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Murong Xuewei stood outside the secret chamber, gently stroking the jade pendant in her hand, a cold smile playing on her lips. She turned to Liuli beside her and whispered, "Find someone trustworthy to lock them both in the dungeon of the other courtyard, and keep them separate. Remember, take good care of them; don't let them die."

Liuli nodded knowingly, "Don't worry, Miss, I'll arrange it right away."

Murong Xuewei nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave. She knew that this game had only just begun.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves approached from afar. Murong Xuewei looked up and saw Gu Ye riding a fine horse galloping towards them.

"General Gu, you've arrived!" Murong Xuewei called out calmly.

Gu Ye dismounted and strode towards Murong Xuewei: "It seems you knew I was coming all along?"

Murong Xuewei blinked. "I received news a few days ago that the news of the great victory at the border has been sent back to the capital. I suppose the Emperor should be summoning you back soon."

Gu Ye's lips curled into a smile, "It seems that Madam's analysis of the court situation is quite insightful!"

Murong Xuewei thought for a moment, "After all, my current identity is that of General Gu Ye's wife. If I don't even have this much sense, I'll just be taken advantage of when we get to the capital."

Gu Ye slowly approached Murong Xuewei and pulled her into his arms, saying, "With me here, who would dare to touch you?"

Murong Xuewei felt something was off, and subtly took a step back to break free from Gu Ye's embrace. "Then I hope the general will take good care of me when we get to the capital."

In the blink of an eye, Murong Xuewei had finished getting ready and changed into an elegant yet noble outfit. She instructed Liuli, "Come with me to the capital and tell the servants to keep a close eye on those two people. If there is any unusual activity, immediately send a message by carrier pigeon."

Liuli respectfully replied, "Yes, Miss, please rest assured."

Murong Xuewei followed Gu Ye, embarking on her journey back to the capital as his fiancée.

Along the way, the two walked and played, looking from the outside like a young couple on an outing.

At this time, in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace in the capital.

Princess Xiao Wan Ning and the Second Princess Xiao Si Ning were admiring the flowers in the garden when a maidservant reported, "Princess, Lord Gu has returned, and he brought back a young lady with him."

Xiao Sining frowned: "Brought back a young lady? Who is she?"

The maid whispered, "I heard General Gu brought her back from the border; apparently, she's his fiancée."

A hint of jealousy flashed in Xiao Sining's eyes: "Hmph, fiancée? I'd like to see what's so special about this so-called fiancée."

Murong Xuewei followed Gu Ye into the palace, keeping her head down the whole way and quietly observing her surroundings.

In her previous life, she had visited the palace a few times with Jiang Lingyun, but most of the time they attended banquets in the Imperial Garden, and she rarely came to the palace in the previous dynasty.

After receiving the news, Xiao Wan Ning and Xiao Si Ning arrived early at the only path leading to the main hall to wait.

"Greetings, Your Highness, Second Princess." Gu Ye and Murong Xuewei bowed in unison upon seeing Xiao Wan Ning and Xiao Si Ning.

Xiao Sining looked Murong Xuewei up and down, her eyes full of scrutiny: "You are General Gu's fiancée whom he brought back from the border?"

Murong Xuewei replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Yes, Your Highness."

Xiao Sining snorted coldly: "Hmph, a mere commoner's daughter dares to try and curry favor with General Gu."

Xiao Wan Ning nudged Xiao Si Ning and looked at Murong Xue Wei with a kind expression, "My younger sister is young and doesn't know any better, so please forgive her for speaking out of turn, Miss."

'As expected of a master of palace intrigue! With just one sentence, she turned the unreasonable Xiao Sining into someone who was just playing around like a child,' Murong Xuewei thought to herself.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ye showed no mercy, "The Second Princess is already twenty-two this year! She's a year older than my Weiwei, so how can she be considered young?"

After listening to Gu Ye's words, Murong Xuewei silently gave Gu Ye a thumbs up in her heart.

As expected of a victorious general, he's just as fierce when it comes to arguing!

"Gu Ye, you..." Xiao Sining was about to say Gu Ye.

Just then, the eunuch announced in a shrill voice, "The Emperor has arrived!"

Everyone immediately knelt down to pay their respects. Xiao Yi staggered into the main hall, his eyes glazed over, clearly having just left a banquet.

Xiao Yi's gaze lingered on Murong Xuewei for a moment, then he said to Gu Ye, "My dear minister, who is this beauty? I've never seen her before."

Gu Ye's heart tightened, but he calmly blocked Murong Xuewei's path and respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, this is my fiancée, Xuewei."

Xiao Yi's eyes lit up: "Oh? Fiancée? My dear minister, you are so lucky!" He staggered over to Murong Xuewei and reached out to touch her face.

Gu Ye reacted quickly and helped the emperor up: "Your Majesty, you are drunk. Let me escort you back to your palace to rest."

Xiao Yi grumbled in dissatisfaction, "I'm not drunk. I'd like to chat with this beauty a little longer!"

Gu Ye suppressed his anger and patiently advised, "Your Majesty, you still have state affairs to attend to. Why don't you go and rest first, and we can talk about it tomorrow?"

Xiao Yi waved his hand: "Those trivial matters are not as important as a beautiful woman!" After saying that, Xiao Yi wanted to reach out to pull Murong Xuewei, but Gu Ye stopped him.

"His Majesty is already drunk, but the Imperial Concubine is still waiting for you!"

"Ah! Right, I remember now, the Imperial Concubine said she has arranged a new program for me today, I must go and see."

The young eunuch helped Xiao Yi stagger away.

After Xiao Yi left, Murong Xuewei was clearly relieved. In her previous life, Murong Xuewei had seen this incompetent emperor many times.

He always thought about flirting with Murong Xuewei, and several times he even suggested that Jiang Lingyun give Murong Xuewei to him as a concubine.

Looking back now, if Murong Xuewei hadn't controlled the Murong family's finances in her previous life, she probably would have been given away by Jiang Lingyun to this incompetent emperor as a plaything long ago.

Xiao Sining sneered, "Miss Lin, it seems my imperial brother is quite fond of you too!"

Murong Xuewei quickly replied, "Your Highness misunderstands. This humble woman would never dare to have such a presumptuous thought."

Gu Ye said in a deep voice, "As the ruler of the world, Your Majesty naturally favors Weiwei, who is his subject."

Xiao Wanning chimed in, "General Gu is right. As the ruler of the world, the Emperor naturally loves every one of his subjects."

Seeing that she wouldn't get any benefit, Xiao Sining snorted coldly, turned around and left, and Xiao Wanning followed her away.

After leaving the palace and settling Murong Xuewei in, Gu Ye hurriedly returned to his study.

Gu Ye knew that with such a foolish emperor, the situation in the court would only become more and more complicated.

As night deepened, Murong Xuewei lay in bed, reflecting on everything that had happened that day. She knew that her opponent in this life was Xiao Wanning, but Xiao Wanning was not simply a concubine. For so many years since Xiao Yi ascended the throne, Xiao Wanning had been strategizing for him from behind the scenes.

Bringing Xiao Wanning down won't be that easy.