Even the salt, oil, and pork brought back were not put down, she kept holding them while sitting by the bed, it was truly peculiar.

Ming Yan had been in the Ye Mansion for so many years, and had never been so lost in thought.

Could it be related to Master Zhi Chen? After all, he almost drove her to suicide.

Sometimes, Ye Zhi admired herself, really thinking of things and having them come to her. The maid sitting on the bed came to her senses and said with a trembling voice, "Miss, it’s possible something will happen to Master Zhi Chen."

Ye Zhi took the salt, oil, and meat from her hands, placed them on the table, and returned to the bedside, saying solemnly, "Master Zhi Chen is doing well as a monk in the Capital City, how could something happen? Don’t think too much, I believe you’re pondering during the day and dreaming at night. We should stay in Xinghua Village for another two years, when we leave I’ll find you a suitable match. I can’t leave now, please be patient. Otherwise, would you go out alone?"

Ming Yan shook her head:

"Miss, Ming Yan doesn’t want to find another man. I went out of town this time, and heard that Master Zhi Chen attempted to assassinate the current Emperor, was captured alive by Prime Minister Shen in Yangzhou City, and is sentenced to a public execution on the second day of February. This news has spread throughout Yangzhou City and has reached the village only in the past two days."

The atmosphere in the room became very heavy.

No one broke this heaviness.

After a while, the woman dressed as a village maid sitting by the bed stood up and knelt down, saying nothing, just knelt beside the young lady.

Ye Zhi, standing tall and straight at the front of the wooden bed, hadn’t left the house since the morning, her face had no freckles for disguise, and now she showed no expression.

"Are you planning to go out to see Master Zhi Chen?"

The kneeling person did not speak, which undoubtedly was a tacit agreement.

"There must be people from the Investigation Factory in town, Shen Chen is also there. If you go and get discovered, what will happen?"

Without waiting for a reply, Ye Zhi self-mockingly smiled, rubbing the corners of her clothes with both hands, "Actually, it doesn’t matter, if you wish to go, then go. Shen Chen may have long paired up with Liu Qingxi, why would he care about me? I am just indulging in wishful thinking here."

Ming Yan kowtowed to the ground, solemnly saying, "Thank you, Miss, for allowing me to see Master Zhi Chen one last time. If I don’t return, please find another maid to care for yourself. Ming Yan is a person of little fortune, not blessed to remain by your side."

Having said that, she kowtowed three more times to express gratitude for the years in the Ye Mansion.

After finishing, she stood up, took out a sachet from the wardrobe, and handed it over, distressingly saying, "Miss, this is the silver I have saved, along with your reward and the Lady’s reward, a total of one hundred taels. Although not comparable to the two thousand taels for buying me, it is a gesture, please accept it."

This expression, this tone...

Seemed as if wanting to sacrifice for love...

Ye Zhi broke into a cold sweat, her tone rigid, "Aren’t you just going to take a look and come back? Why are you saying these things? I don’t want anyone else, I’m not used to others serving me. Just go take a look and come back. Master Zhi Chen failed to assassinate the Emperor, now being captured and sentenced to execution is his fate. Besides, he was personally captured by Shen Chen, which shows how much the Emperor values this matter."

The Right Minister has many affairs to handle, trivial matters don’t require his personal involvement.

His personal intervention indicates the seriousness of the matter.

If ordinary officials were tasked with capturing, this Monk Zhi Chen might have had a chance to escape, but, as the male lead personally took action... 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

The chance of successfully capturing someone is one hundred percent...

Ming Yan responded, "Mm, I’ll just take a look and come back." But her expression did not convey this, still showing a look of wanting to sacrifice for love.

In the following days, she remained half-alive, absent-minded in appearance.

Seeing this, Ye Zhi became anxious, contemplating whether to secretly rescue him? Her Qinggong was superb, meeting with the monk in prison was not difficult. She first needed to understand why he attempted to assassinate the Emperor.