"This matter concerns the fate of the Xie family, isn't it?"

Xie Wanwan nodded emphatically. As long as Su Luo helped her arrange a meeting with the Second Prince, Nangong Jingyao, she would go and talk to him herself.

Neither Ah Xu nor Nangong Qing could interfere in this matter, so she could only turn to Su Luo.

"Alright! I'll deliver this letter for you. I'll go change my clothes and then head to the palace."

Xie Wanwan's matter is urgent. They were discovered at the Xie residence, and every moment of delay increases the danger.

As the two were about to change their clothes, they ran into Nangong Chiyu coming out of Yi Huan's room, his face full of anger, especially when he looked at Su Luo, he looked like he wanted to strangle her.

But reason prevented him from doing so, and he passed by Su Luo and Xie Wanwan with a gloomy expression.

"Lady Su, was Prince Yu angry just now?"

Su Luo didn't know what was wrong with him either; this person was often unpredictable.

"Ignore him, he's sick."

Su Luo's words reached Nangong Chiyu's ears, but he didn't linger and left with a flick of his sleeve.

While waiting, Xie Wanwan also asked Su Zuo to prepare a carriage.

During the day, Nangong Jingyao usually handles government affairs in the palace; if you want to find him, you have to go to the palace.

Su Luo changed into her palace clothes and saw Nangong Chiyu still there when she left the Du residence.

Hasn't he gone back yet?

Where are you going?

When Nangong Chiyu saw that Su Luo's servant had prepared the carriage and was waiting for her, he knew that she was about to go out again.

"Enter the palace!"

Nangong Chiyu said with a mocking tone, "So eager to see your prince?"

Su Luo paused. How did Nangong Chiyu know she was going to see the Second Prince? Did he guess?

"This is my own business."

She then got into the carriage that Su Zuo had prepared. Nangong Chiyu could become enraged for no reason, so Su Luo should not talk to him too much in this situation, lest she upset him.

After Su Luo left, the Chiyu Army, who came with Nangong Chiyu, had never seen their prince like this before. He was radiating a chilling aura, and he had never been this angry, not even when he was ambushed by Ye Beihan.

"Your Highness, shall we return to the manor?"

Nangong Chiyu stepped onto the carriage, leaving behind only two cold words.

"Enter the palace!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Su Luo has a jade token given to her by the emperor, which allows her to freely enter and leave the palace, and she claims that she deserves it.

Upon entering the palace, he went straight to where the Second Prince handled state affairs and personally handed the letter to Nangong Jingyao.

"The Vice Minister of Agriculture wants to see me, but why can't we talk face to face? Why do we have to write a letter? How interesting."

When Nangong Jingyao saw that Nangong Chiyu was also following behind Su Luo, he was overjoyed. Did the Prince Yu also want to test him? Did he also think that he was more suitable to ascend the throne than the Crown Prince?

"There are some things that are inconvenient to say in person. The Second Prince and the others will understand my meaning once they read the letter."

"Very well! I will certainly read this letter."

After speaking, he walked past Su Luo, stood in front of Nangong Chiyu, and nodded: "Is Prince Yu also here to see me?"

"No, I was just passing by!"

Nangong Chiyu's mind was not on the Second Prince at all. He thought Su Luo had come to the palace to find Nangong Qing, but he did not expect her to come to find Nangong Jingyao.

"Second brother, Prince Yu has come to see me."

Nangong Manyu suddenly appeared out of nowhere and grabbed Nangong Chiyu's arm, refusing to let go no matter how much he frowned.

"Fifth Sister's information network is truly impressive; you knew as soon as Prince Yu entered the palace."

Everyone in the palace knew Nangong Manyu's thoughts; her love for Prince Yu was open and never hidden.

"Second brother..."

Nangong Manyu blushed. She had bribed several eunuchs at the palace gate so that she would know as soon as Prince Yu entered the palace.

Su Luo wrote to her, saying that Nangong Chiyu likes children, so he must also like cute and adorable people. She said that her outfit was cute and lively, and Nangong Chiyu would definitely like it.

"Fifth Princess, Second Prince, I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

Su Luo and Nangong Manyu exchanged glances, and she decided not to disturb them while they were together.

"Deputy Minister of Agriculture, I'll come see you again in a few days."

"good!"

Su Luo nodded. She and Nangong Manyu had been corresponding, and she was concerned about Nangong Chiyu's condition and his memories.

Su Luo also knew that she had been asking His Majesty for a token to freely enter and leave the palace, and it seemed that her wish was about to be fulfilled.

"Fifth Princess, please have some self-respect!"

Nangong Chiyu's tone was icy, his eyes fixed on Su Luo, who seemed completely unconcerned that he was being entangled with another woman.

"No, you are the one I love, and everyone in the palace knows that."

Nangong Chiyu looked in the direction Su Luo had gone; that was the way out of the palace. Was she not going to find Nangong Qing?

Withdrawing his hand, Nangong Chiyu turned and left, ignoring the Second Prince and Nangong Manyu behind him.

"Prince Yu, Prince Yu, wait for me! Where are you going?"

Nangong Chiyu has long legs, and Manyu has to jog to keep up with him.

"Princess Meng has made a mistake in favoring me. I have a wife and children at home, and I would never divorce them or abandon them."

Nangong Manyu's smile froze, and she continued to follow behind him.

"Perhaps, perhaps this is just your imagination. We've been investigating for so many years, and we haven't found anything, have we?"

Even if it were true, we haven't heard from you in so many years. Who knows if your wife might have remarried?

In Nanning, widows were allowed to remarry, but many were unwilling to leave their original husbands' families simply for the sake of reputation.

Nangong Manyu's words were exactly what he wanted to hear. Su Luo liked Nangong Qing, so was he really going to divorce her to let them be together?

For Nangong Qing's sake, Su Luo is even unwilling to acknowledge him anymore. It's truly hateful. Once he finds the evidence to prove that he is Chen Huaixu, let's see how Su Luo handles the situation.

"I will handle my family affairs myself. Fifth Princess, you should not concern yourself with me. It would be better for everyone."

Nangong Manyu refused. Over the years, her father had intended to bestow a marriage upon her and Nangong Chiyu, and she had always loved Nangong Chiyu as her future husband. How could she just give him up like that?

"But I like you. Since you haven't confirmed whether you really have a wife, you can't stop me from liking you."

If the day truly comes when even Heaven doesn't favor me, I, a princess, will certainly not steal another woman's husband.

Nangong Manyu's words, actions, and appearance only made Nangong Chiyu think she was childish. A girl like that was only suitable to be raised in a greenhouse, not to him.

"Nonsense!"

Nangong Chiyu only managed to get rid of Nangong Manyu after leaving the palace. By the end of the day, his emotions were completely controlled by Su Luo.

Entering and leaving the palace meant absolutely nothing to him.

The next day, after court, Nangong Jingyao went straight to Fumanlou Restaurant. It wasn't mealtime yet, but Fumanlou was already open for business.

He didn't know what Su Luo wanted from him, why she insisted on inviting him here.

It's hard to book a private room here, so it seems Su Luo is quite shrewd.

Upon opening the pre-arranged private room, Nangong Jingyao looked up and saw a woman wearing a veil.

The woman, dressed in luxurious attire, sat at the table. When he opened the door and entered, she rose slightly to give a curtsy.