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These days, the Emperor was in a stalemate with the ministers for a long time because of the matter of the Empress. Although some of the ministers supported him, but there were too many things that happened recently. The Empress Dowager saw it and was very anxious. She knew her son, once he decided on something, even ten oxen couldn't pull him. Since he decided to make Yao Yao the Empress, even if he had to go against all the ministers, he wouldn't hesitate. She thought that he had a lot of concubines in the palace, one more wouldn't matter, and it would save a lot of trouble. So, the Empress Dowager actually drafted the decree early, and as long as Yao Yao agreed, she would make Ye Yaoyao Consort Yao. 【】
She saw that Ye Yaoyao liked the Emperor. Even if she wanted to appoint a marriage for her in the future, she might not be willing. As the Empress Dowager and mother, she was naturally selfish for the sake of her son's throne.
Ye Zhen knew that the Empress Dowager had already decided to let her enter the palace to talk about this matter, hoping that she would not let her imagination run wild.
Although she understood that making Ye Yaoyao a concubine had nothing to do with Mo Rongzhan, she still felt uncomfortable.
In fact, what right did she have to feel uncomfortable? Didn't she decide to leave long ago? She would not marry Mo Rongzhan. Who he wanted to make a concubine and who he wanted to dote on, it should have nothing to do with her.
After leaving the Palace of Compassionate Peace, Ye Zhen hesitated for a long time before deciding to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to see Mo Rongzhan. She had decided to go to Zhuangzi today. Maybe … she would never see him again in the future.
Outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the eunuch guarding outside was Fu De's disciple. When he saw Ye Zhen asking to see the Emperor, he said politely, "Princess, the Emperor is now in the study with several cabinet ministers. I'm afraid …"
"Then forget it." Ye Zhen whispered, the impulse to see him suddenly disappeared.
She turned and left the palace, letting the carriage take her to the Thousand Gold House.
"… Get ready tomorrow. I'm going to the hot spring villa. You take some people and wait for me on the official road. We'll set off for Dongqing." Ye Zhen whispered to Hong Ling.
"Miss, are you bringing anyone else?" Hong Ling asked in a small voice. She was only worried that the young lady would not be able to leave easily.
Ye Zhen thought for a moment. Originally, she wanted to take Hong Ying with her. Unfortunately, she was injured. Although she used the spirit spring to heal her wounds, she did not know how she was recovering now. As for the jade bottle, she used to be a first-class palace maid in the Palace of Benevolent and Peaceful. "We will see when the time comes."
"Miss, this servant has already arranged for the caravan. They are all trustworthy, they won't speak carelessly." Hong Ling said.
"Is there any news from Uncle Man?" Ye Zhen asked. What she wanted most now was news from her father.
Hong Ling shook her head and said, "There's no news yet."
In such a big country like Dongqing, it was really not easy to find two people. Ye Zhen did not dare to expect Man Qin to find them immediately in a short period of time. "It is not suitable for me to stay here for long. If I can leave the capital today, then we will leave tomorrow."
"There is only one way out of the city. This servant will let someone keep an eye on it." Hong Ling said.
Ye Rou nodded and left the shop. When she walked to the door and was about to get into the carriage, she heard someone calling her name. She turned around and saw Tang Zhen coming. Her heart trembled, but her face raised a smile. "Brother Tang, why are you here?"
Tang Zhen glanced at the plaque of the shop. "I came here to do something. Yao Yao, why are you here?"
"I have always liked the things here, so I came to pick a few." Ye Zhen said with a smile. Seeing that Tang Zhen had brought two subordinates with him, she became more suspicious. "Brother Tang, you are not here to check on the shop, are you?"
"Have you seen the boss of this shop?" Tang Zhen did not answer Ye Zhen but asked with a smile.
The boss of the shop? Ye Zhen shook her head and smiled. "No, what's wrong?"
Tang Zhen smiled. "It's nothing, I'm just asking. It's late, you should go home early."
Ye Zhen nodded gently, looked up at the shop, and bent into the carriage.
Watching the carriage gradually disappear at the end of the street, Tang Zhen's subordinates behind him took two steps forward. "Your Excellency, the boss of the shop is related to the former Princess Qin. This matter … should we continue to investigate?"
Tang Zhen was ordered to investigate Lu Lingzhi's previous relationship with Princess Qin. He accidentally found out that the shop in the capital was opened by the former Princess Qin. Now that Princess Qin is gone, why is this shop still here? Is it related to Lu Lingzhi?
He didn't want to doubt his friend, but after investigating for so long, he couldn't help but be suspicious of many things.
The emperor said that Princess Qin was poisoned by Lu Lingzhi, but there was no evidence. He couldn't convict her even if he wanted to. When Tang Zhen investigated the cause of Princess Qin's death, he found that anyone who had anything to do with Princess Qin was dead … Dead men tell no tales. A few words alone could not prove anything.
"Investigate!" Tang Zhen said in a deep voice. He really hoped that in the end, everything had nothing to do with Lu Lingzhi.
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Ye Zhen lifted the curtain and looked back. She put down the curtain with a dignified expression. How could Tang Zhen doubt the shop?
It seemed that it was not suitable to stay in the capital for a long time. If it was found that Hong Ling was her former maid, then the shop in Jinkou City would be found. The news of Tian Jiu's assassination of Lu Lingzhi could not be concealed. Now, Tian Jiu was still a wanted criminal by the court.
When she returned to the Lu family, she heard that Ye Yaoyao had left. Ye Zhen didn't say anything. She probably knew that she was about to enter the palace to become Princess Yao.
"Is Third Master back?" Ye Zhen hadn't gone back to her room to sit down and take a breather. She wanted to find Lu Shiming and tell him about her departure. What worried her most was that Lu Shiming and his wife would be sad.
"Miss, Third Master is back." Yu Ping replied.
Ye Zhen stood up. With an impulse in her heart at this time, she decided to go and talk about things first, lest the more she delayed, the more she couldn't speak.
The courtyard of Lu Shiming and his wife was not very far away. They arrived after crossing a small garden. Pei Shi's Haitang saw Ye Zhen coming and said with a smile, "Master and Madam are talking in the room. Miss, wait a moment, this slave will go and report."
"Good." Ye Zhen smiled and watched Haitang enter the room. She was a little nervous.
After a while, Haitang came out and invited her in.
There were only Lu Shiming and his wife in the room. They should have been discussing something just now. Otherwise, they would not have sent all the maids out.
"Sister Haitang, you go out first. Don't let anyone else approach the room." Ye Zhen whispered to Haitang.
Haitang was stunned and understood that the girl had something important to say to Master and Madam. "Yes, miss."
Pei Shi frowned and looked at Ye Zhen. "Yao Yao, what's wrong?"
Ye Zhen took a deep breath and knelt in front of them.
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