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He Lan Chun's face was still filled with anger as he looked at him stubbornly.

"There's one other thing I don't understand." He Lan Xue was about to turn around and leave when she suddenly thought of a question. "I don't think I've let you down. Why do you hate me so much?"

"Because you're too proud. So proud that you're even willing to give me the throne. I thoroughly hate your sense of superiority!" He Lan Chun suddenly raged and growled at He Lan Xue.

Yes, how could he not hate him? He had stolen his imperial throne, stolen his woman, exiled him, suppressed him time and time again, but He Lan Xue had never really lost. He had always been so calm, always so free, always so carefree, always so uncaring, always so close to danger! As matters stood, he, He Lan Chun, had instead become his prisoner!

If He Lan Xue was the beloved child of heaven, then he was the abandoned son, the abandoned son of fate. He was He Lan Wushuang's illegitimate son after a drunken accident. He was someone to be ignored!

He was jealous of He Lan Xue, jealous to the point of going crazy!

Because of his jealousy, he wanted to have something that He Lan Xue had always wanted, such as a show.

Thinking of this, He Lan Chun was shocked.

And He Lan Xue was already far away.

He Lan Chun's reason made him feel quite innocent.

The innocent Heran Chun walked to the front of the guest courtyard and saw the innocent man sitting on the steps playing with Little Marten.

"You're still playing with Little White? Why aren't you going to rest? " Looking at the setting sun in the sky, she sat down beside her lover.

"Little White" was the new name Little Marten had chosen.

"I was waiting for you." The woman tilted her head and looked at him.

He Lan Xue reached out her arm and put it around her shoulder, allowing her to lean lightly against him. "This journey is tiring. If you get tired, you should rest early. In the future, you don't need to specifically wait for me."

The woman leaned on him obediently, pressing down her weight on him.

He caressed the hair on her back and asked softly, "My beloved, do you want to be the Queen and be the most respected woman in the world?"

"I don't want to." The woman answered without thinking.

"Why? This is the dream of many women. " He Lan Xue asked with a smile.

"What's so good about being a queen? I can't eat too much and I don't have time to sleep yet. I'm so tired." Her lover pouted and said matter-of-factly, "That's good enough."

Helene Snow didn't know whether to laugh or cry: The Elf was someone who didn't have the slightest desire for power.

She never thought about who she could control for the past.

"If you like it like this, then you should always do it this way." As she spoke, she seemed to have made up her mind. The smile on her face became even more relieved.

The girl did not reply. She shrank into He Lan Xue's embrace again. Xiao Bai shrank into her embrace. Its tiny claws scratched the top of her clothes. With a "chi chi" sound, it sneaked into her bosom like a hooligan.

Yi Jian walked over from afar and saw the scene in front of him. For some reason, he felt touched.

She lowered her small head to He Lan Xue's shoulder, while He Lan Xue leaned her body slightly to the side, allowing her to lean against her chest. The sunset was bright red, reflecting their faces, He Lan Xue had an extremely devilish look, because her red eyebrows were like the surface of a mountain full of rhododendrons, she was as beautiful as a fake, but the calmness and calmness on her face pulled the fake feeling into the warmth of the world. They looked so harmonious and seamless that Yi Jian almost did not dare to approach them, afraid that he would break everything in front of him.

Yi Jian had no choice but to get closer. After pausing for a long time, he walked over resentfully and said softly, "My lord, Ice Country's Queen Leng has sent a secret letter. It seems to be an urgent matter."

Hearing what was said, He Lan Xue straightened her and took the letter from Yi Jian.

As he continued to read, his eyebrows furrowed.

"What's wrong?" the woman asked softly, sensing his mood.

"Bingguo is in trouble. Xia Yu is insistent on sending out troops to the Heavenly Court to chase down the traitors and the king. Leng Yan doesn't agree. Xia Yu is causing trouble right now." He Lan Xue closed the letter and gloomily said, "Leng Yan is such an intelligent person, yet she was disturbed by a little kid. She wrote that Xia Yu had even thought of opposing Leng Yan's power and intended to use it to threaten her."

"The queen's meaning is that you want me to go over and help her?" Yi Jian asked tentatively.

Leng Yan only wanted me to help her investigate Xia Yu's background, which is also Xiahou's background. She feels that Xia Yu's actions this time aren't out of loyalty to He Lan Chun, but because she has other intentions. He Lanxue said lightly, "Xiahou is a member of the Liu Family. This matter is probably suspicious."

"Do you want to answer Her Majesty immediately?" Yi Jian asked again.

"I'm not in a hurry. I want to go investigate and see what Liu Yan's intentions are." He Lan Xue shook her head. Then, she muttered to herself, "I wonder what is happening to Pei Ruochen and You'er now?"

In the capital.

After the assembly ended, Pei Ruochen dusted off her robes and was about to leave the palace when a small palace maid ran over and bowed to him. "Regent, the Empress Dowager wishes to invite you over."

Pei Ruochen frowned as she replied in the same gentle tone, "Alright, I shall go now."

The little palace maid glanced at him once more before she ran off in a jubilant manner.

It must be a new girl who had just entered the palace. Pei Ruochen smiled. She had yet to be assimilated by the palace, which was why she was able to remain so fresh and natural.

However, how long could such character last?

Pei Ruochen could not help but feel dejected.

He walked lightly outside the empress dowager's palace and at the door he heard Elin coaxing the little emperor. She was singing while pushing the cradle, and she said lightly, "Good day to you, grow up and put on a dragon robe. Good day to you, go to sleep. Dream of me …"

Hearing her low voice, Pei Ruochen suddenly lost his initial wariness. He walked in and bowed to Eli. "Empress Dowager."

Eileen stopped and turned to him.

Pei Ruochen noticed that Eli had changed out of her court uniform. She was wearing a light dress made out of Suhang silk.

Eileen was originally a beauty, so dressing up like this naturally had a special charm to it.

Pei Ruochen had just let her guard down and raised her guard again. She stood very far away and did not approach him.

"Regent, the little Emperor just smiled like Sister Lan. Didn't the Regent want to come over to take a look?" Elin smiled at him, leaning her exposed elbow against the cradle, leaning lazily against it.

Pei Ruochen gazed in the direction of He Lan Tian An. Indeed, he wanted to go and have a good look at the child. If he refused, his traces would be exposed.

After a moment of hesitation, Pei Ruochen walked over and stood on the other side of the cradle, bent over and looked at the child in the cradle.

Every day, Heran and Tian An became more and more beautiful. Her features were handsome, and she looked more and more like Pei Ruochen every day. Her eyes were always open, and no matter who she looked at, she would stare at them for a long time without blinking.

Seeing the joy in his heart, Pei Ruochen couldn't help but want to reach out and touch his face, and her body involuntarily leaned forward.

Then, he smelled a strong scent of flowers. Under the fragrance of the flowers, there was also a seductive medicinal fragrance.

Pei Ruochen raised her head and saw that Eli had already stood up and was lighting the incense in the Rui Shou furnace. The incense was swirling in the air and was rising up into the air.

As for Eli, she looked intoxicated from the smoke. Her cheeks were the color of a camel's, and her body was curving under her shirt.

"I've heard that the princess and the regent are in a bad temper and still refuse to see the regent, right?" Elin asked softly, looking at him with wide, concerned eyes.

Pei Ruochen was displeased, but due to etiquette, she still replied in a low voice, "The princess only has a short temper, and is not in any serious trouble."

"But the Regent has put in all his efforts to serve the country, and the princess still doesn't understand him. As the empress dowager, I also feel that my heart can't bear it. Why don't I make the decision to take in a concubine for the Regent …" As she spoke, Eli slowly leaned forward, her soft bosom almost pressing on Pei Ruochen's arm.

Pei Ruochen moved to the left side and cupped her hands, "The princess may already be waiting for this subject to return home. If there's nothing else from the empress dowager, please allow Ruochen to take her leave first."

Eileen didn't answer but looked at him.

Pei Ruochen instinctively took a step back and retreated until she was out of the bead curtain of Eli's chamber. Then, she turned around and walked away quickly.

Initially, he had chosen Irene because she was a scheming woman who did not have much intelligence. But now, it seemed that it would be even more troublesome if she was such a straightforward woman.

Pei Ruochen felt a headache coming on, but she couldn't be pulled down so quickly. She still had to maintain order and respect.

Furthermore, she was someone's big sister – Pei Ruochen's understanding was getting more and more fuzzy.

Eileen and her lover did not feel like sisters at all. They did not resemble each other in any way.

After returning to the Prime Minister's Estate, a family member came running over. When he saw him, he gasped, "Milord, milord, the princess wants to leave, there's no way the little ones can stop her."

"Don't bother with her identity, lock her up." Pei Ruochen's heart froze for a moment before speaking coldly.

"I tried. However, the princess said that if we use force, she will die before us." That family member wiped away his sweat and said, "Right now, the entire household is kneeling in front of the princess, blocking her path. That's why the princess is left in the mansion. Lord, it's best if you hurry up and go take a look."

Hearing this, Pei Ruochen frowned and followed her family to the back door.

She held a dagger to her chest as she walked through the crowd, one step at a time, towards the back door.

No one dared to stop her. They could only kneel in front of her and block her way. She had no choice but to take a detour. In the short half-mile journey from the porch to the back door, she had forcefully walked from noon to the afternoon.

He walked all the way back to Pei Ruochen.

"What are you doing?" When Pei Ruochen appeared, the rest of the family members heaved a sigh of relief. They moved to the sides of the crowd and left in an orderly fashion.

It was inconvenient for outsiders to be present at matters between the husband and wife.

The people of the Pei Mansion had all learned how to read people's faces.

Soon, the courtyard was empty except for Helian You and Pei Ruochen, who were staring at each other.

"Why are you leaving?" Pei Ruochen asked in a deep voice.

"You know why." "I can't possibly be under the same roof as an executioner."

"Am I the executioner?" Pei Ruochen looked at her mockingly, "Princess, don't forget that He Lan Chun died under the sword of He Lan Xue."