The man in black bowed and said, "Sir, this item is considered unlucky, so the worker ants ordered us to deliver it here."
Fu Xiaoguan frowned and asked, "What's in here?"
"My Lord, this isn't a thing... it's a person!"
"who?"
"Traitor, the Fourth Prince Yu Wenshu!"
Fu Xiaoguan was suddenly startled and looked up at the soldier ant.
Throughout the Southwest War, Fu Xiaoguan had never seen Yu Wen's letter.
Back then at Qipan Pass, Guan Xiaoxi said that they could have captured Yu Wenshu alive, but he was rescued by a master of the Moon Worship Sect.
Then Fu Xiaoguan sent many people to look for the whereabouts of Yu Wenshu, but to no avail.
"Where did you catch him?"
"My Lord, it's in Yunlai County, Jiannan West Road."
He didn't run back to Xirong?
"How did you find him?"
The man in black pulled out a jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Fu Xiaoguan. "Your Excellency, he pawned this jade pendant in Rongzhou. Coincidentally, the owner of the pawnshop is also from the Ant Colony."
Fu Xiaoguan took the jade pendant and looked at it. This guy must have been desperate at that time, because his name was clearly on the jade pendant!
"Open it and take a look."
"As you command."
The man in black opened the lid of the coffin, and Fu Xiaoguan stuck his head out to take a look: Yu Wenshu was lying quietly inside with his eyes closed.
"Dead?"
"Alive."
"Wake him up."
"good!"
The man in black went to get a basin of cold water and poured it over his head. Yu Wenshu shuddered and slowly opened his eyes.
who I am?
Where am I?
Am I not hunting in Yunshan?
Oh... I am Yu Wenshu, the fourth prince of the Yu Dynasty. I was kidnapped in Yunshan!
So where are you now?
His eyes opened, and he was filled with fear, and then...
He jumped out of the coffin with a "boom!", but because his internal energy was wasted, he didn't jump very high, but the fear on his face was clearly visible -
“You, you… it’s you!”
Fu Xiaoguan grinned, "It's me, Your Highness, we meet again!"
…
…
The third floor of Hongxiuzhao.
A table with three dishes and a pot of wine.
Fu Xiaoguan and the Fourth Prince sat opposite each other, while Xu Xinyan stood guard at the door with a face scarf on.
"Your Highness, I still remember it was the fourth day of the second month of the ninth year of the Xuanli calendar..." Fu Xiaoguan recalled and poured a glass of wine for Yu Wenshu, "On the fourth day of the second month, Your Highness came to my house."
"I told Your Highness at the time that I didn't have any big ambitions. I just wanted to live a comfortable life as a small landlord... Your Highness, let's have a drink first. Xishan Tianchun, a simple drink, to welcome you..."
Yu Wenshu picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. He then picked up the bottle and poured himself another glass. "This lady... I remember too. I also remember you saying that there are probably two kinds of situations when we meet: one is under the moon and flowers, and the other is in the cold wind and rain."
He laughed at himself, drank another glass, and poured himself a toast. "Back then, I really wanted to spend time with you under the moonlight! Could it be that you knew then that I would end up like this?"
Fu Xiaoguan laughed, "At that time, I was just trying to survive. To be honest, I didn't dare to approach someone as high as Your Highness, nor did I want to."
Yu Wenshu sneered, "You've managed to survive, but after chopping off Xue Dingshan's head, what official position did His Majesty reward you with?"
"It's not much of a reward, just a third-class earl, Earl Ding'an... Ding and An, these are very meaningful, just like your Highness's Prince Jin. But the difference between us is that I understand the meaning of Ding'an, while your Highness has forgotten the word Jin. Otherwise, why would you be so wrong?"
Yu Wenshu took a deep breath, ate with big mouthfuls of chopsticks, and drank from the wine bottle in big gulps.
"I'm hungry."
"If you're too hungry, don't eat too fast."
Yu Wenshu's chopsticks hovered in the air for three breaths. "I originally thought Xiyu Tower would find me first, but I didn't expect you to control the ant colony... Actually, I should have expected it. After all, you are also a prince. No, you should be the crown prince!"
Fu Xiaoguan shook his head. "Those are just empty titles. Even if he's Earl of Ding'an, I don't think he's as gracious as a small landowner in Linjiang."
Yu Wenshu's cheeks moved. He didn't pour more wine, but drank it directly from the bottle.
"A bit pretentious," Yu Wenshu put down the bottle and said:
"That day on the way to Prince Hui's mansion, you and I rode in the same carriage for the only time. You said that if you did something wrong, you had to pay the price. You also said that if no one offended me, I would not offend anyone else... I didn't provoke you, did I?"
Fu Xiaoguan was amused. "You really didn't provoke me, so I still don't have any hatred towards Your Highness."
"Then why did you tie me up?"
"I hope the world can be a little quieter."
“…”
Yu Wenshu glanced at Fu Xiaoguan and laughed at himself, "Do you think I have other ideas?"
"What does Your Highness think?"
"I had originally planned to hide in Yunlai County for two or three years. Once everyone had forgotten me, I would go to Xirong, get some money, and then... go to Fan State to buy some land and live out the rest of my life as a small landlord like you."
"I support your idea, Your Highness. However... I asked Your Highness a question in the carriage that day, and Your Highness didn't answer. I'll ask Your Highness again today, hoping that Your Highness can clarify my doubts."
Yu Wenshu frowned slightly. He knew what Fu Xiaoguan had asked that day.
"What secrets are hidden beneath that dilapidated temple in Confucius Temple? I believe Your Highness knows."
Yu Wenshu grinned and shook his head, "If I tell you, will you dare to let me go?"
Fu Xiaoguan pondered for a moment and shook his head. "I said, if you do something wrong, you have to pay the price."
"No, if you really wanted me to pay the price, you would have handed me over directly to His Majesty instead of meeting with me alone here in this red sleeves move."
"Well... let's talk about Confucius Temple first. There's no rush. Your Highness can eat and drink his fill. Let's make a pot of tea first."
Yu Wenshu withdrew his gaze, his face gloomy.
"When will Ninth Sister give birth?"
"Soon, about a month left."
"Have you chosen a name for the child? I'm the child's uncle."
"I haven't thought about it yet. Why don't you tell me a few names?"
Yu Wenshu poured some wine from the bottle onto the table. He dipped a finger in it and wrote on the table while saying, "If it's a boy, I think Fu Yian is better. Your family is big and prosperous, and only if the eldest son is safe can the family's status be stable."
Fu Xiaoguan's gaze fell on the table. He frowned, but said, "Yian... this is a good name. What if it's a girl?"
"If it's a girl, it's more casual, like Fu Yuqi, Fu Ziqi... either one is fine."
He withdrew his hand from the table. "What do you think?"
There are words written on the table with wine:
Treasures of the previous dynasty, Confucius Temple, next to the jujube tree, on the cliff.
"I think they're all good."
Fu Xiaoguan frowned, took a deep look at the Yu Wen Book, stretched out his finger, dipped it in some wine, and wrote a few words: How to open it?
Yu Wenshu shook his head.
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