Yue Zhirou was dressed gracefully in light gauze, covered with a snow-white fox fur. She looked good, but she was so cold that she gritted her teeth and trembled, and her hands shrunk in her sleeves were too stiff to move.

The little girl who was accompanying him was wearing a thickened jacket. Seeing her master shivering in the cold wind, she felt very distressed: "Girl, let's go back! We've been waiting for so long. How can you survive the cold?"

What should I do anyway?"

Yue Zhirou still stood stubbornly in front of the Xuanyi Palace, her lips trembled, and she scolded: "What are we doing here today? Do you think you can see him another day if you can't see him today?"

The little girl didn't dare to speak, so she could only wait obediently with her lips pouted, and leaned close to Yue Zhirou to shield her from the wind.

In her heart, she secretly scolded Xie Chenghe for his ignorance. Her master had been freezing here for so long, and there were thirty or forty people passing by the palace. She didn't believe that Xie Chenghe didn't know.

What does this mean? A few years ago, he openly rejected his in-laws and made his master become an old girl in vain. He kept apologizing, but in the end he had such an attitude!

What a arrogant Imperial Master, what a jade-like young master, bah!

Just as she was feeling angry, she saw Yue Zhirou hurriedly took a few steps forward, but because she was so cold, her legs swayed and she fell straight to the ground.

The girl exclaimed, but Yue Zhirou didn't care. She struggled to get up and shouted: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

The former daughter of the Yue family is now in such a miserable state, with tears in her eyes, obviously full of humiliation, but she still grits her teeth and stoops to get up.

Xie Chenghe, who had just returned, didn't want to get entangled, but he couldn't bear the situation. He sighed, and stepped forward to help Yue Zhirou up and bring him into the Xuanyi Hall.

He knew why Yue Zhirou came today.

Yue Jinyan fell out of Zuixian Tower and is still unconscious. People from the Imperial Medical Bureau are stationed in Yue Mansion, but everyone knows whether to treat or kill.

Ling Yun has become a suspect, not to mention the fact that the Northern Army killed the victims is still lingering. Even if he uses his previous high achievements to atone for the crime, he will only be punished with a death penalty, and he will not be able to escape the crime of living.

In just a few months, Yue Zhirou's two major backers fell one after another. What else could she do to come to Xie Chenghe now?

Xie Chenghe helped Yue Zhirou into the house and asked the maid to have tea.

The two people were sitting thousands of miles apart, but Xie Chenghe didn't allow the maid to close the door.

Every move he made was filled with shock and unfamiliarity. Without saying a word, Yue Zhirou felt like she had been slapped several times on the face.

She sat next to the stove, her body was slightly warmer, her tears were almost bursting, but she was holding them back, and then she choked with sobs and said:

"Master Xie, no one knows what situation I am in now than Master Xie. I know Master Xie has never meant that to me, but I am a weak woman and I am really desperate!"

"Didn't you agree to my request? I ask you to accept me! I am willing to be a child and take care of the backyard for you. I am a friendly sister and will never talk too much..."

Xie Chenghe couldn't listen anymore, and raised his hand to interrupt her: "Miss Yue, the matter has come to this, and you and I don't need to make excuses anymore."

"I really don't understand. With your ability, Ms. Yue, you can definitely take part in the women's scientific examination. In the future, even if you don't say that you will be an extremely popular minister, it is much better than relying on everyone to run."

"Look at Mr. Ding, isn't he a good example?"

Yue Zhirou's timid and gentle expression froze on her face for a moment. Looking at Xie Chenghe's slightly frowning eyebrows, she finally tore off the mask and her face became gloomy:

"Do you think I haven't thought about it? But I am Yue Jinyan's daughter and I have taken refuge in Lingyun. How can the current Holy One tolerate me?"

"Not to mention taking part in the scientific examination, how many years will I have to live in poverty before I can live the life I have now? How many years will I have to bear the humiliation and burden before I can return to the capital?"

As she spoke, she dug into her fist, and the resentment in her eyes did not seem to be fake. She had been holding it back for many years and finally vented it out:

"Yue Jinyan thinks I'm a bargaining chip, Ling Yun thinks I'm a prostitute, no one knows how useful my talent is, you know it, you know it!"

"You marry me, you don't have to be responsible, you can give me a divorce note in just three years! Within three years I will be your sword, I will do whatever you ask me to do, no complaints! Let me survive these three years

Bar!"

She stood up suddenly, rushed to Xie Chenghe, knelt down, and cried blood: "Please! Please! Accept me!"

Xie Chenghe panicked for a moment and quickly asked someone to pull Yue Zhirou up. He got up and hid aside, shaking his head: "Miss Yue, what kind of life you want to choose is beyond my control. But in this matter,

I can't promise you."

"Perhaps for you and others, it is just three years of shelter, innocence, and what you need."

"But to me, this is disloyal to my sweetheart."

Yue Zhirou was helped up by two maids. When she heard Xie Chenghe's words, she burst into tears. She raised her head and raised her eyebrows, slightly surprised: "Do you have a sweetheart?"

All the past events came to mind in her mind. Suddenly, she felt blessed and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty?"

Seeing that Xie Chenghe did not deny it, Yue Zhirou seemed to find it extremely ridiculous. She laughed twice, staggered a few steps, then burst into laughter, pointed at Xie Chenghe, her expression twisted and ferocious:

"What's the use of keeping your body like a jade for her?! She is the emperor! She is destined to have three husbands and six attendants, and a harem of thousands! She can't see the good things in you!"

"I am from Yue's family, so what makes me unworthy of you? Everyone in the capital knows that I like you, but you are the only one who doesn't know!"

"In order to let you see me, I risked my life, drugged the horses, and almost died in front of you! But what about you? You rejected my engagement and made me laugh at the expense of everyone in the capital!"

"I have survived all these years, no matter how hard it has been, because you have not proposed marriage to anyone else, and how much guilt do you feel towards me? It is much better than others who can't even get close to you!"

"I relied on these to hold on until now, thinking that even if you don't love me or like me, you can at least let me stay by your side because of this difference."

"I couldn't be your legal wife a few years ago, and now I can't even kowtow and beg to be your concubine? Do I have no place at all in your heart?"

She looked directly at Xie Chenghe, but when she saw his frowning brows and eyes full of disapproval, the string in her heart suddenly broke, and she sneered:

"Xie Chenghe, aren't you a bright moon? Aren't you the most disdainful of such dirty tricks? How can you tolerate her killing Ni Shan's son, killing Lu Yuan, and killing Yue Jinyan and putting the blame on Ling Yun? How can you tolerate her killing indiscriminately?

Innocent, disregarding human life?"

Xie Chenghe, who had turned away his head just now, felt a little unbearable. After hearing this, his expression suddenly changed and he turned his head to look directly at Yue Zhirou.

His eyes were sharp, and instead of the usual aloofness, there was a bit of darkness and viciousness in them.

Those eyes seemed to be shining with cold light, penetrating Yue Zhirou's skin with scrutiny, and suddenly saw the bones, like a sharp knife against her heart, with just a hair's breadth, she could peel off her skin and bones and turn her into ashes.

"I killed Lu Yuan."

"I also killed Ni Shan's son."

"Yue Jinyan and Ling Yun, if I hadn't been injured and unconscious, they would never have let her do anything."

"Do you understand?"

His tone was gloomy, just like the evil god from hell. He completely lost the appearance of the noble young master in the past. He looked like an aloof god falling into the abyss, covered in mud and stained with blood:

"How about the bright moon? How about not being stained by dust? If it's for her, there's nothing I wouldn't disdain, and there's nothing I won't do."

"Taking care of human life? Killing innocent people indiscriminately?"

"If she wants to clear the sea, Yan, and rivers, I will try my best to help. If she wants to overthrow the world, so what if it overturns?"

Yue Zhirou sat slumped on the chair and stared at Xie Chenghe, hoping to see any flaw in his dark and deep eyes.

But my eyes were so dry that I shed tears, and I didn't see even a hint of guilt or avoidance.

Only then did she understand that Mr. Jinjin could not be pulled down from the altar.

It just depends on who pulls him down.

"Ling Yun..." Yue Zhirou gritted her teeth and said slowly, "He has a gold medal to avoid death. Now the rumors are getting more and more popular. Yue Jinyan is unconscious and there are no witnesses. Your Majesty cannot sentence him to death due to emotion and reason."

"Since you don't want to kill me, you can always give me a way out, right? Please let your majesty send Ling Yunfa back to the north, remove him from his post or reduce his rank. We will never return to the capital again."

"In this way, we will never stand in His Majesty's way again, and things will be settled between you and me."

Yue Zhirou's whole body went limp, her eyes were dim, and the anger that she had just shown her teeth and claws was just as bluffing, but now it was all sluggish.

Xie Chenghe had received news from Tingwei before he came, and knew that what Yue Zhirou said was true. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that this was indeed the best way.

Although Ling Yun was criticized for what happened to the Dingbei Army, only the people of Beijing and Fengzhou were greatly affected.

Looking across the country, I'm afraid there are still many people who worship this Duke.

By returning him to the north, Pei Anan can still be known as a benevolent king. Since he is exempted from the death penalty, he will inevitably be demoted and removed from his post. If he is monitored again, he will not make any trouble in his life.

So Xie Chenghe sighed and finally nodded.

…

After only a few dozen steps out of the Xuanyi Hall, Yue Zhirou heard the maid next to her become angry, opening her mouth and shutting up to thank Chenghe for not knowing what was good or bad, and feeling sorry for his own girl.

But Yue Zhirou just stopped her with a satisfied smile on her face.

She is not stupid. As soon as Ling Yun's accident happened, she understood that Pei Annan and Xie Chenghe were in the same group, and she could figure out the clues after a little thought.

When she came today, she never thought that Xie Chenghe could marry her from the beginning, let alone let him give up Pei Annan.

The gold medal for immunity from death was awarded to Yue Jinyan by the late emperor. She stole it when she left home and gave it to Ling Yun in the name of visiting prison.

The rumors in the market were also controlled by her, and now they are getting more and more intense. I'm afraid Pei Anan won't be able to suppress them for a while.

She had only one purpose from the beginning, which was to persuade Xie Chenghe to return Ling Yun to the North.

The capital is good, but the north is the foundation of Lingyun. Even if there is no army and no title, if she is there to help, he will still be able to live a prosperous life in a few years!

She just knows people's hearts well, so she first made a request that Xie Chenghe could never fulfill, then acted out a farce, cried, collapsed, revealed her true feelings, and finally settled for the next best thing.

As always, she did it again. But people's hearts are all in her hands!

only……

She was surprised to feel that her face was cold. She reached out and touched it and realized that she had burst into tears at some point.

It was at this moment that a slightly lazy but majestic voice came from behind her, causing her to stop:
Chapter completed!