After that, Yi Sheng was like a leech, wanting nothing more than to stick to Princess Zhaoyang.
Princess Zhaoyang was discovering this person's attributes for the first time and couldn't help but wonder: Had he been keeping them hidden all along?
Or did something go wrong during the memory erasure process, damaging his brain?
Although it takes some getting used to, it's still quite novel.
After learning that Bai Shi was the one who kidnapped Yi Sheng, Princess Zhaoyang did not rush back to the Holy City.
She still has a blood debt to settle with the Bai family.
However, the guards searched the entire city but found no trace of the Bai family.
Yi Sheng suggested, "Perhaps we could try looking in Peach Tree Village."
"Where will the Bai family go back to?"
Princess Zhaoyang was puzzled.
"She can't be that stupid, can she?"
They all know she's been there; wouldn't a quick search be enough to find out?
Yi Sheng replied, "Maybe she knows what we're thinking and is trying to hide it from us."
Princess Zhaoyang thought it made sense, so she sent people to search Peach Tree Village.
The person wasn't found, but the body was.
Upon receiving the message, she gave Yi Sheng a meaningful look: "It seems you two left behind many fond memories in that courtyard, so much so that she insisted on being buried there even in death."
Yi Sheng: "..."
He swore that this was absolutely not the truth!
But the more he explained, the less clear things became, so he could only shut up.
Because of Bai's past record of faking her death, Princess Zhaoyang was not convinced that she was really dead, so she personally went to Peach Tree Village.
Yi Sheng was inseparable from her, so naturally he went too.
Not long after the two entered the village, they encountered a group of children returning home from school.
Although Yi Sheng had only taught these children for a few days, they all remembered him. Upon seeing him, they swarmed around him.
"Sir, you're back?"
"Where have you been? Why aren't you teaching us?"
"Wow, this lady is so pretty! Who is she?"
"..."
Upon learning that Princess Zhaoyang was his wife, the children's eyes widened in astonishment.
"You actually have two wives!"
Princess Zhaoyang: Hehe, you say you're nothing special? Your legends are everywhere here.
Yi Sheng quickly clarified: "This is my wife, the previous one was fake."
The children were very confused. They knew that the woman from before was Master He's wife, and that's what the village chief had said.
How did it suddenly become fake?
They racked their brains and finally came up with a reasonable explanation.
"Oh, I see, you've changed your wife."
Yi Sheng: "..."
I silently lit a candle for myself.
Princess Zhaoyang did not react to this, but Yi Sheng clearly felt that the surrounding air was much cooler.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, the guards exhumed Bai's body.
The weather was hot, and the corpse had begun to decompose, emitting a foul stench that attracted many greenbottle flies.
Yi Sheng reached out to help Princess Zhaoyang cover her nose.
Princess Zhaoyang shook her head.
"I'm not that delicate."
She squatted by the pit, looking at the corpse covered in lividity and crawling with flies, finding it hard to believe that this was the culprit who had taken her sister's life.
How could this person, who has committed so many evil deeds, die so easily?
It feels unreal.
"Could this be another case of someone faking their death?"
She murmured.
Yi Sheng replied, "It should be her, if the person I was with the other day was her."
Princess Zhaoyang raised an eyebrow: "How did you recognize me?"
Yi Sheng pointed to the corpse's right hand and said, "The curvature of her right middle finger is the same. This is caused by an incorrect pen-holding posture. Unless it is a carefully cultivated substitute, it is impossible for such details to be consistent."
Princess Zhaoyang snorted coldly.
"So you two were also known for having beautiful women by your side."
They might have even personally corrected someone's pen-holding posture.
Yi Sheng shook his head vigorously, like a rattle drum.
"No, I've never seen her write. The reason I noticed this detail was when I first woke up. She said she was my wife. I didn't believe I would marry someone so young that she could be my daughter. She showed me her hands and said she was about my age, but she looked like she was seventeen or eighteen because she took good care of her face. That's when I noticed it."
Princess Zhaoyang curled her lip: "There's no way to prove it when the dead are dead, so whatever you say is true."
Yi Sheng: "..."
My wife is really angry this time.
He was pondering how to appease her when Princess Zhaoyang stood up.
"Put the soil back in."
She gave instructions to the guards.
After saying that, he turned and left.
Yi Sheng chased after her: "Wife, are you going to find Aunt Wu?"
Who is Aunt Wu?
"The maid I hired when I lived here with Ms. Bai knows everything about our relationship. If you don't believe me, you can ask her."
"I don't disbelieve you."
Princess Zhaoyang replied.
"I'm just a little sad."
Yi Sheng was stunned.
He immediately understood why she was sad.
He reached out and pulled her into his arms, comforting her, "You've done very well. Even if you hadn't killed your enemy, your sister wouldn't have cared."
Two streams of hot tears rolled down Princess Zhaoyang's face and soaked into the fabric on Yi Sheng's shoulder.
"If only my sister were still alive..."
Yi Sheng held her in his arms, remaining silent for a long time.
...
On the way back to the Holy City, Princess Zhaoyang told Yi Sheng about their identities and social connections.
Yi Sheng exclaimed in surprise, "So our son is this accomplished? Now that he's become the king, we, the retired emperor and the empress dowager, should be living a very leisurely life."
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