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"Enough. Tuoba Rui, it's none of their business. I saw you leaving the King's Mansion and forcing your way in. It's none of their business, so you don't have to force the two of them into a difficult situation!" Shen Zhi Qiao could not bear to watch any longer. Ling Ran walked down the steps, straightening her back as she met his gaze.

Tuoba Rui laughed, but his smile did not reach his eyes. "This King does not agree with the lady's words. The laws of the country, the rules of the family, have violated the laws, so naturally they have to accept the appropriate punishment. The two of them knew of This King's rules, but knowingly committed the crime … What does the lady think of This King? "

When he finished, he threw the question directly at Shen Zhiqiao.

Shen Zhi Qiao frowned, "The two of them couldn't bear my repeated requests, so they forced me in. In the end, it wasn't an unforgivable crime, and you didn't lose anything, so you let them go this time, okay?"

No losses?

Tuoba Rui sneered. His eyes seemed to inadvertently sweep across the room. With a grim expression, he narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm afraid that won't do!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his long sleeve behind him, and a few well-built men who were waiting behind him rushed forward and grabbed the two attendants on the ground.

The cold sword aura flashed past Shen Zhi Qiao's eyes, but in that instant, before the two servants could even scream out in pain, they fell to the ground, blood spurting out from their mouths.

Shen Zhi Qiao covered her mouth, her eyes filled with deep fear. She looked at the two servants on the ground. Their eyes were wide open, and there seemed to be some lingering fear and reluctance in them … He died with grievance!

Ignoring the fear in her eyes, Tuoba Rui coldly glanced at her and said to a man beside him, "Send the girl back to the palace!"

"I don't need you to send me off!" She slowly walked to the two servants' side and squatted down. She reached out to close their eyes and said in a low, tearful voice, "I'm sorry, I've harmed the both of you!"

Tuoba Rui frowned slightly and pursed his lips without saying anything as he watched her actions.

After a long while, Shen Zhi Qiao tightly pursed his lips as he stood up. He stared into Su Hao's eyes and said word by word, "Tuoba Rui, you will be punished!"

After saying that, Shen Zhi Qiao looked behind him and strode towards the palace.

Tuoba Rui looked at her back as she left and looked at the person beside him with a meaningful gaze.

That person understood and followed him.

Shen Zhi Qiao walked out of the palace and quickly passed through several alleyways. Finally, he stopped in a narrow passageway and leaned against the wall. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Guilt grew crazily in her heart. If it wasn't for her, the two of them would still be alive and well, but now they were in a state of grievance.

Shaking hands, Shen Zhiqiao, you have two lives on your hands, do you know that?!

Fear, fear, and guilt made her uneasy. She slowly slid down the wall and sat on the ground. She hugged her knees and buried her head deep between her legs. For a long time …

For a long time, she thought that she would be sitting on a rock, but at this moment, she suddenly raised her head, tears could be seen in the corners of her eyes as she jumped.

Ji Lian Ye...

Thinking of this, she forcefully suppressed the guilt in her heart, stood up from the ground, and walked towards the men's prison.

Feng Qing Palace.

Esteemed wangfei couldn't hide her excitement as she looked at the man who hadn't appeared in her Feng Qinggong for a long time. She touched her hair and didn't know what to say.

His bewitching phoenix eyes stared deeply at a certain spot in Feng Qinggong. His sexy and thin lips slightly pursed as he appeared to be preoccupied and absent-minded.

Since Hui Fei couldn't find the right words to say, Tuoba Yu didn't take the initiative to speak either, causing the atmosphere to become awkward.

It was only when Esteemed Empress Dowager's maid walked in with hot tea and placed it on the table between the two of them that she carefully picked up one of the cups and handed it to Tuoba Yu. "Your majesty, come over here. The wind is fierce. Drink some hot tea to warm your body."

Tuoba Yu frowned as he looked at the tea in her hand, but didn't immediately receive it. His gaze shifted over and landed on Imperial Concubine Hui's face, then he curled his lips and said, "Sister Lian is getting more and more beautiful. "Pass!"

With that, he took the tea from her hand and placed his five fingers on the green porcelain cup. His hand was slender and transparent as he took a symbolic sip, then placed the cup on the table and looked at her with a long and narrow smile.

Because of his words' nice ', a blush suddenly appeared on Hufei's face, but her eyes suddenly reddened as she choked with sobs. "Your Majesty, please don't joke with me, chenqie …" "I'm getting old!"

Tuoba Yu raised his eyebrows and no longer continued with the topic. He turned the teacup on the table with his long fingers and asked, "Has Sister Lian studied the game recently?"

"I haven't missed anything for a day." Pausing, her clear and beautiful eyes lightly rested on his face, then she asked, "Is Your Majesty interested in playing a game with chenqie?"

Tuoba Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "I haven't touched this chess piece for a long time. Sister Lian is an expert in this field. Don't let me lose too badly."

"Your majesty has outstanding talent. Your consort has long been no match for Your Majesty."

This was true. If he wanted to master a skill, ordinary people would need to spend a year's time. He would need at least ten days.

She had always been interested in chess since she was young, so she had researched many different kinds of chess. Other than the difficult situation Divine Doctor Yun Feng set up that year, there was nothing in the world that she couldn't solve, but the person facing her was only ten years old that year, and it had only been half a month of studying with her. She was able to solve the difficult problem set up by Divine Doctor Yun Feng, so this talent was something she couldn't help but admire.

At this time, the maid placed the chessboard in front of the two of them.

Tuoba Yu stretched out his hand and said, "Sister Lian, please."

Wai Fei curled her lips as she held a chess piece and placed it on the board.

Tuoba Yu glanced at it and laughed lightly, "Sister Lian hasn't changed at all. The first step is still to stay in the center." As he spoke, he dropped a chess piece.

"Your majesty hasn't changed either …"

After that, the two of them fell into a moment of silence, leaving only the chess pieces on the plates. Each of these moves felt like they had existed for many years, each step overlapping with the memory.

It was only when the last piece fell that Tuoba Yu's phoenix eyes began to shine with an evil light. He smirked and said, "Sister Lian, do you have any impression of the surface of this chess piece?"

"How could I not remember? This was the first time the emperor defeated chenqie. At that time, the emperor only used three days to make chenqie submit wholeheartedly." Shaking her head, she continued, "Chenqie is ashamed. Your majesty hasn't played chess in a long time, yet you can easily win over chenqie like this. It seems like chenqie needs to work even harder."

Tuoba Yu lowered his eyes slightly and picked up a cup of tea from the side of the board. He took a sip and suddenly said, "The face of the board remains unchanged. I wonder if this person will still …"

Esteemed wangfei was startled, the smile on her face slightly retracted as she couldn't guess the meaning behind his words. "Your majesty …"

She had just finished speaking when Tuoba Yu suddenly stood up from his seat. "I still have many memorials to read. I won't be accompanying Sister Lian today …" He paused, "We will come back another day!"

With that, he walked out with large strides.

Esteemed wangfei looked at his straight back and opened her mouth, a complex light shining from her eyes. Did he know?!

Tuoba Yu had just walked out of the Windy Palace when he saw Zhen Lei, who was quickly approaching him from where the rain had stopped, furrow his eyebrows.

Zhen Feng walked up to him and bowed. "Your majesty, the letter from Prince Rui's estate just now …"