"It's me."

Under the Empress Dowager's astonished gaze, Ye Jintang slowly walked over.

"You are..." The Empress Dowager hesitated, clearly unsure about Ye Jintang's appearance.

"Ye Jintang".

The Empress Dowager was taken aback, but when she looked up again, the wariness in her eyes lessened slightly. "You are General Ye's daughter."

"yes."

Ye Jintang responded and then bowed in the direction of the Empress.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."

"Get up." The Empress Dowager stepped forward, her tone surprisingly gentle when facing Ye Jintang.

"I heard from your maid that you saved me."

"Just happened to be passing by."

The Empress Dowager nodded as she listened to Ye Jintang's words.

"Good child, I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I would probably have perished in the forest with those people."

Before falling into a coma, Lühe had apparently told the Empress Dowager about Ye Jintang's rescue.

This also explains why the Empress Dowager knew these things and had no other doubts.

"Ye Jintang, you saved me, so you have done me a favor. Is there anything you wish to do?"

The Empress Dowager looked at Ye Jintang, her tone both questioning and perhaps probing, wanting to see Ye Jintang's reaction.

Ye Jintang naturally understood the meaning behind the Empress Dowager's words, and his expression remained extremely calm.

"Your Majesty, I have no desires, but my father's current condition..."

Ye Jintang lowered her eyes and said, "My father has always told me to be loyal to the emperor and love my country. I absolutely do not believe that my father would do anything to betray the country."

Hearing Ye Jintang say this, the Empress Dowager sighed, showing a hint of helplessness when she mentioned the matter.

“Even if it weren’t for you, I still wouldn’t believe that General Ye would do such a thing.”

"Good child, rest assured, whether it is out of gratitude for your saving me or out of trust in General Ye, I will not let this matter continue to develop."

"Your Majesty, do you mean..."

Ye Jintang looked puzzled and asked the Empress Dowager.

"After I return to the palace, I will mention the matter of a thorough reinvestigation to the Emperor. No matter what the reason is, the truth will eventually come to light."

The Empress Dowager spoke to Ye Jintang.

Ye Jintang was somewhat surprised by the Empress Dowager's answer, feeling that the Empress Dowager had granted this request far too quickly.

Even when she brought up the matter, the Empress Dowager would immediately follow up with the rest of the story.

However, having received the Empress Dowager's promise was tantamount to giving Ye Jintang a sense of reassurance, preventing him from directly accusing Ye He of treason.

"Your Majesty, you are not fully recovered yet. I will find a way to inform the palace after these two days."

Ye Jintang was worried about the Empress Dowager's current situation, especially since the malevolent energy in the woods was clearly aimed at her.

Furthermore, some people are secretly plotting that staying here is the safest option until things fully recover.

"good."

The Empress Dowager nodded, then, as if remembering something, asked Ye Jintang, "What happened to those people who were with me that day, and to the little maid?"

Since Ye Jintang was able to save herself from those robbers, those people should be safe and sound.

"When I arrived, those people were already dead."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager fell silent for a moment, eventually letting out several long sighs.

"They did all this to protect me..."

"What about the palace?" the Empress Dowager asked again. According to Ye Jintang and the maid named Lühe, she had been unconscious for several days. With such a big incident, it was impossible for the palace, or even the emperor, to dare to take any action.

Faced with the Empress Dowager's confusion, Ye Jintang could only tell her the truth.

"At that time, Your Majesty was seriously injured, so I could only bring you back to this clinic for the time being. During this period, His Majesty did send out the Imperial Guards and posted notices in the capital, but Your Majesty was still unconscious, so I dared not act rashly."

After Ye Jintang explained it to her, the Empress Dowager roughly understood what had happened.

She also understood that Ye Jintang did this for her safety.

"You just said this is a clinic?"

"yes."

"This place was part of my dowry from my father, it's just the Marquis's residence..."

Seeing that Ye Jintang seemed hesitant to speak, the Empress Dowager understood.

"I have heard about Lord Jiang's intention to take a concubine. Jintang, since you are my benefactor, I will never let you suffer this injustice."

Ye Jintang vaguely felt something was strange about the Empress Dowager's statement.

It's as if everything the Empress Dowager is doing now is based on the fact that she was rescued. Does this mean that whoever rescues the Empress Dowager will be treated differently by her after she regains consciousness?

No wonder the Empress Dowager in the book trusted Su Xuerou so much, and even indulged her in everything she did.

But this difference now belongs to her.

The Empress Dowager toured the clinic and praised Ye Jintang's skills highly, especially after learning that Ye Jintang was also skilled in medicine.

Woof.

When Da Bai saw Ye Jintang come out, he was about to rush forward when he saw the Empress Dowager take two steps back, clearly afraid of the big wolfhound.

"I acquired this big wolfhound of the Empress Dowager by chance. I named it Da Bai, and it will not hurt anyone."

When Da Bai heard Ye Jintang introducing himself to others, his tail wagged even more happily, just like a Siberian Husky.

The Empress Dowager was initially afraid of the existence of Da Bai, but after hearing Ye Jintang's words, she relaxed her vigilance slightly.

Only after confirming that Baymax was indeed harmless and surprisingly "docile" did the tension subside.

Green Lotus was helping to pack the things needed for the clinic's opening when she saw Zhou Zheng walking over quickly, looking somewhat confused.

"Zhou Zheng, what happened?"

Seeing Zhou Zheng like this, Lühe asked him a question.

“Miss Green Lotus, don’t you think the old lady next to Miss looks a lot like the one in the portrait of the soldier?”

He had some doubts when he saw the portrait, but Green Lotus stepped in and resolved them first.

“The person in the portrait is the same person as the one next to you, Miss,” Green Lotus said with a smile.

Zhou Zheng seemed a little nervous upon hearing this.

"Miss Green Lotus, I think that the enemy who can make the soldiers go to such lengths must be someone of great importance. Will this cause you any trouble?"

Ever since Ye Jintang took him in, Zhou Zheng has always been grateful for Ye Jintang's kindness to him.

I kept thinking about what I could do to repay Miss.

"Don't worry about that."

Green Lotus didn't continue. Even though she knew Zhou Zheng was a kind and generous person after spending time with him, she would never dare to tell her mistress about the old lady's true identity as the Empress Dowager without her permission.

After the Empress Dowager stayed in the inner quarters for two days, Ye Jintang, having confirmed that she was in good health, prepared to escort her away the next day.

However, Ye Jintang did not escort the person directly to the palace gate, but instead took them directly to the outside of the Regent's Palace.

The Empress Dowager was also somewhat surprised by Ye Jintang's actions.