The group's favorite little Fubao has become the most arrogant kid in the whole imperial city

Chapter 88 There Will Be a Day When We See the Sun Again

Liu Yuan has a carefree and street-smart air about him, not like a young master from an aristocratic family at all. "Hey, you kid actually recognized me."

"I've seen your portrait on my father's desk." Xihe smiled at Liu Yuan.

Emperor Jingyuan once asked Xihe to carefully identify the portraits of his ministers and write down their age, relationship with their spouses, abilities, etc.

Although Liu Yuan's appearance was damaged, Xihe still recognized him at a glance.

Liu Yuan's expression changed slightly. His nonchalant aura gradually dissipated, and he looked more inquiring. "Imperial case? Are you one of His Majesty's princesses?"

Xihe didn't respond, but glanced at Xiao Mingxuan, seeking his advice.

Xiao Mingxuan lowered his eyelids slightly and asked a different question, "Why is General Liu asking this? Is who she is important to you?"

"Of course it's important!" Liu Yuan stared at Xihe with his bright eyes, "You are...Princess Zhaoyuan, am I right?"

Although he had been far away from the border for many years, he still knew a little about the affairs of the imperial city.

Emperor Jingyuan only had two princesses, one of whom was the fourth princess Zhao Siyuan, who was about ten years old. He had met her once when he returned to Beijing to report on his work. Although the woman's appearance would change over the years, she could still be recognized from some of her features. The one in front of him did not have any trace of the fourth princess.

Then the only one left was the sixth princess, Princess Zhaoyuan, who was in the emperor's favor.

Liu Yuan's gaze was too intense. Xiao Mingxuan frowned and hid the little girl behind him again. "General Liu, if you have time to guess my identity here, why don't you tell me why you appeared in the secret room of Jiangnan Jiang's family when you should have been in the Imperial City Prison?"

The one who went to the border to change guard was Princess Zhao Wanyu, and the ones escorting him were Emperor Jingyuan's men. Neither of these two sides would allow Liu Yuan a chance to escape.

Even if we take a step back and say that Liu Yuan really escaped, he could have gone anywhere in the world, so why was he imprisoned in Jiangnan?
What happened in the meantime was something they didn't know about.

"The Imperial City Prison?" Liu Yuan suddenly smiled, tidied his straw-stained black hair, and revealed his entire face. "You are right, there is indeed a person in the Imperial City Prison."

Xiao Mingxuan asked calmly, "Who is imprisoned in the Imperial City?"

"It's Liu Yuan, the guilty minister Liu Yuan." Liu Yuan still looked nonchalant. He walked to the table beside him and got a cup of tea. He drank it all in one gulp. "Tsk, this Jiang Zhongguo is so stingy. The tea leaves have no taste. He didn't even think of changing one for me. He is so stingy."

If Liu Yuan changed his clothes while strolling leisurely in the garden, some people might think he came to the iron prison to drink tea.

"Two Liu Yuan?" Xihe asked in disbelief.

"Why not?" Liu Yuan leaned against the wall after drinking enough. His eyes hidden under his black hair were a little lonely. "Whoever they say is Liu Yuan is Liu Yuan. The one inside is Liu Yuan, and the one in front of you is also Liu Yuan."

"No, there is only one Liu Yuan." Xiao Mingxuan suddenly spoke up and said decisively: "General Liu has been imprisoned here for two or three years, right?"

As soon as he came in, Xiao Mingxuan observed the surroundings. The iron cage was seriously worn out, it was definitely not a one-year thing, it must be at least two or three years old.

In addition, the wounds on Liu Yuan's body were a combination of old and new ones, and they had been there for some time.

Liu Yuan paused, then sneered, "I recognize you, Xiao Mingxuan, the little brat from Beili." Xiao Mingxuan's expression remained unchanged, "I also remember General Liu. It was you who escorted me to Tianshuo. You were the only one... who treated me as a human being and gave me food."

When Beili was defeated in the war and sent a hostage here, everyone hated him and wanted to starve him to death along the way. They would beat him up whenever they got the chance.

Only Liu Yuan would give him food and protect him all the way to Tianshuo.

"It's just the past. Please remember it, Ninth Prince." Liu Yuan seemed to be lost in memories, and then woke up with a trick. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Time has passed, and our situations have turned upside down."

"I have always had doubts about what happened on New Year's Eve, but now it seems that most of my doubts have been answered." Xiao Mingxuan stepped forward and waved at Liu Yuan. Although Liu Yuan didn't know what the other party wanted to do, he subconsciously walked over. Unexpectedly, Xiao Mingxuan directly handed him a steamed bun.

Liu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled indifferently, took it, and gobbled it up, finishing the steamed bun in two bites.

"Aren't you afraid it's poisonous?" Xiao Mingxuan asked in surprise.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yuan waved his hand nonchalantly, "I'm almost starving to death, who cares if it's poisonous or not. Besides, if I'm poisoned to death by you, I'll definitely take you with me to be buried with me!"

Xiao Mingxuan laughed softly and said nothing more.

Xihe hurried over and gave all the snacks in his purse to Liu Yuan, "General Liu, eat~"

Liu Yuan took it without hesitation and poured it all into his mouth.

That bastard Jiang Zhongguo only gave him water to drink and only one meal every few days. He was already starving.

After filling his stomach a little, Liu Yuan asked, "Have you ever thought that I would really do that?"

Although he was trapped in Jiangnan, what happened on New Year's Eve was vividly told to him by that bastard Jiang Zhongguo.

"You won't." Xiao Mingxuan said lightly, "I've heard about you. You became famous at a young age, gave up literature and turned to martial arts. You were a son of a noble family, but you gave up the privileges of your ancestors and went to the military camp to fight. I was just a four-year-old hostage. You could have turned a blind eye. Even if I died, you wouldn't have any guilt. But you didn't. You still saved me and brought me to Tianshuo."

Liu Yuan looked at Xiao Mingxuan and thought of the kid who rolled in the dust back then, and said, "I don't have to be mean to a kid."

"Yes, you are kind to me, a prince of an enemy country, let alone your own soldiers." Xiao Mingxuan rolled up his sleeves and wiped the dust off his face. "You would never embezzle food and wages, nor would you shoot soldiers, let alone kill the garrison commanders."

From the first moment he recognized the other person, Xiao Mingxuan knew that his guess had come true.

So many years have passed, even he has changed, but Liu Yuan has not changed at all.

"General Liu wouldn't do that. Who is that Guan over there?" Xihe was confused. Two Liu Yuans appeared at once. The younger brother said that General Liu wouldn't do those things. Then who did it?
"If I'm not mistaken, the imprisoned 'Liu Yuan' in the imperial city should have the same appearance as you. You have been imprisoned here for many years, and that person pretended to be you and stayed at the border. Because of the identical appearance, he did not arouse suspicion." Xiao Mingxuan unraveled the mystery and quickly came to a conclusion, "If Chen Wangshi had not gone to the capital to file a complaint, that person would probably never have been discovered in his life."

Liu Yuan's expression did not change. After a moment, he laughed out loud. His laughter was wild and arrogant, but there was obvious pain in his arrogant laughter. "You little brat, you are really awesome."

He laughed for a long time, until the wound on his chest burst open and started to hurt slightly, then he slowly stopped, "I thought I was going to take this secret to the grave, but you two brats unexpectedly broke in. I really don't know if it's God's will or the world's kindness that allowed this secret that has been silent for many years to see the light of day again."