After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

Cao Yuan took out the imperial edict that the emperor had given her before. Thinking that she was about to divorce Xue Xinian, she felt particularly happy and couldn't help but smile.

Just then, Jinzhu walked in from outside and immediately saw the imperial edict on the desk.

She asked curiously, "Your Highness, why did you take out the imperial edict? Are you preparing for a divorce?"

"That's right! We've been fighting Cao Shang for so long, and they're no match for me at all! It's time to settle things!"

"Really? That would be great!"

Hearing Cao Yuan say that, she became happy, "Then can we go back to the border?"

"Do you want to go back to the border, or do you want to see some other people?"

Jinzhu lowered her head, a blush creeping onto her cheeks. "No way! Wherever Your Highness goes, I'll go!"

"Alright, alright! Going back to the border isn't out of the question! But we need to clean things up here! Xue Xinian is still serving as the Vice Minister of Rites; we can't let him have it too easy!"

"What will Your Highness do next to deal with the Prince Consort?"

"Of course, I've prepared a grand gift!" Cao Yuan said confidently.

A loud bang was heard outside.

Jinzhu heard the sound and went to the window. "It's thundering. It must be going to rain."

A torrential downpour began outside shortly afterward.

Jinzhu closed the window.

"Jinzhu, please grind the ink for me!"

Cao Yuan sat at her desk, holding a calligraphy brush in her hand, her gaze fixed intently ahead.

Jinzhu walked quickly to her side, carefully picked up the inkstone and ink stick, and began to grind the ink carefully. Just as Cao Yuan was about to put pen to paper, a series of urgent knocks suddenly sounded on the door.

Cao Yuan's hand trembled slightly, the tip of her pen stopped in mid-air, and she exchanged a glance with Jin Zhu. A hint of doubt flashed in their eyes, and they both turned to look at the door.

Bang bang bang!

"Who is it?" Jinzhu called out.

The person outside didn't say anything, they just kept banging on the door.

Who would it be at this moment?

Cao Yuan put down her pen and hurried over to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Chu Yan stood outside, soaked to the bone. His upper body was completely drenched, clinging tightly to his skin, with water droplets constantly dripping from the hem of his clothes. Water droplets from his hair trickled down his neck.

"What's wrong with you? Come in quickly!" Cao Yuan was astonished. She quickly pulled him into the house and locked the door.

"Jinzhu, hurry and get some clothes to change into!" she called out anxiously to Jinzhu.

"Your Highness..."

"Hurry up and go!" Cao Yuan winked at her.

Jinzhu reluctantly left the house.

"What's wrong?" Cao Yuan wiped the rain off his face with a handkerchief.

Chu Yan grasped Cao Yuan's hand. "I'm sorry! I might... have to leave."

"Where to?" Cao Yuan didn't react for a moment.

"Oh, I see. You're going home to visit your family? Are you taking me with you? I can't go back with you!"

Cao Yuan said proudly.

"I want to go back to Shu! By myself!"

Cao Yuan's smile slowly faded. Looking at his serious expression, which suggested he wasn't joking, she asked uncertainly, "You mean... you're not coming back?"

"I've thought about it. After all, Wei is not my country! I have to go back!" Chu Yan said calmly.

"Chu Yan, are you playing me? I've already prepared the divorce papers, and now you're going back on your word! Give me a reason!"

"The one-month period has ended, and I should fulfill my promise and return to Shu! I was out of my mind before; I really shouldn't have tried to climb up to the princess!"

Chu Yan's tone was icy, completely different from before.

Cao Yuan took a few steps back, looked at the unfamiliar man in front of her, and turned her head away angrily. In just one day, everything had changed dramatically.

Could it be that his identity has been exposed?

Cao Yuan didn't have time to think it over; anyway, it seemed he had made up his mind.

Cao Yuan didn't try to stop her anymore, stubbornly saying, "You have your own ideas, and I won't ask if you don't tell me!"

"Since you've chosen to return to Shu, don't delay any longer! We will never see each other again!"

Even though I'm extremely reluctant, I have to let him go back.

She herself knew that given Chu Yan's current status, he wouldn't stay by her side for long.

"Thank you for your understanding, Princess!"

Chu Yan walked out, then paused, turned back, and hugged Cao Yuan tightly from behind.

Chu Yan pressed his face against hers and said, "I'm sorry, I have to go. I underestimated everything."

Cao Yuan turned and hugged him. "I know!"

Chu Yan gently cupped her cheeks, stroked her, and lowered his head to kiss away her tears, "You must be careful of the Second Prince!"

Cao Yuan held his hand, watching his back with resentment until it gradually disappeared, tears welling up in her eyes like a spring.

Jinzhu returned from outside with clothes and saw Cao Yuan collapsed on the ground crying. She quickly went over to help her up, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"Where is Lord Chu? What did Lord Chu do to you?" she asked anxiously, her eyes full of concern.

"Jinzhu...he's gone!"

"Gone? Where did they go?"

"Jinzhu, he's gone!" Cao Yuan hugged Jinzhu and burst into tears, her tears soaking her clothes.

"Your Highness, don't cry! Don't cry!" Jinzhu didn't know what had happened, so she could only pat her back silently to comfort her.

-

Chu Yan returned to the Prime Minister's residence, hastily left a letter, and was just about to leave when Xuan Feng unexpectedly returned from outside.

"Didn't I send you back to Shu to deliver a message? Why are you back so soon?"

Chu Yan had a bad feeling.

"Young master, I just went to the Shu Kingdom post station and they said..."

"say what?"

"Our Emperor intends to attack the State of Chen!"

Chu Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he began to analyze, "Based on my understanding of him, after conquering Chen, his next step will be to declare war on Wei."

With those useless people in Chen, how could they be a match for Shu? Although Wei is not a small country, if a real war breaks out, they might not be able to defeat Shu.

“However, this news may not be accurate, or it may not be true! Having just annexed other countries, they should need to recuperate for a few years!” Xuanfeng comforted him.

“Young master, however, I think we should go back to Shu together to avoid trouble for now.”

"If a fight really breaks out, we'll definitely be in danger here! If someone finds out our identities, Prime Minister Chu will also be in danger."

“They’ve already come to investigate,” Chu Yan said calmly.

"What?! What are we going to do?!"

"Fortunately, they probably don't know my real identity yet, so we have to leave now."

"Prepare two fast horses, let's return to Shu right now!"

"Now? The city gates are already closed; we'll have to wait until tomorrow."

"Then we'll set off early tomorrow morning, but there's something you forgot, young master."

Chu Yan looked at Xuan Feng with a puzzled expression.

“Young master, you are now a dead man, so we need to process the documents again. This is not like the last time we went to Chen, where we could easily get away with it. I will have to process a fake one for you tomorrow, and you will have to wait a few days.”

"No! Time is of the essence, everything must be done by tomorrow!"

He only had two days left.