Ji Xingzhi clearly heard these words, neither light nor heavy, and her feet paused slightly. Her heart seemed to be scratched by something, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable. But besides the discomfort, she felt more confused.

Hua Yihen said that he had been looking for her for nine years, but she had no idea about it. Logically speaking, it was impossible for her not to know.

Nine years, what a long time...

Ji Xingzhi was stunned and said, "I... don't know."

She really didn't know. Apart from knowing that Hua Yihen was looking for her when she just left, she knew basically nothing about Hua Zhou. If she knew that Hua Yihen had been looking for her for so many years, she would have explained it to Hua Yihen long ago. She didn't expect Hua Yihen to be so persistent.

At this moment, Ji Xingzhi finally understood why Su Yang had asked Su Cheng to tell her to stay away...

"I have been looking for you for nine years. This has long been known to everyone in the Five States. As the emperor of Lizhou, how could you not know it?" Hua Yihen said lightly, his tone sounding a little vague.

Ji Xingzhi's heart stagnated, and she didn't want to continue this topic: "Go to bed early."

That night, Ji Xingzhi slept restlessly, wondering why she hadn't heard that Hua Yihen was looking for her. She only knew about it from Su Ju at first, and the more she thought about it, the more confused she became. The more confused she became, the more she thought about it. She wasn't a stubborn person, and often times, when she couldn't figure something out, she simply gave up. But this one incident was so strange that she couldn't let it go. It was just too strange. Everyone in the Five States knew about it, but she didn't.

Therefore, Ji Xingzhi went to bed very late, and it was dawn before he slept for a while.

The next day, after washing up, Ji Xingzhi ordered someone to bring food into the bedroom and then sent all the palace people away.

After the meal, Ji Xingzhi asked Hua Yihen, "When are you leaving?"

Hua Yihen said: "Don't worry."

Ji Xingzhi frowned: "Aren't you worried about Prince Xun's Mansion at all?"

"Prince Xun's Mansion? You also mentioned Prince Xun's Mansion yesterday, and said that I put the entire Prince Xun's Mansion in danger for you. What do you mean?" Hua Yihen also frowned.

Ji Xingzhi's mouth twitched, and he corrected himself, "Hey! That's not what I said yesterday. I said that you put the entire Xunwang Mansion in danger for a woman."

"Is there any difference?" Hua Yihen glanced at Ji Xingzhi indifferently.

Ji Xingzhi held his forehead with a frown, uh... it seems there is no difference.

Ji Xingzhi rolled his eyes at Hua Yihen, then straightened his face and said, "Let's get down to business. Judging from your appearance, you seem to know nothing about what happened in Huazhou."

At this point, Ji Xingzhi paused, then continued, "About a month ago, news of the death of the Huazhou War God Prince Xun spread like wildfire. The Huazhou Emperor, accusing Prince Xun of treason, ordered a siege of Prince Xun's mansion. As far as I know, the people in Prince Xun's mansion refused to accept this and argued with the Huazhou Imperial Guards. Many people died. Later, Prince Xun's mansion was outnumbered and was besieged. Now... they may still be trapped in the mansion."

Hua Yihen's face turned gloomy and his hands were clenched tightly.

Ji Xingzhi was just thinking about whether to say something when at this moment, Rumei's voice came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, Lord Wu wants to see you regarding something important." Rumei said.

Upon hearing this, Ji Xingzhi did not speak immediately, but turned his gaze to Hua Yihen.

Hua Yihen understood what was going on, and without Ji Xingzhi telling him anything, he jumped onto the beam and hid.

Ji Xingzhi waited until Hua Yihen was hidden before sitting at the table and loudly said, "Announce."