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Yu Yan's face immediately flushed red.

"Imperial Aunt hasn't been in the palace for half a year." Yu Tianqi withdrew his finger as if nothing had happened and said with a smile.

"This concubine is an ominous person, so I don't have to enter the palace too often to avoid damaging the empress dowager's phoenix body or the emperor's body." Yu Yan said again. She hid her true self firmly in front of others, as she always did.

Yu Tianqi only chuckled and slowed the speed of the horse. He turned his head to look at Yun Qin, who had been following behind silently.

"Yun Qin, the empress dowager intends to betroth Princess Jing Ge to you."

"Your Majesty, please forgive us, but Yun Qin was still being filial, so it would be inconvenient for him to take a wife." Yun Qin raised his head and looked at Yu Yan.

Old General Yun has passed away? Yu Yan felt her heart ache. When she was young, Old General Yun had still hugged her on his knees and pointed at her nose, asking her if she was willing to be the wife of the Yun Family. She was too willing! She liked Yun Qin, the two families knew that.

So what if I like her? If I like her, I won't be able to eat her, and I won't be able to exchange her for my family's lives … She turned her face away and looked at the shaking trees by the roadside. The spring sprouts were covered with thin, soft branches, like the fresh waist of a young girl.

Yu Tianqi laughed and then jumped down from his horse, and extended a hand towards Yu Yan: "Come, royal sister-in-law, I will help you down."

"I dare not, for fear of injuring my dragon body."

Yu Yan refused to touch his hands. She hugged the horse's neck and carefully slid down.

Yu Tianqi stood at the side and watched with a smile. Seeing that she had carefully arranged his robes, he smiled and said, "My royal sister-in-law is even more delicate and innocent now that she is wearing this set of men's clothes."

Yun Qin stood silently at the side, clenching his whip into a fist.

After the awkward atmosphere lasted for a while, Yu Yan turned around and knelt down towards Yu Tianqi, and said in a soft voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive us."

The widow was not at home to keep the feast, but when she came out dressed as a man she had to be whipped a hundred times for being caught.

"Why would my imperial sister-in-law commit such a crime? I've been locked up in the palace for so long, and I also want to come out to get some fresh air." Yu Tianqi smiled and turned to leave.

Yu Yan stood up, her long eyelashes hanging down.

"Yu Yan, you aren't even willing to look at me?" Yun Qin's slightly angry voice came from behind her as he grabbed her wrist with his palm.

"General Yun, be careful …" She quickly broke free.

"Alright …" Yun Qin let go of his hand hatefully and walked in.

Yu Yan stood there in a daze, gently caressing her wrist, she slowly followed. Did she not want to grab onto Yun Qin's hand? But the reality was that she and he had become people from two different worlds. She was a widow, and Yun Qin was a mighty general. She did not want her life. Could Yun Qin live well?

This was the stables at the back of the palace, where the princes practiced their horsemanship and archery. Looking ahead, the desolate green grass extended into a vast expanse. One could not see the end of it.

"Yun Qin, let us see your archery skills!"

Yu Tianqi took the wooden longbow passed to him by the guard and threw it to Yun Qin.

"Is sister-in-law coming?" Yu Tianqi turned and look at Yu Yan.

Yu Yan shook her head and took a few steps back. Only after the sound of the horse's hooves faded away did she heave a sigh of relief. She raised her eyes and looked forward.

Was this Yu Tianqi's brain filled with water today, or did he want to spy on Yun Qin? In the past three years, he hadn't talked to her as much as he did today.

Her back was in great pain, and the whip was fierce. The person who whipped her was also in great pain. She did not break your clothes, but instead caused your bones and flesh to ache. She wanted to find a place to touch the wound on her back, so she walked forward alone.

In front of them was a dense forest of hills and a stream that flowed by.

He held the water to his face and looked at the stream. The calmness in his eyes was broken by the broken light, and the scales and ripples of the water reflected off his pretty face.

"You're annoying. I'm Lady Yu Feng and Changzhen, who can look at me like that!" A trace of annoyance was written on her pretty face. She grabbed a small pebble and forcefully threw it into the stream, causing the water to shatter.

With a few sizzling sounds, she turned around and saw a grey object jumping down from a tree. It was a little rabbit. She didn't know if it was because it was scared out of its wits and directly crashed into the tree … Bang

Smiling, she picked up her robe and waved it over. Picking up the little rabbit who had been knocked senseless, she smiled and touched its long ears. This fellow was still young and only had two fist-sized fists. Staring with his red eyes wide open, he trembled in fear. His small mouth quivered in fear.

"Little guy, you can't see when you're walking."

She patted the rabbit's back in pity.

"Little Cyan Fish." A deep voice that was filled with all sorts of emotions sounded.

She quickly turned her head, only to see Yun Qin brandishing his longbow, using an arrow to cut through the shrubbery, and slowly walking over. She opened her mouth but was unable to call out Yun Qin's name. She hugged the little rabbit and suddenly stood up, turning to leave.

"Must you avoid me?" Yun Qin strode over and grabbed her arm.

"General Yun, this is the royal hunting grounds. There are many eyes and ears …"

"I'm not afraid!" Yun Qin was immediately excited, his Adam's apple trembling, his entire body tensed up.

Yu Yan turned her head, looked at him fixedly, and muttered: "But I'm afraid."

Yun Qin's face immediately paled as he stared at her blankly for a while before giving a bitter smile, "Little Cyan Fish, you've changed … "Weak, greedy for wealth …"

Yu Yan did not make a sound, Yun Qin was far away at the border, how could he know what was happening in the imperial court? Walking in the market, she had gathered much information regarding the Yun Family.

The empress dowager dreaded the Yun Family because their military might was too great, their military might was too strong, and their achievements were too great … If she was falsely accused of colluding with the Imperial Seal, it didn't matter if she suffered, because Yun Qin had repaid her debt in one go, and her entire family's loyalty would be buried together with her for the sake of her liking! Did she have the heart?

"Even if you are guarding an empty room, you still don't want to go with me to the border and suffer the pain of the scorching sun and the yellow sand?"

Seeing that she did not make a sound, Yun Qin suddenly became enraged, and used even more force in his grip on her wrist, shaking her until her head was spinning.

Finally, he looked at her reddened eyes and firmly said, "I wrote one hundred and ninety-nine letters to you, but you never answered me …" Little Cyan Fish, you … "What a vicious heart …"

A letter? Yu Yan suddenly raised her head, she had never received a single letter before!

"If you can't defy the decree in the beginning, I'll believe you! But in these three years, I've plotted countless ways out for you and arranged for people to come and pick you up … Why don't you see any of them? "

Yu Yan's mind buzzed, she forcefully pushed him away and ran, she and Yun Qin were definitely being watched!

"Yu Yan, I want to marry the princess, what will you do?" Yun Qin growled from behind her.

What could she do? Yu Yan suddenly burst into tears, pushed him away and ran frantically.

There was nothing she could do, nothing she could do! She had no one to rely on. She had always thought that if she missed him, she would naturally forget about him. She would find evidence of her father's injustice and then be left all alone …

Hiding behind the big tree, she buried her face into the little rabbit and forced her crying to hide her voice so that Yun Qin wouldn't hear her.