Chapter 212: Bringing My Wife Home (Part )
Looking at the man's deep and unfathomable eyes in front of her and his warm breath that was getting closer and closer to her, Su Liuyue dared not move and even swallowed nervously.

In her previous life, she was obsessed with solving cases and catching criminals. She really had no experience in this area. The little understanding she had came from movies and TV dramas.

What should she do now? No matter what she should do, she shouldn't just sit there like a log...

However, while Su Liuyue was struggling internally, the man in front of her suddenly stopped moving forward, and a hint of forbearance and struggle flashed across the depths of his phoenix eyes.

At this moment, if the carriage bumped a little, his tall nose would hit hers. Their breaths intertwined and their eyes met. Although they were at such a close distance, Su Liuyue always felt that there was still something between them that prevented them from crossing the final line.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Yunke slowly distanced himself from her. His clear and pleasant voice had become indescribably hoarse. He said softly, "Go to my mansion. I'll have the doctor check your wound. Once I make sure you're okay, I'll send someone to take you back."

Although the distance between them increased, Zhou Yunke's hand was still tightly holding hers. As the distance between him and her increased, the strength with which he held her seemed to increase.

Su Liuyue unconsciously lowered her eyes to look at their clasped hands, feeling a little confused, and could only subconsciously say "Oh".

After that, the two of them stopped talking, but the ambiguous atmosphere in the carriage still lingered everywhere. Su Liuyue calmed her overly fast heartbeat, coughed lightly, and found a random topic, "Why did His Highness come here suddenly?"

"Didn't you ask Fengqi to send me a message saying that you would be out of town tonight to handle a case?"

Zhou Yunke looked at her and smiled faintly, "Feng Qi said, you are hinting at me to come and take you home."

Of course, that guy didn't dare to guess Su Liuyue's thoughts at will, so he asked the secret guard who came to deliver the message to rack his brains to talk about this matter in a roundabout way. He said that it was too late and that it was heard that women nowadays like gentle men who would pick them up home at night. He didn't think that there were not many women like Su Liuyue who would run out of the city late at night.

After a while, he started talking to himself about how women's hearts are as deep as the sea, and that my mother taught me since I was a child that I should not only believe what women say.

Even if his brain wasn't working well, he could still hear the hidden meaning behind his words.

Besides, he wanted to pick her up anyway.

Hearing that Zhou Yunke's voice was no longer as hoarse as before, Su Liuyue inexplicably relaxed a little and said speechlessly: "That guy, next time I have to tell him not to speculate on what I say casually. If Your Highness is very busy..."

"No matter how busy you are, it won't stop me from taking my wife home."

Zhou Yunke suddenly laughed. Seeing Su Liuyue's stunned expression, he couldn't help but said, "Besides, I said, I care about this case too."

Su Liuyue: “…”

This guy was her fiancée a few days ago, and now she is her wife.

The progress is really rapid. Next time, maybe she will be the child’s mother... Ugh, bah, bah, bah, what is she thinking about!

Su Liuyue forced herself to focus on the case, sat up straight and said, "Has the news of Miss Zhong's murder spread? Did the generals of the previous dynasty have any extreme reactions?"

Zhou Yunke's smile faded a little, and he said, "It's not an overreaction, but they tried every means to mobilize their connections in the court, demanding that the murderer be found immediately and severely punished. Even Gu Jijiu and General Shen came forward in person to plead in front of the emperor."

Su Liuyue frowned slightly.

For the former dignitaries who are now acting cautiously and safely, their reactions can be considered "extreme".

"What's even more troublesome now is that the news that Li Erlang secretly took Miss Zhong out of the Jiaofang Bureau and made her his mistress has spread."

Zhou Yunke's voice was slightly deep. "The dignitaries of the previous dynasty privately reacted strongly to this matter. They could accept the decline of the Zhong family, which was the result of their own actions and they could not blame others. But they could not accept that Miss Zhong was despised and insulted by others in addition to these punishments. However, since this matter involves the Li family, not many people dare to speak out. However, even so, Wei Yushi and Gu Jijiu still reported Li Erlang. Li Erlang originally held an idle position in the Yulin Army, but was now asked to suspend his post and go home to reflect on his mistakes."

Su Liuyue frowned even more tightly, and said sarcastically: "What kind of punishment is this? Li Erlang abused his power and forced an innocent woman, but was only ordered to go home and reflect on his mistakes. How is this different from punishing himself by drinking three cups of wine?
Can the ancient priests accept it?"

Moreover, he was only suspended from his job. Once the storm over this incident died down, he would be able to go back to work peacefully. It had no impact on him at all!
Zhou Yunke looked at Su Liuyue, and gently stroked the back of her hand with his thumb as if to comfort her, and said, "There is nothing we can do if they don't accept it. Li Zhi, the head of the Li family, and my father were sworn brothers. My father trusted him very much. My father's favorite concubine, Li Guifei, was from the Li family. Unfortunately, Li Guifei has not been able to give birth to a son in these years, and has only given birth to two daughters."

He said it was a pity, but his tone was clearly tinged with sarcasm.

Yes, if the emperor did not trust him, he would not have allowed Li Zhi to become the Minister of Revenue, who is in charge of the national finances.

Although he was angry, it was not worth it to offend the emperor's confidant for the sake of a woman from the Zhong family.

Besides, strictly speaking, it was not Li Erlang who killed Miss Zhong.

only……

Su Liuyue couldn't help but look at Zhou Yunke.

This was the first time he took the initiative to tell her about his family affairs.

She knew that his family situation was complicated and that his growing environment would definitely not be happy.

In the past, she could have avoided getting involved in these things because they were too troublesome.

But now, she should more or less take the initiative to find out more.

Su Liuyue opened her mouth and was about to say something when the carriage stopped.

We arrived at Zhou Yunke’s mansion outside the palace.

Zhou Yunke got off the carriage first, then leaned into it and was about to pick up Su Liuyue just like he did in Chengjia Village.

Su Liuyue immediately avoided his hand with a slightly red face, and said with some shame and anger: "No, I injured my hand, not my foot, I can walk by myself!"

As she spoke, she remembered Zhou Yunke's "accusation" against her just now. Fearing that he might misunderstand her again, she quickly added, "It's not that I don't want you to hug me, but there's no need to hug me like this in front of outsiders. When we're alone, you can hug me however you want..."

She spoke too quickly, and by the time Su Liuyue realized what she had said, she felt like biting off her tongue.

Zhou Yunke raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at her with his phoenix eyes as bright as stars. He suddenly smiled softly, and did not insist. He put away his hand and said softly: "Then be careful, don't touch the wound."

After watching her get off the carriage, Zhou Yunke turned around and walked into the mansion first.

The moment he turned around, his left hand, which had been clenched tightly, quietly loosened.

No one knew that when he got off the carriage just now, his feet felt weak for a moment.

Just now in the carriage, he had used up almost all his strength to suppress the surging desire in his heart.

It was not until he got off the carriage that he realized that the energy consumed by this war with himself was no less than any battle on the battlefield.