The palace maids’ exclamations interrupted Huanan Jiyan who was practicing Kungfu excitedly.

She turned her head and saw Empress Qian wearing a thin glorious cloak standing at the end of the corridor. There was not much jewelry on her head.

"Mum, why do you not sleep at night and come to the Princess Palace?"

Straightening up, Huanan Jiyan grinned as she was twisting her waist. He then raised her arms to wipe the sweat on her cheeks.

"I greet Your Grace."

Lu Qiange noticed something wrong and bowed his head.

Empress Qian glanced at him coldly. She fixed her eyes on her daughter and rushed in a few steps. Sulian had to follow Empress Qian all the way, raising the lantern to light up the road for her master.

"You also know that it is late at night? What are you doing here without going to rest!"

Empress Qian's eyes were cold and stern enough to catch people, and the Fourth Princess, who had always been eccentric, also bowed her head timidly at this time. She spitted out the pink tongue and didn't dare to say any more.

Empress Qian wanted to reprimand her but didn't want to lose dignity in front of her servants. Then she turned to look at Lu Qiange, seeming to find a way to vent her anger,

"Who are you? You are still talking with the princess in the middle of the night. You simply have no manners!"

Lu Qiange's complexion condensed and he raised his sword eyebrows.

He was the third prince of the Udan. He had been favored by his father and his mother since he was a child. Wherever he went, there would be many followers. Even in a foreign country, he couldn't tolerate others being yelled at.

He couldn't bear this.

He raised his head and heard Sulian shout sharply,

"How dare you!"

Huanan Jiyan suddenly stood in front of Lu Qiange, and was unhappy,

"Why do you scold him, Mother? He is the new guard of my palace? I see that he is good at martial arts, so I threaten him to teach me self-defense martial arts. If he didn't teach me, I would tell Father to kill him. If you want to scold someone, just scold me!"

"You... You shut up!"

Empress Qian was angry.

She never expected that her precious daughter would contradict her in public for an inner court imperial bodyguard. Her facial features trembled for a while. When she resented, the sorrow filled her heart.

Since the crown prince died, Huanan Jiyan had become the only hope and sustenance of Empress Qian. Thus, she had been favored and carefully guarded by Empress Qian.

Now that the daughter grew up and had her own world, it seemed that she no longer needed her Mother, the Empress.

The feelings of resentment and loss eventually turned into neurotic chatter.

Empress Qian shook her arms and her cloak, staring and shouting,

"As a princess from the Huanan clan, how can you be so shameless? Why must you have a private meeting with the imperial bodyguard in the backyard in the middle of the night? Behave yourself! If the gossip comes out, do you have to make others laugh at Kunning Palace? Go back to sleep!"

Huanan Jiyan looked hard at her mother and her eyes were stunned. Her red nose flared, silently telling her inner grievances.

For a moment, she yelled angrily,

"I have no shame. I don't have a private meeting with the imperial bodyguard. You wrong me!"

"You..."

"Your Grace, I really teach the princess Kungfu sincerely. The princess concentrates on studying. There is no misconduct between us."

When the mother and daughter met, they quarreled without saying many words. Lu Qiange thought he had to interject and clarify the misunderstanding.

He entered the Palace this time with the aim to get the Kunhuang Island map. If he wanted to successfully steal something under the eyes of Emperor of Da Yi, he must first use his precious fourth daughter.

After seeing her openly contradicting her mother for him, Lu Qiange thought that he should do something so as to further the relationship with her on the basis of teaching martial arts.

"Son of a bitch, who are you? How can you intervene when I talk to my daughter! Sulian, take him to see Captain Zhou, and tell him to teach his men."

"No!"

Huanan Jiyan shouted and prevented Sulian. She stretched out her arms to protect Lu Qiange, rolling her eyes and complaining,

"Mother, today's matter has nothing to do with him. If you punish him, your daughter will immediately go out of the Palace to find a nunnery and shave my head. She won't go back to this disgusting palace again!"

Behind her, Lu Qiange fixed his purple eyes in surprise, staring at the persistent girl in a daze.

For a moment, he felt that this nasty girl was not useless, but also lovely in many other aspects.

"You... Eh-hem..."

"Your Grace, you calm down. Amitabha, princess, don't say more."

Empress Qian suddenly panted and coughed, which frightened Sulian. She was in a hurry, patting her master's back with Jin'er and Yao'er.

Huanan Jiyan was also surprised when she saw this and she lowered her head aggrievedly and muttered,

"Originally, it's not Lu Jian's fault."

Empress Qian quietly recovered to her energy. She panted, turned her head, and stopped looking at them. She shook her hands and said constantly,

"Go away! Go away! Don't give me too much trouble..."

"Mother, thank you so much."

Huanan Jiyan snickered and said perfunctorily. She dragged Lu Qiange to walk around the corridor quickly.

Empress Qian's fierce gaze shot towards the two maidservants and said in a deep voice,

"You two, why not follow the princess yet?"

"Yes, yes. We are leaving now."

Jin'er and Yao'er hurriedly bowed to their master, turned around, and ran away.

The empty backyard became extremely quiet. Empress Qian looked up and sighed to the moon.

Sulian knew the Empress’s thoughts best, and she helped the master sit on a stone chair. She carefully put her hands together, trying to comfort,

"Your Grace, the princess is still young and naive. Don't take it into your heart."

Looking at the corridor, Empress Qian waved her hand weakly,

"Well, the higher expectations, the more disappointments. After all, Jiyan is a woman. What else can I expect from her? I only hope that her life will be safe and smooth, and that's it, to find a good husband."

Sulian's eyes flickered, and she understood what the master was saying. She smiled slightly, and leaned forward,

"I see that the imperial bodyguard is handsome and has the same age as the princess. I'm afraid that it would be a disaster sooner or later to keep such a figure in our palace. It would be better to find out his fault, and send him to Cold Palace on duty."

Empress Qian's lips moved slightly, and her smile was blooming calmly. She said softly,

"It's up to you."

…

In the Imperial Ceremony Office…

Gu Yunxi was stunned at the bedside. Her eyes widened for a while after the Master finished his statement, motionlessly filled with shock and tears.

"Master... you are the brother of the current emperor!"

Leng Qingtang's face was gloomy and the little reminiscence of the past would undoubtedly tear the scar that lay in the bottom of his heart again, which would cause general pain.

"I didn't intend to tell you this at this time. I just wanted to keep you by my side and put you in my palm. I plan to explain everything to you when revenge on the deceased emperor, your parents, and the old Master are taken on. The current situation... you see, I can no longer hide it from you."

The girl burst into tears, sobbing intermittently,

"It turns out that 'Wanruo' is my real name... The nightmare that often haunts me at that time is the real memory of witnessing my family members being killed... Master, I also have a brother. Where is he now?"

"One day when he comes back, I'll tell you..."

For the sake of convenience, Leng Qingtang did not point out the identity of the man for the time being. He continued to say with a sad tone after a moment,

“That year, I was poisoned by Rui Yanwan, deliberately released you from the Royal Prison, and lured you to find Ming Lan in exchange for the antidote. It’s not that I’m greedy for life and fear of death, but hundreds of lives are on my shoulders. Before they get justice, I am not qualified to die.”

“Girl, you should hate me the most. It was me who took advantage of you, abandoned you, and caused you to be kidnapped. The culprit who caused you to experience all the pain of life and death is me. Even if you hate me for the rest of your life, I will not blame you. Betrayal of you is always a thorn in my heart.”

Quietly listening to the Master's words, Gu Yunxi still stared straight at the man in front of him without saying a word, which made his heart more and more confusing.

He was about to take some actions to wake her but saw she suddenly leaned forward and rushed into his arms.

If the Master hadn't told the truth, Gu Yunxi really didn't know that his fate had been closely related to her family many years ago.

Born in Xiyi, he was abandoned by the country and hunted by brothers and sisters. When he was in trouble, it was her father who saved him.

For revenge, he was secretly adopted by the former Master. For revenge, he disguised himself as a eunuch, entered the Palace, and met her mother.

Everything went on as the will of heaven and it was already destined for them to meet with each other...

There was an upsurge of emotion in her heart and it was inexplicably hard to calm her mind. She didn't know that Master who had been in a high position and had much power when she met him, should have such an unfortunate experience.

Gu Yunxi lay on the Master's chest, slowly raised her head, and looked deeply at his cool, white face and dark phoenix eyes. She could fully perceive how painful he was physically and mentally at this moment.

For his survival, her family paid the price of blood, but that was not enough to dispel the emperor's doubts. For his survival, Master Bian who raised him personally forced him to stage a false show of placing righteousness above family loyalty and exchanged his life for the emperor's trust in Leng Qingtang.

The blood of these people was stuck in the heart of the Master, and he had never dared to slacken his way for more than two decades. Only for the ultimate goal, he kept moving forward, even if he was infamy, even if he was alone and had no other choices.

At this moment, Gu Yunxi truly understood the Eastern Depot and the man she loved so much!

With her arms around Master’s neck, the girl choked with teardrops,

"I won't blame you. I always say that you give me my life. Don't say that you work for the deceased emperor, Master Bian, and the Zheng family... Even if you do for nothing, as long as you ask me to do something, I will do it without complaint. I will always stand by you. From now on, I will walk with you!"

The person who killed her parents killed the Zheng family and his enemy was also hers!

Leng Qingtang's heart was warm and touched suddenly. In a good mood, he placed the girl's small face on the palm of his hand, his affectionate eyes glowing with certainty. He set his sights on her.

The girl’s eyes were shining, clear and tearful. She was as innocent and harmless as a well-behaved little deer, and she had so much worship and admiration as seeing a god. She couldn’t stop being moved. All sorrow would instantly turn into nothingness in those pious and hopeful eyes.

With thin lips overflowing with a relieved smile, Leng Qingtang tightened his arms. He held the girl's soft body in his arms, with the tip of the nose against the tip of hers. It was extremely intimate. He whispered softly,

"Thank you, girl. My life is enough to have you."

Gu Yunxi smiled, turned his head, and plunged into Master's arms again. She rubbed against his chest with her hot wet cheek.

After a while, she felt that it was not enough. It seemed that this trivial little gesture was not enough to express her love for Master.

She pulled her neck slowly, blinked her eyelashes, and put her small mouth close to cover the lips of Master. She then closed her eyes and kissed him meticulously.

Leng Qingtang's expression was tense. He fell into the warmth of her and held her tighter. He gained the initiative.

The girl's lips were still sweet and it seemed that nothing had ever essentially changed since the change of her face. His own thing that has been quiet for a while became sturdy again.