"I am willing to commit suicide. I can even tell you where the Ruan family's daughter is. However, I have one request."

"say."

"I want you to let Chu Li go, and...I want to go to the imperial mausoleum to see...see my daughter for the last time."

Yes, in the end, she still called the late emperor "Er".

"Can."

…

The Empress Dowager left Ruan Xinchen's whereabouts, and the next day, she took her confidants to the imperial mausoleum.

She first went to see Zheng 꿻 who was guarding the imperial tomb.

Zheng 꿻 was once a queen, but now she was kneeling in front of the mausoleum in plain clothes.

Seeing the Empress Dowager coming over, she smiled sarcastically and said, "Did you win?"

Win?

No one wins.

Whether it's her or the Xiao family.

Since Chu Xuanche could kill her, he would do the same to the Xiao family.

She understood that the Xiao family's wealth had come to an end.

So in this game, there are no winners, everyone loses.

"Neither the Zheng family nor the Xiao family won."

"Oh? Now the prince of Prince Gong's Mansion has become the emperor, so... the winner is the Ruan family?"

"No, that's not right." She immediately retorted: "The Ruan family was finished a long time ago."

At this point she gave a bitter smile and said, "That's true. After all the fighting, no one wins."

After saying that, she stopped looking at her, lowered her head, and slowly threw the paper into the brazier.

The Empress Dowager stared at her for a while and then walked into the imperial mausoleum alone.

In that huge coffin was her son.

Yes, how could she say he was not her son?

She had clearly raised him, and they had been mother and son for decades, so how could she say he was not her son?

That day, he was so desperate, how could she bear it?

The Empress Dowager sat down against the huge coffin and began to talk to herself, telling the interesting things that happened between them.

This lecture lasted two hours.

At the end, when she talked about how she discovered he was not her biological son, she even laughed.

"We have been together for more than 40 years, but it turns out that we have finished talking in just two hours."

As she spoke, she took out the dagger she had prepared earlier, crying and laughing, and said to the coffin in a loud voice: "Son, I'm sorry for you. I wanted your life, and now... I'm giving it back to you."

…

According to the request of the Empress Dowager, the palace maids entered the underground palace the next day.

When we went in the next day, the Empress Dowager's body was completely cold.

No one was surprised, as if everyone had known the result.

Soon the news that the Empress Dowager had committed suicide in front of the late emperor's coffin spread to every corner of the capital.

Her suicide seemed reasonable to everyone except a few people who knew about it.

The only son died, and the grandchildren were either dead or disabled.

His own father brought a group of ministers to let the grandson of another person take the throne.

It's very normal for her to be so depressed.

Therefore, a funeral was held in the imperial city.

Outside the imperial city, people in the carriage quietly looked at the floating white sails and coughed from time to time.

The young woman sitting opposite him was just like him, staring at Huang Chengliang without saying a word.

It was the man driving the carriage that broke the silence.

"The Queen Mother is gone, Your Highness..."

"Ahem, ahem, I'm fine."

Ling Lie: “…”Pretty good?

He looked at Ruan Xinchen and said, "Go now. You should have enjoyed all the glory and wealth instead of accompanying me on a life of exile."

Ruan Xinchen turned his head to look at him, "Have you thought it through?"

Chu Li nodded, smiled bitterly and said: "You are like a useless person now, I shouldn't delay you."

Ruan Xinchen took a deep breath, "In fact, you have implicated me in Ruan Hong's matter all my life, but I don't hate you anymore after I figured it out. Why did you do that?"

Why?

He also wanted to know, why?

Why do it all over again?

Why... break your promise and keep her in the palace?

As she said, there is no fate between them in this life or the past.

The rematch was not for him to make up for his regrets, but just to correct some mistakes.

The funny thing is that he still thought that if Ruan Yihe didn't come back, then she would be the one to marry into Prince Zhan's mansion to bring joy.

But... Ruan Yihe didn't come back, so does that mean I have no memory either?

Then... the tragedy of the past will happen again.

That's good for now.

He will help her realize the wish that she has never fulfilled in both lives.

"Let's go, Caiyu will be back soon."

Ruan Xinchen nodded and got off the carriage.

Chu Li waved to her, watching her slowly approach the imperial city, and said softly with a smile: "I'm going to wander around the world."

…

Ruan Xinchen couldn't go to the palace, so he went straight back to Prince Gong's Mansion.

Prince Gong's Mansion remained the same as before, and even the people guarding outside the Mansion were the same familiar ones.

They were all shocked to see her coming back.

"Young Madam?"

Ruan Xinchen smiled and nodded.

"Hurry, the young lady is back, go to the palace and inform the emperor."

Cuiyuan Xu is deserted, not even a cleaner.

Ruan Xin touched it with her fingers, and her fingers were covered in dust.

Fortunately, everything in the house was the same as the day she left.

Even the small table where she had invited Xu Moer to have tea was still there.

Familiar and strange.

She walked around the room and got tired, so she lay down on the table in front of the window and looked at the sky outside.

The weather is fine today, with no clouds in the sky, and the sky is as blue as a piece of cloth.

A breeze blows by, bringing a slight coolness.

It was getting dark, the sky was getting darker and darker, the sky blue turned into dark blue, and the stars gradually emerged.

At this time, a series of hurried footsteps sounded. Ruan Xinchen turned his head and saw Chu Xuanche coming hurriedly.

He is still the same.

No, it's a little different.

He had an extra layer of murderous aura coming from the person in the upper position.

His hands must have been stained with blood recently.

The two looked at each other through the window.

After pausing for a moment, he quickened his pace.

He hurried over the threshold, but stopped at the door.

Chu Xuanche's Adam's apple rolled, and he whispered, "Are you back?"

Ruan Xinchen smiled slightly, "Yes."

"Why did you come back? Don't you want to leave?"

Ruan Xin smiled even more and said, "I originally longed for freedom, but after going out for a walk, I found that the road outside was muddy and not easy to walk on. Freedom is good, but it also comes at a price. After thinking about it, I still think this wealthy circle is better."

A faint smile appeared on Chu Xuanche's face, "Really?"

"Well, otherwise why would everyone be trying so hard to get into this wealthy circle?"

Chu Xuanche extended his hand to her, "Come on, I'll take you to see a more luxurious place."

Ruan Xinchen put her hand in his palm and let him lead her into the prosperous capital city and then into the magnificent imperial palace.

…

After the funeral of the Empress Dowager, the new emperor quickly appointed a queen.

Ruan Xinchen was originally his original wife. Although her family had complaints about her identity, no one dared to stand up and ask him to abandon his wife.

Chu Xuanche didn't care what people outside said.

He cares more about the person who has returned.

Also, the people he sent out did not catch Chu Li, which made him a little upset.

Ruan Xinchen only realized that Chu Xuanche was asking someone to capture Chu Li when he heard the report from his subordinates.

She said, "Forget about it if we can't catch him. He spends all day soaking in medicine jars and gasps for breath after walking a few steps. He won't live for many more years."

"Huh?" Chu Xuanche looked at her in surprise.

"He's dead, don't you know?"

Chu Xuanche took a deep breath, "I did hear from the old woman that she had crippled her husband, but her health shouldn't be so bad that she won't live for a few years, right?"

Ruan Xinchen said: "She forgot about Chu Li's previous poisoning. The poison was extremely harmful to the body. Even if he took the antidote, he would suffer from side effects for the next few years. If he took good care of himself, he would be able to recover in a few years. Unfortunately, the Queen Mother had his martial arts abolished, causing his body to be severely damaged. There is no way he can recover at all."

Chu Xuanche sighed for a while.

In this case...

Considering that he was sensible enough to send the person back to him, let's just forget it.

Chu Xuanche called back the people who were going to capture Chu Li.

"By the way, what are you going to do with the Ruan family? You haven't been here, and they haven't touched them."

Ruan Xinchen thought for a moment and said, "Let's go out and take a look tomorrow."

Chu Xuanche nodded, "Okay, let's dress down yesterday and sneak out of the palace to take a look."

"OK."

The next day, the two of them went out in low-key attire, without anyone around them.

On the way to Ruan's house, they ran into someone unexpectedly.

That dishevelled woman, holding a bowl and begging for food?

This is Xu Moer.

It looked just like when she first came to the capital to find Chu Li.

No, it's worse than that.

Ruan Xinchen was surprised, "Why did she become a beggar?"

Chu Xuanche said: "After Chu Li got into trouble, the Zhan Palace was also raided. The slaves were sold and taken back. Xu Moer was different. She was not a slave of the Zhan Palace, so she was kicked out directly."

This really proves the saying, you come as you go.

This is what she deserved.

At this time, a fat-headed and long-eared man beside her wiped her hand and said, "Little girl, come home with me. I will give you food and drink, so you don't have to beg here."

"Go away. You are the county lord appointed by the Queen Mother. You are the sister of the War King. How dare you touch me? Do you want to die?"

"Tsk, the King of War? The King of War died a long time ago, and the Queen Mother also died a long time ago."

"No, he won't die. He will come back."

Someone next to her whispered something in the man's ear. The man looked at her, then spat, said bad luck, and left.

She seemed to be famous in this street. Everyone knew that she came from Prince Zhan's mansion, so she couldn't get food even if she begged.

She looks good, but I'm afraid she'll end up in that kind of place sooner or later.

The reason why he can still beg here is that the War King's deeds are in the past, but his influence is still there.

In addition, they were still unsure of the intention of the gang leader, so they did not dare to act rashly.

Ruan Xinchen was about to leave when she saw a crazy woman running towards her. She grabbed Xu Moer's arm and said, "Where's the prince? Where's the prince? Return the prince to me..."

This woman is Ruan Yihe.

Ruan Xinchen looked at Chu Xuanche, "Why is she still here?"

"Originally, she deserved to die, but she seems to have gone crazy. She's waiting for you to come back and deal with her. What are you going to do with her?"

How to treat her?

"Let's take a look first."

On the other side, Xu Moer shook off Ruan Yihe's hand and said, "Prince, Prince, I still want to know where the prince is. They all said he was dead, didn't you hear? It's all your fault."

"No, no, it's impossible..."

"He will ascend the throne and become the emperor. When he ascends the throne, 놖늀 will be the queen, and he will not die."

The people around couldn't bear to watch.

"Prince Zhan died a long time ago. He was defeated in the palace and was executed by the Queen Mother herself. We saw it with our own eyes."

"Yes, he is dead, and the grass on his grave has grown tall. Why are you still dreaming?"

"Pah, look at the look in her eyes, she must be crazy."

"Yeah, who wouldn't be crazy if they encountered something like this?"

Everyone in the family said that Chu Li was dead, but Ruan Yihe didn't believe it.

She was madly cursing at a group of people, saying that the Queen Mother would never want to kill Prince Zhan, that Prince Zhan would become the emperor, that she was Prince Zhan's original wife, and that she would be the queen, etc...

Until... she saw Ruan Xinchen and Chu Xuanche in the crowd.

"You...you..."

They both kept a low profile at all times, so people around them didn't recognize them.

Xu Moer, on the other hand, was overjoyed and ran towards them in a hurry.

Ruan Xinchen gave her a look, then pulled Chu Xuanche away.

Xu Moer seemed to understand what she meant. She said nothing and followed them.

"Where are you going? Stop, you bastard..."

Ruan Yihe also followed.

Ruan Xinchen directly pulled Chu Xuanche to the small courtyard that came with her dowry.

After a while, Xu Moer came chasing after her, and then Ruan Yihe also followed.

This courtyard was the one where Ruan Xinchen once took in Xu Moer.

Xu Moer was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. She felt that she was saved. She knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please save me. Please save me."

Ruan Xinchen: "What if I save you?"

"놖..." She didn't know how to start for a moment.

She felt that she had some friendship with Ruan Xinchen. Now that she was the queen, she only needed to give a word and treat herself as a county lord as before, and she would become a well-known person in the capital.

But when people asked her this, she was too embarrassed to say it.

She didn't say anything, so Ruan Xinchen said it for her, "Do you want to continue to enjoy the treatment of the county lord?"

Xu Moer: "..."

Feeling a little embarrassed, she nodded anyway.

Ruan Xin smiled bitterly, "You did save Chu Li, but now Chu Li has been killed for rebellion. Do you think it's possible?"

Xu Moer's heart skipped a beat, and she shook her head and said, "I dare not ask for the treatment of a county lord anymore, but I was driven out of the Zhanwang Mansion that day. I left in a hurry and had no money. I have been... hungry for two days. I know that your majesty is kind-hearted, your majesty, please save me."

"Why should I save you?"