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

Cao Yuan walked over and got into the carriage, where the Prime Minister of Chu was sitting.

"Prime Minister Chu?"

Cao Yuan never expected that Prime Minister Chu would come looking for her.

"Your Highness! Please have a seat!"

"I fear that others will recognize me, so I will not get out of the carriage to greet you!"

"Prime Minister Chu, what are you saying! Are you here to pick up Chu Yan?"

"No, Xuanfeng told me that he was rescued by the prince and hopes that the prince can wait until he recovers before letting him leave the manor."

"What happens after he leaves the mansion? Does Prime Minister Chu not intend to let him return to the Prime Minister's residence? What about his official position..."

Cao Yuan thought for a moment and then said, "I understand, Prime Minister Chu. You are worried that someone with ulterior motives might take advantage of the situation! That's alright, I will personally report to my father!"

"This old minister just wants you to convey to Your Highness that he should do what he believes is right and he should take responsibility for his actions."

Cao Yuan looked slightly puzzled but didn't press the matter further. "Ah... Oh! Don't worry! I'll deliver it to Prime Minister Chu."

Cao Yuan went inside.

Chu Yan and Xuan Feng were pushing and shoving each other on the bed.

"What are you two doing?"

"Your Highness, please try to persuade the young master! He insists on leaving!"

Chu Yan leaned against the bed, head bowed, remaining silent.

"Lord Chu, are you leaving?"

"Should you take responsibility or run away?"

Chu Yan suddenly looked up, "My father, you've seen my father."

Cao Yuan lay down on the daybed, and Jin Zhu served her a cup of tea. She picked it up and nodded leisurely.

"Now that you're practically dead, don't force yourself. Just stay here and recover. It's not that you don't want to go back to the Prime Minister's residence; it's that you can't go back now."

"And Xuanfeng too!"

"Please speak, Your Highness."

"Aren't you good at disguise? You can come into the Xue residence openly from now on, no need to climb the wall!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Anyone who didn't know better would think I was secretly keeping a male concubine!"

"Alright, alright, I'm tired. You and your servants may leave now."

"Yes! Young master, I will come to see you again tomorrow!"

“Ah Feng…”

"Your Highness, the bathwater is ready!"

"Lord Chu, I'm going to take a shower first. You can stay here by yourself, so you don't have to blush when you see me again!"

Chu Yan resignedly lay down on the bed, but before he had been lying there for long, Jinzhu pushed the door open and came in again, saying, "I've come to get His Highness's clothes."

As she spoke, Jinzhu sniffed.

Seeing Jinzhu silently wiping away her tears, Chu Yan wondered what was wrong and quickly asked, "Did you get scolded?"

"no!"

"Your Highness has another knife wound, even longer than before. How will you ever get married now!"

Does she still want a divorce?

"Of course, Your Highness would never be with someone like the驸马! Once Your Highness is divorced, Your Highness will take me back to the border to live!"

Chu Yan stroked his chin in thought when Jinzhu suddenly knelt down.

Jinzhu realized she had misspoke after she finished speaking, "Lord Chu! This servant has been too talkative, too talkative!"

"Please, Lord Chu, don't tell His Highness what I've said! If he finds out, I'm doomed."

"understood."

Jinzhu wiped her face and went out.

Chu Yan fell into deep thought, recalling the scene of exchanging medicine with her.

Chu Yan shook his head violently. "No! How can you think about such things?"

After resting at the Xue residence for a few days, Chu Yan felt it was time to leave.

As darkness fell, Cao Yuan had already gone to sleep.

He then changed his clothes, left a note, and prepared to leave.

"You left so suddenly, without even saying goodbye?"

Chu Yan froze.

"Should I call you Chu Yan or Xiao Xing?"

The candle was suddenly lit.

Chu Yan let out a long breath and slowly turned around.

"Princess, when was this discovered!"

"I don't know either! Maybe it was when you put on the mask or when you saved me at the foot of the mountain." Cao Yuan sat up.

"Now that the princess knows, I will no longer hide it. Chu Yan and Xiao Xing are indeed the same person."

"Please, Your Highness, do not punish the Prime Minister of Chu. He knows nothing."

"So, you really are from the Shu Kingdom!"

"Yes!" Chu Yan no longer concealed anything.

"Why did you come to Wei? What is your purpose? Who sent you?"

Chu Yan's lips curved into a smile. "Princess, I really am the adopted son of the Prime Minister of Chu!"

"Prime Minister Chu went to the battlefield in his early years and did indeed save a child from the battlefield, but he was crippled in both legs. What about your legs?" Cao Yuan asked.

“I am his second adopted son. His first adopted son passed away a few years ago.”

“I came here to find my lost younger brother. It just so happens that I helped the Prime Minister of Chu in my early years, and the Prime Minister adopted me as his son. My position as Minister of Justice in Wei was also by chance, not because I deliberately sought a high position in Wei.”

“I have reported every case I have handled to the Prime Minister. Therefore, I urge the princess not to view me with prejudice and to wrongly kill a loyal minister.”

Cao Yuan couldn't think of anything else to ask him, but she always felt that he was hiding something.

"I am leaving this time because I want to return to the Shu Kingdom."

"You found your younger brother?"

"Found him, he's already dead." Chu Yanping looked straight ahead.

"Please grief!"

Do you still have family?

Chu Yan shook his head.

Cao Yuan lowered her head and pondered. Judging from his generous spending, he must not be from a small or insignificant family in Shu.

Moreover, he had attendants who were also very skilled.

The Shu Kingdom loves war so much; if it were to return and attack the Wei Kingdom, wouldn't that be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains?

We need to find a way to keep him here.

We must not let him return to Shu.

“Princess, I really have to go now. It’s really inconvenient for me to stay here. Thank you for taking care of me during this time.”

"What, do you think my temple is too small?"

“Princess, you know that’s not what I meant.”

"I think that's what you mean."

Chu Yan found her behavior strange and thought she was just looking for trouble. He didn't want to cause any conflict with her, so he said, "Think what you want, I'm leaving."

Chu Yan had just opened the door, but before it was fully open, it suddenly closed again.

"what are you doing?"

"There's someone outside!"

"Hmm?" Cao Yuan opened the door and saw that everyone from the Xue family was waiting at the door.

"what happened?"

"Cao Yuan, you've got some nerve! You dare to keep a man in your lap! Hand over the adulterer!" Cao Shang shouted from outside.

"You've cheated on Xue Lang like this, Xue Lang should divorce her immediately!"

Cao Yuan looked at Chu Yan.

"Why aren't you leaving? You should leave!"

"Princess, you're still joking at a time like this!" Chu Yan said seriously.

"So what? What can they do to me? At most, they'll drown you in a pig cage! You're the adulterer!"

Cao Yuan opened the door and came out. "What's going on? Why are there so many people here!"

Cao Shang pulled Xue Xinian to her side, "Royal sister, you've really gone too far! You can even do something like this!"

Don't you understand the principle that a woman should obey her husband after marriage?

"So what if I don't understand! With you making such a fuss in the middle of the night, I thought there were ghosts outside!"

"If you don't want anyone to know, then don't do it in the first place. You had your maids deliver so much food every day and even called a doctor. No wonder Xue Lang's clothes were missing—it was you!"

"We're not stupid, how could we not know there was someone else in your room!"

"Ah Yuan, do you really have another man in the house?"

Xue Xinian said in disbelief.

No wonder she always refused to sleep with me.

"So what if there are more people in my room? You two are so in love, can't I chat with someone else for a while?" Cao Yuan leaned against the door frame, seemingly not caring about her reputation at all.

"Stop talking nonsense, Xue Lang! Let's find out her lover!"