716. Chapter 716

Zhaoyang lowered her eyes slightly. She knew that Ye Yiqing was an upright person. After so many years, she had never dared to expect to marry him one day. He responded to her feelings and wanted to marry her as a wife. She really felt that She was so flattered, she had always felt that she was not worthy of him.

"I don't dare to have any other extravagant hopes, even if he doesn't want to marry me out of sympathy..." Zhaoyang shook his head with a wry smile, "You don't understand."

How could Ye Zhen not understand Zhaoyang's concerns, "Do you think your identity will be an obstacle?"

Zhaoyang said, "You all know that there is a problem with my identity. How could others not know it?"

"I think dad will definitely have a solution." Ye Zhen said. She felt that any problem they were thinking of now, her dad would definitely have thought of it and had a solution.

"Although your current identity is Lu Yaoyao, if I marry your father, I will still become your stepmother. Yaoyao, don't you mind at all?" Zhaoyang raised his eyes and looked at Ye Zhen seriously. If she Just Lu Yaoyao, she would definitely not ask this question, but now she has to face Ye Zhen, it is completely different.

Ye Zhen bit her lip, "To be honest, I can't treat you as a stepmother. When I first heard about this, it was hard for me to accept it."

Zhaoyang's expression darkened slightly, and she didn't seem surprised that Ye Zhen said this.

"I know." Zhaoyang nodded gently.

"But I hope there is someone beside dad who can accompany him. If that person is you, I feel more reassured than others." Ye Zhen said in a low voice.

"Are you serious?" Zhaoyang looked at Ye Zhen in surprise.

Ye Zhen smiled and said, "Is this kind of thing also fake?"

Zhaoyang's eyes were a little red, and there was a sour and warm feeling in her heart. She was not afraid of others' objections, but what she was most afraid of was Ye Zhen's disapproval.

"A Zhen..." Zhaoyang couldn't help but call out the name Ye Zhen used to call.

"Even if it's my sister, she will agree." Ye Zhen blinked and smiled mischievously.

Zhaoyang chuckled.

Before they finished speaking, they heard Fangzhen's anxious voice coming from outside, "Princess, Princess, it's not good, the step princess and the princess are here."

"How did your stepmother and eldest brother know that you were back?" Ye Zhen looked at Zhaoyang and asked.

Zhaoyang's face was gloomy, "This is my mother's dowry. After I move in, there will always be people coming in and out, and the county prince's palace will definitely know the news."

"The person who came here is not a good person." Ye Zhen said, she knew best how mean the step princess was, and she probably wouldn't do anything good if she came to Zhao Yang this time.

"I'll go take a look first." Zhaoyang said in a low voice.

Ye Zhen could not trust Zhaoyang to face her stepmother.

Zhaoyang is the daughter of the old prince of Huai'an, and the current old princess of Huai'an is the step-mother. She is only thirty-five years old this year, and is only five or six years older than Zhaoyang's eldest brother, Prince Chuyang. Over the years, Prince Chuyang has expressed This old princess is quite filial.

Their mother and son were already waiting in the lobby.

The old princess was extremely well-maintained and she looked to be about the same age as the county prince. At first glance, one would have thought she was the county princess.

They sat on the left and right in the upper seats, with cold expressions as if they were the masters here.

Zhaoyang walked in expressionlessly and glanced at them lightly, "Are you okay?"

"Zhaoyang, what do you mean? Is this your attitude when you see your mother and elder brother?" Prince Chu Yang frowned at his sister whom he hadn't seen for many years, feeling very unhappy with her indifferent attitude.

"I've always been like this, haven't you forgotten it?" Zhaoyang asked coldly.

The step princess raised her eyes to look at Zhaoyang, a dark light flashed in her eyes, "Zhaoyang, when did you come back? No one came home to say anything. If you hadn't lived in a separate courtyard at home, no one would have known about you. return."

"I think you are mistaken. This is the dowry property my mother gave me and has nothing to do with the county prince's palace." Zhaoyang said lightly, not even looking at the step princess.

"Does my sister's dowry have nothing to do with the prince's palace? You haven't been in Kyoto for many years, and your eldest brother has always taken care of it for you. Even if you don't tell me when you come back, you should tell your eldest brother." The step princess frowned. said.

Zhaoyang smiled mockingly, "Princess Stephanie, it seems you are quite young. The older you get, the more confused you become."

The step princess's expression changed. No woman wouldn't mind being told that she was getting older. "Zhaoyang, what exactly do you want to say?"

"Why don't you tell me what you want to do here?" Zhaoyang said with a cold face.

Prince Chu Yang said, "Of course I'm here to take you back. Can you, a widow who just lost her husband less than a year ago, live here by yourself? Come back with us immediately."

The mocking and sad smile on Zhaoyang's lips deepened. She really couldn't expect anything from them. How could they really care about her and come here.

"Prince Chuyang, if you are not confused yet, you should remember what I said before I got married. The late emperor also agreed to it at that time. Do you still remember it?" Zhaoyang asked lightly.

"What you said before was just because you were young. How can you now live alone in this house without fear of causing trouble?" the step princess scolded.

Zhaoyang glanced at her and said, "Oh, what does the step princess think a widow should do? Close the door or never see her husband again. Then why are you still here after being a widow for several years?"

The step princess's face turned blue and white, and she hated Zhaoyang so much that she gritted her teeth in her heart. After not seeing him for so many years, this stinky girl became even more sharp-tongued.

"You are becoming more and more presumptuous, and even your mother dares to teach you a lesson." Prince Chu Yang said angrily.

Zhaoyang said coldly, "She is not even worthy of carrying my mother's shoes. Only you can protect her like our ancestors."

The Prince of Chuyang County stared angrily and raised his hand to hit Zhaoyang.

"Stop!" Ye Zhen shouted sharply from outside and walked in with a frown, "Step Princess, Prince of Chuyang County, are you here to care about Zhaoyang or to quarrel today?"

"You..." Prince Chuyang had met Ye Zhen before, and now he was shocked when he saw Lu Yaoyao who looked so similar to Ye Zhen, but he quickly remembered that the Lu Yaoyao in front of him was The future queen's anger was immediately reduced by half.

Ye Zhen looked at them coldly, "Princess Zhaoyang has been away from Kyoto for many years, and you have not even said a word of concern about her life in Beiming Kingdom. One only cares about her dowry, and the other only cares about face. You are truly a family. "

The step princess narrowed her eyes and looked at Ye Zhen. She didn't know who Ye Zhen was, "This is our family matter and has nothing to do with other people."

"Even if it is a family matter, Zhaoyang has nothing to do with you. You have ignored her for so many years. How can you have the shame to point fingers at her and covet her dowry at this time?" Ye Zhen asked in a deep voice.