After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 557 - 360: Younger Brother_2

Chapter 557: Chapter 360: Younger Brother_2
Fu Zhen said to Xie Zhang, "Mr. Xie, please have a seat. Our General Pei will be coming over soon, and Sister Yu is also here. Please stay and have lunch with us."
Xie Zhang instinctively wanted to decline, but Mrs. Ning said, "Just stay. No need to be an outsider."
With those words, Xie Zhang fell silent.
Watching as Fu Zhen and Yang Yi headed to the backyard, disappearing from sight, he withdrew his gaze and asked Mrs. Ning, "This Mr. Yang seems quite extraordinary. Could he be a relative of yours?"
Mrs. Ning replied, "He is an old friend of my late father. Just arrived in the capital city."
"It seems then, they must have had a very deep and old friendship?"
"You could say that." Mrs. Ning smiled, "Their acquaintance was rather serendipitous."
Xie Zhang nodded, saying no more.
Looking at the smiling Mrs. Ning and listening to his friendly remarks, recalling yesterday and today, her mention of Yang Yi, and their recent interaction, Xie Zhang suddenly felt unsettled.
Mrs. Ning, gentle yet strong, has had a difficult time raising her two children over the years. This Mr. Yang, so tall and strong, must be someone very capable. They actually make a good match.
Thinking this, Xie Zhang felt even more embarrassed, recalling how his own daughter had asked him yesterday to send wedding gifts to Mrs. Ning, it felt like a stab to him.
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Following Yang Yi into the courtyard, Fu Zhen saw the osmanthus she had placed on the table yesterday as soon as she entered the hall.
She walked over to tend the flowers, her gaze sweeping over the empty tabletop, and said, "When I brought this flower over yesterday, it hadn’t bloomed yet. I didn’t expect it to bloom overnight in Uncle Yang’s room."
"It seems this flower shares a special connection with Uncle Yang."
Yang Yi glanced at her and sat down on a stool: "Without reason, why the familiarity? You called me over eagerly, what do you want this time?"
Fu Zhen chuckled, moving away from the flowers to sit opposite him: "I just thought the flower suited you so well, I figured I wouldn’t take it back. Please take good care of it for me, Uncle Yang!"
Yang Yi remained silent.
Fu Zhen didn’t mind, continuing, "Earlier when I came in, I heard Jin Zhu say that Uncle Yang wanted to pay respects to my late grandfather. If you don’t mind, I can show you the way."
Yang Yi raised an eyebrow: "You’re going personally?"
"Of course personally, no one else is fit to guide you."
Yang Yi pondered the likelihood for a moment, then said to her, "There’s no such thing as being fit or unfit, don’t speak like that in the future."
"I was just saying it offhand, it’s fine if you agree."
Fu Zhen took a sip of tea, pondered, and steered the topic: "This morning I went to the palace again and met the Empress."
Yang Yi pursed his lips, seemingly uninterested in the conversation.
Fu Zhen continued, "The Empress has been deeply worried about the Third Prince’s health and didn’t sleep well again last night."
Yang Yi still did not respond.
Fu Zhen asked, "In the early years, the Third Prince often traveled out of the palace. Since you used to come to the capital city often in the past, have you ever met him?"
"I didn’t come to the capital city that often." Yang Yi began to speak plainly, but then suddenly realized something, his eyes fixed on Fu Zhen: "Last night I went to Longquan Temple to pay respects to the Guan Family father and son, you knew?"
Fu Zhen didn’t mind his sharp intuition, nodding: "I heard from the guards this morning. We were worried, Uncle Yang went out last night without them. If those people from Dayue find out, there might be trouble."
Yang Yi pondered, "I’m aware. Longquan Temple isn’t far from here, and being within the city, if they dare to create trouble, it’s as if they’re walking into a trap."
"Was everything smooth for you at Longquan Temple last night?"
"Smooth." Yang Yi slowly exhaled, lifting the tea but seemingly unwilling to speak further. "Just say what you want to say."
Fu Zhen then asked him, "I heard that the Third Prince also went to Longquan Temple last night, I’m curious if you met him?"
Yang Yi calmly replied, "We met. In fact, he seemed to be waiting there for me since every time we met it was at Longquan Temple."
"You mean you’ve met him many times? That’s odd, when did you become acquainted with him?"
"Seven years ago."
"...Seven years ago?" Fu Zhen was stunned, "Wasn’t that the year of the Baiyu Lane case?"
"Precisely that year. And also after the White Cloud Alley case."
Fu Zhen could no longer suppress the multitude of questions in her mind: "What on earth is going on, please enlighten me, Uncle Yang."