Chapter 179

Xu Yuan has always had a complicated relationship with Ye Siyan. If she had not experienced all the things before, she would have gone all out.

But now there are too many unknown factors between them.

"Your Highness!"

A report came from outside. Xu Yuan heard the noise and pushed Ye Siyan away very quickly. She turned her face away and stopped looking at him.

Ye Siyan calmed down and looked at Xu Yuan's actions. He felt a little annoyed. Why did he...

Would Xu Yuan feel disgusted with him now?

"What's the matter?"

Yun Xiao's voice came again, and Ye Siyan asked outside.

"The third prince is here."

The third prince?

Hearing this, Xu Yuan narrowed her eyes and looked at Ye Siyan with uncertainty.

He and Ye Zimo also want to interact, or...

"A group of refugees appeared near the capital in the past few days. The emperor ordered me to investigate, and the third prince was among them."

Seeing Xu Yuan's eyes looking over, Ye Siyan explained to Xu Yuan.

"And it was my recklessness just now. I..."

Ye Siyan looked at Xu Yuan nervously. Even though he was the regent who was second only to the emperor in the court, he was still nervous when facing Xu Yuan.

"I will let you deal with me."

When Xu Yuan heard this, she couldn't tell what she felt.

She was indeed a little angry about his sudden action, but now, Xu Yuan's face was still calm.

"Your Highness, you can do whatever you want?"

"Of course." Ye Siyan replied without thinking, "As long as you can calm down, I will do whatever you want."

"Yeah."

The atmosphere became subtle for a while, and Xu Yuan didn't want to mention what happened just now. "I haven't thought about how to deal with you yet, Your Highness, I am not your property, I hope you don't treat others the way you treat others."

"I know." Ye Siyan replied first.

He has never regarded Xu Yuan as his property. If possible, he hopes to become Xu Yuan's.

"Xu Yuan, there is no one else around me except you."

Ye Siyan looked at her, and the deep affection in his eyes could make people indulge in it.

"So can you not let Yi'er recognize his adoptive father?"

Xu Yuan chuckled. It turned out that this was the reason why this person had such a big emotional ups and downs.

She asked Ye Siyan, "What if this person is you?"

"Me?" Ye Siyan was stunned. Obviously, he didn't expect Xu Yuan to have such an answer.

Thinking of Xu Yuan's expression just now, Ye Siyan was embarrassed.

So he misunderstood.

Ye Siyan became more uneasy and spoke to Xu Yuan with a bit of caution.

He didn't understand what was going on and wanted to confirm with Xu Yuan again.

"In other words, you came here this time to let this king recognize Yi'er as his adopted son?"

"Yes." Xu Yuan replied.

"Yier's identity is too special. If it is made public, it will inevitably bring some unpredictable consequences. Considering these, Yi'er's identity is most suitable for you as your adopted son." Xu Yuan explained her considerations to Ye Siyan.

"Of course, if you don't want me to..." Before Xu Yuan finished the rest of the words, Ye Siyan answered.

"This king is willing."

Although he couldn't let everyone know directly that Yi'er was his biological son, the identity of his adopted son would allow him to appear next to Xu Yuan.

For him, it was something he had been longing for.

After getting Ye Siyan's answer, Xu Yuan hummed lightly, thinking of Yun Xiao's report just now, and said to Ye Siyan, "Isn't the third prince still waiting? You go first, I'll stay here with Yi'er."

Ye Siyan was about to leave, but he suddenly stopped as if he thought of something, and looked at her again.

Xu Yuan was a little confused by Ye Siyan's actions.

"Anything else?" Xu Yuan asked.

"Will you and Yuan'er leave before I come back?"

Xu Yuan didn't know why she felt childish when she saw Ye Siyan like this.

If she said she would leave now, would he not care about the third prince?

Under Ye Siyan's gaze, Xu Yuan replied, "I won't leave."

After getting the answer, Ye Siyan showed a smile on his handsome face.

"I will be back soon."

Xu Yuan looked at Ye Siyan's leaving figure. Although this prince's actions were childish at times, she didn't dislike it at all.

She curled her lips, but saw that Yi'er in the cradle had opened his eyes at some point, as if he had sensed Xu Yuan's approach, and his two little hands were waving randomly, as if he was asking for a hug.

Xu Yuan picked up the child when he saw this.

"Yi'er."

And in the Marquis's Mansion.

Chun'er stood outside the house and listened quietly to the conversation between Old Lady Shen and Lu Rou.

Until she heard about the child swap, Chun'er's pupils suddenly shrank, and the matter was just as she guessed.

Shen Nu was not Lu Rou's child, but Xu Yuan's, which could also explain why Lu Rou cared so much about Yi'er and disliked Shen Nu so much.

But the current situation was not only known by Lu Rou, but also by the old lady and even the Marquis.

After realizing this, Chun'er did not dare to stay any longer, although she had bribed most of the maids in the mansion during this period to let them work for her.

But this was the Marquis's Mansion, the Marquis's territory. The fact that the Marquis did not threaten Xu Yuan with the child swap when facing Xu Yuan's divorce was enough to prove that the Marquis must have a backhand behind him.

In addition, just now, Madam Shen looked like she wanted to eat Lu Rou, but her anger disappeared immediately when she heard Lu Rou talking about the child.

This kind of thing has happened more than once. Previously, she could still think that the old lady was considering the friendship between the Marquis and Lu Rou, and did not want to affect the relationship between them because of some trivial matters, but now things are obviously not the case.

The more Chun'er thought about it, the more frightened she felt, especially after knowing this.

If the Marquis and the old lady knew that she had been discovered, they would never keep her, and her life would definitely be in danger.

Chun'er was absent-minded all the way, and she was not relieved until she returned to her own courtyard.

She had finally come to this point, and she must not fall into it because of these things.

And the only one who can deal with Lu Rou and even compete with the Marquis's Mansion is probably Xu Yuan.

Chun'er secretly made up her mind that she must find a way to meet Xu Yuan.

In the Regent's Mansion.

Ye Siyan was not very interested in what Ye Zimo reported.

Ye Zimo seemed to have noticed this as well and did not mention it again. He cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, I think the appearance of these refugees is strange. Could it be that someone did it intentionally?"

Ye Zimo looked at Ye Siyan, also wanting to use these things to test his attitude.

"Did you do it on purpose?" Ye Siyan sneered, seeing through Ye Zimo's intentions at a glance.

"Third Prince, if you have any clues, you should mention it to the emperor."

"Regarding the refugees, I have already sent more people, and the third prince can go back home now."

Ye Siyan left these words and turned away.

Ye Zimo was unwilling to not get the desired result, but he had no choice.