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At the table opposite Yun Ruo Lu, three young men were seated. Although they looked young, they sounded like they were old men. Yun Ruo knew from their mouths that the position of Prime Minister of the Yun Family had been seized, and that although Yun Wei was spared death, he was still imprisoned.

All the servants of the Yun Family were sold and turned into slaves. In this life, they were not allowed to take even a single step into the capital. The Yun Family's eldest daughter, Yun Ruoyao, was bedridden overnight because she could not take such a huge blow. The Emperor was mindful of the Yun Family's meritorious deeds, and had Yun Ruoyao come to the Nanny Academy to seek forgiveness after she recovered from her illness.

Although it was just a short conversation, and it might just be a rumor that couldn't be trusted, Yun Ruo Lu still felt infuriated upon learning of it. The Yun Family had completely collapsed. Was this what Yuchi Chen had said he would do to help her save the Yun Family?

Yun Ruo Lu suddenly realized why Yu Feng and Jin Se would spare no expense to let her leave the manor. They probably already knew about this and were worried that she would be punished by the Emperor.

At the moment she left, Jinsi had even specifically reminded her not to return to the Yun Family. She was probably afraid that she would walk right into a trap!

After hearing this news, Yun Ruo Lu was no longer able to calm herself down. She could ignore the entire Yun Family, but she couldn't ignore her elder sister who was in bed. Perhaps, if she couldn't wait until she went to the Nanny Academy, Yun Ruo Yao would have already died of depression.

Thinking of this, an indescribable fear rose up in Yun Ruo Lu's heart. A firm thought in her head told her that she had to go back and see her sick sister. Otherwise, she would not be at ease, and even if she was free, her conscience would still be uneasy.

Without much hesitation, Yun Ruo Lu ran upstairs to pick up her bag and then got on her horse and headed back to the capital overnight.

Even if Yuchi Chen managed to catch her, she could not be so cold-blooded as to disregard her.

Yun Ruo Lu galloped for more than two hours before she successfully arrived at the Yun family's gate.

Perhaps because the Yun Family had already been dealt with, there were only a few guards left outside the Residence of Yun.

Taking advantage of the dark night, Yun Ruo's figure flashed into the Residence of Yun like a ghost, and her target was Yun Ruo Yao's room.

The empty Residence of Yun was dark and heavy. When the night wind blew, it gave off a ghastly feeling.

Yun Ruo Lu went directly to Yun Ruo Yao's room and lightly knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside. She thought to herself, could it be that Yun Ruo Yao has already gone to sleep? This was because the ancients all had the habit of sleeping early. If she had dared to come all the way from Flower City, then in modern times, it would have been around 11 o'clock at night.

Thinking this way, Yun Ruo Lu pushed the door open and entered. The door was not locked from the inside.

The window by the bed was not closed. An inch of dim moonlight was shining through the window, bringing a hint of light into the darkness of the room.

Yun Ruo Lu borrowed the moonlight. Although she couldn't clearly observe everything in the room, she was certain that there was no one on Yun Ruo Yao's bed.

An uneasy feeling welled up in Yun Ruo Lu's heart. She rolled her eyes and a ray of light flashed past her eyes. She then turned around and ran out of the house.

However, it was already too late. The moment Yun Ruo opened the door, dozens of torches lit up the courtyard outside.

Yun Ruo saw that the courtyard was already surrounded by dozens of guards. If she wanted to escape now, she had to be able to grow a pair of wings.

A moment later, the guards who were in front of Yun Ruo Lu quickly made way for her. The person who appeared in the crowd was the black-robed Yuchi Chen!

Yuchi Chen's face was ice-cold, and his entire body was exuding a somber aura. The majesty of a king could not be violated, and a powerful aura surged towards Yun Ruo.

Upon seeing Yuchi Chen, Yun Ruo Lu realized that she had fallen into his trap. What people in the inn were discussing was only the rumors that Yuchi Chen had ordered her to spread. The purpose was to ensure that she wouldn't waste any of her manpower and that she would obediently show herself.

Yun Ruo Lu was truly impressed by this move of Yuchi Chen's to lure the snake out of its hole!

Yun Ruo Lu knew that it would be difficult for her to escape tonight, so she quickly retreated to Yun Ruo Yao's room. Yuchi Chen followed behind her.

"You sure are quite capable to be able to escape the palace under this king's watchful eyes!"

Yuchi Chen's voice was ice-cold, his tone taunting, but his eyes were filled with hatred and anger.

"How can a prince be so scheming? No matter how far a concubine escapes, shouldn't a prince be able to find a concubine without the effort of blowing her away?"

Yun Ruo coldly snorted as she retorted. She would not be manipulated by him like she was in the past.

"Oh? Is that so? Do you think that the information you know is really spread by this king to induce you to show yourself? This King can only regretfully tell you that everything that you know is indeed true! "

Yuchi Chen said with a smug look on his face, as if he could guess what was on Yun Ruo Lu's mind.

"Where's my sister?"

Hearing Yuchi Chen's cruel words, Yun Ruo Lu panicked. If what he said was true, then her sister was in a very bad condition!

"She is currently a guest at this prince's manor. Do you think this prince will treat your sister unfairly?"

Yuchi Chen's tone was flat, but his expression was ambiguous. Yun Ruo Lu suddenly thought of something he had said. She was so angry that she rushed forward to hit him.

"You beast!"

Yun Ruo and her attacks were merciless, but they were quickly overpowered by Yuchi Chen. "This king is a beast, then this king will show you what a beast looks like!"

As Yuchi Chen spoke, he tore apart Yun Ruo Lu's clothes.

This was the price she paid for betraying him!

Yun Ruo Lu's face was either red with shame or anger. At this moment, her only thought was to kill Yuchi Chen!

Feeling the hatred from Yun Ruo Lu, Yuchi Chen bit her shoulder hard, leaving a deep bite mark.

Blood immediately seeped into her snow-white skin. Yun Ruo's eyebrows furrowed in pain, but she stubbornly refused to make any sounds of pain.

He wanted to leave his mark on her forever. Even if one day she was with another man, he would see it and imagine what night she had spent with another man.

No! How could he have such thoughts!? She could not have another man in her life besides him! Absolutely not!

Looking at the despair in Yun Ruo Lu's eyes, Yuchi Chen suddenly thought of another woman. This woman looked exactly the same as Yun Ruo, but Yun Ruo was a hundred times more docile. Anyone who saw her would feel a sense of pity for her. However, it was this kind of girl that he loved so much that he couldn't extricate himself. In the end, she had betrayed him and hurt him deeply for another man!

Therefore, after he found out about Yun Ruo You from Yun Wei, he began his revenge plan. Because he believed that the heaven allowed another girl who looked exactly like her to appear in his life so that she could pay her debts.

However, she would never be able to repay what she owed him in this life!

Yun Ruo Lu looked at Yuchi Chen who was starting to lose focus. She knew that he must be reminiscing about something from the past. Not only did he feel sorry for himself, he also felt that Yuchi Chen was a pitiful person.

It didn't matter if he took her as a substitute for others, but he could only live forever in the hatred he had set for himself.

During this period of time, Yun Ruo Lu's cold attitude towards him had made him go crazy. He would rather she was afraid of him than ignore his existence. Why did he always feel that even though her person was in the Prince's Mansion, her heart had flown far away from it?

That place was a world that he would never be able to touch, and yet she kept him isolated like this, neither hot nor cold.

The night at the Residence of Yun allowed Yuchi to vent all of her emotions, but Yun Ruo's suffering was not over yet.

Jin Se nodded her head happily. "Empress, don't worry. Xi Feng and I will definitely escort the Empress away safely."

"The Empress should rest well tonight. Jin'er will go and prepare for the Empress."

After saying that, Jinsi left through the window, and Yun Ruo Lu also couldn't fall asleep, she kept thinking about the matter of leaving.

If she counted, she had already been in the Prince's Mansion for almost two months. However, in these two months, not only was she not happy, she was also very tired.

"Yuchi Chen, from now on, we will never have any interactions!"

Yun Ruo looked at the starry night sky and swore, tomorrow would be another great sunny day!

On the morning of the second day, Yun Ruo Lu took the things she wanted to take with her, smoked the two guards outside the door, and went to meet up with Jin Se.

This time, she didn't change into her imperial guard attire. Instead, she used the medicine she made herself and left the manor without a hitch.

Jinsi was waiting in the alleyway outside the manor. Since there was no one there to help her this time, she didn't dare to lead the horse. Instead, she prepared a bag of silver for Yun Ruo Lu.

"Empress, be careful on your way!"

After seeing that Yun Ruo Lu had safely returned, Jin Se let out a sigh of relief and ran up to her, handing her the item.

Looking at the full bag of silver, Yun Ruo Lu was a little surprised and asked, "Jin'er, where did you get this?"

"Jin'er and Xi Feng have saved these since they were maidservants for so many years. Empress, you can take them with ease. Jin'er and Xi Feng did not have anything else, so these are all given to you by the Empress when you gave out rewards. Jin'er was reluctant to use them, so she saved so much."

Yun Ruo Lu looked at the bag of silver coins, not knowing what to say. She hugged Jin Se and said, "You guys take good care of yourselves. When I have the ability, I'll definitely come back and take you guys away!"

"En, quickly leave, Empress." Go to the market and buy a horse.

The woman with tears in her eyes said. Yun Ruo nodded her head and quickly left.

Seeing that Yun Ruo Lu's back was completely covered in news, Jinxiu felt relieved and went back to her mansion.

At this moment, two people hiding in a corner quietly appeared …