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Murong Yuxuan took the handkerchief, opened it, and placed it in front of Murong Xueyao. "This is the handkerchief that Xiangguo Temple usually gives to worshippers who come to offer incense."

Murong Xueyao was getting a little impatient. "Oh! I know that. I've been to Xiangguo Temple so many times, how could I not know that!"

Murong Yuxuan looked at his younger sister and shook his head helplessly. "Xuewei means that she will wait for us at Xiangguo Temple and asks us to find an opportunity to meet her."

Murong Xueyao was a little confused, "That's it? What about the time?"

"The time is the silver that Xuewei just gave me. She gave me ten taels of silver and three copper coins, which means the thirteenth of this month."

Murong Xueyao then understood, clapped her hands, and said, "Amazing! As expected of the number one strong woman in our Murong family, you are truly amazing."

"If only you were half as smart as your sister Xuewei."

Murong Xueyao chuckled, "Why would I need to be so smart? Anyway, I have Sister Xuewei protecting me."

Looking at his adorably silly younger sister, Murong Yuxuan could only sigh helplessly.

Fortunately, the Murong family is different from other families; they don't engage in those dirty infightings.

This silly little sister is a bit silly, but so be it! After all, even fools have their lucky breaks.

"By the way, brother, the entire Murong family is now under guard. How are we going to get out?"

Murong Yuxuan's gaze fell on the handkerchief. "Xuewei also thought of this for us."

After leaving the old house, Murong Xuewei had been suppressing her anger.

How could the Xiao royal family be so absurd, not only imprisoning the eldest uncle's family but also mistreating them?

Murong Xuewei recalled the scar on Murong Yuxuan's arm that he had just revealed, and she could guess that these lackeys of the Xiao royal family must have abused her uncle's family quite a bit on a daily basis.

Thinking of this, Murong Xuewei couldn't help but shed tears.

She had wronged her uncle's family in her past life. After Murong Xuewei arrived in the capital, she turned a blind eye to her cousin Murong Yuxuan and cousin Murong Xueyao's pleas for help.

He was so devoted to Jiang Lingyun that the old house caught fire. His uncle's family was locked in the room and, although they didn't burn to death, they choked to death on the smoke.

Murong Xuewei gripped her skirt tightly, secretly vowing in her heart that she would definitely rescue her uncle's family in this lifetime.

Murong Xuewei decided to arrive at Xiangguo Temple a few days in advance to make arrangements for Murong Yuxuan and Murong Xueyao's meeting there.

And so, Xuewei waited in the temple for three whole days. Finally, on the evening of the third day, she saw two familiar figures walking into the temple gate in the distance.

"Here you are!" Xuewei was overjoyed and quickly went to greet him.

"Xueyao! Cousin!" she called softly, afraid of attracting the attention of others.

Murong Xueyao and Murong Yuxuan turned around upon hearing the sound and were immediately overjoyed.

Murong Xueyao wanted to go up and reunite with Murong Xuewei, but Murong Yuxuan stopped her, gesturing to the people following behind him.

Murong Xueyao then suppressed her impulse and followed Murong Yuxuan to the side room.

As night fell, a wisp of smoke quietly drifted into Murong Xueyao's room. Murong Xueyao hid herself under the covers, and only slowly came out when she heard someone fall to the ground outside.

Murong Xueyao and Murong Yuxuan arrived at Murong Xuewei's room.

"Oh my god, it really is you, Sister Xuewei!" Xueyao excitedly hugged Xuewei. "We thought we'd never see you again!"

Murong Xueyao stepped forward and patted Xuewei on the shoulder, her eyes full of relief: "No one's following you, is they?"

Murong Xuewei shook her head, "Now that I'm Gu Ye's wife, no one notices me."

Looking at their haggard faces, Murong Xuewei felt a pang of sadness: "What happened to you two? You both look so thin."

Murong Xueyao shook her head with a wry smile: "Don't even mention it, this period has been a nightmare."

"What exactly happened?" Murong Xuewei asked anxiously. "Are Uncle and Aunt alright?"

Murong Yuxuan sighed and said, "Father and Mother are alright, but they always seem worried."

“Let’s find somewhere to have a proper talk,” Murong Xuewei suggested. “This place isn’t very convenient.”

Upon reaching a small pavilion outside, Murong Xuewei poured them both a cup of tea and urged, "Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

Murong Yuxuan took a deep breath and began to explain, "Actually, things started to look off last year."

"How so?" Murong Xuewei pressed.

“Last winter, the emperor held a grand banquet in the palace, inviting many high-ranking officials and nobles. My father was even invited,” Murong Yuxuan explained.

Murong Xueyao continued, "At that time, the emperor was exceptionally warm towards my father, and even publicly announced that he would bestow a new title upon our family."

"A new title?" Murong Xuewei asked, somewhat puzzled.

Murong Yuxuan sneered, "On the surface it looks like a good thing, but in reality it's the emperor's trap."

"What do you mean?" Murong Xuewei was even more confused.

"This so-called new title is just an empty name," Murong Xueyao explained. "It has no real power and no extra salary. But the emperor used it as a pretext to send a group of his cronies to our house."

"They said they were here to protect us, but in reality they were just monitoring our every move," Murong Yuxuan said indignantly.

Upon hearing this, Murong Xuewei slammed her hand on the table in anger, wishing she could storm into the palace. "That treacherous emperor is too insidious!"

"That's right," Murong Xueyao said helplessly, "What's even worse is that those people took the opportunity to move many of our precious paintings, calligraphy, and antiques away."

"What?!" Murong Xuewei exclaimed in shock, "How could they do this?!"

Murong Yuxuan gritted her teeth and said, "They said they were going to keep it safe for us, to prevent it from being coveted by unscrupulous people. But who doesn't know that it's just blatant robbery!"

“Although Father understood, he dared not speak out. After all, it was the Emperor’s will; who would dare to disobey?” Murong Xueyao sighed.

Murong Xuewei's heart skipped a beat: "So, how is your family doing now?"

“It’s terrible,” Murong Yuxuan shook his head. “Our whole family is basically under house arrest in the old house. We have to report to the authorities before we can go out. Those so-called guards are actually just monitoring us.”

“Even the servants have been driven away,” Murong Xueyao added, “all for the sake of better control over us.”

Murong Xuewei clenched her fists tighter and tighter as she listened. "This emperor is too despicable! How dare he bully our Murong family like this!"

“He is the ruler, and we are the people. How dare the people fight against the ruler?” Murong Yuxuan could only sigh helplessly.

“I, Murong Xuewei, have always believed that I will not offend others unless they offend me. The Xiao royal family has too big an appetite, only thinking about swallowing up the wealth of my Murong family. Since they want it, I want to see if they can swallow it.”

Murong Yuxuan looked at Murong Xuewei in surprise, "Xuewei, you want to fight against the royal family?"