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The next morning, when Qiao Qiao still woke up, Yan Mo Chen was no longer by her side. She was happy to be alone, but after hastily eating breakfast, she ordered a patrol around the Huiji Palace to keep an eye on Zi Hui's movements.

It had only been about two hours when someone had been sent back to report that a maidservant had sneakily left the palace this morning.

Just as he was about to change into a new set of clothes and follow along to see if he could find anything, he saw Yan Mo Chen's footsteps quicken as he charged into the inner hall of the Palace.

Qiao Qiao was still wearing the light clothes of a palace maid. Coincidentally, he was caught by Yan Mo Chen, which made him feel a little awkward.

"Your body is still weak. How did you get out of bed so quickly?" Yan Mo Chen's face was full of reproach. As he spoke, he went forward and carried Qiao Qiao and gently placed her on the bed. His eyes were filled with warmth as he said, "I just had a small baby, you should be careful."

Suddenly, Yan Mo Chen's eyes glanced over and he saw that Qiao Qiao was still dressed in palace attire. He could not help but frown and asked curiously, "You want to leave the palace?"

Joe still lowered his eyebrows and nodded his head, tacitly.

"For what?" Yan Mo Chen raised his eyebrows and asked.

Even though he'd already decided in his heart that no matter what Qiao Qiao did or said in the future, he would unquestionably choose to believe her. So today, it wasn't because he wanted to investigate her movements, but because he was concerned.

"Yan Mo Chen, I want Qingwu …" Qiao Qiao still lowered his brows and wanted to use Qingwu as a shield.

"I know that Qingwu is extremely loyal to you. Ever since you entered the palace, you have been living in Yumu's mansion inquiring about your whereabouts, and this kind of loyal servant is not easy to deal with. I will send someone to bring her to the palace to serve you." Yan Mo Chen smiled gently and caressed Qiao Qiao's hair that was still as black as ink.

"I would like to personally leave the palace to bring her back."

Qiao Qiao's eyes were still shining as he looked at Yan Mo Chen expectantly. He thought that if she changed into a new set of palace maid attire, she would be able to leave the palace with Die'er's protection. However, before he could move, he was discovered by Yan Mo Chen.

"Alright, I'll have Yan Mu accompany you."

"Yes." Yan Mo Chen answered without hesitation. This kind of response caused Qiao to raise his eyebrows. He did not expect that Yan Mo Chen would be so easy to talk to today.

However, he actually asked Yan Mu to accompany her. Did that mean that Yan Mo Chen had taken Yan Mu back to his side?

However, thinking about it, it made sense. After all, they were brothers who had grown up together. Even if they had grudges and were angry, how could they leave so easily?

"Alright." Since there was someone accompanying him, it was more suitable.

"Oh right, ever since Yu Qing Ao's death, the seats of the Imperial Secret Service have been vacant. Do you have any good candidates?" Yan Mo Chen slowly raised his eyebrows. Regardless of whether it was the important matters of the imperial court or the harem, he liked to ask for Qiao Qiao's opinion.

"Tracing back." Since Yan Mo Chen wanted to ask her, he must have discovered something in private. She might as well speak frankly.

"Alright." Yan Mo Chen nodded his head as if he had thought of something.

Qiao Qiao continued to smile and couldn't help but urge: "Then you should get Yan Mu ready so that I can see Qingwu as soon as possible."

"Right." Yan Mo Chen nodded his head, then asked, "Let Die'er accompany you there?"

"There's no need, just protect me with words. Dia'Er, you can stay at the palace." There were very few people who could trust her, and after investigating Qing Xu, she was indeed planning to bring Qingwu and Xiu Luan back to the Imperial Palace. With her right and left arms, it would be easier for her to do business in the Imperial Palace in the future.

"Alright." Yan Mo Chen responded and walked out of the palace.

Qiao Qiao could not help but look towards the direction that Yan Mo Chen left with some thought. Why did she feel that Yan Mo Chen had something on his mind and was a little depressed today? However, she could not figure out what had happened.

Outside the palace.

Eunuch Zhao followed Yan Mo Chen's footsteps and walked away. As he looked at the Emperor's frowning and conflicted expression, it was hard for him to not bear with it. He went up and said softly while bearing the consequences of the Emperor's anger:

"Why didn't the emperor clearly explain to Esteemed Empress Ran what had happened today in the morning assembly?"

Yan Mo Chen's footsteps paused. He turned his head and swept his gaze with an indifferent gaze. He was so shocked that Eunuch Zhao immediately stopped talking and did not say another word.

Moments later, Yan Mo Chen started pacing again, and Eunuch Zhao carefully followed him.

Just as Eunuch Zhao thought that the Emperor would ignore his words, Yan Mo Chen opened his mouth and said,

"How could I bear to tell her that Ran'er is so happy today?"

"But Esteemed Empress would eventually find out. It would be better if the emperor said so himself." When Eunuch Zhao saw that his emperor was willing to talk to him, he naturally became more spirited and began to analyze the matter in great detail.

"The reason why I allowed her to leave the palace today is because I know that she won't be willing to see us get married to her with our own eyes …" Yan Mo Chen lowered his eyes in disappointment and felt helpless.

This morning at the imperial court, he did not know what His Highness's group of pedantic old officials was thinking, they had actually united together to seek justice for the Fang family, and even unanimously impeached and execute Qiao Qiao. Ran'er was in the imperial harem, but he had already made many enemies in the previous dynasty, so if he wanted to protect Ran Er's life, he would have to make a sacrifice.

In the morning assembly, the officials were still threatening Joe with his life, forcing him to stand at the back!

Although Yu Zihui was the daughter of the prime minister, he was still a concubine in the end, so his status couldn't be underestimated. As for Joe, he still had no reputation, and without a powerful family supporting him, there was no affinity with the throne. As a result, a group of officials had informed them that it would be better to have Qin's second daughter, Qin Wanyin, as the empress.

Even though Yan Mo Chen was enraged, but he could not make an example out of everyone. After all, he was meeting all the officials, and these things were out of the ordinary. He could not use Ran Er's life as a wager, so he had no choice but to give up.

The officials were afraid that he would regret his decision later on and that he would have the chance to make a comeback. They rushed to the matter and decided that it would be better to face the sun today than to meet it later.

He had just rushed to the palace, but he wanted to explain the situation to Qiao Qiao. He didn't expect the little girl to be so happy that she wanted to leave, so he was unable to tell him the truth and allowed her to think about leaving.

When Eunuch Zhao saw his emperor's conflicted expression, he felt that there were things he could not say in his heart. Of course, he understood that even though the emperor was a heavenly son, with both power and wealth, and his harem was filled with countless beauties, he was still an object that all the men in the world yearned for.

A muffled sigh could be heard for a long time within the palace, but in another area, Qiao Qiao who was filled with joy had already followed Yan Mu's carriage out of the bustling palace gates.

"Eh? Is there any happy occasion in the Imperial Palace today? " Qiao still looked out, only to see that the palace door was decorated with lanterns and decorations. She couldn't help but ask Yan Mu as she drove.

Today was the emperor's grand day, so there were very few people in the entire Forgotten Kingdom who didn't know of it. It seemed that the emperor had ordered him to bring Esteemed Empress Ran out of the palace today precisely because he didn't want her to see such a heart-wrenching scene with her own eyes.

"Empress, Yan Mansion is up ahead. Qingwu and Xiu Luan have been waiting for a long time for the Empress to come and pick them up." Yan Mu did not respond to Qiao Qiao's words. Instead, he changed the topic and pointed to the grand entrance at the side.

Qiao Qiao's eyes were still filled with joy. Looking at the wide door, the two eye-catching words, 'Yan Mansion', were actually quite domineering. She could not help but become speechless and exclaim in admiration:

"Not bad, this mansion is already so grand …"

"Yeah." Yan Mu scratched his head in embarrassment and continued. "Even though Your Majesty resented that your subordinate had saved Qingwu and then sent a fake imperial edict to take you away, Your Majesty still cherishes your subordinate. Your subordinate will never forget this favor."

Qiao Qiao still snickered. In his heart, he had long forgotten about the decorations of the lanterns and decorations of the palace as well as the matter of the wedding. He then happily jumped down from the carriage and walked towards the Yan Residence.

"Miss!" When Qingwu and Xiu Luan saw that Qiao Qiao was still here, they excitedly ran out of the courtyard and tightly hugged Qiao Qiao's body. Tears rolled down from the corners of their eyes.

Qiao Qiao was still extremely patient as he stroked the back of the two and said in a gentle voice:

"Alright, I'm not here to pick you up. Don't cry anymore. Be good, we won't separate ever again."

"Hm!" "From today onwards, this servant vows to follow and never leave this lady …" Qingwu was crying like the rain, she was still hugging Qiao Qiao's shoulder and crying non-stop. "Wuwuwu!" "wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuu

"Silly girl, you have to get married in the future." Qiao Qiao joked, looking at Yan Mu out of the corner of his eye.

Yan Mu's face reddened slightly as he lowered his head.

Qingwu raised her head and stopped sobbing. Her red face was filled with shyness.

Qiao Qiao and Xiu Luan continued to smile at each other as they made fun of the man and woman who were secretly in love with each other.

"Alright, young lady. Please don't tease this servant. I heard that you're a prostitute now?" Qingwu looked at Qiao Yifeng in panic. Her daughter was currently flushed with happiness. If it wasn't for what Yan Mu had said, she wouldn't have believed that this was a small matter.

"In the future, when I have the chance, I will slowly tell all of you about this matter. Today, besides coming to pick you up, I have more important matters to attend to."

When he brought up the important matter, Qiao Qiao's face was still filled with ridicule. He was even more serious as he whispered into Qingwu's and Xiu Luan's ears.

Qingwu nodded repeatedly, and when Qiao Qiao's voice stopped, she raised her eyebrows and asked: "How do we find Qing Xu?"

"Someone will come to deliver a letter to the Mansion later." Qiao Qiao laughed in her heart. She had long since secretly arranged everything before leaving the palace. It all depended on whether or not that mysterious master would show himself today!