C195

After settling the stubborn court officials, Yun Ruo and her underlings rested peacefully for the night. The next day, they went straight to the Ministry of Justice.

Previously, she had only known that Yuchi Xuan had captured many people to be imprisoned at the Board of Justice to interrogate them. She hadn't expected that this was a hellish scene.

The Board of Justice had many individual rooms, not for cells, but for interrogating prisoners.

Yun Ruo Lu, accompanied by the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, strolled around inside. She discovered that there were different torture instruments in every room, and those people were being tortured.

Miserable howls could be heard coming from every room, causing everyone to tremble with fear.

"What is it? It's been three days, and the results still haven't been revealed? "

While watching, Yun Ruo Lu asked the Assistant Minister of Justice beside her. The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice had been sweating cold sweat the entire time because he knew that this matter was no small matter. If he couldn't give an explanation, he might not be able to live a peaceful life.

"Empress, rest assured. This subordinate will give Empress a satisfactory reply as soon as possible!"

The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Justice replied shakily. It was obvious that there were a lot of people in the cell, but he still felt a chill down his spine.

After strolling around, Yun Ruo realized that although there were many people caught, the majority of them were people who had been incited into causing trouble, and there were even women among them.

"Release the people in these rooms, and continue interrogating the people in the other rooms!"

Yun Ruo Lu picked some rooms to release them, those who were released were not suspicious at all.

As for the remaining ones, even if they were wronged, she would still investigate them.

Yun Ruo Lu left the Ministry of Justice and prepared to return to the palace. Halfway there, the palanquin suddenly stopped and fell heavily onto the ground, causing the defenseless Yun Ruo Lu to be hit in the head.

Feeling that something was wrong, Yun Ruo pushed aside the curtain with one hand and a gust of cold wind blew towards her. Before she could get out of the sedan, a cold longsword was pressed against her neck.

"Come with me!"

A masked woman dressed in black shouted coldly to Yun Ruo, and then pulled Yun Ruo Lu out of the sedan.

Yun Ruo Lu looked around, those sedan bearers and two guards were actually pressed on the acupoints.

It seemed that this girl's martial arts weren't weak either, but she didn't know why this person wanted to kidnap her.

The girl in black brought Yun Ruo Lu to a place where there weren't many people. Before Yun Ruo Lu could ask, the girl pulled off the black cloth on her face and looked at Yun Ruo Lu coldly.

When Yun Ruo Lu saw the woman's face, she couldn't help but be shocked. It was Liu Yan Han who had disappeared for a long time!

"You …"

She originally thought that Liu Yanhan was also dead, but she didn't expect that she was still alive.

"Humph!" Who would have thought that it would be me! Yun Ruo Lu, you killed our prince, yet you shamelessly became Yuchi Xuan's imperial concubine. Today, I have come to avenge the Prince! "

Liu Yanhan said and thrusted the sword in her hand towards her. However, Yun Ruo Man didn't dodge because she knew Liu Yan Han wanted to vent her anger and wouldn't kill her.

Otherwise, she would not have brought him here as she had already made her move just now.

The sword stopped less than a centimeter away from Yun Ruo Lu's throat. Liu Yan Han grinded her teeth and asked: "Why didn't you dodge?" Are you not afraid of death?! "

"If you have anything to say, say it quickly. Otherwise, if the guards come looking for you later, you won't even have the chance to escape!"

Although she didn't get along well with Liu Yanhan before, with Yuchi Chen's departure, she no longer hated Liu Yanhan.

Liu Yanhan took a deep breath and raised her head slightly, not letting her tears fall.

During this period of time when she had disappeared, she had diligently trained every day just so that she could one day kill Yun Ruo Lu with her own hands.

However, she did not expect Yun Ruo Lu to be pregnant with Yuchi Chen's child. That was Yuchi Chen's only flesh and blood, so she could not do anything. He could only swallow down all his resentment!

"You should know that the prince knew of Yuchi Xuan's scheme long ago. The prince has been secretly plotting to stop Yuchi Xuan from now on." But because of you, not only did you cause the Duke's plan to fail, you even ended up dying with hatred! "

"What do you mean? Say it clearly! "

Yun Ruo's eyes widened as she looked at Liu Yanhan. She felt as though she was hiding many things!

"At that time, Your Highness took you to fight, and you disappeared on the way back. After that, I went with Yuchi Xuan to the Kingdom of Lan-Xue. You know, Yuchi Xuan intentionally brought you far away, and then pretended to be chased by assassins, causing you to be separated. "

Liu Yan Han said with a bit of excitement. Yun Ruo Lu thought back as she listened. There was indeed such a thing. She and Yuchi Xuan had been separated in the Azure Snow Kingdom, and she had even been sold off as a slave!

"And then?"

"Your highness clearly knew that this was Yuchi Xuan's scheme, but he still went to Blue Snow Nation without any hesitation to find you." Do you know that while the prince was looking for you, Yuchi Xuan had actually long since returned to the capital and was secretly plotting to usurp the throne? "

Upon hearing the truth, Yun Ruo's heart began to race. No wonder when Yuchi Chen had found her, the first thing he had asked her about was where Yuchi Xuan was.

"That night at the banquet, the prince clearly knew that he would not be able to return, but in order to protect you, he still went. Unexpectedly, the Prince … "Really …"

As she said this, Liu Yanhan couldn't hold it in anymore. Tears flowed down her face and her expression was filled with grief.

Yun Ruo's heart was heavy. That night, Yuchi Chen had drugged her and personally pushed her to Yuchi Xuan's side.

Because he had expected this long ago, Yuchi Xuan had already decided to kill him. If he brought her along, she would definitely die as well.

It was no wonder that Liu Yanhan hadn't participated in the celebratory dinner that night.

"You hate me, don't you? Was the riot at the Heaven Altar caused by you, and the rumors in the Imperial Palace, arranged by you? "

Yun Ruo asked as she guessed. Liu Yanhan hated her so much and was very familiar with the environment of the palace, so it wasn't hard for her to arrange things like this.

Liu Yanhan sneered. She didn't admit it, but she also didn't deny it.

"Yun Ruo Lu, your enemy is not just me. In the end, who did this? Go back and slowly think about it! "

Liu Yanhan said proudly, turned around, and left in large strides.

She wasn't the main culprit behind the plot, but she did hate Yun Ruo's actions as well. She had betrayed the prince, and she had taken his flesh and blood to marry her enemy.

Therefore, she just added some oil to the fire when it started burning again, making it burn even more fiercely.

Seeing that Liu Yanhan had left, Yun Ruo Han didn't follow up. She had her own ways of finding out the truth, but the timing was uncertain.

Not long after Liu Yanhan left, guards went to find Yun Ruo.

"This subordinate's guard has arrived late, please forgive me!"

"I am fine! Go back to the palace! "

When Yun Ruo returned to the imperial palace, Yuchi Xuan hurried over after hearing that she had been robbed.

"Yun'er, who dares to kidnap you?! This Emperor will definitely plunder his entire clan! "

Yuchi Xuan looked at Yun Ruo Lu nervously, checking to see if she was hurt. Such a favor should have been a very blissful thing. Yun Ruo Lu, however, was feeling heavy. She didn't know how to face Yuchi Xuan.

Ever since the incident with Yuchi Chen, she had never held any feelings for Yuchi Xuanyuan. However, after hearing the truth from Liu Yanhan, when she saw Yuchi Xuan, she had the urge to kill him immediately.

"Chenqie is fine, your majesty doesn't need to worry!"

Yun Ruo Lu avoided Yuchi Xuan's hands with a cold tone. She looked at Yuchi Xuan's hands, which were covered in blood.

Those hands had killed the person she loved the most in her life, had killed the father of her child, and had robbed her of all her happiness.

"Yun'er, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Yun Ruo Lu had suddenly become cold again, Yuchi Xuan couldn't help but ask puzzledly.

"Your majesty, I'm tired and would like to rest for a while. Your majesty should go get busy first."

He was tired, and so he pushed Yuchi Xuan out the door. However, Yuchi Xuan didn't force her. He gave her a few instructions, then left.

During this time, he had been busy with matters of sacrifice.

After Yuchi Xuan left, Yun Ruo Lu sat in her bedroom in a daze. Her eyes were unfocused. She seemed to be thinking about something, but her mind was blank.

She didn't know why things had come to this, but Yuchi Xuan had long ago been full of wild ambition. What did he mean by seizing the throne in order to be together with her? So it was all a lie!

If he had not abandoned her in Blue Snow Country, if he had been willing to give up everything and take her away. Perhaps, they had truly walked together and now, they were living a life of happiness that was free from worldly strife.

However, Yuchi Xuan didn't even mention it. The person who had promised her that she would protect her in secret, the person who had travelled thousands of kilometers to find her, was the person she had hated the most, Yuchi Chen.

The person who gave her the first time she knew to love, the first time she had no regrets to pay, was the person who had used her to hurt her the most.

Her eyes were blinded by her stubborn and arrogant heart. If she could do it again, she definitely wouldn't choose to fall in love with Yuchi Xuan again!

That night, Yun Ruo was once again unable to sleep, tossing and turning in her sleep.

Around midnight, Yun Ruo Lu suddenly thought of someone and got out of bed. She quietly left the bedroom alone.

Yun Ruo Lu did not hold a lantern, but continued watching the road through the moonlight. Soon, she was near the Madman Tower.

This time, she did not alert anyone. Instead, she performed a lightness technique and quietly arrived at the top of the tower.

Without Yan Feng's guards, it was impossible for the guards of the Madman Tower to find any trace of Yun Ruo Lu.

Yun Ruo Lu quietly used her key to open the top floor door, this key was given to her by Yan Feng. The first time she came here, Yan Feng had noticed that she must have known the people inside.

So during the transfer, he had quietly imprinted the key into the ink and then found someone to recreate it for her. It could be said that Yan Feng had expressed his loyalty to her.

Usually, no one would dare to come up here, so she wasn't worried about being discovered.

Yun Ruo Lu quietly snuck into the room. Unexpectedly, she didn't rest at all, and her ears were very sensitive as well. She had just entered when she heard Red Calyx's voice. "Who is it?"

"It's me!" Red Calyx, it's so late, why haven't you rested yet? "

Yun Ruo Lu asked in surprise. She had come to ask Hong Chi about some matters.

"Hehe, how can the current me distinguish between day and night?"

Redcalyx sneered, Yun Ruo came to a realization and couldn't help but sigh.

"Red Calyx, I already know a few things. But I want you to tell me, why are you helping Yuchi Xuan? What kind of deal do you have with each other? "