Emperor Jingming's hand, which was smoothing the white cat's fur, trembled.

The white cat meowed in dissatisfaction, broke free from the big hand and ran away.

Emperor Jingming didn't care about his beloved cat. He stared at Pan Hai and asked, "Is it alive?"

Pan Hai nodded hurriedly: "Yes, the second son Jiang is not dead, he has returned to the Duke of Dongping's mansion."

Emperor Jingming's expression changed from time to time. After a while, he asked, "Where is the King of Yan?"

"Prince Yan went with Second Young Master Jiang."

Emperor Jingming snorted immediately: "After returning to Beijing, you did not come to the palace to report the situation to me, but went to the Dongping Marquis's mansion--"

Is this son being raised by someone else?

Pan Hai didn't know what to say, so he just smiled and said nothing.

Emperor Jingming glanced at him: "It is said that King Yan and Prince Dongping have entered the palace."

Pan Hai hesitated for a moment.

There is nothing wrong with the rumor that Prince Yan entered the palace, but as for the Prince of Dongping...is the Emperor really wrong?

You should know that the children of noble families are not given titles when they are born. Instead, they need to apply for the title, and it will only count after the emperor's approval.

Normally, the emperor would not reject such a request for a title, but there were exceptions.

For example, if one is dissatisfied with a minister, one can suppress his anger and make him more interested. Or if a nobleman wants to register his concubine's son in his wife's name and ask for a title, one has to check before deciding whether the concubine is favored over his wife.

In general, Emperor Jingming was a very considerate emperor. He would not make things difficult for others when things were in accordance with the rules, and would easily refuse to agree to things that were not in accordance with the rules.

Seeing Pan Hai's hesitation, Emperor Jingming raised his eyelids and said, "Go ahead."

"yes."

Seeing Pan Hai was about to leave, Emperor Jingming remembered something and ordered, "Please ask the Queen to come over."

The Queen came over soon and looked at the Emperor who was sitting upright. Having known the man beside her for many years, she felt that the Emperor was a little excited today and not as calm as he appeared.

"The Emperor asked me to come here. What's the matter?"

Emperor Jingming squinted his eyes and said, "Old Seven is back."

The Queen was quite surprised: "The Prince of Yan is back? Then——"

"Bring back the son of the Earl of Dongping."

The queen smiled and said, "Thank goodness, I have not let down the King of Yan's sincerity."

Emperor Jingming knew that the Empress had misunderstood something, but he did not explain and just smiled meaningfully.

Not long after, Pan Hai returned: "Your Majesty, Prince Yan and Second Young Master Jiang have arrived."

"Bring it in."

The queen felt something was wrong.

What does it mean that the Prince of Yan and the Second Master Jiang have arrived?

Just when I was puzzled, I saw two young men walking in side by side and saluted in unison.

As calm as the queen was, she turned pale at this moment, and with a tremble of her hand, she shook the tea lid down, making a sound.

After this mental preparation, Emperor Jingming's expression did not change much, but his eyes kept staring at Jiang Zhan.

He is really back alive and kicking.

"A seat is given to you."

The eunuch brought in two small stools.

Yu Jin and Jiang Zhan sat down obediently.

Emperor Jingming looked at this and that, with countless questions swirling in his mind. He didn't know where to start. Finally, he said, "It's good that the person is back. I'm sure your father is very happy."

Jiang Zhan was quite moved.

Look, the emperor is so kind, he has never taken his eyes off him since he came in. Unlike his father, he was excited for a short while, and only had the good son-in-law in his eyes.

"Tell me how you found it."

Jiang Zhan glanced at Yu Jin.

Yu Jin said, "I found it in Wu Miao."

Emperor Jingming's eyes turned darker: "Wu Miao?"

The queen was wiping the tea splashed on the back of her hand with a handkerchief, and her hand paused when she heard this.

Under the gaze of the emperor and empress, Yu Jin looked calm: "My son went to the south and asked many people. Finally, he got the news from a woman who was washing clothes. She saw people wearing foreign clothes saving a young man from the river. I asked for some details and roughly determined that the rescuers were Wu Miao people. With the idea of ​​not giving up any possibility, I went to the Wu Miao tribe. I didn't expect that my uncle was really saved by them..."

Yu Jin knew very well that one had to mix some truth into his lies so that he would not be easily exposed.

He did go to Wumiao without hiding anything, and Jiang Zhan did live in Wumiao for quite some time. The Jinlin Guards who stayed in the south could find out if they checked carefully. Rather than arousing the suspicion of the emperor, it is better to close this loophole first.

"Since you were saved by Wu Miao at that time, why didn't you send a message?" Emperor Jingming looked at Jiang Zhan and said with a hint of reproach, "The news that you died in battle has made your family sad."

Jiang Zhan secretly admired Yu Jin's foresight, as he had already taught him how to deal with it. Upon hearing this, he said with shame, "It's all my incompetence. I lost my memory after I woke up!"

Amnesia?

Hearing these two words, Emperor Jingming's mouth twitched fiercely, and the first thing he thought of was the dead deposed prince.

That evil beast even suffered from "amnesia" at that time!

Emperor Jingming regained his composure and took a look at the handsome and innocent young man in front of him, and withdrew his thoughts from the unpleasant memories.

This child looks honest and well behaved, so his amnesia must be real.

Besides, if you are in a foreign race, who wouldn't want to contact your own people as soon as possible unless you have lost your memory? There is no point in pretending to have lost your memory.

Emperor Jingming believed this and said with a smile: "No matter what, it's good that you come back safely."

Jiang Zhan said hurriedly: "Thanks to you, my Lord. Otherwise, I don't know when I can come back."

Emperor Jingming looked at Yu Jin and nodded modestly: "You did a good job this time."

There is no need to praise your own son too much, lest he become too proud of himself.

With a strict father mentality, Emperor Jingming's face became more serious: "Speaking of which, it's still your wife who is at fault."

Yu Jin was stunned.

Although he wouldn't be so naive as to seek credit from his father after doing good things, and he really loves his wife, isn't it a bit too much for his father to say such things when he doesn't know that Asi has secretly run away to the south?

Jiang Zhan became nervous and asked, "What happened to the fourth sister?"

Could it be that the Emperor knew about the fourth sister's secret journey south?

After taking a look at Emperor Jingming's expression, Jiang Zhan silently denied it again.

The Emperor is such a kind-hearted elder, it is impossible for him to speak sarcastically to scare people, right?

Emperor Jingming laughed and said, "You don't know that soon after the seventh prince left the capital, the Princess of Yan closed herself in to read scriptures and pray for blessings. In order to show her sincerity, she didn't even say a word. I didn't expect that it would really work..."

Yu Jin and Jiang Zhan were dumbfounded after hearing this, and they both secretly sighed: Ah Si (fourth sister) is really capable, she even fooled the father (the emperor) into this...

After understanding the situation, Emperor Jingming waved his hand and sent the two away.

The palace was cleared and the emperor and empress looked at each other.

After a while, Emperor Jingming said casually, "Go back and ask the seventh son's wife which Bodhisattva she worshipped that was so effective."

It was too bizarre that people who were believed to be dead came back alive. If I had known this would happen, I would have built a small Buddhist temple for the queen to worship. Who knows, the luck in the palace might have changed.

The queen had an inexplicable bad feeling and responded vaguely.