Ye Zhen understood Yin Jiu Niang's meaning.
The master suspected that his mother was also a reincarnated person.
Yin Jiuniang continued, "When Master Ye was alive, Jinghong often returned to the Ye family. Let's go to the Ye family and see if we can find any clues."
She paused, then looked at Ye Zhen, "While you're at it, look for any clues about your father. Maybe he knows something."
Ye Zhen was astonished. "My father is still alive?"
In her previous life, she never heard of Ye Wantang's father appearing until her death, so she always thought that her father was really dead.
Yin Jiuniang pondered, "He should still be alive. When Jinghong found out she was pregnant, I asked her who the father of the child was."
Jinghong refused to mention it, only saying that the other party was unaware of the child's existence and that she could not let him know.
A man who can be feared by Jinghong must be no ordinary person; he probably won't die so easily.
But her child needed a place to be born, so I disguised myself as a man to marry her, and then faked my death to deceive the world.
Ye Zhen was even more shocked.
Master had never told her these things, but then he thought that since he didn't know she was his mother's daughter before, he naturally wouldn't have told her these things.
"So, Master, you and General Ye really did have both a marriage certificate and a wedding ceremony?"
Yin Yue was also shocked.
Yin Jiuniang smiled as she recalled those past events.
"Back then, I held a martial arts contest to find a husband so that I could inherit the family business. After Jinghong caused trouble, she understood my predicament and continued to disguise herself as a man to write a marriage contract with me."
Later, fearing that people would laugh at her child and that her unmarried pregnancy would hinder her from serving the court, I disguised myself as a man and gave her the identity of a married widow.
After saying that, she added, almost jokingly, "So, Zhen'er, I'm not just your master, I'm also your father."
You are the child Jinghong gave me. No matter what happens, you don't need to be afraid, I will always be there for you.
Ye Zhen felt a mix of emotions.
She wondered if she was overthinking it, but suddenly felt that her master's feelings for her mother seemed to go beyond friendship.
Years ago, her mother saw her in the south and wanted to find her a martial arts master. She sent a letter, and the master quickly rushed over.
In order to fulfill his promise to his mother, he lived in seclusion in a nunnery for many years, devoting himself to her.
Ye Zhen bit her tongue secretly to stop her thoughts from wandering.
Her master was someone she respected and cared about; she shouldn't have such thoughts about him.
Yin Yue didn't think that far ahead and asked, "Master, did you inherit your family business?"
She remembered that her master had always stayed by their side all those years and had never left.
Yin Jiuniang shook her head, "No, later I felt it was pointless to fight for it, so I gave it to my brother."
Upon hearing this, Yin Yue swallowed back the question, "What is your family business?"
The three of them, master and disciples, did not speak again and used their light-footed skills to arrive at the Ye family's residence.
First, they went to Ye Jinghong's former courtyard, which had been uninhabited for many years and was showing signs of neglect.
The three of them searched her bedroom and study, but found nothing of use.
Yin Jiuniang retreated to the doorway, her eyes scanning the entire room like radar. Finally, she moved the bed aside and carefully examined the wall, discovering some loose bricks.
The three of them were delighted.
Pry it open to reveal a hidden compartment inside, but the compartment is empty.
"I only remember that Jinghong liked to hide things in the wall by carving out secret compartments, but I forgot that she would take the things with her. I was confused."
She has been away from the Ye family for over twenty years. If she had something truly important, why would she leave it here?
She rarely stayed at the General's Mansion. Just as she was thinking about where to look for clues, she heard Ye Zhen say, "Master, there are words there."
She pointed to the dark corner.
Yin Jiuniang took the luminous pearl closer, looked at it, and reached out to Yin Yue.
Yin Yue hurriedly drew the dagger she was carrying.
Yin Jiuniang channeled her inner strength into the dagger and sliced off the blue brick with the inscription.
"Shi Yan, Ye Jinghong."
Ye Zhen looked at the two names engraved side by side and enclosed by a heart-shaped pattern, and asked, "Could this Shi Yan be my father?"
Yin Jiuniang nodded, "That's about right."
The Ye Jinghong she knew always dressed as a man and was completely clueless about matters of love and romance.
The two had traveled together for quite some time, but neither discovered that Ye Jinghong had a man she liked.
Everything changed the year Ye Jinghong left. Since then, she realized that Ye Jinghong had someone hidden in his heart.
Because Ye Jinghong was granted the title of Female General, many people tried to arrange marriages for her, and some men even pursued her, but she rejected them all.
"Zhen'er, Yinyue, keep searching and see if there are any more clues."
Meanwhile, in a house in the east of the city, Ye Zhengqing was holding a booklet, his eyes darting around nervously.
He found this many years ago in a hidden compartment in his sister Ye Jinghong's boudoir.
It was Ye Jinghong's log. He recognized some of the words and didn't recognize others, but that didn't stop him from extracting useful information from it.
Ye Jinghong's child's father is named Shi Yan, who is the ruler of a certain great power. That country is prosperous and its territory is several times larger than that of Da Yuan, making it far more powerful than Da Yuan can match.
After being beaten by the Marquis of Zhongyong and his son, and then driven back to the Ye family by Yin Jiuniang, his superiors fawned over the powerful and treated him with extreme contempt.
While he was recovering from his injury, someone else took his place. Now, he holds an official title but has no duties, not even a desk to work at.
Ye Wantang, that good-for-nothing, was also punished by the Emperor and confined to her quarters.
Ye Zhengqing spent his life pursuing a bright future, but he worried that if things continued this way, he would even lose his official title.
He has tried to get around these days, but with little success.
He offended Ye Zhen, and the Marquis of Zhongyong protected Ye Zhen, thus taking his anger out on him. Now Ye Zhen has been granted the title of Princess.
I fear his road ahead will be even more difficult.
So he dug out Ye Jinghong's diary; he had to find a new way out for himself...
On the other side, Yin Jiuniang and the others found nothing else, so they went to Ye Zhengqing's courtyard.
Ye Zhengqing is not here.
The three of them then arrived at Wang's courtyard.
There was only one person surnamed Wang.
"He must have gone to the east of the city."
Ye Zhen sat down on the rooftop next to him and whispered to the other two.
She had previously suspected that Ye Zhengqing was keeping a mistress, so she ordered people to keep an eye on him, and she didn't expect that she was right.
Ye Zhengqing kept a mistress in the east of the city. She gave birth to two sons for him, the eldest of whom was sixteen years old, only four years younger than Ye Zhen.
In other words, Ye Zhengqing had already established a foothold outside the military before his eldest son joined the army.
He's not home tonight; he's probably secretly gone to his mistress's house in the east of the city again.
Ye Zhen's eyes turned cold. The revenge against the Marquis's mansion had been taken, and now it was the Ye family's turn.
Just as he was thinking about how to tell Wang about Ye Zhengqing keeping a mistress, he heard Wang let out a soft moan.
Ye Zhen frowned slightly, curious about what Wang was doing, and she and Yin Yue ran to Wang's roof without thinking.
One person lifted a tile, looked down, and immediately his face turned ugly.
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