The garden of the Prince's Residence in Nanjing.

Without saying a word, Xiao Chen, who had rushed over, hugged Nan Qianyue tightly.

"Nan Nan, don't trust anyone. Just stay here and wait for me to come back."

Nan Qianyue found him baffling, "Have you taken the wrong medicine again?"

Xiao Chen released her, grabbed her shoulders, and quickly placed a kiss on her forehead. "You must wait for me."

He stared at her for a long time before reluctantly leaving.

Nanqianyue inexplicably wiped her forehead, her intuition telling her that Xiao Chen's reaction was very strange.

Why did Xiao Chen become... a little flustered after Prince Yu's visit?

Could it be that Prince Yu knew she was here and then told the Emperor of Nanjing?

...

The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.

Emperor Xiao Beiming of Nanjing, sitting on the dragon throne, casually glanced at Xiao Chen standing in the hall.

"I heard you've been obsessed with beautiful women lately, is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen dared not slacken his efforts. The fact that his father had not specified did not mean he was unaware; it was possible that he was deliberately keeping him in suspense.

"Your Majesty, I have only one person in my heart, as you know."

Xiao Beiming sternly rebuked, "She's already married, don't even think about it anymore."

Xiao Chen did not argue, "Father is right, I will remember it."

Xiao Beiming's expression softened slightly. "Your previous mission to Dongling was an opportunity I gave you, but having an opportunity doesn't guarantee you'll achieve your goal. She already has someone she belongs to, so you should settle down and be a good Crown Prince."

Xiao Chen remained calm and replied, "Yes."

Xiao Beiming changed the subject, "Now that there are many political affairs to attend to, you should move back to the East Palace and help me handle government affairs."

If these words had been spoken in the past, Xiao Chen would have been happy, but now, hearing them, his heart grew colder and colder.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will return to the Crown Prince's residence to pack my things."

"Do you really need to do this kind of work yourself?"

Xiao Beiming's tone left no room for argument. He pointed to the table on his left, which was piled with several stacks of memorials, and said, "Deal with those memorials and move back to the East Palace starting tonight."

Xiao Chen nodded, his face, which was bowed low, filled with a sinister aura. "Yes."

It seems Father Emperor knows everything; he's trying to confine him to the palace...

Ruihua Hall.

A young eunuch relayed everything he had overheard outside the imperial study to Empress Wan.

Empress Wan narrowed her eyes slightly, her anger flashing between her brows. "This unfilial son, he's truly bewitched."

The personal maidservant said sternly, "That mother and daughter are probably not fox spirits in disguise, they specialize in seducing men, and they're hard to kill."

Empress Wan gave a sinister sneer, "Difficult to kill? Yes, we went through so much trouble two years ago but still couldn't kill her, and now she dares to come right under my nose."

"Ha, this time, I will definitely send her to meet the King of Hell."

Xu Yingshu stole His Majesty's heart. She only slightly punished him, but it aroused His Majesty's wrath, and from then on he avoided her like the plague.

Her daughter moved south and seduced the son she had raised, causing her to become increasingly estranged from him.

They both deserved to die...

“Your Majesty, this matter needs careful consideration. His Majesty clearly intends to protect the Southern Yue. If he finds out that you…” another nanny couldn’t help but voice her concerns.

"Slap him," Empress Wan said coldly.

"...Yes." The old woman lowered her head in fear, raising her hand to slap herself hard; otherwise, the consequences would have been even worse...

The Crown Prince's Residence.

Nanqianyue was led back to Neon Residence by her maid. As soon as she sat down, she heard a series of hurried footsteps.

It's Uncle Yan.

"Miss Nan, no matter who comes to pick you up later, don't trust them!"

Nanqianyue was bewildered. "Uncle Yan, what are you talking about? Who's coming to pick me up?"

Yan Bo looked anxious. "His Highness the Crown Prince has been detained in the palace by His Majesty. His Majesty will definitely send someone to pick you up, but the Empress's people might also come. You must not trust them. It is safe to stay in the Crown Prince's residence, but it is hard to say what will happen if you go out."

After briefly processing Yan Bo's words, Nan Qianyue smiled and said, "Of course I'll go with His Majesty's people. I'm not stupid."

Yan Bo couldn't explain it clearly at first, but Nanqian Yue quickly understood what Yan Bo meant.

Half an hour later, Nanqianyue was led to the main hall by the chief steward of the Crown Prince's residence.

Two middle-aged men were already waiting in the hall, one with a square face and the other with a thick beard.

Upon seeing Nanqianyue, the two stepped forward simultaneously, their tone even identical.

“Miss Nan, I am here on His Majesty’s orders to secretly escort you back to Dongling!”

Nan Qianyue stared blankly at the two faces, "You two aren't on the same path?"

The square-faced man pointed at the bearded man and shouted, "He's an imposter! This humble servant is the one His Majesty sent!"

The bearded man looked slightly anxious. "He's the imposter! He's the Empress's man! Miss Nan, please don't believe him!"

The man with the square face said, "He's lying! He's the Empress's man! To protect Miss Nan's reputation, His Majesty has ordered us to secretly escort you back to Dongling. This is His Majesty's order; please take a look, Miss Nan!"

The bearded man said, "His warrant is fake! This one is genuine! Please take a look, Miss Nan!"

Why is the Monkey King stuck in the same place after migrating south? Is this a case of the real and fake Monkey Kings?

Her gaze fell on the tokens the two men offered, but she did not take them.

LOL, she's never even seen what a real token looks like.

Just as the head steward of the Crown Prince's residence was about to take the token, the square-faced man and the bearded man simultaneously withdrew their hands.

"His Majesty has decreed that no one in the Crown Prince's residence is allowed to interfere with our taking Miss Nan away!" The two men clashed again.

Nan Qianyue turned to look at Yan Bo, "Don't you know who His Majesty's men are?"

Both Yan Bo and the steward looked troubled. "It seems they are all under Commander Pei's command."

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