Chapter 502: The Feeling of Coming Home

At this moment.

The two pairs of eyes met in the air.

It was as if they had traversed space, and also traversed time.

Xie Chan was undoubtedly an extraordinarily beautiful woman; one could even say she was the most beautiful woman Liu Zheng had ever seen in this world, and her eyes were likewise the purest and clearest. When they were in the Western Regions, Xie Chan's presence had not actually been very strong. But even then, Liu Zheng had already begun to take notice of her.

Hmm...

Before, she was very cute, very adorable.

Now, she had grown up quite a bit, matured quite a bit.

But in his eyes, she was still that same princess who wanted to sneak into the Western Regions Construction Corps to stir up trouble.

And Xie Chan...

At this moment, waves were rising in her heart; she, too, recalled many things. From the very beginning, when she thought this Liu Zheng was a hungry wolf from Longyan, and then she brought Xiao Tao and the brothers to sneak into the Western Regions Construction Corps...

And then came the several "I'll assassinate you tomorrow" attempts...

Slowly, she began to integrate into that great collective of the Construction Corps, and even became their leader. In the end, she led them to wipe out her father's Dayuan Kingdom.

Is it miraculous?

Very miraculous...

She still finds it very miraculous when she thinks about it now.

Therefore, Liu Zheng's utterance of "General Xie" pulled her back from her earlier agitation and irritability.

Her face flushed, her vermilion lips parted slightly, and after hesitating to speak several times, she said softly: "Are you... are you stupid, rushing back like this..."

It worked.

When the others heard this, they felt the atmosphere was right.

Feng Sanniang waved her hand excitedly, and everyone then exited the bedroom.

"Ah!"

Seeing that only she and Liu Zheng were left, Xie Chan felt even more bashful. She lowered her head, wanting to leave, but was worried about Liu Zheng's condition... That's right, he had just woken up; she had to ask him if he was thirsty or hungry, didn't she?

Looking at Xie Chan's charming, breathtaking appearance at this moment, Liu Zheng couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. He chuckled and said: "Hearing that Xiao Tao had passed away, I felt guilty, thinking I should return early to offer my apologies to General Xie..."

Xie Chan's eyes dimmed upon hearing this, and tears streamed down: "Xiao Tao and I were like sisters; she died to protect me..."

Liu Zheng continued: "So, General Xie, don't you want to take revenge for Xiao Tao?"

"What?"

Xie Chan's delicate body trembled.

Liu Zheng stretched his limbs and got up from the bed. Xie Chan let out an "ah," not knowing whether she should help him, but in the end, she gritted her teeth and reached out to support him.

This guy...

The muscles on his body were truly hard!

Xie Chan's face turned red, and her heart pounded like a deer.

Feeling Xie Chan's gentleness, Liu Zheng chuckled: "Should I address you as General Xie, or as Princess?"

Xie Chan was stunned, and her expression immediately turned cold: "Are you here to make fun of me too?"

Liu Zheng laughed: "Otherwise, I personally believe General Xie need not be troubled by this matter."

He said faintly: "Every person, born as a human, does not have the right to choose their family or birthplace. Regardless of whether this matter is true or false, all we can do is accept the truth and resist the falsehoods; we cannot change the facts, can we?"

Xie Chan's delicate body trembled, and she could no longer speak.

She could only let the clear tears flow endlessly down her face.

Yes.

She was unwilling to admit it... but the evidence in the Imperial Edict had already made it clear. In order to restore her status as a princess, this Xie Tianyao had truly put in a lot of effort, providing evidence from all sides to block any way for others to doubt it.

Longyang Princess...

When Liu Zheng returned to the manor and heard this title, he was somewhat dumbfounded... Could it be that this Longyan person, Xie Tianyao, didn't know what Longyang meant? The passion of Longyang, the habit of the cut sleeve... did this allusion not exist?

But it didn't matter.

It sounded imposing enough. It could also be seen that Xie Tianyao doted on and favored Xie Chan.

"General Xie, let us set aside the truth of this matter for now; there will be a conclusion in the future. But I think this matter is definitely inseparable from your assassination, and naturally, it is also inseparable from Xiao Tao's death. What do you think?"

Liu Zheng analyzed earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Xie Chan looked cold: "Are you referring to the struggle for the succession?"

Liu Zheng nodded.

Xie Chan was even more speechless.

She had come to Longyan only to report on her duties; how had she become involved in the struggle for the succession? But thinking of Xiao Tao's death, her heart still ached, and she took a deep breath: "How does the young master think we should take revenge?"

Liu Zheng chuckled: "Continue to feign death, while I clean up the house!"

"Ah!"

"How is it, how is it?"

When Liu Zheng felt he had rested enough and walked out of the room, a group of people swarmed over and surrounded him.

They were still in the back courtyard hall, so those who could enter were all his own people.

Liu Zheng took a look and saw that the Grand Eunuch had actually come in as well.

The latter had a colorful expression on his face and said aggrievedly: "Oh my, this Liangzhou Prefecture of yours is truly anxiety-inducing, truly anxiety-inducing! Seeing that the Princess is fine, this humble servant can finally rest easy, rest easy!"

Liu Dahao chuckled: "If Chan'er were not a princess, feigning injury would be no problem. But since she is a princess..."

Liu Zheng suddenly realized.

Since she had already been enfeoffed as a princess, continuing to feign injury would undoubtedly be a crime of deceiving the Emperor. Therefore, this matter had to be made known to the Grand Eunuch. Liu Zheng still trusted the Grand Eunuch, and having him inform Xie Tianyao through his own channels would not affect the plans here in Liangzhou at all.

Liu Zheng laughed heartily: "I have troubled Grand Eunuch Zhou, but this matter involves too much..."

Grand Eunuch Zhou nodded: "This one understands, this one understands! Come to think of it, Feng Sanniang risked her life to protect the Princess; it is a merit, not a fault! This one will certainly report it to the Emperor, report it to the Emperor!"

Everyone followed suit and laughed heartily.

The look in Feng Sanniang's eyes as she watched Liu Zheng was full of inquiry.

Has this Xie Chan stopped making a scene?

Look!

As expected, my son is still the most capable!

He can take care of it so easily with just a move.

Liu Zheng ignored her and asked: "During the time I was not in Liangzhou, Liangzhou must have been quite chaotic. Could you please give me a concise summary, sir?"

Finally back in Liangzhou again...

It is still best to be in one's own home!

However, facing the mess before him, Liu Zheng still felt a bit of a headache.

Solve it slowly...

At a time like this, one must be even less impatient.

Qingyang Shuo laughed from the side: "There are too many things; I fear that even if I spoke for a whole night, I could not finish. The Blockage of the Ship has yet to be resolved, and this has hindered the progress of the Grand Canal due to the emotions of the participants."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"Secondly, unknown funds have been trying every possible way to buy up our Yinzhou Coin."

Liu Zheng frowned and continued to nod.

"Thirdly, with the Princess being assassinated this time, we in Liangzhou need to give the world an explanation..."

Good grief.

Liu Zheng did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Every single one of these is a damn major issue.

Am I a magnet for major trouble?