Peach Blossom.

Wang Jing was still leaning on his cane. He came out to look for Tao Ye.

He had been calculating the time since Tao Ye left the house. He was just going to the palace gate to buy a string of candied haws, and he felt it shouldn't take so long, so he came out to take a look.

Sure enough, Tao Ye was tripped by someone.

Chen Ji looked Wang Jing up and down and said with a sigh: "Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Wang Quezi?"

Wang Jing ignored Chen Ji's sarcasm. He walked around Chen Ji, went to Tao Ye, took Tao Ye's arm, and walked towards Ning Wang Palace.

However, Tao Ye could not tolerate Chen Ji calling him "Wang the Cripple".

She yelled at Chen Ji: "What's wrong with being lame? You are just jealous that he is whiter and prettier than you! Even if he is lame, he is still better than you!"

Chen Ji sneered and looked at Tao Ye: "Little girl, clear your mind. No matter how good you think of him, you are just a substitute for Mantang Jiao in his heart! Are you willing to be a substitute?"

Wang Jing turned his head sharply and stared at Chen Ji: "You are not worthy of mentioning Gillian's name!"

Tao Ye suddenly remembered Mantang Jiao's murder. This matter had been on her mind for a long time and she felt unhappy if she didn't ask about it.

She left Wang Jing, walked to Chen Ji, and asked, "You are the murderer who killed Mantangjiao's master and servant, right?"

"Hmm?" Chen Ji seemed to be very surprised by this question: "Why do you ask that? Weren't you there when she died?"

"It was because I was there that I saw the masked man in black who killed her. His figure looked very much like you!" Tao Ye stared at Chen Ji and told him everything.

Chen Ji couldn't help laughing: "Silly girl, there are many people like me on the street! How can you say that's me?"

Tao Ye looked carefully at the streets on both sides. Although there were not many pedestrians on the road, he could make a rough comparison.

I have to say, except for those who are very fat, very thin, very tall, or very short, there is really not much difference in body shape when viewed from the back!

Wang Jing looked down upon Chen Ji with a gloomy expression, "Don't worry, there will be evidence."

"Then wait until we have evidence! Before you find evidence, don't talk nonsense and seduce my woman!" Chen Ji laughed slyly and reached out his hand to Tao Ye's chin while speaking.

Tao Ye instinctively took a step back and spat at Chen Ji: "Bah! Who is your woman?"

Chen Ji had a nonchalant look on his face, and his tone was full of confidence: "Of course it's you, girl! Believe me, the person you choose to marry in the end must be me, not this cripple!"

"Go and dream on!" Tao Ye was very angry. She hated Chen Ji's teasing, and she hated it even more because Chen Ji kept calling her a "cripple".

So she deliberately showed a sly smile, which severely provoked Chen Ji: "Let me tell you! I am pregnant! Do you want to be a father?"

Chen Ji was stunned for a moment.

What flashed through Chen Ji's mind was a scene from many years ago.

It was not long after Chen Ji's proposal to Mantangjiao failed that he ran into Wang Jing and Mantangjiao on the street again.

At that time, Chen Ji also said something to tease Mantang Jiao, and Mantang Jiao mocked Chen Ji: "I am already pregnant, Master Chen, do you want to be a ready-made father?"

Then, Wang Jing and Mantangjiao got married not long after. More than eight months later, Mantangjiao gave birth to a daughter, Yuer.

The same scene flashed through Wang Jing's mind. The expression and tone of Mantangjiao's voice at that time were exactly the same as Tao Ye's today!

However, Wang Jing knew that Mantangjiao was not pregnant at that time because they had never violated the rules before their marriage, but because Yuer was a premature baby, Chen Ji believed it to be true.

Tao Ye felt that the excitement was not enough, so she held Wang Jing's arm tightly, pretending to be extremely happy and sweet: "I love sour food recently, so it must be a boy. Then... my second brother and I will have both a son and a daughter. People who have never been fathers, don't be too envious!"

Chen Ji looked at the candied haws in Tao Ye's hand, remembered her vomiting just now, and really believed it.

Tao Ye was very proud when she saw Chen Ji's expression change.

She took Wang Jing's arm, and they walked back to Prince Ning's Palace together.

Chen Ji stood outside the Ning Palace, watching Wang Jing and Tao Ye disappear, and clenched his fists.

Everyone in the palace knew about Tao Ye's words "I am no longer a virgin" when she refused Si Yu's offer to confer the title of beauty. Of course, Chen Ji also knew about it after he went to Jiankang Palace.

At first, he speculated that Tao Ye might have been somewhat helpless while pretending to be Man Tang Jiao. He even imagined that Tao Ye's refusal to be conferred might be because of him...

Although these ideas are somewhat self-deceptive, they are at least a kind of psychological comfort before getting definite answers.

After seeing Tao Ye again in Yongchang, he didn't even have the chance to comfort himself.

Of course he was unwilling to accept this. Mantangjiao had already married Wang Jing and even gave birth to a child for him, so why should Taoye do the same?

And there is also his ex-wife, Princess Si Yao. Although he never liked her, no man in the world would be willing to wear a glittering green hat!

Especially since Princess Si Yao went to great lengths to divorce him and remarry Wang Jing, this incident... made him a laughing stock in the whole world!

He thought, Wang Jing is not in Jiankang, Princess Si Yao can't be unaware of it, right? But where Wang Jing went, Princess Si Yao probably really didn't know!

When Chen Ji got home, he immediately called Ma Da: "Send someone to Jiankang and find a way to let Princess Si Yao "hear" a piece of news that Wang Jing and Tao Ye eloped to Yongchang and had an illegitimate child!"

After hearing this, Ma Da seemed to feel that something was wrong, but seeing that Chen Ji's face looked very ugly, he did not dare to refute. He could only respond with "yes" and went to give orders.

Chen Ji sat alone in the room for a long time, calmed down a little, and called Ma Da in: "Princess Si Rong didn't come to see you today?"

Ma Da lowered his head and replied, "She asked her subordinates to watch the moon tonight."

Chen Ji nodded, looked up at Ma Da, and said in a much more polite tone: "Do me a favor. If Prince Yongchang arrives in Ailao tomorrow, please let me see him before he goes to Prince Ning's palace."

Mada responded again: "Yes."

Chen Ji took out the vault map he had copied and looked at it again and again.

Mada asked, "Sir, are you planning to present this item tomorrow?"

Chen Ji nodded.

Ma Da said, "Two identical drawings with the same words and presented to the same person, isn't it obvious that one of them was copied from the other? Even if you presented it before Situ Wang, the King of Yongchang might not believe that you discovered the treasure house first."

"This...of course I know." Chen Ji rolled up the copied drawings and had other plans in mind.

After Tao Ye and Wang Jing entered Prince Ning's palace, their arms naturally loosened.

They are not truly happy. After pretending to be happy, Tao Ye feels an indescribable loss in her heart.

Wang Jing didn't seem to be in a good mood either.

The two of them were silent and unknowingly walked to the old garden of Prince Ning's Palace.

The garden is now a large vegetable garden behind the refugee slum where they lived.

Tao Ye has lived here for a few days, but this is the first time he has seen a vegetable garden. He then realized that most of the fruits, vegetables and melons they eat every day come from here.

Looking up, they saw many refugees picking vegetables in the vegetable garden. The picked vegetables were put into baskets and then carried into the kitchen one by one.

Tao Ye was very surprised when she saw this scene. "So everyone is not just sitting around doing nothing and eating for free every day? But... why has no one ever asked us to work?"

Wang Jing said nothing, walked into the vegetable garden with his crutches, and picked vegetables with everyone else.

A few people saw this and tried to persuade Wang Jing: "Your legs and feet are not in good condition, so go and take a rest!"

Wang Jing was naturally embarrassed to be an idler, but everyone advised him to leave, and he could not refuse the kindness, so he had to stand aside and watch others work.

Tao Ye moved closer to Wang Jing and started chatting: "They say Yongchang is a place of exile, and most of the people here are prisoners and descendants of prisoners, but why do I feel that the people here are pretty good? Look, so many poor people live together, some eat a lot, some eat less, some work a lot, some don't work, but no one ever quarrels or fights? The hygiene is also pretty good!"

Wang Jing looked at Tao Ye, still silent, and continued to look at the vast vegetable gardens.

The sun gradually rose, shining directly on the vegetable garden, and those who were working stopped their work to avoid the heat.

Instead, Wang Jing sat down beside the vegetable garden.

Tao Ye also sat down and bumped Wang Jing's shoulder: "What are you thinking about?"

Wang Jing looked ahead, as if he was a little careless, and answered softly: "You remind me of Gillian again."

"Oh..." Tao Ye didn't want to be jealous of the dead person, but she couldn't help feeling sad.

"You shouldn't make up such lies, do you know that?" Wang Jing looked at Tao Ye, and his tone really sounded like he was educating a child.

Tao Ye pouted, feeling even more unhappy. She deliberately made Chen Ji angry because she was protecting Wang Jing in her heart. Could it be that by making up a lie about pregnancy, she would tarnish his perfect love with Mantang Jiao?

"As the saying goes, disaster comes from the mouth. Don't offend people easily, especially villains! It was because of these things that Ah Jiao offended Chen Ji and was eventually killed by Chen Ji. I'm afraid you'll make the same mistake again."

After hearing these words, Tao Ye's slight jealousy instantly turned into touching.

It turned out that Wang Jing was not blaming her, but was worried about her.

Tao Ye smiled slightly and comforted Wang Jing: "Don't worry about me! I'm different from your Ah Jiao. I have magic, he can't harm me!"

"Really?" Wang Jing smiled softly, "Then why did you need me to rescue you when you were trapped in Jiankang Palace?"

Tao Ye lowered her head, thinking back to the day in Jiankang Palace when her magic was only broken by a bloody trick and she was powerless to do anything.

But... she thought, those who want to deal with her can't always carry a basin of dog blood with them all the time, right?

Wang Jing continued, "Your magic requires green blood to drip onto wood. What if you are trapped in a place without wood? What if he goes to find a Taoist master who can slay demons and monsters? What will you do?"

Tao Ye couldn't answer. She had never thought about these questions before.

After hearing Wang Jing's reminder, she was actually a little scared.

Being a demon is not necessarily easier than being a human being!