Just as he was lost in thought, Mo Yuanlin's voice suddenly rang in his ears. Eunuch Feng quickly came back to his senses and saw him drop the memorial in his hand, stand up and walk out with big strides.

Eunuch Feng: “…”

What? You have to go pick it up in person again?

Your Majesty, can you please pay attention to your image? Miss Yun has already entered the palace, just let someone bring her here, how can she get lost? As the king of a country, how can you always condescend to pick up a woman in person? How much will it affect the emperor's dignity if the news gets out?

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Although he disagreed in his heart, he didn't dare say it out loud. Eunuch Feng shook his head, responded quickly, bent down and followed.

As soon as I walked out of the palace gate, I saw a group of people walking slowly towards me on the clean and flat bluestone ground.

The young eunuch led the way in front, followed by Yun Wanyao, and behind them came the Iron Eagle Guards headed by Situ Yin.

Mo Yuanlin stopped and stood on the steps, looking at them from afar. To be precise, he was only looking at her.

His eyes were focused and scorching, as if they were real, and it would have been difficult for Yun Wanyao not to notice it.

She paused and subconsciously turned her head to look, and saw a tall, straight and majestic figure on the bluestone steps.

In the backlight, she couldn't see his expression clearly. She could only see the noble, mysterious, gorgeous and domineering dragon pattern on the black dragon robe. Yun Wanyao's heart skipped a beat and she couldn't control her hair.

"Ms. Yun?"

Seeing her suddenly stop, Situ Yin frowned and walked forward, reminding her in a low voice. Yun Wanyao quickly came to her senses and apologized hurriedly.

"I'm sorry, I was distracted. Let's go quickly and don't keep the emperor waiting for too long."

"Yeah, okay."

Hearing this, Situ Yin's frown relaxed and he nodded in response.

The group quickened their pace and saluted Mo Yuanlin together.

After the ceremony, Mo Yuanlin walked down the stairs, and in front of everyone, he naturally took Yun Wanyao's hand, turned around and walked towards the stairs.

Boom!!! Something seemed to explode in Yun Wanyao's mind, turning her brain into a mess. She felt dizzy and her face turned red when she came to her senses. She shook his hand off in panic.

However, people who practice martial arts are very good at using their strength skillfully. Although he did not hold on hard, her hand seemed to be stuck to her and he could not get rid of it at all.

She was about to continue shaking her hands when a man's deep voice suddenly rang in her ears.

"You missed your appointment yesterday and were late today. Yun Wanyao, tell me, how should I punish you? Hmm?"

Yun Wanyao: “…”

As if she was under a spell, she suddenly stopped moving and turned to look at him.

He looked straight ahead without looking to the side. His profile was extremely beautiful, as if it had been carefully carved. Apart from his extreme handsomeness, there was no trace of emotion on his face.

The door of the imperial study was closed, and all outsiders were completely isolated.

Yun Wanyao came back to her senses and explained eagerly.

"Your Majesty, calm down. There is something I must make clear. I was wrong for missing the appointment yesterday, but being late today was an accident and was definitely not my wish..."

"After receiving the emperor's letter, I immediately set out for the palace. Unexpectedly, I was stopped by the King of Qi on the way, which delayed me a little. Therefore, the emperor cannot blame me for being late."

It’s not that Yun Wanyao sincerely wanted to expose Mo Yuanhao’s misdeeds.

Rather, the Iron Eagle Guards are the emperor's men. Although they did not come out early to rescue her today, they appeared when Mo Yuanhao tried to forcibly send her back to the Yun family. The timing was definitely very clever.

From this, it can be seen that they have really been following her secretly for a long time as Mo Yuanhao said. So, no matter whether Mo Yuanhao intercepted her halfway or entered the carriage to pester her, the emperor could not hide it.

Instead of keeping silent and arousing suspicion, it is better to speak out actively. Maybe it can help her avoid some blame.

"Yeah?"

He lowered his eyes and looked at her, and smiled meaningfully. Yun Wanyao didn't know what he meant, and was too lazy to think about it, so she just nodded in response.

"Yes, if the emperor doesn't believe it, he can summon Commander Situ to question him."

His eyes moved, and he reached out to touch her face, his rough thumb gently sliding across her delicate skin.

"Why did the King of Qi stop you?"

Yun Wanyao was about to answer every question, but suddenly she thought of something. She raised her neck and smiled softly as she looked into his ink-black eyes.

"I have something I don't understand, and I want to ask the emperor."

Haha, instead of answering his question, she came to ask him questions. In the whole world, only she dared to do this. However, he agreed.

Mo Yuanlin raised his eyebrows and said, "Well, go ahead."

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"Did the Emperor send someone to follow you secretly?"

There was no mention of the Iron Eagle Guards or Situ Yin because once a clear name was given, the target would be narrowed down to this range.

The forces available to the emperor are far more than just the Iron Eagle Guards.

“That’s right!”

He admitted it without hesitation, with no intention of covering it up, but soon continued to speak out to excuse his behavior.

"But I don't want to monitor you, but you had an accident on your last trip and were injured and unconscious. Do you remember this? I also went to the Yun family to see you, but due to the strict rules between men and women, I didn't see you."

"I was very scared when I heard that you were injured. For the first time, I clearly realized that the security in the capital is far from good. The defense force around you is too weak, and it is easy for others to take advantage of loopholes. That's why I sent someone to protect you."

As expected, Yun Wanyao felt unhappy, not because of the things he did secretly, but...

"If they were protecting me and had been following me, why didn't they show up when the King of Qi entered my carriage?"

She was so angry that she even forgot to bring the word 'minister' and just used me.

Yun Wanyao felt very unhappy when she thought of how trembling and frightened she was when Mo Yuanhao threatened her.

Looking at her angry look, Mo Yuanlin felt very amused and couldn't help but pinch her cheek gently.

"You and the King of Qi have not met alone since the engagement was cancelled. I'm sure the King of Qi is very upset about the inexplicable unilateral cancellation of the engagement and wants to ask you for clarification."

"The engagement is already done. I think you should explain it to him clearly, so that he won't be resentful and make wild guesses. Over time, he will become resentful..."

It was with this idea in mind that Mo Yuanlin had told Situ Yin long ago that if Mo Yuanhao went to see Yun Wanyao for the first time after the cancellation of the engagement, he should not stop him.

Unless Mo Yuanhao wants to harm Yun Wanyao.

Even the secret decree was prepared by him earlier. As long as Mo Yuanhao did not do anything too outrageous, the secret decree would not be used.

But unfortunately, he went out of line!

Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed across Mo Yuanlin's eyes.

Situ Yin had already sent someone to pass on the news of Yun Wanyao being stopped by Mo Yuanhao today, so he already knew the whole story. (End of this chapter)