When he was heading back home and preparing to send someone to investigate Ling Yuan's whereabouts at that time, he saw the woman coming towards him and his brows instantly knotted.

"I have seen the prince,"

The person who came had eyebrows like willows, eyes full of autumn water, a delicate nose and pink lips. Her black bun was as high as clouds, and the white dress she wore made her look as ethereal as an immortal.

Is Xia Yunhe beautiful?

It was so beautiful that even someone as picky as Wei Jie could not find any fault with it.

But so what?

If you don't like her, you don't like her. What's more, this woman was forced upon him by Wei Yuchen.

By now Wei Yuchen had already turned into powder, and it was time to deal with the people he left behind.

During these three years, there were people who wanted to give him women, but he dismissed them all with various excuses.

In the end, the women became so frequent that he was forced to issue an order that if anyone tried to force women into his house again, he would kill his entire family.

Only then did things finally calm down.

But this doesn't mean the end. People outside can't be squeezed in, but the people inside should always be favored, right?

He has married this person. Princess Feng has passed away. As the regent, he can't be a monk all his life, right?

Nanny Li didn't come to Prince Feng's Mansion for nothing. She has to find something to do, right?

Although she was very sorry about the death of Princess Xiaofeng, that shouldn't affect the continuation of the prince's offspring, right?

It's been three years already. Even if it's just mourning, that's enough, right?

What's more, as the regent, he doesn't need to observe mourning for his queen.

It is even more unnecessary for the princess who has not been buried yet.

Therefore, under the instigation of Nanny Li, Xia Yunhe had to come out to welcome Wei Jie back home.

Because the powerful Nanny Li has already found out that His Royal Highness the Regent, who has always looked down on women, is actually entangled with the woman in black who fell from the sky on the battlefield. Isn't this too unbelievable?

Although she didn't object to Wei Jie finding a woman, wasn't it a bit too strange that he would leave the beautiful concubine at home and go to the battlefield to find a woman of unknown origin?

Over the years, she has complained about Xia Yunhe many times, saying that she has no charm and that she doesn't take the initiative.

But Xia Yunhe could only shed tears.

Three years ago, she learned that her brother had died in the coup in the imperial palace.

Her death was even particularly tragic. She was used by Wei Yuchen and sent to the Dragon Empire. She was then used by Long Kun to become a poisoner. After she came back to harm healthy people like them, she lost interest in anything.

In this world, her younger brother was her only relative. Now that he was dead, what did it matter even if she was now the regent's unique concubine, with the highest honor?

Wei Jie didn't love her, he didn't even look at her, let alone favor her.

Although she had no worries about food and drink in the palace over the years, her heart became increasingly empty and depressed.

She even thought that it wouldn't be a bad thing to just live her life peacefully.

But Nanny Li insisted on forcing her to go find the prince. She was very annoyed, but she could not disobey because Nanny Li had absolute say in the palace.

If you offend her, her life will probably become even more difficult.

It’s not that she hasn’t thought about leaving, but the world outside is full of zombies. Where can she, a weak woman, go?

In desperation, she could only choose to compromise.

So, she came, and she even showed her utmost sincerity, standing here carefully to greet Wei Jie.

She knew that she would definitely be completely ignored, but in that case, she would have completed her mission and tried her best. Nanny shouldn't say anything else, right?

But what she never expected was that Wei Jie actually stopped and even walked towards her.

Xia Yunhe was shocked. She stared at Wei Jie as he examined her with her eyes wide open. Her voice trembled with fear and trembled, "My Lord?"

"Xia Yunhe?"

"Yes, I am,"

"How many years have you been in the palace?"

"To answer your question, Your Highness, I entered the palace when I was seven years old, and it has been twelve years now."

"Twelve years? That's indeed a long time. Do you know how Xia Suguang died?"

"I know, I know. Looking back at him, he definitely didn't do it on purpose, Your Majesty."

"The person is already dead. I don't want to pursue the matter any further. But I'm sure you two siblings know exactly why you entered the palace in the first place."

"The reason why I left you here is because I saw that he is a talented person with great potential, and you are also very self-aware and don't have any wishful thinking, which is wrong."

"It's a pity that he was ultimately influenced by external forces and ended up like that in the end."

"As for you, it was Wei Yuchen who bewitched Xia Suguang and forced you here. Of course, he might still want to use you to do something, but unfortunately, he no longer has the opportunity. These two people are all dead now. As for you,"

"Your Majesty, it's your majesty, it's your majesty," Xia Yunhe heard this, how could she not understand?

She fell to her knees with a plop, tears streaming down her face and trembling with excitement.

"Alright, now that there is chaos and disorder outside, I am not a heartless person and will not chase you away. I just hope that you can remember your identity. If you understand this, I can ensure that you will have no worries for the rest of your life. When I find the right opportunity, I will let you go."

"No, I understand. I will never let you down."

"I understand. The princess will be back soon. Whether you are busy or not, you should stay in your yard and don't come out."

…

Only when Wei Jie's footsteps faded away did Xia Yunhe stand up tremblingly. She looked at his receding back, and tears unconsciously blurred her vision.

He knew, he knew everything?

She did not save him back then, and she was not his savior. If she had to be counted as one, then at most she dragged him from the wilderness to her home.

But even so, he still took them in.

Originally, the brother and sister should have had a good future, but Su Guang was not satisfied and even took advantage of that to betray him.

Haha, when Xia Yunhe thought of Xia Suguang’s death, she felt bitter and painful, but more of it was regret.

If they had had a little more backbone at the beginning, they would have supported themselves and stayed away from trouble.

Now, will the results be better?

Unfortunately, there are no ifs and no turning back.

Xia Yunhe turned around blankly and walked towards her yard like a ghost, completely unaware of the key point of Wei Jie's words just now.

She didn't hear it, but that didn't mean the people around her didn't hear it, especially Du Juan, who excitedly pulled Xia Yunhe's sleeve.

"My Lady Concubine, didn't you hear what the prince said just now?"

"I know better than you what the prince said. You don't need to repeat it here."

"No, Concubine, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that the prince actually said that our princess is coming back."

Xia Yunhe's lifeless eyes suddenly lit up. She turned around and grabbed Du Juan's shoulder fiercely: "You, what did you say?"

Du Juan was startled by her action and hesitated for a moment before she said carefully, "Just now, the prince said that the princess is coming back."

Xia Yunhe's eyes suddenly widened: "Princess? How is this possible? Princess, she, hasn't she already..."

No, that's not right. The princess' body was taken away that year. Even though the imperial decree had been issued, she was not buried, and the prince had never acknowledged that she was dead. So the position of Princess Feng, no, now it should be the position of Regent Princess, but it has always been reserved.

But what did the prince say now? The princess is not dead? Is she coming back?

How is this possible? How is this possible?

Three days later, the City That Never Sleeps welcomed a distinguished guest. This person was none other than Gongzi Yan and Hua Yan's adoptive father, the Lord Mayor of the City That Never Sleeps - Hua Yao.

As a top thief famous throughout the Dragon Empire, Ling Yuan had long been full of curiosity about him.

It’s just that in the past few years, the two of them have been staying in a restricted area, and have neither the time nor the power to see anyone.

Therefore, my understanding of Hua Yao is only superficial.

Fortunately, they have finally walked out of that terrible forbidden area and can now breathe the air of freedom openly.

She originally thought that Hua Yao should be a mature and steady middle-aged man, but she never imagined that the person who appeared in her sight was actually a handsome uncle with deep and handsome features.

Judging from his appearance alone, he didn't look like he was in his thirties at all. He immediately looked at Gongzi Yan with suspicion, who was also shocked.

"Sister, didn't you say this was your adoptive father? Why do you look like you don't recognize him? Could you really have lost your memory?"