Every time the prince opens his eyes, he sees

"Your Highness, I respectfully bid you farewell." Lu Yaoyao patted her chest, still in shock.

Finally got away with it.

Xie Qingchen is much harder to fool than before.

She guessed he would question her, but why would he come directly to her bedroom? This was really unbelievable.

……

Lu Yaoyao stayed up late last night to embroider her wedding dress and fell asleep very late, so she couldn't get up in the morning.

She was finally pulled out of bed by someone, "Miss, please get up quickly. Something big has happened in the capital."

"Nothing can disturb my sleep." Lu Yaoyao didn't even open her eyes, her head tilted, and she fell back onto the pillow.

"This is a big deal. Prime Minister Li, whose power is at its peak, has been found to have colluded with the enemy and committed treason. The evidence is irrefutable. The Crown Prince led the Imperial Guards to raid the Prime Minister's residence early this morning. There's a bustling atmosphere outside the Prime Minister's residence!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yaoyao suddenly opened her eyes, and her sleepiness disappeared in an instant.

Prime Minister Li, the man with all the power in the court, actually fell overnight?

The news was so shocking that she found it difficult to digest it for a while.

However, the reasons for his downfall matched her previous suspicions.

Pang Yong was indeed instructed by him to kill Gu Huai, and they were also in collusion with Beirong.

"Help me dress up right now. I want to go and see."

"Yes, ma'am."

After washing and dressing up, Lu Yaoyao had a simple breakfast and then ordered a car to be prepared, intending to go outside the Prime Minister's Mansion to check the situation.

Along the way, the streets were crowded with people, all talking and discussing the incident of Prime Minister Li's property being confiscated.

When they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, they found that the gate was closed and the Royal Guards had blocked the surrounding area tightly, not allowing anyone to approach.

In the distance, Xie Qingchen, wearing black armor and riding on a tall horse, had a stern expression as he directed the soldiers to conduct searches.

His figure was particularly dazzling in the sunlight, yet it also revealed an inviolable majesty.

The Gu father and son followed behind him.

Lu Yaoyao stared at the Li family's members. Men, women, young and old, walked out of the Li Mansion one by one with shackles on their heads, and the Imperial Guards were everywhere in front, behind, and on both sides.

Everyone in the Li Mansion was terrified and fearful.

But the only one missing was Li Wan'er.

Lu Yaoyao was a little confused.

She originally wanted to ask Gu Huai, but because he was in the office and the occasion was serious, she didn't go up to disturb him.

In the afternoon, Gu Huai found time to visit her, and she took the opportunity to ask, "Why wasn't Li Wan'er among the criminals in the Li Mansion that were raided? Could it be that the Crown Prince, out of gratitude for saving her life, has separated her from the others and escorted her separately?"

Gu Huai's expression was solemn. "It's strange to say. Our encirclement and suppression operation was carried out in secrecy, but Li Wan'er left the house the day before, saying she was going to burn incense outside the city. However, His Highness sent people to the temple outside the city to look for her, and the abbot said that Li Wan'er had never been there."

"What?" Lu Yaoyao's heart began to feel uneasy.

"The prince has sent people to secretly search for her whereabouts. Yaoyao, you don't have to worry about this. All you need to do is embroider your wedding dress and wait to marry me."

Lu Yaoyao frowned, but her heart did not relax because of Gu Huai's words.

She always felt that Li Wan'er's disappearance was no accident, and she seemed to have a premonition that there was a more complicated conspiracy behind it.

"Ah Huai, I have a feeling this matter is not simple. You must persuade the Crown Prince to send more people to find Li Wan'er as soon as possible."

"Okay, I will. Now stop thinking about irrelevant people and just think about me when you see me, okay?"

"Okay." Lu Yaoyao didn't want to spoil the fun, so she nodded in agreement.

After playing until nightfall and returning home, Lu Yaoyao wanted to ask the system to see if it could find out anything about Li Wan'er's whereabouts.

As a result, the system was like dead, and no matter how she called it, it was useless.

Lu Yaoyao looked puzzled.

Is there something wrong with the system?

This is the first time I've seen such a situation.

That day, Gu Huai came to see her again. The two played chess for a while, and Gu Huai said he wanted to draw her. He pulled her to sit on the small couch by the window. The sunlight shone through the exquisite window lattice onto Lu Yaoyao, making her beautiful face look more three-dimensional.

This would have been a very good painting.

But Gu Huai held the paintbrush and gestured at her outline for a long time without starting to paint.

Lu Yaoyao maintained the same posture, and her neck became sore.

She complained, "Gu Huai, do you know how to draw? Why haven't you started yet?"

"I just... Yaoyao..." Gu Huai paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "The Crown Prince's Mansion has suddenly accepted a beautiful woman recently. I heard that the Crown Prince is very fond of her and has been late for court for three consecutive days because of her."

Lu Yaoyao was startled, a sour feeling spreading in her heart. She tried to ignore it, "Isn't that normal? The prince is in his prime, how could he never have a woman by his side?"

"It's just..." A hint of jealousy still spread like wildfire. "He hasn't even ascended the throne yet, he's just the Crown Prince, yet he doesn't restrain himself and indulges in sensual pleasures. Isn't he afraid that the Emperor will blame him?"

Gu Huai finally began to write, outlining an outline on the white rice paper, and then said, "Someday when I have time, I will take you to the Prince's Mansion to meet the Prince's new favorite."

Lu Yaoyao did not refuse. Her mind told her that she should refuse, but she just couldn't open her mouth.

Perhaps deep down he also wanted to see how charming this woman was and whether she could capture Xie Qingchen's heart!

After all, she spent ten years trying to win him over.

"Come to think of it, I haven't even met this new favorite of the Crown Prince yet!"

Lu Yaoyao pretended to be jealous and changed the subject, "You want to see it so badly, could it be that you want to take another concubine?"

"How could that be?" Gu Huai finished painting her, put down his brush, walked over, held Lu Yaoyao's face in his hands, and kissed her forehead. "There is only Yaoyao in my heart. No other fairy can compare to her. But this woman's identity is suspicious. There were no signs before. I think we should go and see if she is a threat to the prince."

……

Gu Huai was quite efficient. The next day he came to the Lu Mansion to pick up Lu Yaoyao and take her to the Prince's Mansion.

The carriage slowly stopped outside the Prince's Mansion. When Gu Huai asked the coachman to go down and find the guards of the Eastern Palace to pass on the message, Lu Yaoyao's heartbeat immediately accelerated. She was curious about meeting Xie Qingchen's new favorite, but also nervous and uneasy about meeting Xie Qingchen.

The guard went in to pass on the message and soon came out to report, "General Gu, Miss Lu, the Crown Prince invites you in."

"Thank you." Gu Huai nodded in greeting, then gently took Lu Yaoyao's hand, and the two of them walked into the magnificent East Palace together.

When the attendants and maids of the Prince's Mansion saw Gu Huai, they all bowed, with a bit of awe in their eyes.

Passing through the winding corridors, they were led by guards to the prince's study.

Xie Qingchen put down the documents in his hand after hearing footsteps at the door, raised his eyes and looked towards the door, "You are here."

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Gu Huai and Lu Yaoyao saluted together.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Why did you come to see me today?"