After finishing his work, Xie Tingzhou realized that most of the morning had passed and was looking for something to do to decline the Empress's reward.
Then Fu Guang reported, "Master, the old lady was in pain and itching all over her body yesterday, and I dared not scratch her."
She actually rolled off the bed by herself, trying to relieve the itching and pain by rubbing herself. All the blisters on her body had burst, and her condition was very bad.
The royal physician was helpless, so the young mistress had no choice but to ask you to fetch a doctor for the old lady. The young mistress is currently waiting at the palace gate.
His voice was so loud that the entire Wude Division could hear it. Upon hearing this, his subordinates hurriedly said, "Commander, you should go quickly. We'll take care of things here."
Seeing this, Xie Tingzhou understood everything. Fu Guang carried him to find Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen had come to his rescue, and he was naturally delighted to see her.
But he remained calm and said, "Let her go back first. I have kept my promise to the two princes."
The county physician couldn't do anything; there were clinics everywhere. He told her to find a few more doctors.
Anyway, his discord with the old lady was no secret. It was only because he rushed out of the palace upon hearing that the old lady was in trouble that people became suspicious.
Fu Guang pretended to be in a difficult position, "But ordinary doctors are not cooperated with by the old lady. She has cursed the family doctors and their ancestors for eighteen generations."
Even his newborn granddaughter was cursed by the old lady, and the young mistress, who personally served her, was scratched in several places by the old lady.
The old lady herself was in so much pain that she was banging her head against the ground, and now her head is covered in bumps. The young mistress is really worried about the old lady and would like to ask you to return to the manor to persuade her.”
After hearing Ye Zhen's idea in the morning, he guessed that the old lady might have really been beaten last night.
Before returning to find Xie Tingzhou, he made a detour to the old lady's room. What he saw shocked him; the old lady's head was completely disfigured.
His forehead was swollen like the God of Longevity, and he was unconscious.
He guessed it was either Master Ye Zhen who did it, or it was Yin Yue and his group.
Therefore, he loudly attributed the old lady's current situation to her own fault, said that the old lady was difficult to serve, and took the opportunity to promote Ye Zhen's reputation for filial piety.
Xie Tingzhou was quite satisfied with Fu Guang's performance, but he remained motionless, saying indifferently, "The fact that he can still hit people means the situation is alright."
"Now things are really bad. The old lady has knocked herself unconscious, and the family physician is worried that if he wakes her up, she will hurt herself even more. The young mistress is also in a dilemma..."
The officers of the Martial Virtue Division couldn't stand it anymore, and one of them advised, "Commander, you should go and take a look."
Don't let the old lady of the Marquis's mansion kill herself. How painful it must be after being burned! And her body is covered in blood blisters that have burst. Just thinking about it makes me shudder.
Xie Tingzhou remained unmoved.
But with such a commotion between master and servant, what secrets could there be in the palace? It quickly reached the Empress's ears.
Even if the Empress wanted to test Xie Tingzhou, she couldn't really let him ignore the old lady of the Marquis's mansion.
Otherwise, if Xie Tingzhou went to a hot spring with the two princes while the old lady was in critical condition, and this got out, the world would condemn even the two princes.
After all, the old lady of the Marquis's mansion plotted to harm Xie Tingzhou first, so the world might understand Xie Tingzhou.
The Great Yuan Dynasty governs the country with filial piety, and the two princes should set an example. Knowing that Xie Tingzhou's actions were inappropriate, they still indulged him, which was a big mistake.
Ultimately, Xie Tingzhou was persuaded to leave the palace by the Empress's chief eunuch, accompanied by the imperial physician.
Ye Zhen was still waiting at the palace gate. Seeing that he was in good spirits, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
When Fu Guang came to see her in the morning, she was indeed very worried at first, but after calming down, she realized that if she could use the old lady as a raft to deal with the Empress, how could Xie Tingzhou not have thought of it?
He could have had many other ideas, but Fu Guang went to her instead.
When she said she came to the palace gate to find Xie Tingzhou, Fu Guang's heartfelt smile made Ye Zhen guess that Xie Tingzhou might have encountered something.
She curtsied to Xie Tingzhou and the imperial physician, and then explained the old lady's current condition.
Xie Tingzhou noticed a light sheen of sweat on her forehead, indicating she had been in the sun for quite some time, and regretted that he had lingered too long.
After the imperial physician examined the old lady, he took Ye Zhen to the Mo Academy.
I poured her a cup of tea. "Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Ye Zhen took the drink, looked him over, and noticed that his eyes were bloodshot and he looked tired. She asked, "Are you alright?"
After drinking last night, Xie Tingzhou took a nap and composed himself when he woke up.
Ye Zhen's question seemed to resurface his suppressed emotions. He embraced Ye Zhen and buried his head in her neck.
After a long silence, he said in a low voice, "Ye Zhen, I admire you. No matter what happens in the future, you must firmly believe this."
His bluntness, coupled with the faint smell of alcohol still lingering on his body, made Ye Zhen even more certain that Xie Tingzhou must have encountered something.
He doesn't drink alcohol easily on a regular basis.
Ye Zhen hugged him back, "Okay."
Xie Tingzhou felt his heart, which had been emptied by the Empress's arrow, being filled again.
He pulled her closer, as if trying to embed her into his very bones.
Ye Zhen asked him, "What happened?"
"I'm facing my closest relative who wants my life."
These words made Ye Zhen's heart skip a beat.
What a strange combination, yet it carries immense destructive power.
His closest relatives should have protected him with their lives, but instead they took his life.
The betrayal of loved ones is far more painful than the harm inflicted by outsiders.
No wonder Fu Guang went to find her.
"I've heard that the sunrise at the top of Nanta Mountain outside the city is extremely beautiful. I'd like to go see it. Would you like to come with me?"
Ye Zhen didn't know how to comfort him, so she thought of accompanying him to see the beautiful scenery.
"good."
Xie Tingzhou understood her feelings and felt that if he didn't say anything, he would be letting her down.
But if he were to reveal his identity to her rashly before he understood the truth of what happened back then, it might cause her trouble.
But Xie Tingzhou no longer wanted to hide the fact that Ye Zhen had saved him.
He released her, took her hand, and sat down facing her. Xie Tingzhou was slightly uneasy. "Zhen'er, actually..."
Actually, we met many years ago. I am the person you saved back then, and I have been searching for you all these years.
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Guang's voice came from outside the door, "Your Highnesses, my master is changing his clothes. Please wait a moment while I go and report back."
The Empress's two sons arrived at the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence right after them.
Upon learning that Xie Tingzhou was at the Mo Academy, the two of them went directly there.
Then came the voice of the Third Prince, Prince Ning, with a smile, "You're all men, and your master isn't married yet, so what's there to be afraid of?"
Of course Fu Guang was afraid.
The young mistress is still inside.
The two people inside exchanged a glance, Xie Tingzhou opened the back window, and Ye Zhen tacitly leaped out.
The window was closed softly, and then there was a knock on the door.
Xie Tingzhou opened the door, bowed to the two men at the entrance, and did not allow them to enter.
Prince Ning looked him over and asked, "Have you changed your clothes?"
He is the same age as Ye Zhen, twenty years old this year, three years younger than Xie Tingzhou, while the Second Prince, Prince Yun, is only one year younger than Xie Tingzhou.
Although the young prince was close to the crown prince, he was also quite familiar with the two princes.
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