When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Afterwards, Qin Lingruo rewarded some old ministers and made transfers according to the late emperor's will.

By the time most of the court officials had left, it was already nightfall.

After the late emperor passed away, Qin Lingruo ascended the throne and still had many things to deal with.

She left He Xuehuai and several other close ministers to discuss the funeral rites for the late emperor and the subsequent liquidation of the remnants of Qin Liexing and remaining forces overnight.

Since Qin Yuechuan is the prince regent, it is natural for him to be involved.

Qin Lingruo looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late today. Yueyue, please stay in the palace for a while and rest. I still have matters in the harem to deal with, and I can't let the queen go either--"

Xu Xianyue nodded and added: "I think it would be best to burn Qin Liexing's body. It would be the most appropriate thing to do. It should be obliterated from the world without leaving any trace."

Qin Lingruo patted the back of her hand and said, "I know that I will never leave such harm here."

Qin Lingruo held her hand and said, "It's too late tonight, and the keys have already been locked. Yueyue should stay in the palace to rest and leave tomorrow."

Xu Xinyue smiled and said, "Well, then I will listen to your majesty."

Yanfang Palace was not close to the road, so Qin Lingruo chose a side palace nearby for Xu Xinyue to stay temporarily.

Qin Yuechuan returned in his true form, and he was eager to express the countless words of gratitude in his heart, but he was really busy with important matters at the moment and could not afford to take a moment to rest.

"It's late tonight, Yueyue, please take a rest first. Tomorrow I will leave here with Yueyue."

Xu Xinyue smiled and replied: "What about you? Don't you need to rest?"

Qin Yuechuan said in a gentle voice: "Father has passed away, and there are still many things that need to be dealt with urgently."

Xu Xinyue didn't say anything, just nodded slightly. Qin Yuechuan looked at her, held her hand, and sat on the couch with her: "I know Yueyue wants to leave here as soon as possible, so I will deal with these trivial matters as soon as possible and return home with Yueyue."

Xu Xinyue smiled: "I know. Anyway, we have waited for so many days, and one more day won't make a difference. You can just go."

"I'll wait until Yueyue has rested before leaving."

Xu Xinyue urged him to do it as soon as possible if the problem was difficult, but Qin Yuechuan refused to comply and insisted on leaving only after she fell asleep. Xu Xinyue had no choice but to do as he said.

Qin Yuechuan kissed Xu Xinyue's forehead until she fell asleep, then quietly left the side hall.

When Qin Yuechuan returned to the side hall at noon the next day, he saw Xu Xinyue was still sleeping.

Qin Yuechuan just thought that it was just the recent planning and Xu Xinyue was too tired, so there was nothing wrong with him taking a longer rest.

After watching over her for a while and seeing that she showed no signs of waking up, he gave a few instructions to the palace maids and returned to the imperial study.

He didn't return until dusk.

He asked the palace maid Xu Xianyue about her condition today, and the maid said, "My dear princess was mostly asleep today. She woke up once near noon, had her meal, and rested for another hour."

Qin Yuechuan noticed something was wrong and frowned slightly: "Is there anything else?"

The maidservant stammered, and continued, "When I brought lunch to the palace, I found that the princess seemed to be talking to someone, but when I entered the palace, it was... empty."

Qin Yuechuan probably guessed something, and with a worried look on his face, he waved his hand and asked the palace maid to leave.

When Qin Yuechuan entered the hall, he saw Xu Xinyue lying alone on the desk by the window, taking a nap, with one arm resting his head, his brows slightly wrinkled, and he looked a little tired.

Qin Yuechuan quietly walked over, slowly squatted in front of her, stroked her brow with his fingertips, and called out: "Yueyue?"

Xu Xinyue slowly raised her eyelashes, and in the dim light she lowered her eyes to see Qin Yuechuan. She was stunned for a moment, then reached out and touched his cheek, as if to verify something, and then chuckled:

"I had forgotten all about it, but now it's real."

"From now on, I can see Qin Yuechuan without having to dream."

Qin Yuechuan felt sad and said apologetically, "It's my fault."

Xu Xinyue straightened up, looked into his eyes, and said softly, "Qin Yuechuan, I want to leave here."

"Well, I am taking Yueyue away from here."

Xu Xinyue pulled his sleeve and said to him in a rare tender voice: "I just woke up and I have no strength. Can Qin Yuechuan carry me?"

Qin Yuechuan naturally agreed: "Yes."

The sky was filled with red clouds as they walked slowly on their way to the palace gate.

Xu Xinyue lazily leaned on Qin Yuechuan's shoulders and listened to him with her eyes closed:

"After we leave the palace, shall we go look for Qiu Chu first?"

Xu Xinyue whispered: "Has Qin Yuechuan already known about it?"

Qin Yuechuan's voice was low and light: "Hmm..."

Xu Xinyue was silent for a long time and suddenly said: "If one day, my body is quietly occupied by another person..."

Xu Xinyue paused for a moment when she heard the sound of Qin Yuechuan's shoes and boots stepping on the ground. After a moment, she returned to normal and continued:

"I am like this, I am not myself, will Qin Yuechuan still like me?"

Qin Yuechuan felt bitter in his heart, but he still replied to her: "It's not Yueyue's appearance that I like. Even if someone inherits Yueyue's appearance in the future, even if... her body, it's nothing but a facade."

Xu Xianyue seems particularly stubborn today:

"If there really comes such a day, will Qin Yuechuan recognize me?"

Qin Yuechuan's heart tightened, and he said softly and seriously:

"Will do."

"Yueyue is unique in the world. No one can pretend to be Yueyue."

"If she's dressed as someone else, I might not be able to recognize her, but if she's dressed as Yueyue and there's something a little different, I have a hundred ways to verify it."

Xu Xinyue felt that these words sounded familiar. After thinking about it, she suddenly realized something. She slowly raised her head from his back, leaned close to his ear, and asked:

"Qin Yuechuan... is he Xuan San?"

She had said this before, and the only person who had heard it was Xuan San.

If you still don't understand the connection between Qin Yuechuan and Xuan San at this moment, you would be too stupid.

Qin Yuechuan did not deny: "Yeah."

Xu Xinyue was stunned for a long while before she said in a low voice:

"...Qin Yuechuan doesn't listen at all."

Having said that, the arms around his neck tightened.

Qin Yuechuan whispered, "What can I do? Yueyue threatened me like that, so I had to obey. But how could I be willing to leave you alone in the palace? After weighing the pros and cons, this is probably the best way."

Xu Xinyue was puzzled: "But I don't even smell the smell of a purse."

Qin Yuechuan said: "I wrapped it carefully with oil paper, so Yueyue naturally couldn't smell it..."

Xu Xinyue murmured: "I am stupid after all. You have been by my side for so long, but I never recognized you..."

Qin Yuechuan smiled and replied: "It's not that Yueyue is stupid, it's that I understand Yueyue, and I have a way to avoid all your suspicions. Besides, at that time, Yueyue seemed to have little time to pay attention to such trivial matters."

Xu Xinyue on his shoulder didn't say anything.

After a long while, Xu Xianyue whispered, "It turns out that the 'dreams' back then were all real..."

Xu Xinyue lowered her head and buried her face in Qin Yuechuan's shoulders and neck.

Qin Yuechuan felt the back of his neck was slightly wet, and his heart was also soft. He listened to her mumbling vaguely: "Actually, I'm very happy..."