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After listening to Xiao Min's words, Tang Yin felt a little bitter. As a princess, she seemed to be high and mighty, but in reality, she was only a cicada in a cage.

Tang Yin followed Xiao Min all the way to the top floor of the Imperial Palace. Tian Zi Mountain didn't have a peak, and at the top was a large flat piece of land. This could be considered a imperial harem, where the Son of Heaven, Empress, Prince, Princess, and Consort Bin lived.

There were no eunuchs in the Haotian Empire. The men in the palace, other than the emperor and princes, were all palace guards. At the top floor of the imperial palace, male guards were extremely rare. Only the occasional male guard could be found standing guard outside. As for those patrolling or guarding the various palaces, most of them were female guards.

The palace that Yin Rou was in was on the west side of the top floor. Of course, this was one of the reasons why Xiao Min chose to leave the Western Palace. Her chambers were much larger and more luxurious than the other concubines' chambers. In the courtyard, there was also a garden and a fake mountain, and there was even an artificial little lake in the middle of the courtyard. The environment was beautiful, peaceful, and it was as if she was in a fairyland.

After Tang Yin brought Tang Yin in, he was also startled by the quiet and beautiful scenery in front of his eyes. The palace maids would pass by the cobblestone paths from time to time, and when they saw Tang Yin, they couldn't help but cast curious glances at him. In their memories, they couldn't remember any male guard who had entered the princess' palace before. At this moment, when they saw Tang Yin, they felt a sense of novelty.

Tang Yin turned a blind eye to the gazes of the palace maids. Right now, he only wanted to see one person, and that was Yin Rou.

When a palace maid walked past the two of them, Xiao Min stopped her and asked: "Where is the princess?" "General Xiao, the princess is in her room!" The little palace maid replied respectfully, at the same time, she looked at Tang Yin a few more times.

"Got it." Xiao Min nodded and turned to Tang Yin: "Follow me." Xiao Min led the way, bringing Tang Yin through the small winding paths, straight towards the palace at the end. Along the way, Tang Yin's nose was filled with the fragrance of flowers and plants. It was very unique and very familiar. He looked around at the flowers and plants on the roadside and asked softly, "Xiao Min, what are those flowers?" Xiao Min looked towards the side of the road and smiled slightly: "Purple Heart Orchid! "These flowers were all brought to the capital from the west by the national destiny of Tia." "Oh!" Tang Yin responded softly as he silently memorized the name of the flower. In the future, if he had the chance to go to Tia, he would need to use Purple Heart Orchid to recover his Feng Country. Thinking about it, he felt that it was funny and shook his head, what was the use of bringing the Purple Heart Orchid back to the Feng Country? Could it be that she was subconsciously hoping for Yin Rou to go to the Feng Country again? Tang Yin understood that it was basically impossible.

While thinking about it, he followed Xiao Min to the entrance of the palace. Xiao Min stopped in her tracks, turned around, and said to Tang Yin in a low voice: "Wait here for a while, I will report to the princess inside." "Good!" Tang Yin took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and nodded as he spoke.

Not long after Xiao Min entered the palace, she came out and said to Tang Yin with a smile, "The princess summons you to enter!" Tang Yin paused for a moment, adjusted the armor on his body, and then walked into the palace.

The interior of the palace was not as dazzling as Tang Yin had imagined. Instead, it was mostly pink in color, warm and light in nature. It also fit Yin Rou's age.

In the center of the palace hall, there was a round table. At the table, there was a beautiful young girl.

She was young, only seventeen or eighteen years old, and dressed in a long pink dress. She was elegant, dignified, and somewhat cute. Her hair was combed high, and her oval face was as white as jade. There were not even any blemishes on her cheeks. Her large, round eyes were like two stars, bright and enchanting. She looked perfect and flawless, like a fairy that had just walked out of a painting. She was so beautiful that she could not be measured. In fact, her beauty made people feel as if they were separated from each other by an unreal distance.

This young lady was the empire princess whom Tang Yin had thought of day and night, Yin Rou.

When Tang Yin saw Yin Rou, Yin Rou naturally saw Tang Yin as well. Her bright big eyes clearly lit up, and his body subconsciously straightened up, as if he was going to stand up.

She hadn't changed at all. She still looked as beautiful and pure as ever, like a pure fairy. Tang Yin's gaze landed on Yin Rou's face for a good while before he could barely withdraw his gaze. His heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out of his throat.

Seeing the princess sitting on a chair and looking at Tang Yin, who was also standing there looking at the princess, the both of them did not move. Tang Yin regained his senses, he first looked at Xiao Min in confusion, then reacted, as he walked over to Yin Rou and knelt on one knee, saying sternly: "This subject, Tang Yin greets Your Highness!" Tang Yin's current official position was County Head. In front of Yin Rou, he could already call himself a subject.

At this time, Yin Rou's face looked calm, but the excitement in his heart was not any less than Tang Yin's. He didn't know why, but she felt like he had known Tang Yin for a long time. At first, they had only known each other for a short few days, but ever since he had returned to the Imperial Palace, Tang Yin's figure seemed to have been branded into her mind.

Now that she saw Tang Yin himself, Yin Rou immediately thought back to the time when had hugged his with one hand and brandished the scythe with the other, defending against the assassin's attack.

"Tang …" Just as Yin Rou opened her mouth, her trembling voice revealed her hidden emotions. She quickly stopped herself and paused for a good while, before calming herself down, and said again: "Master Tang, please rise!" "Thank you, your highness!" Hearing that, Tang Yin stood up.

Seeing the two of them fall into silence again, Xiao Min immediately felt that she was unnecessary here. She cleared her throat and said to Yin Rou: "Your Highness, this subordinate will wait outside." Seeing Yin Rou nod her head slightly, Xiao Min waved towards the palace maids and officials on the two sides, summoning everyone outside the hall. After that, she looked deeply at Yin Rou and Tang Yin, and quickly retreated out of the hall, closing the doors tightly behind her and guarding outside the door.

Without those random people present, Tang Yin secretly heaved a sigh of relief. At this time, he was no longer hiding his true colors, and he once again sized up Yin Rou from head to toe.

In terms of etiquette, it was extremely rude for him to look at the princess in such an unbridled manner, and Yin Rou also hated being stared at like that by others, especially by men. But strangely, when Tang Yin looked at her, she did not feel the slightest bit of disgust, but instead hoped that he would stay her gaze on her for a while longer.

This thought shocked Yin Rou, and she did not know if it was because she was angry at herself or at Tang Yin, but her curved eyebrows creased like willow leaves. She initially wanted to berate Tang Yin for not being rude, but the words that came out of her mouth went against her heart. You... "What are you looking at?" After saying that, Yin Rou's face became even redder.

When she asked, Tang Yin who was originally standing straight suddenly bent down. He was originally very close to Yin Rou, but when he suddenly bent down, his face almost touched Yin Rou's face. Fortunately, Yin Rou had received strict royal etiquette training since she was young, so she had long developed the ability of being unmoved by Mt. Tai's pressure, otherwise, she would definitely be shocked to the point of crying out.

Looking at Tang Yin's naturally smiling face at a close distance, Yin Rou sighed in her heart. Tang Yin was not the most beautiful or handsomest man she had ever seen, but he was undoubtedly the most attractive to her. Yin Rou did not know what this feeling represented.

"You …." he seems to have lost some weight. " Tang Yin squinted his eyes and said faintly.

His voice finally pulled Yin Rou's consciousness back into his body. His body also instinctively leaned back, opening up a distance between himself and Tang Yin. When Tang Yin spoke, his warm breath sprayed onto her face, causing Yin Rou's heartbeat to race quickly as if he wanted to jump out of his chest. Following that, an indescribable heat was born in his body, making her feel uncomfortable and amazed.

Seeing her distress, Tang Yin took a step back and at the same time straightened his body.

Yin Rou's evasion made him feel alienated. He slowly clenched his fists and asked faintly, "I heard that Your Highness will be marrying the Crown Prince of Zhen Country, Li Dan, in March next year?" Tang Yin's words were like a bucket of cold water, watering Yin Rou's body with such heat that it became ice-cold. She lowered her head, his jade-carved face expressionless, but his eyes were already filled with sadness and desolation. She said softly, "This was the decision my royal father made while he was still alive." So it turned out to be Yin Rou's own decision. After Tang Yin heard this, the resentment in his heart immediately disappeared by a lot. Then he asked, "Then …" "Would you like to marry Li Dan?" Yin Rou shook his head and said faintly, "When I was very young, I understood one thing. As a princess, whether you are willing or not, there are some things that you must do, because that is the responsibility of a princess." Even though she looked very strong on the outside and was even a little cold, Tang Yin could feel the weakness in her heart and his helplessness towards fate. This made Tang Yin's heart ache even more.

Without any warning, he suddenly reached out his hand and gently caressed Yin Rou's face. Her skin was soft, smooth and rich, giving Tang Yin the feeling that it would break if he used even a little bit of strength. When Yin Rou was still extremely shocked by his actions, he slowly enunciated each word, "You … won't marry him. In the future, you will only marry one person, and that will be me. "No matter who comes to fight with me, be it the crown prince or monarch, if they want to take you away from me, I will make them pay the price with their blood!" Tang Yin had never cared for someone so much before, and had never wanted to have someone as well. Seeing the dumbstruck Yin Rou, his eyes burned with raging flames. At this time, for Yin Rou, he would be willing to fight an entire country, or even the entire world, by himself.