"Hahaha! Destination? Redemption?" Xia Miaoyuan laughed mockingly.

"What are you laughing at?" Yao Jinse looked angry.

"There is true love between us, and he is my salvation!"

Xia Miaoyuan looked at him, shook his head slowly, and said, "The reason why Liang Chaozong chose you from the six skinny men of the Yao family was because he saw that you were good-looking and smart, and that you were suitable to be trained as a spy."

"Yao Jinse, have you forgotten? For the first six months after he brought you back, he made you learn the methods of stealing intelligence along with eight other girls."

"Later, it was when you showed those special talents that he gradually changed his mind."

When Yao Jinse heard this, her pupils trembled, and she seemed very surprised, "You know all this!"

But after a brief moment of shock, Yao Jinse continued, "Even if he didn't choose me because of love, he fell in love with me after he got to know me. We fell in love over time."

"Otherwise, with so many stunning beauties under his command, why did he choose me to be his wife?"

Xia Miaoyuan sighed helplessly, "Yao Jinse! Even now, you still believe that someone like Liang Chaozong could be in love!? How long are you going to keep deceiving yourself?"

"He chose you as his wife because you could earn him money? Perfume, soap, lipstick, have you forgotten?"

"In the beginning, it was only after you developed these novel little gadgets and made a lot of money that Liang Chaozong became interested in you."

Yao Jinse felt a chill in her heart.

Memories came flooding back.

She remembered that in the second year after being taken away by Liang Chaozong, she made perfume, soap and lipstick with some little skills she learned in modern times.

She presented these things to Liang Chaozong, who was so surprised that he immediately hired workers to mass-produce them. As expected, they sold well and made a lot of money.

From then on, Liang Chaozong showed concern for her, often gave her gifts, and took her out for fun. After a few months, their relationship quickly heated up, and they became husband and wife.

Xia Miaoyuan caught the flash of disappointment in Yao Jinse's eyes and continued, "In this feudal little world, he had an affair with you without a matchmaker, and lived with you for six years without any name or status, before finally giving you a marriage certificate. Do you think he truly loves you?!"

When Xia Miaoyuan said this, he was so angry that he almost laughed.

Yao Jinse suddenly blushed.

She never expected that Xia Miaoyuan knew so much about such private matters between them. It was really embarrassing and shocking.

Xia Miaoyuan's voice continued, "It took four years after you married him to give birth to a child. It's not because you were too weak to get pregnant, but because he kept giving you contraceptive soup."

"The doctor he found to treat your body actually prescribed you contraceptive soup."

When Yao Jinse heard the words "contraceptive soup", the expression on her face instantly became uncontrollable and her defenses were broken.

"No, no, no! That's not it!"

But every word Xia Miaoyuan said was true.

"How could that be contraceptive soup? Stop provoking us." Yao Jinse pretended to be calm.

"Hahaha!" Xia Miaoyuan sneered, "If it wasn't for the contraceptive soup, why did you get pregnant so quickly after stopping the medication?"

Yao Jinse felt dizzy and quickly grabbed the chair next to her.

Seeing that her faith had collapsed, Xia Miaoyuan struck while the iron was hot and said, "Yao Jinse, wake up as soon as possible. It's not too late now."

"Love doesn't exist for a man like Liang Chaozong. All he cares about is the cause of restoring his country. Women are just tools for him to use."

"Back then, you were able to earn money for him and offer him advice, so he married you and loved you dearly. Now, you are of no use to him, so he has turned to Zhu Ling."

"He is violent and ruthless, and will do anything to achieve his goal. He will exploit anyone, even his own blood relatives!"

"Have you forgotten the virtuous concubine and the fourth prince?"

"Have you forgotten the daughter you carried for ten months and gave birth to? If it weren't for Liang Chaozong getting your daughter involved at such a young age, how could she have ended up in her current situation?!"

In an instant, the scene where Liang Chaozong accidentally killed the fourth prince appeared in Yao Jinse's mind.

The scene when Liang Chaozong insisted on sending his daughter to the palace to study with him is still vivid in his mind.

"My daughter..." Yao Jinse couldn't hold back any longer when she thought of her daughter, and she covered her face and burst into tears.

After she cried for a while, Xia Miaoyuan handed her the handkerchief and said gently, "I can ask the emperor to return your daughter to you."

Yao Jinse stopped crying immediately, raised her eyes and asked, "What are the conditions?"

Xia Miaoyuan made no secret of his purpose and said directly: "Stand on our side, and tell me the secret of Liang Chaozong's disguise."

Yao Jinse showed no sign of weakness in her aura. She immediately replied, "I accept this deal, but you have to let me see that my daughter is still alive and well."

Xia Miaoyuan placed his small palm on Yao Jinse's hand and said cheerfully, "Deal!"

When Xia Miaoyuan and the second prince returned, it was already late and past dinner time.

The brother and sister got on the carriage and drove towards Chang Mansion.

However, on the way, Xia Miaoyuan saw that many people on the street were whispering, with a look of delight on their faces.

I wonder what they're talking about. Curious!

The Second Prince listened to his sister's thoughts and then ordered the driver, "Go slower."

The carriage slowed down, and Xia Miaoyuan lifted the curtain, and this time he was able to hear a few words.

"Have you heard? The Empress Dowager has a male favorite!"

"It is said that the male favorite is a gigolo!"

"No, no, the male favorite is a handsome man who is a bit older."

"I heard that the two of them had no regard for etiquette and often fooled around in the Empress Dowager's bedroom."

"I heard that the male favorite was the imperial tutor who taught the young emperor."

Xia Miaoyuan was shocked when he heard the discussions. [Wow, this is ridiculous! The scandal between the Empress Dowager and Liang Chaozong has spread to the streets and alleys?!]

When the second prince heard this, a proud expression flashed across his face.

At this time, Xia Miaoyuan was leaning on the car window and looking out. He saw a few little beggars in ragged clothes, holding meat buns in their hands, eating while walking on the street.

After the meat buns were eaten, a few little beggars skipped and danced, singing: "The bamboo branches sway in the wind, and the bells ring through the sky. Lying secretly in the red tent, the joy is beyond words!"

Xia Miaoyuan pondered the content of the ballad. "This is a bit strange. What's this about? Why does it feel a bit inappropriate for children?"

She counted on her fingers and pondered for a while before she suddenly realized, [Wow! Bamboo Spirit's Secret Joy! It turned out to be a hidden poem!]

"No, no, so many people are suddenly talking about the Empress Dowager's erotic affairs on this street, and little beggars are even singing this ballad in groups. It's obvious that someone is deliberately spreading it!"