The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 155 The Prince's Might

Zhihe General's Residence.

After finishing her work in the kitchen, Aunt Jiu entered the bedroom and saw three large trunks in the room.

She looked at the man beside the bed, puzzled. "General, what are you doing?"

"Ahem!" Ye Gengxin cleared his throat. "These are your betrothal gifts. The prince said you should make your own decisions. I figured you're already at the general's mansion, so sending them to the prince's mansion would be too much trouble."

"This..." Ninth Aunt stared blankly at the three large boxes. How could she, a woman who had been married twice, have imagined that she would have such things?

Ye Gengxin didn't give her a chance to speak, and continued, "I had Hao Fu renovate Yuhua Courtyard. No one has ever lived there. Take some time to go and see if there's anything missing, and have Hao Fu add it as soon as possible. We'll move to Yuhua Courtyard after our wedding, and Shi Ting will live in the main courtyard from now on."

Aunt Jiu frowned and said, "I can stay in Yuhua Courtyard. Why are you moving there?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Gengxin couldn't help but put on a stern face. "My Ye family doesn't have the custom of couples living in separate courtyards. What kind of behavior is it for you to stay in a side room instead of the master bedroom in the main courtyard? I've thought about it. Anyway, this house will be handed over to Shi Ting in the future, so why don't we give up the main courtyard while we get married?"

Ninth Aunt couldn't speak, but her cheeks began to flush.

"It's settled then!" Ye Gengxin's domineering tone returned. "When you have time, go and visit Yuhua Courtyard. Don't just focus on buying your own things!"

"Hmm." He had already done so much for her, what else could Aunt Jiu say?

"Take a look, do you like what's in this box? If you're not satisfied, I'll have Hao Fu prepare something else." Ye Gengxin gestured with his chin toward the three boxes.

As Ninth Aunt stepped forward to open the box, Hao Fu called out anxiously from outside the door, "General, something terrible has happened!"

Ye Gengxin got up to open the door.

"What happened?"

"Guard Wen sent someone with a message saying that His Highness Prince Cheng and the Third Miss are very likely in danger, and he has already mobilized over a hundred guards to the west!"

Ye Gengxin's eyes widened as he suddenly remembered his daughter telling him that morning that they were going to the imperial mausoleum and that the household didn't need to prepare any food for them...

"General, I'm going now!" Just as he was in a daze, Ninth Aunt ran out from beside him!

"Stop right there!" Ye Gengxin strode after her and grabbed her, then shouted to Hao Fu, "Go and call the eldest young master, tell him to quickly gather men and head to the imperial mausoleum! Also, send someone to prepare fast horses, I'm going with Ninth Aunt first!"

"Yes!"

……

The imperial mausoleum at night is shrouded in a cold atmosphere. In addition, it is secluded and quiet. Even a slightly louder breath will have a low murmur echo, as if there are many unseen people around.

If Ye Shishu were to come to a place like this at any other time, she might find it creepy. But tonight, she wished the ancestors of the Yuchi family would actually appear. After all, compared to assassins, the ancestors of this imperial mausoleum would definitely help them.

"Your Highness, there's a burial site nearby. Would you like to take refuge there?" Ye Shishu noticed a stone cave not far away.

She recognized it; it was an empty grave prepared for the living.

Next to her mother's grave was a stone cave, which her second brother told her was the "living burial site" her father had prepared for her.

Yu Chi Ling looked in the direction she pointed, paused slightly, then looked at his father with a strange smile in his eyes.

"Father, would you like to go in?"

Yu Chisheng gazed at the solemn and magnificent tomb not far away, his face instantly darkening.

This isn't mine...

However, the current situation did not allow him much time to think. Regardless of whether it was taboo or not, he said in a deep voice, "Go in!"

This was Ye Shishu's first time visiting the imperial mausoleum, so she naturally didn't know whose tomb this was. Standing at the entrance, she looked around and exclaimed, "This tomb is huge! I wonder who it was built for?"

Yu Chi Sheng glared at her and said, "Want one? Then I'll build one for you too?"

By the moonlight, Ye Shishu looked at his dark face and immediately felt a wave of exasperation wash over her. "..."

No way?

Is this an imperial tomb?

"Ahem!" Yu Chi Ling suddenly put his arm around her shoulder and smiled slightly at Yu Chi Sheng. "Thank you, Father. I will personally choose an auspicious burial site for Shu'er and me in the future."

Ye Shishu was both amused and exasperated.

Saying something like this at this time is really bad luck!

But on second thought, she actually does seem to have the right to choose a place here...

Suddenly, a strange noise came from afar.

Yu Chi Ling's expression darkened, and he said urgently, "Shu'er, quickly take your father inside and hide him!"

"And you?" Ye Shishu blurted out.

“I’m better off alone than them!” Yu Chi Ling then winked at the four guards, “Make sure to protect the Emperor!”

"Yes!" Four guards escorted Yuchi Sheng into the stone cave.

Before Ye Shishu could say anything more, Yu Chiling said in a deep voice, "I can use hidden weapons to deal with them from outside. If any slip through the net and manage to get in, you'll be responsible for dealing with them!"

Ye Shishu thought for a moment, then followed Yuchi Sheng and the guards into the tomb in the dark.

Yu Chi Ling didn't actually count how many people came to deal with them. He led the way in hiding, firstly because the imperial mausoleum was large enough that he wanted to buy time and wait for reinforcements. Secondly, with his father, the emperor, around, he was no longer afraid of the enemy, but he was also worried that his father might be injured.

Now that he's free from that burden, he can naturally act freely!

Under the moonlight, more than ten dark figures searched towards the stone cave.

"Boss, there's a hole over there. Maybe they're hiding in there!"

"Wait!" the leader of the men in black hissed.

“Boss, there’s only one official road leading back to the city. They haven’t appeared along the way, so they must be hiding in the imperial tomb. We’ve searched the tomb for over half an hour and haven’t seen a single soul. I’m sure they’re hiding in this cave!” The subordinate was very confident in his analysis.

"If they're inside, wouldn't it be suicide for us to just barge in like this?" the leader shouted angrily.

After thinking for a moment, one of the men suddenly suggested, "Why don't we start a fire and smoke them out? Even if we can't smoke them out, we'll smoke them to death inside!"

The leader laughed and said, "Alright!" But after glancing around, he found the place not only empty but also so flat that not a single weed could be seen. So he called to his men, "Go find some timber, the more the better!"

Yu Chi Ling held his breath and observed them.

The opposing team consisted of twelve people.

Apart from the two who were speaking, the other ten went to search for wood in the distance.

The two men who remained by the cave did not dare to be careless after their companion left. They gripped their long swords tightly and guarded their surroundings vigilantly.

Little did they know that behind the mantis stalking the cicada, a sparrow was lurking—

'Hmm!'

The moment their Adam's apples were pierced, the two men raised their hands in horror, touching the thin silver needles. Pain, ferocity, savagery, and resentment filled their faces!

Especially when they saw Yu Chi Ling appear before them like a ghost, despair filled their wide eyes.

Yu Chi Ling left them no way out. He sealed their throats with silver needles and sent them to their deaths without hesitation with the soft sword in his hand!

Ye Shishu was inside the stone cave, listening to the sounds outside, and cautiously came out to check.

As a result, he easily solved both problems.

"Your Highness is mighty!" she laughed as she ran forward, grabbed a man in black by the foot, and dragged him into the tomb.