Su Lixia shrugged and said, "Xiao Wu is also wondering. Father doesn't know, but it was the Regent who brought his people over himself."

Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned in confusion and asked, "What's going on?"

So Su Lixia told the emperor everything that had happened.

"That's really strange. The Regent doesn't like you, so why would he help you? I wonder what the reason is."

"Maybe she's noticed Xiao Wu's beauty and fallen for him!" Su Lixia said shamelessly.

The emperor gave her a disdainful look: "Learning to face yourself is the most important thing. Alright, alright, go back now." The emperor waved his hand at her, signaling her to get lost.

Su Lixia's lips twitched, she said goodnight and went home.

"It's late at night. Even if you can't sleep, you shouldn't come to my place," Yi Zexuan said as he pushed open the door.

The latter waited until Yi Zexuan came in before speaking: "You're not the kind of person who meddles in other people's business, so why did you happen to know they were going to catch a thief tonight? Did you send someone to monitor them?"

Yi Zexuan took off his clothes and said, "I have my own reasons for what I do."

“If you’re only being nice to her to take advantage of her, I advise you to give up that idea and focus your efforts elsewhere; you can still succeed.”

"Why are you so agitated? Could it be that you've really fallen for her?" Yi Zexuan asked, noticing his growing anxiety.

Lin Ziwen stood up and said, "You don't need to guess these things. I'll just tell you that although the Fifth Princess had a bad reputation before, she is a kind and simple-minded person. If you use her, you are hurting her!"

Yi Zexuan took off his clothes and sat on the couch, saying, "I am only helping her, not using her. Besides, what is there about her that I could use? Instead of getting angry here, you should cultivate feelings with her. If she is willing in a year, she can naturally marry you. At that time, you can protect her however you want."

"You said it yourself."

Yi Zexuan chuckled and said, "My word is my bond."

"Okay!" Lin Ziwen nodded in agreement, then turned and left.

After Lin Ziwen left, Yi Zexuan sat on the couch, staring out the window with a cold expression, and muttered to himself, "Su Lixia."

"Ding! Darkening value +! Congratulations, your mission is one step closer again!"

In the middle of the night, Su Lixia was startled awake by the sound.

"Doesn't this feature have a silent mode? I don't want to hear it."

"Yes, dear. You can turn on the silent mode at night when you reach level three."

Su Lixia rolled her eyes, turned over, and continued sleeping.

She woke up in a flash: "What happened? Why did you turn evil?" Su Lixia frowned and became irritable.

"Just because the plot has been extended, become more detailed, and involved dialogue, does that mean I'm going to be killed off prematurely?"

"Waaah!" Su Lixia shuddered, then quickly got up and locked all the doors and windows tightly. Some of them couldn't be locked, so she blocked them with heavy objects.

"If they can sneak in and take me away in the middle of the night, then they're even more likely to come and kill me in the middle of the night! Well, that's it! Let's see how you get in now."

After everything was settled, Su Lixia finally fell asleep peacefully.

After the grand banquet at court, Su Lixia's belongings were all packed and ready. Twenty elite soldiers escorted Su Lixia all the way, and they would set off from the capital tomorrow.

The Emperor and Empress were reluctant to part with Su Lixia, and for the past two days they had been calling her to their side almost constantly, just to spend one last time together, not knowing when they would see each other again.