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Ye Zifen climbed onto the carriage lightly, and then reached out to pull Zhang Gaoyi up.

After the two of them were seated, Ye Zifen wanted to let Zhang Gaoyi, who was a little tired from traveling all the way, take a rest.

But before she could finish her words, Zhang Gaoyi couldn't wait to speak: "In your opinion, how many people in this incident are worthy of suspicion?"

Faced with Zhang Gaoyi's question, Ye Zifen couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and the caring words that were originally on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back.

She shook her head helplessly, sighed softly, and then carefully took out a crumpled piece of paper from her arms.

There were eight names densely listed on the piece of paper, and each word seemed to carry a heavy weight of doubt and suspicion.

Ye Zifen gently pointed at the eight names with her slender fingers, motioning Zhang Gaoyi to look carefully.

At the same time, she said softly: "After my observation and inference, I think these eight people are more suspicious. However, as to who is truly loyal to the prince, I am still unsure. In this case, it is better for us to pretend that we know nothing for the time being, so as not to alert the enemy."

Zhang Gaoyi frowned slightly, staring at the list. After a moment of silence, he slowly raised his head and asked in confusion, "I wonder what basis you base your judgment on these people? To be honest, from my perspective, I can only see that three of them are a little strange, but according to what you said, there are obviously far more than that!"

Hearing Zhang Gaoyi's question, Ye Zifen took a deep breath, calmed herself, and then explained in an orderly manner: "Compared with the others, these eight people are quite different. When they confronted the soldiers, their actions seemed fierce, but in fact they were hiding something - they were obviously holding back and not using their full strength. Not only that, before taking action, they always observed the situation of the people around them clearly, and then made a cautious decision. What's more critical is that when I tried to mobilize everyone, these people's reactions were unusually cold, without the enthusiasm and fighting spirit they should have, and they seemed too indifferent and ruthless. Combining all the above signs, I made this inference."

Zhang Gaoyi's brows were tightly furrowed, like two deep ravines across his forehead, and the frown was so tight that it seemed like it could pinch a fly to death.

His eyes were like nails, fixed on the thin list in front of him, as if he wanted to deeply imprint every word listed therein into his mind.

I saw him stretch out his right index finger and gently and slowly move it across the list.

As the fingertips moved, names came into view one by one: Xing Fei, Yan Yu, Yang Yi... Behind these names, there were detailed records of their specific performances in previous selections, as well as the details when they asked the soldiers various questions.

Even the most subtle details were clearly recorded.

"These eight people...are indeed quite suspicious."

Zhang Gaoyi murmured softly, with a barely perceptible hint of doubt and alertness in his tone.

However, although he had made a judgment in his mind, he knew very well that there was no conclusive evidence to prove that these eight people were directly related to other forces, so he must not prevent them from joining the Tiger Army.

Ye Zifen on the side nodded slightly to show her agreement.

Her face was also unusually solemn, as if she was carrying a heavy burden.

"I understand. That's why I wanted to discuss some countermeasures with you first." Ye Zifen's voice was low and serious, revealing her deep concern.

Zhang Gaoyi hesitated for a moment and said, "From now on, we must pay close attention to the actions of these eight people and never let them notice anything. I will personally select a few people to be responsible for monitoring their movements."

After saying this, a look of determination flashed in his eyes.

Ye Zifen quickly responded, "Okay!" It was just a short word, but it contained full trust.

For a moment, the carriage fell into silence.

The only sound was the rolling wheels' rolling ground outside the car, which continued to reach my ears, monotonous yet regular.

Zhang Gaoyi was originally lying in the carriage, but through the gap in the curtain, he looked up at the distant sky. His deep eyes flashed with complex light, making it difficult to guess what he was thinking about at the moment.

When the carriage slowly drove back to the princess's mansion, the curtain was gently lifted, and Ye Zifen carefully helped Zhang Gaoyi get out of the car.

Zhang Gaoyi looked pale and his steps were a little unsteady, but he managed to stand firmly with the support of Ye Zifen.

Afterwards, Ye Zifen ordered the servants without hesitation to carry Zhang Gaoyi to the bed in the inner room.

You know, just two days ago, Zhang Gaoyi finally got permission to walk a few steps.

However, today's trip to the military camp had a significant impact on his body, forcing him to lie back in bed and rest.

Zhang Gaoyi was obviously very reluctant about this, and his heart was filled with resentment and helplessness.

When he met Ye Zifen's cold gaze, all the words he wanted to express his objection were instantly choked in his throat and he couldn't say anything.

In the end, he could only swallow these words silently and lay down on the bed obediently.

However, not long after the two of them returned to the princess's mansion, a burst of hurried footsteps came from afar.

It turned out that it was the eunuch beside the emperor who hurried over to convey the imperial edict, summoning Ye Zifen to the palace to meet the emperor immediately.

Ye Zifen thought to herself that the emperor must be eager to know what happened in the military camp today.

Thinking of this, Ye Zifen didn't care about the situation on Zhang Gaoyi's side, turned around and prepared to follow her eunuch into the palace.

But who would have thought that before she stepped out of the gate of the princess's mansion, a loud shout suddenly rang out: "Princess, wait a minute!"

Hearing the sound, Ye Zifen stopped, looked back, and was immediately stunned by the scene before her.

I saw Nanny Qi walking towards me quickly, and the person following her was actually Master Shangguan!

Ye Zifen felt at this moment like a drowning person who had grabbed the last piece of driftwood, and Master Shangguan was undoubtedly the "driftwood" that could save her from danger.

Her eyes were shining like the bright stars in the night sky, full of anticipation and longing for Master Shangguan's arrival.

"Master, you are finally here! It must have been very hard on your way here? Did you rush here in a hurry?"

Ye Zifen walked quickly forward, her tone revealing concern.

Shangguan Ying frowned and responded unhappily, "Humph, it's because you made the situation so urgent in your letter that I had to rush over. But you, you're so flustered, what on earth do you want to do?"