Chapter 282 The Emperor's Warning

I swallowed back the words that were about to come out of my mouth, feeling extremely frustrated.

"Go to the Shen family."

Xiao Yelin's eyes darkened, and he looked away from her. He turned his head and gave an order outside the car window.

After he finished speaking, a figure in black flipped down from a height, landed steadily on the shaft of the cart, pulled the reins and prepared to drive away.

The sudden change left the Shen family's coachman on the ground dumbfounded, his eyes wide open, at a loss.

“Wait a minute!!!”

At this moment, a loud, iron-blooded and imposing voice sounded, and several figures quickly fell down and blocked the carriage's way.

The leading man wore a black crown and a dark suit, with a murderous-looking war eagle with its head held high and wings spread embroidered in gold on his chest.

He wore gilded boots and had a ring-handled sword hanging from his waist.

Chi Yun, who was holding the reins, was slightly startled, then quickly turned his head towards the carriage and said, "Your Highness, the Iron Eagle Guards are here."

The Iron Eagle Guards are the emperor's personal guards and only obey the orders of the current emperor.

Inside the carriage, Shen Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief, her tense nerves relaxing.

The emperor's men have arrived. It seems that she will most likely not be forced to return to the Shen family by Xiao Yelin. Well, not bad, not bad. The emperor is quite reliable.

She was secretly delighted when suddenly she noticed a gloomy gaze falling on her. She subconsciously turned her head and saw the man next to her frowning at her, his eyes were gloomy and particularly creepy.

Shen Qingyi: "..."

Was she being a little too happy too soon?

"Oh, my brother has sent people to secretly protect you all day long, Shen Qingyi, you are really capable."

He gritted his teeth and sneered, mocking him sarcastically. He felt sour in his heart and felt like he was about to explode.

Besides the bitterness, there is also endless anger burning.

He clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, and his ten joints were about to be broken. He narrowed his eyes and suppressed his anger.

All-day protection?

How is that possible?

Shen Qingyi was very unconvinced.

If he really protected her secretly all day, then why did the Iron Eagle Guards only arrive late after she was threatened by him for most of the day and was about to be forcibly sent back?

Why didn't they show up earlier?

She pursed her lips and was about to speak when a cold voice came from outside the carriage.

"The Emperor has issued an order. Your Highness, please get out of the carriage and receive it."

"Shen Qingyi, remember what I said, and find a way to reject my brother. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you."

He warned in a deep voice, his tone even more sinister than before. Obviously, the appearance of the Iron Eagle Guard made him feel even worse.

Shen Qingyi turned her head away and remained silent, not wanting to answer this question at all.

"You're on your own!"

He looked at her deeply, stood up and walked out of the carriage. The moment the curtain was lowered again, Shen Qingyi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At least I don’t have to face him for the time being. As for the rest, we’ll talk about it later.

Outside the carriage, Xiao Yelin raised his chin and looked at the Iron Eagle Guards with indifferent eyes. His face clearly showed no emotion, but he inexplicably gave people a sinister feeling.

After a moment of eye contact, Iron Eagle Guard Commander Situ Yin walked over, took out a scroll of imperial edict from his sleeve, bent down and lowered his head, and presented it with both hands with great respect.

"I am Situ Yin, Commander of the Iron Eagle Guard, and I pay my respects to Your Highness. Please accept your order..."

This is a secret order and cannot be read aloud. Xiao Yelin can only read it after receiving it.

Xiao Ye Lin lowered his eyes and looked indifferently at the light golden scroll in front of him. After a moment, he reached out and took it.

He held the imperial edict in his hand, turned his head to look at Chi Yun who was still sitting on the shaft of the carriage, and said coldly, "Chi Yun, let our people retreat."

Today, his every move is under the control of his royal brother.

And this Iron Eagle Guard is the warning given to him by his royal brother.

As long as the Iron Eagle Guards were there, he couldn't force Shen Qingyi to do anything, let alone forcibly send her back to the Shen family and prevent them from meeting.

If he doesn't stop, I'm afraid even his royal brother won't show mercy either.

If this happened, he would really be at odds with his brother the Emperor and would become his enemies, which was not what he wanted.

Xiao Yelin was very unwilling, but he had no other choice at the moment and could only evacuate, unless he wanted to blatantly disobey the order.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chi Yun obeyed the order.

Soon, Xiao Yelin left with his men.

"Miss Shen, I am Situ Yin, the commander of the Iron Eagle Guard. I have been ordered by the Emperor to escort you into the palace..."

Situ Yin stepped forward and saluted the carriage.

This escort was used very cleverly. Shen Qingyi's eyes moved, and she suddenly began to believe that they were following her secretly all day long.

She lifted the car window curtain, stuck her head out, and saw the man saluting in front of her.

The man was dressed in a dark suit, looking majestic and murderous. The war eagle on his chest was unruly and bloodthirsty, adding a bit of murderous aura. No matter how you looked at him, he was not someone you would want to mess with.

Shen Qingyi nodded politely and said very politely, "Thank you, Commander."

“Miss Shen, you’re welcome.”

The man replied indifferently but respectfully.

As they were greeting each other, a guard from the Shen family limped over from the corner of the street and apologized to Shen Qingyi miserably.

Several people were injured, but fortunately the injuries were not serious and were only minor.

Seeing their bruised and miserable appearance, Shen Qingyi had no nerve to punish them. She just waved her hand and absolved them of their responsibility.

The person they faced before was King Jin, and he was well prepared. How could they be blamed for failing to protect him?

Even if it was his father, he might not be able to stop Prince Jin.

Escorted by the Iron Eagle Guards, he quickly entered the palace unimpeded and headed straight for the imperial study.

In the imperial study, the smoke of cigarettes curled up and the air was filled with the elegant and pleasant fragrance of agarwood.

After receiving the news that Shen Qingyi had entered the palace and would be coming to the imperial study soon, Xiao Jue's face, which had been gloomy all day, finally brightened up.

His tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of his lips unconsciously.

Seeing this, Eunuch Feng's tense nerves finally relaxed. He stretched out his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

Oh my God, the emperor's mood has finally improved. It's really not easy.

Ever since the court session yesterday, the emperor has been visibly restless and anxious, and no one knows what he is eagerly waiting for.

The longer he waited, the uglier his expression became, and a gloomy and dangerous aura gradually emanated from his body.

All the palace residents noticed it, and they were all terrified, huddled together, and were extremely alert, not daring to breathe.

Eunuch Feng thought that the emperor had encountered some difficult problems in the court, which was why he was in such a bad mood, but he didn't expect that it was because of Miss Shen.

Okay, okay, Miss Shen, right? It’s amazing that you can actually control the emperor’s emotions. He will remember it.

Eunuch Feng secretly raised Shen Qingyi's status to the highest level in his heart.

This lady is so favored by the emperor and has a good family background. I believe that she will definitely be the master of the harem.

"She should be here soon, Eunuch Feng, come with me to meet her..."