Fu Jiang did not emerge from the princess's residence until an hour later.
The person who saw him off was the head steward of the princess's residence, who was very kind.
The people who were following them had not yet found out the specifics of the matter.
Xie Tingzhou said to Ye Zhen, "Kang Le is the late emperor's younger sister, and was once the most spoiled and noble princess in the royal family."
The current emperor murdered his brother to seize the throne. Princesses like Kang Le, who supported the late emperor and had a close relationship with him, would not have had a good ending.
However, Kang Le had once saved the Empress's life, and the Empress pleaded for her life. Although Kang Le was not as powerful as before, she was still an indispensable figure in the royal family.
To the outside world, it was said that the late emperor had passed away and the throne had been passed to the current emperor. What Xie Tingzhou told Ye Zhen was a royal secret.
"The head steward of the princess's residence is a confidant of Kang Le. For Fu Jiang to be personally escorted by him and to enter the residence in the middle of the night, there must be something unusual going on inside."
Aside from imitating the Crown Prince, he was not a talkative person in private and was used to stopping short of making a point. However, when talking to Ye Zhen, he would go to great lengths to make his point very clear.
Ye Zhen knew he meant well and was grateful.
In her past life, she had no enmity with Fu Jiang, but in this life, she killed Xie Yunzhou and took revenge on Liu Shi and Xie Jinyao, who were both Fu Jiang's people. Ye Zhen and Fu Jiang were destined to be enemies.
If Fu Jiang has the Princess's Mansion as his backer, Ye Zhen will face even more obstacles in dealing with Liu Shi and the others.
She planned to sneak into the inn where Fu Jiang was staying at night and find an opportunity to kill him.
Xie Tingzhou saw through her thoughts, "The old man now knows about Fu Jiang and Liu Shi's affair, but he's keeping it a secret. He has his own plans and will definitely send someone to keep an eye on Fu Jiang."
Over the years, he has trained several elite assassins who are usually hidden within the army. They are all top-notch surveillance experts; if you show up, they will likely discover you.
For Ye Zhen, Fu Jiang's existence was to allow the Marquis of Zhongyong to discover Liu's infidelity.
But for Marquis Zhongyong, Fu Jiang had stolen his wife and toyed with him for years, making him an irreconcilable enemy.
Since his rebirth, Ye Zhen has been plotting revenge at every step. He knows best that only by personally punishing his enemies can he vent his hatred.
Using Marquis Zhongyong to seek revenge, he will be angry when he learns the truth in the future, and may even break ties with Ye Zhen.
However, if Ye Zhen kills Fu Jiang tonight, depriving the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage of the opportunity to avenge his enemy, he will have nowhere to vent his hatred. In addition, given his previous scheming, he might end up turning against Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen did not want to be enemies with the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
To be more rational, she didn't know the exact relationship between Fu Jiang and the Princess's Mansion. If she killed Fu Jiang, she would only make the Princess's Mansion her enemy, which would be a loss.
"Once we find out his purpose tonight, please inform me, brother."
Ye Zhen looked at Xie Tingzhou, "I wonder what else I can do for my brother?"
Given the situation in the princess's residence, she could only rely on Xie Tingzhou, but Ye Zhen didn't want to owe anyone a favor.
Clear boundaries only arise when relationships aren't close enough, Xie Tingzhou's eyes darkened slightly.
He laughed, "Then let's make a bowl of vegetarian crab roe, using mushroom oil."
Ye Zhen also smiled, "Alright, I'll make two more dishes that my brother hasn't tried before."
But the meal was never made.
People from the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence have arrived.
"Young Master, the Marquis is ill and does not wish to disturb the Old Madam. Please go and see him."
Once a doctor was called in, the old lady would inevitably find out, and his men immediately thought of Xie Tingzhou.
The fact that Xie Tingzhou suddenly fell ill reminded him of when the young master was in trouble. The Marquis of Zhongyong did not shed a single tear, but he was ill for three days before he opened his eyes.
He didn't dare to delay and said to Ye Zhen, "You go back first, I'll go check. There's no need to make the vegetarian crab roe."
They followed the servants to the room of the Marquis of Zhongyong, where he was already burning up with blisters on his lips.
Upon hearing his voice, the Marquis of Zhongyong's eyelids twitched slightly, but he couldn't open them.
Xie Tingzhou took his pulse and wrote out a prescription for Xing Ze to get the medicine.
The dazed man grabbed Xie Tingzhou, saying, "Don't get the medicine from the mansion."
His remaining rationality told him that he didn't have the strength to act out a mother-son relationship with the old lady.
"I know, he went outside to catch it."
Seeing that his clothes were soaked with sweat, Xie Tingzhou had hot water prepared and wiped him down.
Marquis Zhongyong refused to cooperate.
The servant hesitated, saying, "I have tried many times, but the Marquis will not allow it."
Xie Tingzhou waved his hand, "Go down."
He came in person.
Marquis Zhongyong opened his eyes, his gaze hazy, and crossed his arms. "My father said that a man should also protect himself when he is out and about, and should not let people take off his clothes casually. I have to listen to my father."
Despite being ill, his strength was still astonishing, which made Xie Tingzhou laugh in exasperation.
“Now you are my father and I am your son. This is at home, not outside.”
My dad also said that clothes should be changed immediately if they get wet. Your dad always dotes on my dad, so you have to listen to him on this matter, understand?
Marquis Zhongyong was so confused that he couldn't even move his eyes.
While he was thinking, Xie Tingzhou wiped his upper body and changed his clothes.
When it was time to change his pants, Marquis Zhongyong realized what was happening and grabbed his waistband tightly. "Your father is a junior, so you have to listen to him. You can't take your pants off."
He seemed to be ready to fight Xie Tingzhou if he dared to take off his clothes.
When the Marquis of Zhongyong was delirious, he acted like an ordinary person who was drunk, spoiled and demanding, all of which were aftereffects of the old Marquis's pampering.
You can't reason with him; Tse Ting-chou had already experienced that many years ago.
So he patiently said, "I am Xie Tingzhou. When I was injured before, you took off my clothes and cleaned my wounds."
Now I'll help you change your clothes, then we can be even. A dignified Marquis of Loyalty and Valor cannot bully his subordinates.
"I won't bully Tingzhou."
Marquis Zhongyong gradually loosened his grip. "Tingzhou is my son, not my subordinate. He lost his mother when he was young, and I cannot bully him."
But...but I'm not a good father. I received so much fatherly love, yet I couldn't be a good father to Tingzhou.
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