As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

After making love, He Yue leaned on Ning Rushong's body, delicate and weak, with tiredness in her eyes. But this was lovemaking after all, so there was a hint of sadness and charm in her.

He Yue pulled her sleeves down to her arms, as if she couldn't stand the heat. She raised her arms to smooth her hair, and the slightly damp hair stuck to her smooth white arms and meandered around them.

Ning Rushong raised his hand and gently brushed her messy hair to one side, his posture was lazy and casual, and his eyes were much more relaxed.

It seemed to be raining outside. The dense raindrops fell on the ground, and the sound came into the tent. He Yue tilted her head slightly and said in a very light and slow voice, "It's raining."

"Yes," Ning Rusong replied softly, and then added, "I'll ask the palace maids to bring in hot water. Yueyue, take a shower. Don't catch a cold."

He Yue was now extremely sleepy and just wanted to fall asleep without moving. She did not respond to Ning Rushong's words, but just reached out to hold his neck, buried her head in his neck, and closed her eyes.

After such a long time of hustle and bustle, the moon had already set in the west, the lights in the tent were flickering, and a rare tender and charming feeling could be felt between the two.

Ning Rushong couldn't bear his own thoughts, and stroked her cheek with his fingers. Then he lowered his head and kissed He Yue's eyebrows, kissing her again and again.

The emperor's once sharp and cold eyebrows were now filled with soothing warmth.

Suddenly, Shu Mo's words echoed in Ning Rushong's ears again.

"Do you dare to let He Yue know about the existence of Lan Country's Gu Master?!"

Indeed, He Yue is very smart. If the existence of Lan Country's Gu Master is discovered, she will definitely follow the clues to find out all the truth.

But he will not allow any accidents to happen. He will crush this secret into pieces, then throw it into the furnace, re-melt it, and turn it into the most inconspicuous dust in the world, without leaving any trace!

The curtain outside was gently lifted, and Huiqing led the palace maids into the tent. Two palace maids brought in hot water and knelt on the ground with Huiqing, not daring to speak.

Although Hui Qing was kneeling, her back was straight. She boldly said, "Your Majesty, the hot water is ready."

Hui Qing's voice was not loud, but it was very clear in the quiet tent. She waited anxiously for a while, but still did not hear any orders from above. She raised her head despite the panic in her heart, only to see the emperor looking down at the empress.

His hair was untied, and his pair of calm, dark, sharp eyes, coupled with his face that was cold as the morning glow, gave off a strange sense of disconnection.

Huiqing shuddered suddenly, and a sense of horror surged into her heart.

"Yeah." Ning Rushong responded slowly, stood up, held He Yue in his arms, and walked towards the bathtub.

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On the official road heading to Yuncheng, a convoy stopped to rest.

Duan Shuyan's fair and rosy face was full of numbness as she sat in the carriage. In fact, she was not surprised when the Duan family offered her to the emperor. A concubine's daughter from an outer house was not betrothed at the age of 18. She already knew her fate. Even if she was not offered to the emperor, she would have other uses.

She has always been timid and couldn't resist at all. Duan Shu's eyes were filled with tears, and when the tears were about to drip, she gently wiped them away with her fingers.

In the current harem, apart from Empress Yuanmu, which other women have a future? No matter how good the family behind them is, can it be higher than the royal family?

The curtain of the carriage was opened. Duan Chuanhe felt very uncomfortable when he saw Duan Shu's red eyes outside the carriage. After all, he was her cousin. "The post station is ahead. Let's go in and rest for a while."

The maid was about to carefully help Duan Shu get off the carriage, but Duan Shu avoided the maid's hand, her voice still a little hoarse from crying, "I'm not used to this maid."

This maid was assigned to Duan Shu from the inner house, and she had a lot of teaching implications.

Duan Chuanhe saw that she was sad, so he let her be and personally helped her out of the car. Unable to bear the sporadic guilt in his heart, he lowered his voice and said, "Relax, you will be different from the concubines in the palace after entering the palace. The Queen has a good relationship with the Duan family, so she will naturally take care of you."

Duan Shu suddenly burst out laughing, and the tears that had not fallen slid down her cheeks. She wept slowly, her voice full of pain, "It was obviously you smart people with high positions and power who did something wrong, but you always blame us stupid people with low positions."

She had never told anyone that she had met the current emperor once. She had rarely gotten a permit to go out at that time, but when she turned the corner she saw a group of people kneeling. There were elders who were usually dignified, and adults in official uniforms. Their postures were so humble, like servile slaves.

Duan Shu felt that something big had happened and didn't dare to go out, so she hid at the corner. She saw a man riding a tall horse with a carriage following behind him.

The man was tall and straight, elegant and graceful, but his eyes were cold and indifferent. He wore no decorations, but looked extremely noble and awe-inspiring. Then Duan Shu heard the kneeling man shouting "Your Majesty!"

Her legs went weak. Your Majesty? What was Your Majesty doing at Duan's house? She held onto the wall with one hand and covered her mouth with a handkerchief with the other, fearing she would make any noise. Her heart was pounding like thunder, and her eyes glanced at the carriage behind her.

At this moment, a corner of the carriage curtain was lifted, and the woman in the carriage was as beautiful as the autumn water and as gorgeous as the clouds. But! But that woman was obviously the mistress!

Duan Shu realized at once that she had seen a huge secret. She bit the handkerchief and her body slowly slid to the ground in fear.

Now listening to Duan Chuanhe's words, what else does she not understand! Empress Yuanmu has a history with the Duan family! Hahaha! It turns out that the mistress is the Empress.

What is this? Was the mistress born to be a noble lady? When the master was alive, she left the harem vacant for him. After he died, the emperor made her the queen regardless of her remarriage. Was Duan Shu destined to be a lowly woman?

Duan Chuanhe listened to Duan Shu's almost accusatory words, his expression unchanged. He just glanced at her almost indifferently, even the sporadic guilt disappeared, and warned, "Don't go crazy."

Before Duan Shu could say anything, Duan Chuanhe waved his hand and asked the maid to help her into the post station.

The sun sets in the west, there is not even any starlight today, and the night is pitch black, making people feel depressed.

He Yue slowly woke up, half leaning against the bed. She looked lush and charming under the light. She raised her eyes lazily, "Hui Qing."

Huiqing entered the tent and asked, "What do you want, Madam?"

"Pick out some valuables and a knowledgeable palace maid, and send them to Duan Shu. Otherwise, when Duan Shu returns to the Duan family, they will look down on her." He Yue closed the somewhat untied collar of her clothes, and her white fingers pressed on the pattern, which was particularly attractive. "The people that His Majesty ordered to stop her should not have arrived yet, so we can still make it in time."

After a pause, He Yue added, "Tell the maid to tell her that I will let Duan Shu decide on her own whether to marry."

Xiaobi, who entered the tent after Huiqing, lowered her head and pursed her lips. This compensation was too generous. It was a great honor for Duan Shu for a palace maid to serve a concubine's daughter from the Duan family's outer house.