If Yan Muyun implicated others because of herself, she would never have peace for the rest of her life.

Without giving it any thought, she ran towards the direction of the crying child.

Outside the fenced yard, three young children were held in the hands of a tall and strong man, while the woman and the man were kneeling on the ground and kowtowing continuously.

The man kowtowed and explained, "The child is young and ignorant, and he said nothing. We really didn't see the official's daughter, we really didn't see her..."

The other person had not betrayed her even after being forced to this point. Yan Muyun did not hesitate at all and strode into the yard.

"I'm here, I'm here, you let go of the irrelevant people."

The burly man in the lead walked closer and took a closer look at Yan Muyun, then brought her into the house.

The room was much brighter than before, and a tall and broad man stood with his back to the door.

"Your Highness, we have found the person!"

The man turned around and it was Prince Rui. His eyes swept over Yan Muyun, and his brows knitted slightly, "Is Miss Yan San hurt?"

Yan Muyun bowed and saluted, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. My daughter is not hurt."

"It's good that they are not hurt! I was passing by here and happened to run into the kidnappers fleeing. I learned that they kidnapped a government official's daughter. I didn't expect it to be Miss Yan San."

Yan Muyun groaned inwardly. It would be so easy for anyone to come to rescue her, but it had to be Prince Rui who just had a wife and a concubine.

In ancient times, it was believed that one should repay a life-saving favor with one's own body, but she didn't want to give herself away at all.

After pondering for a long time, she decided to give it a try with a thick face, "Thank you for saving me, Your Highness. If you need me in the future, I will definitely help you."

Looking at the girl in front of him who was covered in dust and had grass debris on her hair, Prince Rui suddenly felt uninterested.

Although Yan San does not have the captivating and sparkling eyes of Yan Er, she is also a noble and extraordinary beauty.

Since he couldn't find the real owner, he thought it would be the same to bring someone who looked similar back home.

Now that he had really succeeded, he felt that something was not right. Not only did he forget Yan Er's face, but he even felt itchy in his heart and missed him even more.

"Miss Yan San, please tell me in detail how you plan to help me?"

Facing the sharp eagle eyes of King Rui, Yan Muyun's heart was beating hard, "Your Highness must be in trouble, so I can help you!"

"Ha!" Prince Rui chuckled, with a hint of amusement on his lips. "I have a problem right now, not too big or too small. I wonder if Miss Yan San is willing to help me?"

"What difficulties? Your Highness, please tell me. I will decide based on the circumstances." Yan Muyun answered vaguely.

"It depends on the situation. Miss Yan San's intention to repay her lifesaver is really sincere?" King Rui said with a sigh, "Alas, my palace is in urgent need of a lovely person who can relieve my boredom. I wonder if Miss Yan San is willing to be my one and only lovely person?"

"How could I be worthy of being the one that Your Highness loves? There are countless beautiful women in the world. Your Highness should look for someone else!" Yan Muyun maintained an awkward smile on her face, but in her heart she cursed the ancestors of the big pig's hoof in front of her.

The main wife and concubines haven't even entered the palace yet, but she's already thinking about finding someone she likes. If a man like Prince Rui can be relied on, she would twist his head off and let the sow kick it like a ball.

Prince Rui was not very interested at first, but after being rejected, he became interested. He put away the amusement on his face, stared at Yan Muyun with his sharp eagle eyes, and stretched out his index finger to lift her fair chin.

"What if I only have my eyes on Miss Yan San?"

At such a close distance, hot air sprayed on her cheeks. Yan Muyun tried hard to think about the mixed flour steamed bun in her arms, and only then did she suppress the urge to retch.

She had originally wanted to just find a man to spend her life with, but now it seems that may not work. She didn't feel disgusted by the large and small intestines, but now that she was teased by a big pig's hoof, she felt so disgusted that her whole stomach was churning.

Seeing Yan Mujun was stunned and didn't respond, Prince Rui thought he had captured her, so he moved closer and said, "Miss Yan San, don't worry. Although I can't give you the position of principal wife, I will definitely treat you well."

Disgusting hot air entered her nostrils. Yan Muyun could no longer bear it and pushed the long face in front of her away with a slap.

There was a crisp "pop" sound, and Prince Rui was stunned on the spot.

"Ugh~ Ugh~" Yan Muyun turned around and dry-heaved twice, but she was afraid that she would anger Prince Rui and lose her life, so she forced herself to hold back the nausea, and for a moment she held it back until tears came out.

When he felt a numbing pain on his face, Prince Rui finally realized that he had been slapped in the face by Yan Muyun.

Although the slap on the face didn't hurt, when had King Rui, a favored child of heaven, ever been slapped? And it was on the face.

Yan Muyun finally suppressed the churning in her stomach, and when she looked up, she met King Rui's sinister eagle eyes, which were filled with such viciousness that it seemed as if he wanted to cut her into pieces.

She retreated in panic until she reached the door, where the gatekeeper blocked her way with a knife.

Prince Rui took two or three steps to approach her, raised his big hand and called out to her.

She dodged subconsciously, and the palm wind blew past her ears, causing them to feel burning pain.

Prince Rui didn't expect that she would dare to hide, so he grabbed her and threw her heavily to the ground, then stretched out his leg to kick her down.

Ignoring the pain, Yan Muyun curled up her body to protect her head, ready to be beaten. Suddenly, bursts of horse neighing were heard.

"Hoo--get off the horse, it's right here!"

With powerful footsteps, a group of people rushed into the yard.

Under the dim candlelight, a tall figure quickly stepped into the house. When Yan Muyun saw the hard face clearly, her panicked heart miraculously calmed down.

Gu Yunting glanced at Yan Muyun lying on the ground, and bowed to Prince Rui, "Your humble servant pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Rui!"

Prince Rui reluctantly withdrew his foot and turned to look at Gu Yunting, "General Gu, there is no need to be so polite!" He spoke in a rather gentle tone.

The Dingbei Marquisate holds the military power in the northern border, and Empress Xue's purpose in hiring Gu Yuelan as a concubine for the Crown Prince is self-evident.

But now the one who supports the Dingbei Marquis Mansion is Gu Yunting, and Gu Yunting is an unfavored illegitimate son in the family. It is still unknown whether he is willing to work for the legitimate lineage.

The Weiyuan Marquisate and Concubine Li were planning to promise the eldest princess to Gu Yunting. As long as Gu Yunting did not side with the prince's faction during the future fight for the throne, they would have made the right move.

Liao Yong walked in, "This humble servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Rui!" He stood up and looked at Yan Muyun, "Miss Yan was kidnapped while attending a banquet at my house. Fortunately, Your Highness rescued her. Miss Yan is the savior of my wife and children. If anything happens to her today, I am afraid I will die and be blamed."

Seeing that Prince Rui had a gloomy face and did not respond, Gu Yunting said, "Miss Yan is a boudoir girl, it is not appropriate for her to stay outside for too long. Your Highness, can I allow you to send Miss Yan back home?"

His sharp eyes swept over the faces of the three people one by one, and Prince Rui suddenly chuckled, "Oh! General Gu wants to personally send Miss Yan back home?"

Gu Yunting did not deny it. "I was entrusted by Madam Yan to find the Third Miss and send her back to the Yan Mansion safely."

"It will be the same if I send the third lady back home. What do you think, General Gu?" Prince Rui asked tentatively.

"I am entrusted with the task of being loyal to others. I hope Your Highness will fulfill my mission!" Gu Yunting bowed with his hands clasped in a sincere manner.

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