And the Regent's Palace.

Su Ruoan and Zhan Bai did not show up the whole afternoon, and only appeared after dark.

"The Regent hasn't come out for the whole day. He must be too angry. We must be careful and act according to the circumstances." Su Ruoan warned.

"I know." Zhan Bai replied.

As a result, the two men arrived at the study, but did not see the Regent.

"Could it be that the Regent went back to the room? Why didn't I see him come out?" Su Ruoan was suspicious.

"I haven't seen it either." Zhan Bai agreed.

"Let's go and check out the room." Su Ruoan and Zhan Bai went straight to the Regent's room, but they didn't see the Regent either. Now the two of them were upset.

"Someone come here!" Su Ruoan snorted coldly.

The guards in the palace immediately came over and asked, "What do you want, Guard Su?"

"Have you seen the Regent?" Su Ruoan asked immediately.

The guard shook his head: "Didn't the Regent go to the study? I didn't see him."

Zhan Bai was also a little worried, so he called all the guards in the mansion, including the secret guards, and asked them all. In the end, no one said that they had seen the Regent go out.

"Did something happen to the Regent?" Su Ruoan went back to the study room. He had left in a hurry just now and didn't notice it. At this moment, when Su Ruoan saw the book fallen on the ground, his face changed drastically.

"Something must have happened to the Regent. This is his favorite book." Su Ruoan was very worried.

"That's right. Things in the Regent's study are always neatly arranged, but this book fell out. Who on earth did it, and why didn't it alert you, me, or the secret guards in the mansion?" Zhan Bai's face was extremely solemn.

"Could it be the emperor's men? After all, the regent didn't bleed much this time. Could it be that the emperor was unwilling to accept this, so he sent people to kidnap the regent?" Su Ruoan analyzed.

"It's possible."

"Everyone, look for the Regent immediately. We must find the Regent at all costs!" Su Ruoan ordered.

"yes."

All the people in the Regent's Palace were mobilized, and the secret guards headed straight towards the Imperial Palace.

That night, the secret guards of the Regent's Palace searched the entire palace, even the prison and the underground palace, but they couldn't find the Regent. Su Ruoan and Zhan Bai also ran around all night but didn't find any clues. The entire Regent's Palace was in chaos.

"We have searched the entire palace, but we have not found the Regent." The secret guard came back to report.

"Zhan Bai and I have been running around all night, but we haven't found any clues. Who on earth could have taken the Regent away so stealthily?" Su Ruoan's face was extremely solemn.

"The opponent's martial arts must be better than mine, otherwise I would not have failed to notice it." Zhan Bai was also extremely worried.

Feng Yunmu sat down on the ground exhausted. "If the secret guards of the Prince Regent's Palace can't find him, then the others certainly can't find him either. Let's not waste our energy. How about we go find Miss Ye? She's very capable and will definitely be able to figure out where the Prince Regent is?"

"Now, this is the only way." Su Ruoan sighed.

"But considering how the Regent treated Miss Ye before, will she help find someone?" Zhan Bai expressed his concerns.

"Don't worry about it. Miss Ye is a person who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. She will definitely not stand by and watch someone die. Let's go and give it a try." Su Ruoan walked out immediately .

Zhan Bai and Feng Yunmu followed.

Ye Mansion.

When the servant heard that Su Ruoan and the others were looking for his young lady, he immediately said, "What a coincidence! My young lady has entered the palace, and she didn't say when she would be back."

"What is Miss Ye doing in the palace?" Su Ruoan frowned.

"The young lady said she was going to see the prince." The servant replied.

Su Ruoan was panicked: "It's over. Now the Regent has another rival in love. The Crown Prince has just been blessed by the gods and Buddhas."

"What are you waiting for? Let's go into the palace quickly." Zhan Bai urged.

Su Ruoan did not delay and immediately rushed to the palace.

It's just that the Regent can enter the palace without being summoned, but they can't. Now that the Regent has disappeared, Su Ruoan and the others can't enter the palace at all. They have no choice but to wait at the palace gate.

And now in the Queen's bedroom.

Ye Xingchen had a calm expression and bowed to the queen: "I greet the queen. May the queen live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

"No need to be polite. What brings you to see me today?" the queen asked straight to the point.

"My third brother will take part in this year's palace examination, and the exam will take place in more than 20 days. I would like to ask my uncle to enforce the law impartially and help my third brother." Ye Xingchen replied.

The Queen frowned, "You want my father to cheat in the exam so that my third brother can get first place? I cannot agree to this condition. It concerns the selection of talents for the entire Cangyue country. If His Majesty knew, he would be dismissed from office at best, or even have his family confiscated and exterminated at worst. You are so brave, Ye Xingchen."

Ye Xingchen was not angry at all, and said quietly: "Queen, please calm down, you misunderstood. I know that cheating is not allowed in the imperial examination.

So I don’t want you to help my third brother get first place, but I want you to give my third brother a fair chance.

The common girl's third brother had failed the imperial examinations three times before, not because he lacked talent, but because Prince Mo interfered and made some moves.

He deliberately had someone change my third brother's test paper because he didn't want anyone from my Ye family to pass the exam. This time I only hope that my uncle can help and not let anyone touch my third brother's test paper.

Give him a fair chance to have his papers graded. As for whether he can get into the high school or rank in the high school, that depends on his own ability. I won't force him."

The Queen was a little suspicious: "Is that all?"

Although her father could not guarantee that the third son of the Ye family would be the top scorer in the imperial examination, at least ranking seventh or eighth should not be a problem. However, Ye Xingchen said to just let it go, which made the queen a little unbelievable.

After all, there was only one chance like this, and she didn't seize it.

"That's all. I hope the Queen will give my third brother a fair chance because I helped the Crown Prince detoxify. As for the outcome, we'll just have to leave it to fate." Ye Xingchen said frankly and calmly.

"Okay, I promise you."

"Thank you, Queen."

"I have another question. During yesterday's sacrificial ceremony, was the person chosen by the gods and Buddha really the crown prince?" The queen asked, expressing her doubts.

Ye Xingchen smiled calmly: "Everyone who participated in the sacrifice at that time saw that the person chosen by the gods and Buddhas was the prince."

"Why is it the prince?" asked the queen.

In fact, she wanted to ask why Ye Xingchen chose the prince. After all, the queen was not stupid. Although she didn't know how Ye Xingchen did it, she was sure that Ye Xingchen must have played a role in it.

"The prince is kind-hearted, good and loves the people. He is the luck of Cangyue Kingdom. He is willing to sacrifice himself to protect the people of Cangyue Kingdom, so the gods and Buddhas will be moved." Ye Xingchen made an excuse.

The queen looked at her with a dim gaze: "Ye Xingchen, I want to ask you, have you ever thought about becoming a crown princess?"