C224 224 Mutual Assistance

"Royal Uncle, for such a capable Ninth Aunt, have you really never doubted her?"

Yan Shuo's question deeply pierced Yan Yuan's heart.

He did suspect something, and even sent Qi Feng to xieqing to investigate. Even though that woman was suspicious to him, he did not want to investigate further.

He was even afraid of finding out some truth that he did not dare to face.

He would rather be confused like this.

Seeing the unpredictable expression on Yan Yuan's face, Yan Shuo's heart seemed to have already understood.

The imperial uncle didn't want to know the truth, right?

If it was him, he wouldn't be willing either. After all, this Ninth Aunt was extremely likeable.

After all, they were part of the royal family, and there were too many things that the commoners couldn't do anything about.

What was the most heartless of all royal families? Everyone yearned for the emperor, for supreme power. However, who knew if the people from the royal family were the ones who were the most unwilling to do so?

"She is This King's wife, why should I suspect her?"

Yan Yuan's sharp eyes looked straight into Yan Shuo's serious eyes, "This subject will take his leave."

He could not wait to leave. Yan Shuo's every question just now made him feel that it was a little overbearing.

"Royal Uncle!"

Yan Shuo called out to him coldly. When he stopped, he frowned and walked in front of him.

"There are some things that even if we are unwilling, we must still face them. We must resolve them. We are not ordinary families, no …"

"Even if our family is not ordinary, she is still my, Yan Yuan's, legal and proper wife!"

His face darkened, his voice raised a little, and his sharp gaze interrupted Yan Shuo's words.

"I don't care who she is, I definitely won't allow anyone to touch her!"

The resolution in his eyes scared even Yan Shuo.

Of course he knew that the "anyone" Yan Yuan spoke of included him, the Kaiser.

He stared at Yan Yuan for a long time before withdrawing his gaze. He sighed helplessly, "Royal Uncle, there are some things, even if I don't remind you, you probably know it better than me. Think about it carefully."

Yan Yuan did not look at Yan Shuo anymore as he turned around and walked out of the Chengde Palace.

His eyes dimmed, but the determination in them didn't fade.

He had promised her that he would never let anyone touch her, that he would never break his promise.

So what if one day, he was forced to battle the Kaiser? So what if he overturned the world?

When he was at the old farmer's house that day, he had personally promised her that he would say those words, but in his heart, he had already determined that —

She would do everything in her life to protect her.

When he was returning from the Chengde Palace, he met Liu Ruo Qing at the entrance of the Duke Palace who had just returned from the Princess Palace.

The light in his eyes subconsciously softened.

He'd never imagined that he would fall on this woman.

The Kaiser had said that she was resourceful and powerful. He admitted that if she wasn't, how could he, Yan Yuan, be easily subdued by her?

"Back from the princess' mansion?"

he asked, coming up to her.

"Yes."

She nodded and gave him a relaxed smile. "Your sister isn't honest when it comes to treating patients. I beat her up."

Yan Yuan didn't have much of a reaction as he knew that she was joking.

He patted her head and said, "You're her sister-in-law. If she doesn't listen to you, you should teach her a lesson."

It was rare for the two of them to get along so harmoniously, but when Yan Yuan said those words subconsciously, it made Liu Ruo Qing's legs freeze up. In his heart, it was as if something had pinched her face towards Yan Yuan's mouth, making her stiff.

Her expression was a little unnatural, Yan Yuan also noticed that and became gloomy, but he did not say anything more.

"It must be very tiring to treat Chang'er's illness. Let's go back to our room to rest first."

He looked away. "I'll go to the study."

He quickly left, leaving Liu Ruo Qing standing at the door, looking at his back as she walked away, her heart gloomy.

He held onto the documents presented to him from various places, but he was completely in no mood to continue reading. He just threw the documents down and walked to the side of the bed, thinking about the Huaxi Town.

"Huaxi Town... The Chen Mansion was exterminated... "The ghosts of the wronged …"

He frowned and whispered to himself as he organized the words that the waiter had said to him that day.

His fingers thoughtfully tapped on the window sill, his gaze becoming increasingly profound.

He did not believe that there was a saying of ghosts and gods in this world. That night, the "Ghost Sober" in the inn was definitely a disguise.

However, what was the other party's motive for causing trouble? Was it purely for a prank that caused the citizens to panic?

Or perhaps they were doing this to attract the attention of the officials?

Who did that Turkic die at the hands of?

Yan Yuan organized all of his thoughts, and a little clue formed in his heart.

The next day, morning assembly.

The President of the Board of Punishments put the matter of Huaxi Town causing ghost and killing people on the agenda.

"We have already given this matter to King Jing to handle."

Yan Shuo cast his gaze at Yan Yuan, who was standing in the lead of the group of officials, and said: "Royal Uncle, regarding this matter, what plans do you have?"

Yan Yuan nodded his head, "This matter, I need to first go to the Huaxi Town to thoroughly understand it before deciding."

"Alright."

After leaving the court, Yan Yuan returned to the Duke Palaces. Suddenly, he thought of something and looked at the butler by his side. "Is the wangfei home?"

"Princess has already gone to the Tenth Princess's residence and hasn't come back yet."

"Yes."

Yan Yuan thought for a moment, then turned and walked out of the Duke Palace.

Princess Mansion –

"Esteemed wangfei, the medicine you're using really has an obvious effect on the princess' illness."

After the imperial physician finished taking Yan Chang's pulse, a somewhat excited expression appeared on his face.

Although Yan Chang was unwilling to admit that this was due to Liu Ruo Qing, seeing the imperial physician's reaction, she had no choice but to admit this point.

"Well, stop the needle for the next few days and start taking the medicine."

Liu Ruo Qing nodded her head in satisfaction, her clear gaze locking onto Yan Chang's unwilling face. She laughed lightly: "If you really wish for your brother to divorce me, then cooperate a little, only when you are well will I be able to get the divorce papers from Yan Yuan's hands."

Yan Chang pursed his lips but did not say anything. He only rolled his eyes and retracted his gaze.

Seeing that Yan Yuan had appeared at some unknown time behind him, she happily smiled, "Ninth Brother."

Liu Ruo Qing turned her back to Yan Yuan and stiffened.

Turning around, he saw Yan Yuan standing behind her expressionlessly, looking at her with a pair of complicated eyes.

Her heart skipped a beat, and then, she forced a smile at Yan Yuan: "Your Highness, you're here."

Yan Yuan walked in front of her. His heart was in pain, but he could only say one sentence.

"I'll have to trouble you with Chang'er's illness."

"Your highness is too polite, I'm just helping each other."

"Help each other …"

Yan Yuan repeated this sentence in a low voice, as the unease in his eyes faded. "Yeah, mutual help …"