Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

Song Hanchuan said,

"Don't worry, Miss Shen is the Emperor's obsession, she will not be in any danger."

Liu Zhiyi was not comforted at all.

They won't die, but they will definitely suffer endless torment and humiliation. Living like this, which is worse than death, is even more painful.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhiyi clenched her fists tightly.

"Furthermore, I will leave people behind so that they can inform Miss Shen of our situation as soon as an opportunity arises."

Liu Zhiyi was extremely unwilling. She exhaled a deep breath and cheered herself up again.

"Okay, it's up to you."

"Let's set off today. No need to pack anything; we can buy things along the way, how about that?"

Song Hanchuan naturally listened to Liu Zhiyi's every word.

A quarter of an hour later, several carriages drove out of the private residence one after another, heading towards the capital.

Jiang Xuan Yan's messengers also set off early.

Ten days later

Song Hanchuan and his entourage's carriage finally arrived at the city gate. At this time, Pei Yun Chu had already received the imperial decree and was leading civil and military officials to welcome them at the city gate.

Upon seeing Qingyun riding on horseback, he knew that Song Hanchuan must be in the carriage next to him, so he immediately rode over.

"Song Hanchuan, I've come to pick you up."

Before long, the carriage curtain was lifted slightly, and Song Hanchuan's profile came into view.

"Thank you for your trouble, General Pei."

Song Hanchuan remained expressionless and spoke indifferently as always. Pei Yun Chu was used to it and ignored his attitude.

"By the way, His Majesty's edict says that you have another edict here, instructing me to lead all civil and military officials to personally welcome him. What is this edict? Should it be read aloud now?"

Song Hanchuan said he would return to the palace first and then read the announcement.

Pei Yun Chu had no objections and was about to leave. But just as the curtain of the carriage window fell down, she caught a glimpse of a skirt out of the corner of her eye.

The bright pink color undoubtedly belonged to the hem of a woman's skirt.

There was a woman in Song Hanchuan's car?

In his letter, the Emperor said that Song Hanchuan's departure from the capital, including the proclamation of treason, was merely a smokescreen to deceive the enemy; in reality, he was going to take care of important business.

What kind of important business could require multiple women to be in the car?

Xiao Yi's body is barely cold, and Song Hanchuan has no heart at all. How dare he start flirting with other women so soon?

Thinking of this, Pei Yun Chu slowly tightened her grip on the horse's reins, a surge of anger rising in her chest, wishing she could kick over the carriage in front of her.

But considering that there were so many civil and military officials and countless ordinary people present, it was not the right time to take action, so he had no choice but to put the idea aside for the time being with a gloomy face.

The group entered the palace, read out the imperial edict, and announced Jinxiu Huanian's identity to the world.

The fact that the emperor had a child out of wedlock without getting married shocked the court and the public, but everyone tacitly chose to support the emperor's decree.

After all, these are things they would like to see.

In their view, as long as Jiang Xuan Yan doesn't sit on the throne, anyone else can. They believe that there is no more tyrannical and unpredictable monarch in the world than Jiang Xuan Yan.

Therefore, they all happily accepted the appointment of the Crown Prince as regent and the Prime Minister as assistant politician.

Finally, according to the rules, the Crown Prince stayed in Chang'an Palace, and the Eldest Princess stayed in Changle Palace, which was the closest to them, with Qingfeng leading a group of secret guards to protect them secretly.

After dealing with these matters, Song Hanchuan hurriedly left the palace.

It was already quite late, and Liu Zhiyi had been sitting in the carriage at the palace gate for almost two hours.

Feeling guilty, Song Hanchuan quickly pulled the person into his arms as soon as he got into the carriage.

"Have you been waiting long? Come, lie down, let your husband massage your legs and waist."

Liu Zhiyi didn't stand on ceremony, leaning back on the soft couch in the carriage, enjoying the man's gentle yet powerful massage.

"How's it going? Is everything alright?"

Song Hanchuan nodded.

"The Emperor's mood has been unpredictable for the past three years, and officials in the court are all living in fear, afraid that they will become the next family to disappear."

Now that the emperor has voluntarily relinquished power, and the regent is still a toddler not even three years old, most people are happy to see this happen, and it has naturally gone smoothly.

Liu Zhiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come on, stretch out your arms, let me give you a massage." I've carried the baby a lot on the way here, my arms must be sore.

The carriage swayed and finally stopped in front of the Prime Minister's residence.

Song Hanchuan had already sent people back to his residence to prepare. Now everything was ready, and they were just waiting for the host to move in.

He got off the carriage first and was about to reach out to help Liu Zhiyi inside when he noticed a sudden gust of wind.

Quickly sidestep to avoid it.

"Zheng——"

A sharp arrow grazed his temple and embedded itself in the door of the Prime Minister's residence.

"Wow, that's a quick reaction!"

The clatter of hooves approached, followed by a man's lazy, mocking voice.

Song Hanchuan's face turned cold.

"General Pei, are you planning to assassinate a high-ranking official of the imperial court in broad daylight?"

Pei Yun Chu threw down her bow and arrow, leaped down, and quickly landed in front of Song Han Chuan. She grabbed his shirt by the front and glared at him fiercely.

"Hey Song, don't think you can fool everyone just because you dress impeccably every day."

"In my opinion, you are a hypocrite, a sanctimonious scoundrel."

Song Hanchuan didn't speak, with one hand behind his back, looking at Pei Yun Chu as if he were looking at an unreasonable child.

This reaction infuriated Pei Yun Chu, making her jump up and down in anger.

"Hey Song, what are you pretending to be innocent for? Do you really think I don't know anything?"

Song Hanchuan, "What do you know?"

Pei Yun Chu, "You dare say there wasn't a woman in your carriage?"

Song Hanchuan raised an eyebrow slightly, remaining noncommittal. Pei Yun Chu was so angry she felt like her chest was about to explode.

"Hey Song, Xiaoyi cared about you so much, she even poisoned me to protect you, but how did you treat her? Even if you changed your mind, you did it way too fast!"

"Do you think you can face Xiaoyi's kindness by doing this?"

The two men stood facing each other, staring coldly at each other across the distance; for a moment, a storm was brewing.

Behind the carriage curtain, Liu Zhiyi couldn't help but roll her eyes.

That's strange. She doesn't know him well, does she? I wonder what makes General Pei, with his high and mighty status, standing up for her here?

It's truly laughable that someone who said she was lucky to be a concubine actually dared to criticize others.

Song Hanchuan smiled faintly, but his eyes gradually turned cold.

"Judging from General Pei's words, he still has feelings for Xiao Yi."

"Of course, a woman as unique as Xiaoyi is hard to find in this world."

For the past three years, he has really missed her.

"I only hate myself for being a fool and ignorant, for not realizing my own feelings in time. It wasn't until I heard about her accident that I realized how much I loved her and how I couldn't live without her."

Pei Yun Chu's gaze was unfocused, filled with longing.

So engrossed in his own world, he didn't notice that Song Hanchuan beside him had dark eyes and exuded a dangerous aura.

"General Pei is joking. The person in the carriage is my own sister."