"No, he goes to Yanchun Tower every day, either to eat, drink, or have fun."

"He never properly learned martial arts."

Ye Chen frowned.

"If that's the case, how did he manage to increase his martial arts skills so much all of a sudden?"

"Judging from his performance today, he is definitely one of the most formidable players. I might not even be his match."

The guard immediately spoke.

"Your Highness, this is impossible."

"Xue Qing only knows some fancy moves; he can't possibly be very skilled."

Ye Chen thought for a moment.

"Could it be that he's secretly practicing martial arts, waiting for the crucial moment to make a name for himself?"

"Does Xue Qing have such cunning?"

Ye Chen said.

"It's not that no one does this, saying one thing in front of others and another behind their backs."

"Throughout history, there have been people who acted like this: appearing foolish on the surface, but secretly working hard behind the scenes."

"He only revealed his full strength at the crucial moment in the struggle for the throne."

"That's how it was with Prince Xue back then. He pretended to be stupid, but at the most crucial moment, he stepped forward and became a great help to the Emperor."

"It's possible that Xue Qing will follow suit."

The guard thought for a moment and then said.

"But Prince Xue has always doted on Xue Qing, to the point that he has become unruly."

Will the old prince seriously teach him these skills?

Ye Chen shook his head.

"I don't know."

"Let's wait and see. You keep a close eye on Xue Qing's movements."

"yes."

After Ye Qianqian arrived at Yanchun Tower.

Xue Qing has woken up.

But his hands were tied.

She covered her mouth again.

There was no way to make a sound.

All I can do is whimper.

Ye Qianqian pulled Xue Qing out.

Xue Qing stared wide-eyed at Ye Qianqian.

He knew that this was a princess of the current dynasty.

After all, he had attended many palace banquets.

Xue Qing stared at Ye Qianqian in disbelief.

{Princess?! Why is she here?! What happened to me?! Why am I tied up all over?! What's going on?! Someone tell me!}

Ye Qianqian could certainly hear Xue Qing's thoughts.

then.

He said it on purpose.

You must be wondering why you're here, right?

Xue Qing nodded repeatedly.

"Didn't you come in by yourself?" Ye Qianqian sat down.

Xue Qing shook her head vigorously again.

{That's not what I'm talking about. I want to know why I've become like this?! Why is the princess doing this to me? I'm clearly disguised as someone else. Does this person have a grudge against the princess? Is that why she's targeting me?!}

{Princess, I'm not this masked man! I'm Xue Qing, the son of the late Prince Xue! I'm royalty! Please don't kill someone by mistake!}

Ye Qianqian pulled the mask off Xue Qing's face.

Xue Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Great! The mask has finally been removed. The princess is indeed discerning; she knew this was a disguise. Now that she sees I'm Xue Qing, she shouldn't harm me, right? Princess, seek revenge for your grievances and settle scores. Go find the real person behind this mask, and please don't kill the wrong person!"

However.

Ye Qianqian's expression remained unchanged.

It still looked as cold and gloomy as it did at the beginning.

"Xue Qing, you really have some tricks up your sleeve. In order to prevent people from knowing that you, the young master, would come to a brothel, you specially disguised yourself as someone else."

Xue Qing shook her head again.

{Princess, I only came to a brothel, my crime doesn't deserve death! You won't kill me for something like this, will you? I've never had any dealings with you before! Why are you targeting me like this?!}

Ye Qianqian pulled the strip of cloth out of Xue Qing's mouth.

Xue Qing immediately shouted.

However.

But he discovered...

I couldn't make a sound at all.

{What the heck? Why can't I speak all of a sudden?}

Ye Qianqian said it casually.

"I gave you a drug to make you mute!"

"Of course you can't speak!"

Despair instantly filled Xue Qing's eyes.

{Princess! Why are you doing this to me! I have done nothing to wrong you!}

Ye Qianqian repeated the same sentence.

"You're curious why you're like this, aren't you?"

Xue Qing nodded repeatedly.

"It's very simple, you want to join forces with Li Yan to kill Li Mei."

"Give Li Yan a clear name!"

"Then Li Mei should naturally strike first."

Xue Qing was stunned.

{That's strange. Li Yan and I haven't told anyone about this, so how did the princess find out?! And how did Li Mei find out?!}

What on earth happened?!

Are you wondering how Li Mei found out?

"Aren't you more curious about why Li Yan treated you this way?!"

"It's very simple. Li Mei and Li Yan have already switched identities. The person in front of you now is not Li Yan, but Li Mei."

"As for how we know this, it's because we've been reborn."

Xue Qing was so frightened that her mouth dropped open.

{Rebirth? No way?! Isn't that a storyteller's tale?! How could this actually happen to a real person?!}

"Hehehe, you didn't expect that, did you? The stories told by storytellers on the street have actually come true."

"Don't worry, we will definitely take our revenge."

Xue Qing's eyes still held confusion.