Xu Wanqing easily dealt with the four servants, her eyes filled with anger as she looked at her high and mighty father.
“Father, I am your daughter, not a tool for you to get promoted. I am a person of flesh and blood. Is what you are doing really what the people want? You think the emperor is incompetent and that Fu Xiaoyu is the one who has brought disaster to the country, but aren’t you the ones who are truly bringing disaster to the country and the people?”
"Shut up! Shut up! This is not your place to discuss. What you need to do is obey me and wait for the marriage I'm going to arrange for you. Guards, take the young lady away."
Xu Wanqing's initial sense of guilt was completely eroded at this moment, and she stopped resisting, allowing the servants to lock her up.
At that moment, she finally understood that she was nothing more than a tool for her father to get promoted and make money. He had never cared about her, and she had been overthinking things.
Xu Wanqing stopped resisting altogether and instead waited for an opportunity to silently search for evidence.
Cui Yulu and Tuoba Xuan deliberately went down to the city wall to check if Han An was still there, and sure enough, he had been rescued.
However, a bad feeling began to grow in my heart.
"Brother, let's split up. This is how we contact Xu Wanqing. Remember, no matter what happens, stick to the plan and don't worry about me. You must remember this, or our entire plan will be ruined."
Tuoba Xuan didn't know why she said such things after seeing Han An disappear, but he couldn't ignore this girl no matter what.
“Sister, I don’t know what you’ve sensed, but I will never leave your side. I promised Wang I would protect you, and I will make sure you are safe. I don’t care if the plan succeeds or not, I just want you to be safe. As for Fu Xiaoyu, if he can save us, he will; if he can’t, we’ll do our best. We’ll leave the rest to fate.”
Looking at the stubborn man in front of her, Cui Yulu shook her head and said, "The elite troops of the foreign tribes are all here now. If something happens to you, our plan will fail, and Fu Xiaohan will successfully become emperor. Have you ever thought that the first thing they will destroy is the foreign tribes? Will you and I still have a home to go back to then?"
Cui Yulu grabbed his hand and continued, "Brother, I know you care about me and don't want me to get hurt, but there are some things I have to face. Even if I get hurt, it's worth it. Remember, we are no longer alone. Behind us is the peace of two countries. Listen to me, take these things and leave quickly. I'll handle the rest."
"But, but I'm worried about you. You always pretend to be strong when you clearly need protection. I want to protect you."
"I am the Holy Maiden. You don't even listen to the Holy Maiden's words? Then I, in the name of the Holy Maiden, order you to leave immediately."
Seeing that she was really angry, Tuoba Xuan had no choice but to take the contents of the package and put them on himself.
Just as he was about to say something more, a wave of troops suddenly appeared.
"Brother, let's go quickly and proceed according to plan."
After Cui Yulu finished speaking, she threw a hidden weapon at the horse's rump. The horse, in pain, galloped away, so Tuoba Xuan had no time to speak or stop her.
"You're Cui Yulu?"
A man dressed in black sat on a horse, looking down at her arrogantly. He looked somewhat like Fu Xiaoyu, and Cui Yulu knew in her heart that this must be Fu Xiaohan.
"You've got some nerve, wandering around the streets knowing I'm looking for you. Are you doing this on purpose?"
“Who would deliberately get arrested? Weren’t you lying in ambush here all along? You knew I was coming the moment Han An was hung on the city wall today, didn’t you?”
"Hahaha, that's great! That's right, no wonder Fu Xiaoyu likes you. I admire you too. Why don't you come with me?"
Cui Yulu looked at Fu Xiaohan, who was high and mighty. He looked a lot like Fu Xiaoyu, but his face made it clear that he was a very scheming person.
It makes it impossible for anyone to like it from the bottom of their heart.
No wonder he was so capable but didn't win the late emperor's favor; it all became clear at a glance.
"Keep dreaming. If you want me, you should know your own limitations. I wouldn't even look at a man like you with your scheming nature written all over his face."
No wonder Han An was given an important position; they were kindred spirits. It's true that birds of a feather flock together.
Like Fu Xiaohan, Han An wears her scheming and desires on her sleeve, making her very unpleasant to look at.
"Haha, you've got quite a temper. Don't you really want to see Fu Xiaoyu? How about I take you there right now? He'll definitely want to see you too."
Fu Xiaohan looked at her with a half-smile, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Okay, take me there."
Cui Yulu didn't resist. She couldn't possibly defeat so many people, so she might as well let him arrest her.
One-on-one is relatively easy to deal with, but she can't handle so many people.
"That's great. Your temper is quite similar to Fu Xiaoyu's. Since that's the case, I'll grant your wish and let you be a pair of lovebirds in the afterlife, so you won't be too lonely."
"What nonsense are you talking about? If you're going to arrest someone, do it quickly and stop dawdling."
Cui Yulu wanted to be arrested so she could check how serious Fu Xiaoyu's injuries were. If she went to the dungeon, she could take care of him while she was there.
Fu Xiaohan gave Cui Yulu a meaningful look, and with a wave of her hand, the people behind her tied Cui Yulu up.
After her eyes were blindfolded, she was stuffed into a carriage. Unable to see, Cui Yulu stopped struggling and simply closed her eyes to rest.
At that moment, Fu Xiaohan's voice pierced her ears, preventing her from resting.
Do you know the origin of the coral hairpin in your hair?
"have no idea."
Cui Yulu ignored him and turned her head to the other side.
But he kept rambling on and on.
“Speaking of this coral hairpin, it was a token of love between the late emperor and my mother. After my mother passed away, the coral hairpin returned to the late emperor’s hands, and then it came into the hands of Fu Xiaoyu. Now it has come into your hands. This shows how important you are to Fu Xiaoyu.”
"You have too much of an imagination. This is just a coming-of-age gift from my older brother. It's not as complicated as you think."
"Hmph, don't you know what coming of age means? Anyone with eyes can see that Fu Xiaoyu likes you. He gave you the things the late emperor had bestowed upon him. That's proof. And do you remember when your coral hairpin was stolen at the post station? He rushed back overnight and personally put it on your head. Do I need to explain what that means?"
Cui Yulu was stunned. So this Ghost Hand Qiao was his doing. So this whole drama of returning to the capital had been planned from the very beginning. They were just waiting for them to walk right into the trap.
"So, now you know Fu Xiaoyu's heart, right? It's too late, you can only talk about love in the underworld."
"Pah! So you've been planning all this all along, haven't you? Even the Empress Dowager's serious illness was a lie, wasn't it?"
Seeing that she completely ignored him, Fu Xiaohan was not annoyed and said with a smile, "That's right, but it's too late for you to know now."
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