C455 Xiao Yue is back

After Liu Ruo Qing made up her mind to give up a piece, he did not have any spirit to fight, and thus casually dropped a piece on the chessboard.

He didn't care how much of an opening this brat would leave for his opponent.

Seeing that Yan Yuan's move had a loophole, she rejoiced in his heart, and did not give him a chance at all. He quickly added another one to the loophole, and immediately ate a few of Yan Yuan's chess pieces.

Following which, she looked at Yan Yuan complacently.

Yan Yuan smiled but did not say a word. He did not tell her that he had purposely let her gain the upper hand, but seeing her happy, he was naturally happy in his heart.

Since a small flaw had made her happy, then this game of chess … He still couldn't win against her!

Yan Yuan thought in his heart.

A quarter of an hour later.

"I won!"

In the quiet room, Liu Ruo Qing's excited voice came out.

"Love Consort's chess is really exquisite."

Yan Yuan put Hei Zi aside. Seeing the joy on Liu Ruo Qing's face, she did not regret letting her win this game at all.

As long as she was happy.

The corner of Liu Ruo Qing's mouth twitched, she was not afraid of losing her tongue in the face of Yan Yuan's flattery.

She clearly knew in her heart that she was the best at playing Go. Yan Yuan was about to throw the match, she really thought that she couldn't tell that he was telling her to go easy on him.

However, since Lord Husband was so considerate, it wouldn't be good for her to touch his good intentions, right?

Therefore, she didn't feel embarrassed at all when she won.

At this moment, sounds of movement came from outside the door.

"Your servant, Xiao Yue, requests an audience."

The smile on Liu Ruo Qing's face froze, and then, she looked at Yan Yuan in surprise. Even Yan Yuan found it hard to believe when he heard Xiao Yue's voice.

The two of them never thought that Xiao Yue would actually come back.

From the day she was rescued by someone, she should have known that she wouldn't help her hide it from Yan Yuan. Why did she come back by herself now?

"Come in."

Liu Ruo Qing placed the chess piece to the side, and helped him to sit down.

When Xiao Yue came in and saw Yan Yuan together with Liu Ruo Qing, she was not surprised nor was there the slightest bit of fear on his face.

It was as if she had made up her mind before coming here.

"Your servant greets the prince and princess."

Xiao Yue knelt in front of the two very respectfully.

Compared to Liu Ruo Qing's calmness, the anger on Yan Yuan's face rose bit by bit, and then, covered his entire face.

"You sure are bold, daring to come back!"

Yan Yuan placed the teacup in his hand down on the table heavily, and the sound of the cup hitting the lid could be heard.

Xiao Yue's expression slightly changed, but she didn't have any intention of begging Yan Yuan for forgiveness. She only said, "This servant knows that my previous actions implicated the wangfei, so I came back specifically to beg for forgiveness."

Xiao Yue's reply was extremely pleasing to the eye, and her words also slightly eased up Yan Yuan's expression.

Since this servant girl could think of this much, it was not in vain for Qing Er to protect her previously.

"Can you be honest now?"

Yan Yuan's voice was still cold and heavy, and even though his expression had eased up a bit, it did not soften by too much.

Xiao Yue's elegant brows knitted slightly, and after that, she gave Yan Yuan a heavy and courteous bow.

Then, he said calmly: "This humble servant is the North Guard's empress, Bei Tang Yu Yue."

Xiao Yue's answer, once again gave Yan Yuan and his wife a shock.

They had thought about Xiao Yue's various identities, but never would they have thought that Xiao Yue's identity was so high, he was actually a member of the Beitang Imperial Family.

Furthermore, she was not just an ordinary daughter of the royal family, but the empress.

Every nation knew that the North Guard had always been the empress's successor, and the current emperor was the empress's youngest daughter.

The position of the crown prince was not set by the current empress. It was set by the late emperor in front of all the officials when Bei Tang Yu Yue was just born.

From this, one could see just how noble his status was.

And this noble Crown Prince of the North Guard actually condescended to be a maid under the command of the Crown Princess Jing.

The patience of its nature could be seen here.

To be able to pretend to be a servant without leaving any holes, such a person, if he was not forced into a corner, would not have barged into Easternum's palace so impulsively.

Hearing Xiao Yue's self-introduction, Liu Ruo Qing was stunned for a long time before she regained her senses, and took in a breath of cold air.

God, she actually made the future Queen of North Guard serve her for so long.

Blinking her eyes, she looked at the girl kneeling in front of her husband and wife, calm enough to call herself a servant. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart —

He was indeed the Crown Prince. With his temper, he truly knew how to endure.

But with her high status, why would she disregard her life to charge into the Easternum Imperial Palace?

In Liu Ruo Qing's heart, she became even more curious.

"You get up first."

Knowing that Xiao Yue's identity was not simple, it could be said that, compared to her identity as a Crown Princess Jing, she could not just allow him to kneel.

Although the North Guard's national power was not as strong as the other three nations', it was not much weaker.

How could she, as a prince's consort, withstand the worship of a crown prince?

Xiao Yue did not dare to get up. She knew what it meant to reveal her identity.

All of these would depend on Yan Yuan's decision.

When she made up her mind to tell Yan Yuan everything, she decided to take a gamble.

Seeing that she did not dare to do anything, Yan Yuan laughed coldly in his heart.

"Get up. This King still has something to ask you."

"Many thanks to the prince and princess."

Xiao Yue stood up from the ground, her eyes looking straight at Yan Yuan, unlike a maid who would normally look at heart and mind, this kind of attitude, that was neither servile nor overbearing, that was truly admirable.

"You are really Bei Tang Yu Yue?"

Seeing that she revealed his identity so easily, Yan Yuan became even more suspicious.

"I dare not lie to Your Highness, this one is indeed Bei Tang Yu Yue."

Xiao Yue stood at the side, looked straight at Yan Yuan, and answered.

"What was the purpose of you and that General Chu trespassing into my Easternum's palace?"

The Easternum and the North Guard did not want to get involved, there was no need for the North Guard to send people to assassinate the Kaiser, and even more so, it was impossible for them to send a dignified emperor to assassinate the Kaiser.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, the reason why General Chu and I trespassed into the Easternum's forbidden palace, was to …"

Xiao Yue frowned, after hesitating for half a second, she continued: "It's for the《 Sky Array》."

"Heaven Diagram Array?"

Yan Yuan's face suddenly turned cold.

The 'Sky Diagram' was located in front of the great general, Meng Xiong. It contained all sorts of top-grade formations and formations.

These formations were created using the Mysterious Gate Armor technique. Even if a person were to obtain this book, if they didn't know the Mysterious Gate Armor technique, then even if they obtained this book, it wouldn't be of any use.

He never thought that the North Guard Emperor would actually have the idea to get the《 Sky Array》.

"Do you know that your actions have already created a rift between Easternum and yourself? As long as I hand you over to the imperial government, your North Guard will be in trouble."