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Chapter 198: Help from the Face Control

Zhou Chang was not interested in tea, but she felt hungry again when she saw the table full of snacks. She did not wait for Yuan Qi to give way, as the other party had already seen how she ate. She simply picked up a plate and handed it to the skinny monkey standing next to her, and then picked up a piece of petal-shaped pastry and put it in her mouth.

Yuan Qi didn't seem to be surprised at all. He poured himself a cup of tea and sipped it carefully.

After eating two pieces of cake, Zhou Chang's mood finally improved a little, and he found a topic first: "That day in the West City Restaurant, you handed out red lucky lots for blessing victory, and I saw it at that time."

"Longyun Tower, His Highness is here too?" Yuan Qi was really surprised.

Zhou Chang smiled and asked, "That's a good idea. I wonder who came up with it."

Yuan Qi smiled faintly and glanced at He Xi beside him: "This was Uncle He's idea."

He Xi bowed and said modestly, "No, no, it's the young master who's been worried all day. I just counted on my fingers and found that red is a good sign for me, but my fortune is still a little off. If I can get everyone's support, I can turn disaster into blessing. That's why the young master spared no expense and took the lead in organizing the auction."

Zhou Chang admired He Xi's calculations from the bottom of his heart. It was useless, but it seemed that he had done a lot of things: "Manager He's calculations were really..."

I couldn't find the right words, so I had to change the subject and ask Yuan Qi: "Miss Yuan, I know that King Xian was defeated and retreated to Maicheng. I think the Yuan family has always been much more informed than me. So, have you heard about any progress in the Mirage Kingdom?"

"The battle situation is not favorable, and the outcome is not optimistic." Yuan Qi shook his head, no longer hiding his worry, "I know a little about the situation in the Mirage Country, but it is probably not optimistic either."

"Earlier in the Heavenly Prison, I heard Master Yuan mention that he should do something about the Mirage Country. Isn't there any progress at all?" Zhou Chang is now desperate and trying every possible means.

Yuan Qi still shook his head and sighed: "Alas, Uncle He has been doing what my father ordered, but..."

He Xi took over the topic again: "It's difficult, it's difficult to get news from there. I calculated that the ruler of the Mirage Kingdom is not doomed yet. If we delay until after the New Year, there may be a turnaround."

Zhou Chang said that he did not believe He Xi's "counting with fingers", but after hearing this, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart, and even put down the hand holding the snack.

After a long while, he couldn't say anything else, so he asked dryly: "Do you want to go see your father again?"

Maybe I could hear some confirmed news directly from Yuan Yu, but on second thought, that was even more impossible. It was impossible for people in the Heavenly Prison to be well-informed.

Yuan Qiqiu felt lost and anxious, but still shook his head: "After the last visit, my father also told me not to visit him again unless it was absolutely necessary, so as not to cause trouble to His Highness."

No wonder Yuan Qi never mentioned it again after that.

Zhou Chang nodded and stopped trying to persuade him. Thinking about the attitude of Prince Duan and the fact that he had won Pei Li's carriage, it might be better if they didn't meet. He comforted Yuan Qi, "Yes, we will meet sooner or later. One or two days won't make a difference."

Yuan Qi seemed to be in a state of distraction, but suddenly he said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. The Yuan family is making preparations."

"What preparations?" Zhou Changke didn't understand.

But I felt that Yuan Qi was a little strange today. At first I thought it was because I hadn't seen him for a long time, but now after a closer look I am a little confused.

"Although my father is now in prison, the outcome is unknown..." Yuan Qi stood up, seemingly avoiding Zhou Chang's gaze intentionally or unintentionally, and pushed open a fan facing the street. "Fortunately, the Yuan family's business has not been greatly affected. If my father is really gone one day..."

Zhou Chang didn't know what Yuan Qi wanted to say.

Yuan Qi's eyes seemed to be looking out the window, but in fact they were empty: "The last time I went to the prison to visit my father, he told me everything. Your Highness is so noble and generous, helping the Yuan family at all costs. If Your Highness is really implicated by the Yuan family's incident this time, the Yuan family will definitely repay Your Highness. Your Highness does not need to worry about this, the Yuan family still has the ability to do so."

Zhou Chang didn't do anything, but his hands clenched the teacup uncontrollably, and a surge of anger rushed to his head.

Why was Prince Yi Fengming angry?

If he lost, Zhou Chang couldn't afford the compensation, and the only thing the Yuan family could give Feng Ming as compensation was money.

Zhou Chang felt more guilty.

Now the situation of the war between Lin Kingdom and Shen Kingdom is becoming increasingly unclear, and the future of everyone is uncertain. All this is just because of a whimsical idea she had at the beginning.

Yuan Qi turned around and found that Zhou Chang's face looked strange, but he didn't know what the problem was: "Your Highness Prince Yi?"

"If this war can be won, then all problems will be solved." Zhou Chang muttered to himself, and then realized it belatedly, and felt distressed again, "In the current situation, nothing can compare to the news of victory in the war."

The topic had been talked about to death and the air in the private room was frozen.

"Hahaha……"

Suddenly, Qiu Yin's loud laughter was heard from the private room on the second floor.

It even echoed in the empty teahouse.

Some are happy while others are sad.

Zhou Chang found the laughter even more irritating.

He Xi stepped forward to ease the embarrassment: "I calculated that everything is skyrocketing now. Fortunately, we have cut off the source of medicinal materials. Now in the Mirage Country, the prices of food and medicinal materials must have risen even more sharply."

Yuan Qi also poured out his tea again and replaced it for Zhou Chang, continuing the topic: "War horses should also be in short supply, as well as pigs, cattle and sheep... These are all good news."

"That's very good, very good." Zhou Chang knew that this was a way of encouraging each other, so he took the teacup handed over by Yuan Qi and agreed.

Yuan Qi sat back down, but stopped drinking tea. He still looked worried and absent-minded.

"Knock, knock, knock..." At this time, the door of the private room was knocked open, and Shopkeeper Lu personally brought hot water to replace it.

As the door opened, the sound of people talking downstairs could be heard faintly.

The sounds of "examination", "announcement of results" and "ranking" could be heard faintly.

Zhou Chang was reminded that although she had made a temporary appointment with Yuan Qi today, in addition to asking about the situation in the Mirage Kingdom, she also wanted to understand Wen Qingyan.

After Shopkeeper Lu had left and closed the door, he asked, "By the way, Miss Yuan, how did Master Wen's examination go? The results should have been announced."

As expected, Yuan Qi smiled bitterly: "He was imprisoned in the Dali Temple."

Although Zhou Chang had guessed it, he still looked surprised: "How could it be? Why?"

"Your Highness Prince Yi, you must have heard about the protest by candidates a while ago, right?" Yuan Qi hid his expression behind his thick eyelashes, seemingly unwilling to mention this topic.

"It seems like this is the case." Zhou Chang said casually.

Yuan Qi sighed softly, "Alas, Qingyan, no, Master Wen, found out that someone was selling test questions when he was taking the exam, and his ranking had already been decided before he even left the exam room. So he joined forces with a group of friends who were studying, and went to the Ministry of Rites to protest, and then went to the Dali Temple to report to the authorities, but he was arrested by the Dali Temple for disturbing public order."

"When did it happen?" Zhou Chang asked knowingly, but he also changed the subject without being abrupt.

"About half a month." Yuan Qi's tone was strange, and it seemed that he was worried but there was some other emotion mixed in.

During the half month that Zhou Chang was recuperating in the mansion, he looked at the golden Pixiu every day and was troubled by it. In the end, his "face control" attribute prevailed.

Wen Qingyan's otherworldly face shouldn't be locked up in a prison without seeing the sun, right? "It's not naivety that defeats me, it's naivety;

What is written down is not words, but mosquitoes;”