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He said he couldn't hold Fan Liuer back.

Fan Liuer cried and said that she would marry no one but him in this life, and if he didn't want her, she would jump into the lake and die.

Finally, it was Yan Qi and the Empress who persuaded Li Chenbi to give up the idea of ​​divorcing his wife.

Li Chenbi then made another request: he wanted to take Fan Liuer back to Xingzhou so that the two of them could live a simple and ordinary life there.

Yan Qi initially disagreed. He was naturally suspicious. Although several investigations proved that it was all just an accident and not Li Chenbi's scheme, and many doctors he consulted said that Li Chenbi was indeed poisoned and would never be able to have children again, he still could not completely trust them.

Only by keeping Li Chenbi under his watchful eye could he feel completely at ease.

So he made an excuse that Li Chenbi and his wife had worked hard and made great contributions, and that he would give Li Chenbi a title so that they could stay in the capital.

Li Chenbi didn't refuse, but started to pretend to be depressed, locking himself in his room every day, not eating or drinking, as if life had no meaning.

Fan Liuer tried to persuade him several times, but to no avail. Most of the time, he wouldn't even see Fan Liuer.

Fan Liuer had no other choice but to go to Yan Qi's palace and cause a scene.

"How far are you going to push him?" Fan Liuer looked at Yan Qi, her eyes red.

It started as an act, but the more he acted, the angrier he got, and now his anger has truly erupted.

"He risked his life for you, and my wife and I have never wronged you in any way. Now that he's in this state, all he wants is to go back to Xingzhou, back to his hometown, to spend the rest of his life peacefully with his mother and family. He's not asking you for money or power, so why won't you agree?"

"Are you only satisfied when you've driven him to his death?"

She was going all out; if they couldn't leave Kyoto smoothly, their lives would be difficult if they stayed here.

Anyway, the Yan family owes her and Li Chenbi several lives, so as long as she doesn't go too far, Yan Qi won't punish her easily.

Yan Qi felt guilty towards Fan Liuer. Although he was wary of Li Chenbi, he also trusted Fan Liuer.

His feelings toward the couple were complicated. To him, Li Chenbi was synonymous with cunning and treacherous. No matter what it was, as long as it involved Li Chenbi, he couldn't help but overthink.

But Fan Liuer was the complete opposite in his eyes. He saw Fan Liuer as an honest and upright person, and he instinctively believed that anything said by Fan Liuer must be true.

She dared not lie to him.

Therefore, he did not get angry when faced with Fan Liuer's anger on both occasions. In his eyes, this was Fan Liuer's honest side that had been pushed to the limit, which made him trust Li Chenbi even more.

When Fan Liuer stormed into the study in a rage, Yan Qi dismissed the servants, leaving only the two of them and Yan Qiu in the room.

With no outsiders present, Yan Qi's voice softened considerably: "What are you saying? How could I possibly want to force him to his death? I just can't bear to see him suffer."

Fan Liuer raised her hand and hastily wiped away her tears, looking helpless and pitiful. She choked out, "You can't bear to see him leave, but are you really willing to watch him sink deeper and deeper into despair, until he finally dies of grief?"

Yan Qiu couldn't bear to watch any longer. Although he was also reluctant to see Li Chenbi leave, Li Chenbi's safety was more important to him. He looked at Yan Qi and pleaded with him.

"Father! Please let Brother Chenbi return to Xingzhou."

Since entering the palace, although he has not yet officially ascended the throne, Yanqiu has already begun to call Yanqi "Father Emperor" on a daily basis.

That one word, "Dad," brought the two back to the most basic father-son relationship.

Yan Qi looked at Yan Qiu and finally sighed.

"Alright, alright. Since you insist on leaving, it would seem heartless of me to stay any longer."

Yan Qi relented, and Fan Liuer burst into tears of joy. She immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yan Qi, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Having received Yan Qi's confirmation, the couple happily began packing their belongings and leaving the palace to return to Xingzhou.

Li Chenshu couldn't bear to part with Fan Liuer. When Fan Liuer was packing her things, she followed behind her, saying that if she couldn't get along with Li Chenbi in the future, she should come to the capital to find her.

Li Chenbi overheard this and kicked her out.

The two of them didn't have much to begin with, and with the Empress Yanqi's reward, they quickly packed up.

Not daring to linger for even a day, Li Chenbi decided to set off early the next morning.

Fan Liuer was very excited that night and didn't fall asleep until very late.

She hadn't fallen into a deep sleep yet; it seemed like she had only closed her eyes for a short while when she was woken up by the noisy sounds outside.

She opened her eyes groggily, and Li Chenbi had already sat up, his eyes dark as he stared at the door.

"What's going on outside?" Fan Liuer sat up.

Li Chenbi turned his head to look at Fan Liuer, paused for a moment, and then said, "We may not be able to leave."

"Huh?" Fan Liuer's eyes widened. "Why?"

Li Chenbi did not explain to Fan Liuer. The noise outside was getting closer and closer. Time was running out. While helping Fan Liuer get dressed, Li Chenbi told her, "If things get out of hand, take out the imperial seal."

Fan Liuer, mindful of his injuries, took the clothes from him, saying, "I can do it myself..." Before she could finish speaking, she paused upon hearing Li Chenbi's words.

"We need the imperial seal? Is it that serious? Has he found out about our plan?"

Before Li Chenbi could answer her, the noise outside the door stopped, and then there was a knock on the door; it was Li Qiuping's voice.

"My lord, an order has come from the palace, commanding you and your wife to enter the palace immediately."

Fan Liuer's heart tightened, and she quickly looked at Li Chenbi.

Li Chenbi patted her shoulder and whispered, "Don't be afraid, he won't kill us. We still have a life-saving charm."

Li Chenbi's words of comfort reassured Fan Liuer somewhat, but only somewhat.

On the way to the palace, she held tightly to Li Chenbi's hand.

Li Chenbi held her and whispered in her ear what to do if things got serious.

He had a premonition that even if Yan Qi was determined to deal with him this time, Fan Liuer would not be implicated.

There are too many people protecting her; there's no need to worry about her safety.

Yan Qi was waiting for the two in the study. As soon as they entered the study, an inkstone was smashed down and landed at Li Chenbi's feet.

Yan Qi stood up, walked out from behind the desk, glared at Li Chenbi, and exuded a sharp aura.

"Li Chenbi, how dare you! You even dare to deceive me!"

When Fan Liuer heard Yan Qi refer to himself as "I," her heart clenched. She instinctively looked up and met Yan Qi's gaze.

Yan Qi's face was filled with barely suppressed anger, and his eyes were filled with even more fury as he looked at Fan Liuer.

"And you, Fan Liuer! I trusted you so much, but I never imagined you would lie to me too!"

He grew angrier as he spoke, pointing at the two of them, "You two are incredibly audacious, deceiving the emperor and treasonous! Even chopping off your heads wouldn't be too much!"