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After a while, one of the Embroidered Uniform Guards came to the entrance of the Yan Mansion and handed Qiao a piece of paper to him before quickly retreating.

Qiao Qiao opened the Xuan paper with a face full of joy. With each word, he wrote Qing Xun's exact location.

"Let's go." Qiao Qiao waved his hand towards Qingwu and Xiu Luan.

The three of them moved in unison, but were stopped by Yan Mu.

"Empress, isn't this very dangerous?" The emperor has entrusted you to his subordinate. This subordinate cannot watch the Empress take the risk! " Yan Mu looked worriedly at Qiao yet again before turning his head to look at Qingwu with worry.

"Relax, Qingwu's martial arts were taught to me by the late emperor of Qiao State. Xiu Luan is also a top expert of the Demon Palace. With her there, how could anything happen to me?" Qiao Qiao continued to smile. Indeed, with Qingwu and Xiu Luan by her side, her heart was at ease.

Yan Mu lowered his head, fearing that he would be at a loss for a moment. Then, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Alright then. Empress, go and come back early."

Qiao Qiao still nodded with a smile before he followed Qingwu and Xiu Luan out of the Yan Residence's main entrance and onto the carriage.

Along the way, Qiao Qiao still used the simplest and clearest words to tell Qingwu and Xiu Luan about everything that had happened to her since she entered the palace. Upon hearing this, Qingwu and Xiu Luan sighed repeatedly.

They already knew that the concubines of the imperial harem were fighting openly and secretly, and were extremely fierce. They didn't expect their young lady to be drawn into a dark battle without reason.

"That Fang Rou is really sinister. She actually wants to frame the young lady several times!" "You still want to send out the assassins from the martial world, luckily, the evil people got their retribution in the end!" The Sleeve Luan pursed its lips, sitting to the side and comparing the two.

"The most sinister was Yu Ziyi. On the surface, he was deeply in love with the young lady, but in private, he wanted to assassinate the young lady's unborn prince." Qingwu pursed her lips and her face was filled with resentment.

"The imperial harem is so deep, it would be hard to escape once you set foot in it." Qiao Qiao still shook her head. She had thought that the palace dramas she saw on TV were just for fun and to fool little kids. She hadn't thought that it would be a true portrayal of the ancient harem. And the one who was trapped inside was herself …

How ridiculous!

"Miss, since the emperor already knows your original intentions, the misunderstanding has been cleared up. Right now, you also have the emperor's child in your womb. You're prepared to …" Qingwu cautiously opened her mouth as she sized up Qiao Qiao's expression from the corner of her eyes.

"In the future …" The corner of his mouth slowly moved, "I really haven't thought about it in the future. Perhaps when the person behind Zi Hui completely appears and I get what I want, I'll hide in the forest …"

Qiao Qiao still had a gentle smile on his face. Following that, he placed both of his hands on his stomach. A benevolent radiance gradually appeared and his thin lips slightly opened. "This time, I can bring him …"

Qingwu's eyes moved slightly. Looking at her young lady's current appearance, she knew that her young lady was unable to completely forgive the Lord Regent who destroyed her mountains and rivers …

"Lady, do you hate him?" Qingwu raised her brows and whispered.

"I don't hate him." Qiao once again answered without thinking, "There's nothing to hate. Back then, I was the one who hurt him first, he was the one who took me first, it can be considered even now." She lowered her eyes and did not say another word.

She turned around and looked at Xiu Luan before lowering her eyes. Listening to the tone of the young lady, they could understand that the young lady's heart held the position of the emperor, but they didn't know how to face the person who had humiliated, bullied, and carried her …

"Miss, we're here." Xiu Luan turned into an alley and stopped the carriage. She pointed to a simple and crude thatched cottage and said to Qiao Qiao in a low voice, "The place mentioned in the letter is this farmhouse."

"Alright, let's go down and be careful." Qiao Qiao's voice was still low as he took small steps, approaching a nearby farmhouse.

The sounds of talking gradually came from within the house. Qiao Yifeng and the other two were still concealed within the courtyard as they listened carefully to the sounds emitted from within the house.

"Master, Qiao Qiao's baby is still in her womb and can no longer be preserved." Qing Xu's voice came from inside the room. It was not hard to hear the pleased tone in her voice.

"What?!"

An old man's voice came out, Qiao Qiao could not help but frown. Why did this voice sound so familiar?

Without enough time for her to think, she heard the voice of the old man within the room resounding once again, this time accompanied by a muffled sound.

"Trash!" The old man was furious. He was most likely using inner force, and it made the entire courtyard tremble slightly.

Qingwu and Xiu Luan could not help but frown. This person had a strong inner strength. Even if Qingwu and Xiu Luan combined their inner strength, they would not be able to match up to his inner strength.

"Shi …" "Father!" Qing Xu's tone was filled with disbelief, but it also contained a hint of anger, "Why are you so biased towards that woman! She snatched away the man Senior Sister loved the most, don't tell me that even I can't teach her a lesson in her place?! "

"What do you know? He's practically the trash of a bad thing! " The old man was filled with rage as he said furiously, "Do you know how long I waited for her to become pregnant?! It has been twenty years, a whole twenty years, and all of that has been ruined by a single moment of energy! "

Qingxiu whimpered for a while, but no longer made a sound.

Qiao Qiao couldn't help but slightly frown. What did this old man mean? Why did he wait for her to become pregnant 20 years ago? Besides, her body was only fifteen years old. What did he mean by waiting for her for twenty years?!

Thinking about this, she wanted to walk out to see with her own eyes the old man who plotted against her, but was stopped by Qingwu.

"Miss, you can't." Qingwu shook her head, "The martial arts of the people in the house are extremely high, if we appear now, I'm afraid that it will be detrimental to us …"

"Who is it?" Without waiting for Qingwu to finish speaking, the old man in the room let out a cold shout, he then turned around and in the next moment, he saw the old man in white standing in the middle of the yard with a hat and a robe covering his entire body, he looked blurry and it was hard to see his face.

"Come out." The old man laughed slowly and stood with his hands behind his back. Qing Xu walked out of the room. When he saw Qiao once again walk out from the grass, his body trembled and his eyes drooped down.

"I still don't know yet, but a servant girl by esteemed wangfei's side unexpectedly left the palace for a private meeting …" Qiao once again slightly frowned, glancing at the old man whose face could not be seen, then smiled in the heart. "Martial forest person."

"Don't talk nonsense." Qing Xu felt blood seeping from the corner of his mouth as he looked disdainfully at Qiao Qiao who was still filled with anger.

"Nonsense? "Then this person is...?" Qiao Qiao still gave a cold smile and took advantage of the unprepared situation to instantly move forward. His speed was extremely fast and he wanted to remove the old man's veil.

The old man did not get angry nor did he get angry. When Qiao Qiao still walked past, he leaped and Qiao still did not manage to pounce. From start to finish, the veil on his face did not move at all.

"Why do you not dare to reveal your true colors?" Qiao Qiao was still not angry. She already had an idea about the old man's martial arts. It was indeed unfathomable.

His leap was effortless, not even leaving the slightest mark on the ground. It was utterly breathtaking.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Joe asked again.

The old man remained silent and only shook his head.

"Since you are unwilling to speak with me, then why do you keep plotting against me in the dark?" Joe asked again, frowning.

The old man remained silent and just stood there looking at Qiao Qiao for a long time. Then, he grabbed Qing Xu's shoulder, stood up, and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.

"Miss!" Qingwu and Xiu Luan's faces became cold, staring at the figure that had disappeared, they became even more dazed.

"Let's go. Although I did not manage to inquire about anything, at the very least, I have been able to see the person who I am truly playing chess with."

Qiao Qiao sighed again. She was curious, this old man's martial arts was extremely high, killing all three of them would have been effortless, but why was he enduring the anger in his heart and repeatedly ignoring her? Could it be that this old man was an old friend of hers?

Qiao Qiao still shook her head. This was impossible. She didn't know someone with deep martial arts like this old man and was already old.

How could he be an old friend!?

After denying his thoughts, Qiao Qiao stepped into the carriage and instructed the carriage's carriage,

"Head back to the palace."

"Yes." Xiu Luan nodded, then raised the horsewhip and galloped down the streets of the capital.

Qiao Qiao's heart was still cold. Since she had already revealed her identity to Qing Xu, then Yu Zihui could no longer hide it.

But no matter what, she had to find out the old man's true purpose.

At this time, within the palace, the grand ceremony was being held intensely. Outside of the palace, there was a festive atmosphere and all eyes were filled with red as gongs and drums sounded in unison.

Yan Mo Chen was wearing a red wedding dress. Beside him was a shy woman in a phoenix coronet. The two of them walked hand in hand as they reached the highest point of the hall.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. May the Emperor live for tens of thousands of years."

"Greetings, Empress. The Queen is thousands of years old."

The crowd paid their respects, and the sounds of worship resonated in the entire Hall of Golden Chimes.

Yan Mo Chen's face was cold and stern. His eyes were indifferent as he looked at his wrist with slight disgust. His hand was tightly holding onto Yan Mo Chen's wrist, and it was filled with a cold intent.

Qin Wanyin seemed to have felt Yan Mo Chen's rejection. She withdrew her arms and let her hands naturally hang down, but her face was flushed red.

Yan Mo Chen continued to look at him coldly, he glanced into the distance, as though the beautiful person beside him did not exist, and indifferently accepted the praises from the crowd of His Highness' officials.

Qin Wanyin's eyes were clear. She intentionally or unintentionally looked at Yan Mo Chen's handsome face, but her heart was filled with tender feelings for him.

When she was young, she had already secretly harbored feelings for this man. She hadn't thought that after so many years, she would actually become the person next to him. She was even a girl that could walk together with him, the most respected woman in the Forgotten Kingdom, his empress.

Currently, his daughter had become the queen of the nation, and he was the country's head. In the future, no matter who it was, they would have to be respectful to him, so he was surrounded by the officials from all three layers. All of them were congratulating him.

"Bring the empress back to Phoenix Nest Palace." Yan Mo Chen frowned and said to Eunuch Zhao.

"Yes." Eunuch Zhao naturally saw the emperor's impatience. He only politely brought the shy Qin Wanyin out of the Hall of Golden Chimes.

The hall was still noisy. Yan Mo Chen swept his cold gaze across the room, then stood up to leave.