Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo looked over when they heard the voice, and then their eyes were filled with surprise. It was Chu Chen! Chu Chen had returned to Beijing!

After Chu Chen entered the hall, he took two steps at a time and walked to the middle, spread his sleeves and saluted, then knelt on the ground solemnly, wanting to pay his respects to Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo.

"Your humble servant Chu Chen pays respects to His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress!"

Chu Xuan stood up and walked quickly towards Chu Chen, extremely surprised and delighted: "Why are you back? When did you leave? Why didn't you send someone to tell you in advance?"

Ever since Chu Xuanhe started the rebellion at Tianque Pass, Chu Chen asked to stay in Tongzhou. The former prefect of Tongzhou, Wang Jiyang, was executed, and there was no suitable successor at the moment. Chu Xuan had no choice but to agree temporarily. He originally planned to send someone to bring Chu Chen back to the capital after the capital was stabilized. However, before Chu Xuan could send someone to pick him up, Chu Chen came back on his own.

Chu Chen grinned and said, "Please don't blame me for returning to the capital without permission. It was because I received the news in Tongzhou that you ascended the throne, and I couldn't wait to come and congratulate you!"

Chu Chen grew up following Chu Xuan. Although they were not born of the same mother, they had a deep relationship. When Chu Xuan ascended the throne, Chu Chen knew very well that some people in the capital would secretly make things difficult for Chu Xuan, so he was anxious to deal with the affairs of Tongzhou and rushed back without stopping.

As it turned out, he came back just in time.

Chu Chen looked at the ministers present and said loudly, "You all don't need to listen to Prince Ping's nonsense. He has always been at odds with my brother, so he made trouble everywhere when he returned to the capital this time. He just wanted my brother to criticize him. In this way, he can spread the news that the new emperor is narrow-minded and can't tolerate a small vassal king like him, and thus destroy my brother's reputation. You all must not be fooled by him."

"As for my brother's identity, since my father has passed the throne to my brother, that explains everything. From now on, if I hear any slander against my brother from anyone, don't blame me for turning hostile!"

After Chu Chen said this, the ministers dared not say a word and just bowed their hands in agreement.

[Tsk tsk tsk, how come Chu Chen has matured a lot in an instant after leaving Beijing? When you are away for three days, you should look at him with new eyes. This is what I mean. He is really a good brother to his brother! ]

Chu Xuan, who was already happy because Chu Chen came back, was even happier at this moment. He waved his hand, drove away all the ministers, and took Chu Chen back to the palace.

The two brothers drank facing the moon until dawn, when Shen He sent Chu Xuan back to Changshou Palace.

Chu Chen's sudden return really shocked the noble families in the capital. For several days, the capital was peaceful. When Lu Yanluo had nothing to do, she summoned Cheng Ruixue to the palace to talk to her.

Although the huge imperial city is magnificent and a place that many people yearn for, Lu Yanluo, who has lived there for a while, feels that it is too deserted.

Qin Xuelin left, and the Lu family had the Seventh Prince around, so it was not good for her to appear too close to Lu Yanluo. Therefore, there was no one in the palace who could talk to Lu Yanluo.

When Cheng Ruoxue entered the palace, she happened to bring an interesting news to Lu Yanluo. It was said that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Anguo would be getting married soon.

Lu Yanluo was indeed surprised when she heard this. Thinking back over the past few days, Princess Duanshu really had not entered the palace since the last time.

"Why the rush?"

Cheng Ruixue smiled inscrutable and envious, "It was His Majesty who personally issued an order to arrange the marriage for the Anguo Mansion, and even the date was set by His Majesty himself. I heard that the Anguo Duke did not want to accept the order, and he went to the Duanshu Grand Princess's mansion. As a result, for some reason, the Grand Princess stayed indoors and never showed up. In the end, the Anguo Duke had no choice but to accept the order."

"Your Majesty really cares about the Queen. I was worried about you before, but in the end, I was left with only envy."

Lu Yanluo hid the smile on her lips, and suddenly thought of something. She whispered to Cheng Ruoxue, "I heard that Prince Su has been coming to see you every day since he returned to Beijing. But the female general is so unkind that she turned our handsome Prince Su away this time. Tell me the truth, what's going on between you and Chu Chen?"

Cheng Ruoxue smiled bitterly: "I really can't hide anything from you."

When Lu Yanluo heard this, she knew the news was correct. Her gossiping spirit immediately burned fiercely, and she asked impatiently, "What happened? Tell me quickly!"

Cheng Ruoxue sighed. This was indeed a long story. She followed Chu Xuan all the way back to the capital, and just after entering the capital, she unexpectedly received a letter from Tongzhou.

At first, Cheng Ruoxue thought that Chu Chen was worried about the safety of King Ye's return to the capital, so she began to tell him everything she knew. She wrote down the situation in the capital in detail in a letter and sent it to Tongzhou.

Unexpectedly, this was just the beginning. From then on, letters to and from Tongzhou became frequent.

Sometimes, Chu Chen would just talk about what he had seen and heard recently, and sometimes he would give her some rare treasures and jewelry. Cheng Ruoxue was also a married woman, and she was not a fool. Over time, how could she not see Chu Chen's thoughts?

Cheng Ruoxue acted decisively and stopped writing letters to Chu Chen. Since she had no intention of doing so, she could not let Chu Chen misunderstand her.

Since then, letters from Tongzhou continued to arrive as usual. Except for the one from Chu Chen asking about things in the capital, Cheng Ruoxue completely ignored the rest.

But who could have thought that Chu Chen would come back in such a short time?

Lu Yanluo looked at Cheng Ruoxue's dazed look with a playful look on her face and couldn't help but find it funny. She also said that it was not intentional. If it was not intentional, how could she lose her mind for Chu Chen for no reason.

"So what do you think? If Prince Su really wants to marry you, will you agree?" Lu Yanluo asked tentatively.

Cheng Ruoxue was stunned when she heard this. She obviously hadn't thought about Chu Chen marrying her. "I...how is this possible? Prince Su is the son of the late emperor and the most trusted minister of His Majesty. I am just a abandoned woman. How can I win the favor of His Majesty Prince Su? Your Majesty, please don't make fun of me."

"Who said no!" Before Cheng Ruoxue finished her words, a figure couldn't help but rush out from behind the screen.

In fact, Chu Chen had been waiting in the Changshou Palace for a long time. An hour ago, Chu Chen, with a sullen face, was kicked into the Changshou Palace by Chu Xuan.

It turned out that in recent days, he had been deliberately wanting to see Cheng Ruoxue, but Cheng Ruoxue just avoided him, making him unable to see her even though he wanted to. He was very anxious and distracted the whole day.

Chu Xuan didn't say anything at first, but just now in the imperial study, the two brothers were discussing the successor to the Tongzhou prefect. Unexpectedly, Chu Xuan had finished speaking for a long time and Chu Chen didn't respond.

Chu Xuan looked up in surprise, and saw Chu Chen there, leaning on his hand and wandering in the void. Chu Xuan suddenly became angry, and kicked the man out in frustration.

"Get out of here, don't get in my way!"