After the lingering past, Chu Yixuan, although forced by her, still had unfinished intentions. He hugged her and said: "Jun'er, you are really beautiful tonight."

  Yan Xijun didn't say a word, she was still nursing her grievances in front of him, the delicate and weak her would never be his match, every time it was always him forcing her.

  She hates. She hates him.

  The more he wanted to keep her by his side, the more she thought of leaving.

  "Hey, why aren't you talking?" Seeing her still silent, Chu Yixuan put his arm around her shoulder and said, "Still angry with me."

  “……”

  "Don't be angry anymore. You are my concubine. 'Serving' in bed is what you should do. Tonight, you can't blame me either."

  Chu Yixuan forced her to face herself and patiently told her that if it weren't for her now, he wouldn't bother to coax anyone.

  "Your Majesty, what you told me this morning... You haven't agreed to it yet." Yan Xijun met his gaze, her expressionless face looking at him as she spoke. She had already made up her mind.

  She wants to leave here. She must leave.

  "Do you really want to leave me?" Chu Yixuan's expression turned cold, his handsome face icy as he stared at her after hearing her bring up the topic of moving out again.

  "I don't want to leave Your Majesty, I just want to move back to my palace. Please grant me this wish." Yan Xijun saw that he had changed his expression again and could only speak carefully.

  She has offended him. She won't have a good day from now on. Not to mention her moving out.

  "Why think of leaving like this?" Chu Yixuan asked, puzzled. She had repeatedly asked him to let her go, what did she mean? Did she dislike him?

  "I have been living here for so long, and it has already caused resentment among all the people in the harem. If I stay any longer, I fear that I will soon die a wrongful death."

  "You live here, I'll protect you, what's there to be afraid of?" Seeing that she was worried about this, Chu Yixuan put down his displeasure and hugged her tightly, comforting her.

  "Even the Emperor himself cannot protect me completely." Yan Xikun sighed and said, "Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are hard to guard against. Moreover, the Emperor is not always by my side at all times."

  "So you think you'll be safe after returning to Ganquan Palace?"

  "At least it's safer than here."

  Chu Yixuan let go of her hand and nodded his head to look at the bright yellow bed curtain. After thinking for a moment, he agreed to her request: "Alright, you can move back tomorrow. Wait for a while, I will come to pick you up again."

  No way. Let her go and then bring her back again. What is he thinking?

  But being able to temporarily leave him is also a good thing. And tomorrow I can move out. Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth, which had been tightly pursed, gradually revealed a hint of joy.

  Chu Yixuan saw it with his own eyes and felt the pain in his heart. He really couldn't understand why she was so eager to leave him.

  Could it be for Chu Chengming?

  The thought flashed through his mind, but it made him suddenly sensitive. This name he had always been unwilling to mention, just didn't want to recall that night's events.

  That night, he still remembered Chu Chengming's conversation with her, saying that she would take her out of the palace.

  Judging from his willingness to take her out of the palace, their relationship is not superficial. They have been secretly dating since when.

  No matter what she thought at the time. What he wants to verify most now is whether she has changed or betrayed herself.

  Chu Yixuan reached out and grabbed her: "I'm asking you, have you ever betrayed me?"

  Yan Xijun stared at him in surprise as his handsome face suddenly turned cold again. For some reason, he asked her what she meant by this.

  "I ask you, have you ever betrayed me?" Seeing her silence, he glared at her furiously. If she had indeed betrayed him, he would not hesitate to kill her.

  "I don't understand your majesty's meaning." She only referred to herself as "your subject" when he was truly angry, at least that way she wouldn't offend him.

  "I don't understand. Then I'll ask you. What is your relationship with Chu Chengming?" The name was almost spat out from his mouth, gritting his teeth. If possible, he really didn't want to say that name from his own mouth.

  What was supposed to come has finally arrived.

  Yan Xijun didn't panic either. She said out loud what she had thought of long ago: "We're just friends."

  "Friend." Chu Yixuan snorted coldly. "You have a lot of friends. Every time I see you with a strange man, you always say it's just a friend."

  "We were originally just friends, how could I possibly say it's a different relationship?" Yan Xijun retorted. Last time was really not deceiving him, she had regarded Nangong Hong as a friend. And this time, how could she tell the truth? Unless she and Chu Chengming both wanted to die.

  "Since it's just a friendship, why did he want to take you out of the palace?" Chu Yixuan said. Fortunately, I went last time in time, otherwise she would have been taken away by him.

  "He's just that kind of person, likes to meddle in other people's business. I don't know how he found out about the time I asked you to leave the palace. You didn't allow me to leave the palace, so he came to find me and said he was willing to take me out of the palace. I, of course, was unwilling. 'Privately' leaving the palace is a capital offense. This much I still understand."

  "So I refused him. Then we had a dispute. And then you came. Saw that scene. Misunderstood me."

  I'm sorry. I have no choice but to say this. I also want to openly acknowledge our feelings, but if we do, I fear that even our lives will be lost.

  "Is that so? I hope you're not deceiving me. Deny it. I'll make sure you die a terrible death." Chu Yixuan warned maliciously. One day, he would kill that little brat with his own hands. At first, he spared him because of his youth, but now he regretted being too soft-hearted and letting him off. As a result, he had raised a tiger that would bring disaster upon himself.

  And this kid is so bold, daring to enter the imperial palace alone, and even thinking of taking his 'woman' with him, it's really lawless.

  "Your Majesty, please be at ease. I'll lend you my courage. I wouldn't dare betray Your Majesty either. Under the heavens, everything is the king's land. You are the ruler of this country. I'm not foolish enough to go against you." Yan Xijun said with a flattering tone, expressing her intentions to him.

  "It's fine if you know. From now on, you are not allowed to betray me." Chu Yixuan said: "If one day he dares to come find you again, you are also not allowed to leave the palace with him. Do you understand?"

  "Uh-huh. Got it."

  "Don't worry, if you really want to go out and play, I'll take you out at the end of the year. You think you can leave the palace? That's never going to happen." Chu Yixuan said seriously, looking at her. He wouldn't allow her to leave him.

  "I have already forgotten the idea of leaving the palace." Yan Xikun smiled. "In the imperial palace, there is the emperor and my sister, the empress. How can you bear to leave them?"

  After saying such flattering words, Yan Xi Jun couldn't help but feel a little disgusted with herself. Her words were not sincere. None of these were her true feelings.

  "It's good that you think so." Chu Yixuan stretched out his hand and wrapped it around her, letting her lean on his arm. He said softly: "Jun'er, don't blame me for keeping you by my side. I'm also too concerned about you."