Queen Mother Yuan was reluctant to accept the tea she offered at first, but only after Prince Kang spoke did she reluctantly accept the cup of tea from her; when recognizing her relatives, those royal relatives performed all the etiquette for Prince Kang's sake, but they all ignored her, and no one even said a soft word to her; she also heard that someone had secretly discussed the wedding banquet behind her back, and those officials from the aristocratic families were collectively absent.

Just because her last name was Li, everything she had was wiped out.

Li Yun'er lowered his eyes, a hint of gloom flashing across his eyes.

Chu You felt sorry for his princess, and his expression became uglier and uglier. His eyes swept across Gu Yuan's face like ice spikes, and he shouted, "Gu Yuan, don't go too far!"

Chu You wanted to say that Meng'er and he were siblings after all, and that Princess Kang had not disgraced their Gu family...

He wanted to say a lot, but Gu Yuan didn't want to hear a word, and his voice became colder, "Prince Kang is taking the princess back home, don't go to the wrong door, it's unlucky."

Gu Yuan didn't even give Chu You face. He turned around and told the doorman in front of Chu You: "Old Sun, don't open the door to let irrelevant people in. Uninvited guests are not welcome in our home."

"Gu Yuan, how dare you!" Chu You shouted angrily.

He wanted to stride forward like an angry tiger, but he felt his sleeves tighten.

Li Yunyan shook his head at Chu You, his voice slightly hoarse, "Prince, don't..."

The tears in her eyes grew deeper, her face showed obvious hurt and helplessness, but her heart was very calm.

She and King Kang did not come here to return home, but just found a high-sounding excuse.

Anyway, the purpose of their trip has been achieved.

Chu You understood what Li Yunyan meant, but he was still furious. How could he tolerate his woman being treated with such disrespect right under his nose!

Li Yunmeng shook his head at him again.

Chu You said in a restrained and distressed voice: "Mian'er, let's go back."

He turned his back and stopped looking at Gu Yuan. He looked at Li Yun'er with deep affection, and comfort and tenderness were reflected in his every move.

Li Yunmeng took Chu You's hand and got on the red-wheeled carriage again. Chu You did not get on the horse, but got on the carriage with Li Yunmeng.

After the door closed, the car suddenly became darker and unusually quiet.

Almost the next moment after getting on the carriage, Li Yun'er's expression changed. He no longer looked weak as before. His expression was peaceful and his eyes were deep, as if he was thinking about something.

Chu You domineeringly held Li Yunmeng's slender body in his arms, wishing he could rub her into his own body.

He leaned down and whispered softly into her delicate jade-like ears, trying to comfort her in every possible way: "Mian'er, I'm sorry for putting up with you because of me."

Li Yunyan smiled slightly, "I'm fine."

Before she came, she knew that she would be treated coldly and targeted, but the responses would be nothing more than bland words, nothing insignificant.

Li Yun'er smiled generously, but Chu You felt even more distressed, and said softly: "Yun'er, don't worry about Gu Yuan. He is so ruthless to you, it's not worth your attention at all."

"You have this king."

With him, his Meng'er doesn't need anyone else! Chu You bent his head and kissed her plump and soft lips passionately and greedily. He let her go reluctantly until the carriage started moving again, and his nose touched hers tenderly.

Li Yun'er's lips were a little red and swollen from his kiss, and her eyes were sparkling and charming.

She smiled at him tenderly, and the unhappiness in her heart caused by Gu Yuan completely dissipated.

What was there for her to not understand about his feelings for her?

Li Yunyan grabbed his hand, intertwined her fingers with his, raised her small chin and kissed the corner of his lips.

The two looked at each other with tenderness.

The carriage quickly turned a corner, and the bodies of the two men swayed slightly.

Li Yun's face straightened, and he said with a little worry: "Your Highness, Baili Yin didn't do anything."

"I really overestimated him." Chu You raised his lips into an icy smile, his eyes flashing with a sinister cold light.

Since Baili Yin arrived in the capital last year, Chu You has repeatedly tried to probe him in the past few months. Both sides were wary of each other, and after going back and forth, they finally explained the events of Danyang City clearly, making Baili Yin believe that those things were definitely not done by him.

At this point, both of them can almost confirm that Chu Yi was behind the incident in Danyang City. He not only eliminated the secret agents of Yue State in Danyang City, but also killed two birds with one stone by instigating the cooperation between Chu You and Yue State.

Originally, their conversation was quite harmonious, until the marriage between Yue's princess and Dajing became cold. Baili Yin felt alienated from him because he refused to marry Yue's princess, and thought that he was not sincere in cooperating with Yue.

Chu You was also unhappy, thinking that the two sides should have cooperated on an equal footing, but the State of Yue deliberately wanted to suppress him.

Until Baili Yin left Beijing, the deadlock between the two sides was not broken...

Thinking about it now, Chu You still felt unhappy, and said: "If they are not of my race, their hearts must be different."

As he spoke, his warm, moist breath sprayed on Li Yun'er's neck, and his thin lips gently and tenderly kissed a red mark on her neck, like a butterfly gently fluttering over a flower.

He tightened his arms around Li Yun'er's waist.

Baili Yin had requests of him, and his mother and the noble families who supported him also had requests of him. Only his Meng'er was devoted to him and had no other requests.

Li Yunyan leaned against his broad chest obediently and said, "Your Majesty, do you think Baili Yin is scared?"

Everything was clearly planned out, the details had been repeatedly considered, and opportunities were arranged for Baili Yin, but he did not make a move on Gu Yanfei.

Chu You remained silent, only snorted softly, and pursed his thin lips into a disdainful arc.

This time, he was the one who took the initiative to contact Baili Yin, which was considered as a gesture of goodwill to the Kingdom of Yue.

Ever since Li Yun'er's background was exposed, Chu You felt what it meant to be deserted by his friends and relatives due to the betrayal and intimidation from those aristocratic families. It dealt him a heavy blow and made him realize that those aristocratic families were unreliable.

The support of those noble families was based on his obedience.

Chu You was deeply aware of this. He needed a new and reliable ally, an ally that was strong enough to restrain those aristocratic families.

He thought of Baili Yin who had just left Beijing.

Chu You knew that Baili Yin had always been obsessed with Gu Yanfei, so he specifically ordered his confidant to take his secret letter and chase Baili Yin as fast as possible.

Giving Gu Yanfei to Baili Yin was, on the one hand, a gesture of goodwill and an attempt to break the ice, and on the other hand, it was also intended to make Baili Yin completely stand on the opposite side of Chu Yi.

If Gu Yanfei disappeared in the suburbs of Beijing, it is conceivable that Chu Yi would have people conduct a large-scale search in the area around the capital, and the commotion would be considerable.

Chu Yi appears to be gentle and refined, but he actually has a strong personality.

Once Chu Yi knew that Gu Yanfei was in Baili Yin's hands, given Chu Yi's temperament, he would definitely take action against Baili Yin; and Dajing was Chu's territory, and if Baili Yin wanted to return to Yue alive, he could only rely on himself. In this way, he could completely tie Baili Yin to his ship.

Her slender white fingers slowly slid across his sharp face, carefully feeling the slightly rough stubble on his chin.

The white fingers form a sharp contrast with the wheat-colored skin, one soft and the other hard.

Her movements were extremely slow and gentle, as if she wanted to memorize his outline in her mind.

She felt really sorry for Chu You. Chu You was now in a situation where he was surrounded by enemies and faced many crises.

His cooperation with Baili Yin was also a last resort in order to restrain the aristocratic families.

Thinking of the recent actions of the aristocratic families, Li Yun'er felt more and more heartbroken: those noble families looked down on her, and none of them were willing to attend her wedding with Prince Kang. The most despicable was the Yuan family. The Yuan family was Prince Kang's maternal uncle, but they did not take Prince Kang seriously, and humiliated him in front of the entire capital, making Prince Kang a laughing stock of the world.

Her idea was right. Aristocratic families who thought they were above the imperial power should not exist.

Li Yun's eyes moved slightly, and he had never been so sure in his heart as he was at this moment. He added: "The noble families only know how to take, and will not give true love to the prince."

"My Lord, you don't have any military power... Do you really want to return to your fiefdom?"

Li Yun'er's fingers slid tenderly along Chu You's face and neck, and finally gently placed on the back of his hand.

She kept looking at Chu You with a focused gaze, and her thin and slender shoulders seemed like cicada wings that would break at the slightest touch, causing Chu You to feel pity for her.

"Aun'er, I'm sorry for putting you through this." Chu You whispered with emotion. He held her little hand and felt its warmth and smoothness.

Naturally, he was unwilling to accept this, especially after seeing his daughter being treated badly by Gu Yanfei and Gu Yuan, which made him feel even more sad.

If Chu Yi ever comes to power, Gu Yanfei will definitely keep Meng'er under his feet.

His Meng'er is the best. He wants her to live happily and freely and does not want her to suffer any grievances.

"I'm not wronged." Li Yun'er lowered her head and said tactfully, carefully hiding the strange light in her eyes.

The only thing she could rely on now was King Kang's affection for her. The reason why she made this trip today was not only to find out about Baili Yin's affairs, but also to arouse King Kang's pity for her.

Gu Yanfei had taken away everything from her. She didn't want to lose to Gu Yanfei, didn't want Gu Yanfei to always be one step ahead of her, and even less did she want to hide in King Kang's fiefdom like a stray dog.

She wanted to live a better life than Gu Yanfei, wanted to make everyone who looked down on her regret it, and wanted Gu Yanfei to bow down to her every time he saw her.

She wanted Gu Yanfei to always look up to her and envy her.

"I know you are devoted to me." Chu You said with emotion, rubbing her thin back with his hot palm, "You are the only one who is sincere to me."

Chu You was completely disappointed with the aristocratic families. Now, the most useful person to him was Baili Yin.

It’s a pity that Baili Yin left a step early, so it was not as convenient for him to contact Baili Yin as before.

Chu You calmed himself down, kissed the top of Li Yun'er's head, and comforted her: "Don't worry, Yun'er. I will send He Zhong to ask Baili Yin again to see what his plan is."

As long as Baili Yin does not leave Dajing, they can still make further plans.

If Baili Yin wasn't scared, then he most likely wanted to make his own offer and had no other intentions.

Chu You had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't want Li Yunmeng to worry about him, so he said nothing and just held her tightly in his arms.

As long as he was there, he would not let anyone humiliate her.

Chu You made a secret decision.

As soon as Zhu Lunche returned to Prince Kang's palace, he sent his trusted eunuch He Zhong to disguise himself as an ordinary person and hurriedly leave the capital.

That night, as soon as night fell, He Zhong returned to Prince Kang's palace.

Not only He Zhong came back, he also brought back a foreigner wearing a conical hat and with deep facial features.

"King Kang, I'm Bai Xing, the third prince's personal attendant. I've come here on the orders of my master to deliver a letter to you, King Kang." A young man in his twenties from another ethnic group handed over a letter politely but with a hint of arrogance.

Chu You opened the letter immediately. After reading it quickly, he did not express his opinion immediately. He just told He Zhong to take Bai Xing down to have a rest.

Bai Xing bowed casually, and as he turned to leave, his eyes seemed to inadvertently sweep across a four-panel screen embroidered with a picture of four gentlemen playing chess. Under the screen, a pair of embroidered shoes with a black background and bright red peony flowers caught his eye.

It was obvious that there was a woman hiding behind the screen.

Bai Xing followed He Zhong out as if nothing had happened. The next moment, Li Yunyan, wearing a bright red dress, walked out from behind the screen and looked at the door curtain swaying in the air in front of her.

Her hair was no longer neatly combed into a bun as it was during the day, but had been tied up in a loose bun, with a few strands of hair falling on her cheeks.

Li Yun'er walked over to Chu You and sat down, took the letter from Baili Yin that Chu You handed over, and lowered his head to read it.

The room was completely quiet. It was only the third day since their wedding, and the maids had already become very tactful. Whenever the prince and princess were together, they would tactfully and quietly leave.

The bright light from the sheep-horn palace lantern illuminated her face, but could not shine into her deep eyes, which were as calm as an ancient well.

"What does Your Highness think?" After putting down the letter, Li Yun'er asked softly, and without hesitation picked up his teacup and took a sip of the warm tea.

Chu You stretched out his long arms and held Li Yunmeng tightly in his arms, letting his masculine scent mixed with sandalwood envelope her completely.

After a moment, a deep and pleasant male voice sounded in her ears: "Aristocratic families are unreliable."

"Even if I promised Baili Yin, I don't have anyone to use right now."

"I have a special force left by the previous emperor, but it is not enough..."

Hearing the frustration in his voice, Li Yun'er couldn't help but look up at him. The young man's tough face looked confused in the light, and there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

The late emperor passed away due to an acute illness, and his death was too sudden. Originally, the late emperor intended to hand over the Shenji Camp to him. If he had the 50,000 soldiers of the Shenji Camp, he would not be in such a helpless situation now.

Chu You took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If this is accomplished, the benefits are self-evident, but the risks are too great."

He raised his hand and rubbed it between his eyebrows, "I need to think about it carefully again."

Success and failure.

He can't be impatient.

Although he said this, he could not hide his irritation and unwillingness between his brows, and his temples were throbbing like a trapped beast.

(End of this chapter)