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Jin Se laughed and wiped away his tears. "If the Empress wants Jin'er to not cry, Jin'er will not cry."

Under the careful care of the Jin Se, Yun Ruo Lu did not have a difficult night; she even had it easy. She no longer needed to be on guard against anything, and she was even more unafraid of being disturbed.

The next day, Yuchi Chen came to see her as soon as he was done with his work. Yun Ruo Lu had already heard from Jinsi that Liu Yan Han was in jail.

When Yuchi Chen arrived, Yun Ruo Lu purposely turned her head away from him. When she thought back to that night, she still felt ashamed.

Yuchi Chen did not force her, allowing her to turn her back.

The two of them were the only two people in the room. Neither of them spoke, causing the atmosphere to become somewhat strange and awkward.

In the end, it was Yuchi Chen who spoke first. "Yuchi Xuan has returned to the Third Marquis Estate, so you can rest assured!"

Hearing that Yuchi Xuan had returned safely, the worry in Yun Ruo Lu's heart was finally lifted. However, she would not be grateful to Yuchi Chen. This was a deal between them, and she had already done what she needed to do.

Seeing that there was no response from Yun Ruo Lu, Yuchi Chen hesitated. In the end, he struggled to open his mouth and asked, "You …" Do you hate me? "

With regards to Yuchi Chen's question, Yun Ruo laughed. She turned around, looking at him with a serious look, as if she was cursing him, "Hatred!" Not only will I hate you for my entire life, I will also hate you in my next life, my next life! "

All the damage she had suffered had been caused by Yuchi Chen, so how could she not hate her?!

Although Yuchi Chen had expected her to say this, when he heard her say it himself, his heart still ached.

He suddenly wanted to make up for it, but he didn't have the chance. She wouldn't forgive him.

"Since that's the case, then take good care of your injuries. However, don't forget your identity. This King will only give you three days of rest. "

After speaking, Yuchi Chen stood up and left, leaving Yun Ruo gnashing her teeth in anger.

F * ck! This damned fellow still wanted her to serve him! The little bit of goodwill she had left towards him was gone.

Three days passed by quickly. However, Yun Ruo Lu's body was recovering quickly as well. As long as she didn't jump or run, she would be able to walk or work.

As soon as Yun Ruo Lu recovered from her injuries, she returned to being Yuchi Chen's maid. Every day, she would do what she had to do.

Yun Ruo Lu heard from the other servants that Liu Yan Han stayed in the dark room for three whole days and almost went mad from fright. Finally, on account of the empress dowager's feelings, Yuchi Chen released her. However, she was no different from someone who had entered a cold palace. She had been confined to her own courtyard and was no longer conscious.

When Yun Ruo Lu heard this, she thought it was funny and thought Liu Yan Han was too pampered. Didn't she come here before? It was even worse than her! How could she not be driven mad by Yuchi Chen!

If he couldn't even handle such a small blow, how could he control the situation in the future!

On this day, Yun Ruo was fiddling with the flower pots in the courtyard when a palace maid who had come out from the palace came to her and said that the empress dowager had invited her.

When Yun Ruo Lu heard this, she knew why the empress dowager was looking for her. It was for the sake of Liu Yanhan.

But since the Empress had already sent someone to invite her, she couldn't refuse.

Thus, Yun Ruo Lu put down the matters in her hands and changed into a new set of clothes. After giving some instructions to the guard at the entrance, she left with the palace maid.

Unknowingly, Yuchi Chen had been busy every day, either entering the palace or visiting the Minister's residence. It was very similar to the time when Yuchi Xuan had brought her.

However, Yuchi Chen's status was now much higher than Yuchi Xuan's. Therefore, even if the ministers were unwilling, they would not show Yuchi Chen any respect.

Yun Ruo Lu followed the palace maid to the empress dowager's chambers. There were many people there, but it was rather cold and cheerless. Because those servants were like wax men, they neither spoke nor dared to move.

"Your concubine greets the empress dowager!"

Yun Ruo gave a bow to the empress dowager who was resting with her eyes closed. Although the empress dowager was already over forty years old, she did not look old at all. The radiance from between her eyebrows made her seem especially energetic.

With her shiny black hair, the Empress looked to be about thirty years old.

Yun Ruo Lu maintained her posture of squatting down and bowing, but it seemed like the empress dowager hadn't heard her. She didn't react at all.

She knew that the empress dowager was deliberately making things difficult for her and wanted to see her personality.

Thus, Yun Ruo Lu stood up without a word, and maintained her posture for the time it took to make a cup of tea.

For those who practiced martial arts, it was easy to spend a whole day on horseback, let alone this small amount of time spent on tea.

Feeling that it was about time, a very smart and beautiful maidservant by the empress dowager's side walked over and whispered into her ear. "Esteemed empress dowager, the Fifth Prince's side concubine has come to pay respects to you!"

The empress dowager acknowledged this, but still did not open her eyes. She asked indifferently, "Which side concubine is it?"

At this moment, Yun Ruo Lu hastily replied, "Your concubine, Yun Ruo Lu, pays her respects to the empress dowager!"

As Yun Ruo Lu spoke, she lamented to herself that the empress dowager really knew how to put on airs. She had clearly sent someone to invite her over, but now she was playing dumb. If she was the empress dowager, she wouldn't have the time to care about her!

"You are Yun Ruo Lu? The woman who made the Fifth Prince's estate black with smoke? "

At this moment, the empress dowager finally opened her eyes slowly and looked at her highness, Yun Ruo Lu, with spirited eyes.

To the empress dowager's words, Yun Ruo Lu found it hard to answer. What did she mean by making the palace black with smoke?

"Empress Dowager, chenqie doesn't quite understand, please speak frankly!"

At this moment, Yun Ruo Lu no longer had any good feelings towards the empress dowager and spoke boldly.

Seeing that Yun Ruo was anxious, the empress dowager smiled faintly and said, "Ah! You always think that This Dowager is old and useless, but that little trick of yours can't fool This Dowager's eyes! "

You are an old man in the palace, how could you know about the trouble at the Fifth Prince's estate?

Yun Ruo thought to herself as she spoke respectfully, "Since the empress dowager is so sharp, I believe she won't wrongly accuse a good person!"

"Good people? Hmph, you caused Chen'er to be poisoned because of you. Fei'er almost had a miscarriage, and Han'er has been sent to prison. They look like foxes, but they really know how to stir up trouble, just like the fox spirit in the palace! "

When the Empress Mother spoke of her crimes, she scolded Red Calyx along with her, as if she hated the two of them.

Yun Ruo gave a wry smile in her heart. These things were indeed true, but she did not know that she was the real victim!

"The empress dowager's words are really sharp. Who are you calling a vixen?"

At this moment, Red Calyx's voice came from outside the palace. Yun Ruo knew that Red Calyx must have known that the empress dowager had summoned her to the palace, so she came to take a look.

"Humph!" Just what kind of wind are you bragging about today? It could even blow away the imperial concubines that never gave this one any respect! "

When the empress dowager saw the red calyx, she didn't even try to conceal the disgust in her eyes. Her tone of voice was filled with obvious mockery.

"If the empress dowager feels too free, then I can ask the emperor to arrange for the empress dowager to stay at the Buddhist temple outside the palace for a few days. It'll be good if I can help the emperor accumulate some morals."

Red Calyn didn't even look at the empress dowager's face. She walked straight to Yun Ruo Lu's side and continued, "Empress Dowager is interrogating a prisoner? Just now, I listened outside for a while. Did the empress dowager have to worry about the affairs of the Fifth Prince's estate as well? Isn't that a little too much? "

The empress dowager was so infuriated that she was at a loss for words, and none of the court ladies at her side dared to stand out and criticize her. All of them lowered their heads, as if every time she glanced at them, they were in danger of losing their heads.

Yun Ruo Lu did not know that Red Calyx's position in the palace had actually reached such a level. If she were to say a single word, the entire Yuchi Dynasty would not dare to refute her.

"How dare you!"

The empress dowager was angered to the point of trembling, but she could only glare at him. There was nothing she could do about it.

Yun Ruo Lu didn't want to blow the matter too far, so she said, "The empress dowager should rest at ease. Your concubine will pay her respects another day!"

With that, Red Calyx directly took Yun Ruo Lu away, and no one dared to stop her.

After arriving at a safe place, Yun Ruo Lu let out a breath of relief. With a trace of gratitude, she asked: "Hong Zhu, why have you come? Do you know what it is? "

If not for the fact that she could not make it in time, she would not have known what to do next.

She sat down in a pavilion in the imperial garden, her expression indifferent, her eyes carrying an almost imperceptible tinge of grief.

"I don't know. I am now able to foresee the future and shorten it to one day. "I sensed that you were in danger just now, so I came."

Hearing her words, Yun Ruo Lu said in shock: "One day? How could this be? "

As she thought of this, Yun Ruo Lu suddenly felt that she was in danger. She continued to ask, "Since you can foresee what will happen within a day, do you know what would happen if you didn't come just now?"

"I'm not too sure either. Today, the empress dowager will personally lock you up and no one will be able to find you."

After she finished speaking, Yun Ruo Lu couldn't help but let out a long breath. She wiped the sweat off her forehead and thought to herself, It was really dangerous just now.

"Redcalyx, then do you have a way to restore your divine power? What exactly caused your divine power to disappear? "

Yun Ruo Lu was curious about this point. If the divine power could also disappear, wouldn't she have no more hope when she returned?

Red Calyx lightly sighed and said, "Although I can predict the future, I cannot change the fate of others. Perhaps because I have gone against the heavens, this old genius will punish me and take back my divine power."

"Going against the heavens? Red Calyx, what did you do? "

Being punished by the heavens, just how big of a mistake was that?