Zhou Yunke's brows suddenly frowned slightly.

Su Liuyue quickly took back her hand and said, "Go quickly."

Zhou Yunke looked at her and asked softly, "What did you want to say just now?"

"It's just a small matter. It won't be too late to talk about it after you finish your business."

Su Liuyue smiled and said, "Go quickly, your soldiers are waiting for you."

Zhou Yunke's eyes were filled with hesitation, as if he wanted to say something else. At this time, Feng Yang's urging voice came from outside. He could only purse his lips and said in a deep voice: "Okay, wait for me. Xinjing will be very chaotic in the next two days. You and aunt should not go back. When the situation stabilizes, I will send someone to pick you up."

"it is good."

Su Liuyue's eyes softened, "Be careful."

Zhou Yunke took one last look at Su Liuyue before opening the carriage door, jumping out, mounting his horse and leaving.

Neither of them is the type to cling to each other.

However, no matter what time, there will always be a corner in their hearts reserved for each other.

They also know clearly that there is such a corner in the other party's heart.

Su Liuyue also got off the carriage and watched Zhou Yunke and the others leave.

Feng Qi was still left behind to protect Su Liuyue. Seeing this, he came over and said, "My queen, where are we going next? Feng Yang just told me that many of King Chu's accomplices have infiltrated Xinfeng County. Our people are arresting them one by one with the help of County Magistrate Xue. It should not be safe to enter the city now."

"Let's go back to my aunt."

Su Liuyue's eyes were slightly cold, and she said in a calm voice: "Send a few people back first, if the Qianniu Guards sent by the emperor are still here, subdue them directly.

Then, find another place to live near my aunt’s farm.”

Now, they have completely broken off relations with the emperor.

There's no need to pretend anymore.

Feng Qi was slightly startled and asked in confusion: "Why do you want to find another place to live?"

Su Liuyue glanced at him sideways. A soldier beside him looked up at the sky helplessly and said as respectfully as possible: "Guard Feng, our prince and His Majesty are now completely opposed. If His Majesty knew where the Crown Princess was, the Crown Princess might be in danger..."

Feng Qi slapped his head immediately and said humbly, "So that's how it is, Ah Huo, your brain really works! No wonder His Highness specially kept you here just now, hahaha!
Don't worry, madam. I will send someone to find a new place to live."

Su Liuyue glanced at the soldier who had just spoken, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

No wonder she felt he looked unfamiliar, it turned out that Zhou Yunke had stayed here on purpose.

When Feng Qi walked away quickly, Ah Huo followed him like a worried old woman, muttering, "Guard Feng, remember to tell the people sent to find a place to stay to find a hidden place that is convenient for escape at any time. The original manor of the queen and her family must also be arranged well, so that others cannot notice that the queen and her family are no longer there..."

Next, Su Liuyue went back to the manor and told Princess Changxi about the current situation.

Princess Changxi had been mentally prepared for this. She said nothing when Su Liuyue said she wanted to move to another place. She just smiled and said, "You can move there. Don't worry about me. If I leave with you, His Majesty will soon find out that this manor is empty."

Su Liuyue frowned and said disapprovingly: "But..."

"Don't worry, I am His Majesty's only biological sister. Even if His Majesty is desperate, he will not harm me."

Princess Changxi interrupted Su Liuyue and said softly, "But you are different, you really shouldn't live here.

Just now, after those Qianniu Guards realized that we had deceived them, they quickly sent people to deliver a letter to Xinjing.

You'd better leave quickly. I'm worried that when they come back, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

Although Su Liuyue was a little worried, what Princess Changxi said made sense. Now was not the time to be entangled, so she quickly nodded and said, "Then aunt, you are alone here, so you must be careful about everything.

My residence is nearby. If you need to find me, send someone to wait in the pavilion not far ahead, and someone will respond."

After saying that, she simply packed up her things and took Er Si'er'an and the others to their new residence.

Feng Qi found a farmhouse for her in a village nearby. Although the farmhouse was simple, it was clean and tidy. And because the village was deep in the mountains, it was not very noticeable.

If something happens at that time, it will be convenient for them to escape under the cover of the mountains.

Su Liuyue stayed in the village like this. In order to conceal her identity, they told the public that she was going to Xinjing to visit her relatives, but she felt unwell halfway through the journey, so she found a house to rest for a few days.

Although they lived in the village, Feng Qi would send people out to inquire about the situation every day. Therefore, Su Liuyue knew that although the emperor had ordered people to urgently transfer all the troops near Xinjing, only few responded to his order.

Part of the reason for this is that some military generals originally followed Zhou Yunke.

Another reason is that many of the generals in the army around Xinjing are military commanders from the previous dynasty. Because the emperor has been targeting officials from the previous dynasty during this period, he has completely lost the support of the people among them.

Knowing what was happening now, it would be good if the generals of the previous dynasty did not take the opportunity to cause trouble, and of course it was impossible for them to rush forward to protect the emperor.

The final result was that after Zhou Yunke returned to Xinjing, the emperor had no choice but to order the city gates to be closed tightly and sent people to stand on the city wall to angrily curse Zhou Yunke as a traitor and an unfilial descendant.

However, with such a huge disparity in strength, it was only a matter of time for Zhou Yunke to break through the gate of Xinjing.

Not to mention, there are already many people following Zhou Yunke in the new capital.

Almost on the same day that Zhou Yunke returned to the new capital, Feng Qi came hurriedly to report that the manor where Princess Changxi lived was surrounded by a team of elite soldiers from the new capital. They then conducted a carpet search of the entire manor, obviously targeting Su Liuyue.

The only lucky thing is that, as Princess Changxi said, no matter how crazy the emperor is, he will not harm her, his only sister.

Therefore, after the team of soldiers failed to find Su Liuyue, they left the manor, leaving only a few people to guard the manor, and then began to search inch by inch around the manor.

If they keep searching like this, they will eventually find this village.

Therefore, early the next morning, Su Liuyue decided to leave the village and go directly to Xinjing.

Feng Qi disagreed and said, "We don't know what the situation is in Xinjing yet. Your Majesty should go and meet up with Magistrate Xue first. Magistrate Xue has people from our Shenwu Army with him. They can protect your safety..."

"You can think of things, do you think the people sent by His Majesty can't think of them?"

Su Liuyue said: "Believe it or not, now all the entrances to and from Xinfeng County are guarded by soldiers sent by the emperor. If I get close to Xinfeng County, I will be captured immediately."

Feng Qi didn't believe it at first, but after sending people to explore outside quickly, he was speechless.

Su Liuyue smiled lightly and said, "They are coming for me, and they will definitely do anything that may catch me.

As long as they can tell that I only have three options now - one, to meet up with my third cousin; two, to leave Xinfeng County and not look for my third cousin or His Highness; three, to meet up with His Highness in Xinjing, they will naturally know that if they stay near Xinfeng County, they can completely block my first option. "

Feng Qi asked puzzledly: "What about the other two roads?"

"The other two roads are not so easy to be blocked. After all, there are only a few roads leading into Xinfeng County, but there are countless roads leaving Xinfeng County."

Su Liuyue raised her eyes and said with a smile: "Going to Xinfeng County now is like walking into a trap.

It would be better to go back to Xinjing directly and reunite with His Highness.

Got it, let's get ready right away. The mountain road is difficult to travel at night, so we should try to set off during the day."

The number of people His Majesty sent to capture her could not be many, after all, he himself was short of manpower.

As long as they avoid their followers on their way back to Xinjing, it will only be a matter of time for them to return to Xinjing smoothly.

They don't even need to rush, they can walk at a leisurely pace.

Su Liuyue and Fengqi walked and stopped together, occasionally taking a detour, and before noon the next day, they could see the new capital city from afar.

However, because they were traveling all day yesterday, Feng Qi had no time to inquire about the news, and they did not know what the current battle situation in Xinjing was.

Finally, Su Liuyue asked everyone to stop and sent two spies to check the situation.

But who would have thought that in the end, they came back with Feng Yang.

Seeing the unconcealable joy on Feng Yang's face as he rushed over, Su Liuyue's heart couldn't help but pound.

Even though she had guessed the result, she still saw Feng Yang bowing to her as soon as he got off his horse, smiling and saying, "My humble servant greets the queen! I didn't expect that the queen would come back on her own! His Highness had successfully breached the gate of Xinjing early this morning, and as soon as he settled down in the palace, he sent someone to Xinfeng County to pick up the queen.

Fortunately, I met the Queen. Otherwise, if the news came from Xinfeng County that the Queen could not be found, Your Highness would be extremely anxious!
I will escort the queen back to the palace right away!"

Su Liuyue couldn't help but smile and asked hurriedly, "Is your Highness injured? Where are my uncle and the others?"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, nothing has happened to His Highness, and nothing has happened to Xue Shiyu and the others either!"

Feng Yang said quickly: "At the last moment, His Majesty was indeed... so anxious that he kept pushing the officials who followed His Majesty onto the city wall, threatening His Majesty, and... personally hacking them to death.

But... His Highness had previously sent secret guards to secretly protect the Xue family. After the battle between His Majesty and His Highness began, they escorted the Xue family members to secretly leave the Xue family and hide in a secluded house in the new capital."

Although she heard that her uncle and the others were fine, Su Liuyue's heart still skipped a beat.

Your Majesty is simply crazy! No matter what, you can't take human life so lightly!
He doesn't leave any way out for himself at all!
It is said that if the emperor breaks the law, he will be punished the same as the common people.

His killing of court officials left Zhou Yunke with a huge problem. Even if Zhou Yunke successfully ascended the throne, how would he deal with his father?

Give him a chance to live? The officials who were hacked to death and their families would not agree to this. Moreover, those officials died because of Zhou Yunke. If Zhou Yunke did not seek justice for them, others would probably be dissatisfied with him.

Not giving them a chance to live? Although Zhou Yunke had no feelings for this father, he was still...his father.

What's more, Princess Changxi had previously asked Zhou Yunke to give His Majesty a chance to live if possible.

Su Liuyue was silent for a moment, then said, "Where is His Highness now? Take me to His Highness immediately."

Feng Yang quickly responded, "Your Highness is in the palace now. I will take the Queen back to the palace right away."

The new capital city, which had just experienced a war, was extremely depressed. All the shops on the street were tightly closed. Soldiers were seen almost everywhere, and only occasionally one or two civilians could be seen.

But Feng Yang said that this war was not a large-scale war and His Highness had ordered that civilians should not be harmed, so there were almost no casualties among the people.

The reason they don't dare to come out now is simply because they don't know the situation clearly and dare not act rashly.

Su Liuyue went straight into the palace. Before, she didn't like this palace at all. She just felt that this palace made her feel indescribably depressed.

However, at this moment, she was so focused on Zhou Yunke that she had no time to think about her own feelings.

Feng Yang asked and found out that Zhou Yunke was now in the dungeon.

And now the emperor is imprisoned in the dungeon.

Feng Yang hesitated for a moment and asked, "My queen, the dungeon is dirty. Can I go and inform His Highness..."

"Need not."

Su Liuyue said decisively: "I will go to the dungeon to find His Highness." She was also a little curious about why Zhou Yunke ended up in the dungeon.

Although according to the current situation, Zhou Yunke would certainly be somewhat upset, but his upset could not be because of the emperor.

A person who doesn't have much emotion in the first place doesn't have the ability to make him upset.

Therefore, Su Liuyue did not think that Zhou Yunke would go to the dungeon on purpose to visit the emperor.

There must be another reason why he went to the dungeon.

Feng Yang took Su Liuyue all the way to the dungeon. As soon as they arrived outside the dungeon, Su Liuyue was slightly stunned.

However, there were already quite a few people standing there. In addition to the soldiers guarding outside the dungeon, there was also a group of palace maids. The leader was someone Su Liuyue had seen not long ago - it was Aunt Huiming who served the Queen.

But her eyes were red, the area around her eyes was red and swollen, and the corners of her eyes were slightly moist. It was obvious that she had just cried uncontrollably.

Although she was not crying now, her eyes were filled with unconcealed worry and anxiety as she looked into the dungeon, her teeth had bitten her lower lip until it turned white.

Su Liuyue felt a little uneasy, so she walked over and asked, "Aunt Huiming, what happened in the dungeon?"

This sudden voice startled Aunt Huiming. She turned her head sharply and saw that it was Su Liuyue. She hurriedly saluted and said, "Your servant greets the Crown Princess. Your servant... Your servant was distracted just now and did not notice the Crown Princess at the first time..."

Su Liuyue quickly helped her up and said, "Now is not the time to talk about this. What happened in the dungeon?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Huiming bit her lower lip subconsciously and said in a tearful voice, "Reporting to Her Majesty, just now... just now the Queen came in and said that she wanted to talk to His Majesty, but His Majesty, who was furious, was unwilling to listen to the Queen. He used the most vicious words in the world, and kept cursing the Queen and the Crown Prince, saying... saying that the Queen and the Crown Prince... must not die a good death... In the first place, he should not have let them live..."

Su Liuyue's heart tightened as she heard this.

She seemed to...guess what had happened.

"Then……"

Aunt Huiming seemed to recall the horrific situation just now and couldn't help crying, "Then the Queen suddenly lost control and pulled out a dagger from her waist... and stabbed it straight at His Majesty!

The servants were terrified. Before they could react, the Queen pulled out the dagger again and stabbed His Majesty in the heart again...

After that, the Queen smiled bitterly and stabbed the dagger stained with His Majesty's blood... into her own body...

I don’t know when the Queen hid this dagger! It’s my fault. I failed in my duty! I…I am willing to die to atone for my sin…”

Seeing that Aunt Huiming was about to collapse, Su Liuyue pursed her lips and said in a deep voice: "Aunt Huiming, don't think too much, go back and rest first.

That is... if you are to be punished, it should be done by His Highness himself.

How long has Your Highness been inside?"

Aunt Huiming said with tears streaming down her face, "Your Highness has been in there for two incense sticks of time... The imperial physician just came out and said... His Majesty and the Empress are both beyond help...

His Highness sent out an order, saying that no one was allowed to enter until he came out.

Your Highness probably wants to be alone..."

Su Liuyue knew in her heart that although Zhou Yunke had no feelings for the emperor, he felt differently towards the queen.

Although the Queen Mother had done some very excessive things to him, she was still normal for a period of time when he was a child. When she was not crazy, she also tried her best to fulfill her duties as a mother.

Zhou Yunke's feelings towards this mother are complicated after all.

She sighed secretly and said, "Aunt Huiming, you can go back and have a rest. I'll be here for you."

She smiled faintly, "I will wait for His Highness to come out."

Su Liuyue waited for almost half an hour.

Zhou Yunke saw her almost as soon as he came out. His originally indifferent face was instantly stained with a bit of surprise. He walked up quickly, grasped his hand, and said in a deep voice: "When did you come? The people I sent to Xinfeng County should not be able to pick you up so quickly..."

He had already changed into a moon-white uniform.

Su Liuyue felt that it had been a long, long time since she had seen Zhou Yunke wearing anything other than armor.

She smiled slightly and said, "Because... I felt someone needed me, so I rushed over here."

Zhou Yunke looked at her in astonishment for a while, and the corner of his mouth slightly raised, but the upward curve was filled with a bit of bitterness and helplessness.

He had guessed that she knew everything.

He held her hand tightly and whispered, "Liu Yue, accompany me to walk around the palace."

Su Liuyue looked into his eyes and nodded gently, "Okay."

Su Liuyue had only lived in this palace for a few days, so she couldn't say how familiar it was with it.

Therefore, she just followed Zhou Yunke silently, wherever he went, she followed.

Zhou Yunke didn't speak the whole way. Finally, he took her to the edge of a lake, and pulled her to sit on two parallel rocks by the lake. He smiled and said, "Liu Yue, I said before that Concubine You and the people of the You family... have always disliked me and are trying every means to get rid of me, right?
I remember one winter day, when I was only about six years old, I was playing by the lake, and suddenly a servant ran by me and bumped into me, and I lost my balance and fell into the lake.

Su Liuyue's heart sank slightly.

The lake water in winter can freeze people to death.

What's more, Zhou Yunke was just a half-grown child at that time.

Zhou Yunke continued in a low voice: "I don't remember how I felt at that time. I only remember that I almost died that time. It was my mother who... jumped into the lake regardless of everything and rescued me. After that, I had a fever for three days and three nights. My aunt said that I was almost burned stupid.

But my mother...has been ill for several months and still hasn't recovered. To this day, she still has the root of the disease."

Su Liuyue turned to look at the man beside her, quietly reached out and held his hand.

"My mother... although she is not a very good mother, she has risked everything to protect me, and she has also... tried hard to be good to me.

Aunt Huiming said that when my mother killed that man just now, the last words she said were, "You are not allowed to slander me and my son like that..."

Zhou Yunke took a deep breath and said with a wry smile: "As I grew up and my relationship with my mother gradually became distant, I thought that I no longer had any status in my mother's heart. The only person my mother cared about was that man.

But it turns out that I was wrong..."

He didn't cry though.

Su Liuyue seemed to hear the sound of him crying.

She looked at him for a while, then suddenly stood up. Before Zhou Yunke could react, she stood in front of him, gently embraced his head, and let him lean on her soft belly.

Zhou Yunke was slightly stunned, and then he heard the woman's soft voice: "Your Highness, if you want to cry, then cry. Crying is not shameful. I won't laugh at you."

Zhou Yunke raised his eyebrows slightly and couldn't help laughing. He was about to push her away and say that he was fine.

The woman's next words, however, nailed him to the spot -

"It's just that you have to cry more quietly. I don't want the baby in my belly to learn from me and become a crybaby like his father."

Zhou Yunke's body froze for a long time before he was sure that he had not heard wrongly.

He suddenly raised his head, not caring about how strange their current posture was, and asked with a pair of phoenix eyes flashing with a strange light: "You...are pregnant?"

Su Liuyue pursed her lips and smiled. Even now, it still felt a little unreal. "Yes, I found out on the day that Your Highness went to war. Now, it has been three months.

That day in Xinfeng County, what I wanted to talk to Your Highness about was this matter...

ah--"

Before she could finish her words, the man suddenly stood up and grabbed her waist and picked her up.

Zhou Yunke looked up at Su Liuyue, who was still a little shocked. He lost his usual calmness and asked again and again: "Liuyue, is this true? Or did you just make it up to comfort me?"

Su Liuyue was both angry and amused, and couldn't help but punch his shoulder, "Why would I make up these things to deceive you, Your Highness, you should pay attention to your image..."

After all, he is going to be the king of a country.

Zhou Yunke's eyes curved slightly as he said, "Why should I care about my image in front of you and the child? Liu Yue..."

As he spoke, his eyes softened and he whispered, "Thank you. This is the best news I have heard in a while."

The big hole in his heart caused by what happened just now seemed to be filled up a lot in an instant.

When he thought that in the near future, there would be a shaky child who would call him daddy and the woman in his arms would call her mother, he felt that his life had been more perfect than ever before.

Seeing Zhou Yunke's eyes unconsciously turn slightly red, Su Liuyue felt warm and moist in her heart. She couldn't help but lean over and kissed his lips gently, whispering: "Your Highness, I believe you will be a good father, and those things that happened to you will never happen to our children again.

I allow you to be depressed for a few days, but don't think about those bad things anymore, okay?"

"it is good."

Zhou Yunke's eyes couldn't help but soften slightly, and he carefully carried her and walked into the palace.

It's like holding the whole world in your arms.

Although it is now the coldest time of the year, he seems to have heard the sound of flowers blooming next year.

……

"By the way, Your Highness, we will be living in the palace from now on, right? Can I still go out to investigate cases from time to time?"

"Of course you can."

"Then can I still go to my aunt's place and teach those women?"

"of course."

"And my uncle and his family, I would like to stay there for a few days from time to time."

Zhou Yunke couldn't help but pause and chuckled, "Liu Yue, your request seems a bit too much."

Su Liuyue raised her eyes slightly, "Just tell me whether you agree or not?"

Zhou Yunke saw her familiar arrogant look and smiled again, "Okay, you can do whatever you want."

Whatever you wish.

I will try my best to do it for you.

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