Emperor Jingming looked at King Qin first.

The Prince of Qin was an adopted son and was used to keeping a low profile. If other princes didn't speak in such situations, it was even less likely that he would speak.

Emperor Jingming looked at Prince Qi.

Prince Qi stood with his head down, his face showing no extra expression, but he had made up his mind that unless Emperor Jingming mentioned him by name, he would definitely not be the first to speak out.

During the period when the throne was vacant, his competition with King Jin had already revealed its true colors. Now that the crown prince has been reinstated, it is the time to reduce his presence as much as possible, and there is no point in him taking the lead.

Be patient for a while and wait for the prince to commit suicide.

Emperor Jingming looked towards King Lu with his eyes wide open.

Prince Lu stood in the corner, thinking that no one noticed him, but in fact, his careless appearance made Emperor Jingming frown.

Ask him to go to Qianhe County? He won't go. He is the only prince among so many people. Why would you think of him with such a hard job?

No, no, I absolutely won’t go!

Emperor Jingming looked at the King of Shu.

The King of Shu’s inner thoughts: I don’t want to go…

King Xiang’s inner thoughts: I don’t want to go…

Yu Jin: My wife is about to give birth, so of course I don’t want to go…

Emperor Jingming was so angry that he touched the white jade paper on the dragon table.

Very good, these little bastards!

Since no one wants to go - Emperor Jingming slowly scanned every person from beginning to end.

The princes immediately became nervous: Father is about to call out names!

I don’t know who is the unlucky one.

"Why is no one speaking?" Emperor Jingming asked first.

The princes gritted their teeth and expressed one thing in succession: it was not good to compete with their brothers for such an honorable mission, and they would obey their father's orders in everything.

"In that case—" Emperor Jingming paused and said calmly, "Then let's draw lots."

The princes all looked strange.

Draw lots?

Is it appropriate to draw lots for such a serious matter?

Emperor Jingming sneered in his heart: There is nothing more suitable than drawing lots, it is fair and just, and no one is cheated.

"What do you think?"

All the princes said in unison: "Drawing lots is the best."

Emperor Jingming glanced at Pan Hai and motioned for him to get the lottery box.

Soon Pan Hai returned holding a red lacquered fortune stick holder with exquisite carvings and stood in front of the crowd.

Emperor Jingming tapped the table lightly and said, "Alright, let's draw lots. You don't have to be polite about this."

Pan Hai cleared his throat and added, "There are six lots in total. Those who draw the orchid lot stay, and those who draw the peony lot go to Qianhe County with the prince."

The princes twitched their lips silently.

It's actually a flower lottery.

The lottery box passed in front of each person, and each prince took a lot from the box.

Yu Jin lowered her eyes and turned over the flower stick, revealing a gorgeous peony flower.

He wiped his face.

Damn, such bad luck!

He was not someone who could not endure hardships. He had crawled among the dead, so a trip to Qianhe County was nothing. But in a month or so, Ah Si was about to give birth...

Yu Jin held the peony stick in his hand, feeling distressed.

Emperor Jingming coughed lightly and asked, "Who drew the peony lot?"

After a moment of silence, Yu Jin stood up and said, "My son drew the peony lot."

The princes' eyes immediately flashed with a mixture of happiness and joy.

When Emperor Jingming saw that it was Yu Jian, he inexplicably felt relieved.

The seventh brother is a capable man. With him accompanying the prince to Qianhe County, at least there is no need to worry about the prince coming back with missing limbs.

"You all can go away. Lao Qi, you stay here."

All the princes breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They had never been so eager to leave the palace as they were now.

In Yu's study, Emperor Jingming looked at the crown prince, then at Yu Jin, and said, "You two brothers should set out tomorrow. You two brothers should support each other and pay attention to safety."

They both answered in unison.

"Seventh Brother, I know you miss your wife. Fortunately, Qianhe County is not far from the capital. You can go there early and come back early. I think it won't take too long..."

"Son understands." Yu Jian didn't show any dissatisfaction on his face.

Since he had already drawn the peony lot, he was not so stupid as to continue to be resentful and make the emperor dislike him in vain.

Seeing that Yu Jin showed no resentment, Emperor Jingming smiled and said, "That's good. You can go out now."

As soon as Yu Jin and the prince walked out of the door one after the other, the prince patted Yu Jin on the shoulder.

Yu Jin subconsciously dodged, and the prince missed his chance. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Seventh brother, I'm very happy that you can accompany me."

Yu Jin laughed.

He is not happy!

The prince was unaware that he was being rejected, and said in a friendly tone: "When Seventh Brother saved Chun'er that day, I knew that you were a good person. I feel relieved to have Seventh Brother accompany me..."

Inexplicably being treated as a good person, Yu Jin twitched his lips and didn't say much. After listening to the prince talking for a long time, he paused and said, "Second brother, don't send me off. It's not convenient for me."

He clasped his fists towards the prince and left quickly.

The prince stood where he was and touched his nose.

The seventh brother is still so cold.

But he could see that Old Seven was cold on the outside but kind on the inside, much better than those guys who were sweet-mouthed but treacherous.

The prince returned to the East Palace and told the princess about his trip to Qianhe County. He reminded her, "You don't need to prepare too many sets of bedding. Just prepare three sets... Oh, and bring my usual pillow. I'm afraid you won't be able to get used to sleeping with another one..."

When the Crown Princess heard that the Crown Prince even brought a spittoon with him, she could no longer bear it and said, "Your Highness is going to provide disaster relief, not to have fun. It is inappropriate to bring these things with you."

"Inappropriate?" The prince jumped up as if he had stepped on his tail. "I just brought something I'm used to. How is that inappropriate? Risking my life to provide disaster relief is already hard and unlucky enough. Can't I make myself a little more comfortable?"

The Crown Princess said solemnly, "Your Highness, the people of Qianhe County are in dire straits. You have been ordered by the Emperor to go and comfort the victims. If you bring your own belongings with you in a carriage, wouldn't it be bad for your reputation if it were seen by officials and the people?"

She originally thought that being a quiet and peaceful king was perfect, but fate played tricks on her. During the sacrifice, an earthquake caused the man to turn over, making her and Chun Ge'er's fate unpredictable.

If the royal family could get a divorce, she really wanted to take Chun Ge'er away from this mess!

"Ruin your reputation?" The Crown Prince hesitated after being asked this by the Crown Princess.

He had finally become the crown prince again and he couldn't ruin his reputation.

"Well, you can take care of it..." The prince said dejectedly. He was too lazy to look at the righteous and cold face of the Crown Princess, so he went to the garden to chat with the palace maid.

Yu Jin returned to the palace and went straight to Yuhe Garden.

Early May is the season when flowers and trees are lush and green. Orchids in Yuhe Garden bloom in clusters in quiet corners, and tall albizzia trees bloom with countless furry pink fans.

Jiang Si's belly was already very big, and she was walking slowly in the yard accompanied by Dou Shuwan.

Erniu followed lazily behind, occasionally using his big furry tail to sweep across the hem of Jiang Si's skirt embroidered with orchids to attract the hostess's attention.

Noticing Yu Jin coming back, Erniu ran to greet him.

Yu Jin was thinking about how to talk to Jiang Si about going to Qianhe County, and didn't notice the enthusiasm of a big dog at all. He walked past with a sullen face.

Erniu: “…”