“Father-in-law, Mother-in-law is right. Yan’er is probably still angry with me. I will come to take her back after she calms down.”

King Xiao was very satisfied with the current situation. Although he had not succeeded in taking Chu Yan away today, seeing the words of Chu's mother and sister-in-law gave him confidence that Chu Yan would definitely come back.

It's just a matter of time; he can wait.

Therefore, King Xiao did not linger and left the Chu residence after a brief farewell.

As for Chu Yan, she didn't notice that after she ran away crying from the hall, a figure quietly followed behind her.

"You, wipe it off!"

Chu Yan was squatting in a secluded corner when suddenly a clean silk handkerchief appeared before her, along with a clear, cold male voice.

How did you get here?

Chu Yan looked down through the silk handkerchief and saw Che Yi's cold and stern face, quietly watching her.

"Didn't you say you wanted me to protect you? Of course, I'll follow you wherever you go."

Che Yi said calmly.

Chu Yan sniffed. "Do you think I'm pitiful? I always thought my mother loved me, but between the family and her daughter, they're still afraid I'll drag them down."

"...You're luckier than me; your dad probably won't pressure you."

Che Yi looked at Chu Yan and remained silent for a while before speaking softly.

He wasn't good at comforting people, but hearing Chu Yan say that reminded him of his own past.

In comparison, even if Chu Yan is terrible, she is at least better than herself.

Chu Yan was stunned when she heard Che Yi's words of comfort, and then looked at Che Yi with some curiosity.

"Che Yi, what... what exactly happened to you?"

Why did Chu Yan sense such intense disappointment and sadness in his tone, making her feel that her own experiences paled in comparison?

"nothing."

Che Yi's expression remained indifferent, his thin lips pressed tightly together, showing no intention of discussing himself.

Chu Yan felt slightly embarrassed, wiped away her tears, and said, "If you don't want to talk about it, then forget it. Che Yi, help me move my things, I'm leaving the Chu residence."

"Um."

Che Yi didn't try to stop him; he just nodded in agreement.

He was protecting Chu Yan, not acting as an intermediary for the Chu family, so naturally he wouldn't offer any opinions on her affairs.

Soon after, Chu Yan led Che Yi back to her courtyard.

At this time, Chu's father and second brother Chu Cilin were already waiting for her in the courtyard. After learning that Chu Yan wanted to move out, they tried their best to dissuade her, but Chu Yan's mind was made up.

No matter how much Chu's father and others tried to dissuade her, and even when Chu's mother apologized to Chu Yan for her words, Chu Yan did not change her mind.

“Mother, I don’t blame you anymore, but after thinking about it, I realize that I am already married and it is indeed inappropriate for me to stay at my parents’ home for a long time. However, I really don’t want to go back to the Xiao Prince’s Mansion, so I plan to live in the dowry house you gave me.”

Chu Yan looked at her mother sincerely.

Although Chu's mother apologized for her remarks, Chu Yan also realized that it was ultimately inappropriate to continue living at her parents' home.

Her mother would apologize for being upset, but what about her sister-in-law?

She sensed that her sister-in-law's apology was insincere, and that her sister-in-law would eventually be in charge of the household; she couldn't stay there forever.

"Alright, then Dad will send a few more people to take care of you."

Seeing that their attempts to dissuade him were futile, Chu's father and the others could only sigh and agree.

*

Su Liluo learned about Chu Yan moving out of the Chu residence five days later. She didn't say anything about Chu Yan's actions. It was almost impossible for Chu Yan to divorce Prince Xiao now, unless he committed some heinous crime.

As a friend, all she could do was protect Chu Yan's safety and help Xiao Ye ascend the throne.

Once Xiao Ye ascends the throne, dealing with King Xiao will naturally not be a problem.

However, their enemies now include not only King Xiao, but also King Chu, who has regained his power.

Since regaining the Emperor's favor, the Prince of Chu has changed a lot. He is no longer as impulsive as before, and at least he will no longer argue with Su Liluo for Su Wanshi.

This made Su Liluo even more wary of the King of Chu, especially since he had invited the mysterious figure Yi Lan.

Since feigning agreement to exchange medical knowledge with Yi Lan, Yi Lan has frequently come to see Su Li Luo, always under the pretense of discussing medical techniques, but in reality, she wants to investigate the treasure in Su Li Luo's possession from various angles.

Su Liluo saw through Yi Lan's thoughts very clearly and often tried to get information about the person behind the scenes from her, but Yi Lan was even more vigilant than Qin Shuang.

Whenever the conversation was about to get to the crucial point, Yilan would always change the subject.

Therefore, Su Liluo kept putting up with her.

"Miss Yilan, the method of using poison to fight poison that you mentioned last time is indeed effective. It seems that many of the medical methods in your Western Regions are quite good. Well, Doctor Li and Doctor Zhang happen to have some family matters to attend to during this period, so I'll trouble you to take a look at their cases!"

Inside the pharmacy, Su Liluo spoke to Yilan with a smile.

Since we can't get anything out of her in a short time, we'll just make use of Yilan's labor for free.

Her medical skills were indeed excellent, better than those of the doctors she hired at her pharmacy.

Under the guise of exchanging medical skills, he got Yilan to do his work for free.

Hmm, that's a good idea!

"Huh? This...does this mean I'm to work as a doctor at the pharmacy?"

Yi Lan asked in surprise.

She wanted to get in touch with Su Liluo in order to get what she wanted from her, but she didn't want to work as a doctor in this pharmacy.

Do these lowly commoners of Daliang deserve her medical skills?

Yi Lan was very unwilling.

But Su Liluo asked her with a puzzled look, "Isn't the reason for your friendship with me, Miss Yilan, to exchange medical techniques of the Great Liang? Now you are using your Western Region medical methods to treat the people of my Great Liang, which is a kind of medical exchange, isn't it?"

"Let's see, for the same common ailments, whether your methods from the Western Regions are better, or our methods from Great Liang. Is it not because Miss Yilan wants to exchange ideas that she's unwilling?"

"No, no, of course I am willing, Your Highness, you have misunderstood."

Upon hearing Su Liluo's words, Yi Lan quickly explained, as she couldn't expose herself.

"That's good. I thought Miss Yilan had other ideas."

Su Liluo said with a smile.

"No, no, Your Highness, you've misunderstood."

Yi Lan could only smile, but her hands were clenched tightly inside her sleeves.

snort!

They actually treated her as free labor?

For now, for the sake of her own goals, she should endure it. Once she gets what she wants, she will definitely take her revenge!

After arranging things for Yilan, Su Liluo happily went shopping with her maid.

"How dare you, you vile woman, kneel down! This is the future Princess Consort of Chu, do you think you can afford to offend her?"

Just a short while after Su Liluo stepped onto the street, she suddenly heard a sound coming from afar.

The future Queen Consort of Chu?

Who is it?

Upon hearing the key point in the words, Su Liluo couldn't help but become curious.