After Princess Zhaoyang and Ji Yunhua dealt with the thugs, they returned to find Marquis Yong'an, only to find guards lying on the ground and Ouyang Xiuqi.

The whereabouts of the Marquis of Yong'an are unknown.

Princess Zhaoyang's face immediately turned cold, and she said to the panicked officials who rushed over, "Immediately seal off the prefecture and forbid anyone from entering or leaving."

The state officials' expressions changed drastically.

"Could it be that... the Imperial Envoy has already..."

Ji Yunhua had just finished examining Ouyang Xiuqi when she replied, "Your imperial envoy is fine, he just fainted, but your emperor's father is missing."

State government official: "?!"

Your Majesty's elderly father?

Isn't that the retired emperor?

When did the retired emperor come to their prefecture?

They looked at Ji Yunhua, then at Princess Zhaoyang, and suddenly understood.

It turns out that the handsome, refined-looking middle-aged man was the Emperor Emeritus!

A group of people almost fainted.

After realizing what was happening, they hurriedly followed Princess Zhaoyang's orders, sealing off the city and launching a city-wide search.

However, they searched the entire prefecture but still couldn't find the Marquis of Yong'an.

...

Seven days later, two outsiders arrived in Taoshu Village, located at the intersection of Baihe Prefecture and Baihe Prefecture.

A middle-aged man with a refined appearance and outstanding temperament, and a young, beautiful, and charming woman.

The village chief warmly received them.

"You two must be Master He and Madam He, right? It's truly an honor to have Master He teach at our village school. Your lodgings are right here at the village school; they've just been cleaned. Please come with me."

The two followed the village chief into a farmhouse courtyard.

Two trees were planted in the center of the yard, a peach tree and a plum tree.

The house was built of stone, with a hall and two main rooms, and a kitchen and a storage room on both sides.

Behind the house is a vegetable garden, and at the end of the garden is a thatched hut.

The term "lianmaoquan" refers to a place where the latrine and pigsty are connected.

"Pigs can be raised here."

The village chief laughed.

"If raised well, they can even go to the state capital to participate in a pig-riding competition."

Mrs. He looked at the pigsty and latrine, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes.

Master He shook his head.

"Pigs shouldn't be raised in pens; they should be raised in the mountains so they can run around a lot and their meat will taste better."

The village chief laughed heartily.

"They run more and eat more, but they grow faster when raised in a pen. The mountains here are quite wild, and there are even wild boars roaming the back mountains. If you raise pigs on the mountain, they'll never come back."

Master He nodded: "What you say makes sense."

After the village chief finished his introduction, he left, leaving the couple behind.

Master He picked up his luggage and asked Madam He, "Do you want to stay in the room on the left or the one on the right?"

Mrs. He was on the verge of tears.

"Ah-Xian, so many days have passed, are we still going to sleep in separate rooms?"

Master He sighed: "I'm sorry, I still can't remember the past. To me now, you're no different from any other woman. I really can't live with you. Can I take a break first?"

Madam Bai, also known as Madam He, nodded with a wronged expression.

"Okay, I'll choose the room on the right."

"OK."

Master He carried his luggage into the main room on the left.

Bai Shi watched his retreating figure, her eyes filled with a deep, unfathomable gaze.

After kidnapping Yi Sheng at the pig-riding competition, she left the city without stopping, and brainwashed him with the sacred insects along the way.

She was certain that the brainwashing was a great success.

But things didn't go as she expected.

Although Yi Sheng has completely lost his previous memories, he still retains a strong sense of judgment.

He believed her story and assumed she was his wife, but he refused to get close to her, saying he felt they were still strangers.

She had intended to drug him to make things happen, but remembering what Bai Musheng had said when they parted, she held back.

She refused to believe that she couldn't win over Yi Sheng even without that woman.

To evade the officials searching for them, and also to nurture their relationship, she brought Yi Sheng to this small village.

With Yi Sheng's talent, he is more than qualified to be a village school teacher.

He has a photographic memory; he had already memorized all the books she bought on the way there.

She believed that after a while, Yi Sheng would fall in love with her.

However, after glancing at the simple courtyard, she felt it necessary to hire a woman from the village to do the dusting, cleaning, laundry, and cooking.

She wouldn't do those things.

After making up her mind, she turned around and went out to find the village chief to find a suitable candidate.

Half a day later, she returned with a woman in her forties.

Just as he was about to lecture the woman on manners, Yi Sheng came out of the kitchen and greeted her, "Madam, you're back? Come and eat quickly. And who is this?"

"This is the helper I hired."

Bai replied.

Smelling the aroma of food wafting from the kitchen, she couldn't help but wonder, "Where did the food come from?"

Could it be that the village chief sent it over?

Unexpectedly, Yi Sheng replied, "I made it."

"You did this?!"

Bai's voice unconsciously rose much higher.

She looked at Yi Sheng incredulously: "You can cook?"

“Yes,” Yi Sheng replied, “Although I don’t have much memory of it, I know how to cook it just by looking at the fruits, vegetables, rice and flour in the kitchen.”

Bai silently entered the kitchen and saw two bowls of noodles on the table, looking delicious and appealing. She finally believed what Yi Sheng had said.

Mrs. Bai didn't know why he knew how to cook, and worried that he might be remembering more things.

She then said to him, "A wise man keeps away from the kitchen. From now on, let Aunt Wu cook. You still have to teach."

Yi Sheng nodded: "I just remembered it and wanted to give it a try."

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