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Others echoed this sentiment, agreeing with Guo Yulan's point. He Tian added thoughtfully, "Yes, I might not have considered this before. Now that Miss Guo has mentioned this, it's indeed a good idea."

Guo Yulan breathed a sigh of relief, but in fact, she was afraid that they would go to find Mu Nanfeng immediately.

The successive pieces of news were like a surging tide, impacting He Tian's already fragile mental defenses wave after wave.

Every piece of news seemed to weigh as heavy as a thousand pounds, making him almost breathless and leaving him feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

At this moment, he looked up at the sky outside and found that it was already late.

The setting sun is like blood, dyeing the sky a fiery red, like a magnificent yet slightly sad painting.

He Tian sighed deeply, slowly stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Miss Guo, saying, "Thank you for your hospitality, but it's too late today, so I won't bother you any more. I'll go with you in a few days."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave, but Guo Yulan immediately called out to him, "Mr. He, why don't you stay here with your aunt and the others? That way everyone can look after each other, and you can get timely updates on Yue'er's progress."

He Tianyi pondered this internally, feeling that the other person's words were absolutely true. He couldn't help but blush, clasping his hands together and bowing slightly. "Thank you so much, Miss Guo! I'm so grateful for your generous help today, and I'll never forget your kindness. If I ever have the chance, I will, like the bird holding a ring or the person tying a knot, do my utmost to repay Miss Guo's kindness."

After saying this, he raised his head and looked sincerely at the beautiful and kind woman in front of him, his eyes full of gratitude and respect.

Guo Yulan blushed slightly, waved her hand with an evasive look, and said with a guilty conscience, "Yue'er is also my good sister! As for you, since you are all her relatives, you are naturally my relatives as well. So, I am responsible for taking good care of you on Yue'er's behalf. This is what I should do."

As she spoke, she bit her lips lightly, as if trying to hide her inner uneasiness, but her panicked eyes still betrayed her nervousness at the moment.

Fortunately, they didn't notice it. Instead, Li Guihua and others surrounded Guo Yulan happily, with gratitude and respect in their eyes, and the sincere emotions seemed to be overflowing.

Their voices trembled with excitement as they repeatedly thanked Guo Yulan, "Ms. Guo, we really don't know how to thank you enough! If it weren't for your help, we wouldn't know what kind of predicament we would be in."

Everyone's face was filled with unconcealable joy and deep gratitude towards Guo Yulan.

Everyone sighed and expressed how lucky He Yue was to have such a kind, warm-hearted and righteous sister and friend like Guo Yulan.

Looking back on the difficulties and obstacles we have experienced before, if Guo Yulan had not stepped forward at the critical moment and provided selfless help and support, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Thinking of this, everyone's admiration for Guo Yulan grew stronger.

In the palace, He Yue had delicious food and drink every day and enjoyed treatment she had never had before.

Her calmness and inaction reassured the Queen Mother and the others, and made the Queen Mother admire her even more.

Therefore, the Queen Mother asked Nanny Chang to send two capable palace maids to intentionally or unintentionally reveal some things about Mu Nanfeng to He Yue.

He Yue had no idea that the Queen Mother had let her know on purpose. After a few days of hearing information that she didn't know whether it was true or not, she felt that Mu Nanfeng was very different from the one she had encountered.

The day of the sacrifice to heaven soon arrived, and Mu Nanfeng's people prepared to make the Queen Mother confess her guilt in public during the ceremony.

Mu Han, who got the news, asked Jiang Lingchuan to secretly replace some of Mu Nanfeng and the Queen Mother's men with his own men the night before the sacrifice to heaven.

The Queen Mother also knew Mu Nanfeng's plan. In addition to asking Prime Minister Pei and others to secretly prepare men, she also asked He Yue to disguise herself and stay by her side.

Guo Yulan, Li Guihua and a group of people also decided to secretly follow the troops who were offering sacrifices to the sky to go to Longtan Mountain.

Everyone in the group was making their own preparations. Before daybreak, He Yue was woken up by Nanny Chang.

The palace maids dressed He Yue up according to the Queen Mother's request. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell who she was.

She was no different from an ordinary palace maid. When the Queen Mother and her entourage arrived at the palace gate, Mu Han bowed to the Queen Mother in a sickly manner.

The Queen Mother also didn't like seeing Mu Han. She waved her hand and said, "Since the Emperor is not feeling well, please don't be so polite. Go to the carriage and rest! You still have a lot to do today."

Mu Han bowed obediently and said, "Yes, your son thanks you for your consideration. Please go first."

At this moment, He Yue was following behind several palace maids, a few steps away from the empress dowager. The palace maids all walked with their heads down.

Nanny Chang helped the empress dowager walk to the carriage, and the palace maids behind her followed with their heads lowered.

When passing by Mu Han, Mu Han also glanced at He Yue, and always felt a familiar smell.

But how could he recognize He Yue at this moment? Eunuch Heng reminded him, "Your Majesty, it's time to set off."

Mu Han then turned around and walked back to his carriage. At this time, Mu Nanfeng brought a large army to the Queen Mother's carriage.

Mu Nanfeng rode on the horse and said to the Queen Mother in the carriage, "Mother, we can set off now."

Nanny Chang poked her head out and said, "The Empress Dowager said that the prince would have to clear the way."

Mu Nanfeng smiled and raised his hand, "Let's go."

A large group of people set out towards Longtan Mountain. The journey was smooth and they were about to reach the foot of Longtan Mountain.

Suddenly, a group of bandits appeared in front of the team. They were so numerous that they blocked their way.

Mu Nanfeng immediately ordered his soldiers to form a defensive formation. However, the bandits did not attack. Instead, the leader shouted, "Hand over your money and women, or you won't be able to pass!"

The Queen Mother heard the noise outside in the carriage, but she was not panicked at all. Mu Han's face also became solemn. He realized that this might be a premeditated attack.

The Queen Mother lifted the curtain of her carriage and shouted at the bandits, "How dare you, you idiot, block my way!"

The bandit leader laughed heartily: "Old woman, who do you think you are? Even if the emperor comes today, don't even think about passing through here!"

Mu Nanfeng rode his horse forward and looked the bandit leader in the eye: "How dare you, a bunch of rabble, act so insolently in front of me!" After that, he drew his sword and rushed towards the bandits.

The two sides started fighting in an instant, and the scene was extremely chaotic. At this moment, one of the bandits secretly shot an arrow directly at the Queen Mother's carriage.

At this time, a secret guard flew onto the carriage and blocked the arrow with a sword.

Those so-called bandits in the mountains were also dead. The Queen Mother sneered, "How could this Mu Nanfeng even resort to such a trick?"

Mu Nanfeng wondered, "Why did the Queen Mother send someone to cause this?"