Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Gu Beiming's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his teeth were chattering in pain. "Your Highness, I came back secretly because I was desperate. I was begging all the way and was starving. I wanted to go to the restaurant to get a meal. Just as I was about to sneak in from the backyard, I heard someone talking in the alley. I was curious and leaned over the wall to listen."

"I just heard them say that they want to do something big. Now the Third Prince has been arrested. There are only servants and maids in the Third Prince's mansion. Even the servants and maids are not dedicated. I will go to the Prince's mansion later to get some good things to spend."

"When I heard this, I thought it was reliable, so I thought I could steal some small things in front of them and run away. If there was anything wrong later, they would be there to help me. That's why I climbed over the wall and entered the prince's mansion."

Zhou Yanze took the sweet chestnut cake and ate it in small bites, obviously not wanting to pay attention to his nonsense.

Gu Beiming saw the yamen runner coming towards him with a knife again. He was so scared that his pants were wet and he was shaking all over. "Your Highness, Your Highness, what I said is true. I am just too hungry. Otherwise, I would not dare to break into the prince's mansion! Your Highness, please spare my life! Please, Your Highness, I am really hungry and bewildered."

Zhou Yanze coldly put down the chestnut cake in his hand and said to the yamen runner beside him, "Have you caught anyone else? Have you found any suspicious people around?"

The yamen runner bowed and said, "Your Highness, there is no one else except him. No one dares to go to the prince's mansion. Even if they starve to death, they dare not go there."

Zhou Yanze waved his hand, and several yamen runners surrounded Gu Beiming, holding shiny knives in their hands.

Gu Beiming looked at the knives in their hands, his face turned pale with fear, he shook his head and cried heartbreakingly. "My lord, my lord, please let me die quickly! My lord, please."

Zhou Yanze then raised his hand and signaled the runners to stop. "Oh, go on. Keep making up your story for me to hear."

Gu Beiming swallowed and said with his eyes closed, "I was desperate. I met a man with a Miao accent who gave me a 100-tael silver note and said he would give me another 1,000-tael silver note later. So I took a risk and thought about walking around the Third Prince's mansion and then going back. I didn't even plan to go in. When I saw that there was no one guarding outside the mansion, I wanted to go in and get some food because I was so hungry."

Zhou Yanze said calmly, "Oh, where did you meet him? What did he look like? Tell me in detail."

Gu Beiming said, "He was wearing a black gauze hat so we couldn't see his face clearly. He was tall and thin, with very long legs. He looked very strange. His clothes showed that he was not from our side."

"What about the others? Tell me in detail."

"The voice is hoarse, not like a real person's. It sounds very creepy, as if the voice comes from the stomach."

Zhou Yanze's face was solemn when he heard this. "Lock him up and keep him under strict watch. Don't let him die."

"The slave obeys."

Zhou Yanze walked out with a serious expression.

Regent's House

Zhou Yanze returned to his room in the front yard and said to several secret guards, "Watch the situation outside carefully. The death of the second prince is probably not simple. We can't make a fuss now. The jackals outside are watching us closely! Keep a close eye on them."

Several secret guards saluted and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I know what to do. I will keep a close eye on you and report as soon as I have any news."

Zhou Yanze then nodded and waved for them to leave.

After everyone left, he took off his blood-stained clothes with disgust, changed into a blue and white wide-sleeved robe, dressed in a gentlemanly manner, then took a folding fan and climbed through the window into Yanyan's room.

Yanyan was painting a contrasting-color peony when she heard the red on her pen dripping onto the rice paper. Seeing that it was him, she put down her pen in annoyance and said, "Why didn't anyone inform me? You didn't climb over the wall again!"

Zhou Yanze gently took Yanyan's hand and drew a beautiful peony on the rice paper. After the painting was finished, he spoke, "The situation is tense now. Aren't you afraid that someone will hurt you? Take a look at the peony your husband drew."

Yanyan picked up another pen, dipped it in two shades of green, and drew lifelike green leaves next to the red peony. "It looks good, but this red flower also needs green leaves to match it."

Zhou Yanze held Yanyan's hand, with a look of heartache on his face, "Yanyan, I am your supporting role. I will always be with you and will never let you get hurt."

Seeing his serious expression, Yanyan's ears blushed and she held his warm hand tightly, "."

Zhou Yanze looked at Yanyan, whose eyes were full of trust, and hugged her, "Yanyan, you are so kind. I will love you forever."

Yanyan leaned in the solid embrace, feeling inexplicably at ease, and the ice in her heart melted little by little. "Okay, for all eternity, we will never be apart. If you say eternity, then not even a day less."

I was hugged tighter and almost couldn't breathe. I gently pushed him away and was able to speak, "Yan Ze, stop it. You're hugging me too tightly. I can't breathe."

Zhou Yanze then let go of her with a nervous look on his face, pulled her to look at her carefully and said, "Yan Yan, are you okay? Are you hurt? I'll go ask the court doctor to come and get the imperial physician for you." After saying that, he was about to run away.

Yanyan held his hand, coughed a few times and said, "No need to call the court doctor, pour me a glass of water, I will be fine in a while." After that, she sat on the chair and waved for him to pour water.

Zhou Yanze then turned around hesitantly and poured a cup of hot water for Yanyan. "Yanyan, drink some water first! See if you feel better. If not, I'll go get the doctor right away."

Seeing how nervous he was, Yanyan couldn't help but chuckle and drank the water in one breath. "It's okay, it will be fine in a while. I'm not made of clay, so I won't break easily. Don't worry."

Seeing that Yanyan was fine, Zhou Yanze leaned back in his chair and said, "Fortunately, you are okay."

Yanyan held his hand and looked into his eyes so tenderly for the first time, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Time flows slowly.

Zhou Yanze's eyes became more and more hot as he looked at Yanyan. His throat rolled and he picked up Yanyan and walked towards the inner room.

Yanyan was gently put on the bed. She saw him pull off his shirt, revealing his solid muscles and charming abdominal muscles. She was so embarrassed that she covered her face and dared not look.

Zhou Yanze smiled lovingly upon seeing this, "Yanyan, don't be shy! Look at your husband's capital."

Yanyan blushed with shame and moved to the edge of the bed, but was pulled back.

A hoarse voice sounded, "Yanyan, don't be afraid."

Yanyan raised her leg and kicked him lightly, and her white and tender feet fell into his hands.

Zhou Yanze felt the softness in his hands and couldn't bear it any longer. He pulled down the bed curtains to block out the spring scene in the room.

The red waves rolled and swayed until late at night.

Yanyan collapsed completely, unable to even speak. She glared at him fiercely and then fainted.

Zhou Yanze wiped Yanyan with a distressed look on his face. His breathing became hotter and hotter. He suppressed the desire in his heart and fell asleep with difficulty while holding Yanyan.

My dreams are filled with Yanyan’s blushing little face and charming voice.