"An arranged marriage? To whom?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wanshi felt as if she had been hit hard on the head with a stick.

When was the King of Chu granted a marriage? Why is there no news about it at all?

The King of Chu had repeatedly said that he would reserve the position of his principal wife for himself, so how come he has now granted her marriage?

"Why don't you go and ask him yourself?"

Su Lilu smiled faintly, then turned and left.

"Hey, you need to explain clearly. Who exactly did the King of Chu marry? Crown Princess, are you lying to me?"

Su Wanshi chased after him, unwilling to give up, wanting to get an explanation, but Su Liluo ignored her.

In the end, Su Wanshi had no choice but to return to the Su residence heartbroken.

Meanwhile, after Chu Yan and Prince Xiao left together, the three of them sat in a large carriage.

Chu Yun kept explaining to Chu Yan, telling her not to misunderstand and not to be swayed by Su Liluo's few words.

King Xiao echoed Chu Yun's sentiments, saying that he was only protecting Chu Yun out of consideration for Chu Yan.

After a long while, Chu Yan looked calmly at Prince Xiao and said, "Your Highness, I never said I suspected you. Why are you so eager to defend yourselves and distance yourselves?"

If you're not guilty, why are you in such a hurry?

"This... wasn't it because I was afraid you'd misunderstand?"

King Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and he said awkwardly.

He then realized that he had just lost his composure.

His and Chu Yun's anxious attitude and eager explanations did not prevent Chu Yan from misunderstanding; on the contrary, they seemed to confirm their guilty conscience.

I was truly thrown off balance by the Crown Princess today, which led to this miscalculation.

"So, Your Highness also knows that this can easily lead to misunderstandings."

Chu Yan smiled faintly, but there was a hint of unease in her smile.

From the moment she heard Su Liluo point out the difficulties Xiao Wang and Chu Yun were facing, she remained silent, observing the two of them.

The more I observed, the more I realized something was wrong.

Her sworn sister, Chu Yan, has also come of age today. She had previously mentioned arranging a marriage for her, but Chu Yan herself refused, saying she didn't want to get married so early.

King Xiao always said that because she was his sworn sister, he should treat her better, and when he gave himself a gift, he would also give Chu Yun the same one.

Looking back now, it all feels so uncomfortable.

Seeing how Xiao Wang protected Chu Yun today, Chu Yan felt that Xiao Wang had never protected her like this in front of outsiders.

"Yan'er, you know it's a misunderstanding. What will it take for you to stop being angry?"

King Xiao realized that he was making a mistake by saying too much, so he asked directly.

Chu Yan, holding back her anger, glanced at Chu Yun and said, "Yun'er is not young anymore, I want to arrange a marriage for her."

She didn't want Chu Yun to stay by their side like this anymore.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yun's eyes widened suddenly. He first glanced at Chu Yan, and then at Prince Xiao.

King Xiao opened his mouth as if to refuse, but then closed it again as if he had thought of something.

Chu Yun couldn't hold back her tears and said aggrievedly, "Sister, do you really not believe Yun'er just because of a few words from others?"

"Yoona, you're not getting any younger. It's time to find someone. Otherwise, it will be even harder to find someone when you're older."

Chu Yan didn't look at her, but said calmly.

Chu Yun wiped away her tears and sobbed, "It really hurts me that you don't believe me, sister. I would give my life for you."

Now, because of a few provocative words from others, her older sister wants to marry Yoona off to anyone. But marriage is a lifelong commitment, and Yoona doesn't want to waste her life on just any man.

Since my sister doesn't trust me, then I'll leave the palace now and stop bothering her!

With that, Chu Yun stopped the carriage and prepared to get off and leave right now.

The coachman naturally ignored Chu Yun's orders, so Chu Yun jumped off the carriage.

"Yoona!"

Chu Yan did not expect Chu Yun to do this. She saw Chu Yun fall off the carriage and roll several times on the ground.

Suddenly, she remembered how Yoona had risked everything to shield her and save her life when she was in danger in the fiefdom.

She softened immediately.

"Stop the car! Stop the car! Yoona, are you alright? I won't kick you out anymore!"

Chu Yan immediately stopped the carriage and looked at Chu Yun, who had fallen to the ground, with heartache.

Following behind, Prince Xiao immediately jumped off the carriage. He suppressed his anger, glanced at Chu Yun, who had scraped his skin, and then looked at Chu Yan.

"Yan'er, Yun'er really cares about you, her older sister, more than her own life. You're really hurting her by acting like this!"

Chu Yan then felt a pang of regret and tearfully apologized, "Sister, it's not my fault for not sending Yun'er away. I misunderstood you!"

Seeing Chu Yun like this, she was reminded of how Chu Yun had risked his life to save her, and she felt extremely guilty.

She hugged Chu Yun and kept apologizing.

Chu Yun leaned on Chu Yan's shoulder, his gaze meeting Xiao Wang's. Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

*

Su Liluo had no idea that the little suspicion she had managed to arouse in Chu Yan would be wiped out by Chu Yun and the others in such a way.

She returned to the manor and was still discussing Prince Xiao's affairs with Xiao Ye.

"My lord, I feel that Prince Xiao is not as simple as he seems. How much do you really know about him?"

Su Liluo directly stated her guess.

In her previous life, she had focused all her attention on the King of Chu and the Crown Prince, and hadn't paid much attention to this King Xiao.

All that is known is that after King Xiao returned to the capital, he gradually gained power and had more and more supporters in the capital.

But in the end, she didn't know who actually took that position.

"Luo'er, you also noticed that Prince Xiao is acting strangely?"

Xiao Ye looked at Su Liluo in surprise; he hadn't expected her to say something like that.

"Yes, Prince Xiao seems to be neither competitive nor greedy, and he even handed over the gold mines in his fiefdom to the Emperor without reservation. On the surface, it seems that he has lost wealth, but in fact, he has gained the Emperor's heart, which is more important than wealth."

Su Liluo nodded and analyzed.

“You’re right. Prince Xiao is indeed no simple man. I’ve been investigating my defeat in the war against the Xiongnu and discovered that it wasn’t just Consort Liu and her group who were behind it. There’s another force at play.”

"Is it Prince Xiao?"

"Um."

Xiao Ye nodded, his gaze complex.

Xiao Wang was involved in all of this, but he was able to easily pretend that nothing had happened, and even Consort Liu and the others did not notice.

This shows just how extraordinary King Xiao truly was.

"What are your plans to do against Prince Xiao?"

Su Liluo then asked Xiao Ye.

She has memories from her past life and knows how to deal with Xiao Churen.

However, facing King Xiao was an unknown factor; she had no idea just how strong he was.

Xiao Ye pondered for a moment before saying, "Let's wait until he shows his true colors first."