Li Junyan stood in front of Concubine De with a slight smile on his face, allowing Concubine De to look at him carefully.

"My Lady of Virtue, I actually lived quite well over there. I just slept in the open air and had to eat and drink a lot, so I got a little darker and thinner."

The purpose of Li Junyan's words was actually to comfort Concubine De and let her not worry about him.

But after he said this, the effect was completely opposite to what he had expected.

"How dare you say that!" De Fei glared at Li Junyan. "I specifically sent the Thunder Beast to tell you not to return to Chang'an, but you ignored my words! Don't you know how dangerous it would be to come back? You stayed in Tingzhou and Xizhou. The emperor is far away, and no matter how many schemes he has in mind, they will be useless. Why didn't you just listen?"

The more Concubine De spoke, the angrier she became. Her brows furrowed tightly together, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Li Junyan showed her disappointment in him.

Li Junyan also put away the smile on his face, and his expression became serious, "My dear mother, I understand what you mean, but if I don't come, he won't be able to do anything to me for a while, but you, the Thunder Beast, and the generals who followed me before will all be implicated.

I can't put you in danger just for my own sake!

Besides, I'm fine now, right? With the goddess protecting me, nothing will go wrong! "

"What do you mean nothing will go wrong? Can the goddess protect you for a while, but can she protect you forever?"

"able!"

Just as Defei was about to speak again, she heard Li Junyan say a name in a firm tone.

The moment she heard this word, Concubine De looked at him in surprise, not even knowing how to continue.

"Can? How can?"

Defei asked this question, but she didn't intend to listen to Li Junyan's answer.

"I know everything that just happened. Prince Jing—the eldest prince—was defeated, and he's the crown prince's man. This matter will definitely not go away like this.

They probably don't dare to do it openly at the moment, but if they do something in private... anyway, you must be careful.

It's getting dark. After dark, it's not good for you to stay in the palace any longer. Leave the palace first! Now that you're back, there are still many opportunities to meet.

You emptied out your palace a while ago. I heard that you even took the bed apart and took it away. How did you sleep?"

Sang Jueqian was lying on a recliner watching, and suddenly heard what Concubine De said, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Fortunately, the sound had been turned off before, otherwise her sudden laughter would probably scare everyone.

Sang Jueqian knew what Concubine De was talking about.

Before this, Li Junyan probably thought that he would never return to Chang'an in this life, so he had all the things in the palace moved away.

But who would have thought that he would come back after being away for half a year.

Li Junyan touched his nose, looking somewhat embarrassed, but he quickly concealed it.

"It's okay, there should still be some things, there will definitely be no problem staying here.

If you really can't stay here, you can also go out and stay in an inn."

Upon hearing this, Concubine De glared at Li Junyan and said, "How can it be allowed that the dignified Prince Chen, who is under the protection of the goddess, stays at an inn?

Now, whether it is the emperor, the crown prince or the eldest prince, they are all waiting... The inn is crowded with people coming and going, and it is hard to say what problems may arise.

I've made up my mind. You should go find the Thunder Beast and live with him. It will be safer there."

Li Junyan wanted to refuse, but before he could say anything, Concubine De glared at him fiercely.

Li Junyan touched his nose. Although he felt a little helpless, he still agreed.

"Don't worry, Mother Virtue, I will go."

Concubine De glanced at Li Junyan and said, "After all these years, do you still think that Concubine De doesn't understand you? I will send someone to take you there."

Li Junyan's expression was somewhat helpless, but he did not refuse in the end.

He knew that this was Concubine De's concern for him.

After all, the current Prince Chen’s Mansion not only has no furniture, but also no guards.

The emperor and the prince are even more eyeing us covetously, so it is really unsafe to live there at this time.

Defei asked the steward beside her to follow Li Junyan out of the palace. She watched Li Junyan go to the Lei Beast Mansion with her own eyes before she left with peace of mind.

"Your Majesty!"

The thunder beast's eyes turned red and it fell to its knees with a thud.

"Your Highness, didn't the Empress Defei tell you not to come back? Why did you—"

"The King has already returned. There's no point in asking any more questions, so don't ask."

Lei Shou also knew that it was useless to say these things at this time, but he still couldn't stop worrying.

"But... Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

The emperor's thoughts were obvious.

The longer you stay in Chang'an, the more dangerous it becomes.

If I could leave Chang'an earlier and return to my fiefdom, I wouldn't have to worry about anything.

"Next..." Li Junyan said with a smile, "Next, let's go to sleep first!"

"ah?"

The Thunder Beast was dumbfounded.

Who....sleeps?

Seeing the dumbfounded look on Thunder Beast's face, Li Junyan couldn't help but laugh, "This king has been traveling for a long time and hasn't had a good sleep for several days. Shouldn't I be sleeping now?"

"Should!"

The Thunder Beast hurriedly said, "It's only right! Your Highness, please go to sleep. I will definitely keep watch over you and will not let anyone disturb your rest."

As he spoke, the Thunder Beast looked at Lin Qi and the others again, "You have all worked hard to protect the prince's safety along the way. I have asked people to prepare a meal. After you eat, go and rest!"

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