"Where do you want to go?" Chenxi asked.
"We've come to collect the birthday gift you requested," Ye Jingchen said, emphasizing each word.
He felt that if he didn't accept that birthday gift, he would lose half the joy of his birthday.
Dawn: ......
Is it customary to go to someone's door to ask for birthday gifts?
You have such a thick skin!
But haven't we already given gifts to everyone who needed to today?
Even the Duke of Anguo's mansion sent valuable gifts after Ye Jingchen went to the village at the foot of the mountain.
If Chen Xi could bring Ye Jingchen in and out of the imperial palace without a sound, then the mere Beichen Palace was naturally no problem for her.
Outside Beichen Palace, the residences of the Duke of Anguo and the Duke of Zhenguo were at the very front.
After returning to his residence, Xie Chang'an washed off the dust and began to think about the day's events.
The land of Maple Forest Village, and the assassins who appeared in Maple Forest Village.
Ye Jingchen clearly dislikes aristocratic families and will eventually target the Wang family. Was today's trip to Fenglin Village a setup by him?
And what about those assassins they never even saw? Did they really exist?
Or is this also a setup?
Xie Chang'an was lost in thought when Xie Shaoling returned.
"Father, did you see those assassins when you went to Fenglin Village?" Xie Chang'an asked.
"I saw him."
Do you know which side they're from?
"I'm not a god, how could I tell their true colors at a glance?" Xie Shaoling said irritably.
"However—" Xie Shaoling changed the subject, his tone turning sinister, "Outside that thatched hut, I saw a certain brat holding the birthday gift I gave to His Highness the Crown Prince, pointing an arrow at his father!"
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