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During the banquet, Yun Ruo could tell that Yuchi Yi's state of mind had improved greatly. This made her feel a lot more at ease.

On the other hand, the taciturn Red Calyx seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Moreover, she did not look in a good mental state. During the banquet, not only did he not say a single word, he even ate very little.

Perhaps feeling Yun Ruo Lu's gaze, she turned her head to look at Yun Ruo Lu. Seeing that Yun Ruo Lu was also looking at her, she revealed a complicated expression. Her lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

Yun Ruo Lu did not say anything. Since they had chosen a different path, they were completely unrelated to each other.

After the banquet ended, Yun Ruo Lu and Yuchi Chen returned to the palace. Fuxue said that she would go with Yuchi Yan to admire the lanterns, so she did not return with them.

Looking at the current situation, it was probably not a difficult task for Yuchi Yan to be captured by the fragrant snow.

On the way back, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was amiss. He then asked Yun Ruo Lu, "Did you say anything to Seventh Brother?"

With regards to the sudden change in the attitude of the sweet snow, Yuchi Chen knew that this was definitely not a coincidence.

Yun Ruo smiled, and didn't answer his question, instead she asked, "What do you think of Xue'er and Seventh Brother?"

Yuchi Chen thought for a moment, then said, "Your personality is quite compatible. Why?" "Do you want to?"

"Isn't it appropriate?"

"Suitable! Of course it's appropriate! "I know. The emperor already knows about the marriage between this king and Xue'er. I just don't know if it's possible to change it."

A look of joy appeared on Yuchi Chen's face, but when she thought of Yuchi Yi, she couldn't help but furrow her brow.

"Don't worry, as long as Xue'er changes her mind, this won't be difficult."

Yun Ruo Man looked very confident. Looking at the situation tonight, she thought that she would probably change her mind tomorrow.

After returning to the palace, Yun Ruo Lu went to sleep early. She had drunk some wine at the banquet, and her body was brimming with energy from the wine. She felt a little dizzy.

The next day, she slept until she naturally woke up, and for the first time, Jinsi didn't urge her to get up.

However, on the second day, Yun Ruo Lu felt that there was something wrong with the silence in the palace. She could not explain the reason, but she also felt that it was strange.

After Yun Ruo woke up, she saw Jin Se drying the herbs in the yard. She was still humming a small tune, looking very relaxed.

"Jin'er!"

Yun Ruo called out to her, and Jincer immediately put down what she was doing, running towards Yun Ruo Lu and asked: "Esteemed Empress, what's wrong? "Why are you up so early today?"

Hearing Jin Se's words, Yun Ruo's head was filled with black lines. Was it only normal for her to sleep until noon?

"Where's Xue'er? Is she back? "

Yun Ruo looked outside and suddenly realized the strange reason. It was precisely because she did not come looking for him that she understood him after a few days of being together with him. He was someone who could not hide his intentions.

Last night, when Kui Xue and Yuchi Yan went to the night market alone, they would definitely encounter a lot of interesting and strange things, so she would definitely come and find her to talk.

It was so quiet. Could it be that the fragrant snow didn't come back last night? Or had he gone to find Yuchi Yan this morning?

If that really was the case, then it seemed Yuchi Yan truly did have a trick up his sleeve! The heart of the sweet snow was captured so quickly.

Jin Se scratched her head and said while shaking her head, "I'm really not sure about this Jin'er. I haven't left Plum Garden for a long time." If the Empress wishes to know, Jin'er will go and inquire the Empress. "

Yun Ruo thought about it for a while, and still agreed, "Go! "By the way, let's see what the prince is doing."

After receiving Yun Ruo's approval, Jin Se quickly ran out.

After about the time it took to make a cup of tea, Jinxiu ran back, panting. She shouted, "Young lady, something bad has happened!"

Seeing that Jinsi was flustered, Yun Ruo Lu could not help but ask in astonishment: "What happened? "Why are you making such a ruckus?"

Jinsi always liked to be like this, but every time he did this, it would mean something bad had happened. So when she heard about the bad news, Yun Ruo Lu's heart tightened as she had a bad premonition.

"Mother …" "Empress, the fragrant snow princess, she …" She did not return to the manor last night! "

Jenna panted as she spoke, and Yun Ruo Lu could not help but sigh, and continued to ask, "There's more!"

It wasn't a big deal that Kui Xue didn't return to the palace, so there was no need to make such a big fuss and she was so tired.

"I heard that last night, Fuxue and Seventh Prince went to the night market and met an assassin on the way back. The Seventh Prince was injured in order to protect the Princess. After that, Fuxue didn't come back, but went straight to the Seventh Prince's Mansion. The Prince also went. He knew that the Empress was tired last night, so he didn't come and wake her up. "

When Jinsi finished speaking, Yun Ruo Lu was completely shocked.

"Is Xue'er alright? How is Seventh Prince's injury? Get someone to prepare a carriage, I want to personally pay a visit to the Seventh Marquis Mansion. "

Jin Se nodded and said uncertainly, "Princess Mo Xue should be fine, I just don't know how the Seventh Prince's injuries are. I'm afraid they aren't light at all!"

After Yun Ruo and her servants prepared a carriage, she rushed to the Seventh Marquis' Mansion.

By the time she arrived at the Seventh Prince's estate and found Yuchi Yan's room, he was still unconscious. A sword had struck him in the chest, claiming that he had nearly lost his life.

Meanwhile, Kui Xue was guarding the bedside of Yuchi Yan. Her eyes were red and bloodshot, as if she had been crying all night.

The imperial physician was currently changing Yuchi Yanghong's medicine, while Yuchi Chen was also standing in the room observing. The quiet atmosphere made it hard for people to breathe.

Seeing Yun Ruo strolling over, Yuchi Chen did not say anything. Instead, she went over to comfort the fragrant snow.

Yun Ruo Lu nodded to Yuchi Chen, then walked towards her and placed her hands on her shoulders as she consoled, "Xue'er, let's go out first and let him rest for a while."

Kui Xue held onto Yuchi Yan's hand tightly. When she saw Yun Ruo Lu, she sniffed and nodded with tears in her eyes. She then left the room with Yun Ruo Lu to wait in the hall.

As soon as she left Yuchi Yan's room, she could no longer hold it in and threw herself into Yun Ruo Lu's embrace, crying loudly.

Yun Ruo Lu lightly patted her back. After she finished crying and felt better, she asked, "Xue'er, tell me, what happened last night?"

Yun Ruo Lu pulled Yin Xue to a chair to the side and sat her down. She wiped her tears and said with a shaky voice: "We played together on the street last night. My lord said to send me back, but we met four assassins in black on the way. Those assassins seemed to be coming for us. They directly started fighting us without saying anything. In order to protect me, the Prince was injured by those assassins. "

"And then? Have you caught any of those assassins? "

Yun Ruo Lu nervously asked, thinking to herself, where did these assassins come from, and why did they hurt Yuchi Yan and Kui Xue?

"After those assassins injured His Highness, he fled. After I sent him back to his mansion, he had been unconscious the entire time. The imperial physician said that the prince's injuries were very severe. If they weren't treated properly, they might injure his life. "

At this point, Kui Xue started crying again. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been so willful and let the Seventh Prince take me out to play at night. If anything happens to Seventh Marquis, I'll give him my life as compensation! "

"Xue'er, don't worry. It'll be fine."

Yun Ruo let out a long sigh, not knowing how to comfort the sweet snow. No one wanted to see something like this happen.

"I must find out the origins of those assassins and cut them into ten thousand pieces!"

She gritted her teeth and spoke fiercely. Her aggressive attitude seemed to be a little more concerned about Yuchi Yan than she was about Yuchi Chen.

Yun Ruo knew that if Yuchi Yanghong was able to survive this disaster, her fortune would be in sight. Thus, no matter what, she had to help treat Yuchi Yan's wounds.

The fragrant snow had not slept the entire night, and because she was frightened, her mood was rather unstable. Yun Ruo Lu had her servants arrange a room for Kui Xue to rest for a while.

After settling the sweet snow down, Yun Ruo Lu returned to Yuchi Yan's room to check the situation.

Yuchi Chen hadn't left yet, but the imperial physician had already exchanged the medicine for Yuchi Yan and retreated. Thus, Yuchi Chen and Yuchi Yan were the only two people in the large room.

Yuchi Yann was still unconscious in his bed. The room was terrifyingly quiet. Yun Ruo Lu walked over to Yuchi Chen and asked, "How is Seventh Brother? Have you found the origins of those assassins? "

Only after hearing Yun Ruo Lu's voice did Yuchi Chen's frown relax slightly. He handed the gold plate in his hand over to her and said, "Take a look!"

Puzzled, Yun Ruo Man took the gold plate and looked at it. Her eyes immediately widened. On the back of the gold plate, the words' Third Marquis Manor 'were imprinted!

"How could this be?"

Yun Ruo Lu asked in disbelief. Could it be that the assassin from last night was someone sent by Yuchi Xuan? But why would Yuchi Xuan want to harm Yuchi Yuyan? They were brothers!

"I found this gold medallion in Seventh Brother's hands. He has been holding onto this gold medallion tightly, he must have gotten it from that assassin."

Yuchi Chen's tone was deep, and his expression cold. It was unknown what Yun Ruo Lu was thinking. But she knew that Yuchi Xuan was in trouble.

However, what happened last night really had something to do with Yuchi Xuan. She wouldn't stand by his side and help him.

"What is the Prince planning to do?"

Yun Ruo Lu asked worriedly. She wasn't worried about Yuchi Xuan's safety, but the fact that their relationship had completely broken down was not a good thing for anyone.

"This King intends to make a trip to the Third Marquis Estate. Do you want to follow me?"

Yuchi Chen looked at Yun Ruo Lu with a complicated expression, as if he wanted to see who she was standing on.

Yun Ruo Lu was silent for a moment, then revealed a faint smile and replied: "I'd better not go, the prince can handle it himself."

If she went, it would be awkward, so it would be better not to go.