Ye Zhen was somewhat confused.

She had only ever heard of countries fighting each other to the death for the throne; this was the first time she had ever felt that the throne was too hot to handle.

"Since they don't want the throne, and yet they want Shi Yan to be the regent, why not just make Shi Yan the emperor?"

Xie Tingzhou said, "Because Shi Yan also doesn't want the throne. It's rumored that he made a mistake while serving as regent, and the Crown Princess got hold of it against him."

The rumors surrounding this Crown Princess are even more mysterious; it is said that she has the ability to communicate with spirits and resolve grievances.

Based on your dream, your rebirth should be her doing. If Shi Yan is your biological father, then the Crown Princess is your great-grandmother.

But she is elusive and difficult to find. Not only him, but the rest of the Wei royal family are also shrouded in mystery.

A few years ago, someone saw Emperor Jingtai of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Jin, traveling around the country. By his age, he should be nearly two hundred years old now, but he looked younger than when he left at eighty.

Xie Tingzhou looked at Ye Zhen and said, "Ye Zhenzhen, your father's family is not simple. If Shi Yan really acknowledges Ye Wantang, it will be very disadvantageous for us."

Ye Zhen thought for a moment and shook his head, "Not necessarily. If they were really that capable, Ye Wantang might not be able to deceive them."

However, she should indeed push Xie Jinyao to obtain evidence to prove her identity as soon as possible.

Xie Tingzhou thought about it and felt it made sense. "However, my men sent a message saying that besides us, there is another group of people looking for Shi Yan."

Ye Wantang asked Prince Liang for help in finding someone in Da Wei, but they knew that Prince Liang's men had not gone to sea at all.

Who are they?

Ye Zhen asked Xie Tingzhou, who shook his head, "I only know that they also speak with a Dayuan accent."

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something: "Recently, several people in the court who had received favors from Ye Jinghong have petitioned for leniency towards Ye Wantang."

I checked, and those people have all had some connection with Li Xiangguo recently.

Li Xiangguo also helped Ye Wantang last time.

"You suspect he's one of Prime Minister Li's men?"

Xie Tingzhou nodded. "It's not impossible."

His men are already trying to get close to Shi Yan; we'll find out the details in the next letter.

Ye Zhen thought for a moment, "Let's kill Li Chenghai and Ye Zhengqing."

She had already planned this when Xiao Shi instigated her family to cause her trouble last time. These days she has been busy with the charity hall and frequently goes to the palace, so she hasn't been able to spare any time.

The masked man remained silent, and Li Xiangguo was someone who had suddenly resurfaced after years of silence. Ye Zhen felt that the waters of Dayuan were deeper than he had imagined, so he decided to act decisively and kill two of them.

She patted Xie Tingzhou on the shoulder, "The time has come to show your strength as the Crown Prince. Don't let them succeed. Ye Wantang has enjoyed my mother's protection enough."

Having made so many mistakes, he still wants to use his mother's achievements as a basis for his actions—he's dreaming.

Xie Tingzhou nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Father has been spoiling me a lot lately."

As he said this, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Ever since he opened up to the emperor, the emperor has addressed him privately as "my son" and shown him great concern.

He was completely different from the emperor he had previously known.

It's a bit cheesy, but I still enjoy it.

The two agreed to split up: Ye Zhen went to meet with Madam Shen, while Xie Tingzhou went to see the Emperor.

Because of the fact that Shen's daughter might be Helian Qing's mother, Ye Zhen brought Helian Qing along.

Helian Qing was overjoyed that he no longer had to practice martial arts or study various military strategies.

"After dinner, could you go shopping and buy some clothes and jewelry, sir?"

Ye Zhen and Madam Shen arranged to meet at a restaurant. Helian Qing, thinking that he hadn't properly explored the capital since they were already out on the streets, asked this question.

"Sure."

Ye Zhen answered readily, but still asked out of curiosity, "You know you're a boy, yet you're asked to dress as a girl, and you don't seem to mind."

He even took the initiative to dress himself up, but Helian Qing was a boy at heart and had no fetish for cross-dressing.

Helian Qing rested her chin on her hands and said, “Grandfather liked it. He was worried that it was because he had killed too many people that my family members died one after another. So he thought of raising you as a girl, which might deceive the heavens.”

Since she was going to dress up as a girl, why not dress up beautifully to please her grandfather? Over time, his standards began to rise.

Ye Zhen chatted with him casually, "How old do you have to pretend to be?"

"One should be eighteen when one is old enough to get married."

He looked at Ye Zhen and said, "However, you are ten years older than me. I've heard that it's not good for a woman to give birth when she's too young, and it's also dangerous for her to give birth when she's too old."

"Or, when I'm sixteen, you can marry me. Once I have children, Grandfather won't have to worry about the Helian family line ending."

He spoke very seriously, with no hint of lewdness in his eyes, suggesting that he had been instilled with the idea of ​​carrying on the family line since childhood.

But they don't understand the true meaning of getting married.

Ye Zhen didn't argue with the child, and asked, "Did your grandfather tell you this?"

Helian Qing shook his head, "How could that be? Grandfather is very good to Master. As long as Master is happy, that's all that matters."

"It was because I overheard the conversation between the steward and the iron slave that I learned that my grandfather feared my death, that I would be all alone after his death, and that the Helian family line would end."

Iron Slave was his follower.

He raised his head and said, "Grandpa is grateful and will repay kindness. Grandfather has been so good to me, so I should naturally repay him. It's just that I'm growing too slowly. Grandfather is almost seventy."

His tone was somewhat downcast, as he was afraid that his grandfather would pass away before he even grew up.

Ye Zhen patted his head and said, "Don't worry, Prince Dingyuan is blessed with great fortune and will surely live to be a hundred years old. You will also be healthy."

She learned a lot about the Prince of Dingyuan from Xie Tingzhou. He was loyal to the emperor and loved the people. He guarded the border town very well, so she had a good impression of him and sincerely hoped that he would live a long life.

From a broader perspective, she also hoped that the Prince of Dingyuan would live longer and personally support Helian Qing to succeed him, so that the border town could remain stable.

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