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Joe was still hiding in the dark, staring coldly at everything that was happening in the hall …

After the three in front of her slowly disappeared, she walked out and entered the Heartrest Palace.

"I won't see you today …" Before Yan Mo Chen finished his sentence, he raised his head and saw Qiao Qiao slowly walking in. His furious face revealed a forced smile.

"You're here."

"Right." Qiao Qiao still nodded her head. She could tell that Yan Mo Chen was under a lot of pressure from the imperial court because of her matter. "This is not a good position for the Emperor, is it?" she asked lightly.

Yan Mo Chen's body stiffened, he was afraid that he might have thought of something that annoyed him. He only frowned deeply, and did not reply to her words.

"You must be here to ask me about the West Bamboo Garden." Yan Mo Chen lowered his eyes, then placed his gaze on the stack of petitions in front of the table.

"Yes." Qiao still nodded. "Where is the West Bamboo Garden Pavilion?"

"Actually, I don't know. I was just casually saying it last night."

He had indeed sent people to search for this place, and had even sent out the Imperial Palace's Embroidered Uniform Guard. Unfortunately, there was no news of him, and the reason why he said that last night was just to make this woman listen to him.

Qiao Qiao's face was still cold. The hopes she had left behind yesterday were actually shattered by a single word from him. She did not speak or question him; her cold eyes were filled with disappointment.

Afterwards, she quickly turned around and walked out of the Heartrecovery Hall.

"You …" Yan Mo Chen looked at Qiao Qiao's indifferent back as he left. Just as he was about to speak, he stopped himself. He knew that this woman would be angry.

After Qiao Qiao left the Heartrest Palace in indignation, his expression remained cold as he walked back and forth within the palace. His footsteps were hurried, but he did not know where he went.

"Greetings, esteemed imperial concubine."

"Greetings, esteemed imperial concubine."

"Greetings, esteemed imperial concubine."

Along the way, the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards all greeted her courteously and paid their respects. It didn't matter if they bowed or not, Joe's still angry heart had risen to a new height as they cursed Yan Mo Chen.

"Elder sister, elder sister Qiao, elder sister Qiao."

A gentle voice sounded from behind Joe, causing her to have no choice but to slow her steps and turn around.

He saw Yu Zihui holding onto her skirt as she approached with large strides.

Only then did she stop her steps. A trace of a bitter smile appeared on her indignant face. She finally understood why Yan Mo Chen was smiling so awkwardly in the Heartbreak Palace.

"Sister Qiao, why are you … "Why are you walking so fast …"

Yu Zihui was already panting from exhaustion when he arrived beside Qiao Yifeng. It seemed that she had chased after Qiao a long time ago, but she was too focused and didn't hear anything.

"Why are you here?" Qiao Qiao still looked around. He was afraid that this was the western part of the Imperial Palace. He didn't expect that she would unknowingly walk to the vicinity of the former Luocheng Palace.

"I was waiting for my sister at the entrance of the palace. Seeing that my sister seemed to have something on her mind, I walked straight towards her, only to see my sister walk in here." Yu Zihui calmed the coarse breath in his mouth and explained to Joe.

Qiao Qiao could not help but be speechless. So she did not even know that she had walked past her own house. It seemed that she had been too diligent in scolding Yan Mo Chen just now.

"Why are you looking for me?" Qiao Qiao's expression was still gentle as he noticed Yu Ziyi's words.

"Today, I heard from the concubine that father …" Yu Zihui couldn't help but look up and down at Qiao Qiao's expression. He lowered his head and continued, "Father will go up to the court this morning to impeach Big Sister."

Qiao Qiao still nodded her head. She had heard the impeachment of Prime Minister Yu from outside the Heartbreak Palace.

"Sister Qiao, don't be angry. Father might not understand this matter for a while, so he will impeach you." When Yu Zihui saw that Qiao Qiao already knew about it, she hurriedly pulled on his arm and pleaded.

"I'm not that stingy, and what Prime Minister Yu said is true."

Joe continued to shrug his shoulders. To those ministers who had challenged her, they were all against her, but she knew that they were doing it for the mountains. After all, she had accepted Ji Mingyuan as her concubine without a name, and she had been impeached by the ministers of the previous dynasty for a long time before this matter subsided.

"Since Sister Qiao has said so, Hui'er is relieved." Yu Zihui let out a long sigh of relief. She was afraid that Joe would still have a grudge with her over this matter.

"Hui'er, don't worry. I've never been the right person. Even if it's the Prime Minister's matter, it has nothing to do with Hui'er."

After all, Yu Ziyi was only Yu Mansion's daughter and was not someone the Prime Minister liked. Furthermore, the Prime Minister had thrown Hui'er into the palace to protect his own daughter, so Hui'er would not plead on her behalf for the Prime Minister's sake. She could only be afraid that the relationship between the two of them would be broken.

"Big Sister Qiao really has a Exquisite Heart. No wonder she was doted upon by the Emperor." Yu Ziyi lowered his head in embarrassment, a trace of envy appearing on the corner of his mouth.

Qiao still gave a faint smile, but his tone couldn't help but become serious. "Silly girl, being pampered by the Emperor sometimes isn't necessarily a good thing."

Yu Ziyi looked up at Qiao as if she had said something incomprehensible. She said in surprise, "Sister Qiao, what kind of words are those? Which woman in the imperial harem doesn't want to be pampered by the Emperor? To think that you would say that it's not a good thing?"

"You'll know when the time comes."

He let out a long sigh of relief, just like the old Luo Qinglun. Before he teleported, Qiao Qing still doted on him, but in the end, he still couldn't help but feel that his limbs had been cut off.

Yu Zihui frowned as he found it hard to understand Qiao Qiao's words. The two of them had walked past the palace without even realizing it.

"Sister Qiao, why are you here?" Yu Zihui looked around, his eyes filled with fear.

"What happened here?" Qiao Qiao continued to look back and forth. In this place within the palace, she had never seen such a thing before. "Where is this?" she asked with a frown.

"Sister Qiao doesn't know of this place?" Yu Zihui was shocked. He moved closer to Qiao yet again and said in a low voice, "This is the imperial palace's forbidden area."

"Forbidden area?" Qiao once again looked around. There were mountains and rivers, an arched bridge, a dense bamboo forest, and lush flowers and plants. How could such a tranquil and elegant scenery be considered a forbidden area of the Imperial Palace?

"That's right. I heard that this was built by the previous emperor for his concubine. Since her tragic death, no one has come to this place." Yu Ziyi's voice became softer and softer, and his pupils suddenly contracted. He seemed to be saying something bad.

Qiao still frowned slightly. The previous dynasty's emperor had built this place for his beloved concubine … She suddenly realized something. Could this be the fairyland that the old Joe had built for Luo Qinglun?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but take a few steps forward. Although this wasn't her intention, it was still part of her body. She hadn't even taken a glance at him since she transmigrated here, which was a bit unreasonable.

"Sister Qiao, don't go over!" Yu Zihui shouted as he stood on the spot.

However, Qiao Qiao's feet still went against his will and headed for the arched bridge.

"Sister Qiao!" Yu Zihui called out in panic and looked around to make sure there was no one else before helplessly following. He grabbed Qiao Qiao's arm, "Sister Qiao, let's go back."

"Let's go in and take a look." Joe still pointed to the weedy hole behind the arch.

"No …" "No need, Sister Qiao, let's go back." Yu Ziyi's eyes were filled with fear. She did not dare to move forward, but she could not bear to see Qiao Qiao walk forward alone. She quickly pulled on Qiao Qiao's arm and begged.

"If you are afraid, wait for me at the door." Joe continued to pacify Yu Zihui, and then continued on in the direction of the arch bridge.

"Bang ~ ~" There was a muffled sound from somewhere and Qiao Qiao's body still fell limply onto the bridge.

"Sister Qiao!" When Yu Zihui saw that Qiao Qiao still fell limply to the ground after only taking a few steps, she had a flustered look on her face as she went forward to support Qiao who was teetering on the verge of collapse.

Qiao Qiao's eyes were still tightly shut. It was obvious that he had fainted.

Yu Zihui's face was filled with fear. He tightly held onto Qiao Qiao's body as they left this dirty place.

"Someone, quickly call the imperial physician!"

Within the palace, Die'er called out in panic as Zi Hui brought Qiao Qiao back.

In just a few moments, the inner palace was packed with imperial doctors.

As for the outer palace hall, other than the still frightened Yu Zihui, Yan Mo Chen's figure was standing there.

"What happened to her?" Yan Mo Chen stood with his hands behind his back. He had a cold expression on his handsome face as he shouted at Yu Zihui.

"Sister Qiao, she …" "I …" Yu Zihui stammered. The imperial palace was a forbidden area that the emperor had ordered her to stay in. How was she supposed to explain it to him?

"Speak!" Yan Mo Chen obviously had no patience left as he shouted at Yu Zihui.

"Big sister Qiao and chenqie have been wandering around the palace. Who would've thought that they would reach the forbidden area of the palace." Yu Zihui's body trembled as he spoke the truth.

"The Forbidden Area …" Yan Mo Chen could not help but frown, "Why would she go to the forbidden grounds?"

"Sister Qiao also inadvertently walked over, but then something happened and she suddenly fainted." Yu Zihui's expression suddenly changed as he whispered to Yan Mo Chen.

Yan Mo Chen did not reply, the reason why Qiao Qiao was personally supervising the construction of the forbidden grounds was because he was still doing it, and it was only for the sake of Bo Luo Qing Lun's smile. After what had happened a long time ago, Luo Qing Lun had already died, so he had ordered the construction of the forbidden grounds to be sealed, he had thought that Qiao Qiao still had no feelings for Luo Qing Lun, but she had actually walked over to that place when she was extremely angry.

Could she be regretting the execution of Luo Qinglun?!