Looking at their demeanor, they are clearly not the same kind of people at all.
The woman hurriedly said, "That's how parents are. They're reluctant to eat or dress well for themselves, but they save all the good things for their children."
As for her looks, she inherited them from her grandmother, who was the most beautiful woman for miles around back then.
This reason was plausible, and some people who had stopped to watch the spectacle as the soldiers approached nodded in agreement.
"That's right, parents' hearts are always full of love and worry."
Ye Zhen smiled, "The brocade she's wearing is called Zhuanghua, the most gorgeous type of brocade, and it was a tribute from Yunzhou."
His Majesty rewards those who have contributed to the tribute each year. May I ask how you obtained this embroidered flower?
There was a batch of brocade satin in the Marquis's storeroom, which was a gift from His Majesty after the Marquis of Zhongyong and Xie Tingzhou returned to the capital in triumph.
The Marquis of Zhongyong gave it to Ye Zhen, who preferred plain clothes, so the satin remained untouched until recently when someone made clothes for Yin Jiuniang and Cui Yihuan respectively.
When Cui Yihuan went to thank her, she mentioned the satin to her. Ye Zhen immediately recognized the two women as not being the child's parents from the moment she saw the child's clothes.
Thinking back to when she was imprisoned in her previous life, she overheard old women gossiping that the grandson of the Prince of Dingyuan, who had been dressed as a girl since childhood, was sold into a brothel and abused to the point of being crippled when he came to the capital, which made the Prince of Dingyuan resent the court.
Ye Zhen didn't know when the incident happened, but judging from the brocade and makeup on the child's clothes and what he said, the person in front of him was probably the grandson of the Prince of Dingyuan.
The Dingyuan Prince's Mansion is an important defensive line against the invasion of Dayuan by the Western Moon Kingdom, and she must save this child.
Upon hearing this, the woman panicked. She had come from a poor background and had only managed to accumulate some property and wear silk by secretly selling children and women over the years. She knew nothing about brocade or embroidery.
She saw that the child was exceptionally beautiful, wealthy, and alone, so she decided to sell him to a brothel to make a profit.
Who would have thought that the sedative that usually works wouldn't be as effective on that child, causing her to cause trouble until now.
Now it has attracted troublemakers, but those who dare to do such things are not cowards.
The woman pretended to be angry and said, "What tribute? This was all bought by my mother-in-law at great expense for this girl, and this is the only outfit she has made."
"I bet you're that scholar's mistress. You took our money, and now you want to take my daughter away so you can make another buck, right?"
The soldier recognized Ye Zhen and shouted at the woman, "How dare you! This is Princess Zhaoning of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion!"
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