Chapter 388
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Lu Lingzhi looked at Ye Zhen's receding back, the anxiety in his heart becoming more and more obvious. He knew that from the first time they met, she didn't like him very much. He always thought that it was because they didn't get along, so she seemed a little strange and estranged. He didn't expect her to hate him so much.
No, she certainly didn't hate him. It was just that he suddenly said he wanted to marry her, which scared her. If it was someone else, his eldest cousin suddenly said he wanted to marry her, he would certainly be frightened. He should give her time to let her know that he didn't have a sibling relationship with her.
"Marquis." Leng Mei came over and saw the red marks on Lu Lingzhi's face. Her eyes flashed with indignation. Lu Yaoyao had gone too far. She even dared to hit Marquis.
Lu Lingzhi comforted himself in his heart and looked at Leng Mei faintly. "Don't make her unhappy in the future."
Leng Mei's heart ached and she bowed her head.
"Let's go back to the capital." Lu Lingzhi said in front of Ye Zhen that he could ignore the Lu family for her, but he couldn't really do it.
He had paid too much for the Lu family and had even embarked on a road of no return. He could only continue to walk on.
Leng Mei walked silently behind Lu Lingzhi. She couldn't understand Marquis's thoughts. Why was he so good to Lu Yaoyao? Apart from having a beautiful face, she couldn't see why the third girl was worthy of Marquis's wrath.
When Lu Lingzhi returned to the capital, someone had already passed the scene of his quarrel with Ye Zhen to Mo Rongzhan's ears.
Mo Rongzhan's eyes were deep and dark. He looked at Xue Lin kneeling in front of him and said in a cold voice, "Repeat what Lu Lingzhi said."
Xue Lin felt the frightening anger of the emperor on the dragon throne. He buried his head even lower. "Lu Lingzhi said he wanted to marry the princess as his wife."
If the emperor hadn't asked him to stay and protect the princess in secret last night, he wouldn't have seen such a frightening scene today. Lu Lingzhi actually said he wanted to marry his sister? This was simply a mess. He was really not afraid of death and dared to snatch the emperor's woman.
Marry Yao Yao as Marquis's wife? A sliver of an icy smile rose from the corners of Mo Rongzhan's mouth. To think that Lu Lingzhi would still harbor such thoughts despite knowing that Yaoyao was not his biological cousin. No wonder Yaoyao was afraid of him. It seems that he had been acting strangely before, or Yaoyao would not have hated her eldest cousin brother so much.
"Did he hurt the princess?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a deep voice. He still looked calm and indifferent, but Xue Lin, who was kneeling below, felt that the Emperor's tone was becoming more and more terrifying.
"Replying to Your Majesty, Lu Lingzhi didn't dare to hurt the princess, but … the princess whipped him in the face, and even hit Lu Lingzhi's subordinates," Xue Lin said.
When Mo Rongzhan heard this, the cold expression on his face softened. The little girl was really not at a disadvantage at all.
"Continue to protect the princess. Don't let Lu Lingzhi get close to her." Mo Rongzhan said. He suspected Lu Lingzhi because of Lu Wushuang's matter. But considering that Lu Lingzhi had gone through fire and water with him and was poisoned on the way back from a great victory, Mo Rongzhan decided not to pursue the matter. Now it seemed that he still did not know Lu Lingzhi.
Xue Lin took the order and left. Mo Rongzhan called Tang Zhen and Shen Yi into the palace.
He wanted them to find out the real cause of Ye Zhen's death, and … what Lu Lingzhi did in those years.
Yes, Mo Rongzhan suspected that the person Lu Lingzhi liked was Ye Zhen. He did not believe that Lu Lingzhi would really fall in love with his cousin. After all, before this, Yao Yao's identity had never been exposed. Lu Lingzhi must have regarded her as a substitute.
When Tang Zhen heard what the Emperor wanted him to do, he raised his head in amazement. Why did the Emperor suddenly want to investigate the cause of Ye Zhen's death? Moreover, he wanted to investigate what Lu Lingzhi had done in the capital. This … What was the connection between the two things?
"Do as I command." Mo Rongzhan did not explain further. He no longer wanted to be merciful to Lu Lingzhi.
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"Yao Yao, is that person just now your eldest brother? He looks so fierce. " Ye Yaoyao rode her horse slowly beside Ye Zhen. She still felt a lingering fear when she remembered the scene of Lu Lingzhi pulling the princess away without any explanation.
Ye Zhen was still thinking about Lu Lingzhi's words just now. The more she thought about it, the more disgusted she felt. How could he have the face to say that he liked her? When he bribed her maid to pour poisoned wine on her, he did not show any mercy at all. Such a cruel and merciless person now dared to say that she was his beloved woman?
He must be crazy! Ye Zhen's desire for revenge became more and more urgent.
"Yao Yao?" Ye Yaoyao called her, awakening Ye Zhen who was in contemplation.
Ye Zhen turned to look at her and smiled reluctantly. "He is my eldest cousin. Have you seen him before?"
"How could I have met him? He is such a terrible person." Ye Yaoyao rubbed her arms in fear. "You have to stay away from him in the future. I feel scared when I see him."
"Hmm." Ye Yaoyao did not look like she was pretending at all. She really lost her memory. It would be difficult for her to recover her memory in a short time and prove that she was imprisoned by Lu Lingzhi.
Ye Yaoyao grasped the reins and suddenly remembered the woman who stopped Hong Ying. "Yao Yao, I don't know why, but I feel that … the woman's voice sounds familiar, as if I have heard it somewhere, but I can't remember."
"Which woman?" Ye Zhen immediately reined in the reins and stopped to look at Ye Yaoyao.
"The woman who was with your eldest cousin today. It's just that I remembered wrong. I always remember wrong things recently." Ye Yaoyao said with a smile.
Leng Mei? Ye Zhen's heart trembled. She remembered that Ye Yaoyao said that in addition to a servant who took care of her, she also saw a woman in black. Could that woman be Leng Mei? No, no, can Leng Mei teach Ye Yaoyao the four arts?
Ye Zhen suppressed the doubts in her heart and walked slowly with Ye Yaoyao on the plain. She inadvertently asked a few questions, but Ye Yaoyao still didn't know anything.
Before lunch, they returned to the villa. The Empress Dowager called Ye Zhen over. "Ai jia must go back to the palace. You and Yao 'er stay in Chengde Villa for the time being."
"Mother, is there something wrong in the palace?" Ye Zhen was shocked when she heard the words. Since she came here, she would soak the Empress Dowager's feet with spiritual spring water every day. Although it had relieved the Empress Dowager's soreness, it had not been cured. If it was not an emergency, the Empress Dowager would not return to the palace.
The Empress Dowager nodded gently, but her face was not worried about her identity. Instead, her eyes were full of smiles. "It's not a bad thing. Ai jia just needs to go back."
"Mother, then I will accompany you back." Ye Zhen said.
"No, you stay in the villa. When you need to go back, Ai jia will naturally send someone to pick you up." The Empress Dowager touched Ye Zhen's temples and said softly.
It seems that the Empress Dowager's return to the palace is still related to me! Ye Zhen thought in her heart.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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