"Why do you mention the imperial brother? Do you know that because of you, this princess..."
Halfway through her words, Arina stopped talking. After all, she originally wanted to complain about how much effort the Lingyu made her waste, but after thinking about it, she changed her mind.
"Remember, your miserable life now belongs to this princess. Without my order, you will not be able to die."
Lingyu's heart was lifted high, and it wasn't until Arina left that she collapsed on the ground.
Looking at Arina's back as she turned and left, Lingyu had no idea what had happened, but what was certain was that she had escaped for the time being.
As for Lu Ping, no one knew what Emperor Tuoba asked from her mouth. They only knew that when the spirit jade was released, she died, and even the body was quickly disposed of, leaving nothing behind. A tiny trace.
After these little minions were dealt with, only the culprit of this incident was left.
On this day, King Xi came to An Ruowan specially and asked her to go to Concubine Shu's palace together.
As soon as he heard this, An Ruowan knew that the emperor had already figured out how to deal with this matter, so he and Gu Beichen walked out of the courtyard gate.
Arriving outside the door of Concubine Shu's dormitory, she saw quite a few imperial guards still guarding the place. Only after seeing An Ruowan coming over did she let her pass.
Emperor Tuoba sat in the room early in the morning. Concubine Shu's hair was disheveled and was held up by the imperial guards. She even had a piece of stuff stuffed in her mouth and couldn't say a word.
After seeing An Ruowan come in, Emperor Tuoba nodded lightly, and then motioned to the imperial guards to take out the things from Concubine Shu's mouth.
After seeing An Ruowan, Concubine Shu did not continue to struggle, but instead laughed.
"Princess Rong, I will definitely find an opportunity to kill you. It's a pity that nothing happened to you this time. But don't worry, I won't make it easy for you."
Listening to these gritted words, Emperor Tuoba couldn't help but frown.
"I have met the emperor."
Unexpectedly, An Ruowan came to Emperor Tuoba and bowed, as if he hadn't heard.
"I asked you to come here today for only one thing."
After the words fell, Emperor Tuoba's eyes fell on Concubine Shu. However, his eyes that used to show a bit of tenderness were now completely calm.
Concubine Shu originally wanted to say a few more words, but when she faced Emperor Tuoba's expression, the expression on her face faded little by little, until only paleness remained.
"Concubine Shu, do you know your guilt?"
Seeing that Concubine Shu finally calmed down, Emperor Tuoba spoke in a deep voice. Now An Ruowan is safe and sound, which is a blessing among misfortunes.
"I don't know where I went wrong."
It could be seen that in Concubine Shu's heart, she really had some thoughts about Emperor Tuoba, but now when she saw Emperor Tuoba's cold eyes, she only felt hurt.
Hearing this, Emperor Tuoba couldn't help but snorted coldly, "You don't know? You don't know that you just kept saying that you wanted to kill someone, so if I'm not here now, what can you do?"
When Emperor Tuoba finished speaking, Concubine Shu slowly raised her head, covered her abdomen with one hand, and a sneer flashed across her face, "I lost the child in my belly, but I just wanted to avenge her, concubine. I don’t know what’s wrong.”
After hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Emperor Tuoba's face, but he quickly reacted, "How could someone else be involved in that incident?"
Concubine Shu suddenly raised her head and looked at An Ruowan, her eyes full of anger.
"How come it has nothing to do with her? She must be in the same group as Concubine Wan, otherwise she wouldn't have hesitated for a moment when I invited her to be a guest in the palace that day. How could she have met Concubine Wan if it hadn't been for her wasting time? This kind of thing wouldn’t have happened.”
Concubine Shu did not know how many times she had repeated these words in her heart, but now she said them in front of Emperor Tuoba, and the last part of her voice was like shouting.
This sound made her cry out all the pain she had suffered in a short period of time. After saying this, she suddenly burst into tears.
She didn't know that this statement was too far-fetched, but in her heart, she knew very well that she was no match for Concubine Wan after losing her child, so she could only focus all her anger on An Ruowan.
Emperor Tuoba could not even imagine what she was thinking, let alone understand her views. Looking at the scene in front of him, he felt extremely disgusted.
"Don't think that if you act crazy and act stupid, I will let you go."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu laughed even louder. After all, in her heart, she originally had a glimmer of hope for Emperor Tuoba, but it was just a glimmer of hope. Now, until that moment, it was completely shattered. .
"Concubine Shu conspired to murder Princess Rong, deprived her of her title, and was thrown into the cold palace. She will never be allowed to step out of the cold palace!"
Concubine Shu's careful move of placing her palm on her abdomen just now was finally seen by Emperor Tuoba, and when he gave the final order, Emperor Tuoba still relented a bit and did not kill Concubine Shu directly.
After the words fell, Emperor Tuoba stood up and said, "I wonder if Princess Rong is satisfied with this result?"
The orders had been given, and now Emperor Tuoba spoke again just to appease An Ruowan. After all, he had not executed Concubine Shu.
Hearing this, as soon as An Ruowan raised the corner of her mouth, Concubine Shu couldn't help but rush over.
"An Ruowan, it's all your fault that I'm in this situation!"
While speaking, Concubine Shu stretched out her hands and pinched An Ruowan's neck.
"I will kill you!"
Seeing this, Emperor Tuoba changed his expression. Gu Beichen on the side couldn't help but took action directly. He kicked Concubine Shu away and flew away.
The next second, Gu Beichen hugged An Ruowan into his arms, his eyes full of concern, and he even spoke with a trembling voice without realizing it.
"how do you feel."
An Ruowan coughed twice. She actually thought she was scared, but when Gu Beichen asked her, it seemed like she wouldn't be worried about Gu Beichen unless something happened to her.
"I'm fine, get up quickly."
After An Ruowan whispered something in his ear, she couldn't wait to stand up from his arms, not wanting to be picked up by him in the next second.
"I don't know that everything in Tuoba Palace is so dangerous. I can only feel at ease after I return."
Hearing Gu Beichen's tone of voice that would not allow rejection, An Ruowan said nothing more, while Tuoba Huang beside him sighed silently in his heart.
He could see that Gu Beichen was not pretending to be like this just for a moment. His concern for An Ruowan was very real. It seemed that Arina would have no chance after all.
When Gu Beichen passed by Emperor Tuoba with An Ruowan in his arms, An Ruowan still stuck her head out and smiled at him sheepishly.
