Seeing Madam Shen acting suspiciously, Ye Zhen, curious about what she was doing, also peeked out.
Before they could see anything, Madam Shen covered their eyes with her large hand.
"Hmm..."
Her mouth was covered as well.
Ye Zhen made a move to struggle, but then heard Madam Shen whisper in his ear, "Dirty, go."
Ye Zhen obediently followed Madam Shen and quietly left.
Li Chenghai and his companion were engrossed in their revelry, while their attendants, being far away, were completely unaware of their arrival and departure.
After holding Ye Zhen for a while, Madam Shen finally let go of her.
"What's going on? I think I just heard a sound?"
Ye Zhen asked in a low voice.
It was no secret that she knew martial arts; if she claimed she hadn't noticed anything, it would only arouse Madam Shen's suspicion.
Madam Shen looked at Ye Zhen. She had just used considerable force, and Ye Zhen's fair skin left clear fingerprints.
"Aren't you afraid I'll hurt you? I used to be a butcher, so breaking your neck wouldn't be difficult for me."
"Madam may have the chance to break my neck, but I will not give her that chance."
Ye Zhen asked, "Furthermore, why would Madam want to harm me?"
Madam Shen stared intently at her.
Because that beast Li Chenghai did such a thing, if it got out, it would ruin the reputation of the Prime Minister's mansion and implicate her children.
She didn't really intend to harm Ye Zhen; she just suspected that Ye Zhen might have deliberately lured her here, which is why she said those things.
But Ye Zhen's eyes were clear. "I am the adopted daughter of the Marquis's family, and also a princess personally appointed by His Majesty. I have no grudge against Madam. If Madam wants to kill me, she will have to take a huge risk. So what did Madam just see?"
Madam Shen said, "Let's not mention the pair of illicit lovers, lest it offend the princess's eyes and ears."
I heard that Ye Zhen has not yet consummated her marriage, and what she just witnessed was truly an eyesore.
Besides, that little beast Li Chenghai is just as wicked as his mother. If Ye Zhen finds out about his affairs, and if he fails to keep watch and is discovered, he might harm Ye Zhen.
Thinking of this, she took Ye Zhen's hand and said, "Princess, please don't be offended. I was just joking. I would never harm you."
I don't see any mushrooms here, let's look somewhere else.
As Ye Zhen said, they had no enmity, and there was no need to involve Ye Zhen in the affairs of the Prime Minister's family.
She thought for a moment, and realized that although it was Ye Zhen who discovered the cluster of mushrooms, the two of them only came over and found Li Chenghai.
However, she herself felt that the servants were not free enough to follow her, and thinking that the mountains had been patrolled and cleared by the Imperial Guards and there would be no danger, she left the servants behind to dig for wild vegetables and led Ye Zhen into the deep mountains.
It wasn't Ye Zhen's conspiracy.
However, if she wasn't mistaken, the man with Li Chenghai should be Ye Zhengqing.
Thinking about the relationship between Ye Zhengqing and Ye Zhen, Madam Shen had a lingering doubt in her mind.
Ye Zhen appeared shy and didn't ask any further questions, then followed Madam Shen back.
He wondered how Madam Shen would use this opportunity.
But Madam Shen quickly returned to her previous warmth, as if the earlier probing had never happened.
They picked a lot of wild vegetables and fruits along the way, and after meeting up with the servants, they headed back.
However, after the guards shot a pheasant, she suddenly sighed, "In the past, women were not allowed to enter the deep mountains when they came to the royal estate, because men thought women were weak, unsafe, and would bring them trouble."
In this world, it's never as easy for women to do anything as it is for men. It was General Ye Jinghong's appearance that changed many things and gave hope to many people.
But her brother is far less worthy; I've heard they stole the princess. Do you hate them?
Ye Zhen knew this was another test from Madam Shen, and nodded, "I hate her."
They were going to cooperate, and Ye Zhen would not hide her hatred for Ye Zhengqing.
Madam Shen nodded, "Stealing someone's child and causing them to be separated from their family is indeed something to be hated."
However, she didn't say anything more, because a servant rushed over and said, "Madam, something terrible has happened! Miss has been in trouble."
Li Suihuan fell and broke her forehead, and also lost a tooth. It was said at Tingsong Residence that she was knocked down by Ye Zhen's maid.
When Madam Shen and Ye Zhen arrived, the bloodstains on Li Suihuan's face and in her mouth had been cleaned up, and she was sleeping soundly in her mother's arms.
The maid, Xiaolian, knelt on the ground.
Upon seeing Ye Zhen return, Xiao Lian hurriedly explained, "Princess, I didn't mean to. I accidentally bumped into Miss Li."
She was a third-class maid in Ye Zhen's courtyard.
After Ye Zhen and Madam Shen went out, the maids who were left to guard the courtyard had nothing to do, so they took out shuttlecocks to play.
Seeing that they were having a lot of fun, Li Suihuan wanted to join in.
The maids of the Marquis's mansion couldn't refuse. At first, everything was fine, but when Xiaolian jumped up and kicked, she suddenly felt a pain in her foot and crashed into Li Suihuan.
Li Suihuan was small in stature, and when she was bumped by her, her head hit the stone vat in the yard where lotus flowers were grown.
On her way here, Ye Zhen had already heard what had happened from the servants. She looked at Li Suihuan and saw that the injury on her forehead was not serious, but the loss of her right tooth was no small matter.
The nine-year-old child doesn't know whether the tooth has been replaced or not.
Ye Zhen then said to Madam Miao, "I am truly sorry that Miss Li was injured in the courtyard. I wonder what the doctor said?"
Madam Su spoke first, “A young lady’s teeth are of utmost importance. If the princess does not wish for Suihuan to stay at Tingsong Residence, she can simply refuse. Why resort to such methods?”
Miao remained silent, her expression not very pleasant.
Ye Zhen's expression also turned cold. "Second Young Madam, please watch your words."
Xiaolian was not a careless girl. Even if she had accidentally twisted her ankle and fallen, Su Shi would not allow her to smear her.
Knowing that the two branches of the Prime Minister's family were not on good terms, and that Madam Su had just gone into the mountains with them, Ye Zhen guessed that she was trying to sow discord.
Miao didn't mention Li Suihuan's situation, which showed that she harbored resentment, and Ye Zhen didn't bother to ask her any further.
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