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Fan Liuer didn't think this was a good thing at all. She didn't want to stay here. If the Yan family father and son really did leave their only son to Li Chenbi, wouldn't they have to stay in the capital?

"No, we have to leave quickly, lest things get complicated." She stared at Li Chenbi.

Li Chenbi smiled and said, "I understand, but let's not think about that now. Let me in first."

Time flew by, and a few more days passed. With less than ten days until the coronation ceremony, Li Chenbi still hadn't informed her about preparing to leave.

Fan Liuer grew increasingly anxious. That evening, Li Chenbi returned home, accompanied by Yan Qiu.

Yanqiu came to visit Li Chenshu, bringing with him a message.

Yanqiu's mother, the future Empress, wanted to meet the benefactor who had saved her son twice, and invited Fan Liuer to the palace.

Having spent so long in the military camp, Fan Liuer was able to exchange a few words with Yan Qi, so she wasn't as nervous about entering the palace. What worried her more was Li Chenbi's next arrangements.

After seeing Yan Qiu off, the two returned to their room. Li Chenbi said helplessly, "I didn't want to tell you, but seeing that you haven't been eating or sleeping well all day, I'll tell you anyway."

As he spoke, he leaned close to Fan Liuer's ear and told her about his plan.

After listening, Fan Liuer looked troubled. "Will this work?"

Li Chenbi nodded. "This is the best way at the moment. Only in this way can I eliminate my threat to Yan Qi, and I also have a reasonable reason to refuse to stay in Kyoto."

"And it can also avoid a lot of rumors and gossip in the future."

Fan Liuer paused after hearing this, then asked, "You came up with this plan for my sake, didn't you?"

Li Chenbi did not deny it. He was never the kind of person who would make sacrifices silently. Whatever he did, he had to let the other party know clearly.

He raised his hand and pinched Fan Liuer's cheek, saying, "That's right, I'm willing to give up my reputation for you. If you ever dare to have any other thoughts, you're finished."

Fan Liuer reached out and hugged him, burying her face in his chest.

"Don't worry, I will never love anyone else in my life but you."

In this world, no one but Li Chenbi could give her such love and care.

The next morning, Fan Liuer got ready and went to the palace with Li Chenbi.

She wasn't very nervous when she learned she was going to enter the palace yesterday, but now she's starting to get nervous and has been taking deep breaths in the carriage.

Li Chenbi couldn't help but laugh at her, "I knew you'd do this, that's why I wasn't planning to tell you. Sure enough."

Fan Liuer had no desire to argue with him. After taking several deep breaths, she still couldn't calm down. She turned to Li Chenbi and said, "No, I'm getting more and more nervous. What should I do?"

Li Chenbi clicked his tongue. "Fan Liuer, you're really not suited for doing bad things."

As he said this, he leaned over and pressed down on Fan Liuer, about to kiss her.

Fan Liuer exclaimed in a low voice, "What are you doing? We're in the car."

"To help you relieve your tension." After saying that, Li Chenbi bit Fan Liuer's lips.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Chenbi released the panting Fan Liuer and asked with a smile, "Are you still nervous?"

Fan Liuer glared at him. Now she was no longer nervous and just wanted to hit him.

She raised her hand to touch the corner of her mouth, glanced at the lipstick smudged on her fingertips, and complained, "It's all smudged."

"Let me see?" Li Chenbi turned her face to examine her closely. "It is indeed her. Let me wipe it for you." As he spoke, he took Fan Liuer's handkerchief and carefully wiped away the lipstick stains from the corners of her mouth.

Fan Liuer stared at the face so close to hers, seeing his serious expression and feeling his gentle movements, and her anger subsided.

Li Chenbi always said that he was ruined by her.

She thought that she had fallen for Li Chenbi, and now she found everything he did pleasing to the eye.

When the carriage arrived at the palace gate, Fan Liuer and Li Chenbi were granted special permission not to disembark. The carriage drove directly to the palace where the Empress resided.

After disembarking from the carriage, palace servants were already waiting. They bowed to the two of them and led them into the palace.

But the atmosphere was somber and tense, and everyone who passed by had a tense expression on their face. Just looking at them made one feel depressed.

Fan Liuer disliked this place from the bottom of her heart. It was as if she had to be careful with every step she took, because if she made a mistake, she would be doomed.

She looked away and stopped staring around.

Following the palace attendants through the front courtyard to the main hall, a familiar voice rang out as soon as they stepped inside, before the attendants could even speak.

"Brother Chenbi, sister-in-law, you're here!"

It was Yan Qiu. He got up from his chair and walked towards the two of them.

Fan Liuer bowed to him first, "Second Young Master," before looking behind him.

Sitting on a chair behind Yanqiu was a woman of striking appearance, who was smiling at Fan Liuer.

Fan Liuer immediately lowered her head and curtsied, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

The Empress stood up and walked towards her, reaching out to help her up. "You must be Fan Liuer. There's no need to be so formal. I've often heard Yanqiu mention you. Seeing you today, you're just as I imagined. You really are a very likable person."

Fan Liuer was a little flattered and quickly thanked her, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Come sit down, you can relax here. I don't have that many rules." She said, glancing at Li Chenbi, then laughed, "You even went out of your way to follow me, are you afraid I'll eat you up?"

Li Chenbi smiled more sincerely at the Empress than at Yan Qi. "Your Majesty is too kind. My wife is timid. I was just keeping her company because I was afraid she would be too nervous."

"This isn't Yan Qi's place, what's there to be nervous about? Alright, you two go ahead and do your work, don't bother us." With that, she shooed Yan Qiu and Li Chenbi away.

Before leaving, Li Chenbi glanced at Fan Liuer, signaling her not to be nervous, and then departed.

Fan Liuer's nervousness did not stem from the most noble woman in the world before her, but the Empress's amiable attitude did indeed ease some of Fan Liuer's tension.

The two sat down, and the Empress chatted with Fan Liuer about everyday things. As they talked, she suddenly brought up Li Chenshu.

"Liu'er, you're an honest person. Tell me the truth, what kind of person is Li Chenshu?"

Fan Liuer was stunned by this question. "Ah..."

How was she supposed to answer that?

The Empress saw her concerns and said, "Don't worry, I'm very open-minded and don't care about her status. Besides, Yanqiu has never liked anyone this much before. Ever since I came to the capital, he's been talking about her every day. I'm really curious."

"If Yanqiu hadn't forbade me from summoning her to the palace, I would have invited her to come with you today."

Fan Liu'er thought to herself that Yan Qiu was too hasty, and he had already started to take action.

Before she could speak, the Empress continued, "Actually, I've inquired about her and heard some of her deeds."