?
What does it have to do with him whether she has a lover or not?
Ye Zhen almost wanted to yell at Mo Rongzhan, but she just glanced at him coldly. "Yes."
There was once a person whom she thought she would love deeply for a lifetime.
Mo Rongzhan's eyes became more dark and indifferent. He looked at Ye Zhen without saying a word.
Ye Zhen's heartbeat accelerated. She didn't know what he would do to her next. Would he kill her or treat her in a crueler way?
"Send her back." Mo Rongzhan's voice sounded particularly low and cold in the quiet alley.
Before Ye Zhen could react, a dark shadow suddenly appeared behind her. "Miss Lu, please."
Startled, she looked at the black-clothed man standing behind her in shock. She didn't know that there was someone nearby. Could it be … that what Mo Rongzhan did to her just now had been seen?
Mo Rongzhan left her with only an indifferent back, without saying a word.
Ye Zhen nodded gently to the black-clothed man, who led her out of the alley.
The chaos at the lantern house had subsided. Xie Longyuan and his entourage had disappeared. Lu Xiangzhi and Mo Rongyi were anxiously looking for her.
"Little prince, brother." Ye Zhen tidied up her clothes and ran over to stop them.
"Yao Yao, where have you been? We have been looking for you for a long time." Lu Xiangzhi hurriedly cried when he saw Ye Zhen coming back. He was really scared to death.
Ye Zhen smiled and said, "I was just pushed by the crowd to another place and accidentally lost my way. I only found you now."
Mo Rongyi looked at her and was relieved to see that she was not injured. "We thought you were taken away by Xie Longyuan's men. Fortunately, you are all right."
"Are you all right?" Ye Zhen hurriedly asked, pretending to look back inadvertently. The black-clothed man had disappeared.
"Of course we are all right. You didn't see how Xie Longyuan was beaten by us just now. What's more, Princess Liu Hua also came just now and wanted to suppress this prince. You can rest assured that I have avenged you." Mo Rongyi said to Ye Zhen as if he was asking for credit.
Ye Zhen smiled and asked, "How did you deal with her?"
Lu Xiangzhi said, "Little Prince was beating up Xie Longyuan. Xie Liuhua held a flower lantern, wanting to smash it onto Little Prince's body, but was blocked back. Even her hair was burnt off."
"Serves her right!" Xie Liuhua really thought that she was the favoured daughter of heaven, daring to even harm the Little Prince.
Mo Rongyi said with a smile, "The siblings used to bully me a lot in the past, but now they don't even recognize me. Just now, when Xie Longyuan found out who I was, he was so scared that he nearly cried."
Ye Zhen smiled and nodded, "That's because they have eyes but fail to see."
In fact, it was not only Xie Longyuan who did not recognize Mo Rongyi. In the past, the little prince was not favored, so how could he be as fair and rosy as he was now? At that time, probably no one would have thought that Mo Rongzhan would suddenly become the Emperor one day.
"It's getting late, we should go back." Lu Xiangzhi said to Ye Zhen.
Mo Rongyi immediately ordered a servant to bring his lantern over. "Lu Yaoyao, this lantern is for you."
Ye Zhen's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"I have already promised to give you a lantern. This is the Lantern King." Mo Rongyi couldn't hide the complacent expression on his face.
"Thank you." Ye Zhen took the lantern and thanked Mo Rongyi sincerely. She could see that he wanted to settle accounts with the Princess Royal Residence for her today. Otherwise, he would not have deliberately concealed his identity and let Xie Longyuan deliberately fight with him.
Mo Rongyi's cheeks were slightly red, and he pretended to be calm. "What are you thanking me for? This is a reward from this prince."
Ye Zhen couldn't help but laugh. "I will keep it well. Thank you, Your Highness."
After saying goodbye to Mo Rongyi, Lu Xiangzhi sent Ye Zhen back to the Lu Residence. Sitting in the carriage, Ye Zhen curled up into a ball and buried her face in her knees. She was really afraid that Mo Rongzhan … would not let her go.
Standing at the shaft of the carriage, Lu Xiangzhi was telling her how to beat Xie Longyuan. "… Xie Liuhua even brought quite a number of people with her, and we were nearly unable to beat them. Suddenly, some guards appeared out of nowhere, beating them to their knees in just a few blows."
Those should be Mo Rongzhan's people! Ye Zhen thought. She didn't know how long he had been watching.
"Yao Yao, you weren't bullied tonight, were you?" Lu Xiangzhi asked from outside.
Ye Zhen raised her head and reluctantly showed a smile. She said in a brisk tone, "No, I told you, I just got lost."
Lu Xiangzhi smiled. "That's good."
Back at the Lu Residence, Ye Zhen said that she was too tired to go to the upper room to greet the old madam. The news of the disturbance in the lantern house had been spread back. Lu Xiangzhi wanted to explain to the old madam and the others. Seeing that Ye Zhen seemed very tired, he let her go to rest first.
Ye Zhen didn't want to hear about the lantern house anymore. She regretted going out today.
Back in the house, she asked Dai Mei to preserve the lantern and not let it be damaged. She changed her clothes and looked at herself in the mirror. She shook her head and smiled bitterly. Fortunately, she didn't go to the upper room just now. Otherwise, her appearance would certainly arouse the old madam's suspicion.
It was dim outside just now. Lu Xiangzhi and Mo Rongyi didn't notice it, but it was different when she returned home.
Her face was pale, and her lips were a little red and swollen. It looked like … Ye Zhen untied her clothes and saw the scratches on her chest. She closed her eyes, unwilling to think about what had just happened.
"Miss, Third Madam sent you some Yuanxiao." Dai Mei came in and said.
Ye Zhen looked away and said faintly, "Leave it. I'll go to bed after a while."
Dai Mei nodded, wondering why the girl was a little unhappy when she came back from a trip.
Lying on the bed, Ye Zhen was still thinking about Mo Rongzhan's last appearance when he turned his back to her. She was a little uncertain about what he would do next.
No matter what punishment or punishment Mo Rongzhan imposed on her, she would not be willing to accept it!
On the other side, Lu Xiangzhi told Old Madam Lu and Lu Shiming everything that happened in the lantern tower in the upper room. "… Xie Longyuan and his brother were beaten up so badly by the young prince's men that they could hardly recognize them. Especially that Princess Liu Hua, her hair was burnt off. I'm afraid that she won't dare to come out for a few months."
Lu Shiming shouted in his heart, "Good job," but his face was serious as he said, "You young people, how can you fight outside?"
Old Madam Lu asked with a smile, "Yao Yao wasn't frightened, was she?"
"Grandmother, Yao Yao is just a little tired. She was frightened before, and this time she was frightened again, so she went back to rest first. She said she will come to you tomorrow to apologize." Lu Xiangzhi said.
"What do you mean apologize? Let her have a good rest." Lu Xiangzhi let out a sigh of relief and felt tired all at once.
Pei Shi glared at Lu Xiangzhi. "You are sweaty. Hurry back and change your clothes."
Lu Xiangzhi smiled and said goodbye to Old Madam Lu.
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