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She had only taken a few steps when she heard chaotic footsteps coming from behind her. She did not stop when she thought of who it was. Instead, she walked faster with her head lowered and the corner of her mouth slightly raised.

Sure enough, not long after, his arm was firmly grabbed by someone, followed by a pitiful voice.

"Miss, Miss, Miss, you can't do this. You're not going to save me just like this."

Cheng Violet slightly raised her eyebrows and glanced at her indifferently.

Upon being stared at by her, the people who had been jumping and clamoring immediately became obedient. With a coy smile, he slowly let go of her hand.

"Miss …"

With a slightly trembling voice and a coquettish tone, she really didn't know what to say anymore.

In her current life, Ling'er had unknowingly taken up an indispensable position. In her previous life, there had never been such a person who appeared. It made her unconsciously want to pamper her and give herself the best possible opportunity to do so. She had never lived an unrestrained life like hers, nor had she ever smiled as happily as she did. In fact, she almost couldn't remember what a true smile looked like. Right now, the only thing she knew was that the corners of her lips slightly curled up as she told the person beside her that her current mood wasn't too bad.

Ling'er was very quick-witted, but that didn't mean she wasn't impulsive. Many things were only recalled to her after she had done them. This wasn't right.

She helplessly looked at the little girl who had the appearance of a wife by her side, but there wasn't the slightest change on her face.

"Alright, let's go. Now go back and apologize. "

The moment the two of them left, Chen Fei came to the inner hall to request an audience with Helian Xuan Yi. Coincidentally, he was in a good mood right now, so he let someone call her in.

Who would have thought that she would cry as soon as she entered the room?

"Your majesty, your majesty. Your concubine refuses. Why did you let that wild girl, Cheng Ziyuan, into the palace? The moment she arrives, the entire palace will definitely be thrown into chaos." "Look, she's just been your guard for a few days, and someone ambushed her in the palace. It's fortunate that you're fine. If there's something wrong, what do you want your concubine to do?"

Her words caused Helian Xuan Yi to unconsciously frown, and his expression sank. If one were to pay close attention, they would see a dark haze flash past his eyes.

"What did you say?"

Chen Fei had relied on the fact that her father was an elder of two dynasties and that she was the concubine of the emperor when he was the crown prince, so she had always been domineering in the palace. With regards to her pampering, even Xuan Yi was giving her father face and turning a blind eye to it. But now, it was clear that her words were already on her own head.

"Your majesty, I loathe the Violet Garden. That girl is too loathsome. She absolutely cannot be allowed to enter the palace."

Helian Xuan Wing originally held onto his hand and couldn't help but change his grip, and the strength in his hand also couldn't help but increase.

The pain on her wrist made Chen Fei cry out involuntarily.

"Your majesty, it hurts."

At this moment, she discovered that the countenance of the Emperor before her had long turned as dark as ink. Her body couldn't help but tremble. Just as she was about to open her mouth to say something, she saw his solemn gaze sweeping over her, causing her to freeze on the spot. She opened her mouth slightly, but no sound came out.

"Chen Fei, I want to know who gave you the right to meddle in my affairs?"

The cold, emotionless voice made Chen Fei, who was already scared senseless, even more so, frightened. At this moment, she finally realized that she had never seen the person before her clearly before, and she had forgotten that the person before her was already the emperor of the country of Northern Yue. She did not even have the right to question him. And today, she had actually come in a retard to give him a request.

Only now did she remember what her father had said not long ago.

"Chen'er, our emperor has never been someone to be trifled with. It's fine as long as you stay in the palace and protect yourself. "The Northern Heaven is about to change."

Cheng Zi Yuan brought the panic-stricken Ling'er back to the inner hall. Looking at the strange gaze from the court lady outside, she understood that she had just left and turned around again. She might have thought that something had happened.

Just as she raised her hand to knock on the door, a young eunuch hurriedly stopped her.

"Princess, Consort Chen just went in to look for the Emperor for some matters. Would you like to wait a little longer?"

However, his words came a step later than her actions. Before he finished speaking, her hand had already knocked on the door.

Helian Xuan Yi looked at the dazed woman in front of him and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

"Another idiot."

Dead silence lingered around the two of them. Chen Fei was no longer able to bear the pressure and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

The sound of knocking on the door was like a straw for Chen Fei, like someone trying to save her life, like an incantation to release her body. The moment she finished speaking, she went limp and fell to the ground without any strength in her body.

The person outside the door, after hearing his words, nodded his head, turned around and left. She went to the room prepared for her by the Helian Profound Wings at the side of the inner hall and waited.

Helian Xuan Yi looked indifferently at the woman in front of him. She truly did not know who gave her the guts to actually dare to come after her. If it wasn't for the fact that her father was the old Prime Minister and she still couldn't move, he would have already thrown such a brainless woman away.

"Someone, come."

When the court ladies outside heard his voice, they hurriedly rushed in.

"Your majesty, what orders do you have?"

"Chen Fei is unwell. Send her back to recuperate. Without my order, you are not allowed to go out."

"Chirp."

His orders caused the palace servants to be stunned. To put it in this way, it was better to say that he was recuperating. In the worst case scenario, he would just be grounded. However, that eunuch from earlier had followed him for many years, so he naturally understood what he meant. Without any hesitation, he quickly got up and let his subordinates carry her to Chen Fei, who had already collapsed a long time ago. He ordered his subordinates to send her back to Liu Ye Palace and he could not help but sigh with emotion in his heart. In the palace, without a concubine that the Emperor doted on, she would be inferior to even the lowest level of palace maids. Right now, Chen Fei only had to pray that she wouldn't be beaten into the cold palace.

After finishing the emperor's orders, he thought of Cheng Ziyuan, who was still waiting in the side chamber. He hastily said, "Reporting to your majesty, the princess has just returned. She's currently waiting in the side chamber."

He didn't expect her to return after leaving for so long. Helian Xuan Yi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Xuan."

When he heard that it was Chen Fei who was inside, Cheng Zi Yuan thought that he would have to wait for a long time. Only then did Helian Xuan Wing have the time to see him.

The moment she stepped through the door, she felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere inside. She took a glance and saw that everyone's expression was slightly stiff. She did not pursue the matter any further, but waited patiently by the side after bowing in accordance to the rules.

Helian Xuan Yi extended a hand and pressed it against his temple. Too many things had happened since he ascended the throne. Although he could handle them all, he would still feel exhausted.

Raising his head, he looked at the young lady standing not too far away from him. The sunlight shined upon her body. For some reason, his heart had calmed down and a thought appeared in his mind.

As gentle as he was, his life was peaceful and good.

He couldn't help but soften his voice and ask, "Why are you back?"

She keenly felt that something bad had happened here previously, but it had to do with Chen Fei and his harem, so she did not ask about it. Hearing his question, she only indifferently nodded her head and said, "Ling'er has gotten into trouble. I've brought her here to apologize."

"Oh? "What do you mean?"

Helian Xuan Yi looked at the person standing behind Cheng Violet Garden with his head lowered to the point that it almost reached his chest. He was slightly curious as to what mistake he had committed and didn't even dare to raise his head now.

Cheng Zi Yuan looked at the person behind him, who was trying her best to lower the feeling of her own existence to the lowest level. He didn't have any other feeling other than helplessness in his heart.

"It's nothing, I just said the wrong thing in the Imperial Garden. And then he lied to you in order to escape. "

A simple sentence explains what happened.

Helian Xuan Yi looked at the righteous man in front of him with a slight headache. She was clearly the one who brought people here to apologize, but now the indifferent expression on her face seemed to be saying that everything that was happening now had nothing to do with her.

"Wrong words?"

Cheng Zi nodded.

"What did you say wrong? You scared Ling'er to the point that she wants to run, and now you're lying?"

And when Helian Xuanyin discovered that this problem caused Cheng Violet Garden to unconsciously frown, as if she had encountered something that was difficult to accomplish.

As expected, before he could guess what was going on, he saw her pull out the person behind her.

"Ling'er, speak with the emperor yourself."

However, before she could finish her actions, she saw Ling'er kneel to the ground, tightly hugging her leg. She sobbed and cried out, "Miss, Ling'er doesn't dare. Please don't do this to Ling'er, don't, don't."

Although his voice was soft, the people inside the hall could still hear him clearly. She was somewhat helpless as she watched the unforeseen event unfold before her. He had obviously never encountered such a situation and didn't know how to deal with it.

And the sudden change in circumstances caused Helian Profound Wings to be at a loss. He looked at the master and his servant in front of him with a puzzled expression.

Cheng Zi Yuan didn't know what to do and could only stare unblinkingly at Ling'er. He could tell that the expression on her face was fake, but the pleading look in her eyes didn't seem fake at all. He thought about what she had just said to him. She had a slight headache, she did not know how to describe what Ling'er had done. After all, the matter between her and Helian Xuan Yi was not as simple as what others saw it to be. In this situation, she could only think of the word "dilemma".

Helian Xuanyin also had a slight headache as she looked at the situation in front of her. She also did not know what to say to deal with it; after all, she did not know what was happening either. After a moment of thought, he slowly said to them, "Forget it, Yuan'er. Since she can't say it, don't make things difficult for her."

Because she was Cheng Zi Yuan's servant girl, he gave her the greatest amount of tolerance.

Cheng Zi Yuan heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. After all, no matter what, she wouldn't be able to open her mouth to speak of that matter.

Ling'er felt the same way.

Just as the two of them were relaxing, they heard someone say, "This time, I can let it go, but there won't be a next time."

Cheng Ziyuan was stunned. He immediately regained his senses and knelt down to pay his respects.

"Yes, this subject will remember."

Towards her now very obvious difference in status as a sovereign, Helian Xuan Yi already did not want to say anything more. He knew that stubbornness, like hers, would not change the relationship he had now, no matter what he said. If she refused, it would still be like an incantation, echoing in her ears and wouldn't disappear for a long time.

"Whatever, you guys can leave now." "What is it? Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Yes, this official will take his leave."

He then got up and left with Ling'er. She, who had not raised her head, naturally did not see the helplessness on the young monarch's face.