Even when facing the more powerful Yuan Ye, Chen Ziming was still able to maintain his composure because he had no desires from the emperor and was a carefree person, so the imperial power did not have such a deep influence on him.

When facing him, Yuan Ye was able to speak the truth.

"After Jiang Tian left me, I couldn't sleep day and night for the first few months. Later, I tried to have contact with other women, but I always felt nauseous and couldn't imagine sleeping with them. Is this a disease?"

Chen Ziming's expression was once again one of utter disbelief.

He really didn't understand. Yuan Ye had many trusted confidants, and quite a few of them knew medicine, but they insisted on telling him everything. What had he done to offend him?

"Your Majesty, this is a mental illness. I cannot cure it; you must find a way to understand it yourself."

Chen Ziming remained expressionless, his tone completely calm.

"Mental illness..."

As I repeated those two words on the night of the Lantern Festival, a strange feeling welled up inside me.

"I still think about her, I can't forget her, this heartache is incurable."

Chen Ziming hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't hold back and advised Yuan Ye: "Your Majesty, that was a year ago. Look, you are already the ruler of the world, you lack nothing, so why do you always think about her? She's doing quite well now, she's about to get married to someone else—"

At this point, Chen Ziming realized something was wrong and quickly shut his mouth, but it was too late.

Yuan Ye's eyes were terrifying: "What are you saying?"

Chen Ziming was sweating profusely; he knew he had made a mess of things.

His mouth is a real problem!

"You've seen her?" Yuan Ye's voice was very hoarse.

"Well, yes, we met once. I've traveled extensively, passing through many cities, and I saw her in Jiangnan..."

Chen Ziming had no choice but to tell Yuan Ye the general story of his encounter with Jiang Tian.

After leaving the palace, Jiang Tian did not choose to return to the border or go anywhere else, but went to Jiangnan.

The scenery in Jiangnan is extremely beautiful, so it's a good choice.

She bought a house, opened a restaurant, and lived her own little life.

She is an extremely intelligent person and very strategic in her business dealings.

Soon she opened a restaurant, then a fabric shop, and later even a tailor shop... In just a few hundred days a year, she opened dozens of shops, and every shop did very well.

She is an absolute genius when it comes to business.

When Chen Ziming arrived in Jiangnan, he happened to be having dinner at Jiang Tian's restaurant. He saved an old man who was trying to extort money by making a scene. By chance, he ran into Jiang Tian again.

"Her life is very comfortable now, much better than before. Before, she was always walking on eggshells, but now she is the boss and can do whatever she wants. Everyone else has to fawn over her."

"As for whether she has married someone else, I really don't know. I only know that there are many wealthy businessmen's sons in Jiangnan who want to marry a suitable wife, and they especially like smart women."

"Jiang Tian has so many businesses under her control, is exceptionally beautiful, and is eloquent. Who wouldn't want to marry her? If I hadn't long ago seen through the illusions of the world, I would have..."

As he spoke, Chen Ziming realized he hadn't shut his mouth properly.

He realized that his mouth was particularly foul today, and he said all the things he shouldn't have said.

Could it be that Heaven instructed him to inform the Emperor of Jiang Tian's whereabouts?

But the emperor's face was completely unpleasant to look at.

"...She was surrounded by many men?"

Chen Ziming sighed deeply and decided to give up entirely.

"She hired many guards and skilled fighters to protect her, all of whom were men; she often dealt with many young masters in her business; she sponsored the academy and had an excellent reputation among the students, many of whom had a great liking for her."

“When Jiang Tian first settled down, she only claimed to be a widow whose husband had died for the country, which naturally evoked pity. She was resourceful, able to establish herself, and also able to make money… With all these advantages combined, think about it yourself, how could she not be attractive?”

Yuan Ye remained silent for a long time, his face so pale it was impossible to look directly at him.

Chen Ziming only spoke of the good things he saw in Jiang Tian, ​​but he knew just how good Jiang Tian really was.

She was so intelligent, so insightful, and so full of charm; she was flexible, resilient, unafraid of authority, and courageous and resourceful…

She dared to kill with a sword, yet she could also swallow poison in front of him with neither servility nor arrogance...

When Yuan Ye thought of Jiang Tian, ​​all he could think of were her good qualities; he couldn't possibly describe them all.

A woman like that would make anyone admire her.

The more I understand her, the more I want to love her.

He knew this better than anyone else.

But they had already separated.

He was the emperor, and Jiang Tian was just a merchant. If she wanted to marry someone else... what could he say?

The two had already made it clear that they would have nothing to do with each other from now on.

Jiang Tian... if she wants to marry someone else, he should congratulate her.

Seeing Yuan Ye's extremely distorted expression, Chen Ziming's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Your Majesty, Jiang Tian is living the life she wants now. She is living a carefree and easy life. She doesn't want to be bound, which is why she chose to give up wealth and honor and leave. If you forcibly bring her back—forcibly breaking a flower—the flower will quickly wither."

He carefully chose his words, and Yuan Ye clearly heard the unspoken meaning behind them.

He suddenly felt that everything was meaningless.

"You may leave."

Yuan Ye didn't say anything else, and turned to leave.

That night, he lay on the bed where the two of them had once shared a pillow, recalling everything they had done together, and found it increasingly difficult to fall asleep.

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