Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Soon, only a few soldiers remained from the Western Regions.

Liu Xinyue said, "General Yang, the old people and children in Liangzhou City are all in the backyard. You should take men to rescue them quickly, and leave this place to us."

"Can you do it?"

“Okay,” Su Haoyu replied.

Although Yang Lin was worried, he knew that the people were more important, so he said, "The rest of you come with me," and then led his men to the backyard.

Seeing his men fall one by one, Ruerqi could no longer sit still and immediately joined the battle.

Su Haoyu and Liu Xinyue were young and inexperienced, so they were no match for the veteran Ruhrqi.

After several rounds, both of them were injured, but neither of them gave up. They fought tenaciously, determined to defeat him.

At this moment, Ruerqi kicked Su Haoyu to the ground, saying, "You're still too green to beat me."

Su Haoyu couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Are you alright?" Liu Xinyue asked with concern.

"It's nothing," he said, standing up. Then he looked at Ruerqi and said, "Whether I can defeat you or not is up to me." After saying that, he attacked him again.

Ruhrqi didn't take it seriously and started fighting with him.

Liu Xinyue also joined in.

However, even when the two joined forces, they were no match for him and were always at a disadvantage.

“This can’t go on; we need to outsmart them,” Liu Xinyue said.

"I'll hold him off, you find an opportunity to kill him."

"it is good".

Then, Su Haoyu used all his skills to fight back.

In the instant he dodged, Liu Xinyue seized the opportunity, swiftly raised her sword, and thrust it into Luerqi's chest, killing him instantly.

At this moment, Su Haoyu was exhausted and didn't even have the strength to stand up. He could only support himself with his sword; otherwise, he would have collapsed long ago.

Liu Xinyue walked to his side and asked with concern, "How are you? Are you alright?"

"It's okay, you won't die."

"Let me help you up."

Liu Xinyue helped him up.

At this moment, Yang Lin also rescued the imprisoned people and, supported by his soldiers, walked towards them step by step.

******

"I'm giving you medicine for self-defense, not for you to take risks."

"Okay, sis, look, we're fine now, so don't worry."

Su Qianrou looked at him helplessly.

Liu Xinyue chuckled to herself.

“You’re still laughing? You’re just spoiling him.” Then she added, “I thought you could keep an eye on him, but instead, you’re just going along with his antics.”

"We know we were wrong, and we won't do it again next time. Please don't be angry."

"You two are really something... no wonder you ended up together."

"We call it 'birds of a feather flock together'."

"You two aren't family yet. We'll talk about it when you marry Xinyue. But before that, you should think of a way to get General Liu and Young Master Liu's consent."

"You can rest assured about that, General Liu likes me very much."

"That's because General Liu doesn't know that you've abducted his precious granddaughter. If he did, you might not even be able to get into the Liu family's gate."

"Sister, is it right for you to be so sarcastic towards your own brother?"

Su Qianrou smiled and said nothing more.

Yang's

Meanwhile, Yang Shanshan and Su Lianyi had just finished their meal and returned to their courtyard, where they were about to sit down.

A servant came to report, "Miss, Prince Ying has invited you to a meeting at Mingyue Tower."

"Who asked me out?"

"Prince Ying".

Yang Shanshan was silent for a moment, then quickly ran out.

The maidservant tried to catch up but couldn't.

Mingyue Tower

Inside the private room, Mu Xinchen was sitting and drinking tea.

Suddenly the door was pushed open forcefully. Yang Shanshan stood outside the door and was stunned when she saw that familiar figure. She stood there dumbfounded.

Mu Xinchen looked at her and said with a smile, "What's wrong, are you dumbfounded?"

Yang Shanshan then came to her senses and walked in. "When did you get back? I thought you had died out there."

“You’re still waiting for me in the capital. How could I dare to die? If I did, you would have waited in vain, and you would resent me for the rest of your life.”

"Good to know," he said, sitting down opposite him.

"By the way, I heard you were worried about me, so worried that you cried."

"Who is crying?"

"So, you admit you're worried about me."

"Who's worried about you? I'm not worried about you at all," Yang Shanshan said, her eyes darting around, clearly feeling guilty.

Mu Xinchen smiled, then took out a box and handed it to her, "Open it and take a look."

"What's this".

"A gift for you."

“Weren’t you going to investigate a case? You still have time to buy me a gift,” Yang Shanshan said as she opened the box. “A bracelet.”

Do you like it?

"Hmm, it looks pretty good."

"Whatever you like."

Yang Shanshan put the bracelet away and then asked, "How is your injury? I heard you were badly injured. Are you better now?"

"You're showing concern for me."

"Can't I ask?"

"Of course you can, you can see it with your own eyes if you want."

"Mu Xinchen," Yang Shanshan said coquettishly.

"Okay, I'm not teasing you anymore," he said, then looked at her seriously and said, "It's great to see you again."

"It's all in the past, it's good that you're back."

“I dared not not come back, you know? When I was unconscious, I saw the King of Hell’s Palace. I was curious and wanted to go in and take a look, but then I thought, no, you are still waiting for me in the capital. What if I go in and can’t come out? If I don’t come back, you will definitely blame me and say that I broke my promise and made you wait for so long. So I didn’t go in, and then I woke up.”

He made it sound so easy, but although she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she could imagine how critical his situation must have been, a near-death experience, which made her feel a little sorry for him.

"I'm really fine. Look at me, I'm perfectly fine now."

"Don't do such dangerous things again in the future."

"I can't promise you that, but I can assure you that as long as there's a glimmer of hope, we will never give up."

Yang Shanshan knew that things were beyond his control, so she didn't say anything.

Yanxi Palace

Su Qianrou and Mu Jinchen were having a meal.

"You've been back quite early these past two days; you've finished everything."

"Ok".

"What do you plan to do with Prince Qing and Prince Yu?"

"Prince Qing and his two sons were sentenced to death, while their families were demoted to commoners and exiled to Ningguta. As for Prince Yu, he was demoted to commoner and exiled to Lingnan, while his family was imprisoned in his residence."

"What about Mu Qiyang, Princess Qing, and their child?" As for his wife, Li Xinran, she longed to become the Crown Princess, so she hoped every day that Prince Qing would become the Emperor. But now that her dream has been shattered, she couldn't accept reality and committed suicide the day before yesterday.

He was also demoted to a commoner, but was not exiled.

"Now that the two major threats have been eliminated and things have come to a close, the Spring Festival is just a month away. You'll be very busy by the end of the month and probably won't have time. So, I'm planning to go to the hot spring resort tomorrow and stay there for a few days. Do you want to come?"

"Do you intend to abandon me?"

"I was just worried you wouldn't have time."

"No matter how busy I am, I have to spend time with my wife."

"Then let's go together tomorrow, perfect for a return visit."

"it is good".

Mu Jinchen placed a slice of meat in her bowl, and Su Qianrou picked it up and ate it. After that, the two focused on their meal and didn't say anything more.