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"Yes."

"Qin Zhiruo, Qin Zhiqing, let's go. Don't disturb his rest here."

Since he already knew everything, there was no longer a need for him to stay. "Second Brother, let's go."

Ye Zichen held second brother's hand and walked towards the door, while following behind Ximen Ruixue at a leisurely pace. His movements were really fast, she had thought that he was under the bed, but unexpectedly, he was already behind her.

Wasn't his Blue of the Qin enough? He actually wanted to provoke her?

She couldn't tell if it was due to anger or resentment, but looking at his back, she felt inexplicably irritated. Before they could walk out of the courtyard, however, a shrill voice could be heard from outside the door. "Esteemed Empress has arrived."

It was the voice of a eunuch who was neither male nor female. In a place like this, the crown prince and prince both belonged to one another. It looked like the empress couldn't fake it no matter what.

When she raised her head to look, she was met with a look from Ximen Ruoxue. A hint of warning flashed across her eyes, causing Ruo Ruo's heart to skip a beat. She then remembered what Hu Hanshan had done in the Fragrance Pavilion.

There was a girl leisurely walking down from the palanquin's carriage, and a bright lantern was leading the girl over. The woman gently swayed her golden feet on the ground before her, causing her heart to shatter.

It looked like the calamity had already arrived.

Only, he didn't know if he would be able to escape.

Suddenly, everyone fell to their knees. Even Xi Men Rui Xue had also kneeled down respectfully.

"Imperial Mother, Lucky."

"It's the empress's fortune."

A series of greetings rang out.

Ruo Ruo lowered her head. She didn't want to attract the empress's attention.

However, it was useless for her to keep a low profile. Before her, a figure slowly walked towards her, accompanied by a faint fragrance. The Queen's body was actually emitting the fragrance of flowers, which was extremely elegant.

"Qin Zhiruo, is that you?" The clear and melodious voice of a woman exuded an indescribable majesty.

The empress was indeed the empress, she was no ordinary character.

"Your servant's daughter is Qin Zhiruo."

"Raise your head and let me see you, you little slut. You actually dared to go to the Fragrance Pavilion. This has really tarnished my royal family's reputation." A voice filled with grievance was sent over, as if she was really a little slut.

If she cast a glance at Ximen Ruixue, she would see that he was still kneeling. It could be seen that he was afraid of the empress as well. So it was one thing for one thing to subdue another.

"To reply esteemed empress, Ruo Ruo originally didn't want to go, but the Third Marquis insisted on taking her along. Since she couldn't force Third Marquis, she could only go." It didn't matter whether that Xi Men Rui Wu who had brought her to Fragrance Pavilion was real or fake. In any case, she had to involve Xi Men Rui Xue now, and subconsciously, she knew that the empress didn't like her.

"Qin Zhiruo, Wu'er is sick and foolish. How would he know where to go and where not to go? Is this what you, the Qin family's third young miss, is like? "Come, tie me up and send me to the palace."

"Imperial Mother, please calm your anger."

In front of him, Xi Men Rui Xue finally spoke up. If she thought he was going to help her, then she heard him say: "Your mother's health is more important, so you shouldn't have asked someone to take her to a secret room in the Palace to have her interrogated tomorrow. Your mother, since you've come, come with me to the bamboo house to talk to third brother."

Truly shameless! He had led her to Fragrance Pavilion, but now, not only did he ignore her life and death, he even ordered the empress to escort her to a secret room in the Ning Palace. Did he have some ulterior motives?

She squinted. If light could kill, she decided to kill Xi Men Rui Xue.

It was also that glance that allowed her to catch a glimpse of the empress in front of her.

She had always thought that Ximen Ruixue and Ximen Ruiwu's mother should at least be in her forties. However, with just a glance, she knew that she was wrong.

The most important thing was her face, bright eyes, white teeth, and the way she looked forward to life. Furthermore, her slender waist was even more weak, so how could a woman who was twenty-eight years old be the mother of Xi Men Rui Wu and Xi Men Rui Xue?

He didn't believe her at all.

But now, she had no one to ask.

"Alright, we'll do as the crown prince says. Come, pull her away from me. Don't get in my way." She flung the handkerchief in her hand as if she couldn't wait to disappear from her sight.

Ruo Ruo wanted to struggle, but Qin Zhiqing whispered to her, "Wait for me in the dark room."

The low voice that only she could hear told her that Qin Zhiqing would not leave her alone.

Ximen Ruixue had pushed her into the pit of fire, but Qin Zhiqing was trying to rescue her from it.

The difference between good and bad was already clear at this moment.

As Xi Men Rui Xue walked past, the faint fragrance of her body gently entered Ye Ci's nose.

However, she didn't want to stay any longer.

Since she had woken up, this was the first time she had entered the palace.

Yet, he was in such a sorry state.

His hands and feet were tied, and when he was pushed into the carriage, he was followed by two strong and robust mama.

The mama reminded her of Senior Servant Rong.

Ye Zichen looked in Qin Zhiqing's direction with worry. What if she got a needle?

That would leave no trace and would make her wish she were dead.

Qin Zhiqing was still kneeling on the ground, but his gaze had been following her the entire time. The moment their gazes met, he nodded towards her.

The carriage started moving. She knew that she was going to be sent to the Ning Ning Ning Palace's secret room.

That was the rotten idea that the queen had come up with.

In the silent night, only the rumbling sound of the carriage could be heard. Occasionally, there would be the sound of dogs barking in the distance. But listening to it, made one's heart race.

However, if she had to choose again, she would still go to the Fragrant Pavilion.

She was curious, so she had to see what she wanted to see. She always thought that one day she would wear it back, so she wanted to thoroughly understand everything she wanted to know here.

She was about to enter the palace. She could see through the curtains that the palace door was painted with red paint. It was truly majestic. The place the emperor lived was different, but the emperor should be an old man, right?

When she thought of the empress, she felt that it was a pity that such a beautiful woman could be so beautiful.

The palace was filled with the fragrance of flowers and lanterns. The night was like a dream, but Ruo Ruo's emotions were in turmoil.

He got off the carriage and was forced into a small dark room. It was indeed a dark room. There were no candles and no light coming from outside. When he curled up in the corner, there was only darkness.