Although he already had the answer in his heart, he still wanted to hear confirmation from her like a madman, as if this could completely shatter his pitiful fantasy.

When the palace servants around saw this scene, they were so frightened that they held their breath, lowered their heads and dared not make a sound, but they could not help but secretly observe with their peripheral vision.

"It has nothing to do with me? Haha..."

Chu Hong laughed at himself, as if he had heard a huge joke, and his laughter was hideous and crazy.

"Chu Qingluan!"

He called out her full name directly. "You are the princess of my Great Chu. Your affairs are my affairs. What kind of magic potion did Qin Yuan give you? Are you going to repeat the same mistake again, marrying someone again without reservation like before, and then being let down?"

"This is a matter between him and me, you don't need to ask too much." After Chu Qingluan said this, she turned sideways and wanted to leave.

However, Chu Hong had been stimulated to the point of losing his mind, so how could he let her go easily?

He suddenly took advantage of the momentum to push her against the pillar, and regardless of her struggle, he lowered his head and kissed her red lips.

Seeing this, the palace servants around were all shocked and petrified!

The moment their lips touched, Chu Hong felt as if he was struck by an electric current. His brain completely stopped thinking and he only subconsciously followed his body's instinctive reaction, wanting to kiss deeper and deeper...

He wanted to plunder everything from her and make her completely his.

The next second, Chu Qingluan reacted suddenly, gathered all her strength, raised her hand and slapped him in the face.

“Bang!”

The loud slapping sound was particularly harsh in the silent palace corridor.

The people underground around had already turned their backs, silent as a cicada, not daring to look!

Afraid that he would be silenced in the next second.

"Chu Hong!" Chu Qingluan suddenly spoke, her voice unnaturally cold.

"It seems you've been in the capital for too long and have forgotten your limits."

She straightened her torn clothes and said, "I will set out for my fiefdom in Youzhou in three days. I will not return to the capital without an imperial decree."

Chu Hong's pupils suddenly shrank, and his heart sank to the bottom.

The burning pain on his face was not even one ten-thousandth of the pain in his heart.

After a long while, he suddenly chuckled: "For him, you want to drive me away?"

"Chu Qingluan, do you really think that this will..."

"Someone come!"

Without waiting for him to finish, she called the guards and said, "Send Prince Rui back to the palace."

Although Chu Hong was unwilling, he knew that it would be useless to continue to pester her.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to taunt: "You think that if you drive me away, you can be with him peacefully? Ha, dream on!"

After saying this, he didn't even look at Chu Qingluan, and turned and left with the guards.

In that back view, besides resentment and resentment, there is also a trace of loneliness that is difficult to conceal.

Chu Qingluan stood there, her eyes clear.

She knows what she wants better than anyone else.

The Chu Kingdom was her responsibility and her choice. She had never thought of giving it up, nor would she change it for anyone.

For her, love has never been an either-or choice.

If Qin Yuan really cared about her, he should understand her situation and her persistence.

If you can't do that, then this relationship is nothing more than a romantic encounter.

She will remember the tenderness, but will never be shaken by it.

She raised her hand and gently stroked the marks on her neck, her eyes gradually becoming firm.

Soon, Chu Qingluan came to the Qinzheng Hall, ready to review the memorials there, but soon a palace maid came to ask her to come, saying that her father had summoned her.

For some reason, Chu Qingluan actually sensed a strange aura in the eyes of the palace servants.

That look seemed to be exploring something.

She quickly asked someone to inquire around and found out what had happened at the morning court.

It turned out that he had only accompanied Qin Yuan to Pei Mansion, but it caused such a big disturbance.

This means that when he met Li Linyuan in Pei Mansion just now, he must have come to Qin Yuan because of this matter.

Chu Qingluan pondered for a moment and quickly headed towards Emperor Chu's Yangxin Palace.

Halfway through, I met Wu Ya.

After not seeing her for a few days, she was still dressed like a woman from the Western Regions. Her green gauze skirt was embellished with tiny silver bells, which made crisp sounds when she walked.

"Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Wu Ya was the first to salute with a respectful attitude.

"Princess Wuya, there's no need to be so polite." Chu Qingluan nodded.

"I heard that my father's health has improved recently, thanks to the princess's careful care. Thank you for your hard work."

Wu Ya lowered her head and said, "Princess, you are too kind. It is Wu Ya's blessing to be able to share His Majesty's worries."

Chu Qingluan's eyes swept across her drooping eyebrows, and a strange feeling flashed in her heart.

For some reason, she always felt that Wu Ya gave her the feeling of being covered by a mask.

But she asked her maid to look carefully and found that her face was real and there was no sign of disguise.

Just as Chu Qingluan was about to move forward, there was a rustling sound suddenly coming from her sleeve.

It was Yu Nu, who had probably just woken up, and was now crawling out from the sleeve, with her pointed ears erect and her nose constantly sniffing around, her eyes like black grapes darting around.

Chu Qingluan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to feed the little guy from last night until now.

She secretly thought that she had neglected her duty, and hurriedly quickened her pace, not forgetting to instruct the palace servants behind her:

"Go to the Imperial Kitchen and get two plates of desserts, and bring them to the Yangxin Palace."

"Yes." The palace servant took the order and went down quickly.

At this time, Chu Qingluan also ignored Wu Ya and went straight to the Yangxin Palace.

It was not until her back disappeared around the corner that Wu Ya withdrew her inquiring gaze, a hint of doubt appearing in her beautiful eyes.

She turned around and continued walking forward, but after about ten steps, she suddenly stopped.

If she remembered correctly, the insect in her body seemed to be inexplicably agitated just now. Although it was very slight, she still caught it keenly.

As if disturbed by some kind of aura.

Could it be the little mink that suddenly appeared in the princess's sleeve just now?

A dark light flashed in Wu Ya's eyes. She was silent for a moment before she started walking again.

She decided that she must stay away from the Princess of Da Chu in the future.

…

When Chu Qingluan arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Emperor Chu had just returned from visiting a concubine in the harem with a satisfied smile on his face.

During this period, he handed over most of the government affairs of the previous dynasty to Chu Qingluan, so that he could have some free time.

Now that he had some free time, he had nothing to do, so the harem became his frequent destination.

In the past, he was in poor health and rarely went to the harem. Even if he did, he would at most drink tea and listen to music.

But recently he felt that his body had improved a lot under Wu Ya's care, and his energy had increased a lot.

Therefore, he visited the harem more often, and with the concubines' intentional or unintentional teasing and flattery, the Emperor of Chu instantly felt at least ten years younger and was in a very good mood.

"Haha, Zhaoyang, you're here?"

"I heard you went to Pei's house yesterday. How was it? Are you and that kid Qin Yuan going to settle down this time?"