Lin Feng turned around and was about to get on the carriage to leave. Chu Ci saw this and grabbed his wrist, "I want to go too."

Lin Feng glanced at Eunuch Zhao who was still standing nearby, pulled Chu Ci aside, and whispered to stop her, "No, Miss Chu, this is not a joke. We are going to the palace. The emperor's affairs have not been dealt with yet. If I take you back, the master will skin me alive."

Chu Ci glanced at Eunuch Zhao standing aside, "I know you can take me in, Lin Feng. If your master had just taken this upon himself, he would have been in great pain today. His future prospects and years of accumulation would have been ruined in an instant. But if it were me, it would be different."

"I have nothing behind me. The Chu family is not important to me at all. As long as no one's life is harmed, everything else is trivial."

When Chunhua heard this, she became unwilling and tugged at the corner of Chuci's clothes, wanting to speak worriedly, but her master didn't give her a chance.

Lin Feng looked at Chu Ci for a long time, and only nodded when Eunuch Zhao began to urge him. He whispered, "Miss Chu, you must protect yourself."

Chu Ci pulled Chunhua aside and said, "Follow Miss Qiao back to the mansion and wait for me to come back."

Chunhua shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "Master, why? Prince Rui is clearly willing to take on this matter. If it were you, it would ruin you."

Chu Ci smiled faintly, "Chunhua, Prince Rui and I have no family ties, so I can't ask him to spend the rest of his life protecting me. He and I are different, do you understand?"

Chunhua looked at Chuci, tears streaming down her face. She slowly loosened her grip on Chuci's clothes, "Master, I'll be waiting for you in our courtyard."

Only after she saw Chu Ci get on the carriage and it left did Chunhua walk back, tears streaming down her face. From time to time, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeves, muttering, "Master, nothing will happen. Master, nothing will happen."

After entering the palace, Chu Ci followed Lin Feng to the door of the imperial study and stood outside the door. She believed that Eunuch Zhao would tell the emperor about her arrival.

Chu Ci stood straight on the side. Lin Feng looked at her and seemed to understand why his master treated Miss Chu differently.

If it were any other housekeeper, she would have hidden in her parents' arms long ago and would definitely not be standing here.

Chu Ci looked at the palace. Maids and eunuchs passed by her from time to time. It was obvious that this was a place with very strict rules.

As she expected, Eunuch Zhao came out not long after.

Eunuch Zhao walked up to Chu Ci, smiling and looking very kind, "Miss Chu, the emperor invites you in."

Lin Feng regretted it when he saw this scene!

He grabbed the corner of Chu Ci's clothes and wanted to take her away. He suddenly understood Chu Ci's purpose.

Chu Ci brushed away the big hand on the corner of his clothes and shook his head at Lin Feng, "I don't blame you, you didn't do anything wrong."

She took a deep breath and followed Eunuch Zhao out. Once she stepped into the imperial study, she no longer had the final say!

Chu Ci entered the imperial study. It was very simple inside, but every item exuded nobility and majesty.

She took a deep breath, walked to the emperor and knelt down, "Your Majesty, your servant pays respects."

Prince Rui looked at her in surprise, "Who let you in? Who brought you in? Lin Feng, I'll break his legs when I get out." There was a chill in his voice, and there was unspeakable heartache in his eyes when he looked at Chu Ci.

The emperor looked at Prince Rui muttering to himself, "Boss, what are you talking about? Speak louder." Chu Ci glanced at the emperor and almost laughed out loud.

King Rui moved a little towards Chu Ci and placed Chu Ci within the sphere of influence that he could protect.

He knelt down again and said, "Father, I didn't say anything."

"Okay, tell me what happened to Prince Rong." The emperor asked everyone to speak.

Duke Rong was the first to speak up. "Your Majesty, this humble servant is my only son. Please, Your Majesty, help me. Even if I have done something to offend His Royal Highness Prince Rui, there is no need for His Royal Highness Prince Rui to be so cruel. This will cut off the incense of our Duke's Mansion!"

Duke Rong knelt on the ground, crying and wiping away tears from the corners of his eyes. He was really sad.

It seemed that his son was not injured, but dead. It seemed that men in ancient times could not escape being tools for reproduction. Chu Ci instantly felt much fairer.

Seeing Duke Rong crying so hard, the Emperor looked at Eunuch Zhao beside him and said, "Hurry up and get a stool for Duke Rong, and give him a handkerchief to wipe his wounds."

Chu Ci looked at King Rui and said, "I will take responsibility for what happens next. You can just say that I was angry and threw something at him."

Prince Rui glanced at her and said, "I am not so useless as to deserve to be protected by a little girl."

Chu Ci wanted to say something, asking him not to be stubborn, after all, it concerned his future.

The emperor looked at Prince Rong who was lying on the ground and said, "Prince Rong, tell me who hit you and what happened."

Prince Rong, lying on the ground, glanced at Chu Ci, then at Prince Rui beside him, and finally at the emperor. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, all the injuries on my body are from Chu Ci. She seduced me and asked me to meet her in a secluded place."

"When I arrived, I wasn't paying attention and was injured by her until I'm like this."

Chu Ci breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Rong Ziyu, the scumbag, was not blind.

Just as Chu Ci was about to kowtow to the emperor, he was pulled aside by Prince Rui. He stood in front of Chu Ci and said to the emperor, "Father, this is not the case at all."

The emperor looked at Prince Rui deeply. In fact, it would be best if Rong Ziyu was willing to change his confession. That would not affect Prince Rui at all.

But he stood up. The emperor looked at Chu Ci behind Prince Rui, his eyes slightly narrowed, and the emperor's majesty became more and more intense.

Chu Ci looked at the generous back of King Rui and closed her eyes. She was a little angry, but deep down she felt a little happy.

"Really? Then tell me what happened."

Prince Rui told the whole story, "Father, it was Prince Rong who set Miss Chu up. He wanted to force himself on her, and I happened to encounter the little maidservant asking for help. After I saved Miss Chu, Prince Rong wanted to harm me, so I took action. I didn't expect that my attack was a bit too strong, so—"

Chu Ci tugged at Prince Rui, trying to stop him from talking, but she couldn't stop him at all.

"So that's how it is!" The Emperor looked at Chu Ci again, "Where's Miss Chu? What's the truth of the matter? Who of them is right?"

Chu Ci looked at the emperor's eyes and knew what he meant. He wanted her to say that Rong Ziyu was right, but if that happened, she would be miserable.

Chu Ci hesitated. She didn't want to take all the responsibility on herself.

Prince Rui saw her hesitation and knew what she was thinking. "Believe me, I have a way, but I can't explain it to you clearly right now."

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