Chapter 106 [VIP] Shadow Guard (20)

Three months later, Seventeen's body finally recovered completely. During these three months, he also sorted out his thoughts and completely accepted his current identity.

The most delighted were the Prince of Pingnan and his wife. At middle age, they never thought that they could find their child who had been lost for eighteen years. During this period, Prince of Pingnan Zhao An reported the matter directly to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, who officially confirmed the identity of the seventeenth Prince of Pingnan as the legitimate son, and renamed him Zhao Shiqi, and then included him in the jade record of the royal family.

The Prince of Pingnan and the current emperor are brothers from the same mother. When he was young, he was highly trusted by the emperor. When the new emperor ascended the throne, the Prince of Pingnan also strongly supported him. After the emperor ascended the throne, he sent him out to conquer the world, and thus he offended many people.

Later, something happened to the princess and her only child was lost. This was such a huge blow that the Prince of Pingnan suffered a relapse of his old illness. After a serious illness, he gradually withdrew from the court.

It is well known that the Prince of Pingnan and his wife were childhood sweethearts with a deep affection for each other. Unfortunately, the prince was a notoriously stubborn lover. When the princess was being chased, she was stabbed in the waist and abdomen. Although she was saved by the doctor, she was destined to have no offspring. Their only child was lost, which meant that the Prince of Pingnan would have no descendants.

Even the current emperor had advised him privately to be more open-minded and stop being so stubborn. As a prince of the royal family, it was most important for him to marry a concubine to continue his bloodline.

But this prince is so stubborn that he is obsessed with the princess and refuses to marry again!

After that, no one dared to persuade him. Didn't you see that he didn't even give face to his own brother? Who else would dare to persuade him so blindly? Aren't they afraid of being beaten? You have to know that when he was young, the Prince of Pingnan was a real troublemaker in the capital. Not only did he have a bad temper, but he was also favored by the emperor. Wouldn't it be asking for trouble to go against him?

Zhao Shiqi was the couple's only child.

The couple really spoiled the child to the core and wanted to make up for the time they missed in the previous 18 years, especially the princess, who was almost doting on him. In this environment of being loved by his parents, Zhao Shiqi slowly eased his worries because he found that he did not reject this kind of feeling, but instead had a faint desire in his heart.

Although Zhao Shiqi has lost his memory, he is not stupid. He can distinguish between good and bad, and can feel the kindness of others.

After the prince's status was restored, the princess arranged for people to teach him the etiquette and rules of the palace, so that he could recognize his royal identity, and teach him what is the master and what is the servant, and what is the difference between the superior and the inferior? And he is the only legitimate heir of the Pingnan Palace, so such an identity is naturally extremely noble.

Zhao Shiqi felt unfamiliar with these things at first, and even made a lot of jokes during meals. Fortunately, Du Yuyan was there to teach him patiently. Or perhaps it was because he had lost his memories of the past, Zhao Shiqi not only did not feel repulsive when learning these things, but he gradually integrated into this class. He accepted everything in the palace and accepted his identity as a master.

The reason why the princess was so thoughtful was because of the "slave" mark on the child's arm. That mark was a knot in her heart. Whenever she thought of her child being a slave, she couldn't stop feeling sad. How could her child, who was so noble, let the instinct of a slave remain in him? Those bad things would naturally be completely eliminated. From now on, he would only be the most noble legitimate son of the Pingnan Palace.

Fortunately, the child has lost his memory, so it is particularly easy to educate him. With Yuyan's help, her role as a mother seems a little redundant.

The princess was naturally happy, and was also very pleased with her son's special treatment of Yuyan. She really wanted to marry Yuyan to Shiqi. After all, Yuyan was a child she had watched grow up. Needless to say, Yuyan was a person of good character and appearance. She was also very considerate and gentle to Shiqi. Especially as they got to know each other better, and saw the relationship between the couple gradually getting closer, the princess felt that they were a good match, and she felt more and more relieved in her heart.

After Zhao Shiqi learned more about these things, he realized that his experience before he lost his memory was not a good one. The "slave" symbol on the inside of his arm further confirmed his thoughts that he had been a slave to others.

What is a slave? Even if Zhao Shiqi was not very smart, he knew what it meant to be a slave. Slaves had no freedom, and their descendants were also slaves. They had to serve their masters all their lives and be servants of their masters through thick and thin.

Comparing it with his current identity, even if Zhao Shiqi didn't remember anything, he knew that he must have lived a very humiliating life before he lost his memory.

Whenever he thought of these things, Zhao Shiqi suddenly felt a very subtle emotion in his heart, which made him vaguely reject the things that happened before he lost his memory. Perhaps it was because the past experience was too embarrassing that he subconsciously wanted to forget it.

In any case, the former self has disappeared, and he is now Zhao Shiqi, the prince of the Prince of Pingnan.

Prince Pingnan Zhao An naturally placed high hopes on his only legitimate son. After Zhao Shiqi recovered from his injury, the father and son would often practice martial arts in the training ground.

Prince Pingnan had fought on the battlefield and killed enemies, so his kung fu was naturally not bad. However, he immediately discovered the problem when he fought with Zhao Shiqi. This kid's attacks were deadly, just like the death squads and shadow guards he had seen in his earlier years.

This also made the King of Pingnan understand instantly that his child had been trained as a shadow guard killer since he was a child, and had also crawled out of a real mountain of swords and sea of ​​blood. If he wanted to survive among the killers, he would undoubtedly have to put his head on the waistband of his pants.

If it weren't for his good luck, his life might have been really unimaginable. The child suffered so much, and he, as a father, not only missed out on more than ten years of companionship and growth with his son, but also failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a father for a single day. How could he cope with this?

Prince Pingnan felt extremely guilty for a while, and then he became angry. Naturally, he wanted to vent his anger, so he immediately asked people to investigate what happened in the suburbs during that period, to find out how the prince was injured, and everything that happened before he lost his memory.

After half a month, his men finally found out some clues. About three or four months ago, the Shadow Guard Tower of Qixia Villa hunted down a traitor near the suburbs, but the specific reason was unclear.

However, based on the time and location of the pursuit and the injuries on the prince's body when he was found, the subordinates could roughly guess that the traitor being hunted should be... the prince.

Upon hearing this news, the Prince of Pingnan was furious. "How dare you! What is this Qixia Villa? They are murdering the prince and killing innocent people in broad daylight. How can I just sit back and watch?"

The subordinates were also very sensible and immediately responded respectfully.

"Qixia Mountain Villa's sphere of influence is not very large now, but in recent years it has been trying to rely on the imperial court, and it is also well-known in the martial arts world."

"Moreover, the owner of the Ye Manor is short-sighted and greedy for wealth. If the prince really wants to seek justice for the prince, he will inevitably report it to the emperor."

After all, the imperial court and the martial arts world have always kept their distance from each other, but the martial arts world is too powerful, and it is inevitable that it will have an impact on the imperial court. In recent years, the imperial court's control over the martial arts world is mainly to govern the martial arts world with the martial arts world. On the surface, the imperial court will not interfere with the affairs of the martial arts world, and the martial arts world cannot interfere with the work of local officials.

After Prince Pingnan understood the whole story, he naturally reported it to the current emperor. The emperor had already felt sorry for his loss of offspring, and now that he had finally found the child, he naturally wanted to seek justice for him.

So after thinking it over again and again, I decided to let him do it.

After all, it was just a small Qixia Villa, and the sphere of influence involved was not large. Moreover, it had already had intersections with the imperial court, so its rectification would not have much impact.

Zhao Shiqi naturally had no objection after learning about this. When he woke up, he looked at the wounds on his body and realized that he had indeed escaped death.

Even though I don’t know what I did wrong?

But Zhao Shiqi will retaliate without mercy against anyone who wants to take his life.

Moreover, this place did not leave a good impression on him. The "slave" made him more and more embarrassed, and the humiliating past made him more and more repulsive. Thinking of this, he felt a little more disgusted.

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Soon, the news of the court's rectification of Qixia Villa spread. The karma had come to an end. The owner of Ye Villa was arrested, and the owner of Yingwei Tower had no time to escape. He was killed on the spot when he resisted. The owner of Ye Villa was imprisoned in Tianlao for the crime of murdering a member of the royal family.

As for the women of Qixia Villa, the prince was kindhearted and merciful, and did not want to harm his family members, so he spared the women's lives. However, after the fall of Master Ye, no one in the huge Qixia Villa could hold up the family.

The wives, concubines, and children in the family lost their backbone, and their morale was low for a while. They were also worried about the subsequent retaliation from the court, so some dispersed, and some fled. But within three or five days, all the wives, concubines, and children who had once depended on Master Ye had left, and the servants in the manor took the opportunity to take away a lot of money and ran away.

Half a month had passed since Nan Yan learned the news. When Ye Qiuchen brought Nan Yan back to Qixia Villa, the villa was already deserted.

But within half a month, the huge house had already shown signs of decay. Most of the former brothers and sisters had left the city and returned to their hometowns, and they might never see each other again in this lifetime. All the servants had also left, leaving only this empty house with no one paying attention to it.

In fact, the fall of Qixia Villa was not a bad thing for the children in the villa who had been used as tools since birth. After all, Owner Ye had left behind a lot of property over the years. She was not sure whether King Pingnan had plundered it in the end, but for the families who left the city and returned to their hometowns, they must have gotten a sum of money in advance. This could be considered a good ending. At least they would not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

Unlike the tragic ending in the original story, Ye Qiuchen did not take the opportunity to attack and retaliate against his former master, so many people left alive.

Ye Qiuchen has been busy these days. The previous owner of the Shadow Guard Building died, but he secretly took over the Shadow Guard Building. When the disaster is imminent, the helpless masters in the villa will not care about the lives of these Shadow Guards. The Shadow Guard Building has already suffered heavy casualties during the pursuit of Seventeen, and now there is a King of Pingnan who has joined in...

Ye Qiuchen naturally took advantage of the opportunity to gain the upper hand and completely took control of the Shadow Guard Building, making it part of his own power.

However, this man did not do anything special after taking over the Shadow Guard Tower. Instead, he stayed by her side obediently. And now, it was he who brought her back to Qixia Villa to take a last look at her.

Looking at the cold and dilapidated courtyard in front of her, Nan Yan didn't feel anything in her heart, but her face still showed a sad and heartbroken expression.

Her eyes were moist. She turned to look at Ye Qiuchen beside her and said in a gentler voice, "Qixia Villa is gone. Xiaoqi and the others are all gone. The servants have also run away. Now there is nothing left."

Ye Qiuchen could naturally see the sadness in her heart. Although she had fled Qixia Villa early on, this was where she grew up after all. Anyone would be sad to see their former home become what it is now.

Ye Qiuchen went straight forward and held the person in his arms, "No matter what happens, I will always stay by your side."

After hearing this, Nan Yan obviously thought of something sad. The mist in her eyes instantly became thicker. She stopped struggling and leaned quietly on his chest. Her voice became more choked, "Can I believe you? Mingming, Seventeen... He said the same thing to me, but he..."

She didn't say the rest.

Ye Qiuchen felt the moisture on her skin and his chest was stuffy. He subconsciously touched the back of her head and heard her whisper, "Believe me, as long as you are willing, I can stay by your side and take care of you forever like Seventeen did."

Nan Yan did not say yes, but remained silent.

Ye Qiuchen was not in a hurry, he knew that she had not let go yet. There was still a long time to come, and he would always be the only one to stay with her.

A year passed like this.

During this year, Zhao Shiqi learned a lot, and he used this year to become a qualified prince of Pingnan.

Under the princess's guidance, his relationship with Du Yuyan became closer. After all, she was his fiancée, and she was very kind to him. When he knew nothing at the beginning, she was the only one who patiently stayed by his side and taught him.

He gradually let go of the past.

Everything now gradually occupied his entire mind.

Perhaps it was the influence of his past environment, but Zhao Shiqi was not stupid, he was just a little slow in emotions. He was a quick learner and had a strong ability to accept things. The most commendable thing was that he could still keep a pure heart after learning many new things.

The Prince of Pingnan, who used to make jokes even when eating, has grown up surprisingly. Even Du Yuyan couldn't help but look at him sideways.

How could she not like such a simple, sincere and somewhat silly fiancé?

Du Yuyan liked to see him blushing the most. She used to think it was unbelievable. How could a prince blush so easily? But if that person was Zhao Shiqi, it seemed possible. Moreover, she liked him more when he called her "Yanyan" in a low voice in a helpless compromise.

Hearing him calling "Yanyan" over and over again, it was so gentle and sincere, as if it touched people's hearts and made people feel soft-hearted.

The maids and servants in the courtyard often said privately that the prince was cold and didn't like to laugh, but only Du Yuyan knew that he only cared about the people he cared about, and there were three people he cared about in the palace: the prince, the princess, and the remaining one was her.

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On the other hand, after the failure of Qixia Villa, the two never went back. The life that she once looked forward to with Shiqi was now lived with Ye Qiuchen.

During this year, Ye Qiuchen took good care of Nan Yan.

He helped Nan Yan slowly come out of the sadness of the past and put more smiles on her face. As long as neither of them mentioned the past, she seemed to become the smiling and bullying Miss Ye again.

Nan Yan also felt that Ye Qiuchen was becoming more and more outrageous. Ever since he took over the Yingwei Building, this guy no longer focused on his career and instead became more and more of a househusband.

Nan Yan had never realized that this man had a hobby of quarreling with others. Every morning, he would carry a small vegetable basket on his arm, first patrol the vegetable market, then pick on it, and then start quarreling with a group of aunties and ladies selling vegetables. Even the auntie who was selling eggs next door would feel ashamed of herself when they quarreled.

He could still argue with others over a piece of pork worth more than ten cents without blushing or breathing heavily, making the proprietress' face turn pale and she wanted to roll up her sleeves to fight with him. In the end, the deal was made with great difficulty. When leaving, this man unceremoniously took away one of the pig's tails, which made the pork beauty so angry that every time she saw him, she wanted to chop people with a knife. She had never seen anyone who was so good at taking advantage of others.

He not only quarreled with the pork seller, but also with the egg seller. In the end, the lady next door complained to Nan Yan, "Madam Ye, your husband really knows how to live. He asked me for a handful of chopped green onions as a bonus for a three-cent egg, and said you like it. I have never seen anyone more thrifty than your husband in my life."

Nan Yan: “…”

All the families nearby thought that the two were a couple. Nan Yan had explained it to them, but it was useless. Ye Qiuchen, on the other hand, was quite happy to see it happen, and was so shameless that he wished that everyone would think that they were a couple.

Nan Yan also felt that it was far from the truth.

This guy is simply like someone who has been robbed. Not only does he quarrel with the aunties in the market, he also bullies other people's children. The fat boy next door always likes to climb over her wall, and every time he is caught, he throws himself into Nan Yan's arms. The little guy is sweet-mouthed and good at coaxing people, and he always says that he wants to marry Madam Ye when he grows up. Doesn't this make Ye Qiuchen mad?

He worked so hard and waited till today but he didn't even get to touch her hand. Oh, no, this morning when Yanyan wasn't paying attention, he did secretly touch that soft little hand. But that's not the most important thing. The important thing is that he hasn't gotten to the top until today, so how could he let a chubby kid whose legs aren't even as long as his get there first?

So when Nan Yan pushed the door open and came back, she saw a big man like Ye Qiuchen bullying the little fat boy next door. In his hands, the little fat boy was held by the collar and thrown around like a wooden doll, crying with tears and snot.

Ye Qiuchen asked him with a smile: Is it fun? Do you dare to climb over his wall or rob his people in the future?

"If you dare to throw it into my arms again, I will chop off your fingers. I will chop off one finger for each time you throw it into my arms. After I have chopped off all your fingers, I will chop off your toes!"

The little fat boy was so scared that he burst into tears.

Nan Yan was speechless. She rushed over to rescue the man and then glared at him, "Ye Qiuchen, how old are you? Why are you arguing with a child?"

But this person said to her with a clear conscience,

"I don't care. I'm just playing games with him. The seniors in the Shadow Guard Building also played with us when we were kids. Look how happy this little fat boy is crying!"

Nan Yan: “…”

She didn't know what to say for a moment.