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Yuchi Chen slowly lifted the curtain and stepped down from the carriage.

Yun Ruo saw that when Yuchi pulled open a small corner of the curtain, Du Yi extended his neck in an attempt to peek into the carriage, but before he could see anything, the curtain was once again lowered.

Yun Ruo could not see what was happening outside the carriage, and could only hear the conversation between Yuchi Chen and Du Yi.

"Your concubine has been lost and has come to find trouble with This King. Do you want This King to lead troops and raze your manor to the ground?!"

As the saying goes, even if one wanted to fight against the officials, it was impossible to do so.

Du Yi knew that Yuchi Chen was not to be trifled with, but he was unwilling to let go. He insisted, "As long as Your Highness lets me have a look, then it's fine. If I'm not here, then I'll make it up to Your Highness!"

"What if he is?"

Du Yi was momentarily at a loss as to how to respond to Yuchi Chen's unexpected question.

He didn't think too much before and just wanted to bring them back. However, he did not expect that if they were really with Yuchi Chen and Yuchi Chen was unwilling to let them go, there was nothing he could do!

Du Yi seemed to still be hesitating. He thought for a long time before uttering a sentence.

"May I ask, why is my concubine in the prince's carriage?"

Hearing this, Yuchi Chen laughed loudly, "Hahahaha …" Then This King will tell you the truth! Your concubine is not in the carriage, she's just my consort! Do you still want to investigate?! "

Hearing Yuchi Chen's words, Du Yi froze on the spot. Even if he really did see his men inside, the prince had said that she was his wangfei, so what could he do?

Du Yi was sluggish for a moment before sighing, "I was reckless, once again disturbing your highness. Please forgive me!"

After Du Yi finished speaking, he brought his people and left hatefully!

After settling his affairs, Yuchi Chen returned to the carriage, and it continued on its way.

"You really have the ability to make them chase us all the way here!"

Yun Ruo Man didn't have the mood to argue with him, so she didn't say anything as she sat by the window to take a breath of fresh air.

Seeing that she did not say anything, Yuchi Chen did not say anything else. For a moment, the carriage was eerily quiet.

After riding on horseback for two whole days, Yun Ruo Lu and Yuchi Chen finally returned to the palace.

As soon as he returned to Plum Garden, Jinsi anxiously jumped out to greet him. He would cry and laugh at the same time as he said, "Empress, where have you been these past few days? "Jin'er is so worried about you!"

After travelling for two days, Yun Ruo Lu felt exhausted. She did not explain anything and instructed, "Jin'er, prepare a bath for me first. We'll talk about it later!"

"Oh!" "Jin'er was so excited that she almost forgot. I've already prepared a bath water for the Empress, she can bathe and change clothes right now!"

Yun Ruo was soaking in a comfortable bath while Jin'er waited on the side. After all this time, she suddenly felt that the life she had settled down in was more comfortable.

"Jin'er, do you know what happened after I went missing?"

While taking a bath, Yun Ruo Lu asked about her disappearance, and Jin'er replied, "Yes." The voice thought for a moment, then said, "After the Empress disappeared, the Prince let Yun Jin bring the soldiers back. Then he left by himself, he should have gone to find the Empress."

Yun Ruo Lu was truly surprised by Jin Se's words. She would never have thought that the reason Yuchi Chen came to Blue Snow Country was to look for her.

It also seemed that Yuchi Chen was very busy. When he returned, he changed into a new set of clothes and rushed into the palace without even taking a sip of water.

"What else?"

Yun Ruo Lu continued to inquire. She wanted to know how Yuchi Xuan was doing. She didn't know if Yuchi Xuan had returned safely. Originally, he went out with them, but he ended up following the Fifth Prince back.

"Jin'er is not clear about other matters. What else does the Empress want to know?"

With regards to Jin Se, Yun Ruo Lu had nothing to hide, so she asked directly: "Has the Third Marquis returned to the capital?"

"Young master returned to the manor two days ago. Why is the Empress asking about this?"

Hearing the two words' Young Master ', Yun Ruo Lu's body involuntarily trembled. Jin Se's words reminded her that Yuchi Xuan had long since become the husband of her older sister, Yun Ruo Yao.

On the other hand, Yun Ruo Yao was the wangfei of the Third Marquis, Yuchi Xuan's legal wife.

"Empress, what's wrong?" Is there something wrong? "

When she felt the strangeness of Yun Ruo Lu, Jin Se could not help but ask curiously.

"N-nothing."

Yun Ruo calmed herself down and reminded herself that there was no possibility between her and Yuchi Xuan.

Given how domineering Yuchi Chen was, he probably wouldn't let her be with Yuchi Xuan even if he died.

After showering, Yun Ruo Man rested in the courtyard. She didn't sit for long before Liu Yan Han ran over hurriedly. Just as she was at the door, she asked loudly, "Yun Ruo Lu, where is the Prince?!"

Although Liu Yanhan's tone wasn't good, it didn't seem like she was here to argue. She really was in a hurry. Otherwise, with Liu Yanhan's personality, she wouldn't talk to her like that.

However, Yun Ruo Man didn't have any good impression of Liu Yan Han, so she calmly said: "Come to my place, you must have walked in the wrong place!"

Liu Yanhan had heard from her servants that the prince and the imperial concubine had returned to the manor together. When she went to Yuchi Chen's room, she couldn't find anyone, so she ran over to Plum Garden.

Seeing that Plum Garden was really empty, Liu Yanhan turned around and left. Just as she walked to the door, she suddenly turned around and viciously said to Yun Ruo Lu: "You ungrateful woman! Your Highness will be killed by you sooner or later! "

Liu Yanhan's words confused Yun Ruo. She didn't know what it meant. In truth, she had no idea that this battle had truly pushed Yuchi Chen into a forbidden zone of death.

What did she mean by killing Yuchi Chen? What did she do?

Yun Ruo Lu looked at Jin Se blankly, but Jin Se could not help but shake her head, indicating that she didn't understand.

But Yun Ruo knew that Liu Yanhan's words weren't groundless. After Liu Yanhan left, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that something wasn't right.

After learning that Yuchi Chen had entered the palace, Liu Yanhan rode her horse to chase after him.

Yun Ruo Lu sensed that something was amiss, so she ran to the door of the palace to wait for Yuchi Chen's return.

She did not know why she would do such a ridiculous thing as waiting for Yuchi Chen to return home.

It was probably late at night when Yuchi Chen hurried back, exhausted. However, Yuchi Chen did not look too good, with Liu Yanhan following behind him.

When they reached the door, Yuchi Chen dismounted. His footsteps were so hurried that he almost failed to notice Yun Ruo Lu standing at the door. It was only when Jinxiu called out to the prince that he stopped in his tracks.

"What are you doing here so late?"

Yuchi Chen walked in front of Yun Ruo Lu. Seeing her thin clothes, he frowned slightly. He then took off his cloak and put it on her.

"It's cold at night. Go back and rest early."

After speaking, Yuchi Chen strode away, as if there was something important he had to deal with.

Although it was just a simple sentence and one action, Yun Ruo's heart skipped a beat for some reason. She was even captivated by what Yuchi Chen had just done.

Liu Yanhan glared at Yun Ruo Lu from the corner of her eyes as she passed by her. She didn't say anything and just followed them into the mansion.

"Empress, it seems that Your Highness must be busy tonight. Let's go back!"

Seeing that Yuchi Chen had safely returned, Yun Ruo's heart was relieved. She nodded and followed Jinsi back to the Plum Garden.

"Empress, Jin'er can see that the Prince is sincerely treating the Empress well."

Before Jinsi turned off the lights and left, she suddenly exclaimed this sentence, which made Yun Ruo's heart fall into disorder.

In the evening, Yun Ruo calmed her mind and recalled everything that had happened in the past so long, as if it was just yesterday, and it was still fresh in her mind.

From her initial hatred towards Yuchi Chen to her later domineering attitude, to her occasional concern and concern for him, she really did not know who was the one that was changing between them.

She would not be willing to follow him around for the rest of her life just because he treated her so well once in a while.

Because Yuchi Chen's temper was too hard to control, they had never had a heart-to-heart conversation. The most they had was suspicion and scheming.

But even so, she suddenly felt that her future had become a blur.

Yuchi Chen and Yuchi Xuan were two people who made her hate a man she loved. In the end, they would only be passersby in her life.

The next morning, Yuchi Chen was no longer at the palace. Yun Ruo Lu did not care, but Jinsi suddenly ran over in a fluster and reported, "Esteemed Empress, something big has happened at the palace!"

"What's the big deal? for you to be so flustered? "

They were people from the Duke Palaces, so there was no need to ask about the matters of the Imperial Palace. Thus, when she heard that something had happened in the palace, she did not show much concern for it.

"Just now, Xiang Qing sent a little eunuch to deliver a letter. Empress, you'll know once you take a look."

When Yun Ruo saw the flustered look on Jin Se's face, she took out the letter and looked at it.

The gist of it was that the emperor wanted to cripple the empress!

Yuchi Yi wanted to cripple the empress and create another imperial concubine, but he was met with opposition from the officials. Afterwards, the emperor became too angry and fell ill, lying on his bed. The empress could not bear it, so she cut her hair into a piece of cloth and confined herself to the imperial buddhist temple.

After reading this letter, Yun Ruo Lu was immediately shocked. It had been a long time since she last contacted Red Calyx, and she didn't know how this could have happened!

But now that Yuchi Chen was no longer in the King's Manor, and she hadn't been summoned, it was impossible for her to enter the palace.

In order to clarify this matter, she had to find Red Calyx. Only then would she be able to ask just what had happened.

Red Calyx was not a person of this world, and sooner or later, she would also leave. As a result, she would not hold any attachment to this world, much less fight for those false reputations.

These were Yun Ruo Lu's previous thoughts, but now that it had happened, she did not know what she wanted to do.