"Princess, you are wrong." Nan An raised her face that looked like Lu Yanluo and sneered, "I respect you as the prince's legal wife and call you princess. Do you really think you are worthy of this title?"

Lu Yanluo was not surprised at all, and said calmly: "Miss Nan'an, what do you mean? Are you saying that if I am not worthy of you, then you are?"

Nan'an smiled sarcastically, with contempt in his eyes.

"You don't think that everyone doesn't know what you've been through these few days, do you? Which prince would want a princess who was abducted as a concubine? Even if the prince has deep feelings for you and can't bear to abandon you, His Majesty will never agree to let you parade around in public under the name of Princess Ye. Otherwise, why would he give me to the prince?"

"Who said the princess was kidnapped!" Outside the corridor, Chu Xuan was dressed in black, with a stern expression. He glanced sharply at Nan'an, but softened the moment he saw Lu Yanluo.

"A'Luo... is back?" Chu Xuan looked at Lu Yanluo in fear, afraid that he would lose her again.

Unexpectedly, they were pushed away by the two children behind them. Chu Yao and Chu Yuan rushed to Lu Yanluo's arms and hugged their mother tightly.

"Mom, Yuanyuan misses you so much!" Chu Yuan cried happily.

Lu Yanluo leaned over and hugged the two children back. A feeling of joy at regaining what she had lost rushed into her eyes, and they turned red in an instant.

"Mom misses you too."

Looking at the mother and her two children hugging each other and crying, Chu Xuan's expression was gentle and his eyes were full of warmth.

However, there is always someone who spoils the mood and reminds you to face reality.

Nan An walked up to Chu Xuan respectfully and asked about his health: "It's cold outside. Why didn't Your Majesty wear a cloak when he went out? Your Majesty, please come in quickly. I'll ask someone to make some ginger soup to warm you up."

“No need.” Chu Xuan refused, “Princess, come back from your trip. I have something to say to you. Please leave first.”

Nan'an looked stunned, and after a while she responded in a low voice. Chu Xuan's attitude towards her was too cold. Although he was not very enthusiastic before, at least he was not as cold as he was now. It was so cold that it made her heart chilled.

Is this the difference between a substitute and the real person? The only thing to blame is Lu Yanluo coming back too early, and her plan has not been implemented yet.

But she was not worried. The emperor had already known the news that Lu Yanluo was someone's concubine. Even if Chu Xuan didn't care, the emperor would never tolerate it. Besides, she had Concubine Xian behind her.

After some mental struggle, Nan'an decided to endure it for the time being.

"Wait." Chu Xuan stopped Nan'an and said, "I want to correct one thing. The princess was not abducted. She just went to the temple to pray for her deceased mother. It's just that it took a while. Don't talk nonsense. If I hear these nonsense again, be careful with your tongue!"

Nan An: "...I understand."

What is this, a distortion of facts? For Lu Yanluo, he turned black into white. She was clearly abducted, but in the end, she was lightly said to have gone to the temple to pray for blessings.

In the study, Lu Yanluo sat aside with her two children for a while. She didn't even look at Chu Xuan and looked obviously unhappy.

Chu Xuan looked embarrassed. After the excitement of regaining what he had lost, he also understood why Lu Yanluo was unhappy.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to take the initiative to explain: "Nan'an was sent by the emperor. When I first saw her, I thought it was too much of a coincidence. Why did someone who looked so similar to you appear in the capital just after you disappeared? I kept her for the time being, just to find the line speed through her."

Seeing that Lu Yanluo was still unmoved, Chu Xuan simply gave up and walked over to hold Lu Yanluo's hand: "The children don't understand me, don't you understand me either? Am I the kind of person who is easily tempted by someone else? It's just someone who is a little similar to you. I'm not stupid enough to leave the real person and like a substitute."

Lu Yanluo snorted coldly. Although she still didn't say anything, at least she didn't pull her hand away.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan hurriedly continued: "Besides, Concubine Xian exposed your disappearance at that time, and then selected a large number of people in the capital to be sent to the Night Prince's Palace. I am afraid that if this continues, it will damage your reputation. So I simply followed their wishes and kept Nan'an for the time being. I will deal with you when you come back."

Lu Yanluo's attitude finally softened, and she gently leaned on Chu Xuan's shoulder: "I know you are waiting for me, so no matter how difficult it is, I came back."

Chu Xuan was thankful: "I'm glad you're back. It's okay, Luo."

The next day after Lu Yanluo came back, Chu Xuan personally took her to the Taiji Hall to meet the emperor and repeated what he had said with Nan'an yesterday.

The emperor didn't believe it, but he couldn't help but hear Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo speak with one voice. Everyone in the Yewang Mansion testified, and there was also Cheng Ruoxue who was accompanying them.

Everyone proved that Lu Yanluo had only gone to a temple in the mountains to pray, caught a cold, and stayed in the temple for some time. She returned to Beijing after she recovered. There was no such thing as being kidnapped. Moreover, Cheng Ruoxue had been with her all the time and could testify on her behalf.

In this case, even if the emperor did not believe it, he had to give up.

Nan'an was temporarily left in the Night King's Mansion. Chu Xuan wanted to use her to find out who was behind the scenes.

If Chu Xuan's guess was correct, Lu Yanluo had already appeared in the palace, and the person behind the scenes would definitely contact Nan'an and ask her to take action.

As expected, Chu Xuan guessed it right. Shen He was guarding outside the yard where Nan'an lived and he really caught a suspicious person.

He has an inconspicuous appearance and keeps his head down. If you don't look carefully, you would think he is just a servant in the mansion.

But Shen He was skilled in martial arts and could tell at a glance that the man was a martial artist. He immediately attacked him, caught him off guard and captured him.

The man was taken to the dungeon. Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo rushed back after receiving the news and interrogated him.

Upon asking, I found out that this person was actually a member of the Black Shark Gang in Beijing. This gang is considered to be quite powerful in Beijing. They started out by relying on shipping, and their leader is named Nan Guanglu.

The last name was Nan, so Chu Xuan immediately thought of Southern Xinjiang, and then asked, "Is your gang leader from Southern Xinjiang?"

The arrested people admitted that there were very few people with the surname Nan in the capital, and most of them were merchants from southern Xinjiang. The leader of the Black Shark Gang was one of them, and Nan'an was also one of them.

"Could it be Concubine Xian?" In the study, Lu Yanluo and Chu Xuan sat opposite each other and talked about the confession of the man who was arrested today.

Chu Xuan did not comment, but mentioned Nan An again: "This person is the daughter of Nan Li, a general in Southern Xinjiang. She was able to come to the capital, so Concubine Xian must have done something. It's not surprising that Nan Guanglu is from the Black Shark Gang. I'm afraid the master behind the Black Shark Gang is not Nan Guanglu, but Concubine Xian."

The two looked at each other and fell silent.