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Shen Jinmo personally brought the guards from the Imperial Guard Division and carried the imperial sedan chair to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Chen Luo had lived in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion for too long. The last time she entered the palace, she promised Xia Hong that she would return to the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion as soon as possible to prepare for the birth of her child.

Now more than half a month has passed, and the summer weather has reached its hottest time. Xia Hong was really worried that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion did not have enough money, so he could not help but let Shen Jinmo personally send Chen Luo back to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

When Shen Jinmo arrived at the gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion with a large group of people at a leisurely pace, Chen Pu had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Master Shen, wait a moment. My mother is sorting out Luo's clothes."

He secretly took out a large bag of silver and stuffed it into Shen Jinmo's hand, making the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, which had been emptied by Chen Luo, even worse off.

Shen Jinmo weighed the bag of silver in front of the people of Luoan City, and then put it in his arms.

Such a big scene naturally attracted a lot of onlookers from the people. When they found out that Shen Jinmo actually dared to accept bribes in public, they immediately started whispering to each other.

"I heard that Princess Xiaoyao was unwilling to bear a child for Prince Xiaoyao. This time, someone gave her some low-quality drugs, which caused her to accidentally get pregnant."

"I also heard that Duke Dingguo had been summoning doctors to his palace recently in order to abort the baby, but unfortunately it didn't happen."

"Aren't women born in this world to bear children for men? How could Princess Xiaoyao forget her duty as a woman?"

"Have you forgotten that Prince Xiaoyao is the only son of the late emperor? If the child born by Princess Xiaoyao is used, it will be more legitimate than the current emperor's."

"From what you said, brother, could it be that the emperor doesn't want them to have children?"

"I think what you said makes a lot of sense. Look at this Lord Shen from the Guards Department. He is not a good person at first glance."

"I just saw him asking Prince Chen for money. When Prince Chen refused to give him money, he didn't even give Princess Xiaoyao time to pack her luggage."

"If the emperor really cares about Princess Xiaoyao, would he let such a group of treacherous officials from the Imperial Guards Department come to take Princess Xiaoyao back to the palace?"

One sentence after another, moving in an increasingly outrageous direction.

Even though the guards from the Imperial Guard Department had cold faces, they were still a little scared in their hearts.

Although they were not good people before, they had never been scolded by anyone.

With a little impatience, Shen Jinmo pulled out the whip from his waist and whipped the people who were talking nonsense.

The people oncoming him dodged one after another. The whip made contact with the floor, shattering the bluestone and leaving a deep groove on the ground.

Even though the people on both sides were not hit by the whip, most of them were frightened to the point of having their legs go limp. Some timid children even started to hug their parents' thighs and cry loudly.

Especially if the whip just now had landed on them, they would have been dead for sure.

Most of the officials in Luoan are very concerned about their reputation, so even if they want to deal with someone, they will do it secretly.

They had lived under the emperor's feet for so many years, but had never seen an imperial official whipping someone in public for a few casual words.

Chen Luo stayed in the embroidery building for nearly an hour, but ultimately she could not escape the fate of leaving Duke Chen's Mansion.

Under the joint escort of Qin and Duke Chen, Chen Luo walked out of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Pausing as she walked down the stairs, Chen Luo turned around and knelt down towards Qin and Duke Dingguo, kowtowed three times respectfully: "Father, Mother, from today on, you will not be better than your daughter."

A'ru helped Chen Luo up again and sat on the imperial carriage. Her stunning face, revealed in front of everyone, was so pale that she looked like a flower that was about to wither.

Just as the sedan chair was about to be lifted up, Chen Luo turned back reluctantly and looked at her parents standing at the door.

When Qin saw Chen Luo's appearance, she had long forgotten all the dignity of a lady of noble birth. She broke through all the barriers of the guards and hugged Chen Luo tightly in her arms.

The guards on both sides tried to pull Qin away, but were stopped by Shen Jinmo's eyes.

Patting Chen Luo's back gently, Qin coaxed her softly: "A Luo, don't be afraid. Dad and mom are still alive and will protect you well."

When Chen Luo heard this, her tears fell even more violently: "Mother, can I really still live?"

"Mother, do I really have a chance to survive if I carry this child?"

His voice was very low, but still some people with good hearing could hear what he said.

Those subtle suspicions spread within Luoan City at an extremely fast speed.

Shen Jinmo walked between Chen Luo and Qin, like an executioner holding a butcher's knife, and shattered the warm scene coldly: "Princess Xiaoyao, it's time to return home."

Chen Luo raised her red almond-shaped eyes and glanced at Shen Jinmo, then finally closed her eyes and let the sedan chair that would determine her fate move forward.

Luoan was extremely hot in the summer. From the Duke Dingguo's Mansion to the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion, Chen Luo never opened her eyes.

But the tears flowing down the cheeks never stopped for a moment.

Her crying appearance made the confused people along the way subconsciously follow the sedan chair and spontaneously ask the people who followed her all the way about the reason for this scene.

After this inquiry, the discussions among the crowd were more annoying than the cicadas chirping in the treetops.

And these words contained a glimmer of hope for Chen Luo and Xia Che.

After entering Xiaoyao Palace, Shen Jinmo had just put Chen Luo down when a royal guard rushed towards him.

He knelt on the ground, his voice was full of gasps, "Sir Shen, the emperor has received a secret report saying that King Xiaoyao intends to rebel. The emperor said that you are King Xiaoyao's nephew and will definitely not frame King Xiaoyao, so he asked you to verify it yourself."

As soon as these words fell, Chen Luo didn't care about the truth at all. She subconsciously held Aru's hand and intended to run out of the house.

Shen Jinmo whipped out the long whip from his waist, leaving a bloody mark on the back of Aru's hand: "Unclear evidence, no one is allowed to leave Xiaoyao Palace."

"Come here, search every corner of Xiaoyao Palace. Do not frame a good person, and do not let go of a person with evil intentions."

This cold and stern look like a murderous god formed an extreme contrast with Chen Luo's heart-wrenching crying appearance, which immediately made the onlookers feel pity for her.

After several stares, some brave people started to speak loudly:

"Sir Shen, no matter what, Prince Xiaoyao is still your uncle, and Princess Xiaoyao is your aunt. How can you be so disloyal?"

"I heard that Princess Xiaoyao is pregnant now. You treat a pregnant woman like this. Aren't you afraid of being punished by heaven and having no offspring?"

Such heart-wrenching words reached Shen Jinmo's ears, but Shen Jinmo did not feel any extra emotion.

He glanced sideways at Lu Chi, and Lu Chi immediately took out the hemp ropes he had prepared earlier and tied up those people who spoke up for justice.

But the public opinion in this world and people's doubts will always rebound more violently the tighter they are pressed.

And Shen Jinmo's pressure today is for the purpose of rebound tomorrow.