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Jiang Zhou frowned tightly and looked at the two people in front of him. After a long time, he finally spoke.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

His whole family died tragically due to what happened that year, and he had lived in anonymity and secretiveness for so many years, living an extremely hard life.

I thought that maybe with him hiding in the princess mansion, things would gradually calm down and everything would be over, but I didn't expect... that he would come to the door.

"I just said that I want the truth about that year," Xiao Jinzhi said.

"Is the truth so important?" Jiang Zhou looked directly at Xiao Jinzhi, with a handsome face and a hint of sadness and bitterness between his brows. "My family members are all dead. No matter what happens, they will never live again. come over."

"Then you have never thought about revenge?" Chu Huanyan couldn't help but ask.

"It doesn't matter if I take revenge, the dead person will still die, and maybe my life will be taken as well." Jiang Zhou smiled bitterly, "No, no, he will definitely give me my life." Get in."

If the truth is really as he knows it, then once what happened back then is revealed, he will never be alive.

After so many years, he certainly had no desire for revenge, but how could he possibly fight against that person?

Xiao Jinzhi and Chu Huanyan looked at Jiang Zhou. Although it took a lot of effort to find him, at this moment, they were unable to say anything to continue persuading him.

Jiang Zhou is hiding really well now. If he keeps hiding like this for the rest of his life, it may not be impossible. But once he is really involved in what happened back then, his whereabouts will be exposed sooner or later.

After looking at each other, Chu Huanyan and Xiao Jinzhi gave up the idea of ​​continuing to persuade.

"We don't want to force you to do anything, but we are determined to investigate what happened back then and uncover the truth. You can think about it carefully and come to us if you want." Chu Huanyan looked at Jiang Zhou and said softly, "But Don’t worry, even if you decide not to say anything in the end, we will not reveal your whereabouts.”

"Seriously?" Jiang Zhou was stunned for a moment.

Chu Huanyan nodded. After all, this matter was of great importance. Since he was the enemy of Emperor Xiao, Jiang Zhou should be given time to think about it carefully.

Jiang Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head to look at Xiao Jinzhi.

The latter said: "We can indeed give you time to think about it, but you'd better be more careful during this time and don't reveal your whereabouts."

The Imperial City is no better than other places, and they may not be the only ones investigating Jiang Zhou's whereabouts.

"I will." Jiang Zhou nodded in agreement.

Guessing that the time was almost up, Chu Huanyan and Xiao Jinzhi did not stay any longer, but quickly left the princess mansion.

In the Hou Mansion, Qin Li had been waiting for a while. When he saw Chu Huanyan and Xiao Jinzhi coming back, he quickly reported the news about Lin Zeyuan.

"Dead?" Chu Huanyan raised her eyebrows. Princess Rongchang was more decisive than she thought.

"Yes, the body was thrown away to feed wild dogs. And Yue Yiyi's face was also scratched and thrown on the street. Do we need to continue to send people to keep an eye on it?"

Chu Huanyan thought for a while, shook her head and said, "No need, Yue Yiyi's life or death is not important now."

She has paid a price for her current end. As for whether she lives or dies in the future, it has nothing to do with him. There is no need to continue to keep an eye on her. If Princess Rongchang notices it, I am afraid she will still suspect that this matter is their handiwork.

"Yes." Qin Li answered with cupped hands, hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xiao Jinzhi, "Your Highness, there is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

"The news I just received today is that bandits are causing trouble in Cuiheng Mountain, five hundred miles west of the imperial city. They have robbed official roads several times recently, causing people to panic. Now the news has been reported to the emperor. I heard it coming from inside the palace. It means that the emperor is selecting people to go and suppress the bandits."

"Are you sure it's Mount Cuiheng?" Hearing this familiar name again, Chu Huanyan asked subconsciously.

"My subordinate is sure." Qin Li nodded.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Cuiheng Mountain?" Xiao Jinzhi looked at Chu Huanyan.

The latter shook his head, "It's nothing, I just heard this name before."

Cuiheng Mountain was the place where she was abandoned by Chu Ziyuan and met the bandits, and it was also the place where Yun Chen rescued her.

Later in the last life, after he escaped, he followed many disaster victims and traveled all over the place before returning to the imperial city. As for what happened to the bandits in Cuiheng Mountain, he didn't know.

Seeing that Chu Huanyan frowned slightly but was unwilling to say more, Xiao Jinzhi did not continue to ask questions and just said to Qin Li.

"You mentioned this, could it be that there are signs of a candidate to suppress the bandits?"

Qin Li looked a little more serious, "Your Highness, according to the rumors coming from the palace, the emperor seems to be planning to choose one of you and the third prince to go suppress the bandits."

Cuiheng Mountain occupies the advantage of the terrain. The local government suppressed the bandits several times, but not only failed, but also lost troops and generals, and suffered a lot of losses.

In addition, it is far away from the imperial city. If His Highness is selected to go to suppress the bandits, I am afraid it will take a long time to go back and forth.

After hearing Qin Li's words, both Chu Huanyan and Xiao Jinzhi looked more serious.

It was not the right time to leave the imperial city at this time, but if Emperor Xiao really gave the order, I'm afraid there would be no reason to evade it.

"The third prince has just been lifted from the ban and has lost the hearts of the people in the court. If he can successfully suppress the bandits at this time, he may be able to save some reputation. Maybe Emperor Xiao will send him there." Chu Huanyan said thoughtfully.

Despite this speculation, she had a vague feeling in her heart that the matter of suppressing bandits might still fall on Xiao Jinzhi.

Xiao Jinzhi smiled and said the same: "What Yan Yan said makes sense."

But there was already a slight look of solemnity between his eyebrows.

Sure enough, in the morning of the next day, Emperor Xiao announced the candidate for the bandit suppression, and the person chosen was Xiao Jinzhi.

Before that, he didn't even let Xiao Jinzhi enter the palace privately to ask for his opinion, but directly announced it in the morning court. This was tantamount to showing that Emperor Xiao had made up his mind and could not tolerate Xiao Jinzhi's evasion.

The matter of surrendering the bandits is related to the safety of the people. Since Emperor Xiao has already issued the order, if Xiao Jinzhi shirks it, others will inevitably take advantage of it.

When the news reached Ning'an Hou Mansion, Chu Huanyan already had an idea in her mind, so she wasn't too surprised, but she still couldn't help but frown.

"Xianyue, why do you think the emperor wants the prince to go and suppress the bandits?"

After this period of time, although Xianyue did not fully know the inside story, she also understood a lot about Xiao Jinzhi's situation in the court and Emperor Xiao's attitude towards him.

After thinking about it, she said: "Could it be that the bandits in Cuiheng Mountain are difficult to deal with, so we sent His Highness the Crown Prince there? If His Highness the Crown Prince successfully suppresses the bandits, it will naturally be a good thing, but if it fails, Can the Emperor use this matter to punish His Highness the Crown Prince?"