Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see another road, where a young man dressed in indigo brocade robes was leading a black horse, his face handsome and aloof.

He strode anxiously toward Prince Xiao and the others, his gaze sharp.

"Second Brother."

Chu Yan murmured.

"Yan'er, let's take a look first."

Upon learning that it was Chu Yan's second brother, Su Liluo decided not to go out for the time being, and instead take Yan'er to see how Prince Xiao would talk to her second brother.

"Second brother, Yan'er... something happened to her."

King Xiao looked at Chu Cilin with a sorrowful and self-reproachful expression.

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Cilin's heart clenched tightly.

He hurried forward, but was stopped by King Xiao.

"Second brother, let Yun'er help Yan'er and the others get dressed first."

"Yan'er, she..."

As Chu Ci approached, he felt so angry that his eyes were about to burst, and he felt a tightness in his throat.

What does it mean to dress properly?

Could it be that Yan'er...

He really couldn't imagine the consequences.

"Second brother, don't worry, I won't look down on Yan'er. I will keep everyone quiet about what happened today."

Xiao Wangchao made a promise as Chu Ci left, looking every bit the good man.

But Chu Cilin wasn't having any of it. He lost his temper and grabbed Xiao Wang by the collar.

"Your Highness! Why didn't you protect Yan'er? Why did this happen to her?"

"Second brother! I'm alright!"

Just then, Chu Yan couldn't help but shout out.

She and Su Liluo then emerged from behind the tree.

"Yan'er!"

Chu Cilin looked at Chu Yan with delight, and only when he saw that she was unharmed did his heart finally relax.

But at this moment, King Xiao was stunned.

He turned back to look at Chu Yan and Su Liluo in disbelief, his eyes showing only astonishment and no joy.

Su Liluo saw his gaze clearly, but Chu Yan didn't; Chu Yan was only looking at her second brother.

"Yan'er, what's wrong with you all...?"

King Xiao couldn't understand why Chu Yan and the others were alright.

At the same time, Chu Yun also saw Chu Yan walk out, and she looked down at the disheveled woman crying in front of her.

She then reached out and lifted the hair that was covering the woman's face.

"Why is it you guys?!"

Chu Yun exclaimed in surprise.

"Why not them? Miss Chu Yun, who would you like to hear this from?"

Su Liluo sneered when she heard Chu Yun's exclamation.

They walked up to Chu Yun.

"Sister, I'm so glad you're alright!"

When Chu Yun saw them approaching, she was stunned for a moment before immediately realizing what was happening. She stood up and was about to hug Chu Yan and start crying.

But Chu Yan instinctively dodged to the side.

"Miss Chu Yun, did you shout so loudly just now because you wanted everyone to know that Yan'er was insulted by a group of refugees?"

Su Liluo stood in front of Chu Yan and ruthlessly exposed Chu Yun's purpose.

"No, that's not what I meant. You've misunderstood me. I... I was just worried about my sister."

Chu Yun offered a flustered explanation.

“We just saw it. You and Prince Xiao didn’t even look, and you immediately assumed that the people there were me and Yan’er, and you even loudly proclaimed it. Don’t you want everyone to know?”

"No, I didn't. I was just worried about my sister."

Chu Yun was almost in tears, unable to understand why Chu Yan and the others were alright.

Seeing Su Liluo's aggressive attitude, King Xiao stepped in front of Chu Yun.

He explained in a cold voice, "Yun'er was worried when she learned that Yan'er was going to burn incense and pray to Buddha without calling her, so she asked me to come and find you. That carriage belongs to our Xiao Prince's Mansion, so we misunderstood that something had happened to Yan'er."

"Oh, Your Highness Xiao is quite kind. You didn't even send anyone to protect Yan'er when she went out, but you personally accompanied Chu Yun."

Su Lilu made a sarcastic remark.

Chu Yan and Chu Cilin both looked at Prince Xiao simultaneously, their eyes filled with displeasure.

King Xiao gritted his teeth in hatred and could only say, "I didn't know Yan'er had gone out. I came here to find her."

"I need to report this to the authorities! I want to report this to the authorities!"

Suddenly, as soon as Xiao Wang finished speaking, Chu Yan said firmly.

King Xiao looked at Chu Yan with some surprise, "Yan'er, you can't report this to the authorities, it will damage your reputation."

"I need to find out who is trying to harm me this time."

Chu Yan looked at Prince Xiao with a determined gaze.

King Xiao's heart tightened, and he said, "These are all refugees. They are starving and will do anything. I'm afraid this will be difficult to handle."

"They're not refugees. I think that maid from your palace knows something."

Suddenly, Su Lilu spoke up.

"Crown Princess, I don't understand what you mean?"

King Xiao looked at Su Liluo with a gloomy expression.

"Ye Han, bring those two maids here!"

Su Liluo ignored Xiao Wang's words and directly ordered the people she had brought with her.

She went out today with Ranmei and Yehan, who was hiding in the shadows. After the incident, she and Chuyan disappeared and moved away. Yehan couldn't find her, so he took Ranmei and fled to the side.

Later, seeing that Su Liluo was hiding behind a tree and was alright, Ye Han hid again and waited for orders.

Ye Han brought the two disheveled maids from the Xiao Prince's mansion to kneel before Su Liluo and the others. The maids were still trembling.

“Tell me, who ordered you?”

Su Liluo asked in a cold voice.

"No, we, we don't know anything!"

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