The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Chapter 1123 Extra: Cen Che and Shi Anrou (2)

The soldiers guarding the city gate held long spears, with the spear shafts crossed in front of them, blocking the way with a cold light.

Captain Zheng was particularly furious. "You're using foul language to harm a young lady's innocence! If it weren't for the fact that you're from Beiyi, I'd strip you of your pants and spank you in public!"

"How could I sully someone's innocence?" Cen Che was anxious. He stood on tiptoe and saw Shi Anrou disappear. His voice suddenly rose and he shouted at the guards, "That is indeed the wife I married! This morning, we had an argument over some trivial matter, and she ran away in anger, taking my pass! Sir, think about it, if it weren't for a close relative, what other woman could have obtained my customs clearance document?"

Captain Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Cen Che.

Cen Che knew he couldn't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. With a flick of his eyes, he suddenly adopted an authentic Liang capital accent, speaking rapidly to prove his point. "Sir, please allow me to speak! I'm originally from Liang! My hometown is in Beitong Lane in the old capital! A few years ago, I moved to Beiyi to become a live-in son-in-law, and that's how I settled down. Look at my accent, how could it be fake?"

His face was filled with sincerity, and with a hint of the eagerness of meeting an old friend in a foreign land, he said, "Sir, please do me a favor and let me go find my ignorant wife."

Before he finished speaking, he quickly pulled out a few ingots of snowflake silver he had prepared earlier, and using his sleeves to conceal them, he quickly and discreetly stuffed them into the hands of the leading officer, Captain Zheng, and said in a low voice, "This little tea money is not a token of respect, but a way to moisten the throats of the officers and brothers!"

Unexpectedly, Captain Zheng's expression suddenly changed. "Catch him!"

On this side, Shi Anrou entered the palace and chatted with Shi Anxia for a few words, then turned the topic to the Fourth Master Xie.

She frowned and asked in confusion, "Xia'er, think about this Fourth Young Master Xie...what is he trying to achieve by being so attentive?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Anxia curled up her lips into a mischievous smile and gently put down the teacup in her hand, "Sister Rou'er is truly becoming more insightful."

She no longer felt confused and thought that men were infatuated with her because she was more beautiful than anyone else.

Shi Anrou frowned, picked up a delicate rose pastry, and ate it in small bites. After finishing, she sighed and said, "If I had had a little self-awareness in my early years, I wouldn't have made such a mistake."

"It's not too late now." Shi Anxia smiled and consoled him, not keeping him in suspense. "The Fourth Young Master Xie's original name was Cen Che, and he was the King of Jin of Liang. Actually, he's my husband's half-brother."

Shi Anrou was so shocked that she could fit a boiled egg in her mouth.

Oh my goodness! I was wondering why he looked a bit like Xia Er's husband! Turns out they really are related!

Shi Anxia took Shi Anrou's hand and slowly strolled into the depths of the Imperial Garden. As they passed several clumps of blooming peonies and reached a secluded spot under a wisteria trellis, she spoke of the prince who had gone to the North Wing to explore for gold.

"Do you remember that my husband faked his death for a while?" Shi Anxia asked.

"Ah."

"It was during that period that all the evil spirits of Liang State began to move. King Jin was unable to defeat the others, so he turned his attention to the Beiyi Gold Mine."

Cen Che thought he was acting in secret, so he secretly used money and hired a group of skilled craftsmen to mine in the mountains.

He was cautious and never showed up in person, but instead entrusted tasks to trusted subordinates.

Unexpectedly, one day, Emperor Heng came back to life, shocking the entire Liang State. Cen Che was so frightened that he dared not even show his face, fearing that Emperor Heng would settle accounts with the old dynasty.

From then on, Cen Che could no longer return to Liang State.

On the one hand, Cen Yuan cleared out all the minions around him, announced in Liang State that Prince Jin had died suddenly, and held a funeral for him.

He is like a cat with clipped claws, the kind that doesn't hurt when it scratches people.

In the following years, he was strictly controlled from entering Liang State, blocking all avenues for returning to his country.

He could only live in the North Wing for a long time as the Fourth Young Master Xie.

On the other hand, Shi Anxia told Xie Huai, the eldest son of the Xie family, about Cen Che's true identity, and told him to take good care of his "fourth brother" from now on.

Xie Huai was terrified. This guy turned out to be the King Jin of Liang!

To be honest, he is a traitor!

He fell to his knees, and tearfully said that he knew nothing, but his whole heart was with Beiyi, and he was willing to die for Princess Haiyan.

Shi Anxia said, "The next Imperial Merchant has already been chosen by your Xie family, but your Xie family must ensure that this fake Fourth Young Master Xie is well-guarded and cannot leave Tiema City at all."

Xie Huai accepted the task with his life on the line, and his ultimate mission for the rest of his life was to take care of "Xie Si".

The head can be cut off and the blood can be shed, but Xie Si cannot run away.

In this way, Cen Che managed to survive the already frail and sickly real Xie Si, and he became the Xie Si in everyone's eyes, receiving some pocket money from his eldest brother every month.

In short, it is difficult to move forward because of hiding one's identity and being poor.

Shi Anrou suddenly realized, "He approached me because he knew I had a special pass. He wanted to return to Liang State! You bastard, I knew his motives were not pure!"

Then he said, "He's so ungrateful for what he has! Sparing his life is already very kind. Does he still want to return to Liang State to revive his power? Oh, did he find the gold mine?"

"Of course, we can't let him get his hands on our North Wing gold mine..."

Cen Che never showed any involvement in the gold mine affairs; they were all handled by his minions.

Since all of his minions had been captured by Cen Yuan, the groundwork that Cen Che had laid in the early stages naturally paved the way for Bei Yi.

Shi Anxia explained, "General Wu led his men to take over the gold mine."

Shi Anrou sighed, "This guy..."

I inexplicably feel that this guy is very similar to my past self, wanting to jump around but being timid, and encountering obstacles everywhere in his actions.

At that time, Anrou was returning to the North Wing from Liang State. She reached the city gate, checked her pass, and was about to step over the high, wide threshold when Captain Zheng, on duty, called out, "Young lady, please stay!"

Shi Anrou turned around in surprise.

Captain Zheng strode over, his sword at his waist, his face solemn and businesslike. He bowed and said, "Excuse me, young lady. A man claiming to be your husband is trying to cross the border to find you. Because he has no permits and his behavior is suspicious, we have detained him. According to the rules, please go over and identify him to see if he is real."

Shi Anrou followed him to the detention shed next to the city gate, which was used for interrogations, and saw Cen Che sitting inside with his head drooped, like an abandoned stray dog.

"Is this your husband?" asked Captain Zheng.

Shi Anrou didn't answer.

Cen Che raised his head pitifully. "If you don't admit it, I'll be exiled thousands of miles away." He was the boss, and at this moment, his eyes were red. "Can you bear it?"

"Silence!" Captain Zheng roared.

Cen Che stopped talking, stopped looking at Shi Anrou, and simply lowered his head. This feeling of world-weariness wasn't new; it had been there for a long time.

He just wanted to go back to Liang State to die, but this was impossible.

Unspeakable grievance!

He didn't do anything harmful!

He just wanted to dig a gold mine, but the gold mine never passed his hands, did it?

Just when he was so desperate that he had no hope, Shi Anrou spoke up, "He married into my useless husband's family."