Get out of your vicious mother's house, and make a fortune with your husband to become a prince

After leaving the palace, Madam Liu went straight to the general's mansion. She had only one thought in her mind, which was to deliver the jade pendant to Wu Yu as soon as possible.

In the general's mansion, Wu Yu was in the study room thinking about Xue Qing's whereabouts. Suddenly, a guard came to report: "General, Madam Liu is here."

Wu Yu was delighted and came out to greet him in person.

He saw Aunt Liu standing at the door and quickly stepped forward and said, "Aunt, you've worked hard. Please come in."

Madam Liu smiled and said, "You are too polite, General. I came here this time because I have something important to tell you."

The two entered the living room and exchanged a few words.

Nanny Liu couldn't wait to take out the jade pendant and handed it to Wu Yu.

"General, this is the jade pendant that Miss Xia asked me to give you." said Madam Liu.

Wu Yu took the jade pendant and felt excited.

He held the jade pendant tightly, as if he was holding Xue Qing's hand.

"Thank you, Ma'am. You have worked hard on the journey. I have arranged accommodation for you. Please go and rest first." Wu Yu said.

Madam Liu nodded and said, "Okay, General, if there is anything you need me to do, just tell me."

After Wu Yu arranged a place for Madam Liu to stay, he returned to his room. He looked at the jade pendant in his hand, his heart full of longing.

At night, Wu Yu placed the jade pendant next to the pillow, closed his eyes, and waited for Xue Qing silently.

He believed that Xue Qing would definitely come to find him.

After Xue Qing came out of the space, he saw that Wu Yu's eyelashes were trembling slightly.

She smiled slightly and said, "Don't pretend, I know you are not asleep."

Wu Yu opened his eyes and saw Xue Qing standing in front of him, his excitement was beyond words.

He quickly stood up and hugged Xue Qing tightly.

"Qing'er, are you okay?" It was not until I held Xue Qing in my arms that I felt the reality. She was really back!

Xue Qing patted Wu Yu's back gently and said, "I'm fine! I heard everything Zhou Qian and I said."

Wu Yu let go of Xue Qing, looked into her eyes, and said, "When you jumped off the cliff that day, did you think that Zhou Qian would give up on you?"

Xue Qing nodded: "Yes, I thought he would give up after seeing me dead, but I didn't expect that he actually sent people to find the jade pendant at the bottom of the cliff. He brought the jade pendant to the capital, and I was trapped inside."

Now I also need to tell Wu Yu clearly about the jade pendant.

"This jade pendant was placed in my cradle by my grandfather. Liu knew that I had carried it with me since I was a child, so she tried every possible means to get it. However, she probably didn't expect that my grandfather had already planned to let her daughter take my place."

Wu Yu: "Okay, Qing'er, as long as you are safe"

He was very happy that she could tell him so many of her secrets.

Xue Qing looked at Wu Yu tenderly and said, "As long as we are safe!"

Wu Yu took Xue Qing's hand and said, "Qing'er, what should we do now? The emperor has been looking for you, and we can't keep hiding like this."

Xue Qing pondered for a moment and said, "We must find a way to get out of our current predicament. I can't let the emperor continue to threaten our safety."

Wu Yu nodded and said, "Okay, let's find a solution together. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we must be together."

Xue Qing stood up and looked at the moon in the sky through the window: "Wu Yu, maybe I need to talk to Zhou Qian again directly"

Wu Yu was shocked when he heard this: "No! Absolutely not! Qing'er, he is the emperor, he is not the shopkeeper of Youranju anymore!"

Xue Qing knew that Zhou Qian was no longer the Qian Kun he used to be and was the controller of the Great Zhou. But if he didn't resolve these issues, would he have to hide forever?

Live in darkness forever?

Xue Qing expressed her concerns, and Wu Yu held her hand: "Qing'er, I will protect you from now on! I will handle all these issues."

Xue Qing's eyes flashed with tenderness: "Thank you Wu Yu, but..."

Xue Qing held his hand and said, "Let's face it together and solve it!"

In her two lives, she has never learned to hide behind a man.

Two days later, Zhou Qian was about to take out the jade pendant as usual, but found that it was missing.

He suddenly became furious, and his angry aura seemed to make the entire palace tremble.

"Where is my jade pendant? You slaves, go find it quickly!" Zhou Qian roared.

Eunuch Li Jun was so frightened that he trembled all over, and immediately took a group of young eunuchs to search for the jade pendant everywhere in and outside the palace. They searched through boxes and cabinets, leaving no corner unsearched, but they still couldn't find any trace of the jade pendant.

Zhou Qian sat on the dragon throne, his face terribly gloomy. He remembered the imperial edict from the previous emperor that Wu Yu had brought over, and a bad feeling welled up in his heart. He felt that the disappearance of the jade pendant must be related to Wu Yu, but he couldn't figure out what went wrong.

The second prince had clearly died in the fire in Fengyi Palace. How did he escape from the fire at such a young age?

The only person who was alive at that time was Nanny Liu, the late queen's personal servant.

"Li Jun, go and call Madam Liu from Fengyi Palace." Zhou Qian ordered.

Li Jun took the order and quickly walked towards Fengyi Palace. However, when he arrived at Fengyi Palace, he found that Madam Liu was not there. He asked the palace maids and eunuchs of Fengyi Palace and learned that Madam Liu had left the palace to retire.

Li Jun was shocked and hurried back to the palace to report to Zhou Qian.

At this time, the head of the Imperial Household Department also heard the news that the emperor wanted to see Madam Liu. He was so scared that he collapsed on the ground, his face as pale as paper. He knew that Madam Liu's departure from the palace would definitely cause the emperor's anger, and as the head of the Imperial Household Department, he could not escape the blame.

Although the late emperor had agreed to let Ma Liu leave the palace, now the emperor suddenly wants Ma Liu, and no one knows where she has gone.

A moment later, the head of the Imperial Household Department was supported by a young eunuch to go to the imperial study. His heart was filled with fear and anxiety, and his steps were unsteady, as if he would fall at any time.

The chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs stumbled to the imperial study, knelt down with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, this servant deserves death. Madam Liu has left the palace to retire."

When Zhou Qian heard the news, his face instantly darkened as if water could drip out of it. He glared at the head of the Internal Affairs Department and said, "You daring servant! Who told you to let her out of the palace?"

The head of the Imperial Household Department was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, Madam Liu said that the late emperor once asked her to leave the palace to retire, and I was soft-hearted and agreed to her request. I deserve death, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhou Qian was furious and said, "Send someone to get Aunt Liu back right now! If you can't get her back, you won't survive!"

The chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said quickly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I will send someone to chase them right away. We will definitely bring Madam Liu back."

Zhou Qian snorted coldly and said, "That's better!"

The head of the Internal Affairs Department quickly stood up and hurriedly arranged for people to chase after Aunt Liu. He felt extremely regretful that he should not have let Aunt Liu leave the palace so easily.

Now, he could only pray to find Nanny Liu as soon as possible, otherwise his life would be in danger.

In the general's mansion, Wu Yu and Xue Qing learned that the emperor was looking for Aunt Liu. They knew that things had become more complicated.

"Qing'er, I don't know why the emperor suddenly wants to see Nanny Liu!" Wu Yu said.

Xue Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Why does the emperor want to see Aunt Liu?"

Wu Yu nodded and said, "Madame Liu has been in the palace for so many years, but the late emperor only saw her twice. The reason is that I..."

Xue Qing looked at Wu Yu: "I heard everything you two said when you met in the imperial study that day. I guess his meeting with Aunt Liu must be related to your life experience!"

Wu Yu nodded, Xue Qing couldn't possibly leak it out here.

Xue Qing continued, "Guess why Zhou Qian insisted on me being his queen?"

A hint of coldness flashed across Wu Yu's eyes, and he asked, "Did he find out that you..."

Xue Qing looked at Wu Yu and nodded: "Yes, not entirely. There is one thing that I haven't told my mother. When I first came here, I went to the mountain to chop firewood. When I was resting under a tree, a man fell from the tree. I... showed up just like this time and saw that the man on the ground was seriously injured. I saved him, and that man was..."

Wu Yu interrupted her and said, "Zhou Qian"

"Well, he looked like Qiankun at the time. When I saw him later, I recognized him, but I never figured out when he recognized me."

"He knows that you are different, and he just wants to achieve some purpose through you, so he tries every means to make you the queen. Only in this way can you stay by his side forever," Wu Yu said and looked at Xue Qing.

Xue Qing and Wu Yu analyzed the interests involved. In Zhou Qian's heart, she was a goddess, so could they use this to make him give up on this idea completely?

Wu Yu was unwilling to let her take the risk of entering the palace. Last time, there was Nanny Liu. If she was detained by Zhou Qian this time when she entered the palace, how could Xue Qing escape danger?

He could not let Xue Qing take this risk.

Xue Qing had a plan. She understood Wu Yu's concerns, but the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, so she had to step forward to resolve this matter.

"Wu Yu, the three of us will go to the palace together to see Zhou Qian. Don't worry, I won't let him see anything. I didn't fool him last time when I pretended to die by jumping off a cliff. I don't want to fake my death again. Life is still long, and I don't want to live with you on the back of the sun for the rest of my life."

Wu Yu hugged Xue Qing and said, "Qing'er..."

Xue Qing could trust Wu Yu so much because he had infinite trust in her. He never asked about things Xue Qing didn't want to say, just like this time when she came out of the space directly, and Wu Yu didn't ask a single word. The two of them were like lovers who had just met.

"Wu Yu"

Wu Yu said: "You can't enter the palace, and the emperor doesn't know that Madam Liu is in the general's mansion, so we can't just accompany Madam Liu into the palace..."

Wu Yu said this and went out to make arrangements.

After getting dressed up, Xue Qing also left the general's mansion.

The emperor's guards found Nanny Liu and Wu Yu who were with her in an inn, and they were taken to the palace together.

When the emperor saw Wu Yu and Nanny Liu coming to the imperial study together, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but then he thought it was reasonable.

"Get up"

Wu Yu helped Aunt Liu stand up.

Zhou Qian just asked Madam Liu to tell how Wu Yu left the palace and how he was recognized by the emperor.

Nanny Liu only talked about how her sister Liu Xu, Wu Yu's wet nurse at the time, secretly took Wu Yu out of the palace. As for how the late emperor found Wu Yu and why he did not recognize him at that time, it is unknown.

Zhou Qian waved his hand and had someone take Nanny Liu away.

He and Wu Yu were the only ones left in the hall, and they looked at each other.

"Wu Yu, since you are my second brother, I will restore your status on a certain day." There was no emotion in Zhou Qian's voice.

Wu Yu bowed with both hands and said: "Your Majesty, I grew up in the countryside and have long been accustomed to it. Now I am also a high-ranking official. As for other identities, they are no longer important."

Zhou Qian narrowed his eyes and looked at Wu Yu: "Only when your identity is restored, I will make you a king!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wu Yu understood that it was not a matter of whether he wanted to restore this identity or not, but he had to restore it.

Soon, Zhou Qian announced the imperial edict to restore Wu Yu's status to the world.

The gist of the imperial edict was that Wu Yu was the second prince Zhou Yu who had been lost in the fire. In order to fulfill the late emperor's last wish, Zhou Yu was allowed to return to his ancestral home and was named the Prince of Dingyuan.

After being crowned king, he was given the newly recovered Xinyue City as his fiefdom, and was asked to leave the capital as soon as possible to go to his fiefdom.

As soon as the news came out, the court was shocked. Everyone was full of curiosity and speculation about the sudden appearance of the second prince.

Although they knew he was General Dingyuan, those real aristocratic families did not take a fourth-rank general seriously at all.

But now it’s different. He is the second son of the late emperor and the only legitimate son of the late emperor and the late queen. If there hadn’t been that fire, perhaps Zhou Qian might not be the emperor now.

Wu Yu himself, after receiving the imperial edict, had mixed feelings. He knew that this was Zhou Qian's compromise with him, and it was also to keep him away from the capital. If he found Xue Qing one day, he would not be able to marry Xue Qing.

Wu Yu decided to ask Zou to bring Aunt Liu to Xinyue City to take care of her in her old age. He knew how important Aunt Liu was to him, and he also hoped to give her a stable life in the new place.

Wu Yu wrote the memorial and presented it to Zhou Qian. Zhou Qian looked at the memorial and although he was somewhat reluctant, he also knew that this was the best solution at the moment.

He approved Wu Yu's memorial, but was secretly thinking about the future.

That day, Aunt Liu came out of the palace again. But this time, Zhou Yu came to pick her up at the palace gate. Aunt Liu looked at Wu Yu in front of her, feeling a lot of emotion in her heart.

"Madam, I'm sorry for the trouble you have made." Wu Yu walked forward and said respectfully.

With tears in her eyes, Madam Liu said, "My Lord, I am not miserable. I am very relieved to see that you are safe and sound now."

Wu Yu supported Aunt Liu and said, "Aunt, you will follow me to Xinyue City from now on, and I will take care of you in your old age."

Madam Liu nodded and said, "Okay, I will follow the prince from now on."

"Mammy, do you still remember my childhood?" Wu Yu asked.

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Of course I remember. The prince was very naughty when he was young, but he was also very kind."