The scent was very special and unfamiliar, and it didn't come from her.

Suddenly, she thought of the Miao girl who could freely enter and leave the study and dress in exotic clothes...

Qin Ye's eyes deepened slightly. He let go of the man, took two or three steps back, and looked at his face calmly.

"What's wrong?"

He seemed to have realized something, tilted his head and asked her in confusion.

The man was still familiar, but he seemed to have become a stranger without anyone noticing.

Qin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, "You have been very busy recently, and your injury has not healed yet, so make sure you get some rest."

She returned to the table, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, lowered her head and ate quietly without saying anything else.

The meal proceeded quietly.

During this time, Zong Zhengchen kept picking food for her, peeling green onions and picking out fish bones just like he used to, because he knew her taste and preferences very well.

After dinner.

Zong Zhengchen still had official business to attend to, so he continued to work despite his injuries.

"Can I change the medicine for you?" Qin Ye stood up.

He turned around and said, "You've been worried about me these past few days. You haven't been eating or sleeping well. Now everything is fine. You should have a good rest. Han Ying has already changed the medicine."

He walked up to her, kissed her between the eyebrows, and left.

Qin Ye stood there, watching his departing figure, unable to feel the warmth of the kiss...

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Palace of the Right Prime Minister.

study.

There was blue smoke coming out of the iron basin, and there were still many unburned ashes flashing with sparks. Letters were thrown into it one by one, and they were burned in handfuls.

Gong Zhenhong quickly looked through all the letters he had exchanged with the prince over the years.

Anything that was unfavorable to him was burned.

All those targeted at the prince were kept, sorted out and put into a large bag.

Two hours later, the sorting was completed.

He grabbed the bag and called the secret guard: "Send this thing to the palace immediately! Remember, stay anonymous!"

The prince has been deposed.

The only way to avoid being dragged into the water is to step on the prince again and push him completely into the quagmire from which he can never get out.

When the emperor sees what's in the bag, he will surely be furious and severely punish the prince.

"yes!"

The secret guard took the bag with both hands and turned to leave.

As soon as I opened the door, a cold female voice came in:

"Did you betray Concubine Xiao in the same way back then?"

hiss!

Gong Zhenhong was startled and looked up hastily, only to see an unexpected figure: "Princess Chen...?!"

Qin Ye actually appeared in the residence of the Right Prime Minister of the Palace, but the servants were completely unaware!

Qin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly stretched out his hand to grab the secret guard.

When the secret guard was about to hide, his hands were empty and the bag in his hands fell into the woman's hands.

"You!" Gong Zhenhong took two steps forward. Fearing that he would be exposed, he had to suppress his anxiety and said calmly, "I wonder why Princess Chen suddenly came here?"

Still pretending?

Do you really think she doesn't know?

Qin Ye raised the bag in his hand and looked at him with a half-smile:

"Over the years, you have been in cahoots with the Crown Prince, doing countless bad things and harming countless innocent people. Now that the Crown Prince is in trouble, you want to stay out of it. Does the Crown Prince know that you are so 'loyal'?"

Gong Zhenhong's face turned serious.

The prince has committed the crime of treason and there is no way he can get away with it. He did this for his own sake, so what's wrong with that?

"I don't know what you're talking about." He continued to play dumb, "The prince and I are usually close because of official business. Apart from official business, we have no other contact."

Qin Ye just sneered when he heard this:

"Back then, you also pretended to be crazy and stupid to kill Concubine Xiao and harm the entire Xiao family?"