Han Zijin seemed helpless at her crying and sighed deeply, "Alright, I've been in a bad mood lately and was a bit harsh with you, but there's really no one else around."
He continued to explain, "I learned that Fu Jiang burned down the entire village to cover up smallpox."
This reminded me of Wujiazhuang, where ordinary people are so insignificant in the face of natural disasters and man-made calamities.
Wujiazhuang was also destroyed by a flood back then, and I haven't heard from my wife and children since. I've searched for them for so many years without success, and I'm afraid they've already perished. How could I possibly have the heart to look for another woman in such a situation?
"Are you sure there are no other women?"
Kang Le looked like she was head over heels in love.
Han Zijin swore an oath to heaven, which Kang Le believed and expressed his feelings.
The man seemed moved and whispered in her ear, "Didn't you ask me what I've been doing lately?"
I meditated and some interesting things came to mind. How about you dress up as a female bodhisattva tonight?
Kang Le understood what he meant and was startled, "How could you blaspheme the Bodhisattva?"
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Han Zijin did have some talent in the past, but after spending a few years in the countryside, his fighting spirit had been worn down.
After marrying Princess Shang, he completely turned into a playboy, never doing anything productive all day long, and acting like a man at all. When he resented her, he only dared to humiliate her in matters of the bedroom.
But she endured humiliation under the emperor's very nose, so what did this little bit of humiliation matter?
Although today's request was a bit excessive, Han Zijin was still Han Zijin, so why not pretend to be a bodhisattva for a while? Just treat it as teasing a pet.
The pet naturally refers to Han Zijin.
Han Zijin was unaware of Kang Le's thoughts, and he didn't take it to heart, saying, "If there really are Bodhisattvas, how could there be so many suffering people in the world?"
He pestered her, and Kang Le, seemingly reluctant, finally agreed.
The old women were dismissed, and Kang Le, with a shy face, told the maid to prepare her clothes, not forgetting to give Han Zijin a reproachful look at the end.
Han Zijin put his arm around her shoulder and said, "I'm going to wash up and apologize to Her Highness later."
He emphasized the words "good" and "well".
The unspoken rules between the couple made Kang Le blush and lower her head shyly.
Han Zijin went into the washroom and his face darkened.
Kang Le has been a Buddhist for many years, but she has just agreed to pretend to be a female bodhisattva and have marital relations with him.
Even though he doesn't believe in Buddhism, he wouldn't dare to blaspheme the Bodhisattva like that. Kang Le's performance was too over the top, as if he was trying to cover something up.
Since learning about his wife and children's situation, Han Zijin has never touched Kang Le again. Tonight's event was just a test, and he wouldn't take it seriously.
Therefore, Kang Le, who was doing her makeup in the room, heard a "Ouch!" from the bathroom.
Then came a series of cries of pain.
It was Han Zijin who fell.
The nun's clothes arrived, but Han Zijin had hurt his back and couldn't serve the princess, so he had to be carried back to his own courtyard.
A few days later, he found an opportunity to contact Tse Ting-chou, concealing the secret between the couple, and told Tse Ting-chou that there was a problem with Kang Le and asked him to help investigate.
He had no one else to rely on and had been frequently bothering Xie Tingzhou lately. He figured he had plenty of other options, so he chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely repay you in the future."
Now that all he could offer was this promise, Han Zijin felt that he had lived a truly pathetic life all these years.
Xie Tingzhou said calmly, "I can repay you right now."
He had previously discovered that Fu Jiang had someone behind him, and suspected it was Kang Le. However, Kang Le had disguised himself too well over the years. Judging from the information provided by Han Zijin today, it was probably true.
Han Zijin's eyes lit up. "How can we repay you?"
Fifteen minutes later, Han Zijin left with great confidence.
Inside Ye Zhen's room, Yin Yue's eyes were gloomy. "Everyone outside is talking about Master's mission to Dongwu. They say that Da Yuan's victory over Dongwu this time is all thanks to Master."
It was also said that the Crown Prince's courageous burning and killing of 50,000 prisoners was due to his master's guidance.
Although his words were full of praise, upon closer inspection they were all malicious. He exaggerated his master's achievements and belittled the soldiers of Dayuan, causing them to be dissatisfied with their master.
What worries her even more is that it is an open secret among the various countries that they have arranged for spies in other countries.
There must be spies from Dongwu in the capital. Dongwu's great defeat has caused turmoil in the Dongwu court, and 50,000 prisoners were burned and killed.
If the common people continue to publicize the master's achievements, it will only add fuel to the fire for the spies in Dongwu, and they will surely hate the master to the extreme.
To avenge their motherland, the spies are determined to kill their master.
Wanxing was also indignant, "There are also despicable people who say that Master, a woman, must have made many sacrifices by entering the enemy country as a spy, and should ask His Majesty to reward her handsomely."
"Some people say that Master was able to obtain such important information thanks to his good looks."
It's almost as if they're saying outright that Master went to Dongwu by sacrificing his looks.
Although Ye Zhen's expression was also not good, he remained relatively calm and only asked, "Have you found the source of the rumor?"
Yin Yue shook her head, "Master just arrived in the capital and offended only a few people, it's just those people."
Ye Zhen had a suspicion in mind and instructed, "Focus on investigating the Grand Princess and obtain concrete evidence."
Yin Yue stormed out.
Ye Zhen asked Wanxing, "How is Xie Lanzhou?"
Wanxing said angrily, "You ungrateful wretch, you're more of a wimp than a man. I reckon it'll be over in the next couple of days."
A few days ago, Ye Zhen had someone spread the word that Xie Lanzhou had contracted smallpox, but Fu Jiang didn't react.
Upon receiving the news, the Grand Princess went to the prison to visit Fu Jiang and confirm Xie Lanzhou's identity with him, but Fu Jiang denied it.
Since it wasn't Fu Jiang's child, the Grand Princess didn't care about it anymore.
Unexpectedly, Xie Lanzhou and the wet nurse actually got infected. They still didn't trust Ye Zhen and secretly went out to get medicine on their own.
Ye Zhen, seeing that Xie Lanzhou was young, softened for a moment and sent the family physician over to take a look, but the physician was thrown out by Xie Lanzhou.
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