"Yes, your son will take his leave!" The Crown Princess also left with her people from the Eastern Palace.

Queen Hong looked at Chu Feiyan with a meaningful look in her eyes, "Let's go too!"

"Okay." Chu Feiyan looked at the Bi Yao Palace again, a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he followed Queen Hong away.

The two were walking on the road, and seeing that there was no one around, Chu Feiyan whispered, "Your Majesty, I was not aware of the loss of the storehouse in the Biyao Palace."

She understood the look in Queen Hong's eyes just now and knew that the Queen was suspicious of her. The people in this palace were indeed good at calculating and only cared about their own interests.

"I know." Queen Hong patted her hands gently, and said softly, "Someone must have stolen the things during the chaos. Your Majesty has ordered a search, and the things cannot leave the palace."

"I knew that the queen would believe me." Chu Feiyan smiled slightly, but her eyes were cold.

At this time, Ji Song hurried over and bowed to them: "Your subordinate greets the Queen and Princess Min'an."

"No need to be polite!" Queen Hong raised her hand. "You are the guard beside the Imperial Master, right?"

"That's right." Ji Song stood up and said to Chu Feiyan, "Your Highness, the master has asked his subordinates to escort you out of the palace."

Hearing this, Empress Hong said, "Fei Yan, it seems that His Majesty is fine. We can't have the palace banquet today. You can take Zhao'er out of the palace!"

Chu Feiyan was about to leave the palace. She didn't want to stay in this filthy palace any longer. "Okay, Your Majesty! I'll take my leave first!"

After separating from Queen Hong, Ji Song took her to find her younger brother Chu Wenzhao.

But Chu Feiyan did not let Ji Song send them out of the palace. Gong Beixuan was still in the palace, and with his frail body, he needed someone to take care of him.

The siblings arrived at the gate of the palace and were stopped by the guards, but their attitude was still respectful. "I am here to see Princess Min'an, Master! I am very sorry, valuables were lost in the palace, and His Majesty has issued an order that everyone must be checked before leaving the palace."

"Okay." Chu Feiyan nodded in understanding.

A maid in palace dress beside her said to her, "Princess, please follow me."

"Okay." Chu Feiyan followed the nanny to a tent nearby.

There were a dozen maids in palace dress in the tent, each with a serious expression.

One of the maids asked her to take off her clothes, leaving only her underwear, and the other two maids began to check her from head to soles of shoes, leaving no part unchecked. Only when there was no problem did they let her leave.

An hour after they came back, Qiu Ling received news from the secret spies in the palace, saying that the emperor had woken up and issued the first imperial decree to seal off the three clans of Madam Xu, and the imperial guards had already begun arresting people in Jinxiu City.

Although Nanny Xu was only a close confidant of the Imperial Noble Consort and never married, she had considerable power and her mother's family also rose to prominence because of her. With the help of the Imperial Noble Consort and Prime Minister Du, several of her brothers, sisters, and nephews all held important positions in the six ministries of the court and cultivated supporters for Prince Rui.

It was not until the afternoon that Gong Beixuan returned from the palace. Then he went to the Duke's Mansion with Chu Feiyan to prepare to have a reunion dinner with his family.

In the carriage, Chu Feiyan asked, "How is the emperor doing?"

"He's awake now, and nothing's wrong for now." Gong Beixuan grabbed one of her hands, his eyes gleaming with coldness, "I won't let him die now."

Chu Feiyan was suspicious. From what he said, it seemed as if the emperor's life was in his hands, and life and death was just a matter of his thought!

"Thank you for what happened today!"

"You are my wife. If they dare to go after you, the end will be death." Gong Beixuan said coldly.

Chu Feiyan's face suddenly turned red, "Don't talk nonsense, who is your wife?"

"Haha!" Gong Beixuan chuckled and hugged the person in his arms, "It will be soon."

Chu Feiyan leaned in his arms, and his broad chest made her feel the long-lost sense of security.

She closed her eyes. She hadn't felt this feeling since her parents passed away. Suddenly, there was a shoulder for her to lean on. She realized that she was really tired and wanted to keep leaning like this.

Thinking back to when she lost her parents, she, who was only fifteen years old, suddenly grew up overnight and became as mature as an adult. She took the seal of command and the military token left by her parents, supported the entire Chu family, and continued to guard the border with the Chu family army.

For five whole years, she led her troops in countless battles of varying sizes against the enemy. She did not bring shame to her parents and won every battle.

The Northern Qi State was defeated so hard that its treasury was depleted, its population plummeted, and the people lived in misery. Bandits were rampant, and riots broke out in many places, confronting the imperial court. The Northern Qi Emperor was so unhappy that he proposed peace. The two countries signed an armistice agreement, which bought two years of peace on the border.

After not hearing the person in his arms speak for a long time, Miyamoto Xuan looked down and saw that Chu Feiyan had fallen asleep. He couldn't help but laugh.

"Master, we're here!" Liang Ying's voice came through the car curtain.

Chu Feiyan, who had just fallen asleep, woke up immediately and asked, "Are we there yet?"

"I woke you up!" Gong Beixuan glanced at Liang Ying helplessly.

Liang Ying, who had just lifted the curtain of the carriage, was met with the unhappy gaze of his master. He felt a chill down his spine. What had he done wrong?

"Let's get off the car!" Chu Feiyan stood up.

The two men got off the carriage and saw a pair of Spring Festival couplets pasted on the two large stone pillars in front of the mansion gate, and festive red lanterns hung on them. Several palace soldiers were holding some strings of firecrackers and preparing to light them.

Seeing them coming, they all stopped to greet them.

"Greetings, Princess, Master Imperial Master!"

"Yes." Chu Feiyan handed them a few red envelopes, "This is your New Year's money. There will be more tomorrow!"

"Thank you, Princess!" Several palace soldiers happily accepted it.

The two of them walked into the mansion together and went to their grandfather's yard first.

The old Duke saw that they came back so early and their faces were not very good, and he immediately realized that something was wrong, "Did something happen in the palace?"

"The Imperial Concubine was discovered having an affair with someone and was sentenced to death by the Emperor. Prime Minister Du was also dismissed from his post, and the Du family has completely fallen!" Chu Feiyan briefly told his grandfather what happened today.

Of course, she did not tell anyone, not even Chu Wenzhao, that Mrs. Du wanted to harm her.

The old Duke shook his head after hearing this. "The Du family relied on their power to cover up everything in Jinxiu City. I knew this day would come."

Gong Beixuan said: "Grandfather, today is New Year's Eve, let's not talk about unhappy things!"

The old Duke immediately ordered someone to serve the meal.

On this day, they all tacitly agreed not to mention the troubles in the palace, and the family ate the New Year's Eve dinner in a lively atmosphere.

Compared to the lively conversations and laughter here, the entire mansion was filled with joy, while Prince Rui's mansion was all white and in a mess.

Du's coffin was placed in the main hall. Everyone from the owner to the servants were dressed in mourning. But because Du was sentenced to death by the emperor, no one dared to cry out loud, and no white banners were hung outside the gate of the mansion.

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