Everyone expressed their gratitude, their faces filled with gratitude for surviving the disaster.

Qin Ye stared in amazement at those strange and sincere faces, listening to the words of thanks, his eyes were red and tearful, and he looked a little dazed.

Zong Zhengchen took up his sleeve and wiped the tears from her face, "Ye'er, you saved a lot of people."

It is worth sacrificing one person to save so many.

"Come here, bury this young man with honor. His parents will give him 1,000 taels of compensation. If his family has any difficulties, we will solve them all."

"Yes, master!" Han Feng took the order and immediately arranged for someone to do it.

Qin Ye choked and twitched her shoulders, watching the young man being carried away. Then she looked at the people who were grateful to her, and she felt more or less comforted in her heart.

But the mood is still a bit low.

He pursed his lips and didn't want to talk.

The guards detained the bandits, cleared the strongholds, and cleaned up the battlefield. At the same time, the people sent simple local specialties to express their gratitude:

Some bacon, local eggs and other things.

Two hours later.

Everything is settled, and we return to the capital.

Return triumphantly.

The imperial capital was extremely bustling. In Prince Chen's mansion, the servants learned that the prince was coming back, and the housekeeper had already led everyone to wait outside the door early.

Xiao Zhihua dressed up carefully, wearing a light pink dress that made her skin look as white and tender as snow. Her sickly little face was like a lonely flower in the wind and rain. Every time she raised her eyes or lowered her head, she looked particularly pitiful.

As everyone waited in anticipation, a team finally arrived on the street in the distance.

"The prince is back!"

The old butler was delighted when he shouted, and everyone perked up. When the carriage arrived, they all knelt down and shouted in unison:

"Welcome back, Your Majesty!"

The carriage stopped.

Xiao Zhihua walked forward with a smile, "Chen, you are finally back. You must have worked hard on this trip."

He wiped out the bandits and made another contribution.

Her man is so outstanding, such a gifted man that all his peers can only watch him from afar. Looking across the entire Dongling Kingdom, few people can compare to him.

She, Xiao Zhihua’s man!

The curtain of the car was lifted by a large hand with distinct joints, and the man's noble body spun down and landed steadily.

The robe drew a cold arc, without a speck of dust on it. No matter where or when, in good or bad times, he remained noble, calm, and inviolable.

Xiao Zhihua smiled and stretched out her hands, walking towards the man: "Chen~~"

Before he got close, the next second, he saw the man turn towards the carriage, stretch out his hand, and pull a slender white figure into his arms.

Instantly, almost everyone's eyes widened and froze.

The woman in the prince's arms...

Is it the princess?!

Were they really not seeing things?

Since the princess entered the palace, she has been living in a shabby little courtyard. She is unloved and unwelcome. Her status and position are not even one percent of those of Concubine Xiao.

However, after not seeing each other for a few days, the prince actually held the princess in his arms and put his outer robe on her, protecting her tightly.

Only the butler showed a fatherly smile on his face. Fortunately, he was smart and had already sided with the princess.

Being stared at by so many people, Qin Ye felt a little embarrassed. He straightened his body and whispered:

"Put me down, I'll walk on my own..."

"Don't move. If you fall, your butt will be broken." The man held her steadily and walked into the house.

Xiao Zhihua was ignored from beginning to end. She froze in place as if struck by lightning, and the smile on her face cracked.

"Chen..."