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Huiji Hall.

The sky had just begun to brighten, and the entire hall was extremely quiet. A few palace maids were already changing shifts, and they were leaving in twos and threes.

Yu Ziyi was dressed in a light purple muslin robe, which was very attractive. He slightly frowned, causing others to look at him with some affection.

Her face was full of worry as she paced back and forth in the hall. Her hands were crossed, and her hurried steps revealed her worry.

Qing Xu had left the palace yesterday morning to meet his master in a thatched cottage on the outskirts of the city. However, there had been no news about this for an entire day. Could it be that something had happened?

"But esteemed imperial concubine arrived …"

The voice that sounded out at the entrance of the hall caused Yu Ziyi's heart to tremble. Could it be that Qiao Qiao was still able to notice something? Would Qingti's disappearance have anything to do with her?

Without time for her to ponder over it, she saw a graceful woman slowly entering the room.

"Sister Qiao, you're here!" Yu Zihui still pretended as if nothing had happened. With a gentle smile and a warm tone, he immediately walked up to greet them.

Qiao Qiao was still full of smiles as he walked towards her.

"That's right. I haven't seen Hui'er for a long time. I came here early in the morning when I couldn't sleep."

Qiao Qiao still had a faint smile on her face and her peripheral vision could not help but scan the surroundings. Seeing that Qing Xu was not there, she smiled faintly. It seemed that Qing Xu had not returned to the palace. Otherwise, Yu Zihui would not have been so anxious so early in the morning.

"I can't fall asleep either, so I got up to take a walk." Yu Ziyi smiled awkwardly, then pulled Qiao Qiao's hand and sat down.

Qiao Qiao continued to laugh lightly. Her gaze seemed to be looking over Zi Hui's ears. Seeing that there really were no characteristics of the red mole, she paused and asked with her thin lips, "What has Hui'er been doing recently?"

"I've been quite free recently. I fixed the flowers and plants, became a beauty, and wandered around for a while as if it was the past." Yu Zihui smiled slowly and continued to ask Qiao Qiao, "It has been a while since we last met, has elder sister Qiao been busy with matters behind the harem?"

Qiao Qiao's face suddenly froze as her fingers stiffened. Because of Die'er's death, she no longer cared about what happened after Yan Mo Chen. She didn't expect that when Yu Ziyi mentioned it again, she would actually have a heart attack.

"I didn't take part in the matters behind it." Joe shook his head with a chuckle.

"Sister Qiao, are you unhappy?" Yu Zihui stopped his words. He patted Qiao Qiao's shoulder and comforted her gently. "Your Majesty dotes on Big Sister Qiao so much. Actually, I had always thought that this position would be …" She raised her eyebrows slightly and fixed her gaze on Joe's still face.

Qiao Qiao still had an indifferent look on his face. He slowly stood up and continued, "I have no backer. I'm just a commoner in a city, how could I possibly achieve the position of Empress?"

His words seemed to be full of self-mockery, but there was a thick sense of disdain within them.

Yu Zihui followed closely behind Qiao Qiao who still stood up. He slowly sighed and reached out his hand to pull on Qiao Qiao's still arm, as if giving a great amount of encouragement.

"Alright, I was just taking a stroll around. Rest well, I'll come visit you another day."

Qiao Qiao's fingers were still stiff, awkwardly avoiding Yu Zihui's hand. Even if there was no red mole on her ear, it did not mean that Die'er's death had nothing to do with her. It would be impossible for her to remain on good terms with her as before.

"Alright, I'll send you off, Big Sister Qiao." Yu Zihui slowly retracted his awkward arm that was held up in the air, and said as he bowed.

Qiao once again did not turn around, but brought Xiu Luan with him as they walked out of Hujie Hall.

"Miss, are you suspecting that Die'er's death is related to her?" As he walked, he turned his head back and looked at the clear and cold Huiji Palace.

"Right." Qiao Qiao still nodded. "Other than her, I can't think of anyone else in this palace who has such methods."

"If Miss hadn't seen it with her own eyes, this servant wouldn't have been able to see that esteemed wangfei was a venomous woman." Xiu Luan was speechless. You really can't judge a book by its cover.

"There are so many things that I can't see through!" She would definitely find out who the woman with the red mole on her ear was!

The Sleeve Luan followed closely behind Qiao Yifan, not saying another word.

On the way back to the Palace, both of them were silent. Joe was still frowning, afraid that he was thinking about something that even the approaching person couldn't see.

"Bang ~!" The sound of a body colliding was heard, but Qiao Qiao's mind was still muddled. He actually staggered and fell backwards.

A pair of strong, powerful hands clasped around her waist, avoiding her intimate kiss with the cold earth.

The two of them moved up and down, and their movements actually seemed ambiguous.

Xiu Luan followed closely behind with the corner of her mouth curled up. She wanted to remind her young lady that someone was ahead, but before she could open her mouth, her young lady had already crashed into her.

"Are you okay?" Yan Mo Chen's eyebrows did not curl up and he had a smile on his face. It had been a long time since he last saw Qiao Qiao looking so confused.

"I'm fine!" Qiao once again straightened his face and got rid of Yan Mo Chen's hand. He stood up and straightened his clothes.

"Where did he go?" Yan Mo Chen was not angry at all. Instead, there was patience in his voice.

"You stood here all night?" Qiao Qiao still looked around. Without a doubt, this was the entrance to the palace. He then looked suspiciously at Yan Mo Chen.

"That's right, after you left the Heartbreak Palace last night, I came to find you. I heard Qingwu said that you weren't at the Palace, so I waited here for you." Yan Mo Chen's tone was gentle as he lifted his hand and caressed Qiao Qiao's hair that was still as black as ink.

Qiao Qiao was still stunned and her body became slightly stiff. It was unknown how long it had been since she and Yan Mo Chen had been so close and peaceful.

"Isn't yesterday the day of your wedding? Weren't you supposed to hold a lady in your arms and make a bed for yourself? "

Qiao Qiao still raised her eyebrows. As soon as she finished speaking, her face stiffened and she immediately bit her tongue. This was just a casual question, yet somehow, it had such a sour taste!

Yan Mo Chen slowly relaxed his brows. His usual face of a young man that was frozen for tens of thousands of years revealed a smile that he hadn't seen for a long time.

"That's right. Originally, on the day of the wedding, I was going to hold the little girl in my arms and have a wedding night …" Yan Mo Chen raised his eyebrows and sighed. Then, he frowned and looked at Qiao Qiao's white and smooth face with burning eyes as he smiled slowly.

"Unfortunately, my daughter didn't return last night and caused me to stay in an empty room for the entire night. Tell me, should I punish my daughter like this tonight?"

Qiao Qiao's face turned red all of a sudden. Naturally, she understood what Yan Mo Chen meant. She angrily walked around Yan Mo Chen's body and headed into the palace.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Is my little sister going to be unable to hold herself back in broad daylight?" Yan Mo Chen snickered, he quickened his steps and caught up with Qiao Qiao. His arm was on her shoulder as if nothing had happened, but it was useless for her to reject him. He just tightly embraced her, not moving an inch.

He swore that he would never let Rene leave him again.

Yesterday, Ran'er's eyes were filled with anger. The moment she turned around and left, he was really scared, really scared …

"Miss, you're back!" Qingwu ran out of the hall with a face full of smiles. When she saw Yan Mo Chen again, she stopped smiling and carefully bowed, bowing as she said, "Greetings your majesty. Long live your majesty."

"Miss?" Yan Mo Chen frowned and spoke as though he was very dissatisfied.

"No, it's the Empress, the Empress …"

Even when she was facing the Demon Lord that day, her tone did not contain such panic. However, every time she faced Yan Mo Chen, there would be a sense of reverence from the bottom of her heart.

Qiao Qiao still rolled his eyes, his body full of resistance as he avoided his rogue arms. This was her sleeping quarters, her little girl. She was the one who called her 'whatever'.

"Call me Miss!" Qiao Qiao's face was still as cold as before as he spoke arrogantly.

Qingwu's head was covered in cold sweat. When this young lady fought with the emperor, it was really hard on her as a little girl.

"Call me the Empress!" Yan Mo Chen did not wait for Qingwu's response and immediately said with a deep voice.

Qingwu kept her head down, not even daring to make a sound.

Everyone in the hall looked at the usually cold and unparalleled Emperor Huang's childish look of battle qi. Their lips even faintly curled up into a smile.

"I won't be stubborn with you." Qiao Qiao's mouth twitched. She also didn't want to see Qingwu in such a difficult situation, so she waved her hand and signaled Qingwu to leave.

Qingwu let out a long breath as if she had been relieved from a heavy burden. She didn't even invite An An, instead leaving the palace in a hurry.

Jiu Li's Xiu Luan, who was standing behind Qiao once again, was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. She did not expect that Qingwu would have to face such a difficult situation on the first day. She quietly turned around, wanting to retreat when no one was paying attention to her.

"This is you outside the palace …"

The moment Xiu Luan turned around, she heard Yan Mo Chen's voice slowly come out from behind her. It was accompanied by his voice, which was getting closer and closer.

"Where are you going?" With a cold expression, he asked in a low voice.

Qiao Qiao couldn't help but knit his brows. It seemed that this fellow had come to the Palace to find her because he didn't like her!

Xiu Luan closed her eyes and immediately returned to her senses. She bowed and said, "This servant wishes to bring breakfast for the Emperor and Empress." With Qingwu's lesson, Xiu Luan's way of addressing Qiao Qiao had naturally changed.

Yan Mo Chen smiled with satisfaction. This little girl seemed much smarter than that little girl Qingwu.

"What's your name?"

"Your servant's name is Xiu Luan. I am the maid that the Empress brought back from outside the palace." Xiu Luan bowed and said.

"Did you bring it back from outside the palace?" Yan Mo Chen frowned.

"Yes, this servant was originally a demon …"

"Mo …" "Mo Clan's maidservant!" Qiao Qiao's face was still stiff as he immediately took over the unfinished sentence from Xiu Luan, "Xiu Luan, didn't you want to go get breakfast? Go ahead, I'm hungry. "

Qiao Qiao still blinked and signaled her to retreat. If Yan Mo Chen knew that Xiu Luan was from the Demon Palace, how could he let her go?

Xiu Luan seemed to understand something and immediately bowed before leaving.

Yan Mo Chen frowned and turned to look at Qiao Qiao who still had a guilty look on his face. He smiled faintly. There must be something that this girl was hiding from him!