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Yun Ruo said as she knocked on Jinx's lowered head. She sighed to herself that she was still too naive and thought things were too simple.

"Then why must the Empress fight with the prince? Is it not okay to live a good life? "

Jinsi rubbed his forehead in pain, his small mouth pouted as if he had been wronged.

Yun Ruo Lu was helpless. She thought to herself, "If this little girl gets the slightest bit of sweetness, she would just turn away. Does she want to fight Yuchi Chen first?" Clearly, it was because Yuchi Chen wanted to make things difficult for her, but she was merely defending herself.

Obviously, she could see through Yun Ruo Lu's intentions, but because she could not help, she could only sigh.

"Empress, why don't we call Princess Xiangqing over to the estate to play? I haven't seen her for a long time. Jin'er misses her a little."

When she mentioned Xiang Qing, Yun Ruo Lu's eyes suddenly lit up. She said happily, "Jin'er, go and fetch Xiang Qing over right now. I'll be waiting for you at Plum Garden."

Right now, she couldn't get in touch with her sister, but Xiang Qing had been in the Imperial Palace all day, so she must know something.

"Ah?" "Now?"

Jinsi looked at the sky speechlessly. It was almost noon, and it would take at least two hours for her to return from the palace.

"If I tell you to go quickly, then go. No matter what, you have to bring Xiangqing over."

Xiangqing rarely came to the Fifth Prince's estate, so if she had to wait for Xiangqing to come over herself, then who knows how long it might take?

After Jin Se left, Yun Ruo Lu brought Xi Feng back to Mei Garden. Xi Feng asked with concern: "Esteemed Empress, is it appropriate to let Jin'er go alone? Will there be a problem? "

"Don't worry, Jin'er will be fine after following Xiangqing around for a while."

Jinsi often left the palace with Xiangqing, and the guards at the gates probably already knew her. Besides, the one who was on duty at the gates today should be Ke Yunjin, right?

After returning to Plum Garden and waiting for over two hours, Jinsi pulled Xiangqing back.

This was the first time seeing Yun Ruo Lu dressed in a woman's outfit, and Xiang Qing almost couldn't recognize her. She looked at Yun Ruo Lu for a long time, and then shouted happily: "Master! "Xiang Qing misses you!"

Yun Ruo Lu happily carried Xiang Qing up and the few of them chatted in the room. What a lively scene.

Yun Ruo learned from Xiang Qing that the Emperor was currently accompanying her all day long. Even the previous dynasty would make her hold court from behind the curtain, and anyone who disrespected her would be beheaded.

Not only that, but the Emperor had also spent a great deal of manpower and resources to build a palace for her. Now, the Emperor could be said to be obedient to her.

Now that she found out, the situation was even worse than before. She didn't think that in just a few short days, the red calyx would be able to capture the heart of a dragon.

If she had broken their agreement, then there was no need for her to continue helping her.

However, entering the palace was not an easy matter. She did not have any relatives or influence in the palace, so how could she just enter like that?

"Xiangqing, can you help Master with something?" Take Master to the palace! "

Yun Ruo Lang could only place her hopes on Xiang Qing. After all, this little princess held quite a high position within the Imperial Palace.

Xiangqing thought for a moment, then said, "As long as Fifth Uncle agrees to allow you to leave, Xiangqing will bring you to the palace."

Xiang Qing pointed out the crux of the problem. That's right. Although she could walk around the estate, how could Yuchi Chen allow her to leave?

If they were to enter the palace, they would need to discuss it with Yuchi Chen.

However, Yuchi Chen wasn't a child. He would definitely ask her about the reason why she wanted to enter the palace. If the matter regarding Red Calyx was brought up, Yuchi Chen would definitely be suspicious.

In addition, Yuchi Chen had been inquiring about the matter regarding the red calyx, so she did not dare to go on a rampage.

Yun Ruo sighed helplessly, thinking that it was better to stay at the Third Marquis' Estate, and go wherever he wanted. He would be free and unfettered.

"Xiangqing, have you been to your uncle's place before?" How's your third uncle's situation? "

Xiang Qing shook her head, pouted, and replied with a wronged expression, "Ever since Imperial Father's birthday, this is the first time I've ever left the palace. However, I met Third Uncle once in the Imperial Palace. He seemed to be unhappy, and even had a stiff face when he saw me. "

That day, her identity as the Universal Hall was exposed and Yuchi Chen wanted to bring her back to the palace, but Yuchi Xuan remained silent, acting as though he didn't know her at all.

Yun Ruo Lu found out about some important matters from Xiang Qing. Although she couldn't openly enter the palace, she planned to sneak into the palace late at night to find Red Calyx.

After Xiang Qing left, Yun Ruo told Jin Se and Yu Feng about sneaking into the palace during the night. She wanted them to protect the palace from Yuchi Chen.

Upon hearing Yun Ruo saying that she wanted to barge into the palace at night, Jin Se widened her eyes in shock and disbelief.

"Empress, are you alright?" Do you know how dangerous it is to barge into the palace? If I get caught, no one can save you. "

At this point, Jinsi could no longer hold it in and burst into tears.

"Empress, have you really thought about it?" "Why don't we go ask His Highness for help? Maybe he'll agree, but not necessarily."

After all, breaking into the palace wasn't something to be trifled with.

Yun Ruo Lu resolutely shook her head, and reminded Yu Feng and Jin Se again, "Remember, you must not let the prince know about this matter, or else even more people will be implicated!"

On the surface, Yuchi Chen seemed to be unconcerned about the affairs of the nation, but in reality, she was very scheming and was very secretive.

Thus, how could she dare to let Yuchi Chen know that this matter was related to Yuchi Xuan's life?

"But can't I think of something else? Can't you just escape out of the manor and have the princess bring you into the palace? "

Jin Se said while wiping away her tears. She was unwilling to give up.

"This won't do, the prince will definitely find out when I leave the palace, but at night when I escape into the palace, Xiangqing doesn't have time, so she can only rely on herself."

It wasn't that she hadn't thought of the method Jinsi mentioned, but that it was more dangerous than sneaking into the palace by herself.

"Empress, just what is so important that you must enter the palace?"

Yu Feng asked in puzzlement. Jin Se also came back to her senses and asked at the same time, "That's right, Empress, what matter are you in such a rush?"

Of course, Yun Ruo Ran couldn't tell them about the matter with Hong Zhu. She said evasively: "You don't need to know too much. I have my own plans, you can just follow my instructions."

After discussing the matter, Yun Ruo Lu began to wait. Since the black clothed person that tried to assassinate the Emperor was able to enter and leave the Imperial Palace, it was even easier for her, because she already had a certain understanding of the Imperial Palace's topography.

When it was late at night, the prince's mansion had already descended into silence.

Yun Ruo Lu let Jinsi pretend that she was sleeping in her bed, while Zephyr found out that Yuchi Chen was spending the night with Meng Fei'er.

Considering Meng Fei'er's personality, once Yuchi Chen left, she wouldn't give him any reason to leave.

Other than the fact that Yuchi Chen was cold to her, she was gentle and doting towards all the other women around her. This was also the reason why Yuchi Chen was so fond of her.

After everything was ready, Yun Ruo Lu sneaked out of the palace and ran in the direction of the palace.

The palace's security was extremely tight. Yun Ruo Lu looked at the situation outside, and saw that the palace doors were already closed. If she wanted to enter the palace, she would have to climb the palace walls that were over ten meters tall.

Yun Ruo Lu calculated the time in her mind. If she wasn't discovered, she couldn't climb the wall for more than three seconds. Otherwise, if she was discovered, she would be pierced by thousands of arrows from hidden archers.

There were still more than ten guards on the palace walls. She had to avoid them in the shortest amount of time in order to enter the palace.

With the fastest speed possible, Yun Ruo You arrived below the palace walls. With a tap of her toes, she flew up to the palace walls like lightning, avoided the guards' line of sight with the same speed, and hid in the darkness of the palace.

Although everything she did was perfect, even better than what she had imagined, the biggest problem was still to come. She had to find the red calyx as soon as possible.

She found out from Xiangqing that the Red Calyx lived in the depths of the Imperial Palace. It would take her an hour to reach that place.

Not only that, she had to return to the Prince's Mansion before daybreak. As time was of the essence, she could not afford to make any mistakes.

Relying on her memories, Yun Ruo Lu came to the imperial harem. She searched for a long time before she found the palace where Red Calyx lived — Fenghua Hall.

It could be seen that the treatment Red Calyx received in the Imperial Palace was comparable to that of the Empress.

There was still a light inside the Phoenix Flower Hall, but the silhouette of a person was nowhere to be seen. Yun Ruo guessed that even if the emperor was here, he would probably have fallen asleep by now.

Thus, he quietly went to one of the windows in the palace and used his fingers to poke the window paper to observe the situation inside the palace.

Inside the room, the vermilion curtain was in disarray, and clothes were scattered all over the floor. On the bed, a handsome man had just fallen asleep, and there was even the sound of breathing.

Red Calyx sat against the headboard, staring blankly at the man on the bed.

"Squeak squeak ~ ~"

Yunruo learned the sound of mice, attracting the attention of the calyx.

When the red calyx noticed the abnormality, she immediately put on a set of clothes and went to the window. Opening the window, she saw that the clouds had scattered, causing her to be dumbfounded.

"I'll wait for you at the fake mountain in the imperial garden!"

After Yun Ruo Lu finished speaking, she turned and left. This wasn't a good place to talk, so they had to find a quiet place to talk.

Yun Ruo Lu waited for about half an incense's time within the fake mountain in the imperial garden before the red calyx appeared. Seeing Yun Ruo Lu's calm tone, she said, "You really came!"

As for the fact that she knew she would come, Yun Ruo Lu was no longer surprised. After all, with her large movements, it would be strange if she didn't pay attention to her.

"What are you trying to do?"

Yun Ruo went straight to the point, her eyes staring at the red calyx, wanting to know the exact answer.

"Didn't we agree? No matter what I do, you can't interfere. You want to go back on your words so quickly? "

She did not look guilty at all, nor did her eyes reveal the slightest hint of fear. She was calm as if she had done nothing.

"But do you know that if you are to confuse the Emperor like this right now, there will be no good ending for you?!"