After hearing her words, Jun Moxie was silent for a moment: "In my heart, the throne belongs to my eldest brother."
Xu Jinyi was puzzled: "Brother? The eldest prince?"
Jun Moxie nodded: "I've never told anyone that, but actually, my eldest brother and I are brothers from the same mother."
"After my mother gave birth to my eldest brother, she was framed and banished to the cold palace. He could only be raised under the name of Concubine He."
"Even after the truth was revealed and Mother regained her favor, she didn't bring my eldest brother back."
Xu Jinyi looked at Jun Moxie, a hint of pity flashing across his eyes that he couldn't detect.
With the memories of his previous life, Xu Jinyi knew clearly that the eldest prince was actually a hungry wolf in sheep's clothing.
In his previous life, the eldest prince had done many tricks to bring him to this end.
"You have a good relationship with your eldest brother? Did you tell him the departure date when you returned this time?"
The air was suddenly quiet and you could hear the sound of falling leaves.
Jun Moxie's expression turned ugly, and his body shook.
He clenched his fists, pursed his lips and said nothing.
All the white fog that blocked his way was cleared away, and Jun Moxie was shocked by all the previous signs.
Seeing this, Xu Jinyi was worried that he might be upset and was about to say a few words of comfort.
He just laughed out loud: "It turns out I was a complete fool. I never doubted him for all these years."
"My good brother and my good father are all acting, all lies."
The filial piety and brotherhood of the past have become a joke, and the kindness in the heart has been burned away.
Xu Jinyi looked at him and knew in his heart that the kind and benevolent Jun Moxie of the past would never come back.
Just like her.
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In the capital, everyone was paying attention to the fact that the third prince was attacked on his way back to the capital, fell into the water and his whereabouts were unknown, and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
Everyone was watching at once, some were really worried, while others were secretly happy.
Upon learning that the Third Prince had fallen into the water and was seriously injured, bursts of laughter echoed from the secret room in the Second Prince's mansion.
"Go, send more people to investigate this route back to Beijing. We must not let him return alive."
"But now the third prince has disappeared. I don't know if it will be easy to find him." said the Minister of Revenue.
"Don't worry, there are many people who want him dead. I heard that my eldest brother went to the palace to see the emperor today. I wonder how distressed my father must be to learn that the third brother is missing. How many people will he send out?"
When Xu Jinyi and Jun Moxie were far away from that troubled place and wanted to go into the city to buy horses for their journey.
But they found that the city gate was guarded by soldiers, who checked carefully one by one.
Xu Jinyi pulled Jun Moxie away from the team and walked to the city wall to look at the notice posted there.
After taking a closer look at the portrait above, their faces turned cold.
"It seems that my father intends to kill me here?"
The notice stated that the third prince was seriously injured and missing, and hoped that anyone who saw them would inform the local authorities and provide assistance.
If you find the third prince, there will be a reward of ten thousand taels.
Xu Jinyi listened to everyone talking about how good the emperor was and how much he cared about the third prince, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The two turned around and found a place to disguise themselves carefully.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid that on the way back to the capital, every place will be posted with notices looking for you."
"And those people just now checked very carefully, even pulling at their faces and beards. I'm afraid it will be difficult to disguise them."
Jun Moxie's eyes were icy. "Does this look like searching for one's biological son? It's clearly investigating a criminal."
For a moment, Xu Jinyi was also worried. After all, no disguise method would be useful in such an investigation.
If they took a smaller route and skipped the town, they would have to travel a very long way.
Without horses, they would not be able to get back in three months, let alone one month, if they had to walk.
"If you disguise yourself as a woman, it will be much easier to pass through the city gate."
Xu Jinyi was drinking tea and almost spit out a mouthful of tea when he heard this.
“Ahem…”
Xu Jinyi drank the water in one gulp, choking and his face turned red, and he slapped his chest.
"How can you be so careless?"
As he spoke, Jun Moxie wiped the tea from the corner of her lips and patted her back gently.
Xu Jinyi looked at him and said, "Your Highness, do you want to disguise yourself as a woman?"
Jun Moxie turned his face away unnaturally: "It's safer this way."
"But you have such a large frame, it would be weird, and I'm afraid it would make you more easily discovered."
Mo Junxie just smiled, stood up, and then his bones made a "cracking" sound.
The tall and straight body instantly shrank into a petite figure like a woman.
The clothes that fit him well became loose and draped over him.
Xu Jinyi's eyes widened, it was truly eye-opening.
"Your Highness, please wait. I'll go buy two sets of women's clothing."
Xu Jinyi's heart was pounding, not knowing what to do next.
Those people knew her face. If she didn't change into women's clothes, she would be searched or recognized.
The best thing to do is to change back to women's clothing, but if he does that, Jun Moxie will find out.
She could feel that Jun Moxie seemed to have some feelings for her, but she didn't dare to bet on how much.
I just found out that I was betrayed and hurt by someone I trusted, and now I find out that she is a liar.
Would he drive her away in a fit of rage?
Or should she confess first?
Xu Jinyi was walking on the road absent-mindedly, holding two sets of women's clothing. He didn't pay attention to the road conditions and kicked a stone on the ground.
Xu Jinyi screamed and fell forward.
Jun Moxie suddenly appeared and hugged her falling body.
Xu Jinyi's face suddenly turned red, and her almond-shaped eyes stared at the big palm in front of her chest with wide eyes.
Because the weather is hot now, she just wrapped her bra tightly and wore only two thin pieces of clothes.
The warmth of that big hand seemed to burn her through her clothes, and her heart beat rapidly.
Jun Moxie was also suspicious of the softness under his palm, and his brows slowly furrowed.
Jun Moxie even pinched her because he was worried that Xu Jinyi had some hidden illness or injury that he hadn't told him.
Xu Jinyi almost screamed out loud, and quickly stood up and stepped back, her face flushed red.
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