After being thoroughly violated, he ran away with the enemy emperor's child.

Mo Yan revealed his entire plan to Chu Junci without reservation, and then instructed, "I will send people to protect the area outside Qiyue Palace. Do not leave it even for a moment."

"Once everything is over, I will personally come to pick you up, understand?"

"..."

Chu Junci remained silent. He thought of Xie Yunzhou of Qiyue Palace; perhaps…

For him, this was also an opportunity.

"What are you thinking about?"

Mo Yan touched his face: "Are you scared?"

"I'm not afraid."

Chu Junci shook his head. "If you're going to lure me into a trap, then you need to be fully prepared and not... get hurt."

"I know."

He held Chu Junci's hand and kissed it, saying, "Aci, you don't need to worry about me."

"I'm more afraid of you getting hurt than me, so you must not leave Qiyue Palace and wait for me to come and get you."

"…Um."

Chu Junci lowered her eyes subconsciously, avoiding his gaze: "When will the plan begin?"

"tomorrow."

"it is good."

The two did not speak again after that. In the evening, Mo Yan escorted Chu Junci back to Qiyue Palace.

Standing in the hall, he held him tightly, reluctant to part: "I won't be staying at Qiyue Palace tonight. If there's anything you need, just have them tell me."

"I will always miss you, and you must miss me too, understand?"

"...I've got it."

Mo Yan kept nagging, as if he had turned into a mother hen. Chu Junci sighed helplessly, "I know everything. You can go back now."

"You heartless wretch! I'm so reluctant to part with you, and you act like nothing happened."

He pinched Chu Junci's nose, then kissed his forehead, eyebrows, and eyes, finally kissing his lips until he was breathless before finally letting go.

"I'm leaving."

"Um."

Watching Mo Yan's figure disappear, Chu Junci wiped her lips and opened the wardrobe.

Xie Yunzhou's eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze towards him was tinged with a strange emotion. "Aci..."

He only managed to utter those two words before swallowing the rest of them, his throat choked with choking.

"Come out and sit for a while."

Hiding it in the closet all this time, I'm afraid my hands and feet will go numb.

"good……"

Sitting down at the table, Xie Yunzhou stared at him: "Why didn't you come back yesterday?"

"Something's up."

Pouring himself a cup of tea, Chu Junci said without changing his expression, "I seem to have remembered some things these past two days."

Although it wasn't much, it was enough for him to be certain that Xie Yunzhou was telling the truth.

He must return to Yong.

Thinking of this, he gripped his teacup tightly: "Something big is going to happen in the palace in the next few days. Perhaps we can take advantage of the chaos to leave here."

"really?"

Xie Yunzhou looked excited. He had been in the palace for several days, hiding in the wardrobe every day, watching Aci and Mo Yan...

He's going crazy!

His gaze slid down Chu Junci's face, paused, stared at the red mark, and slowly clenched his right hand.

He only saw Emperor Mo Yanqin, but he should have known long ago that, in places he couldn't see, they had already...

Xie Yunzhou closed his eyes and swallowed the bitter taste in his mouth.

"Your Majesty, I swear to protect you with my life as you depart."

"Um."

Chu Junci nodded, then, as if remembering something, asked him, "How did you get in that day?"

Now the defenses outside Qiyue Palace have increased several times over. Let alone Xie Yunzhou, even a fly would have a hard time getting in.

"There weren't so many guards that day. They didn't want you to notice anything unusual, so they all hid in the shadows."

Thanks to Mo Yan's orders, he managed to sneak in through the window, but now, asking him to leave quietly would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

"I see. So where is the secret passage you mentioned?"

"In the Imperial Garden."

Xie Yunzhou replied, "There is a secret passage leading directly outside the palace from the artificial hill. It was secretly built by Emperor Zhao Taizu at the beginning of the Zhao Kingdom."

"I didn't know at first either. It was the prince who sent me a message by carrier pigeon a few days ago."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Your Highness misses His Majesty very much and hopes that His Majesty will return to Yong Kingdom soon to reunite with him."

"…Um."

Taking a sip of tea, Chu Junci stood up and murmured, "It'll be soon."

In a daze, a feeling of nausea welled up in his chest, but before he could savor it, the feeling vanished completely, as if it had never happened.

"Aci? What's wrong?"

Xie Yunzhou stood up worriedly, wanting to help him, but Chu Junci dodged him, saying, "It's nothing."

With his hands frozen in mid-air, Xie Yunzhou clenched them and slowly withdrew them, saying, "It's good that you're alright."

After that, the two remained silent. A while later, Chu Jun left the bedside and said, "There will be no one in the palace tonight. You may sleep on the chaise longue on the outer side."

"…good."

Lying on the couch, he didn't sleep all night, his gaze fixed on the bed where the person he longed for but could never have lay.

Aci.

The silent murmur remained hidden on his lips, known only to Xie Yunzhou.

At the same time, outside the Mo Yan Palace not far away, a figure appeared furtively; it was the servant who had been following Mo Chengyu earlier that day.

He was wearing a red fox fur coat and had exquisite makeup.

There was no one outside the palace. He pushed open the palace door and slowly walked to the bedside. "Your Majesty."

His voice was soft and weak. He reached out his hand, but his fingertips were grasped just as they were about to touch Mo Yan.

He gasped in surprise as he saw Wu Xu, who was gripping his wrist: "What do you want to do?"

"I……"

He nervously swallowed, glancing at the person on the bed, his eyes meeting Mo Yan's.

"Your Majesty, save me!"

He looked pitiful and struggled slightly, saying, "It hurts."

Mo Yan looked at him coldly: "I have some questions for you. If you don't want to die, answer them truthfully."

"..."

He shrank back, and seeing that Mo Yan didn't seem to be joking, he nodded: "Your Majesty, please ask."

"Did Zhou He send you?"

"Um."

According to the original plan, he was to be brought into the palace by Mo Chengyu and then hide in Fu'an Hall. However, Mo Chengyu saw Mo Yan in the Imperial Garden, which caused him to be exposed to Mo Yan in advance...

"What does he want to use you for?"

"I..." He looked at Mo Yan cautiously, unable to speak for a long time.

Mo Yan had no patience to wait for him: "Wu Xu, kill him."

"Your Majesty, spare me! I'll talk, I'll talk!"

"I come from a small village, where there are other people like me."

"The Right Chancellor learned of this matter and specifically sought me out, asking me to speak with His Majesty..."

He gritted his teeth, seemingly somewhat embarrassed: "Because I can **."

"..."

Mo Yan was stunned, and Wu Xu, who was standing next to him, was also somewhat surprised.

"What did you say?"

"Because I can **." He repeated.

"How is that possible? You're not..."

"I am, but I can also..."

The matter was too unbelievable. After a while, Mo Yan suddenly thought of A Ci.

Will Aci also...?

No, what is he thinking? Aci comes from Yong Kingdom, not that village.

"Take him away."

After learning of Zhou He's purpose, Mo Yan had Wu Xu take him away. The two left, leaving Mo Yan alone in the hall. He thought of A Ci again.

Lying in bed with his hands behind his head, he couldn't help but wonder: What if Aci really could do that?

Will Aci actually succeed?

Doubt filled his heart, making him wish he could return to Qiyue Palace immediately. A quarter of an hour later, he could no longer hold back and got up to head towards Qiyue Palace.