Looking at her unrecognizable state, Ye Zhen felt little pleasure.
No matter how much torment her enemies endured, it could not erase the suffering she had endured in her past life.
"If you do too many bad things, only the devil will come after you."
Ye Zhen squatted down, pinched her chin, and stuffed a pill into her mouth, saying in a low voice, "Ye Wantang, there really are ghosts in this world. Those you have harmed will come back to haunt you and take your lives."
Isn't she herself a vengeful ghost who crawled back from hell?
Upon hearing this, Ye Wantang trembled in fright, and then she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, from which a sticky liquid flowed out.
"Waaaaah..."
Ye Wantang screamed in panic.
She bled; Ye Zhen harmed her child; her child was gone.
She wanted to hit Ye Zhen, but with her hands crippled, she couldn't do it at all.
Ye Zhen slowly stood up. "Ye Wantang, your father is dead. He died while having an affair with the second young master of the Prime Minister's mansion. The whole city knows this, and he has lost all face."
Ye Wantang looked up in astonishment.
Panic ensued.
What did Ye Zhen mean by that?
What did she find out?
Ye Zhen just smiled and said, "Your father killed your own grandfather, kept a mistress, and died under a man's body. Soon, the world will laugh at you for having such a despicable and vile father."
Oh, by the way, your mother was also reluctant to give you money, so she chose to elope with the guard, and committed suicide after discovering she had been deceived.
You stole the identity of the general's daughter and have been tyrannical for many years, long forgetting where you came from. But you still have their blood in your veins and do the same shameful things as them.
It's true what they say, like a mouse's child knows how to dig a hole; it's a family tradition.
Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you. King Liang's men didn't go to Great Wei at all. Even if they did, given your current character, Shi Yan wouldn't recognize you.
"And Shi Yan will come. After he arrives in Great Wei, I will reveal your true identity, Ye Wantang. For the rest of your days, only endless retribution awaits you."
Ye Zhen rambled on, and after watching Ye Wantang's expression nearly collapse several times, he walked out of the dilapidated west courtyard.
She wanted Ye Wantang to go crazy.
In her past life, Ye Wantang would visit her from time to time, saying things to provoke her and make her despair. Ye Zhen endured that kind of torment for many years.
When she reached the door, she handed two silver notes to the guard.
One hundred taels each!
She knew that Ye Wantang was so frightened because someone must have done something.
In this palace, the only one willing to go against Ye Wantang for her is her Xie Azhao.
Given Xie Azhao's cautious nature, the two men guarding Ye Wantang must be his own men.
The guard was overjoyed to receive the silver note. "Thank you, Princess. I will definitely keep a close eye on her."
Ye Zhen smiled, "Tomorrow, please inform Your Highness that Ye Wantang has miscarried."
The effects of the false pregnancy pill last for a maximum of five months. Even if she doesn't give Ye Wantang the pill after five months, Ye Wantang will still experience a false miscarriage.
Ye Zhen came to the palace today to spread the news of Ye Wantang's miscarriage and to see how much the man in black cared about Ye Wantang.
If he cares, he will definitely retaliate against me again. Only when he takes action will I have a chance to test his strength.
Ye Zhen asked the guards to inform Ye Wantang the next day because he didn't want to be remembered as someone who caused Ye Wantang's miscarriage.
Even though the men in black might suspect her, she still had to maintain appearances to appease the public.
She gave these instructions to the guards, and Xie Tingzhou, once he knew, would take care of her in the palace.
Having been given a second chance at life, she deeply understands the importance of reputation, even if it's just a facade.
However, as soon as she left the palace, she heard rumors about her.
Wanxing said angrily, "Everywhere they're saying you hold a grudge against Ye Zhengqing and his three mistresses. They're practically saying outright that you killed them all."
They even said you were truly cursed, that you had brought ruin to the Ye family and left the Marquis's mansion with only the Marquis himself remaining.
Although those people were killed by Miss, they were the ones who committed the evil first. Why should they talk about her young lady like that? Wanxing was furious.
Xing Ze felt guilty, "We failed to find the source of the rumor."
This is the first time they haven't been able to find something.
Ye Zhen smiled faintly, "No need to investigate, it's Prime Minister Li."
Only the shrewd and calculating Prime Minister Li could erase all traces after spreading rumors.
He was taking revenge on himself.
Even if they go to great lengths to investigate, they'll only end up finding a scapegoat.
"Then what should we do? Just let them spread the word about you like this?"
Ye Zhen thought for a moment and then instructed, "It's getting chilly in the autumn. Distribute porridge at the city gates for three days, and have doctors provide free medical consultations at the city gates for three days as well."
"We need to donate a batch of cotton-padded coats this winter. We should organize poor women from the west side of the city to sew these coats; don't be stingy with the wages."
He who eats another's food is bound to him; he who takes another's money is bound to him.
Distributing porridge and cotton-padded clothes were things she was already doing, and now that they're on her schedule, it's just right.
The majority of the population in the capital is still poor. As long as these people don't follow the trend, Li Xiangguo's rumor scheme will fail.
Upon hearing this, Xing Ze hurriedly went to do it, but was suddenly stopped by Ye Zhen.
Mentioning the west of the city, Ye Zhen suddenly remembered something: in his previous life, there was an accident at a firecracker workshop on the 13th Street in the west of the city, which resulted in countless deaths and injuries.
Hearing that Ye Wantang had gained a good reputation in this matter, Ye Zhen remembered that the old women were talking about it when it was a cool autumn night.
"Have someone go to Xicheng 13th Street to check if there is an illegal firecracker workshop. If so, investigate and eliminate any safety hazards in time."
Xing Ze didn't know why Ye Zhen had brought up this topic again, but he just did as he was told.
He is extremely efficient.
He returned to report in the evening, saying, "There is indeed an illegal workshop, and we also found Li Chenghai's men near the workshop."
After arresting and interrogating one of them, it turned out that Li Chenghai had also discovered the illegal workshop, but he hadn't reported it, thinking he could use the opportunity to help the people during the explosion and gain credit for it.
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