After a moment of silence, Yun's father saw Yun's mother tugging at his sleeve, and sighed, "Then let's leave it at that. Take him away and have someone keep an eye on him."

Just as Yun Yiyi was about to speak, a perceptive servant covered her mouth and dragged her away. Soon after, the sounds of being beaten with a cane and painful whimpers could be heard outside.

After the beating, Yunmu couldn't wait to run out. When Yun Qingluo saw this, her eyes darkened.

With such an incident occurring at the General's Mansion, Yun Qingluo lost all interest in staying there.

After saying goodbye to Yun's father and two elder brothers, he and Mo Beichen boarded the carriage for their return journey.

Mo Beichen noticed that Yun Qingluo wasn't in a good mood, so he pulled her into his arms and kissed her forehead.

She asked in a low voice, "She's just transferred her feelings for you elsewhere. It will take time for her to change back. Should Luo Luo give her some time?"

Yun Qingluo seemed a little tired. After hearing Mo Beichen's words, she nestled into Mo Beichen's arms as if she had no bones.

After a moment, she slowly spoke, "I know Mother loves me, so naturally she won't hold this against me. I'm just a little resentful. Father and Mother treated her so well, so why could she still be so heartless..."

Yun Qinglu swallowed the second half of her sentence; these were all things that hadn't happened yet, and she couldn't say anything about them.

Mo Beichen thought Yun Qingluo was referring to what had just happened, and comforted her, "She's just jealous that what she desperately wants is something you can easily have, which is why she's stuck in a dead end."

Seeing that Yun Qingluo was still listless, he continued, "Don't worry, if one day you are willing to let her die, I will help you."

Yun Qingluo turned to look at Mo Beichen and asked curiously, "Achen, why are you so good to me? Is it just because I saved you that year?"

Mo Beichen's eyes darkened. Had she finally remembered?

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Yun Qingluo assumed that he did not want to talk, so she did not press him further.

As the carriage approached the Prince's residence, they suddenly heard Mo Beichen say, "If I like you, I want to be good to you."

No reward is sought.

Yun Qingluo was shocked upon hearing this. Is this love?

The person who loves you is afraid of not giving you enough; the person who doesn't love you is afraid of asking for too much.

Even after the New Year, the snow continued to fall, as if this year's snowfall was never enough.

Mo Beichen suddenly became very busy, leaving early and returning late every day. Yun Qingluo could only feel the weight pressing down on her at night, and she didn't even have time to talk to him.

I heard from Yuntao that two major events have recently occurred in the capital.

One is Princess Yongping's suicide, and the other is that the Tianlang Kingdom and the Tianmo Kingdom are about to go to war.

The marriage proposal for the third prince ended in failure, and I heard the inside story is quite complicated.

The original plan was for Princess Yongping to be sent to marry a foreign ruler.

However, the Third Princess fell in love with the Third Prince at first sight during the palace banquet and thought that the Third Prince was her marriage partner. She went to the Empress to beg for this favor and was overjoyed to be married.

The emperor also made a verbal agreement with the third prince.

When the Third Princess learned that her intended marriage partner was the Fifth Prince, who was on the verge of death, she refused to agree. Princess Yongping went to a temple to pray for him, but he wouldn't come back no matter how much she called him.

The emperor was furious that he had been tricked by a prince, and in a fit of anger, he broke the agreement.

Just as the envoys from the three kingdoms embarked on their journey home, news arrived that the Third Princess had committed suicide after her innocence had been violated. They had no choice but to return to cooperate with the investigation.

Mo Beichen has been busy investigating this matter recently, but the final investigation results show that all the evidence points to the Third Prince.

With both witnesses and physical evidence, the Third Prince's explanation seemed weak and unconvincing.

They eventually agreed to cede a city as an apology, but the emperor of the Tianlang Kingdom refused.

If the two countries cannot reach an agreement, war is the only option.

The emperor issued a special decree appointing Mo Beichen as commander of the troops and Princess Yongping's brother as his deputy.

Yun Qingluo has been hiding in the pharmacy during this time to use it as cover to manufacture medicines using the medical system. On the battlefield, where swords and spears have no eyes, medical supplies are especially precious.

Especially in ancient times when medical care was underdeveloped, even a slight infection could be fatal.

She originally wanted to go with Mo Beichen, but in order to control Mo Beichen, the emperor ordered Yun Qingluo to enter the palace to attend to the Empress Dowager and show filial piety on behalf of the regent.

Yun Qingluo sent Yun Li into the palace to investigate and discovered that the Empress Dowager was indeed ill, and quite seriously so.

However, the Cining Palace was heavily guarded, with more than ten times the usual number of guards, so Yunli dared not go to check on the Empress Dowager's condition.

Yun Qinglu cursed the Empress Dowager every day for this, until Mo Beichen explained it to her and she stopped.

Why did I have to get sick at this crucial moment?

On this day, Mo Beichen was unusually at home.

Yun Qingluo approached Mo Beichen and suggested, "Achen, how about I sneak out and come with you?"

Looking at his eager wife, Mo Beichen smiled helplessly, "Luo Luo will distract me. How about you stay in the capital and help me guard the rear?"

Yun Qingluo didn't want to agree.

Mo Beichen looked in the direction of the palace and suddenly said, "When I was in the palace, she helped me. But the more she protected me, the more ruthless those people became to me. So she could only turn a blind eye and occasionally secretly send me some food."

Yun Qingluo looked up at him. Was the Empress Dowager a good person?

She didn't know that, after all, in her past life she was someone who wished Mo Beichen dead, so why would she care about him?

"Luo Luo, would you mind taking care of her for me? It would be a way of repaying this debt of gratitude," Mo Beichen said softly to Yun Qingluo.

He didn't want to tell her about it, but he was afraid that Yun Qingluo would really sneak away, so he could only do this to put her mind at ease.

Yun Qinglu lowered her head and pondered for a while before reluctantly nodding in agreement.

"Ah Chen, do you really think it was the Third Prince who did it?" Yun Qingluo recalled their time together at the palace banquet and felt that something was amiss.

There were many different opinions in the capital, but everyone's final guess was that it was an excuse for the Tianlang Kingdom to start a war with the Tianmo Kingdom.

Mo Beichen shook his head. "It wasn't him. The evidence was too comprehensive, and the process of finding the evidence went exceptionally smoothly."

Yun Qingluo was surprised, "Extraordinarily smooth? But you were so busy with this matter recently that you didn't have a moment to spare."

Mo Beichen explained, "I want to investigate further to see if I can find other clues."

Seeing him frown, Yun Qingluo guessed that he had indeed found something different.

"Are the other two countries involved as well?" Yun Qingluo frowned.

Mo Beichen nodded, "Both the Northern Moon Kingdom and the Eastern Martial Kingdom have made contact with the Third Princess in a very secretive manner. It took me several days to find this clue."

Yun Qingluo's face turned cold. "Perhaps the Crown Princes of Beiyue Kingdom and Dongwu Kingdom reached a temporary cooperation due to some interests, sending someone to defile the Third Princess and frame the Third Prince, thereby provoking a war between the two countries and weakening our country's strength."

Yun Qingluo took a breath and continued in a low voice, "This common interest is probably aimed at you. After all, now that you have stood up, the threat to both countries is naturally greater."

Seeing Yun Qingluo's furrowed brows and worried expression, Mo Beichen chuckled softly, "Luo Luo seems to know a lot about my strength?"

Yun Qingluo glanced at him and said proudly, "Of course, my husband is the most, most, most powerful man in the world."

Mo Beichen looked at Yun Qingluo's smug expression, as if she had brought prosperity to everyone around her, and laughed out loud, "Luo Luo is right about everything."