force the Crown Prince back home.

Zhou Ji was so angry that he laughed.

He ordered his men to cut off the man's tongue, gouge out his eyes, break his limbs, and throw him in front of the minister's door.

Upon learning that his son had been treated in such a miserable state, the minister was naturally furious.

When he came out and saw the Crown Prince, he learned that his son was so bold as to tease the Crown Prince, and his legs became weak with fear.

The incident ended with His Majesty dismissing the minister from his post.

Although this person is Zhou Ji's man, he really doesn't want him anymore.

He can't even educate his own son well, so he has to worry about bad things happening whenever he asks this kind of person to do something.

In short, with the dismissal of a minister, no one in the Zhou Dynasty, from the court to the common people, dared to talk about the prince's appearance anymore.

Even if they said it, they would say it secretly.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhou Ji glanced at Li Ran and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe the ink that was accidentally stained on his hands.

"Your Highness, the prince and princess of Qiuci Kingdom have arrived." Li Ran said respectfully.

"I know." Zhou Ji threw the handkerchief he had used to wipe his hands onto the table.

"There is one more thing. They said they were assassinated two days ago and found this on the assassin." Li Ran said as he took out the white jade token from his waist.

He placed them on both hands and held them horizontally in front of Zhou Ji for him to look at.

Zhou Ji took a look and nodded: "Yes, this is the token of the Prince's Mansion."

When Li Ran heard Zhou Ji admit it, he immediately became anxious.

"Your Highness, don't you also think that it would be a good idea for the princess to marry Prince Qiuci? Why..." Li didn't finish the rest of the sentence.

Zhou Ji's eyes, which were originally narrowed slightly, immediately widened: "You, why are you so stupid? Bai Qiuming sees it much more clearly than you do."

Li Ran: “……?”

……

On the other side, Bai Qiu Ming, who had washed and changed into the clothes of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was already on the street.

The imperial capital of the Great Zhou is really bustling.

There are stalls selling all kinds of snacks, jewelry, and handicrafts everywhere.

Bai Qiu Ming was reading with great interest when the system, which had disappeared since he entered the book and explained the mission, suddenly spoke.

After hearing the system's words clearly, Bai Qiu Ming's expression froze.