But when he appeared in front of Gu Yanyue, she was still shocked. "Tuoba, when did you come to the Central Plains?"

Tuoba Chen said succinctly: "Just arrived, Ayue, I am here to take you to the Western Regions."

Gu Yanyue was confused. "I am A Ran's queen. Why are you taking me to the Western Regions?"

After hearing this, Yu Wenran pulled Gu Yanyue behind him, his brows full of vigilance, and his voice sank: "What do you want to do?"

It would have been fine if Gu Yanyue hadn't mentioned Yuwen Ran, but the mention of Yuwen Ran made Tuoba Chen furious. Seeing Yuwen Ran still shielding Gu Yanyue behind him, he curled his lips and said contemptuously, "Don't you say you don't love Ah Yue? Who are you pretending to be so affectionate for now?"

Yuwen Ran was unreasonably labeled by Tuoba Chen as a man who abandoned his lover, and naturally he was dissatisfied. "I have always been sincere to A Yue, but you trespassed into the palace without being summoned, and even wanted to take my queen away with you. I can have the imperial guards drive you out of the palace immediately..."

"Shut up!" Tuoba Chen interrupted him coldly, "Are you trying to say that the information I received is all false?"

"It turns out that was false."

Tuoba Chen sneered, the disgust in his eyes becoming more and more undisguised, "Let go of A Yue. No matter what happens today, I will take her away from you, a two-faced guy."

Yuwen Ran took a step forward and said, "If you want to take Ah Yue away, why don't you first ask Ah Yue if she is willing to go with you?"

Tuoba Chen glanced at Gu Yanyue behind Yuwen Ran, and changed his previous attitude towards Yuwen Ran, and lowered his voice: "Ayue, are you willing to come with me?"

Gu Yanyue shook her head. "Tuoba, you really misunderstood Ah Ran. Ah Ran has always been very kind to me. As his wife, even if I really have to go to the Western Regions, I will go with him, not with you."

When Yuwen Ran heard Gu Yanyue reject Tuoba Chen, he raised his chin and looked at Tuoba Chen triumphantly.

Tuoba Chen's expression grew even colder. After a moment of silence, he said, "Ayue, you don't have to say anything. You must have been brainwashed by Yuwen Ran to become like this."

Yuwen Ran was not only being accused by Tuoba Chen of abandoning her after having an affair with her, but he also accused her of brainwashing Gu Yanyue. He looked at Tuoba Chen coldly, but his words were directed to Gu Yanyue, "Our Ah Yue is truly popular. After all this time, Prince Tuoba still misses her."

Yu Wenran was so angry that he even gritted his teeth at the end of his speech.

It was the first time Gu Yanyue saw Yuwen Ran getting jealous, and she found it quite novel. She wanted to tease him, but she was afraid that he would become a jealous lunatic if he continued to be jealous. After much deliberation, she decided to coax him first. "Ah Ran, you have to believe me. I only love you. Meeting you is the only good thing in my life."

When it comes to sweet talk, Gu Yanyue is simply adept at it. Glancing at Yu Wenran's face, which looked better, she continued, "I believe we will be together forever."

Yuwen Ran was very pleased with these words. He curled the corners of his lips and said, "Did Prince Tuoba hear clearly? If not, you can ask A Yue to say it again."

Tuoba Chen sneered, "How do I know if you threatened Ah Yue in private, so that she dared not even tell the truth?"

Gu Yanyue was speechless for a moment. She didn't know where Tuoba Chen heard the bad news about Yuwen Ran treating her. She couldn't understand, as a prince of a country, didn't Tuoba Chen know that gossip was not to be trusted?

"Please rest assured, Prince Tuoba. Ah Ran treats me very well. He and I have a daughter, and we have always been very loving."

Tuoba Chen didn't care and kept believing in his own point of view: "You must have been deceived by him."

Seeing that it was impossible to reason with Tuoba Chen, Gu Yanyue simply let Yuwen Ran handle it.

Yuwen Ran directly ordered the Imperial Guards to block Tuoba Chen's way, and then took Gu Yanyue away in front of Tuoba Chen.

Tuoba Chen sneaked into the palace on his own this time, without any secret guards or attendants. He looked at the large number of royal guards in front of him and knew that a head-on fight would definitely not work. He was completely out of options at the moment. Looking at Gu Yanyue's gradually receding back, there was an emotion in Tuoba Chen's deep eyes that was so deep that it was unfathomable.

He planned to leave the palace first and then make plans. When he was about to turn around and leave, a voice suddenly came from outside the door and called him, "Prince Tuoba, please stay."

Concubine Yu walked gracefully out from behind the door and stood in front of Tuoba Chen, looking at him with a smile. "I am a concubine in your majesty's harem. I was just passing by here and heard the prince arguing with your majesty. I thought I might be able to help the prince, so I took the initiative to call him. Please don't blame me for being so abrupt."

Concubine Yu's words were extremely beautiful, but Tuoba Chen just looked at her coldly. Except for Gu Yanyue, he never had a good face towards the people in Yuwen Ran's harem. After hearing this, he raised his foot and was about to walk around Concubine Yu.

"Don't you want to take the Queen back to the Western Regions, Prince?"

"Do you have any idea?"

Concubine Yu raised an eyebrow. "Although I can't make the Empress fall in love with you and leave with you on her own, I know that if it were me, I would definitely use any means to escape this dangerous place with my beloved. I don't care what method I use, as long as I can achieve my goal."

Tuoba Chen finally smiled, "You're right, as long as we can achieve our goal, that's all that matters."

Anyway, he has never been a good person. He just disguised himself in front of Gu Yanyue. But for Gu Yanyue, he can tear off his outermost layer of disguise and completely expose his true appearance in front of Gu Yanyue.

With the inspiration from Concubine Yu, Tuoba Chen sneaked into the palace again under the moonlight. On his way to Gu Yanyue's bedroom, he happened to meet Gu Yanyue coming out of the kitchen carrying freshly prepared food.

God was really helping him. Tuoba Chen tried his best not to make any sound, took out the handkerchief he had prepared long ago, and covered Gu Yanyue's mouth and nose from behind.

"ah--"

Gu Yanyue sensed something was wrong, but she was still caught off guard and inhaled several mouthfuls of the drug. She struggled for a few times and then fell dizzy in Tuoba Chen's arms.

The plate in Gu Yanyue's hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Tuoba Chen was afraid of alerting the patrolling imperial guards, so he hurriedly carried Gu Yanyue on his shoulders and left the palace. Fortunately, Tuoba Chen's Qinggong skills were excellent, so he was able to successfully lead Gu Yanyue out of the palace without alerting the patrolling imperial guards.

On the other side, Yu Wenran waited in the main hall for a long time but Gu Yanyue didn't come back, so he went to the small kitchen to look for Gu Yanyue. Unexpectedly, he saw the broken plates on the ground on the way there. He felt vaguely uneasy, afraid that something might happen to Gu Yanyue, so he frowned and walked quickly to the small kitchen.

Thinking of Tuoba Chen's disregard for Gu Yanyue's departure today, he felt uneasy. He went to the kitchen and saw that Gu Yanyue was indeed gone. He panicked and turned back to shout at the eunuch who followed him: "Come here - the queen was kidnapped in the middle of the night. Pass on my decree to seal off the capital and search every house for the queen's whereabouts!"