Xie Tingzhou knew that Cui Yihuan had misunderstood and was standing up for Ye Zhen, so he wasn't angry with her.
But he was angry that Cui Yihuan rushed up at this moment, giving Su Yanwan the opportunity to snuggle into his arms.
If he hides now, the whole show will have been for nothing.
He could only support Su Yanwan through his sleeve, his sharp eyes glaring at the Marquis of Zhongyong.
After all, the Marquis of Zhongyong had been his son for several years, and judging from his eyes, he could tell there was more to the story.
But Cui Yihuan didn't have that understanding.
Seeing that Xie Tingzhou not only helped Su Yanwan up, but also took his anger out on Marquis Zhongyong, he raised his hand to slap Su Yanwan again.
But she still had her senses and didn't want to publicly name Ye Zhen and ruin his reputation. Fortunately, she had a legitimate reason to speak up: "Su Yanwan, I've wanted to beat you up for bullying me before."
Su Yanwan had bullied the original owner of this body.
He was stopped by the Marquis of Zhongyong. "Alright, Yi Huan, tell me who has bullied you, and I will avenge you. Don't hurt yourself."
He put his arm around Cui Yihuan and coaxed her.
Su Yanwan had already been released by Xie Tingzhou. Upon hearing this, she was on the verge of tears. "Your Highness, I am innocent. I have never bullied her. On the contrary, she dared to commit violence in front of Your Highness. She really has no respect for Your Highness."
“Miss Su, watch your words. My wife is kind and never causes trouble, yet she attacked you in the street. This shows that you bullied her badly in the past.”
Su Yanwan had a fight with Xie Jinyao last time. The two were pretty much the same. Marquis Zhongyong didn't have a good impression of her. She was far inferior to Ye Zhen. He didn't think Xie Tingzhou would be interested in Su Yanwan.
"Besides, my lady hit you, why are you dragging His Highness into this? Do you think you can represent His Highness?"
That's what Su Yanwan was thinking.
The Crown Prince took a liking to her, and Cui Yihuan slapped her in front of him. Wasn't that slapping the Crown Prince in the face?
She looked at Xie Tingzhou with a wronged expression.
Xie Tingzhou's eyes darkened. "Lord Zhongyong, keep a close eye on your wife."
Then he escorted Su Yanwan away.
He personally escorted Su Yanwan back to her residence, saying, "The Marquis of Zhongyong has rendered meritorious service to the country. Today, out of respect for him, I can only ask you to make this difficult, but there will be no next time."
He will never go out alone with Su Yanwan again.
Su Yanwan took it as his guarantee, thinking that the Marquis of Zhongyong held military power and was exactly the kind of person the Crown Prince needed to win over, so she could only pretend to be sensible.
On the other side, Cui Yihuan was also half-pushed and half-carried into the carriage by the Marquis of Zhongyong. "Getting angry is bad for your health. Shall we take our son home first?"
When her son was mentioned, the anger in Cui Yihuan's eyes gradually turned into sadness, and she ultimately said nothing more.
She was thinking of telling Ye Zhen about this and asking them what exactly went wrong.
When Ye Zhen learned what had happened on the street, she immediately understood that Cui Yihuan was helping her vent her anger.
She felt a little touched, and at the same time understood that Cui Yihuan no longer blamed her.
She immediately instructed Granny Su to continue discussing the cooperation with Su Yucheng, while she rushed back to the Marquis's residence.
Su Yucheng proposed cooperation because he wanted to get closer to Ye Zhen, but Ye Zhen pushed him to someone else. And this Su Mama was a female official by the Empress's side, so he dared not be perfunctory and had to show his utmost sincerity.
Upon returning home, Ye Zhen went straight to Cui Yihuan's courtyard. Seeing the emaciated woman, she stepped forward and hugged her, asking, "How did you become so thin?"
Marquis Zhongyong answered for her, "Either you can't eat it, or you'll vomit it up."
Cui Yihuan looked quietly at Marquis Zhongyong.
Marquis Zhongyong knew she wanted to send him away, so he could only say, "You two have a good chat, I'll go check on the kitchen."
After the person left, Cui Yihuan spoke up and told Ye Zhen about Xie Tingzhou shopping with another woman.
She asked Ye Zhen, "Am I being nosy?"
Ye Zhen stroked her thin, bony arm. "No, I'm glad you're willing to stand up for me."
However, there is indeed a reason for this. Do you remember what I told you about our past lives...?
She told Cui Yihuan about the masked man, "He did that to protect me."
"So it turns out I misunderstood him. Haven't I ruined everything?"
Cui Yihuan felt a little guilty. "It's also because I was stupid. He's my son's best friend, so his character shouldn't be bad. I just didn't know them well enough."
Those "them" were her son and Xie Tingzhou.
She repeated it several times, her tone full of dejection, even the light in her eyes had disappeared.
Ye Zhen's eyes gradually reddened; she realized that something was wrong with Cui Yihuan.
"No, you didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary, it shows how much the Crown Prince values Su Yanwan."
Ye Zhen gently comforted Cui Yihuan, "If a grown man can't even handle this little bit of trouble, then he deserves a beating."
She had witnessed a similar situation in southern Jiangsu. It involved a woman who had lost all her relatives and attempted suicide. She was rescued by a nun and taken back to the nunnery, but ultimately took her own life when no one was looking.
The doctor said that the lady was suffering from a mental illness, and people with this illness either die of depression or commit suicide.
Ye Zhen felt sorry for Cui Yihuan. "I'm very good at making vegetarian dishes. Old Madam Wang tried them and liked them very much. I'll make you a couple of dishes too, okay?"
There is a folk saying that parents should not eat meat after losing a child, so it's likely that Cui Yihuan also avoids it.
Cui Yihuan smiled and said, "Daughters are always warm and comforting, and you are indeed warm and comforting."
Xie Bang was not as meticulous as Ye Zhen. He was a military general, and his son had passed away many years ago, so he had no such taboos.
Ye Zhen laughed, "Aren't I your daughter?"
Cui Yihuan thought about it. Xie Bang had recognized Ye Zhen as his daughter, and she was Xie Bang's wife. So, Ye Zhen could indeed be considered his daughter.
His smile deepened, but it seemed somewhat powerless.
After talking with her for a while, Ye Zhen left the room and whispered to Mianmian to keep a close eye on Cui Yihuan.
Ye Zhen was afraid that Cui Yihuan might do something rash.
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