Reborn Princess

"Ye Qinghe! It's Ye Qinghe." Shen Lilan looked at Zhou Cechen and said.

Zhou Cechen immediately reacted, "Ye Qinghe lied to us?"

"Yes, that's her."

"Jiang Xi is a chess piece, a chess piece who was kept in the dark and thought he controlled everything. Ye Qinghe pretended to be delayed by Jiang Xi to go to the side hall. She seemed to be implicated and imprisoned like a victim, but her life was protected invisibly."

"That maid reported that Jiang Xi bribed her with money to drug me. Everything seemed flawless, proving that Jiang Xi had someone poison her with the Soul-Desire Powder to trap me, but she overlooked one thing."

"The bracelets on her hands and the hairpins on her head were not something that an ordinary maid could afford with her monthly allowance. However, she casually put the banknotes in her sleeves without any signs of having been moved. It can be seen that she is not short of money."

"How could an ordinary maid be like this? Either she has a rich family, or she has been bribed by someone, and she doesn't care about the banknotes Jiang Yu gave her at all."

Zhou Cechen smiled, "Princess, what you mean is that Ye Qinghe has joined the game."

"Yes."

"If I hadn't gone to the Imperial Prison that day and passed by Ye Qinghe's cell, and saw the purple agate bead hairpin on her head that was the same color as the purple emerald bead on the maid's hair that day, I wouldn't have made such a guess."

"Agate is rare, and purple agate is even rarer. It is not given by the rich and powerful, so how can an ordinary maid wear it?"

"So, that maid must be Ye Qinghe's person. She appears to be bribed by Jiang Yu, but in fact, she obeys Ye Qinghe's orders."

"If Jiang Xi is the spear, then Ye Qinghe is the shield."

Zhou Cechen listened to Shen Lilan's analysis with a deep look in his eyes. He had never seen Shen Lilan standing in front of him and talking about these things so vividly.

"Jiang Xi was threatened by Sheng Ruyan to put drugs in my wine and tricked me into going to the side hall to change clothes. Ye Qinghe was the one who poisoned the incense burner."

"If my guess is correct, then why did she do this? And how did she do it?"

Shen Lilan was puzzled.

Zhou Cechen said: "Tomorrow the king will go to the Yongyi Marquis's mansion to pay a visit to Ye Hou. I will take Tang Yi with me to find out what is going on."

Tang Yi is the female doctor in Zhou Cechen's mansion. Last time when he used Chinese medicine, Tang Song invited her as the doctor, but it was a pity that she was not used...

But... Shen Xilan thought of the last time she was stopped by Ye Jian'an on the official road, and she had an uncertain guess in her mind that she wanted to verify in person.

"Your Highness, may I go with you?" Shen Xilan changed from sitting to kneeling, and she moved a few steps to the edge of the bed, next to Zhou Cechen.

Zhou Cechen's eyes darkened. "Your hand is not fully healed yet, and the Marquis of Yongyi has not revealed anything about Ye Qinghe's suicide. The Marquis of Yongyi's mansion has kept the news secret and will definitely not let Ye Qinghe meet us."

Shen Lilan frowned slightly. She had to think of a way. If she couldn't meet him openly, she would have to find another way.

Shen Lilan looked up and stared at Zhou Cechen for a long time, and Zhou Cechen raised his eyebrows slightly.

"How about I go with you disguised as your maid?"

Zhou Cechen was stunned for a moment by Shen Lilan's question, then he bent his index finger and tapped Shen Lilan's head lightly.

Shen Lilan looked at Zhou Cechen innocently.

"How can I let you take the risk and go?" Zhou Cechen said in a gentle voice.

She is the princess of the royal palace. How could Zhou Cechen bear to let her do such a dangerous thing?

"Be obedient and take good care of your injuries."

Shen Lilan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

After Zhou Cechen took off his coat, he hugged Shen Lilan and lay down. This series of actions was no longer awkward.

Seeing Zhou Cechen's resolute attitude, Shen Xilan said nothing more.

"Then the prince must return safely from the Marquis's residence tomorrow."

"it is good."

……

It’s snowing in Yanjing City again.

The sun was shining brightly a few days ago, and the snow had not yet completely melted, so another layer of the same white color piled up.

Zhou Cechen sat in the carriage, watching rows of buildings passing by in front of him, and his thoughts were drawn away.

His mind flashed back to the time when he first met Shen Lilan, when her brightness overlapped with her passion last night. He felt that nothing was real.

The carriage stopped and Zhou Cechen got off. Tang Yi got off from another carriage, followed by a female historian.

Zhou Cechen glanced at the bent-back female historian from a distance and then walked towards the gate of the marquis' mansion.

Upon seeing this, the doorman went to pass on the message.

Ye Jianan came out in a hurry with several servants.

He said with a cold face: "I didn't know you had such a distinguished guest. I'm sorry for not welcoming you." After saying that, he did not lead Zhou Cechen into the mansion.

Zhou Cechen ignored Ye Jian'an and walked into the mansion with big strides.

Ye Ji'an was about to stop him but was stopped by a voice calling "Ji'an".

He looked back and saw that the person coming was his mother, the wife of Marquis Yongyi.

"Don't be rude."

After that, the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi said to Zhou Cechen, "Don't blame me, Your Majesty. My son doesn't know the etiquette. I will teach him a lesson. Please come in, Your Majesty."

In the reception room, Zhou Cechen fiddled with the tea bowl and said, "I locked up the princess for two days a few days ago. Jinzhi came here to apologize. Please don't blame me, Madam."

The wife of Marquis Yongyi was born into a military family and was the legitimate daughter of the Earl of Zhongyong. Even though she was over forty, she still had an extraordinary demeanor, and was elegant and yet frugal.

"Since the prince has imprisoned my daughter, he must produce evidence of my crime, otherwise he will insult my reputation for nothing."

"Since ancient times, crimes must be proven. Your Majesty has acted inexplicably. Do you really think that there is no one left in my Ye family?"

"A few days ago, several important officials took turns to ask to see the prince, but the prince refused them all. Now they come to the door to apologize. I wonder what the prince's intention is?"

Zhou Cechen closed the lid of the tea bowl and looked up at the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi. Madam Wu said, "I heard that the monarch committed suicide at home, so I came to visit him."

Mrs. Wu was flustered for a moment, but only for a moment.

"Your Highness, please don't joke. My daughter has been depressed ever since she came out of your airtight prison. Girls value their reputation so much. You ruined her reputation and now you're talking about suicide. It's really nonsense."

Zhou Cechen said, "Madam, you can blame me for her affairs, but can you guarantee that the princess was not involved at the time?"

"I think Madam is more clear than a mirror."

Madam Wu clenched her handkerchief tightly and finally snorted coldly, "Is this the attitude of the prince to ask for forgiveness? The prince is second only to the emperor, and the Marquis' Mansion is afraid that it cannot afford your apology. Please go back."

After saying that, she stood up, and Ye Jian'an gestured for Zhou Cechen to leave.

Zhou Cechen walked out of the reception room at the right time but ran into Ye Chongyi, the Marquis of Yongyi, who was rushing over.

"Father."

"Master Hou."

"I have something to discuss with the prince. How about we go to the study?"

Zhou Cechen: "Yes."

Seeing Zhou Cechen's arrogant look, Ye Jian'an was furious but helpless.

No one dared to mess with King Ding'an of the Zhou Dynasty.

Zhou Cechen looked at Tang Yi and the young lady standing beside him and said, "You two should follow me."

"Yes."

Madam Wu looked at Zhou Cechen as he walked away with eyes that were unfathomable.