Ye Zhen said, "The horse you are riding is from Chengde Villa, right? Who are the horses in this villa for? It was definitely not specially prepared for you. How could it be such a coincidence that something happened to your horse? Did the people in the stable not know how to take care of the horses? Didn't you check if there were any problems before this? "
Lu Xiangzhi was stunned by the question. In his simple life, he had never thought that even riding a horse could be involved in a conspiracy. "You mean, someone wants to harm me?"
Ye Zhen felt that her brother was really simple and naive. "I'm not trying to harm you. I think you may have become a scapegoat."
It was not that she looked down on Lu Xiangzhi, but who knew what kind of person he was? A candidate who had just passed the provincial examination, was it worth it for someone from Chengde Manor to frame him?
Tang Zhen looked at Ye Zhen in shock. He didn't expect that this little girl could figure out these critical points with just a few words. Was she really just a little girl raised in the border town since childhood?
Lu Xiangzhi was dumbfounded. He really didn't think that much and thought it was just an accident.
Ye Zhen sighed, "Just pretend that you don't know anything. Others will check it out. You just need to recuperate in peace."
"Third Younger Sister is right. This Marquis will investigate this matter thoroughly." Tang Zhen said in a deep voice. Ever since Lu Lingzhi's accident, he had already begun to investigate. Originally, he wanted to hide it from Lu Xiangzhi, but he did not expect that this little girl would see through it.
When Lu Xiangzhi heard Tang Zhen's words, he understood that his sister was right. He was shocked beyond words.
Ye Zhen sighed in her heart. With the current situation of the Lu family, Lu Xiangzhi was bound to enter the officialdom in the future. His temperament was simple. If he really entered the officialdom, I'm afraid he would suffer. Now that he was exposed to these dark means, she didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Brother, I'll go back first." Ye Zhen said, not forgetting to remind him, "Remember to apply my medicine to the wound at night."
Lu Xiangzhi pursed his lips and nodded. "Yes."
Tang Zhen sent Ye Zhen out of Chengde Villa. After getting on the horse, he looked at her and asked, "Third sister, how do you know that the horse has a problem?"
"Isn't this an easy question to figure out?" Ye Zhen asked faintly.
Was it easy? Lu Xiangzhi thought it was an accident.
"In fact, you don't have to see me off. I'll just cry. I'll go back myself." Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows and said. She didn't want to have too much interaction with the people around Mo Rongzhan, especially those who had contributed to his success.
Tang Zhen smiled and said, "How can that be? I promised Madame Lu that I would send you back to Zhuangzi."
Ye's eyes flashed with displeasure. "Whatever!"
Just as he was about to leave, he saw a group of people coming from the mountain path not far away. Judging from their attire, they should be guards.
Who would go out with so many guards?
Ye Zhen's face changed slightly, and she soon understood who it was.
Tang Zhen got off the horse again and said with a smile, "The emperor is back. Third sister, come down quickly."
"…" Ye Zhen regretted not leaving earlier. She didn't want to meet Mo Rongzhan.
She got off the horse and stood directly behind Tang Zhen, hoping that he could block her and not let Mo Rongzhan recognize her as the one who kicked him in the hot spring pool that day.
Mo Rongzhan was behind the guards. Dressed in a black riding outfit embroidered with gold, he looked tall and handsome. His handsome face was indifferent and cold. His dark and deep eyes did not see Ye Zhen. He only saw Tang Zhen standing on the side of the road.
He wondered what Tang Zhen was doing outside the villa instead of investigating who had done something to Lu Xiangzhi's horse.
He stopped in front of Tang Zhen and looked down at the woman standing behind him with her head down. The woman was wearing a pink plum blossom tight robe and a plum blossom skirt. She stood behind Tang Zhen with her head down, revealing only her slender white neck.
"This official greets the emperor." Tang Zhen knelt on one knee, completely exposing Ye Zhen standing behind him to Mo Rongzhan's sight.
Ye Zhen lowered her head and knelt, closing her eyes to avoid looking at the man on horseback.
She was afraid that a single glance would reveal the hatred in her eyes.
"Get up, why are you here?" Mo Rongzhan's voice was cold and low. His deep eyes stared at Ye Zhen. This woman seemed a little familiar, much like the person he saw by the hot spring pool that night.
Tang Zhen said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is Yanzhi's third sister. Knowing that her brother was injured, she came to visit him. Yanzhi's third aunt stayed to take care of her. This official will send Third Miss Lu back."
Ye Zhen's heartbeat accelerated. This was the first time she faced Mo Rongzhan so closely since her rebirth. She was not prepared at all. Would Mo Rongzhan recognize her?
Mo Rongzhan's long and narrow phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Ye Zhen with deep eyes. "The third miss of the Lu family?"
Ye Zhen buried her head lower and pretended to be timid.
Tang Zhen was also a little worried at this time. He knew how attractive Yao Yao was. What if … what if the emperor wanted to take her into the palace?
He was a little nervous and a little scared. He leaned slightly to one side, blocking half of Ye Zhen's body. He looked up at Mo Rongzhan and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, Third Miss Lu has just returned from the border town. It is inevitable that she is timid in the face of Your Majesty. Please don't blame her."
Mo Rongzhan looked at Tang Zhen faintly. Did he think that by blocking Third Miss Lu, he could stop anything? Could it be that in the minds of these courtiers, he, the emperor, would be bewitched by beauty? No matter how beautiful Third Miss Lu was, as long as she was surnamed Lu, he would not let her stay in the palace.
"How is Yanzhi's leg?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice. When he was hunting, he heard that Lu Lingzhi's brother had fallen off his horse. His intuition told him that someone had done something to the horse. As for why it was Lu Xiangzhi's horse that had an accident, it would have to be carefully investigated.
Tang Zhen said, "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor has seen the broken bone and needs to stay in bed to rest."
Mo Rongzhan frowned slightly. "I see."
He turned his eyes and saw the silent woman who had been bowing her head. Her slender figure hid behind Tang Zhen as if she was really afraid to see him.
That day, she should not have known that the person in the hot spring pool was him, right? She was so timid now, just because he was the emperor.
"Go!" Mo Rongzhan had lost the idea of letting Ye Zhen raise her head. He clamped his legs on the horse's back and went to the gate of the manor.
Ye Zhen's shoulders loosened, and she hurriedly turned over and mounted the horse. She galloped out, ignoring Tang Zhen who was behind her.
"Yao Yao, wait for me!" Tang Zhen shouted.
Mo Rongzhan, who had already entered the gate of the manor, suddenly tightened the reins in his hand and looked back sharply at the fading figure.
Yao Yao?
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