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Although Yun Ruo Lu was suspicious before, she still kept on consoling herself. Yun Ruo Yao couldn't have done it, even if her elder sister was jealous, she wouldn't have done such a thing. She did not want to see innocent civilians implicated, and she also let many of the people she had captured go back.

He didn't expect that he would still be exposed after such a long time.

Yun Ruo Yao probably never would have thought that her flawless plan to borrow their weapons to kill him would still be exposed.

Adding on the matter of Yun Ruo Yao conspiring to kill her child, she could completely feel that Yun Ruo Yao was no longer that big sister she knew; she had completely changed into a different person.

Since Yun Ruo Yao did not care about the feelings of sisters, there was no need for her to be merciful!

A cold light flashed across Yun Ruo Lu's eyes. She pulled at Yun Ruo Lu's clothes in fear and said worriedly, "Master, don't be like this. Xiang Qing is afraid."

Hearing Xiang Qing's timid voice, Yun Ruo Man finally restrained her expression and comforted Xiang Qing: "Xiang Qing, don't be afraid. Master will be fine."

"That day, Master was not at the palace. Third Uncle led his soldiers and broke into the palace and killed a lot of people. Almost all of the imperial concubines have been killed by the current empress. "

"Father didn't die of illness, it was Third Uncle who forced him to drink the poison wine. And there's also Empress Calyn, who personally brought that cup of poisonous wine to royal father. "

Upon hearing Xiangqing say this, Yun Ruo Lu was instantly shocked. She had not expected that Red Calyx would die together with Yuchi Xuan.

Most likely, Yuchi Yi's greatest regret at dying was not losing his mountain and river, but being betrayed by his most beloved woman.

"That day, Xiangqing went to find Imperial Father. Since Imperial Father knew that something had happened, he had Xiangqing hide in her chambers. Thus, Xiangqing saw the entire process of Imperial Father's death. "

As Xiang Qing spoke, she couldn't help but cry. Unable to contain her emotions, Yun Ruo Lu hugged her again and comforted her, "Good girl Xiang Qing, don't think about it anymore. Master will help you take revenge for your royal father, they won't have a good ending! "

The red calyx was already dead and had been destroyed by Yuchi Xuan. In the end, it was no different from a human or a ghost.

Red Calyx had received her retribution. Even before her death, she still felt guilty.

And the ones she was going to deal with now were Yuchi Xuan and Yun Ruo Yao!

Yuchi Xuan wasn't easy to deal with, and he was also the emperor. Wanting to move him wasn't something that could be done in a day and a night. Thus, Yun Ruo Lu decided to make a move on Yun Ruo Yao. After all, Yun Ruo Yao had done many bad things. If she didn't give her a warning, she might sink deeper into the abyss.

Although Yun Ruo Yao had already changed, she was still an older sister who had been good to her before. She didn't want Yun Ruo Yao to end up like the red calyx.

After calming her emotions, Yun Ruo Lu left.

However, just as they walked out of Xiangqing's palace, Yuchi Xuan's eunuch came to invite them over. "Imperial Concubine, the emperor is waiting for you in the imperial study. May I invite you over?"

The eunuch spoke in a delicate voice, but his tone was extremely respectful.

Yun Ruo Lu knew what Yuchi Xuan wanted to see her about. It must have been the news that Yun Ruo Yao had been taken away just now that had reached Yuchi Xuan's ears.

If it were anyone else, Yuchi Xuan would definitely not ask. However, Yun Ruo Yao was the empress after all, and the mother of a nation was suppressed by a imperial concubine. If news of this got out, it would shock the entire imperial court.

Yun Ruo Lu ignored the eunuch and headed straight for the imperial study.

The door to the imperial study wasn't closed, so Yun Ruo Lu directly walked in. Yuchi Xuan was currently practicing calligraphy, and he seemed quite relaxed.

In order to prevent Yuchi Xuan from finding out, Yun Ruo Lu hid her injured hand in her sleeve. She walked up to Yuchi Xuan and asked, "Did the Emperor summon chenqie for your sister's sake?"

Yun Ruo Lu asked straightforwardly, but she didn't express her dissatisfaction too clearly.

Yuchi Xuan didn't stop drawing. He continued to write while asking, "What has the empress done?" It actually made your beloved concubine so angry. "

Yun Ruo Lu knew that Yuchi Xuan knew better than to ask, but she still bluntly replied, "Abusing lynchings and mistreating the princess without any of the empress's motherly style. It wouldn't be excessive for her to think about it."

After listening to Yun Ruo's explanation, Yuchi Xuan did not reply. Instead, he focused on completing his work.

Yun Ruo Lu did not disturb him. She just stood quietly to the side and watched. After she finished writing with Yuchi Xuan, she used an inquiring gaze to look for Yuchi Xuan for an answer.

Yuchi Xuan put down his jade pen and said casually, "Since the empress doesn't have the demeanor of a motherly queen, I don't mind if you don't want the empress!"

"Your Majesty, this …"

Yun Ruo's eyes widened in astonishment. She looked at Yuchi Xuan in disbelief. She had never expected that for such a small matter, Yuchi Xuan would already have the intention of spouting nonsense.

"Yun'er, you know that in my heart, the one I hope for the most has always been you."

Yuchi Xuan's gaze suddenly turned gentle. He didn't even have the majesty of the emperor, as if they were still the princes and consort of the past.

"The useless empress is no small matter. Your majesty, please reconsider!"

Yun Ruo Lu could tell that Yuchi Xuan wasn't joking. He seemed to be taking advantage of this opportunity to cripple Yun Ruo Yao.

Of course, she didn't care whether Yun Ruo Yao could keep her position at the back, and she wouldn't intentionally help her. However, she knew that if Yun Ruo Yao was crippled, Yuchi Xuan would do everything in his power to stop her. She didn't want to be the empress, so she could only temporarily stabilize Yun Ruo Yao's position.

"Haha, I originally thought that the relationship between you two sisters had reached the point where they were as incompatible as water and fire. I didn't expect that you would still be unable to ruthlessly put her to death."

As far as Yuchi Xuan was concerned, she had just been pleading for mercy on behalf of Yun Ruo Yao. However, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. At the very least, Yuchi Xuan wouldn't suspect that much for now.

"The empress is still chenqie's older sister. No matter how unhappy things get, she's still a relative."

Yun Ruo Lu said indifferently, this was the truth in her heart. If it really came to a point where they had to fight to the death, as long as Yun Ruo Yao was willing to repent, she might really give her a hand in marriage.

As for what the result would be, it all depended on Yun Ruo Yao's choice. If Yun Ruo Yao really wanted to be muddle-headed, she could only exterminate her parents.

Seemingly able to see through Yun Ruo Lu's dilemma and internal struggle, Yuchi Xuan stretched out his hand to try to comfort her, but she quickly dodged it.

"Your Majesty, chenqie's body isn't feeling well. I'll go back and rest first …"

Yun Ruo bowed, and left after that.

Yuchi Xuan didn't stop her. However, after Yun Ruo Lu left, the calm and tranquil Yuchi Xuan's face suddenly turned somewhat gloomy.

Over the next few days, Yun Ruo Lu went to take care of Xiang Qing every day, and she recovered quickly. With Yun Ruo Lu accompanying her, Xiang Qing's mood became a lot more cheerful. Although she wasn't as innocent and happy as before, she wouldn't casually lose her temper. She would occasionally even mischievously smile and joke with Yun Ruo Lu.

Yun Ruo Yao had originally only been shut up for three days in the buddhist hall, but it seemed like she had been shut up in the buddhist hall because she had contradicted Yuchi Xuan.

Yun Ruo Lu did not mind, because she felt that the best place for Yun Ruo Yao to go was to stay in seclusion in the buddhist hall. If she was left alone to reflect on what she had done, perhaps she would come to a realization and say that it was not certain.

However, to Yun Ruo Lu's surprise, Yuchi Xuan actually gave the imperial edict to cripple it.

She had thought that Yuchi Xuan would only mention it to her and wouldn't actually make a move, but she hadn't expected it to be so fast.

It was just that the matter of the trashy Queen had been obstructed in every possible way, so it did not go smoothly.

Even if Yun Ruo Lu did not investigate this matter, she could guess that the person obstructing it was Yun Wei. Yun Wei had only been a pawn of Yuchi Xuan. If Yun Ruo Yao's position was not preserved, the next victim would definitely be him.

When Yun Ruo Yao had learned in the Buddhist Hall that Yuchi Xuan was going to be crippled, she had fainted several times and had spent her days in tears.

As for Scarlet Jade, ever since her identity as an assassin was exposed, she had never seen her again. It was said that she had matters to attend to and needed to leave the palace for a few days.

Yuchi Xuan didn't wish for Yun Ruo Lu and Scarlet Jade to get too close. Naturally, he hoped that Scarlet Jade wouldn't stay in the palace. Thus, when Scarlet Jade asked him to leave, he readily agreed.

At this moment, Yun Ruo was playing in the palace with Xiang Qing. Without Yun Ruo Yao, almost everyone in the harem would be respectful when they saw Yun Ruo Lu. No one dared to scheme behind her back anymore.

Even if someone had that kind of heart, they wouldn't have the courage to do so.

At this critical time, almost everyone was in danger. Everyone was very clear that once Yun Ruo Yao was crippled, the person who would be appointed as the empress would definitely be Yun Ruo Lu. Yun Ruo Lu's abilities were much higher than Yun Ruo Yao's, so everyone tried to curry favor with her. No one would be so stupid as to make her an enemy at this point in time.

Yun Ruo Man's position and identity was immediately raised a hundredfold in the imperial harem. Even though she wasn't truly the empress, the respect she received was even higher than the empress's.

After Yun Ruo Lu's position had improved, Xiang Qing's position in the imperial harem had naturally become much more stable. No one would dare to talk about her because of her identity as the princess of the previous dynasty.

Xiang Qing's violent temper was not only due to Yuchi Yi's death, but more importantly, it was due to the effects of idle gossip from the later stages. It caused her to continuously recall the most painful days, causing her entire person to feel extremely dispirited.

Yun Ruo You brought Xiang Qing to admire the scenery while taking a walk. Xiang Qing kicked a straw ball made from hay, playing happily. Yun Ruo You followed behind while maintaining a proper distance.