When Yan Jing woke up, he had already been imprisoned in the imperial prison. He heard from the prison guards that Princess Zhaohua, Yan Shuangshuang, had gained the support of the people and the officials and ascended the throne as the first female emperor in history.
"Congratulations, Princess Zhaohua, no, Your Majesty." Yun Qingbi smiled knowingly as she looked at Yan Shuangshuang, who was wearing a red, floor-length imperial robe embroidered with dragons and phoenixes in gold thread.
Fortunately, she escaped unharmed during this coup in Western Yan!
"Thanks to you and Ranran, otherwise I'm afraid I would have died in Zhaohua Palace." Yan Shuangshuang looked at Yun Qingbi with clear and calm eyes.
“You’re Ranran’s good friend, so it’s only right that I help you.” Yun Qingbi finished speaking, pursed her lips, and continued, “I really want to help you too.”
The two locked eyes. Yan Shuangshuang felt a surge of warmth in her heart as she looked into the other's burning and honest gaze, but she quickly regained her composure. She concealed the emotions in her eyes and politely asked, "Does Lord Yun intend to return to Beiyin now, or go to Nanchu to meet Ranran?"
"I'll go to Nan Chu to meet Ranran first, and then I'll come back," Yun Qingbi said.
"Come back?" Yan Shuangshuang looked at him in confusion.
Yun Qingbi took out an imperial edict without a handle from his bosom and handed it to Yan Shuangshuang.
Yan Shuangshuang opened it and saw that it was an imperial edict from the Northern Yin Emperor. After reading the contents, her pupils widened in shock, and she looked at Yun Qingbi, "Have you read this imperial edict?"
Yun Qingbi nodded, then looked at Yan Shuangshuang with trepidation and said, "I accept this imperial decree, it's up to Your Majesty whether you want it or not."
He didn't know if Yan Shuangshuang liked him or wanted to be with him.
"Do you know what this means?" Yan Shuangshuang's voice was tinged with anger.
She didn't know why she was angry, or perhaps it wasn't anger, but rather an attempt to mask her emotions.
"It means I'll be living in Xiyan from now on, and it means I probably won't be able to go into politics anymore." Yun Qingbi smiled, "But it also means I can be with you from now on."
"Yun Qingbi, are you stupid? Staying in Xiyan is a waste of your passion and talent." Yan Shuangshuang's tears welled up unexpectedly.
"There are plenty of talented people in the world. One more or one less of me won't make a difference," Yun Qingbi said nonchalantly.
Yan Shuangshuang leaned forward, hugged Yun Qingbi tightly, tilted her head back, and pressed her lips to his.
Yun Qingbi froze instantly, but quickly recovered and wrapped his arm around her waist, turning the tables on her.
Orchid Valley
"Your Highness, we've been attacking for several days now, but the Heavenly Demon Sect is still avoiding us. What should we do?" Pei Chen scratched his head in frustration and asked Jun Molin.
Jun Molin stood with his hands behind his back, gazing intently at the secluded Orchid Valley.
We've been here for several days now, but the Heavenly Demon Sect is like a turtle hiding in a coward, refusing to come out.
This is not the usual style of the Heavenly Demon Sect!
Jun Molin felt uneasy; he felt he had overlooked something very important.
"Stop." Jun Molin signaled to cease the attack.
Everyone immediately stopped attacking and looked at him.
"Pei Chen, don't you find it strange?" Jun Molin asked Pei Chen.
"Strange, what's strange about it?" Pei Chen asked, puzzled.
“The Heavenly Demon Sect has always been arrogant, but this time they are so cowardly, hiding in their shells and refusing to come out,” Jun Molin said.
Pei Chen immediately realized, "That's right. Normally, even if the Heavenly Demon Sect doesn't come out to fight us to the death, they would at least send archers to attack us. But this time, they haven't put up any resistance at all."
Jun Molin's eyes suddenly widened, and his heart seemed to skip a beat. "Return to Kyoto immediately."
Before he finished speaking, Jun Molin had already strode to the horse and mounted it.
"What happened, Your Highness?" Pei Chen quickly followed.
"The Heavenly Demon Sect deliberately lured us here to keep us waiting. Their target is the capital." Jun Molin said, squeezing the horse's belly hard with his legs, and the horse immediately galloped off.
Who's in Kyoto? There's Ranran in Kyoto! Their target might be Ranran.
The more Jun Molin thought about it, the more terrified he became. He kept raising and lowering his whip, and the horse's hooves were almost sparking.
After traveling back for three days, they happened to run into Yun Qingbi.
"Big Brother." Seeing Yun Qingbi in light armor, Jun Molin's unease reached its peak. He immediately asked, "Where's Ranran? Where is Ranran?"
Yun Qingbi never expected to run into Jun Molin here, but it was fortunate that she met him here, saving him the trouble of sending someone back to Beiyin to report the news.
"Ranran was taken away by Nangong Xu," Yun Qingbi said.
Upon hearing this, Jun Molin staggered, and Pei Chen quickly stepped forward to support him.
"Your Highness, you don't need to worry too much, everything should be fine," Yun Qingbi quickly reassured her.
"What exactly happened?" Jun Molin couldn't listen to anything else; he just wanted to know what had happened and why Ranran had been taken away by Nangong Xu.
Yun Qingbi recounted the whole story in detail.
Upon hearing this, Jun Molin clenched his fist and slammed it hard against a nearby tree. The tree fell down with a thud, and he slowly uttered three words, filled with hatred: "Nangong Xu!"
"Your Highness, please don't worry. The Princess is intelligent and quick-witted, and Nangong Xu probably won't force her. She should be safe now. If we plan carefully, we will definitely be able to rescue the Princess," Pei Chen said, looking at the fallen tree on the ground.
"Let's go." Jun Molin mounted his horse.
"Ah!" Pei Chen didn't react in time. "Your Highness, where are we going now?"
"Go to the frontier, gather a large army, and attack Southern Chu." After saying this, Jun Molin turned around and headed towards the frontier.
"What!" Pei Chen was shocked, then mounted his horse and chased after Jun Molin.
Seeing this, Yun Qingbi followed, as he was originally going to Southern Chu.
"Your Highness, war between the two countries is a matter of great importance. Shouldn't you discuss it with the Emperor and the court officials?" Pei Chen asked after catching up with Jun Molin.
"When Father and his ministers sent Ranran to Western Yan, they didn't consult me. Why should I consult them now?" Jun Molin said coldly.
Last time, when the Emperor sent Yun Qingran to Southern Chu, Jun Molin returned and threw a tantrum at the Emperor. Unexpectedly, not long after, the Emperor sent Yun Qingran to Western Yan again. At this time, Jun Molin not only hated Nangong Xu, who coveted Yun Qingran, but also resented the Emperor and his ministers.
“Even without consulting the Emperor and his ministers, Your Highness, shouldn’t you think this through carefully? War between two countries is no small matter.” Pei Chen’s eyelids twitched incessantly.
When two countries go to war, rivers of blood flow and corpses float for miles; this is no joke.
“If I tolerate Nangong Xu abducting my Princess Rongchang of Beiyin, my future queen consort, Nan Chu will only escalate the situation,” Jun Molin said.
Pei Chen knew he couldn't persuade him otherwise, so he could only keep quiet.
Yun Qingbi had already sent someone back to the capital to report the news, and the capital now knows about it.
Everyone was in a panic, but Yun Qingran, the person involved, was quite relaxed.
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