Lu Yanluo said coldly: "When did our Yewang Mansion need the protection of His Royal Highness Prince Ning? Please leave immediately, or don't blame me for being rude!"

The man didn't care. He lowered his head and slowly drew out the sword from his waist. He said disdainfully, "Princess, you are quite arrogant. I would like to advise you not to refuse a toast. His Royal Highness Prince Ning has pity on you, an orphan and a widow, and specially sent us to protect you. Don't be ungrateful!"

Before he finished speaking, all the knives in his hands were unsheathed and pointed directly at Lu Yanluo.

They had already received the news that Chu Xuan was dead, and they no longer had any concerns about Lu Yanluo.

Lu Yanluo stared at the tip of the knife in front of her, fell silent, lowered her face, and slowly turned back to Yun Yayuan.

As soon as the news of Chu Xuan's accident reached Prince Ye's Mansion, Prince Ning's men surrounded the mansion.

Everything was clear as day; something must have happened to Chu Xuan, and the mastermind behind this was Prince Ning.

Now it seems that Prince Ning is about to tear off even this last layer of face. I am sure there will be some subsequent actions. Chu Xuan is dead. What is the cause of death? Prince Ning must give an explanation to the emperor.

Now the Ye Palace is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and Chu Xuan's life or death is unknown. Lu Yanluo forced herself to calm down. Now is definitely not the time to be sad.

She must find a way to prevent Prince Ning’s evil plan from succeeding, and... Lu Yanluo slowly covered her heart.

Ye Chuxuan was waiting there for me to take him home.

Lu Yanluo took a deep breath, and the sadness on her face disappeared, leaving only tenacity.

"Where are the secret guards?"

As Lu Yanluo spoke, two black figures appeared. They were the secret guards that Chu Xuan had left behind to protect her.

"Your subordinate greets the princess."

Lu Yanluo was extremely grateful at this moment, grateful that Chu Xuan cared about her, which gave her a glimmer of hope when she was in desperate situation.

"Can you find a way to contact Shen He now? He went to Zijin Mountain with the prince. He is the only one who knows what happened at that time. If the prince is in trouble, he will definitely try to return to the capital for help."

The fact was just as Lu Yanluo had expected. The timing when Chu Xuan rolled down was too clever, and Shen He had no time to rescue him. After Chu Chen left, Shen He went down the steep slope to look for people, but he didn't find even a single figure.

After searching secretly for half a day, Shen He found nothing. He had no choice but to take advantage of the chaos to sneak back to the capital and mobilize the palace's secret guards to go back and look for the person.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he approached Prince Ye's Palace, Prince Ning's men surrounded the palace. Shen He was secretly anxious.

At this moment, the secret guard beside Lu Yanluo left the house and found Shen He with a special code.

In Yun Ya Garden, Lu Yanluo listened to Shen He's story with a gloomy face.

She never dreamed that the person who murdered Chu Xuan was Chu Chen, whom Chu Xuan had always regarded as harmless!

The room was silent and very depressing. Lu Yanluo slowly took out the Shadow Order and handed it to Shen He.

"Hurry up and take the Shadow Order to mobilize all the secret guards in the mansion. At this point, we can't just sit there and wait for death. King Ning will never give up. We have to find a way to leave the mansion and rush to Purple Gold Mountain."

On the second day, during breakfast, Prince Ning really got angry. In front of the noble families and court officials present, he slowly walked to the center, lifted his robe and knelt down, saying with great sorrow: "Father, I have something to report."

The emperor nonchalantly put down the spoon, hummed, and motioned Prince Ning to continue.

Chu Zhen's eyes were already filled with tears before he finished speaking. "Yesterday, I went hunting in the mountains with Prince Su and Prince Ye. It was originally fine, but... but halfway through the journey, Prince Ye suddenly attacked me and Prince Su. There were dozens of assassins hiding in the forest, and they wanted to kill me and Prince Su. I was deeply saddened and could not bear to see brothers killing each other."

"But the Night Prince Chu Xuan openly plotted to murder the prince and intended to target my father. I had no choice but to join forces with the Su Prince to severely injure the Night Prince and shoot him off the cliff. This matter was of great importance, but the situation was critical at the time, so I had to kill him first and report later. I hope my father will forgive me!"

As Chu Zhen finished speaking, everyone present was in an uproar. Chu Xuan was plotting a rebellion! And he was killed by Prince Ning and Su together?

But anyone with a discerning eye could see the conspiracy. Chu Zhen kept saying that the Night King was rebelling, but he had no evidence to support his claim, and there was no proof to prove it.

Whether the Night King rebelled or not, probably no one knows except King Ning and King Su.

There was an upright official among the court officials who intended to speak to Chu Xuan, but was stopped by his colleagues behind him, who gestured for him to look at the person on the throne.

Chu Zhen said that he pushed the Night King off the cliff, but the emperor not only did not accuse or blame him, but took it over calmly. It was obvious that it didn't matter whether others believed it or not, the emperor had already believed it.

The emperor snorted coldly and said with a look of surprise: "Rebellious son! I knew he was not a law-abiding person. He intended to rebel. His crime is extremely heinous!"

Ever since Chu Xuan beheaded Concubine Lin in front of him, the emperor has been restless every night. He always dreams of Chu Xuan holding a sword and stabbing him viciously.

Now that Chu Xuan is dead, he can rest in peace.

"Night King Chu Xuan was disrespectful to his elders, plotted to murder his brothers, and intended to rebel. From today on, he will be stripped of his title of Night King, demoted to a commoner, and his relatives, the Lu family, will be executed immediately!"

"Wait!" A clear voice sounded outside the door, and Lu Yanluo walked in alone calmly.

Chu Zhen's heart tightened and he cursed them inwardly, "What a waste! A group of people couldn't even keep an eye on a woman!"

After Lu Yanluo bowed and saluted, she raised her head and looked at the emperor without fear.

"Your Majesty, how can you conclude that the Night King is guilty based on the words of Prince Ning alone? May I ask your Majesty, is there any evidence that the Night King is rebelling?"

"Lu." The emperor spoke slowly, "Ye Wang rebelled, Ning Wang and Su Wang both proved it, what other witnesses do you need?"

Lu Yanluo turned sideways to look at Chu Zhen and smiled slowly: "So that's how it is. Then I will sue Prince Ning and Prince Su for joining forces to murder my prince and intend to rebel and seize the throne. Your Majesty, please make a decision for our prince!"

Chu Zhen stared at Lu Yanluo viciously, wishing he could tear her in half.

"What absurd words! You suspect that I am lying. What about Prince Su?" Chu Zhen raised his hand and pointed at Chu Chen. "Prince Su is usually the best friend of Chu Xuan. Even he attacked Chu Xuan. It shows that Chu Xuan is guilty of a heinous crime. What else can you say?"

Lu Yanluo sneered and stared at Chu Chen closely: "People's hearts are fickle, and there are not many who turn their backs on others."

Chu Chen clenched his hands upon hearing this and did not dare to look directly at Lu Yanluo.

Lu Yanluo pressed on and asked, "Why didn't Prince Su dare to look at me? Could it be that he felt guilty because I said it right?"

"Nonsense!" Chu Zhen pointed at Lu Yanluo angrily, "It is natural that Prince Su is heartbroken after killing my brother, but he is definitely not guilty. Lu Yanluo, don't make up stories here."

Then he bowed and signaled to the emperor: "Father, this girl is treacherous and cruel. Please arrest her and punish her severely!"