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The entire journey was bumpy, and Xuanyuan Zhiling did not even take a step away from Qin Feng. He could not help but wish that he could take Qin Feng along wherever he went and put him in her sleeves.

"I want to get off!" Qin Feng had just been bullied by Xuanyuan Zhiling, it was unknown whether his face was pink due to anger or bashfulness. But at that moment in time, she was already prepared to escape Xuanyuan Zhiling's grasp no matter what.

Xuanyuan Zhiling lifted the curtain of the carriage and ordered the driver of the carriage: "Hurry and catch up with him, as fast as possible."

After Xuanyuan Zhiling finished speaking, he retracted his head back into the carriage, and at the same time, Qin Feng was already looking at him angrily.

"You scoundrel, scoundrel!" Qin Feng cursed coldly, she never thought that Xuanyuan Zhiling would actually be so playful and shameless, she anxiously pulled open the curtain of the carriage, and realised that the carriage was quickly dashing forward, causing Qin Feng's face to reveal a faint look of displeasure.

The corner of Xuanyuan Zhiling's mouth hooked into a wicked smile: "I am a scoundrel, and for you, I would rather be a scoundrel."

While speaking, Xuanyuan Zhiling had already revealed Qin Feng's shoulder, but Qin Feng shook her hand off fiercely: "Don't touch me, I already said that from now on, we are not related."

"You are my, Xuanyuan Zhiling's, woman, and will never be able to run away." Xuanyuan Zhiling's expression suddenly darkened, and said seriously.

Along the way, Xuanyuan Zhiling and Qin Feng rode on the same carriage, no matter what Qin Feng wanted to do, she would not be able to shake him off.

After a few days of trekking, the army finally majestically returned to the capital. Once they entered the city, they prepared a welcoming party for Xuanyuan Zhiling, to celebrate his victory in the battle.

Qin Feng lifted the carriage's curtain and looked at the crowd, her expression a little complicated. She thought back to when she went to the border just now, she and Xuanyuan Zhiling were still in harmony, but now, they were at odds.

"What are you looking at?" Xuanyuan Zhiling came over and looked curiously at Qin Feng, but Qin Feng didn't even pay attention to him. She turned around and sat back down on her seat, and closed her eyes and pretended to rest.

In fact, Qin Feng was not sleepy at all, she had been sleeping on the carriage these past few days in order to escape from Xuanyuan Zhiling.

Xuanyuan Zhiling's expression slightly darkened. He knew that Qin Feng was unwilling to pay attention to him, and a dim look flashed past her eyes.

"Marshal, we are entering the palace soon." The horse driver reminded Xuanyuan Zhiling, this was what Xuanyuan Zhiling had instructed him to do.

After Xuanyuan Zhiling heard this, a complex expression quickly flashed across his face. All these days, he had been thinking about who poisoned his horse, but no matter how he thought about it, Xuanyuan Zhiling could not figure out who it was.

Seeing Xuanyuan Zhiling's face darken, Qin Feng knew that she was thinking about the war horses.

"Fourth Prince, the emperor is already waiting for you in the imperial study." When Eunuch Li came to the carriage to pick Xuanyuan Zhiling up, Xuanyuan Zhiling looked up to see that father did not personally come to welcome him.

Xuanyuan Zhiling's heart slightly sunk, he pulled Qin Feng's hand and prepared to follow Eunuch Li to the imperial study. Along the way, Xuanyuan Zhiling's expression did not look good, and he remained silent.

"Fourth Prince must be feeling terrible right? "You won the battle, but His Majesty didn't personally come to meet him." Eunuch Li had served the emperor in the palace for dozens of years, so he had already thought of their intentions clearly. Seeing Xuanyuan Zhiling not saying a word, he knew that he was unhappy.

Xuanyuan Zhiling gave a faint smile, and seemed to be extremely calm: "I think something must have happened inside the palace, if not father would have personally come to welcome me." As he spoke till here, Xuanyuan Zhiling's face already revealed a slight complex expression. Eunuch Li was also stunned for a moment when he heard Xuanyuan Zhiling's words.

"Could it be that Fourth Prince has heard of this too?" Eunuch Li turned and asked Xuanyuan Zhiling.

Xuanyuan Zhiling frowned, looks like he had guessed correctly, this person was definitely not an ordinary prince or an official. Otherwise, he would not have let the father be so angry that he did not come forward to welcome his triumphant return.

The corner of Xuanyuan Zhiling's mouth raised slightly: "I just rushed back from the border, how would I know what happened in the palace? It's just a guess. "

As he said till here, a trace of calculation flashed past Xuanyuan Zhiling's eyes.

Soon enough, they arrived at the emperor's royal study. At this moment, the emperor was resting on the table with a face full of fatigue.

"Your majesty, your majesty, the Fourth Prince has returned victorious." The Eunuch Li woke the emperor up carefully. The emperor opened his eyes wearily and looked at Xuanyuan Zhiling and the Eunuch Li.

Even though the emperor was extremely tired, he still looked at Xuanyuan Zhiling with a smile and said, "Fourth Elder, you indeed lived up to everyone's expectations. I already knew that you had won the battle, but father heard that you were injured?"

The emperor's gaze was filled with concern when he said this, from time to time he would size Xuanyuan Zhiling up.

Xuanyuan Zhiling smiled lightly: "father, this son's little injuries aren't much." After Xuanyuan Zhiling finished speaking, the Emperor turned his gaze to Qin Feng who was standing beside Xuanyuan Zhiling.

"Qin Feng's contributions this time are not small. If not for you, I'm afraid that the poison would have come out. "I heard that Fourth Bro accidentally hurt you. Rest assured, I will definitely teach him a lesson. He will never dare to bully you ever again."

The emperor smiled as he said these words, but there was a trace of dejection in his eyes.

Qin Feng thanked the emperor, who sighed and sat back down on his chair. The smile on his face instantly disappeared.

"Originally, father should welcome you personally, but recently, father's government is too busy, and I'm already feeling a bit overwhelmed. Tomorrow, father will definitely reward you nicely, and won't treat you unfairly." The Emperor looked a little tired as he said this.

When the Eunuch Li saw the Emperor in such a state, he hastily went forward and asked in concern, "Your Majesty, please do not harm the dragon's body."

The Eunuch Li stepped forward to support the Emperor, but the Emperor waved his hands and said helplessly, "I'm fine. It's just that I'm too tired these few days."

Xuanyuan Zhiling's eyes flashed with calculation as he walked up to the emperor and said: "If father is tired, then I will leave with Qin Feng first, so as to not disturb father's rest."

"Fourth Bro, don't leave yet. father still has something to tell you." When the emperor heard Xuanyuan Zhiling's words, his expression carried a trace of faint helplessness and dejection. When Xuanyuan Zhiling heard the Emperor's words, he could only give up his previous thoughts.

The emperor opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. After being stunned for a moment, he said, "Eunuch Li, send Qin Feng back to the prince's mansion first. We need to talk in private for a while."

When the Emperor said this, Xuanyuan Zhiling couldn't help but lightly frown. What exactly was this serious matter that caused such an emperor's trusted aide to be sent away?

Eunuch Li replied as he brought Qin Feng out of the imperial study. At this moment, only Xuanyuan Zhiling and the emperor were left in the imperial study.

"father, what do you have to say to this son?" Xuanyuan Zhiling knew that it was probably about the war horses, because other than this matter, he could not find anything else that was more important.

The emperor sighed and stood up from his seat, then walked to Xuanyuan Zhiling's side and sighed.

"I heard that after you led a huge army of one hundred thousand to the border, a large number of horses were poisoned and died, causing you to lose several battles in a row." When the Emperor said this, there was not the slightest hint of reproach between his brows. Instead, he was somewhat sorrowful.

After Xuanyuan Zhiling heard this, he immediately cupped his hands and bowed to the emperor: "Please forgive us father, but I am too incompetent, causing us to lose a lot of soldiers and horses." As he said this, Xuanyuan Zhiling kept his head down, waiting for the emperor to tell him what to do.

The emperor lightly patted the back of Xuanyuan Zhiling's hand: "Fourth Brother, father is not saying these words to blame you. With the large number of horses dying, you were also forced to such an extent.

When the emperor said this, his eyes actually revealed a trace of gentleness. This was also the first time Xuanyuan Zhiling saw such an expression in the emperor's eyes.

"But father, according to our investigations, the war horses were poisoned when they were in the capital. Didn't you recall the Second brother to investigate this matter?"

Xuanyuan Zhiling said with a complex look in his eyes, but he maintained a calm demeanor.

When the emperor heard this, a complicated expression flashed across his face. He said coldly, "father knows about this matter. Furthermore, we have thoroughly investigated about the war horses."

Xuanyuan Zhiling was startled, and quickly asked: "father, who was the one who poisoned the horses' food?" Xuanyuan Zhiling had already guessed that this person's identity must be very illustrious, and the exhausted look on father's face must be because of this matter.

The emperor frowned and stood in front of Xuanyuan Zhiling with his hands behind his back. He said with a slightly trembling voice, "It's the crown prince."

As he said this, Xuanyuan Zhiling could clearly feel that the emperor's voice was actually slightly trembling, because even Xuanyuan Zhiling never expected that the person who had administered the poison would actually be the crown prince.

"It's big brother?" father, did you guys get it wrong? How could Big Bro poison your warhorses? "

Xuanyuan Zhiling asked in surprise. In fact, Xuanyuan Zhiling knew in his heart that the crown prince must have believed those greedy words, otherwise, with just Xuanyuan Linhe's brain, he would not be able to think of such a sinister plan.

Xuanyuan Zhiling slightly frowned. Who exactly was the person directing the crown prince Xuanyuan Linhe from behind the scenes?