Everyone had been young once.
He still remembered how shy his wife had been before they were married.
Seeing Yun Changfeng smile, Yun Shu thought about it and decided it was best not to explain.
It couldn't be explained clearly.
The scene was filled with cheers.
A moment later.
The frail young emperor returned.
Yun Shu glanced up.
Geng Yufei was surprised to see Zhan Tianhong return.
In the past, after Zhan Tianhong felt unwell, he would almost never appear again, nor would he have such spirit.
Seeing Zhan Tianhong, who seemed to have more color than before, she was very surprised.
"Your Majesty, did you just take your medicine?" Geng Yufei asked doubtfully.
Zhan Tianhong raised an eyebrow coldly and only hummed an "en" through his nostrils.
Geng Yufei was already accustomed to Zhan Tianhong's indifference towards her.
She pursed her lips slightly in dissatisfaction.
To avoid revealing any clues, she didn't ask further, but her doubt remained deep. In the past, Zhan Tianhong couldn't have recovered so quickly after taking medicine. What was going on today?
At this moment, a palace maid came to Geng Yufei and whispered a few words. Geng Yufei's expression changed abruptly.
"Have they been apprehended?"
Geng Yufei asked, while looking at Yun Shu, who was sitting calmly.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Empress, they have all been apprehended. However, they have been crying out injustice, all claiming that the second young lady Yun harmed them. Should we interrogate the second young lady Yun now?" the palace maid whispered and requested.
Geng Yufei, as the Empress, had been instilled with many schemes and stratagems by her family since childhood, and had witnessed all sorts of calculations in the deep courtyards. With just a few glances, she understood what was happening. It seemed that this second young lady Yun had become extraordinary after returning after five years!
Some people tried to steal a chicken only to lose their rice. They wanted to scheme against Yun Shu, but unexpectedly ended up in trouble themselves!
This matter could not be investigated.
Even though Yun Shu had just made her sister lose face, she couldn't mention this matter at this time.
She commanded the palace maid, "Muzzle those three, then tie them all up and hand them over to the Grand Steward, letting him handle them directly."
If this matter were investigated, it would be the Empress's dereliction of duty, allowing people within the palace to be bought off by outsiders.
Yang Shi and Yun Ying walked back dejectedly.
After sitting down, they saw Yun Shu sitting not far away.
She was unharmed, serene as ever, and as radiant as ever, unmatched by anyone.
"Damn it!" Yun Ying gritted her teeth, her teeth chattering.
Why did Yun Shu get away?
How did Yun Shu get away?
Yang Shi's expression was also very grim. She couldn't understand how everything had been arranged, and there shouldn't have been any mistakes.
Yet, Yun Shu was safe and sound.
What had happened just now? Those three people were all bewildered, having forgotten what had happened, only insisting that Yun Shu had harmed them.
Yun Shu was just a delicate woman. How could she have dealt with three people by herself?
And this was even a well-laid trap.
For a moment, it seemed as if dark clouds had gathered over Yang Shi and Yun Ying's heads.
"What's going on? Wasn't it said that Yun Shu would be dealt with? Why is Yun Shu back, sitting peacefully beside Yun Changfeng?" Yun Dezhi questioned Yang Shi in a low voice.
He had been waiting to see Yun Changfeng disgraced in front of everyone today.
Unexpectedly, everything was calm now.
"My lord, something went wrong. Tonight's plan did not succeed," Yang Shi replied grimly, gritting her teeth.
Yun Dezhi was enraged, "Didn't you say that Yueyin arranged this matter? And that it would be foolproof?"
"Even if Yueyin were here today, the matter would not have succeeded. That girl Yun Shu must have a secret," Yang Shi narrowed her eyes, carefully observing Yun Shu.
The more she looked, the more unfamiliar and unfathomable the Yun Shu before her seemed. "Yueyin will be back soon. We can't deal with that girl, but Yueyin will surely think of a way to deal with her."
Mentioning Yueyin, Yun Dezhi's raging anger subsided, "You are right. As long as Yueyin returns, whatever I desire will be within reach!"
"That is only natural."
...
In the carriage returning to the Night King's manor.
Zhan Xiaoli stared out the window blankly.
He hadn't seen Aunt Yun Shu return just now, so he hadn't seen her one last time. He was very disappointed and now wanted to return to the palace.
For some reason, he wanted to hug her again.
He knew she wouldn't see him as a freak.
Zhan Tianye noticed Zhan Xiaoli's absentmindedness.
When he had said he wanted to leave the palace earlier, Zhan Xiaoli had been reluctant, saying he didn't want to leave.
Did he think he hadn't noticed?
It was because Yun Shu hadn't returned from changing her clothes, so he didn't want to leave.
He had a gloomy expression and warned in a cold voice, "Zhan Xiaoli, this is the last warning from your father. You are not allowed to think of Yun Shu anymore. I will absolutely not let her step into this manor even half a step. Moreover, she must have ulterior motives and is not a good person."
"She is a good person!" Zhan Xiaoli retorted defensively.
There were not many good people in the palace, but he knew Aunt Yun Shu was a good person! She truly liked him!
"And I like her hugging me. She is very much like my mother!" Zhan Xiaoli continued to argue with red eyes.
Zhan Tianye's cold eyes were dark. Like his mother?
How could he forget? Yun Shu was Yun Ying's cousin, and they had grown up together, so there must be similarities.
In the Yun family, only General Yun Changfeng was worthy of his special attention.
The others... he didn't even want to look at them.
"Unfortunately, she is not your mother. No, you should be glad she is not your mother," Zhan Tianye said coldly.
Zhan Xiaoli turned his head in anger, not wanting to look at Zhan Tianye.
He hated his father!
"Father wants to make those women my mother. They are the bad ones! None of them truly like me. They all think I'm a freak!"
"And they all badmouth father, saying father is crippled, saying father is useless! I don't want any of them to be my mother. I only want my own mother!"
Zhan Xiaoli couldn't hold back any longer and turned to shout coldly at Zhan Tianye.
Zhan Tianye frowned upon hearing this, "Did they say these words to you?"
In recent years, he had tried to find some women to interact with Zhan Xiaoli, hoping to calm him down and stop him from looking for Yun Yueyin.
But he hadn't expected these women to be so bold!
Talking nonsense in front of Zhan Xiaoli.
Zhan Xiaoli shook his head. Hmph, he didn't want to tell his father that he could hear what bad people were thinking!
He had originally wanted to tell his father, but his father had said so many bad things about Aunt Yun Shu today, so he didn't want to tell his father anymore.
Seeing Zhan Xiaoli shake his head, Zhan Tianye's expression softened slightly.
A moment later, they soon arrived at the Night King's manor.
Zhan Xiaoli had already fallen asleep.
Zhan Tianye looked at Zhan Xiaoli's sleeping face and instructed Qiu Lu beside him, "Go investigate Li Yuexian. If there are no problems, go and talk to the Li family about marriage."