Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 616 - 617: Wild Brother is Back_1

Chapter 616: Chapter 617: Wild Brother is Back_1

Mao Zhen was one of them. Formerly an ordinary member of the Imperial Guard, the unfortunate reality was that, over the years, the Guard had always been under the control of the Dowager Empress.

The Dowager Empress, in turn, was under Qin Kun’s influence. They had been *** for many years, and the Dowager Empress had always been blindly obedient to Qin Kun, entrusting the Emperor’s affairs to him. It was only in recent years that she suddenly realized the Emperor had grown up and the ambitions of Qin Kun had grown larger by the day. The Dowager Empress began to reflect on her situation. If Qin Kun took the power, she would no longer be the Dowager Empress, and not even an Empress, but just a woman behind Qin Kun. As for the Emperor... would Qin Kun even tolerate him?

After weighing these matters, the Dowager Empress secretly began to transfer control of the Imperial Guard to the Emperor without the knowledge of Qin Kun. And Mao Zhen was a close ally who the Emperor himself had cultivated. He could not rely on the old generals as they were hard to control, and thus he chose Mao Zhen.

Upon receiving the Emperor’s decree, Mao Zhen began to investigate Qin Kun’s power in the south.

However, as soon as Mao Zhen left the palace, he was watched by the Ministry of War. Endlessly tracking Mao Zhen.

Although they had no idea where Mao Zhen was heading or what his objectives were, it was agreed that keeping an eye on the Emperor’s men was always the right move.

However, as they believed they had Mao Zhen under surveillance, they were unaware they were being watched in return.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, unaware of the yellow sparrow behind - and Brother Ye was that yellow sparrow.

Before they could reach their full force, those watching Mao Zhen were taken care of by Brother Ye.

It was only then that Mao Zhen realized he was being watched all along. He was quite grateful to Brother Ye, and the two talked during the journey, parting ways only when they reached Fuzhou.

Of course, Brother Ye also disclosed the location of Qin Kun’s new palace to Mao Zhen.

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Nan Feng had feigned illness for these few days as she was unsure if Gang Boss Wan had given up his pursuits. As time passed, she grew fond of faking illness as it allowed her to delegate tasks to others, making her life more comfortable.

One day she was lying on the attic of Spikenard Square as usual when she heard a familiar voice from below, "Is Fengfeng here?"

Nan Feng suddenly sprang from her bed.

Brother Ye was finally back!

She then heard Xiaoqing say, "Brother Ye, you’re finally back. Sister Nan Feng has been sick, she’s been lying upstairs for days."

Brother Ye probably hesitated before rushing upstairs.

When the door opened, Nan Feng saw Brother Ye’s tall figure before her.

In that moment, she felt a sudden sourness in her heart, and her tears nearly welled over.

Brother Ye stepped forward and tightly hugged Nan Feng before sitting by the bed and asking, "Xiaoqing said you’re sick? How do you feel now, have you seen a doctor?"

He then touched her forehead, his eyes filled with concern.

Nan Feng looked outside and seeing that Xiaoqing hadn’t followed, she whispered to Brother Ye, "I’m not sick, I was pretending!"

"Really?" Brother Ye looked at Nan Feng, "Then why do you look so pale?"

Finishing his words, he examined her body.

Nan Feng then told Brother Ye about Gang Boss Wan’s visit.

After explaining, Nan Feng shared her thoughts with Brother Ye, "I think Qin Kun is consolidating the resources in Fuzhou. Soon, all sectors will have to serve him. Now, Gang Boss Wan has begun to heavily develop his banks. I suspect that most of the money will go to Qin Kun."