Su Yunmo emerged from Prince Kun's mansion quite late.
Ye Ningyuan waited for her beneath a tree across the street.
Su Yunmo's expression shifted slightly as she walked over, "Are you in such a hurry to leave? Won't you stay a few more days?"
Ye Ningyuan shook her head, a wry smile on her face, "I'm eager to return home."
Actually, as she said the word, she found it strange. She had never been to Southern Xinjiang before, so how could she speak of 'returning'?
Seeing that her mind was made up, Su Yunmo said no more. Instead of taking out the Glazed Lock, she placed her hand on Ye Ningyuan's shoulder.
Her special ability slowly infiltrated Ye Ningyuan's body.
Ye Ningyuan's pupils turned blood-red at that moment.
"I am temporarily transferring the right to use the Glazed Lock to you. This way, you will become the new owner of the Glazed Lock and be qualified to open the treasure vault."
Su Yunmo took out the map and the bead from the Glazed Lock and handed them to her.
Ye Ningyuan thanked her.
"You don't need to thank me," Su Yunmo shook her head.
"With the King of Southern Xinjiang currently in the capital, I am indeed stretched thin. If you take these items back to Southern Xinjiang, she will follow you back, which will give me some breathing room."
Everything was in Ye Ningyuan's hands. If she was lucky, she might not only successfully use these items to enter Southern Xinjiang but perhaps even become the new King of Southern Xinjiang.
As it happened, Ye Ningyuan also harbored this ambition.
She leaned forward and kissed Su Yunmo on the cheek, "Just wait. Once I become the King of Southern Xinjiang, I will come back for you."
A carriage approached from the other side of the street.
She jumped onto the carriage, waving to Su Yunmo, "So you must wait for me. Don't get married too soon. Wait for me to come back and get you!"
With that, she didn't wait for Su Yunmo's reply and directly got into the carriage.
Su Yunmo clearly saw tear tracks on Ye Ningyuan's face the moment she entered the carriage.
This reminded Su Yunmo of a time Ye Ningyuan had said, "My biggest dream is to find a place no one knows and live there together with you."
Back then, she had always thought Ye Ningyuan was joking. Now, she realized that everything Ye Ningyuan had said as if it were a joke might have been the truth.
The carriage gradually moved away, disappearing from sight.
Su Yunmo closed her eyes, suddenly feeling a sense of loss.
It had been less than a year since she was reborn into this body.
She had gained family and friends, but her father had left, and now her friends were also leaving.
Thinking back, it felt like a fleeting dream.
She could only hope that what followed would go smoothly.
Once this matter with Luo Yin Feng was over, she would no longer bother with these trivialities and would focus on staying home with her mother.
"Actually, being a couch potato who doesn't care about anything is quite nice," Su Yunmo had a rare thought like this.
Lin Lang, driving a carriage from the other side, came to pick her up, "Young mistress is in trouble. Prince Yun Yi was assassinated last night and is on the verge of death!"
Su Yunmo's eyes instantly darkened.
It had finally begun.
Prince Yun Yi was the nation's protector. His being harmed by an assailant sent shockwaves through the court.
All the rumors from before, without any evidence, seemed to have been confirmed.
After all, in a capital as vast as this, the only ones capable of harming Prince Yun Yi were the Luo family.
Luo Yin Feng felt that something was terribly wrong and immediately entered the palace to see the Emperor that afternoon.
However, Emperor Ye Yao seemed to have anticipated his arrival. He had instructed Eunuch Jiao to guard the entrance, using the excuse of 'His Majesty's poor health' to block Luo Yin Feng and prevent him from seeing the Emperor.
Luo Yin Feng urgently needed to know the situation within the palace, so he had to ask Chu Xingyun for help.
Chu Xingyun was also a pragmatist. When she had sought to befriend Luo Yin Feng before, it was because she felt Luo Yin Feng could be of assistance.
Now that the Luo family was becoming a target of public scorn, Chu Xingyun immediately distanced herself from him.
Not only did she refuse to let him enter, but she even sent servants to say words like, 'Outer ministers are not allowed in the imperial harem to avoid gossip.'
When Luo Yun'e had first lost her power, Luo Yin Feng had tried to distance himself from her for his own sake. Now, to be treated the same way himself, he had to admit it was quite ironic.
Luo Yin Feng returned to his mansion and found Ye Jingkun there.
Ye Jingkun had been waiting for him since noon, saying he had something important to discuss.
Ye Jingkun offered Luo Yin Feng a plan, and Luo Yin Feng accepted it.
In this situation, he was doomed no matter what, so he could only fight with all his might.
The next morning, bugle horns suddenly sounded outside the capital.
Luo Yin Feng had raised an army to rebel, using the weapons that Prince Yun Zun had hidden and not used back then.
This solidified all his crimes.
As soon as the news broke, the people of the capital were in a panic.
In the imperial court, civil and military officials vied to find solutions, but none were effective.
With Prince Yun Yi absent, they couldn't even find someone to lead troops to repel Luo Yin Feng.
After all, in this court, the only ones who could rival Luo Yin Feng were Prince Yun Yi and the Duke of Ying, who had been killed years ago.
Emperor Ye Yao, watching the officials shirk responsibility, increasingly felt that what Ye Jingyu had written in his memorial that morning was true.
"Who says our court is without talent? Besides Prince Yun Yi, isn't there another person? It's just that he is not in the capital at the moment."
Upon hearing this, everyone finally remembered Su Qingtian, who had been demoted and sent out of the capital.
However, Luo Yin Feng's rebellion was sudden. Su Qingtian was still outside the pass, and who could break through the enemy's encirclement to deliver a message?
Moreover, in this situation, even if they could send a message, Su Qingtian would likely not be able to rush back in time.
As everyone was in distress.
An official from outside reported, "Su Qingtian has returned!"
The entire capital was shocked by this announcement!
Then, in less than half a morning, Luo Yin Feng and his rebel army were completely annihilated.
Su Qingtian entered the grand hall in full military attire, "Your Majesty, your humble servant has not failed his mission. In the past few months abroad, I have eradicated the forces of the enemy country that had infiltrated our country's southeast, and I have captured all the spies."
"Henceforth, our country's rear will be safe for ten years!"
The southeastern country was a nation that Su Qingtian had always been at odds with. They were skilled at manipulating people to control the populace.
For so many years, spies had emerged endlessly, which was Emperor Ye Yao's greatest concern.
At first, everyone thought Su Qingtian had been demoted and sent back without the Emperor's favor, but only they knew that this was merely a stratagem of war.
Now, Su Qingtian had returned to the capital and made another great contribution.
Emperor Ye Yao reinstated him to his former position in front of all the civil and military officials.
The entire morning, the capital was in an uproar.
While the people were relieved to have survived the disaster, they also admired Emperor Ye Yao's ability to utilize talent.
Driving Su Qingtian out of the capital was indeed a way to lull the enemy, and now Su Qingtian could return in time under such circumstances, which showed that Emperor Ye Yao had planned for this long ago.
In this regard, Luo Yin Feng, who had always considered himself clever, was merely a clown.
After the court session ended.
Emperor Ye Yao summoned Su Qingtian to the study. He first exchanged pleasantries about Su Qingtian's work over the past few months, then changed the subject and arranged the engagement between Su Yunmo and Ye Jingyu.
Under the guise of 'rewarding the General's mansion,' he drove Su Qingtian out of the palace without giving him a chance to object.
This caused Su Qingtian to curse all the way.
The next day, at the morning court, Emperor Ye Yao announced Prince Yu's wedding and appointed him as Crown Prince.
The first thing Ye Jingyu did after his health improved was to recruit talented individuals to fill the void of capable people in the court.
Meanwhile, Prince Yun Yi, using the excuse of 'recovering from his injuries,' headed towards Southern Xinjiang.
He had protected this country for many years. Now that talented individuals were emerging, it was time for him to live his own life.
At the same time, Su Yunmo disbanded the Blood Alliance, allowing everyone to return to their normal lives, leaving only a tavern to cover daily expenses.
She was determined to be a couch potato!