"At first, for what reason did he actually resort to such ruthless measures?"

  Gou Yun looked at that dazzling phoenix crown and felt a surge of anger, wishing he could crush it to dust.

  Only then did Chenlu's hand gently stroke, amidst the heart-wrenching pain, unable to let go of the treasured and cherished.

  He couldn't bear it in the end, and let out a long sigh, asking the question that had kept him up all night, thinking deeply.

  "I don't know..."

  In Chenlu's eyes, there was a hint of fatigue and unbearable pain.

  "In the last year, I was in the border of Beiguan Liu Guo, and we only communicated through letters delivered by geese. At first, it was still full of affection, but later, the letters became thinner, and he just frequently urged me to return to the capital, with a very urgent tone... I took the opportunity to return to the capital, but what awaited me was his shameless affair with Lin Yu - He and I had reached the point of offering each other poisoned wine!!"

  "I still remember, when I first met him, his eyebrows and eyes were filled with smiles, and he played a tune for me - at that time, he wasn't so ruthless and heartless! Can this supreme power really change someone like this?!"

  She took a deep breath, suppressed the shallow mist in her eyes, put away the two wooden boxes, and stood up to leave.

  The afternoon sunlight is exceptionally bright and beautiful, shining on the two lonely figures walking slowly in this vast and desolate courtyard, like a magnificent yet dead painting.

  To the left side, that door panel which was smashed by Qiu Yun's careless punch, was scattered and rotten in the courtyard. On that side of the house, only a dark entrance was revealed.

  Like the big mouth of a fierce beast.

  Qu Yun gazed at it, and suddenly a sense of eeriness arose. He walked forward a few steps, intending to put the door back on, but inadvertently, he glanced inside the house.

  "What is this?"

  He walked into the room and picked up several palace-style women's clothes from the ground.

  These palace garments, although full of dust and stains, can still vaguely show the beautiful and elegant style and texture.

  What's shocking is that it was full of eerie yellowish-purple bloodstains, spreading and seeping into all the fabrics.

  "Xiao Chen, what's this...?"

  Chenlu took the palace attire and examined it carefully, then looked around at the empty room and exclaimed: "This isn't mine - this bloodstained garment is truly suspicious..."

  She glanced at Gou Yun and said, "This side room is where I enshrine my mother's memorial tablet. Normally, no one enters here... Since my death, it has become a forbidden place, how could..."

  She racked her brains, but couldn't find any clue. The distant cawing of black crows made the desolate and uninhabited palace even more terrifying and eerie under the piercing sound.

  "Never mind, I'll take it back and investigate carefully, let's go!"

  Gou Yun looked at this eerie palace attire that was full of bloodstains, and felt an increasing sense of foreboding in his heart. From the depths of his subconscious, a sense of vigilance arose.

  The two of them had nothing more to say and silently left the deserted palace, both with endless thoughts in their minds that they couldn't express.

  Time flew like a white horse crossing a gap, and the empress's life also slid down another step towards the abyss of death.

  The palace was shrouded in a gloomy and dismal atmosphere, not even the palace maids dared to adorn themselves with flowers or show off their beauty. Everyone knew that the Emperor was extremely irritable, and Jing Wang, who stood guard beside the Empress Dowager, looked as if he could devour people whole. When an eunuch accidentally choked while feeding the Empress Dowager, Jing Wang slapped him flying with one palm, then personally took up the spoon to feed her, his devout and meticulous demeanor leaving everyone around him secretly amazed. A golden branch and jade leaf, able to personally attend to every matter, had reached such a state, truly moving people's hearts.

  On the second day at dawn, Qu Yun went to Chen Lu's Biyue Palace and saw that she was already dressed and ready to go out.

  "Where are you going today?"

  "Where else can I go? Can only go to Yu Huayuan again and talk to He Gugu once more."

  I am the dividing line of stomachache

  First of all, I'd like to apologize to everyone, today there's only half a chapter because I'm really uncomfortable... that is, you all understand, right?!

  Here are some answers to typical questions from readers

  1. How could Yuan Xiu bear to poison his loved one? He was so good at first, but the change happened too quickly, didn't it?

  Answer: Someone doesn't want to say, among the dragon and phoenix couple, they became sworn enemies. It's definitely not just because of a third person intervening. The reason is for everyone to slowly think about it, you will understand eventually. As for being indignant, I also understand everyone, but currently, we've only heard Lin Chen's side of the story. Let's continue to wait for the complete truth~

  As for some readers saying that the change was too fast, they actually ignored the time issue. The day she fell in love with him was Lin Chen's 13th birthday. After that, she spent three years learning and fighting side by side with Yuan Xu for four years. In the last year, she still spent it on the battlefield, which means that from then to her death, seven years had passed. In these seven years, people's identities, thoughts, and situations have changed dramatically, so Yuan Xu's change was not sudden, we just didn't see it.

  2. Some readers asked if the author wrote this betrayal plot because of his recent melancholic mood?

  It's not a false accusation, everyone should remember that in the beginning of chapters 3 and 4, she already appeared in the abandoned palace with her resentful and poisonous monologue. At that time, the plot had already been decided, and at that time, something hadn't happened to her school yet, tears

  3. Some readers asked, what is the final outcome?

  I can only say that I love the characters like my own children, and no matter what, our little Xuan will have a good ending (of course, if other characters are abused, it's not my fault, hehehe)