Xuanyuan Fengran, who had been watching silently, clenched the hilt of the knife indifferently, then followed A Bao's gaze and looked at Shi Zejing who had walked away.

Xuanyuan Fengran's tone seemed calm, "Do you care about him a lot?"

Hearing this, A Bao said with a sense of loss: "Uncle, he looks very much like someone I know."

She was really curious about the relationship between Shi Zejing and Meng Guanjing.

But Meng Guanjing said that he had no brothers.

A Bao was full of doubts and sighed worriedly.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Fengran recalled Jian Gou's information, and a cold light flashed in his black eyes.

An hour later.

Due to a chain failure, the ship's departure was delayed.

When Abao came out of the cabin with the ancient book, he accidentally saw a scene.

The summer is hot, and it is even hotter than fire at noon.

On the deck of the ship, Shi Zejing was taking a bath in the river with half of his body naked.

A whole bucket of water was poured over his head, making a loud noise and splashing water everywhere.

Shi Zejing happily shook off the water droplets on his head, but was surprised to see Abao standing by the cabin door, still trying to see others through him.

At that time, Zejing was suddenly stunned.

At the same time, the princess, who was described in the rumors as having a bad temper and being difficult to approach, walked up to him silently and handed him the ancient book in her hand.

Fearing that he would be punished for impoliteness, Shi Zejing nervously grabbed the outer robe beside him and put it on, wondering, "What is Your Highness doing?"

A Bao tried to see Meng Guanjing through the Shi Ze Mirror, "Open it and take a look."

Shi Zejing was puzzled. He first pulled the cloth hanging on the plywood railing to dry his hands, and then carefully took the fragile ancient book.

But when he opened the first page, he was shocked. “Is this the Record of Yuzhi?!”

Holding an ancient book is like holding a life-saving medicine.

At this time, Zejing's expression became serious and cautious.

A Bao said slowly: "The Record of Yuzhi is the only copy left in the world. You cannot take it out of the palace, and you cannot enter Wenyuan Pavilion with your current identity."

"This copy of Yuzhilu is copied by me. I'll give it to you to slowly dissect."

Hearing this, Shi Zejing had only one thought.

Could it be that this princess knew about the secret connection between "Yuzhilu" and Mengjia Village?

Thinking of this, Shi Zejing felt strange, because he was the only one who left Mengjia Village alive.

So, who told the princess the secret of Mengjia Village?

At this time, Hongxiu led the maids to place lunch in the pavilion on the deck of the ship.

It was a bright summer day, and Princess Diyang of Daqi was leisurely and drinking by herself.

There was none of the arrogance, domineering and self-indulgent behavior that Shi Zejing had heard of.

After a long silence, Shi Zejing finally came to his senses.

He asked tentatively, "The Record of Yu's Governance has been hidden in the palace for a long time. Why did the princess give it to a commoner?"

A Bao stroked the rim of the wine glass and chuckled calmly.

"Because you need it."

——Because Meng Guanjing you need it.

This is a test.

Sure enough, the vigilance and alertness on Shi Zejing's face proved one thing.

Everything that Meng Guanjing told her about Mengjia Village in her previous life was true.

Shi Zejing is involved with Mengjia Village.

After saying that, A Bao pushed the wine glass to Shi Zejing, "Pear blossoms are white in April, want to try it?"

Shi Zejing took the wine glass, but he felt more and more uneasy.

How did the princess know that this book "Yu Zhi Lu" would be useful to him?

Shi Zejing clenched his glass tightly, wanting to know clearly, "Your Highness, Princess, what exactly do you want to do?"

A Bao answered calmly, "This is just a way for me to win people's hearts."

Shi Zejing was very alert, "What use can a commoner have on the princess?"

"After all, it is useful. Master Shi, please wait patiently."

A Bao deliberately smiled nonchalantly, but after she finished speaking, the smile on her lips paused.

The night before Meng Guanjing took up his post as the Jiangnan River official.

At the farewell banquet, Meng Guanjing borrowed "Yu Zhi Lu" from her.

She agreed, and Pei Guichen offered to help.

However, the "Yu Zhi Lu" that Pei Guichen brought was missing six pages, the six most important pages.

She believed Pei Guichen's explanation that "Yu Zhi Lu" was originally incomplete.

A Bao chuckled, picked up the wine glass, and looked at Shi Zejing, who had the same face as Meng Guanjing.

Six years later, she was buried alive.

But in Pei Guichen's memorial, she saw the rest of Meng Guanjing's life.

The incomplete copy of "Yu Zhi Lu" that Meng Guanjing got could not help him get rid of his suffering, so Meng Guanjing would go back to Mengjia Village once a year, drink alcohol to endure the excruciating pain, and then wake up.

Year after year, there is no relief.

This continued until Meng Guanjing fell into the river and died.

A Bao remembered that after Pei Guichen received the news of Meng Guanjing's death, he took out the six pages of "Yu Zhi Lu" that he had torn off and hidden for nearly twenty years.

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