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

"We've only been married a short time, and Aci has already abandoned her husband and children like this. She's so heartless."

"..."

"Aci, please pay attention to me, please pay attention to me."

"…Mo Yan, stop fooling around."

Setting down her vermilion brush, "Chu Junci" looked up at him: "You've been in Yong Kingdom for almost ten days, aren't you going back?"

"I won't reply."

Mo Yan stepped forward and ruffled his hair: "I belong to Aci now, how can Aci keep chasing me away?"

"Is Aci tired of me? Or has she found someone new?"

"Who is it? Xie Yunzhou? Or some random guy?"

"Aci, just say it, I promise I won't be jealous."

Mo Yan kept rambling on, while Chu Junci sighed, "...That's not what I meant."

"What does that mean? Ah Ci didn't answer whether I have a new love interest, does that mean I do?"

"no."

"Why is Aci ignoring me?"

"..."

The problem has come full circle. Chu Junci remained silent and picked up his vermilion pen.

The vermilion pen glided across the paper, his expression serious. Mo Yan sat on the other side, propping his head up as he watched him intently.

Half an hour passed quietly. Chu Junci put down his vermilion pen, rubbed his wrist, and was pressed down on the table by Mo Yan the next moment.

"Mo Yan..."

His eyelashes trembled slightly as he looked into Mo Yan's eyes, when suddenly someone lowered their head and kissed him.

"Aci, I want to serve you."

"...Not here."

"oh."

He picked the man up and carried him to a side hall. His fingertips traced the man's face as he slowly approached.

Just as she was about to kiss the lips she had longed for, a voice called "Brother" drifted in from outside.

"Brother! Where are you?"

Mo Yan: "..."

"Ali is here."

Chu Junci quickly pushed Mo Yan away, straightened his clothes, and opened the palace door: "A Li, I'm here."

"elder brother!"

Chu Li jogged over, about to say something, when he suddenly saw Mo Yan behind Chu Junci.

"Mo Yan! What are you doing here?!"

"Why can't I be here?"

Mo Yan raised an eyebrow. "I am your brother's queen."

"..."

Chu Li sulked, turned her head away, and snorted loudly, muttering under her breath, "Shameless."

"You only need your brother, what right do you have to be so shameless?"

"you!"

Chu Li felt like she was about to faint from anger, and stepped forward to grab Chu Junci's left hand: "Brother! He bullied me!"

"elder brother!"

"Aci, I didn't."

Two people, one holding Chu Junci's left hand and the other his right, pulled him so hard he swayed slightly. "...Okay."

"What brings you here, Ah Li?" he asked, getting down to business.

Chu Li pouted: "I haven't seen my brother for two days. It's all Mo Yan's fault for monopolizing him!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Chu Junci shook off Mo Yan's hand: "I have some free time today, brother, go fly a kite with A Li."

"Yay!"

Mo Yan wanted to speak, but Chu Junci gave him a sidelong glance, so he could only shut his mouth awkwardly.

"Mo Yan, you stay here and are not allowed to leave."

"Aci..."

But Chu Junci no longer looked at him and left with Chu Li.

In the Imperial Garden, Chu Junci handed a kite to Chu Li: "Li, you still don't like Mo Yan?"

"dislike."

Chu Li pouted: "Mo Yan stole my brother, so my brother doesn't have time to spend with me anymore."

"Moreover, Mo Yan is prone to jealousy and is not suitable to be my brother's queen."

"He keeps lingering in the palace and won't leave. Ah Li gets annoyed just looking at him."

"If it weren't for the fact that he had been sending letters to my brother for over ten years, showing his deep affection, I wouldn't want him to be my...sister-in-law."

Chu Li muttered to himself, then continued, "By the way, brother, yesterday I dreamt that Mo Yan was poisoned when he was a child, and he forgot all his memories of coming to Yong Kingdom when he was eight years old."

"Poisoning?"

In my memory, Mo Yan had never been poisoned. At the age of eight, he was full of energy and would cling to me no matter what I did.

"Yes, he was poisoned, forgot his brother, and even led his troops to attack us."

"Then I was startled awake."

What Chu Li didn't say was that in his dream, Mo Yan killed him and imprisoned his brother. Afterward, his brother faked his death and escaped. Mo Yan, having no interest in state affairs, searched everywhere for a method to search for souls.

While Mo Yan was searching his soul, his brother returned to Yong Kingdom and contacted his former subordinates. He eventually succeeded in restoring the kingdom and had Mo Yan reduced to ashes.

Recalling the dream's content, Chu Li pursed her lips. "But dreams are all fake. With my brother around, why would Mo Yan attack Yong?"

Although he didn't like Mo Yan, he had to admit that Mo Yan really liked his older brother.

He wasn't afraid of being killed by Mo Yan, but he felt sorry for his brother in his dream, who had carried so much on his shoulders alone.

"A-Li..."

"Alright, brother, let's not talk about that anymore. Ah Jin taught me how to play pitch-pot a few days ago. Shall I show you?"

Chu Junci had previously taught Chu Li how to play pitch-pot, but he could never learn it. Unexpectedly, with Yuan Jin's help, he actually learned it.

Hearing him say that, Chu Junci smiled and said, "Okay."

Afterwards, Chu Li had someone prepare the pitch-pot equipment. Chu Junci stood aside and, after watching him successfully throw the arrow in, praised him, "A-Li is great."

"hey-hey."

The atmosphere between the two was pleasant and harmonious, but not far from them stood someone they couldn't see.

It is also the farewell of the King of Chu.

Watching "another version of himself" and "another Chu Li" interact, Chu Junci's eyes darkened slightly. If he wasn't mistaken, Mo Yan here was neither poisoned nor attacking Yong Kingdom.

On the contrary, he exchanged letters with "Chu Jun Ci" for more than ten years, and later even became the queen of Yong...

The process and the result were completely opposite to "his" world. Chu Junci watched silently, a sense of doubt rising in his heart.

It was at this moment that the heavens and earth suddenly collapsed, and he awoke.

Its daybreak.

Looking at the curtains above his head, he blinked and placed his hand on his lower abdomen.

Perhaps... he shouldn't run away anymore.

"Someone come here."

"exist."

Lin Chen jumped down from the roof. "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

"Go to a place and find someone for me."

"Where?"

"A village nestled at the foot of a canyon, named..."

He said three words, then waved his hand and said, "Go."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Lin Chen left, Chu Junci had breakfast and then went to the Imperial Study. He picked up one of the memorials and saw the character "阅" (read) written on it by A Li, imitating his handwriting.

Chu Junci quickly scanned the memorials, gaining a preliminary understanding of the current situation in Yong State, before putting them back in their original positions.

"elder brother?"

Chu Li peeked out from outside the imperial study: "Brother's awake?"

"Um."

"Is today a day off, and my brother is going to court tomorrow? Minister Wen is suspicious; he's been asking to see my brother for the past few days."

Wen Xiang was the prime minister of Yong State. He was loyal and devoted. At first, he thought that Chu Junci was just resting from overwork. However, after not seeing His Majesty for two months, he couldn't help but become suspicious.

Just then, he arrived outside the imperial study: "Your Highness! I request an audience with Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is unwell; it is I who should visit you!"

The Prime Minister, nearing fifty, dressed in his court robes, was prepared to see His Majesty no matter what.

Even though he didn't want to believe that the prince and His Majesty would...

But His Majesty has not been gone for so long, so he has to prepare for the worst.

The imperial study was quiet for a while, then Chu Li's voice came from behind: "Come in."