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Ye Zhen had just slept in the carriage for most of the day. At this time, she was in good spirits. When she heard that Zhao Ning was looking for Lin Zhiran to inquire about her, she faintly raised her eyebrows. "Zhao Ning wants to inquire about this princess?"
"He said that he wants to know your preferences, but it seems that he is only thinking of ways to please you." Said Jianjia.
"Why is she trying to curry favor with ben gong?" Ye Zhen chuckled. Zhao Ning was a proud and arrogant person. This could be seen in Hua Village. She should be able to see that she was not popular. Except for the last time when she wanted to send grilled fish to Ye Zhen, she did not come up to Ye Zhen along the way. She did not want to ask for trouble.
Hong Ying replied, "Niang niang, this servant thinks that she's in such a hurry to please you because we're about to reach the capital. She's just a little fisherwoman, yet she acts like a young lady from a wealthy family. She thinks that everyone has to flatter her."
Ye Rou thought to herself, Zhao Ning is really a rich girl, and a princess.
"After all, she saved the Emperor. Don't be too obvious in front of her. Even if she returns to the capital, she won't live in the palace. It doesn't have much to do with us." Ye Zhen said lightly. She did not want Hong Ying to offend Zhao Ning too much. In the future, when Zhao Ning regained his identity, he would inevitably bear a grudge against her maid.
Hong Ying curled her lips and said, "This servant feels that she is full of schemes."
Zhao Ning was indeed a scheming person. However, if it wasn't for her, who knew if Mo Rongzhan would still be alive.
Thinking of this, Ye Zhen was not as disgusted with Zhao Ning as before.
Everyone had their own way of life. As long as Zhao Ning didn't affect her, she didn't care what kind of person Zhao Ning was. Regarding Mo Rongzhan, she had her own bottom line. He was her man. No matter what kind of woman she was, she wouldn't give in even an inch.
"She's cunning, so we'll just have to guard against her." Ye Zhen explained, "I slept a little too much today. I just saw a field nearby. Come with me for a walk."
"Niang niang, it's almost dark," Hong Ying said. This place was remote, and it would be difficult to walk when it was dark.
Ye Zhen said, "Take the lantern. You won't be walking for too long. Just stretch your muscles and bones and come back."
Jianjia combed her hair and put on a wide-sleeved tulle dress. "Today's wind is hot. It's better now."
"Let's go." Ye Zhen said with a smile. Her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and the spiritual spring was not as inexhaustible as before, so she did not soak her body in the spiritual spring water every day. At most, she drank a cup of spiritual spring tea every day. In order to give birth easier in the future, she still had to walk more.
There was a field near the inn, and there were several tenant farmers in the field. Ye Zhen did not go too far, but walked slowly around it.
"So refreshing." Ye Zhen took a deep breath. It was really good to go out for a walk. She felt that the bones in her body had been sleeping lazily for the past two days.
"Niang niang, look, these fruits look so delightful." Hong Ying pointed at the small red fruits in the field.
Ye Zhen took a look at it and smiled. "This is the Virgin Fruit. It was only spread to our Central Plains in the previous dynasty. Hong Ying, go to the tenant farmers and ask if they are willing to sell this Virgin Fruit. Let's pick some and go back to eat. "
"How should we eat this fruit?" Jianjia asked curiously.
"Wash it and you can eat it." Ye Zhen smiled and saw that Hong Ying had gone to ask the tenant farmers.
"Niang niang, those tenant farmers said that this is a wild fruit. They think the color is bright and they are afraid that it is poisonous. They told us not to eat it indiscriminately." Hong Ying came back and said to Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen chuckled. "You can pick some and go back. This Virgin Fruit will not be poisonous."
When Hong Ying heard Ye Zhen say so, she smiled and picked a lot of Virgin Fruit in her pocket.
"Niang niang!" Jianjia suddenly noticed that something was wrong. She protected Ye Zhen behind her and looked around carefully.
Sure enough, she saw figures floating in the field. Those people looked obviously unfriendly.
Hong Ying also noticed the situation around her. She put the Virgin Fruit on the ground and came to Ye Zhen's side.
Because they were near the inn and there was only a small village and field around, they didn't think too much when they came out. They didn't even bring any guards. Who would have thought that someone was ambushing here?
"Hong Ying, escort the Niang niang back to the inn." Jianjia whispered. Fortunately, they did not go far and were only a short distance away from the inn.
"Be careful!" Hong Ying whispered.
Ye Zhen's face was cold. She knew very well who else would want to kill her at this time. They had already come to the foot of the capital. It was easy to be discovered. The Empress Dowager really couldn't tolerate her. She wanted to kill her because she didn't want her to go back with Mo Rongzhan's child.
The black-clad men in the field found that their traces were exposed, so they did not intend to continue to hide. One after another, they appeared in Ye Zhen's sight with their knives.
There were eight people in total, each of them masked and dressed in black, except for a red spider embroidered on their chest, which looked very conspicuous.
"Kill!" One of them ordered. Everyone's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and they attacked Ye Zhen fiercely.
Just as they flew out of the field, a row of sharp arrows flew from a distance in an instant, killing four of them on the spot. The other four turned back in shock. What happened?
Ye Zhen turned her head sharply and saw Mo Rongzhan and Murong Ke coming.
"Ah Zhan!" Ye Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Are you all right?" Mo Rongzhan had quickly come to Ye Zhen's side and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was fine.
"I'm fine." Ye Zhen shook her head gently. "Who are those people?"
Mo Rongzhan looked coldly at the black-clad men who were fighting with Wu Chong. "Like Qian Luocha, they are called the Thousand-hand Spider. They are all in the business of killing people."
Ye Zhen grasped his sleeve tightly. "Did the Empress Dowager send them?"
"Even if it wasn't her, it must have been her instruction." Mo Rongzhan said coldly. "I will go back to the inn with you first."
"Fortunately, you appeared, otherwise …" Ye Zhen dared not think about the consequences. Jianjia and Hong Ying were certainly not the opponents of those people.
Mo Rongzhan dared not think about the consequences. He held Ye Zhen's hand tightly. "Don't go out alone in the future. Let me go with you wherever you go."
"Good." Ye Zhen's hand hurt from his grip. She knew that he was also worried about her. "How did you know that someone was going to kill us?"
"Zhao Ning came to tell me." Mo Rongzhan whispered. He and Murong Ke were talking in the room and didn't know that Ye Zhen had gone out. It was Zhao Ning who suddenly came to her in a hurry, saying that he saw the Empress Dowager on the path over there in the field.
Ye Zhen froze for a moment. She didn't expect it to be Zhao Ning.
"Does the Empress Dowager know that you are back?" Ye Zhen asked in a low voice.
If the Empress Dowager knew that Ah Zhan was still alive, would she still want to make Ah Yi the new emperor?
Mo Rongzhan sneered. "It doesn't matter to her whether I am alive or not."
Ye Zhen's heart was filled with sorrow. "It's important to me that you are alive."
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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