"The Regent?"
Ye Lanyin exclaimed in surprise. No wonder the pattern on his clothes seemed so familiar; it was his.
how so!
She actually had an affair with the regent…
When someone called his name, the man realized that his face mask had fallen to the ground sometime during the night.
He was slightly taken aback, then said awkwardly, "I didn't expect that Madam Lin would recognize me."
Ye Lanyin took a deep breath, trying to calm the panic in her heart.
Thinking about what had just happened, she felt an indescribable sense of guilt. "Regent, why were the assassins chasing you?"
She couldn't understand why this powerful regent would be hunted down, nor could she understand why he would risk hiding in her place.
Was he so sure she wouldn't betray him?
"My royal brother sent me on a secret mission, but my whereabouts were leaked, so I had no choice but to come here and disturb you, Madam."
"I was being presumptuous just now. If my wife feels I have offended you, I will certainly apologize."
After the Regent finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Ye Lanyin, ignoring the injury on his arm.
Ye Lanyin looked at the blood on his arm and, as if possessed, took out a handkerchief from her waist and tied it around his arm.
"Since it was a mission carried out for the Holy Kingdom, I have no reason to blame the Regent. I hope the Regent will not mention what just happened."
"If the bleeding from this wound is not stopped soon, it may be detrimental to you."
"It is not convenient for me to stop your bleeding here, Your Majesty, please leave quickly."
Ye Lanyin spoke calmly, without blaming him for his behavior just now.
"Madam, are you inside? Would you like breakfast?"
Hua Xin, who had taken Lin Wanwan to the small kitchen, is now returning with Lin Wanwan in her arms.
Looking at the half-eaten breakfast on the table, Huaxin shouted into the room.
In her panic, Ye Lanyin hurriedly opened a window on one side, "Follow this path, the Regent goes all the way north, there's a dog hole there."
After saying that, Ye Lanyin, fearing that Huaxin would come in, hurriedly ran out the door.
The Regent: "..." Does he look like the kind of person who could crawl through a dog hole?
"Madam, would you like to have breakfast?" Huaxin frowned as she watched her walk out in a flustered manner.
Ye Lanyin said awkwardly, "No, I won't eat it. Put it away."
"Yes, madam."
Hua Xin handed Lin Wanwan to Ye Lanyin.
He bent down to tidy up the table.
[Huh? Why does Mother smell like Father?]
Could it be that my uncle, the Emperor, gave it to my mother?
[That's not right. This ambergris is only used by Father; he specifically requested it from someone.]
Lin Wanwan poured out her heart, making Ye Lanyin feel increasingly guilty.
She hurriedly went to the cabinet, picked up a small cookie, and stuffed it into her mouth.
Completely forgetting that Lin Wanwan's words came from her heart.
【Oh, Mother is so kind today, giving us snacks so early…】
Lin Wanwan grabbed her little hand, completely forgetting about the topic of 'Dragon Fragrance'.
Ye Lanyin patted her chest, glancing around the room every now and then.
But I was also worried that he hadn't left yet.
"Hua Xin, let's go out for a bit."
"Madam, where are we going?"
"Go to the mass grave."
Remembering what Hua Mei had told her last time, Hua Xin looked at Ye Lanyin with a pained expression.
After leaving the mansion, they boarded a carriage and headed towards the mass grave outside the city.
The mass burial site is located one mile outside Bianjing City. The area is perpetually shrouded in yin energy, so generally nothing happens there, and hardly anyone dares to come.
Ye Lanyin stepped off the carriage and looked up.
Not far away, one could see hills of varying sizes standing in disarray, along with coffins and straw mats of all shapes and sizes scattered all over the ground.
Apart from the occasional dog or two coming and going, there was no other activity.
"Wanwan, are you scared?"
When Ye Lanyin asked that question, she felt it was unnecessary.
How could someone who isn't even afraid of the Emperor of Fengdu be afraid of these things?
But she is a mother, and no matter how strong her child is, he is still a baby in her eyes.
Don't be afraid.
[Mommy, I have so many friends...]
Eight of them...
When she spoke, she spread out her little arms and made a big "X" shape, which looked extremely cute.
Ye Lanyin laughed out loud.
Hua Xin followed Ye Lanyin's footsteps, trembling, her teeth chattering as she spoke.
"Madam, this place is terrifying." Locust trees are planted everywhere.
Ye Lanyin felt that this place was much more terrifying than Yunxi Village, which she had visited last time.
Ye Lanyin's hand, which was holding Lin Wanwan, suddenly felt empty as Lin Wanwan slipped from her grasp.
"Wanwan!" she cried out in fright.
Lin Wanwan seemed not to hear and climbed towards a small hill.
Hehe, this is where my brother used to sleep.
【Wanwan, take a nap too…】
Ye Lanyin was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she quickly ran over.
Before long, a small, transparent spirit dressed in white floated out from the mountaintop and saw a seven- or eight-month-old baby with its bottom sticking out on its own grave.
'Where did this clever little devil come from, sleeping in my house!'
Hello, sister.
Lin Wanwan looked at her and chuckled.
The ghost child was startled. Could he see himself?
A tiny tooth of a baby could be seen peeking out, drool dripping onto her grave. She glanced back with disgust.
Ye Lanyin looked left and right, but where was her 'older sister'?
Startled, she quickly lifted Lin Wanwan down from the grave.
"Paint your heart, and then stick a few sticks of incense on this grave."
Wanwan said that her child used to sleep here. Although she doesn't know where her child is now, there is hope as long as her child is alive.
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