On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, light snow began to fall again.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of Dali Temple. Yanluo got off the carriage first and opened her umbrella.
Xiao Yanchu carefully helped Su Ruojin down from the carriage, took the umbrella from Yanluo, and hugged Su Ruojin tightly, keeping almost the entire umbrella over her to prevent her from getting wet with the snowflakes.
Xiao Yanchu didn't want Su Ruojin to come, but Su Ruojin insisted on coming in person, and he couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he had to let her have her way.
Minister Liu of the Court of Judicial Review was already waiting at the door. He had previously worried that the Regent would take his anger out on him because of the Su family's affairs.
Fortunately, the regent was discerning and knew that he was acting under orders. In addition, he never made things difficult for the Su family after they were imprisoned, so he was not affected.
"This humble official greets the Regent and the Regent's Consort," Liu Ze hurriedly bowed.
“Lord Liu, there’s no need for such formalities. Go and bring the person over,” Xiao Yanchu said.
The prison was too bloody and dark, and he would never let Ah Jin go to such a place while she was pregnant.
"Yes, Your Highness, this way please, Your Highness." Liu Ze gestured for her to enter and then led the way.
Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin sat down in a room at the Dali Temple, where the yamen runners quickly served them hot tea.
A moment later, a commotion came from outside the room. Su Ruojin looked up and saw two constables escorting someone in.
"Lin Wanqing, it's been a long time," Su Ruojin said.
At this moment, Lin Wanqing's hair was disheveled, and her face and clothes were covered in dust, but it was clear that she was not injured.
Clearly, no one tortured her in prison, and her hands and feet were not shackled.
Lin Wanqing looked up and saw Su Ruojin. In just one glance, she knew that the person in front of her was really Su Ruojin.
Her eyes were completely different from those of Yan Luo, who had impersonated her before. Lin Wanqing felt a pang of regret, regretting that she had been too careless and hadn't noticed when she was in Bei Li.
Su Ruojin's eyes were always so calm, as if everything was under her control. This was what Lin Wanqing disliked most about Su Ruojin, feeling as if she could be easily seen through in front of her.
But what's the use of her regretting it now?
Lin Wanqing looked coldly at Su Ruojin, "Su Ruojin, what do you want?"
"Yanluo, Hu Qing, you two go out first," Su Ruojin said.
With the prince around, Yan Luo and Hu Qingdiandian knew that he could protect the princess, so they didn't need to worry about anything.
After the two left, they closed the door, leaving only Su Ruojin, Xiao Yanchu, and Lin Wanqing inside.
"Lin Wanqing, it seems you didn't heed my warning at all." Su Ruojin's eyes remained expressionless as she quietly looked at Lin Wanqing.
Lin Wanqing scoffed, "Warning? What warning? Su Ruojin, I am now the Queen of Bei Li, the Goddess of Bei Li. Why should I listen to you?"
"What, you want to kill me? If you dare to kill me, Bei Li and Da Chu will completely break off relations and go to war. At that time, there will be great suffering and death. Su Ruojin, can you bear that responsibility?"
Lin Wanqing believed that with her status, no one in Kyushu would dare to mess with her.
Killing one country will inevitably provoke a war between two countries, something no ruler wants to see.
If Su Ruojin really dared to do that, the people of Great Chu would curse her to death.
Lin Wanqing didn't believe Su Ruojin could withstand the public opinion.
not to mention......
Lin Wanqing glanced at Xiao Yanchu sitting next to Su Ruojin and sneered inwardly.
She knew a big secret about Su Ruojin. If she revealed this secret, Su Ruojin would only have one way out: death, and Xiao Yanchu would kill her with his own hands!
Lin Wanqing desperately wanted to reveal this secret, but she knew she couldn't. She had to use this secret to negotiate with Su Ruojin and get her to send her back to Bei Li.
"Lin Wanqing, which era were you from in your previous life?" Su Ruojin ignored Lin Wanqing and asked directly.
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqing's cold smile vanished instantly, and she stared wide-eyed at Su Ruojin, then at Xiao Yanchu.
Lin Wanqing knew that Su Ruojin had already guessed that she was a time traveler, but she did not expect Su Ruojin to ask her such a question in front of Xiao Yanchu.
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