Ye Zhen is intelligent.

Even though she was crying so hard, under such circumstances, based solely on Xie Tingzhou's words, she still realized in time that she had been exposed.

But then she thought again, she had always known that Xie Tingzhou was terrifyingly intelligent.

He might have had his doubts about what had happened to her before, but she still came to Qingxu Temple and let him follow her.

It's because deep down, she actually trusts him and wants him to know about her grievances.

Nicholas Tse asked her what to do.

Ye Zhen didn't know.

But she knew she missed her master.

Releasing Xie Tingzhou's shoulder, Ye Zhen retaliated by wiping her tears and snot all over his shoulder before heading back to the city.

Not wanting Xie Tingzhou to follow, she left with the words, "Raze this place to the ground."

After returning to the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence, Yin Jiuniang barely slept. She stayed in bed cross-legged, practicing her internal energy. After finishing her practice, she was about to get up and wash.

Then I saw my precious disciple, with red eyes and a red nose, climb in through the back window.

It really did climb.

Upon arriving at the manor, Ye Zhen felt incredibly aggrieved at the thought of seeing her master soon, but not wanting to be seen by the servants, she entered the house through the back window.

I don't know what got into her head, but suddenly she didn't want to use her skills anymore and returned to her most authentic state.

Like a child, I scrambled in using both hands and feet, but the back window was high up, and the more I climbed, the more aggrieved I felt.

As soon as there was a noise at the back window, Yin Jiuniang noticed it. She turned her head and saw her apprentice's appearance. Thinking that something serious had happened, she panicked.

"Zhen'er, what's wrong?"

Ye Zhen had just climbed onto the windowsill when, upon hearing his master's words, he immediately plummeted headfirst down.

Yin Jiuniang quickly flew over and caught the person in her arms.

Ye Zhen naturally knew that her master could catch her, just like when she was a child. Whether she was climbing walls, trees, or going down into the river, as long as her master was there, she always felt at ease and was never afraid.

Because she knew that her master would always protect her in time.

Xie Tingzhou was the second person who could give her a sense of security.

She hugged her master's neck tightly, tears streaming down her face, looking utterly aggrieved.

Aside from their last reunion, Yin Jiuniang hadn't seen Ye Zhen shed tears for many years, and her heart broke instantly.

He quickly cupped her face and asked, "What happened? Did he bully you?"

Thinking that his judgment of people shouldn't be that bad, and also considering that his apprentice wasn't someone to be bullied, he asked again, "Or has something happened? Where is he?"

Watching the sunrise is such a romantic thing, but with her motherly mentality, she's worried that if it gets too romantic, her own daughter will be taken advantage of.

And so he came back alone, looking like this.

Ye Zhen buried his head in her arms again, and without revealing his identity as Xie Tingzhou, he said everything he could in a low voice.

Yin Jiuniang thought Ye Zhen had saved the Marquis's son, and thinking of Ye Zhen's suffering in his previous life, she felt very sorry for him.

But his precious son would rather demolish the Taoist temple than hit Xie Tingzhou, and he didn't say anything harsh about breaking ties with him.

It's clear that she truly loves Xie Tingzhou and doesn't want to break up with him. She just can't get over the emotional hurdle and goes home to complain to her family.

He then pretended to be angry and said, "What a scoundrel! You kindly saved him, but he made you suffer so much. He seduced you and then abandoned you. He's not a real man at all."

After recognizing you, they deliberately didn't tell you, completely deceiving you. Let's go, we're not staying in this dilapidated manor anymore.

After saying that, she pulled Ye Zhen to his feet, "The Emperor has bestowed a house upon Master, so we will move there now."

Once the imperial decree conferring upon you the title of Princess is issued, your master will ask Xie Bang for the divorce papers on your behalf.

"In the future, your master will find you a good match. You can marry if you want, or if you don't, we'll find a prince to marry into your family and get rid of that scoundrel."

Ye Zhen's tears welled up, and she felt that things were not like that. But before she could say anything, Yin Jiuniang pulled her to the dressing table, washed her face, and redid her makeup.

Yin Jiuniang then picked out a light purple dress for her. "Go, change into it. When a woman is in a bad mood, she should dress herself up beautifully."

Her eyes urged him on, as if to say, "If you don't change it, I'll change it for you."

As soon as she finished changing, Yin Jiuniang tried to pull her out the door, her attitude resolute, as if she had no intention of coming back.

"Master, please allow me to think about it some more."

Ye Zhen spoke up, but she hadn't made up her mind yet and didn't want to act impulsively.

Yin Jiuniang didn't give her a chance at all and directly led her out the door.

After Xie Tingzhou returned home after demolishing the Taoist temple, he heard from Wanxing that Yin Jiuniang had angrily taken Ye Zhen away, dressed up beautifully.

He felt a sudden panic and didn't follow. Instead, he had his guards protect her secretly, not daring to push too hard, wanting to give Ye Zhen some time to calm down.

How could it just quietly disappear like that?

Xing Ze and Fu Guang had no idea what had happened. When they were preparing horses for Xie Tingzhou, they were still fantasizing about the progress of their relationship.

Well, it turns out the young mistress came back alone first.

According to Wanxing, the young mistress cried so hard. When have they ever seen her cry before? She must be really heartbroken.

Senior Yin also said that he would take the young mistress out of the Marquis's mansion and find her a son-in-law to live with her in the future.

Both brothers were very worried about their master.

After a moment of panic, Xie Tingzhou calmed down; Wanxing and the others were still there.

If he really had to move, he would definitely take them with him, and he felt that Ye Zhen was not that kind of person, otherwise he would have broken ties with him at the Taoist temple.

Despite these thoughts, I still went out to look for them.

Cui Yihuan, standing at the corner, had a flicker in her eyes.

She had come looking for Ye Zhen, but in Ye Zhen's courtyard she heard Xie Tingzhou's voice and Wanxing's words.

Realizing that Xie Tingzhou and Ye Zhen might have developed feelings for each other, and now that they had a falling out, Cui Yihuan's eyes were filled with complicated emotions, and she tightened her grip on the handkerchief in her hand...

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