Although she didn't say anything, her "my man is awesome" expression amused Xie Tingzhou.
He pulled the person into his arms and said, "I'm sorry."
Ye Zhen poked her head out of his arms, "You think liking me is wrong?"
Xie Tingzhou was taken aback. "Of course not."
"Then why apologize?"
Although she suspected that being targeted by the masked man was related to Xie Tingzhou, Ye Zhen remained rational.
She did nothing wrong in saving Xie Tingzhou back then, which was an act of chivalry. Xie Tingzhou also did nothing wrong in developing feelings for her and searching for her for many years without giving up.
The one who is wrong is the one who does evil.
"Don't punish yourself for other people's mistakes. What we should do is live our own lives well and let our enemies receive the punishment they deserve."
She grabbed the man's ears with both hands, "If Your Highness truly feels guilty, please treat me better for the rest of your life, and I will treat you better in return."
If we must delve into the cause and effect, Xie Tingzhou gave up his empire just to revive her, a favor akin to giving her a second life. How should this be accounted for?
Instead of getting caught up in all sorts of internal conflicts, it's better to live in the present.
Xie Tingzhou felt incredibly lucky to have such a sensible girl by his side.
But I still feel indebted to Ye Zhen.
"I will immediately send people across the sea to find a country called Great Wei."
In Ye Zhen's dream, her father referred to himself as "this king," and Ye Jinghong had once been his guard. In addition, his name was on the brick, so it shouldn't be difficult to find him.
“Okay, but in the dream he said my mother had just returned from another world, and that was a few years later.”
Based on the timeline, at this moment, my mother is still in another world, not in the Great Wei.
Ye Zhen didn't know what kind of world the other world was, but she understood its literal meaning.
Thinking back to the strange woman in my dream, in short, my mother is still alive.
They just don't live in the same dimension, but she will come back in a few years, which is good news for Ye Zhen.
In this life, she will definitely live well and wait for her mother to return.
Xie Tingzhou acted immediately, sending a group of people to leave Beijing overnight.
"Over the years I have trained many people, and half of the soldiers under the Marquis of Zhongyong are my troops."
Given his father-son relationship with the Marquis of Zhongyong, he was quite certain that once he returned to the palace, the Marquis of Zhongyong would stand by his side.
He carefully told Ye Zhen about his influence and wealth.
The two opened their hearts to each other, and there were no more secrets between them.
He placed his token in Ye Zhen's palm and said, "You can use the people and money as you please, but I have one request: don't leave without a word from now on."
That night, he searched almost the entire capital city, but the more he couldn't find him, the more panicked he became, fearing that something had happened to Ye Zhen.
After confirming that Ye Zhen was not in the capital, he thought of the broken Taoist temple and rushed over.
Ye Zhen had a reason: "I just saw those two princes sticking to you."
Upon hearing the mention of the two princes, Xie Tingzhou's face darkened; he was going to go and beat them both up.
Yu Meng was still there, and Ye Zhen was destined not to sleep tonight. She grabbed Xie Tingzhou's hand and said, "I'll go with you."
Xie Tingzhou then took out the second human skin mask that Ye Zhen had made for him.
Only then did Ye Zhen realize that the second human skin mask belonged to Meng Tonghe, the commander of the Eastern Palace guards.
During the autumn hunt that year, Meng Tonghe led the people of the Eastern Palace to protect the Crown Prince and help him escape, ultimately dying to protect his master.
Xie Tingzhou removed his mask and reverted to his original appearance, while Ye Zhen impersonated Meng Tonghe.
Their first stop was the Prince Ning's residence.
Prince Ning was exhausted from the day and fell into a deep sleep on his bed, sprawled out.
Xie Tingzhou, remembering how Ye Zhen had been clinging to him and causing him to lose track of Ye Zhen's whereabouts, punched Prince Ning in the stomach without holding back.
Prince Ning opened his mouth to scream in pain, but Ye Zhen promptly stuffed a wad of cloth into his mouth and bound his hands with his clothes.
Upon seeing the two faces clearly, Prince Ning was first startled, then overjoyed; the Crown Prince had indeed appeared.
But as Xie Tingzhou's fists rained down relentlessly, fear and anger welled up in his heart.
Is the Crown Prince really going to kill him?
Why did he kill me? I didn't offend him.
Before they could even sort out their thoughts, the two of them had already slipped away.
The Prince of Ning, his face bruised and swollen, was left on the bed in a daze. If it weren't for the real pain in his body, he would have thought he was dreaming.
He immediately ripped the gag from his mouth and roared angrily, "Guards! There's an assassin..."
Xie Tingzhou and Ye Zhen watched quietly for a while before slipping away from the backyard of the Prince Ning's residence.
Ye Zhen asked, "Is it him?"
"You can know a person's face but not their heart; let's observe them first."
The royal family has no shortage of people skilled in disguise.
About fifteen minutes later, the two saw Prince Ning riding in a carriage towards the palace.
The second stop was the Prince Yun's Mansion.
King Yun has a gentlemanly appearance, and his sleeping posture is also elegant.
Using the same tactic, Xie Tingzhou punched down, and Ye Zhen cooperated by gagging and binding his hands.
"Waaaaah..."
When King Yun saw Xie Tingzhou clearly, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes were filled with surprise and joy.
It was as if they were saying, "Your Highness, you're back."
Xie Tingzhou did not soften his heart because of this. He treated his two younger brothers equally, and for every time Prince Ning was hit, Prince Yun was hit the same number of times.
These two scoundrels enjoy the offerings of the people for nothing, yet they idle away their days doing nothing of substance for the people.
The day he accompanied Ye Zhen shopping, the emperor, taking a break, summoned the two to handle some simple government affairs.
Whether they were truly incompetent or feigning incompetence, the two failed to solve a single problem, and in the end, the emperor passed the buck to the Wude Division.
Thinking back on all this, Xie Tingzhou felt that the two of them had been beaten without any grievance.
However, the two younger brothers reacted differently. After Yun Wang escaped, he did not disturb the guards in the mansion, as if he wanted Yun Wang to leave.
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