“Didn’t find it?” Yu Jin’s face turned completely dark.

Jiang Zhan's death had already made Asi and his father-in-law extremely sad. How sad would they be if they heard that even his body had not been found?

Pan Hai subconsciously moved back, his scalp tingling.

I always feel that Prince Yan would dare to hit him even in front of the emperor... Uh, why did he come up with such an idea?

"Eunuch Pan, I want to know the details."

Pan Hai said hurriedly: "Parts of the soldiers from the two armies fought in the Jishui area. Ninety percent of our people were killed or wounded. The surviving soldiers retreated in a hurry and later returned to clean up the battlefield. In fact, it had already been cleaned up by the Nanlan Army... In short, after careful searches many times, the remains of the Prince of Dongping were still not found..."

There has always been an unwritten rule on the battlefield. No matter how much hatred the two sides have for each other or how fierce the fighting is, time will be set aside to clean up the battlefield after a war.

The so-called cleaning of the battlefield actually means collecting the bodies of your own comrades while not destroying the bodies of the enemy soldiers.

When alive, they were enemies; after death, no matter which side they belonged to, they were all heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country.

As a result, the remains of most of the fallen soldiers will be recovered.

Of course there are exceptions, such as a very small number of people who were buried in rolling rocks, fell off a cliff or in a river, and other accidents, in which case the body would be difficult to recover.

Seeing Yu Jin's grim expression, Pan Hai added, "This time we fought with the Nanlan Army in the Jishui area, and some soldiers' bodies fell into the Jishui River. I'm afraid the remains of the Prince of Dongping were among them..."

Yu Jin looked at Emperor Jingming with a gloomy face: "Father, I will not be able to explain this result to my wife when I go back."

Emperor Jingming's eyes flickered: "So what you mean is——"

Are you going to stay in the palace forever?

This is against the rules, and he cannot agree to it even if he feels sorry for the plight of the seventh brother's wife.

Yu Jin pursed his lips tightly, remained silent for a moment, and seemed to have made up his mind, then he said, "My son wants to go to the south himself."

Emperor Jingming raised his eyebrows.

Lao Qi wants to go to the south in person?

In the recent battles, the soldiers of Nanlan fought very hard, and Wu Miao, sandwiched between Da Zhou and Nanlan, was in turmoil due to rumors that the saint was dead. It might not be safe for Lao Qi to go...

Emperor Jingming hesitated for a moment.

Seeing this, Yu Jin said calmly, "Father, I have been in the south for many years. I am afraid that many of the soldiers who went south are not as familiar with it as I am. As for the Wu Miao, I have also dealt with them before. This time I go to the south, my main purpose is to find my uncle's body, and I can also investigate the situation of the Wu Miao. I hope your Majesty will allow it."

Emperor Jingming thought for a moment and asked, "Do you really want to go south?"

"Otherwise, my son won't be able to explain to his wife." Yu Jin looked determined.

Emperor Jingming frowned: "The south is in chaos. Even though you are a prince, you can't send people to guard with great fanfare——"

"There's no need to send guards. It's more convenient with fewer people. My son can just take two private guards with him." Yu Jin replied happily.

Emperor Jingming hesitated.

Yu Jin added: "If we go back like this, my son won't be able to explain to his wife."

Emperor Jingming twitched his lips.

Is this guy threatening him by staying in the palace?

Forget it. Although he was not afraid of threats, the seventh wife did help him solve a lot of troubles, so he agreed for the sake of the seventh wife.

Looking at Yu Jin, Emperor Jingming said with a stern face: "You can go to the south, but just keep a low profile and don't cause any trouble."

"Son knows." Yu Jin responded immediately.

"It would be great if we could find the body of the Prince of Dongping, but if you can't find it, come back earlier. Your wife is suffering from the pain of losing her brother, and your father-in-law is suffering from the pain of losing his son, and they both need support."

Yu Jin lowered his eyes and said, "Son understands."

Anyway, the emperor has already agreed to his request, so naturally whatever he says is fine.

After leaving the palace and returning to Prince Yan's Mansion, Yu Jin began to have a headache again.

Asi is still waiting, but all he brings back is bad news...

Yu Jin walked into Yuhe Garden with heavy steps, and saw Jiang Si sitting under a tree in a daze.

He walked quickly over and held her hand.

Her slender hands were icy cold.

Yu Jin took off his cloak and put it on Jiang Si, sighing, "It's so cold, how long have you been sitting here?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Ah Man standing beside him and said unhappily, "I wonder if you should persuade the princess to go inside?"

Ah Man lowered his head and secretly stuck out his tongue.

When the master is unhappy, the prince's temper becomes worse.

Jiang Si said, "It's none of their business. I was bored in the room, so I came out to get some fresh air. Ah-jin, your father summoned you to the palace. Is there any news from the south?"

"Um."

Jiang Si pursed her lips and said in a dull voice: "Second brother, he——"

She was eager to see her brother, but she was afraid to see him.

Until now, she still didn't want to believe that her brother was dead, and she couldn't imagine what it would be like for that cheerful and handsome brother to die on the battlefield.

"The body has not been found." A short pain is worse than a long one, a short trouble is worse than a long one. Yu Jinxin said the news directly.

Jiang Si was stunned for a moment, and murmured, "How come I can't find him? What about my second brother?"

"The two armies fought in the area of ​​the Je River, and perhaps the body fell into the river—"

Yu Jin was halfway through his words when he noticed that Jiang Si's face was becoming uglier, even uglier than pale, and his whole body was shaking violently.

"Asi, calm down--" Yu Jin grabbed Jiang Si's hand, and the cold hand trembled even more violently in his hand.

At this moment, Jiang Si could no longer hear Yu Jin's call. Only his words just now echoed in his ears: the two armies were fighting in the Jishui area, and perhaps the body fell into the river.

Fear and despair spread in her heart, gradually overwhelming her.

In her previous life, her second brother died in the Jinshui River. She tried her best to save him from the bad fate, but after many twists and turns, he still died in the water...

If that's the case, then what about my father? What about my elder sister? What about her and Ah Huan?

"Asi, I'm going to the south!" Yu Jin held Jiang Si's shoulders with both hands and said loudly.

Jiang Si suddenly came to his senses. Through the tears, the face of the man standing so close to him seemed a little blurry.

But no matter how blurry it was, she was still familiar with every inch of his outline.

"Are you going south?" Jiang Si asked slowly, trying his best to suppress his overwhelming despair and panic.

The death of her second brother was a huge blow to her, but she would not collapse because she still had many people she wanted to protect.

Thinking of this, Jiang Si's eyes became clearer.

"Asi, I have asked my father to agree to leave for the south tomorrow to see if we can find your second brother's body."

Jiang Si pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, then said, "I want to go too."

Yu sighed: "We still have Ah Huan to take care of."

Jiang Si smiled bitterly.

Yes, Ah Huan can't leave her mother, so she can only talk about it. There are always too many things in this world that are beyond one's control, and it is impossible to do everything as one wishes.

"Then I will take good care of my daughter, and you can go as soon as possible."