"I have been with the Emperor for the past few months, and there have been chases and pursuits along the way."

"Where is Father now?"

"We were assassinated yesterday, and the emperor has gone into hiding. I came to find you first, and then make plans."

"Tell me where our father is, and I'll go get him back right away."

"He is in Wufeng Village, Tongzhou."

"I will now."

Chu Feng was about to leave, and turned back to remind Su Qiuyue: "Go back to Prince Xuan's Mansion immediately after dinner. My people will protect you."

"it is good!"

After Chu Feng took Gu Qing away, Su Qiuyue did not go to Prince Xuan's Mansion, but got rid of Chu Feng's people and entered the dental shop that Aunt Gui had run before.

The tooth shop no longer exists and is now a luxuriously decorated teahouse.

The tea artist gracefully manipulated the teapot and served the guests.

Su Qiuyue found a table and sat down, and asked the shopkeeper to pick a handsome male tea artist to make tea.

The male tea artist looked a bit feminine and would wink at Su Qiuyue from time to time.

Su Qiuyue got goose bumps all over her body and considered whether to change a tea artist.

After sitting in the teahouse until midnight, the angry Chu Feng finally arrived.

Chu Feng saw Su Qiuyue drinking tea leisurely, and there was a man sitting opposite her. He was already angry and instantly became furious.

"Su Qiuyue!"

"what?"

"You lied to me." Chu Feng pushed the tea artist away and leaned over to stare at Su Qiuyue. "My father wasn't there at all."

Su Qiuyue met his gaze and smiled, "Since you found this place, it means you have passed the test."

This was a trap set up by her and Chu Qilin.

First, he told Chu Feng the fake hiding place. If Chu Feng was the mastermind behind the incident and sent people to assassinate the emperor, he would end up with nothing.

If he really wanted to welcome the emperor sincerely, the special forces guarding there would tell Chu Feng Su Qiuyue's current address.

Chu Feng looked at Su Qiuyue in astonishment, but when he saw her smile, his accumulated anger instantly disappeared.

"Chu Feng, don't blame me. I did this for the emperor's safety. Since you have passed the test, I will take you to pick up the emperor."

"Just stay here and I'll pick it up."

"My Lord, I will go with you."

Chu Feng compromised: "Okay."

In the middle of the night, Chu Feng and Su Qiuyue went out of the city to bring Chu Qilin back to Prince Xuan's Mansion.

"Xier, is something happening outside? It's so noisy." Zhu Yingyue was awakened by the noise outside.

Xier had just come back from outside. She walked to the bed and brought Zhu Yingyue a plain dress.

"Princess, I heard from the people around the prince that a distinguished guest is coming to visit."

"What distinguished guest?"

Xier shook her head. Those distinguished guests went straight to the guest rooms after entering the palace without even seeing their faces.

"Go and ask around. I'm the princess. There are distinguished guests arriving at the palace. We can't lose etiquette."

"Yes."

After resting for a day at Prince Xuan's Mansion, Su Qiuyue, Chu Feng, and Chu Qilin dismissed their attendants and discussed countermeasures in the guest room.

"Father, you seem to be in better health!"

"Thanks to Miss Su for taking me to get treatment. I feel much better now."

"That's great. Father, I'm sure you'll live a long life and have great fortune."

"Humph, that rebellious son wishes I would die sooner."

"Father, as long as you can return to the palace, all of the prince's schemes will be defeated."

Su Qiuyue said: "The palace is controlled by the crown prince, he will definitely not let you enter the palace easily."

Chu Qilin nodded: "When I return to the palace safely, I will definitely depose him from the position of crown prince."

Chu Feng said: "We can just enter the palace openly and see who dares to stop us."

Su Qiuyue said: "It is better to be cautious. We can disguise ourselves as guards and sneak into the palace. This is safer."

Chu Qilin nodded in agreement: "Yes, we should keep a low profile now to avoid unnecessary trouble."

The three of them discussed for a long time, and Chu Feng looked at the returning Su Qiuyue with new eyes.

"I didn't know you had become so shrewd and farsighted. I'm beginning to doubt that you're not the real Su Qiuyue."

"Chu Feng, are you praising me or teasing me?"

"Of course I'm praising you!"

"I don't know how much suffering and hardship I've endured along the way. If I don't grow up, I won't even know how I died."

"It's all my fault. I made you suffer."

Chu Qilin looked at the two of them in confusion. Could it be that there was a relationship between them that he didn't know about?

In the early morning of the next day, Su Qiuyue, Chu Qilin, Xia Chuyao and Chen Feiyang disguised themselves as palace guards and followed Chu Feng into the palace.

The imperial palace is still as majestic as ever, with red walls, yellow tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, and is extremely noble.

Prime Minister Zhu Yizhen had already received the news and was waiting outside the Meridian Gate.

The moment he saw the emperor, Zhu Yizhen knelt down, but was helped up by Chu Qilin.

"Your Majesty, I am late for your service. Please forgive me."

"Zhu Xiang, there are too many people here, you should get up first."

"Yes."

Su Qiuyue followed Chu Qilin and entered the palace together.

After crossing the square paved with white marble, several people entered the Wuji Hall together.

The Wuji Hall is magnificent and golden. The floor tiles are paved with special gold bricks. The dragon throne is high above, majestic and imposing.

Outside the Wuji Palace, a eunuch stopped Chu Qilin and said, "The Wuji Palace is a restricted area, no outsiders are allowed to enter."

Chu Qilin glanced at the eunuch coldly, and the eunuch got goose bumps all over his body.

How come this person looks so much like the emperor? Could it be...

Chu Feng said: "How dare you! They are my people, why don't you get out of the way?"

The eunuch fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was wrong. I deserve to die..."

"Hmph, get out of the way."

The eunuch was kicked away, and a young eunuch hurried over to help his godfather up.

The eunuch grabbed the young eunuch and said, "Go and tell the prince that his majesty is wearing a guard's uniform and he has returned."

"what?"

"Go quickly."

"Oh, oh!" The little eunuch ran hurriedly towards the harem.

Many officials have come to the Taiji Hall, and they gather in groups of three or four, whispering.

Seeing Chu Feng and Zhu Yizhen, several officials came up to greet them, but most people pretended not to see them and ignored their arrival.

"The prince has arrived," the chief eunuch shouted at the top of his voice.

The majestic prince was wearing a bright yellow suit, looking like the ruler of a country.

He looked at the empty dragon throne and felt a surge of irritation in his heart.

At this moment, he was so close to the throne, the pinnacle of power, yet so far away.

"If you have something to report, please stand up. If you don't, please dismiss the court." The chief eunuch shouted when he saw the prince sitting on the chair.

Chu Qilin raised his eyes quietly and saw the prince looking majestic, and felt mixed emotions.

"Your Highness, I have something to report." Ni Hongzhen, the censor of the Censorate, walked to the front.

The prince smiled and said, "Please speak, Censor Ni."

"Your Highness, I want to impeach the Minister of Revenue Zhao Bangquan for accepting bribes, occupying the people's land, and lax governance. He is a celibate and has occupied the people's land."


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