Chapter 21 Innocence
Ye Lanzhou stood in the room and Xie Chengyan lay at the door, which felt a bit like an affair.
In the darkness, Ye Lanzhou couldn't see Xie Chengyan's face clearly. She only saw him raise his finger, indicating that she should answer the person outside the door.
The person outside was silent for a long time, and finally heard a sentence: "No, I'm taking a rest."
She didn't dare to say anything else, for fear of saying the wrong thing.
Xie Chengyan peered through the crack in the door and saw a group of eunuchs leaving with lanterns. The two men finally breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly walked to the octagonal table in the room and sat down, saying, "Stay here for a while. I will come to pick you up on the beginning of winter."
Ye Lanzhou was puzzled: "Where are you going?"
Xie Chengyan didn't even look up, and continued, "The palace."
Knowing that Xie Chengyan wanted to find a place to settle herself, she thought it would be fine to put her in the imperial mausoleum. She would live comfortably there in the future. As for the matter of the dragon heir, she could find an excuse in the future and say that it was accidentally miscarried.
But she didn't expect Xie Chengyan to lock her up in the palace.
Ultimately, he just didn't trust her. She knew a lot of his secrets, and she had heard of Xie Chengyan's reputation many years ago.
Although he and the late Emperor Xie Chengen were compatriots, their evaluations of the two could not be more different. The late Emperor was a benevolent and righteous man, and as Crown Prince he advocated benevolent governance to benefit the people. Xie Chengyan, on the other hand, advocated strict laws and punishments, and fought to stop war. The border wars continued, and the people suffered terribly.
In short, Xie Chengyan is just as the world says, evil and cunning.
I don't know whether they brought her into the palace to let her give birth or to let her die.
Thinking of this, she was hesitant and wanted to refuse, but given Xie Chengyan's superior position, she really couldn't come up with any reasonable reason.
Her current life was given by Xie Chengyan.
As if seeing through Ye Lanzhou's thoughts, Xie Chengyan leaned back in his chair and looked up at Ye Lanzhou, his eyes showing the look of a superior. "Don't worry, I won't let you die. I want him to be useful."
Seeing him pointing at Ye Lanzhou's lower abdomen, she knew he was referring to the royal heir.
Ye Lanzhou didn't ask in detail. The more she knew, the less likely Xie Chengyan would be able to save her. So she simply changed the subject and asked, "After I leave the palace, will there be a chance for me to return to the Ye Mansion?"
Xie Chengyan looked at her coldly. It was dark at this moment. He was not wearing a brocade belt on his eyes. His sharp eyes startled Ye Lanzhou. She realized that she seemed to have said something wrong, and her knees went weak and she was about to kneel down.
But then he heard Xie Chengyan say coldly: "Stand still!"
Ye Lanzhou stood there in a daze, with his head lowered, as if waiting for Xie Chengyan's judgment.
But Xie Chengyan surprisingly did not show any anger. He just said, "Going home is impossible. Bringing you from the imperial mausoleum to the palace is already a secret. There are too many people in the Ye Mansion. If this is exposed, neither you nor I will survive."
He lowered his voice and said with a hint of warning, "Lady Ye, you have saved my life, so please don't cause me any trouble."
Ye Lanzhou nodded quickly, wishing his loyalty was written on his face.
What can be done now? He can only survive by relying on Xie Chengyan, no matter if he wants to assist the government, purge the emperor, or even... rebel...
She has to follow.
Xie Chengyan suddenly thought of the past few days. The Ye family didn't seem to send anyone to inquire about Ye Lanzhou's whereabouts, but Ye Lanzhou still wanted to go home, plus what she had said before in the Nanyang Royal Tomb.
He always felt that Ye Lanzhou's identity was not as innocent as it appeared.
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