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When Shangguan Ying, who was standing by, heard this, the expression on his face became more solemn.

She shook her head, indicating that she knew nothing about it either, and continued, "The emperor did not reveal the details to me. But in my opinion, the things hidden in this bundle must be extraordinary and extremely important."

Ye Zifen took a deep breath and nodded solemnly, as if she had made a secret oath in her heart: "No matter what, since this is a token of the Emperor's love, I will definitely cherish it and never let it get damaged or lost."

Seeing Ye Zifen's resolute attitude, Shangguan Ying smiled with satisfaction and said softly, "That's great. I believe that if the emperor knew about this, he would definitely feel relieved."

Mu Hongzhou coughed lightly and said slowly, "All along the way, we always felt as if there were a pair of eyes watching us in the dark, and the feeling of being tracked was like a shadow following us. We had no choice but to take more detours and it took a lot of trouble to get here. I wonder if anything special has happened here during this period of time?"

After hearing this, Ye Zifen's originally pretty face, the pair of willow-leaf-like eyebrows couldn't help but slightly frown, and her expression revealed a hint of solemnity.

She opened her red lips slightly and said in a soft and slightly worried voice: "In my opinion, the person who came this time was probably sent by the emperor. Could it be that... he already knew about the existence of this bag?"

Shangguan Ying, who was standing nearby, shook her head slightly and replied, "I was secretly sent away from the palace by the retired emperor. Logically, no one should know about this. But... I am not completely sure about this."

Ye Zifen then continued, "But what is puzzling is that the emperor openly ordered that Zhang Gaoyi and I should not return to the capital to pay our respects. I have pondered the reason but still cannot figure it out. Because of this, my heart has always been as if a huge rock is pressing down on it, and I feel extremely depressed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Hongzhou and Shangguan Ying raised their heads almost at the same time and looked at each other.

In that brief moment, their eyes intertwined, as if an invisible force tightly connected the two of them.

Through each other's eyes, they seemed to have keenly captured a complex emotion that was difficult to describe in words.

It is an emotion that contains doubt, worry and vague uneasiness, like a fog covering the heart, making people feel heavy and depressed.

Shangguan Ying sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness and confusion in her tone, and slowly said: "Perhaps some misunderstanding occurred during the court struggle, which led to the current situation; or perhaps there are treacherous villains who spread rumors and slandered the emperor, causing the emperor to be suspicious of us."

Ye Zifen frowned and responded indignantly: "Even if it is true, this is really too much! When the late emperor passed away, it was only natural for the subjects to go and pay their respects. Now they don't even give us this opportunity. It doesn't make sense from a human or logical point of view!"

Shangguan Ying nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed with Ye Zifen, and then fell into a brief contemplation.

After a moment, he analyzed thoughtfully: "Perhaps the emperor acted this way because he was worried that our return to the capital would disrupt the stability of the court. After all, the court is full of changes and the forces of all parties are complicated. Any disturbance may cause an uproar. However, this is just my guess after all. I am afraid that further investigation is needed to know the truth."

Ye Zifen sighed and didn't want to think about these things at the moment.

She turned and walked towards the closet.

When she reached the closet, she stopped, stretched out her slender, white hands like green onions, and carefully searched inside the closet.

Soon, she picked out a few pieces of clothing for herself.

These clothes are of fine quality and bright colors, obviously of the highest quality.

Ye Zifen walked up to the two masters with a smile on her face and said softly, "The weather in the north gets cold much earlier than other places. You two are wearing so thin clothes. You must have been frozen for a long time. Put on my clothes to keep out the cold. I will ask my staff to prepare a few sets of suitable clothes for you later."

As she spoke, she handed the clothes in her hand to the two masters, her eyes full of concern.

The two masters were not polite at all. They took the clothes without saying a word and hurried into the inner room to change.

Not long after, a slight sound of footsteps was heard. It turned out that two masters had changed their clothes and walked out.

At this moment, they were wearing the clothes provided by Ye Zifen, and looked much more energetic.

Ye Zifen looked the two men up and down, nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Okay, I'll send someone to arrange proper accommodation for the two masters. You must have worked so hard on this journey!"

After Ye Zifen's figure gradually walked away until she disappeared, Mu Hongzhou turned to look at Shangguan Ying beside him and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Why didn't you tell Yu Zifen about the comments made by the retired emperor about the emperor just now?"

Shangguan Ying smiled slightly, shook her head and said, "Don't you think Zifen can't think of this? It's just that she doesn't want to think about it too deeply. After she sees the bundle, she will naturally feel relieved and won't feel so bad anymore."

Mu Hongzhou nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, and then said with emotion: "That's true. Well, why don't we live here for a few more years! Looking back, it has been a long time since I have had such a leisure time. I can have a good rest. Besides, the environment here is pleasant, it's really nice."

Shangguan Ying nodded slightly, then said slowly: "Indeed, it should be so. However, in the next few long years, the two of us must not leave this girl too far away! After all, this child is not young anymore, and it is time to think about having a child."

After hearing these words, Mu Hongzhou was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He shook his head and said, "Oh my, it has come to such a critical moment, and you still have the leisure to think about such things?"

Shangguan Ying heard this, her beautiful eyebrows slightly raised, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she asked with a hint of blame: "Oh? Then according to your opinion and insights, if I don't think about this matter at this moment, what kind of questions should I think about? In this situation, talking about other things is not very practical. Only this point is the most real and practical."