After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

On the day of departure, He Ye tearfully bid farewell to Ye Zhu Xi: "Miss, please take good care of yourself!"

Ye Zhuxi chuckled and pinched her round cheek: "I'll be back soon, remember to take good care of your older brother!"

Lotus Leaf: "..."

What time is it? Why is Miss still thinking about Fu Jingyuan?

After explaining everything, Ye Zhuxi walked towards the group in the distance.

Ye Xiaoran had been waiting for her for a long time. When he saw her walking over, he bent down and looked at her with a playful gaze.

"Miss Ye, it's been a long time!"

The Third Prince

Ye Zhuxi nodded, bowed respectfully to him, and looked indifferent and distant.

A hint of displeasure flashed in Ye Xiaoran's eyes, and he withdrew his gaze with some boredom.

"We need to go and come back quickly. Miss Ye, can you ride a horse?"

Ye Zhuxi looked at the large horse her subordinates had brought over, but she wasn't afraid at all; instead, her eyes lit up.

"meeting!"

The man seemed somewhat surprised.

Ye Zhuxi raised her hand and stroked the horse's head, a faint smile playing on her lips.

After getting used to the horse, she gracefully flipped herself onto its back, her whole demeanor heroic and her movements crisp and efficient, showing no sign that she was just a sheltered young lady who rarely left her home.

Ye Xiaoran was somewhat surprised, but he quickly realized that Ye Zhuxi was General Ye's daughter. Ye Zhenyu was brave, resourceful, and skilled in battle, so how could his daughter be a weak and incompetent person?

Indeed, when Ye Zhuxi was young, she lived in the border region with her father for two years. At that time, she saw other people riding horses and shooting arrows, and she became interested and pestered her father to teach her.

So now riding a horse is a piece of cake for her.

Because he was going to take Ye Zhuxi with him, Ye Xiaoran originally planned to go slower, but unexpectedly, Ye Zhuxi ran ahead of him after they set off.

She was like a bird that had been freed, galloping about without a care in the world.

To disguise herself, she wore a snow-white dress today, the flowing skirt like butterfly wings, free and beautiful.

Ye Xiaoran's gaze kept falling on her, and seeing the smile on her lips, he couldn't help but smile secretly as well.

Upon arriving in Huai'an Town, Ye Xiaoran told everyone to rest first, while he went out to inquire about news of Yefeng Village.

"Wait a minute, I'll go with you!"

Seeing him leave, Ye Zhuxi quickly followed.

Ye Xiaoran glanced at her indifferently: "Whatever!"

……

The two of them came to the street and looked around but there was no one there. It was broad daylight, but there were only the two of them on the street, and not even a small vendor could be seen.

"Why is no one here?" Ye Zhuxi couldn't help but wonder.

Ye Xiaoran looked at the quiet street and remained silent for a moment.

He turned his head to look elsewhere, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a figure hurrying around the corner.

"We'll have the answer soon!"

As he spoke, he quickly walked towards the spot where the man had disappeared.

They followed the man, only to find a dilapidated temple, which looked utterly ruined and covered in dust.

As Ye Xiaoran approached, he pushed open the door without thinking. Inside were two emaciated beggars.

The two beggars were clearly taken aback when they saw them, and then turned to run away. Ye Xiaoran frowned, and quickly grabbed one of them. He pulled up the little beggar's clothes and lifted him up. He looked at him and saw that he was just an eight or nine-year-old boy.

"Let me go, let me go, sister, save me!"

The other beggar who had run out heard her brother's shouts and turned around. When she saw that he had been grabbed by the man, her eyes immediately turned fierce.

"Let go of my brother!" She was clearly terrified, but she was still pretending to be calm.

Ye Zhuxi frowned and looked at Ye Xiaoran: "Let go of this little boy first!"

Ye Xiaoran narrowed his eyes, put the little boy down expressionlessly, but still held onto the boy's clothes in his hand. He looked up at the girl who was pretending to be calm.

"Why are you running away when you see us! Are we some kind of monster?"

The girl bit her lip and didn't say anything.

Seeing her frightened expression, Ye Zhuxi roughly guessed what was going on.

She comforted him, saying, "If you answer our questions, we will definitely release your brother." As she spoke, she took out a bag of silver, adding, "Moreover, we will give you money so that you won't have to live like this anymore!"

The girl was moved when she saw the money bag in Ye Zhuxi's hand. She hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the two of them with a firm gaze.

"Ask away! As long as you don't arrest us and take us to the authorities, I'll tell you everything I know!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaoran released the struggling boy.

The little boy, now free, ran quickly to the girl's side.

Ye Zhuxi watched as the girl resolutely shielded her younger brother behind her, and she smiled gently.

"Now you can answer us why you ran away when you saw us!"

"I thought... you were sent by that corrupt official to arrest us, so I ran away out of fear!"

Ye Zhuxi frowned and asked, "Why did he arrest you?"

At this point, the girl's eyes instantly reddened.

"In order to embezzle my family's property, Wu, a corrupt official, framed my parents for selling smuggled salt, imprisoned them, and beat them to death. Not only that, but he also wanted to take me as his concubine because he saw that I was pretty. I had no choice but to escape with my younger brother."

She paused for a moment, then looked down and touched the little boy beside her.

“We could have just left, but my younger brother got sick, so I had no choice but to bring him back to see a doctor.”

A cold glint flashed in Ye Xiaoran's eyes: "How dare he, a mere county magistrate!"

"Heh~~" the girl laughed mockingly.

She looked at the two of them with a mournful gaze: "Do you know why there's no one on the streets right now?"

"Because Wu, the corrupt official, had long colluded with the bandits of Yefeng Village, protecting each other. Every night, the bandits would come to the town to burn, kill, and loot. Now it's getting late, and everyone is too afraid to go out; they're all hiding at home."

Ye Zhuxi: "Does no one dare to go to the capital to file a complaint?"

The girl sneered: "That corrupt official has high-ranking officials protecting him in the court. Even if we report him, he won't be afraid!"

"High-ranking officials are protecting him!" When Ye Zhuxi heard this, she immediately thought of Ye Qizheng.

Ye Xiaoran also thought of Ye Qizheng, his eyes turning slightly cold: "I didn't expect Ye Qizheng's reach to extend so far."

After finding out the details, Ye Xiaoran turned and left. Ye Zhuxi smiled at the two of them and stepped forward to hand the silver bag in her hand to the girl.

"There's enough money here to treat your brother's illness. It's very dangerous here, so you should take him and leave quickly."

After saying that, she glanced at the little boy trembling behind the girl, then got up and followed Ye Xiaoran.

Seeing the man's thoughtful expression, Ye Zhuxi couldn't help but ask, "What should we do next?"

Ye Xiaoran stopped and suddenly leaned closer to her.

Ye Zhuxi was startled and took a step back somewhat awkwardly.

"what happened?"

Ye Xiaoran straightened up, a smile playing on his lips, and his deep, pleasant voice rang out: "I didn't expect you to be so kind!"

Ye Zhuxi: "...That's irrelevant!"