It's Xie Tingzhou!
Xie Tingzhou showed his true face without wearing a mask.
He was injured.
"I need to hide here."
Xie Tingzhou remained calm and tore off a piece of his shirt to cover the wound.
His gaze swept around the car interior. "Don't you need any fragrance?"
Ye Zhen shook her head, "No need."
Therefore, there was nothing in the car to mask the smell of blood on him.
"Then I'll trouble you, sister-in-law, to come up with a solution. Otherwise, if the Wude Division finds out, it will be difficult for you to explain."
Wude Division?
It was a trusted agency under the emperor, responsible for supervising and managing the army, officials, and military and political intelligence of enemy countries, and on ordinary days it was responsible for the guard and security of the palace.
How did Xie Tingzhou get involved with the Wude Division?
What did you do?
As Ye Zhen asked the question, he bent down and stood up, opening the hidden compartment under the cushion.
This carriage belongs to Madam Liu. She only discovered the hidden compartment under the seat when she rode in this carriage back from the manor last time.
The hidden compartment is quite large, enough to accommodate Xie Tingzhou.
Ye Zhen understood Xie Tingzhou's threat and chose to save him.
Without hesitation, the man strode in, uttering calmly, "Kill their commander."
Ye Zhen's hand, which was about to cover the hidden compartment, trembled slightly.
To enter the palace in broad daylight and kill the emperor's trusted confidant—has this person gone mad?
Ye Zhen glared at An Ge, then lifted the curtain to look outside. Seeing a roast chicken stall nearby, he quickly asked Wan Xing to buy a few.
Then Wanxing and Chaolu were also allowed into the carriage.
Ye Zhen opened the package, tore off two chicken legs, and handed them to Wanxing and Chaolu respectively, saying, "Try them and see how they taste. If they're good, send them to the Marquis to enjoy with his wine."
He tore off a small piece of meat and chewed it slowly.
The room was instantly filled with the aroma of chicken.
Wanxing noticed someone approaching the carriage, but as soon as she lifted the curtain, she received a signal from Ye Zhen.
She understood that this was the person the young lady wanted to save, and she also guessed the purpose of buying the roast chicken, so she took a big bite and exclaimed, "Delicious!"
Chaolu didn't understand the thoughts of the master and servant. She only knew that Ye Zhen gave her food, so she had to eat it to grow stronger, and only with a strong body could she fight bad guys.
Just as the three were enjoying their meal, the carriage was stopped.
"Young Madam, it's the Wude Division searching for the assassin."
A moment later, Chen Qing's voice rang out from outside.
He rode at the head of the procession, and only when the Wude Division blocked his way did he come over to explain the situation to Ye Zhen.
Then another male voice rang out, "The Martial Virtue Division is acting on His Majesty's orders to capture the assassin. We request that the young mistress grant us permission to enter the carriage to investigate."
It was Lei Ce, the deputy envoy of the Wude Division.
"good."
Ye Zhen gestured for Wanxing to lift the carriage curtain.
As soon as the carriage curtain was opened, the aroma of chicken wafted out.
Ye Zhen explained embarrassedly, "I saw some being sold by the roadside and wanted to buy a few to give to my father, but I was afraid they wouldn't taste good, so I tried them myself first."
Lei Ce sniffed, but couldn't smell the blood. He then gave his two subordinates a wink.
The two men, each carrying a knife, entered the carriage.
Wanxing was a little nervous and couldn't help but swallow. Lei Ce's hawk-like eyes immediately looked over.
Ye Zhen held Wanxing's hand and then put his arm around Chaolu's shoulder to sit down beside her. "Don't be afraid. The Martial Virtue Division is His Majesty's people. His Majesty is a wise ruler. They are only arresting bad people."
The two maids nodded in unison. Chaolu had never seen such a scene before and unconsciously shrank into Ye Zhen's arms in fright.
Lei Ce glanced at Ye Zhen, his gaze then falling on her seat.
Ye Zhen followed his gaze and looked over, then asked with concern, "This is my mother-in-law's carriage. I borrowed it today. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Husband and wife are one. If Lei Ce says that the Lady of the Marquis is inappropriate, then he is saying that the Marquis of Zhongyong is inappropriate.
Marquis Zhongyong is a loyal minister praised by His Majesty himself, and is currently enjoying unparalleled prestige.
Lei Ce had no evidence to prove that there was anything wrong with the carriage, so he couldn't suggest that Ye Zhen and the others get off the carriage to check it further.
He could only clasp his hands in greeting and say, "Excuse me, young mistress."
However, as the Marquis's procession moved forward, two men were secretly sent to follow them. Once the carriage entered the Marquis's residence, the two men remained lying in wait nearby.
After Ye Zhen returned to the mansion and got off the carriage, he asked Chao Lu to give all the roast chicken to Chen Qing.
One of them was Xie Chenqing who accompanied him today; the rest were all from the Marquis of Zhongyong.
She herself led people to settle Wang Shi and Ye Zhengqing.
Ye Zhengqing was eager to pay his respects to Marquis Zhongyong, but the Marquis had gone to the military camp today and would be there for the next two days. Ye Zhengqing gave him a few perfunctory words and then returned to his own courtyard.
She ignored the people in the carriage.
When she went to the Ink Academy to make masks that night, she didn't see Xie Tingzhou, but Ye Zhen didn't investigate further.
It wasn't until the next day that she learned that Xie Tingzhou had killed not only the commander of the Martial Virtue Division, but also the head of the guards in the Empress's palace.
On the third day, after the imperial decree of reward was issued, Ye Zhen roughly understood the reason why he did this.
The imperial edict bestowed upon the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence a certificate of merit, granting him continued command of 100,000 troops on the border.
Xie Tingzhou was appointed as the new Commander of the Martial Virtue Division and concurrently served as the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
Both father and son were richly rewarded, which was almost unheard of in the history Ye Zhen knew.
Throughout history, after the world was at peace, emperors had to both recognize the unparalleled achievements of military generals and ensure the stability of imperial power.
Therefore, they are usually promoted in name only, stripped of real power, or even given a pretext to directly take back military power.
Xie Tingzhou must have anticipated this outcome, which is why he risked entering the palace.
Everyone knows that the emperor cares deeply for the empress.
Despite the opposition of the officials, he insisted on making the late emperor's empress, who was also his sister-in-law, the empress, and even named the empress's unborn child as the crown prince.
It is said that the emperor's feelings for the empress have remained unchanged over the years.
However, in broad daylight, assassins broke into the Empress's palace, and the commander of the Martial Virtue Division and the head of the guards responsible for protecting the Empress were both killed.
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