That night, in a tent outside the city, the Minister of War and the Protector General were in the middle of a secret discussion.

On the way back to the capital, rumors about the Nine Princes had already reached the ears of the Protector General.

He wanted to enter the city and ask the Minister of War where the rumors had come from, but he didn't expect the Minister of War to rush out of the city to find him and explain what he had witnessed that day at the Monastery of Eternal Spring.

If what the Daoist nun had said was true, then the person who had spread the news now was none other than the Emperor himself.

Otherwise, if not for The Emperor's connivance, how could this rumor have spread so far and wide at the foot of the Imperial City?

After the Minister of War had learned of the truth about Lu Huan's past by chance at the Monastery of Eternal Spring, he had sent people to investigate the matter without batting an eyelid. On the other hand, he had held back his troops for the time being, sealing off the news and secretly sending people to protect the Daoist nun.

But he had never imagined that before he could put his plans into action, The Emperor had already begun to make guesses about the assassination in Yunzhou.

Although The Emperor's thoughts were unfathomable, there were traces to be found at this time. He had first spread the rumor, then summoned Lu Huan to the palace late at night. It was likely that he had already decided to announce it to the world at the Throne Room tomorrow.

The Minister of War's mood was somewhat complicated. "I'm afraid the sky will change tomorrow at the court."

Both he and the Protector General knew that a prince had appeared out of thin air in the Imperial Palace — or in other words, the restoration of a prince's identity — and had a great impact on the state of the court.

Currently, those who chose sides in the court were either on the Crown Prince's side or the Fifth Prince's side. There had originally been some who stood on the Second Prince's side, but ever since the Second Prince repeatedly claimed to be ill and avoided the war in the north, showing that he had no ambition and only wanted to protect himself, his sense of existence had become increasingly dim.

And the Emperor's thoughts had always been difficult to fathom. He practiced the art of balance. No matter which of the princes rose slightly, he would suppress them, and if any of the princes fell behind, he would vigorously support them.

This made it impossible for the civil and military officials to see through the heir to the throne in his heart.

But now, the youngest Ninth Princes had appeared out of nowhere, unexpectedly the child of the noble lady who had silenced the entire Imperial Palace. From The Emperor's successive actions, The Emperor favored the Ninth Princes.

Although The Emperor had secretly summoned him to the palace, there were no impenetrable walls in the capital. The Minister of War had received the news here, there were certainly other officials who had received the news as well.

Thus, by tomorrow, all of the civil and military and civil and military officials, the Protector General's the Emperor.

The Ninth Prince's sudden appearance had shaken the Crown Prince's position and overshadowed the Fifth Prince's reputation among the people. These two would definitely feel very uncomfortable in their hearts. Although the other princes were not at the center of the chessboard, they would still be greatly affected.

Thus, the capital's of the chessessences..

When the time came, who knew which faction would be involved and whose heads would be shaken?

The Protector General was a military official who had been on the battlefield all year round. He wasn't good at the twists and turns of the imperial court, so his thoughts were much simpler than the Minister of War's. He had heard from the Minister of War that the Cavalry Commandant Lu Huan might be the Ninth Princes left behind by the noble lady. Although he was greatly shocked, he was immediately overjoyed.

"Why do you have to worry so much?

The common people suffer all year round. As long as he has the ability to sit in that position, he is worthy of our assistance!

Before, this old man was worried that although I found him to inherit my mantle, as a subject, no matter how capable he was, he would not be able to escape the fate of being suspected by The Emperor. In the end, if he didn't die on the battlefield, he would die at the hands of the Emperor.

But I never thought that he would be the Ninth Princes. Thus, the things that he can do for the common people in the future will be much more than what a mere martial artist like me can do! "

The Minister of War was convinced by the Protector General's will to serve the common people.

However, after thinking it over, he still felt that something wasn't quite right.

He said to the Protector General, "I also admire the Cavalry Commandant very much. The Ninth Princes couldn't be better for him.

However, in recent months, I have investigated his actions in the past year and a half since he entered the imperial court as an official. I found that whether it was the Yong 'an Temple to help the sick, the opening of a farm, the marching to war, the gathering of provisions, or the later discovery of his identity by the Emperor, it all went a little too smoothly. "

"It's like …" The Minister of War frowned and paused, "It's like there's always a hand behind the scenes pushing all of this."

Yes, one thing after another, it was as if from the very beginning, it was to send him back to the position of the Ninth Prince.

And it was very thoughtful.

First, he used the identity of the young Divine Doctor at the Yong 'an Temple to save the refugees and win the hearts of the people.

Then, he entered the Imperial College through the Autumn Swallow Mountain Hunt and entered the Ministry of War through the Grand Commandant Of Cloud. Through the management of the Ministry of War and the archery field, he displayed his equestrian and archery talents, and obtained the appreciation of both himself and the Protector General. Then, he completed the gathering of provisions, the opening of a farm, the relief of the three provinces, and many other major events that won the hearts of the people.

With these foreshadowing, the assassination in Yunzhou didn't seem so much like an accident, but more like … it was already known and used this opportunity to get close to the Emperor and let the Emperor discover his identity.

Link after link, he won the hearts of the people, and also had wealth that could rival a country. He also had himself, the Protector General, and Wan Sanqian as his supporters.

Then, he revealed his identity. It was as if everything had been prepared and was only waiting for the curtain to be lifted.

At this time, in the eyes of The Emperor, he wasn't just the child left behind by Noble Lady Qing and the identity of the Ninth Princes. More importantly, he was the young Divine Doctor at the Yong 'an Temple who saved the people, the unknown Divine Merchant who distributed provisions and received the gratitude of the people, and the young Cavalry Lieutenant who returned from the battlefield and made great contributions.

With so many achievements added together, how could The Emperor not be anxious to restore his identity and use this to establish the reputation of the Imperial Family and gather the hearts of the people of the Yan Dynasty?

If he didn't have all this, a year and a half ago, when he was still a concubine's son in Prince Ning's Mansion, if someone told the Emperor that he was the premature son of Noble Lady Qing, the Emperor wouldn't believe it at all and would punish him for a big crime!

And even if he believed it, he probably wouldn't restore his identity as the Ninth Princes so easily.

No matter which part of this, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it couldn't have been done by Lu Huan alone.

Even if he was a young genius, what was going on with the cultivation techniques and greenhouses that gradually became popular in the Yan Dynasty?

Could it be that he also invented them?

So, in other words, from the time of the Yong 'an Temple and Autumn Swallow Mountain, Lu Huan and the people behind him had already planned this?

But at the Monastery of Eternal Spring, Lu Huan's shock when he found out about his identity didn't seem fake. The Minister of War saw it with his own eyes. So, before that, Lu Huan didn't know about his identity at all.

Then, from the beginning, who was the one adding fuel to the fire …?

The Minister of War was puzzled and couldn't find any clues that there was someone behind Lu Huan. So, he could only suppress his doubts in his heart and not mention it for the time being.

At this moment, in the Imperial Garden, Su Xi was very flustered by Lu Huan's gaze. Her face was as hot as a cooked duck.

She looked away and wanted to change the topic, but Lu Huan was still staring at her without blinking. Her brain crashed and she didn't know what to say.

At this critical moment, Su Xi's phone screen suddenly turned black. It ran out of battery and automatically shut down.

Su Xi:!

The screen turned black. She couldn't see Lu Huan's stubborn expression and those eyes that made her flustered. Instead, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Xi quickly stood up and patted the phone. She exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Out of battery?

Oh my god, out of battery. Oh no, it's actually out of battery! "

"Child, can you still see me?!"

She waved her hand in the air and said regretfully, "My phone is out of battery. Looks like I have to go offline first. Wuwuwu, be careful when you go back from the palace!"

Lu Huan, who was still standing in the Imperial Garden, "…"

The charger is on your right.

After observing her world for a long time, he found that she often used a white wire to connect her brick to the socket. He gradually learned how to call these things. Many electrical appliances needed chargers, such as hot water bottles and cell phones.

Su Xi threw her phone aside and rushed into the bathroom. She turned on the faucet and patted her hot cheeks with cold water.

Lu Huan stood in the royal garden for a long time. It wasn't until the chill of the night poured into his neck that he finally loosened his clenched fingers, which had almost turned white. Following the winding stone path, he headed out of the palace.

He had been longing, restraining, and restraining himself for too long.

He couldn't take it slow anymore.

He was also very nervous just now.

Seeing her sigh of relief after turning off the screen, he felt helpless and lost … But no matter what, Lu Huan was someone who didn't know what it meant to retreat. Even if he had to wait until the end of time, he would still wait.

Su Xi didn't sleep well that night. She tossed and turned, inexplicably blushing. She was afraid that Lu Huan, who had turned on the screen, would see her unable to sleep, so she pulled the blanket over her head and tried her best to control her body from moving around. She didn't reveal her messy emotions.

The result of this led to two dark circles on her eyes the next day. Su Xi glanced at the mirror and was shocked.

The final exam was over. Su Xi went back to school to get the final exam papers and summer homework. The summer vacation officially began.

Usually, except for the period when she had exams, she would go online every few hours to see how Zaizai was doing. However, after the heart-to-heart talk in the Imperial Garden last night, Su Xi's cheeks were hot, so she didn't dare to go online casually.

When she walked out of the school gate, Huo Jingchuan and Gu Qin walked towards her from the snack bar. Huo Jingchuan was sloppy and didn't look serious. He subconsciously put his arm around her neck and said, "Let's go home together, Xixi."

Usually, Su Xi would just push his arm away and mercilessly ask him to get lost. If she couldn't stop him, she would just let him put his arm around her shoulder. Anyway, the three of them grew up together. There was no gender difference at all.

However, she didn't know why, but at this moment, when she saw Huo Jingchuan, her eyelids twitched. She glanced at the air and felt inexplicably guilty, so she quickly jumped a meter away and warned, "Don't touch me."

Huo Jingchuan said, "… You don't have a fever, do you?"

After all, in ancient times, men and women were not allowed to touch each other. Although Lu Huan had begun to learn modern culture, his thoughts and concepts definitely hadn't completely changed. If he saw Huo Jingchuan putting his arm around her shoulder, his face would definitely turn black … Maybe his eyes would turn red and dark clouds would appear over his head …

"I don't have a fever." Su Xi carefully avoided Huo Jingchuan to prevent his perverted hands from coming close to her.

Just like that, under Huo Jingchuan's speechlessness, Gu Qin's confusion, and her vigilance, the three of them each carried their summer vacation homework home.

Su Xi entered the hallway to change her shoes. She heard her mother talking to a friend on the phone. She said that recently, people often sent her gifts, such as fruits, bird's nest, and health supplements. Every time, they would leave them with the guard at the door and leave a note for her to accept. Her mother was puzzled and happy at the same time. "The handwriting is quite beautiful. It's written with a brush. It's so clear and elegant …"

Su Xi didn't pay much attention to it. She carried her homework back to her room and tidied up her desk. She planned to eliminate all of her summer vacation homework in a few days. Then, she could completely relax for the next one or two months.

She dilly-dallied, glancing at her phone every few minutes as if she was waiting for someone's message. In the end, she couldn't help but charge her phone and go online.

During the morning court session today, The Emperor did as he said to Lu Huan in Yangxin Palace Hall. He announced to the civil and military officials that he had decided to bring back the seventeen-year-old Ninth Princes, who had been raised in the Temple of Eternal Spring, to the Imperial Palace and restore his identity as the Ninth Princes.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. It was as if a pot had exploded in the Throne Room. When Lu Huan changed into the Prince's attire and stepped into the Throne Room, the civil and military officials were even more shocked.

When the Zhenyuan Army returned to the capital, the first person The Emperor quietly summoned wasn't the Zhenyuan Army General, but one of the cavalry officers in the army. That night, many of the officials who were aware of the news speculated. Some of the smart ones had already guessed this, but most of them were shocked.

Although Lu Huan had never attended court before, there were still many civil and military officials who recognized him, especially the Fifth Prince and the others. No matter how hard they racked their brains, they could not figure out why their Imperial Father would say that he was the son of Noble Lady Qing when he was clearly just a concubine's son from Prince Ning's Mansion.

Although it was easy to understand — there must be something fishy about Noble Lady Qing's death. Not only did she secretly give birth to the child, she also secretly let the child be sent out of the palace — but why did Imperial Father want to recognize the Ninth Prince after seventeen years?!

Moreover, there were so many rumors about the Ninth Princes serving the country and the people in the capital.

Could it be that all of this was to pave the way for today's meeting in the Throne Room?

The princes' expressions were difficult to say, especially the Fifth Prince. He stared at Lu Huan with an extremely ugly expression.

A henchman of the Prime Minister's uncle couldn't help but raise his doubts in the Throne Room. "The Emperor, the identity of a Prince is not a trivial matter. However, there is evidence that if someone dares to deceive the Emperor, it is a serious crime!"

The Emperor sneered. "Evidence?

We are the evidence. Is my beloved minister questioning us? "

As soon as he finished speaking, this official was dragged out and directly thrown into prison.

The Emperor used this decisive method to silence all of the civil and military officials.

The Emperor also ordered the Imperial Scribe to first compile a scroll and then choose a day to announce it to the world.

What was done could not be undone. Although this matter caused a huge uproar, The Emperor's insistence made the final decision.

What shocked the civil and military officials was that at some point in time, the Zhenyuan General, the Minister of War, the Grand Commander Of Cloud, and the others had quietly stood behind the Ninth Princes. The most difficult bones to chew in the imperial court were the Zhenyuan General and the Minister of War. These two held military power in their hands and didn't form cliques for personal gain. They also weren't people that any Prince could win over with a few boxes of gifts and beauties. However, everyone looked at the Ninth Princes with complicated gazes. How did he do it? He had just regained his identity, but these people had already made up their minds to stand behind him.

In this way, the civil and military officials could only watch their noses and see what was going on. Their hearts quietly changed …

The imperial court was in a perilous situation, and the power in the capital suddenly changed greatly.

By the time Su Xi came online, more than half a day had already passed.

She found Zaizai on the map and found that Zaizai was in the house that he had bought before going to the Northern Region. At that time, he had bought it in a hurry and hadn't carefully arranged it yet.

At this time, it seemed that the Emperor had granted him a prince's residence. The housekeeper and Imperial Guards were moving things for him.

There was going to be a banquet tonight, and The Emperor would also come.

At this time, the threshold of the residence was almost broken. Countless officials in the capital came to send congratulatory gifts to congratulate the Ninth Princes on his return.

The capital was like this. They curried favor with power, flattered the strong, and stepped on the weak. Those who had interacted with Zaizai before were in a great shock. They never thought that the news of the Ninth Princes, which had been spreading like wildfire recently, was actually true. Moreover, he was the young cavalry commandant under the Zhenyuan General who had made great contributions in the battle of the Northern Region this time!

The officials who understood the situation didn't care where Zaizai was or what he was doing before. They only knew that he was now The Emperor's Ninth Princes, which meant that he was the Ninth Prince. They all rushed to greet him.

The main entrance of the Ninth Princes' residence was very lively. The officials all came to congratulate him. Su Xi looked around and found Zaizai at the side door. It seemed that he was dealing with some troublesome matter.

She cut the interface to take a look and saw that —

At the side door, there were several Imperial Guards blocking the somewhat embarrassed Old Madame. The Old Madame hit the ground with her silver cane, her face full of anger. "Lu Huan, you're ungrateful. I sent you to the imperial court to become an official. You're clearly the grandson of my Prince Ning Fu. How did you become a prince?"

When Prince Ning Fu's people heard the news from the throne room today, their mentality had already collapsed. He was clearly the son of Prince Ning Fu's concubine. Why did The Emperor say that he had been raised in the Monastery of Eternal Spring since he was young?

Why did he suddenly become the Ninth Princes?

The two brothers, Consort Prince Ning and Lu Yu-an, now recalled the time when they tried to deal with Lu Huan. Not only did they not succeed, but they also failed several times. It was as if someone was protecting him from behind. They couldn't help but tremble, feeling as if the sky had collapsed.

If they had really offended the Ninth Princes, then they were done for!

Now that they thought about it, could it be that the fall of the Shangguan Family was also related to Lu Huan?!

Consort Prince Ning and the others were angry and anxious. However, they couldn't even protect themselves now. They didn't have the ability to deal with Lu Huan, who had already become the Ninth Princes.

Among them, the Old Madame was the one who felt her vision go dark and dizzy.

Ever since Lu Huan entered the court as an official, she had always hoped that this son of Prince Ning Fu's concubine would succeed and bring glory to Prince Ning Fu once again.

But she never expected that in the end, Lu Huan would indeed have a noble status, but he would turn around and become the precious Ninth Princes. Furthermore, the chess piece that she had been counting on to bring benefits to Prince Ning Fu was gone in an instant.

She was so angry that she fainted. When she woke up, she wanted to take advantage of her seniority to seek an explanation from Lu Huan.

However, the current Lu Huan was no longer the same as before. He already had Imperial Guards by his side, so she couldn't even see his face. Thus, she was so angry that she lost her head and began to curse. Only then did Lu Huan come out to see her.

The steward of the Ninth Princes' residence was from The Emperor's faction. He stared at the unreasonable Old Madame and angrily said, "Prince Ning's Grand Concubine, do you know that insulting a prince in public is a capital offense punishable by beheading?

Your concubine's grandson has already died in battle. The Emperor will naturally treat Prince Ning Fu well, but if you continue to cry and make a fuss, your entire family will be executed. "

The Old Madame's blood clotted in her throat as she stared fixedly at Lu Huan. She even had the thought of perishing together with Lu Huan. She desperately squeezed her way through and was almost thrown out of the door by the Yulin Guards.

Lu Huan raised his hand, signaling the Yulin Guards to stop.

The Old Madame desperately squeezed her way forward, grabbed his clothes, and fiercely pinched him. Her eyes were filled with anger as she said, "It was because I sent you into the court as an official that you have today!"

Su Xi saw that when the Old Madame pinched Zaizai, Zaizai clearly furrowed his brows. It was obvious that he was in pain.

She was a bit angry. For the first fourteen or fifteen years that Zaizai was with Prince Ning Fu, this Old Madame had never asked about him. Even if Zaizai died, this Old Madame wouldn't care.

Zaizai himself obtained first place at Mount Autumn Swallow and stepped into the officialdom. These were all fought for by Zaizai himself. What did it have to do with the Old Madame?!

From beginning to end, the Old Madame had only given Zaizai that firewood courtyard, but that was also because Zaizai had risked his life to save the Old Madame from the ice-cold stream in exchange!

Now, she actually accused Zaizai of being ungrateful?

In the end, what kind of kindness did she give Zaizai?!

If it weren't for the deep-rooted traditional virtue of respecting the old and loving the young, Su Xi would have already pulled the Old Madame away from Zaizai.

"You and I didn't give birth to each other or raise each other. How can you say that I'm ungrateful?

If you don't cause any more trouble and stop being greedy and delusional, nothing will happen to Prince Ning Fu. But if you come again, don't blame me for being impolite. "

Lu Huan looked indifferently at the Old Madame and slowly pulled down the Old Madame's hand that was tugging on his robe. He instructed the subordinate next to him, "Send her back to properly enjoy the rest of her life."

The Old Madame seemed to have lost all hope. Her hair had also turned white. Why was it that her other two grandsons were both good-for-nothing good-for-nothings? And with great difficulty, she thought that she could rely on Lu Huan to revive Prince Ning Fu's past glory. Lu Huan wasn't even Prince Ning Fu's blood!

It was all because of that slut who gave birth to Lu Huan!

The Old Madame had already lost her reason and was about to curse, but the Yulin Guards covered her mouth and dragged her out of the side door.

When the servants of Prince Ning Fu who had carried the Old Madame's palanquin saw this, they all trembled, abandoned the palanquin, and ran away.

The front door of the Ninth Princes' residence was bustling with noise and excitement, but the side door was a mess.

Lu Huan looked down at his robe that had been torn by the Old Madame and frowned. He turned around and went back to change.

The steward hurriedly instructed the Yulin Guards to guard the entire residence and forbid anyone from making a scene.

Lu Huan entered the room and rolled up his sleeves to take a look. Su Xi discovered that his arms had all been bruised by the Old Madame. He was accustomed to these small injuries and didn't feel anything, but there was some distress in Su Xi's eyes.

The Old Madame, who wasn't related by blood, had treated him a little better, but she had only used him.

The Emperor, who was related by blood, had treated him a little better, but he still carried the burden of scheming and using him.

Su Xi saw that it was inconvenient for him to use one hand, so she rolled up his sleeve and said, "I'm here."

Lu Huan's furrowed brows suddenly smoothed out as if they had seen the sun. He smiled and opened the curtain, "You're here."

When Su Xi saw him look over, his burning eyes that night in the Imperial Garden flashed through her mind. She suddenly felt somewhat uncomfortable.

She didn't speak, and he didn't speak either. He just looked at her.

"…"

The two of them fell into a strange atmosphere all of a sudden.

Su Xi suppressed her blushing and heartbeat with great difficulty, but she inexplicably couldn't restrain her face from burning. She coughed and said, "Does it hurt? Why didn't you dodge just now?"

"It hurts."

Lu Huan sighed faintly. He sat down on the bed and raised his head to say to Su Xi, "There seems to be another bruise on the back of my shoulder. It hurts a lot, but I can't rub it open myself."

Su Xi's eyelids twitched. What, what did he mean?

Did he mean that he wanted her to rub it for him?

Lu Huan stood up and untied his outer robe. He wore a snow-white inner robe that was like a cedar. He rolled up the right sleeve of his inner robe to his shoulder, revealing his clean and sharp slender arm. The skin on his shoulder seemed to be brushed with a layer of white glaze.

Su Xi, "…!"

Su Xi almost thought that he was going to take off his clothes, but fortunately, he only rolled up his right sleeve.

He looked at Su Xi and showed her the bruise on the back of his shoulder. He repeated, "It hurts."

Su Xi looked at his clean and strong arm. Her face blushed and her heartbeat quickened. She stammered, "I can't rub it open myself. Shouldn't there be servants or maids in the residence?

You also know that I can't control my strength through the phone. I can't rub it for you. "

Lu Huan stared at her and sighed faintly. He sat down again with his arm hanging down, "You weren't like this before. When I caught a cold and couldn't get up, you …"

He seemed to be thinking about the past and felt a little melancholy. He sighed heavily again.

Su Xi, "…?"

No, you were a white ball in the past. It didn't matter if I saw everything … But now, your slender and strong arm makes me shudder.

"A few days ago, you asked me about The Emperor. The Emperor is ruthless and fickle."

Lu Huan raised his dark eyelashes and said faintly, "Xiao Xi, your behavior now is no different from that of the Emperor."

Su Xi's head buzzed from his words. Seeing him raise his head and continue to say something shocking, Su Xi's scalp stiffened. She hurriedly said, "Stop, stop!

Rub it, I'll rub it for you, okay? "

Lu Huan raised his arm, his ears slightly red.

Su Xi poked his arm resignedly. Then, she got some medicine from the store to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis and put it on.

She didn't know why, but when this person was still a child, doing this felt natural. But now, just looking at his exposed white shoulder made Su Xi feel a little feverish.

"Sigh …" Lu Huan saw her hesitation and sighed again.

Su Xi gritted her teeth and said, "Sigh my ass! I'll rub it again!

If you sigh again, I'll go offline! "

Lu Huan looked away. Although he tried to hold it in, his eyes still showed some light.