Zhu Yunyan's words made Li Yue feel terrified, she liked him, had liked him since childhood, and yearned to marry him as her husband, yearning to be by his side.

  Li Yue herself was also aware that her humble origins might even make her unsuitable to be a concubine of Zhu Yunyan.

  It's fortunate that Zhu Yunyan doesn't reject herself, letting her stay by his side. Now that she has the right and opportunity, she thinks this is the prince looking at her with different eyes, wanting to take her in as a concubine.

  But she felt uneasy in her heart.

  After Queen Rui was hit, everything became different from what she had expected, and it was vastly different.

  This gave Li Yue an unprecedented sense of panic.

  ……

  When Zhu Yunyan walked out of the study, it was already deep in the night.

  "Your Highness..."

  Mo Yi, who was following Zhu Yunyan, followed him to the Jade Court, but after walking for a while, he found that it wasn't the way back to the Jade Court. He thought that the king must have taken the wrong path due to the darkness of night, so he opened his mouth to remind him.

  "You go back to sleep, I want to take a walk alone."

  Zhu Yunyan's heart was in a mess, the words Shen Yixia said on the carriage during the day, he originally didn't take to heart, but they kept echoing in his mind.

  Shen Youxia's feelings towards him were clearer than ever.

  So when Shen Youxia solemnly declared that she wanted a divorce, he thought it was another one of her schemes to attract his attention.

  But in his heart, there was another voice telling him: Shen Youxia was telling the truth, she really intended to divorce.

  If it were in the past, Shen Yuxia wanted to leave and leave herself, Zhu Yunyan would definitely be happy. Now he can't hold his own thoughts...

  Unconsciously, Zhu Yunyan had walked to Shen Youxia's Butterfly Jade Garden.

  The maid on night watch was flustered after seeing Zhu Yunyao, as the king had never come to the queen's chambers at this hour before, and she didn't even know what to do next.

  "Go ahead."

  Shen Youxi slept very soundly and didn't even notice when someone entered the room.

  Zhu Yunyan looked at Shen Youxia, who was sleeping soundly under the soft glow of the candlelight, and found her to be even more serene and beautiful. Gone was the fierce and aggressive demeanor she had displayed during their daytime encounter, as well as the timid and reserved impression he had previously had of her.

  He found this was his first time seeing Shen Youxia's this side.

  Zhu Yunyan sat in a chair and gazed at Shen Youxia who was fast asleep, sipping tea that wasn't too cold, and before she knew it, the whole night had passed.

  When Shen Yuxia got up in the morning, the four maidservants stood in the house with a puzzled expression.

  "What's wrong with you all so early in the morning?"

  "Miss, did King Wang stay overnight at your place last night?"

  The rumors about the Butterfly Courtyard had long been circulating among the lower-ranking servants, but the four senior maids didn't believe them. The words of the maid on night duty and the early-rising servants who were on guard also made people suspicious.

  "Huh?"

  The Spring Equinox made Shen Yuxia even more confused, what does this mean? Wang Ye? Zhu Yunyan? Overnight stay?

  "Who said that? I didn't know!"

  "Everyone in the mansion knows about it, is it fake?"

  Although he said so on the surface, in his heart, he felt that this matter was true. How could a servant fabricate their master's words for no reason? Especially given the unusual closeness between Wang Ye and the young lady, unless someone wanted to die, nobody would dare spread such nonsense.

  "I don't know."

  Shen Youxia furrowed her brow, and the same thought that had occurred to Dong Zhi also crossed her mind - could it be that Zhu Yunyuan really did come to her room last night?

  What does he want to do?