Yun Ruo Lu felt a little disappointed as she turned to leave. She had almost forgotten that Yuchi Xuan had already conferred Zi Xin as his side wife. They would probably have a wedding night tonight.

Thinking up to this point, her heart felt somewhat empty, as if she had lost her soul.

Yun Ruo Lu felt her heart was clogged up. She walked out of the palace and found a restaurant to drink alone.

Today, she didn't want to go back to the manor. If she went back, she would only feel heartbroken. However, all of this was wishful thinking on her part!

Yun Ruo Lu smiled bitterly, how could she be so foolish? She poured herself another cup of wine, raised her head, and gulped it down.

The wine was too strong, and for a moment she drank it so quickly that she choked and coughed.

The person at the table next to them turned back because of her violent cough. When that person saw that Yun Ruo Lu looked a little familiar, he turned around and said happily: "It's you! Why are you drinking alone? Is your injury all right? "

Hearing a familiar voice, Yun Ruo Lu looked up slightly and saw it was Ke Yunjin. She smiled at him and said a little drunkenly: "General Ke! Come! "Drink with me!"

Ke Yunjin also did not see anyone else. After receiving the invitation, she directly sat down opposite to Yunruo.

"It seems that we were really fated to meet here!"

Ke Yunjin revealed a sincere smile. She looked just like a boy that was as bright as the sun.

Yun Ruo leisurely poured a cup of wine for him and said happily, "Why do you need to know each other before? Let's drink to our heart's content today, we won't leave until we're drunk!"

Yun Ruo Lu placed the wine cup into Ke Yunjin's hand, then she touched it to her own with him. After that, she drank another cup of strong wine.

She didn't know why she was doing this. She just wanted to get drunk and forget about the damn things.

Seeing that Yun Ruo Lu had something on her mind, Ke Yunjin did not ask any further questions and instead accompanied her to drink cup after cup of wine. She treated it as a form of apology for the accident that had occurred.

The two of them drank until deep into the night. Yun Ruo Lu was drunk to the point of being unconscious, while Ke Yunjin was even worse. She could not even walk steadily.

Ke Yunjin knew that Yun Ruo was a guard from the Third Marquis' Mansion, so he sent her back to the Third Marquis' Mansion in a daze.

Yuchi Xuan went to look for Yun Ruo Man, but didn't see her. Thus, he had been waiting for her return.

When he saw Yun Ruo being brought back by Ke Yunjin while completely drunk, he was so angry that even his eyebrows were raised.

Ke Yunjin brought Yun Ruo Lu back to the mansion and left. As for Yuchi Xuan, he brought Yun Ruo Lu back to her room. He kept sighing along the way and was getting more and more annoyed that Yun Ruo Lu was looking down on him.

If Yuchi Xuan knew that Yun Ruo Lu had gone out to drink for his sake, he probably wouldn't think this way.

Yuchi Xuan carried Yun Ruo Lu onto the bed and quietly slept, preparing to leave without disturbing her. Just as he was about to leave, Yun Ruo Lu grabbed his hand. She said in a muffled voice, "Don't go!"

Yuchi Xuan didn't know what was going on with him. He actually sat down and didn't leave.

Yun Ruo's face was slightly red. Under the light of the candlelight, she looked even more beautiful.

Yuchi Xuan sat beside her, watching her silently. He thought to himself, If she changed into a woman's outfit, she would definitely look beautiful!

Like this, Yuchi Xuan continued to watch over her until the dawn of the next day.

Yun Ruo Lu slept all the way until noon. Even when she woke up, she still felt a splitting headache. She had no impression of what happened last night.

He suddenly remembered that he had something to do with Zi Xin, so he washed up and ran over to find Zi Xin.

When she rushed to the door of Zi Xin's room, the kind-hearted maid reminded her once more, "The Empress spent the night alone in her room. She was in a bad mood, so don't you go in and anger the Empress."

Yun Ruo Lu nodded to the maid. She was wondering why Zi Xin would stay in the empty room all night. Where did Yuchi Xuanluo go?

With some doubts in her heart, Yun Ruo Lu asked the maid to go in and report to her. Very soon, someone came to take her in.

Today, Zi Xin was still dressed in light purple, but her hair was tied up in a bun, making her seem all the more dignified and feminine.

"Your subordinate pays his respects to esteemed imperial concubine!"

Yun Ran only glanced at it for a moment before retracting his gaze. He then gave a respectful bow without the slightest bit of disrespect.

"There's no need to be so courteous, Imperial Guard Yun!"

Zi Xin raised her hand, indicating for Yun Ruo Lu to get out of the limelight. Actually, almost everyone in the Third Marquis' Mansion knew that Yun Ruo Lu was the prince's trusted aide, so no one dared to offend her in the Prince's Mansion. She was also very free.

Yun Ruo slowly stood up. When she saw Zi Xin, she didn't know what to say.

The reason for their awkwardness was due to the fact that they were merely Yuchi Xuan's subordinates when she saw Zixin last night, so there wasn't much of a difference in status.

However, today was different. Zi Xin had already become Yuchi Xuan's side wife. She was only a subordinate, so she had to worry when she spoke.

Seeing that Yun Ruo Lu seemed to want to say something, Zi Xin was the first to speak: "I heard that Your Highness came out of your room this morning?"

Zi Xin's tone was calm, there wasn't a trace of jealousy in her tone. It was likely because Zi Xin also treated Yun Ruo like a man.

Hearing this, Yun Ruo was momentarily stunned. Was Yuchi Xuan at her place last night? How could she not know? Even if she was drunk and had met Yuchi Xuan, there was no reason for her to stay in her room all night.

If word of this got out, it would make everyone tremble in fear. Two men, one of whom was a prince, and the other a guard, had spent the night in the same room, even disregarding their newlywed concubine.

Yun Ruo Lu wiped the sweat off her forehead and took the opportunity to praise anxiously: "Yes! Last night, the Prince discussed some important matters with this subordinate, and unconscious was the night. So today, this subordinate has come specially to ask for forgiveness! "

Zi Xin didn't doubt him too much. When she had parted from Yuchi Xuan yesterday, Yuchi Xuan had indeed said that he would go discuss something important with Yunyou.

"Imperial Guard Yun is being too polite, of course I place the matter of the Duke above everything else. So what if I have to wait? How could I dare to blame you?!"

Zi Xin's tone was lukewarm, showing her magnanimity. At the same time, she just happened to remind Yun Ruo Lu that she needed to know what she was doing.

But since Zi Xin was promoted from a subordinate to the side concubine position, she didn't have the temper of a young lady like Liu Yanhan. She only needed to give a proper reminder to calm her face down.

Yun Ruo Lu heaved a sigh of relief in her heart. Seeing that her conversation with Zi Xin had become so distant, she asked about what she wanted to know.

"Esteemed imperial concubine, this subordinate has something I don't understand. I'd like to ask esteemed wangfei for help!"

"Oh? "What is it?"

This time, it was Zi Xin who was puzzled. Yunyou was Yuchi Xuan's personal bodyguard. What was it that she didn't ask the prince but instead came to ask her for?

Yun Ruo Lu looked at Zi Xin. She hesitated for a moment, but finally opened her mouth and asked, "This subordinate would like to know where esteemed wangfei found Miss Red Calyx?"

Although it was a very simple question and wasn't a secret that couldn't be revealed, it was precisely this that caused Zi Xin to be slightly surprised.

She had clearly explained this matter to the Prince yesterday, and they had discussed it all night. Could it be that the Prince didn't even tell her?

Even if the prince hadn't said it, if he wanted to know, he could have asked the prince directly. Why would he come to her place?

Zi Xin muttered in her heart, beginning to doubt what Yun Ruo Lu had just said.

"On an isolated island. What's wrong?"

Zi Xin gave a simple answer, but she didn't elaborate in detail. Yuchi Xuan was well aware of the details.

Noticing the trace of suspicion in Zi Xin's eyes, Yun Ruo Lu knew that she had been too reckless. She should first ask Yuchi Xuan about it.

Last night, she had been drunk, so her mind was blank. She had completely forgotten that Zixin and Yuchi Xuan had talked for a while.

However, things had already come to this point. Since he had already asked, he naturally had to get to the bottom of this.

Yun Ruo Lu continued to ask, "Could you please explain the details?"

This time, Zi Xin did not ask any further and dismissed all the servants in the room before continuing, "I was ordered by the king to find a rare gift for the emperor. Once, I met with a storm at sea and was blown onto a deserted island. "Later on, she was saved by Red Calyx on that island, so we brought her back."

Zi Xin described it as though it was a common occurrence rather than a fortuitous encounter.

"What's the name of the island?"

Yun Ruo Lu asked excitedly, she thought to herself, since Red Calyx appeared on the island by herself before, it's very likely that this is the place she teleported to.

Perhaps, she could find some clues on the island that would lead to her return.

Zi Xin slightly frowned, but still replied, "That was just a very small island without a name. Even if there was, I'm not sure. But seeing how interested you are, I can tell you that the island is in the North Sea! "

The North Sea? Yun Ruo Lu pondered for a while. The North Sea was a million miles away from here. It seemed like she wouldn't have the chance to go there.

"Thank you for the guidance, Empress!"

After Yun Ruo Lu finished speaking, she turned around and left, thinking that if she wanted to find any clues, she would have to spend more time and effort on Redbud in the future.

Just as she left Zixin's place, Yun Ruo Lu bumped into Yuchi Xuan who was about to go find Zixin.

Seeing Yun Ruo Lu come out of Zixin's courtyard, Yuchi Xuan asked curiously, "You're awake?" What's the matter? "

Yun Ruo Lu nodded awkwardly, not knowing what to say. She wanted to avoid Yuchi Xuan, but she was stopped.

"This King coincidentally has something to talk to you about. Follow This King to the study!"

Finished speaking, Yuchi Xuan turned around and left with Yun Ruo Lu. He didn't even manage to take a step into Zi Xin's courtyard.

Zixin had long since noticed Yuchi Xuan's presence in the room. Just as she was about to come out to welcome him, she saw him leave with Yun Ruo and felt a sense of loss.

She had been with Yuchi Xuan since she was fourteen, and had secretly developed feelings for him for seven years. Now, she had finally gotten what she wanted, but she didn't feel the bliss she had in mind.

However, what could she do? From her point of view, Yuchi Xuan and Yun Ruo Lu spent a lot of time together just for business. So why would she be jealous of a man?