Chapter 391 Make her kneel down and apologize

"Che Yi has been arrested! Will he... will he be in trouble?"

Chu Yan couldn't help but cry out in surprise, her eyes suddenly reddening, and a crystal tear was about to fall.

Only Che Yi's two subordinates didn't look so bad; they just looked somewhat distressed.

Their master has been captured, and now the Regent will surely find out. They'll have to go back to the Regent's Palace, which he hates the most, and who knows when they'll be able to escape again.

Su Liluo took in their expressions. Now, she no longer wanted to hide anything and looked directly at them, coldly asking, "Is Che Yi the son of the Regent?"

"!!!"

"this......"

Zhu Feng and Zhu Yue looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

"Your attitude just now betrayed you. Because Che Yi is the Regent's son, you weren't that worried about him getting into trouble after you heard he was arrested, right?"

Seeing that they didn't speak, Su Liluo continued to share her guesses.

"Miss Su, how...how did you know?"

After a moment of stunned silence, Zhu Yue finally admitted it, realizing that her master's identity had been exposed.

Upon learning this, Chu Yan, who was standing to the side, stopped crying. She reached out and wiped her face with a handkerchief, then looked seriously at Su Liluo and Zhu Yue.

"I guessed."

Su Liluo said calmly.

"A guess?"

Zhu Yue exclaimed in surprise again, "How could you guess so accurately?"

"The Regent's wife is Che Yi's stepmother. She treated Che Yi badly. Was she the one who poisoned him? Is the reason Che Yi doesn't want to return to the Regent's Palace also because of this stepmother?"

Then, Su Liluo shared all her guesses.

Zhu Yue and the others nodded one by one. Then, since Su Liluo already knew, they didn't hide it anymore and told her all about how Che Yi had lived a difficult life in the Prince's Mansion all these years and how he had been persecuted by the Regent's Consort time and time again.

As for the two of them, they were rescued by Che Yi when they were young, so they have always followed behind Che Yi. In order to protect himself, Che Yi has cultivated his own power outside, but this power is not yet able to match the Regent's Palace.

"Luo'er, let's try to rescue Che Yi!"

After listening to Zhu Yue and the others recount Che Yi's experiences over the years, Chu Yan felt a pang of heartache. She had just been relieved of her worries about Che Yi's safety, but now she was filled with anxiety again.

In her view, in such an environment, not only would Che Yi have to continue to avoid the persecution of the Regent's wife, but more importantly, he would not be happy.

She knew what it felt like to be trapped in a cage. Che Yi had always been unwilling to go back, and now he must have been forced to return there.

"Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to rescue Che Yi and then bring him back to our Daliang."

Su Liluo held Chu Yan's hand to comfort her.

Che Yi was taking the risk for his own sake, so of course she wouldn't abandon him at the Regent's Palace.

However, given the current critical situation, rescuing Che Yi will likely require careful planning.

*

The Imperial Palace.

On the third day after Gao Yuanbin returned to the Regent's Palace, the Emperor discovered that the Ganoderma lucidum was missing.

Now he is physically weak and relies almost entirely on eating Ganoderma lucidum every six months to prolong his life. Now, one of the last two Ganoderma lucidum has been stolen, leaving only one, which means he can only prolong his life for a maximum of six months.

How could he not be anxious?

Immediately, he mobilized everyone in the palace to search for the whereabouts of the Earth Spirit Mushroom.

Gao Changhong naturally knew about this news as well. He didn't plan to let the emperor leave so soon, especially since Xiao Ye was still launching a massive attack on their Northern Desert.

Given these internal and external troubles, the Emperor of the Northern Desert cannot afford to be in any trouble for the time being; otherwise, the Northern Desert will easily descend into chaos, and he will be overwhelmed with other matters.

Soon, the investigation revealed that the time the Ganoderma lucidum went missing was the same day Gao Yuanbin was arrested in the palace.

Suspicion naturally fell on him.

"Yuan Bin, what was the purpose of your visit to the palace that day? Did you see anything unusual or strange at the palace that day?"

Gao Changhong would not take Gao Yuanbin to prison for interrogation, so he returned to the palace and asked him personally.

At this time, the Regent's wife and Gao Junning also learned of this matter and followed Gao Yuanbin to his courtyard.

“Yuan Bin, that Ganoderma lucidum is a medicine that can save the Emperor’s life. If you know where it is, don’t be willful and don’t make things difficult for your father.”

The Regent's wife, feigning concern, offered advice, but her words implied that Gao Yuanbin had deliberately stolen the Snow Lotus from the palace out of spite of the Regent, intending to kill the Emperor and put the Regent in a difficult position.

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuanbin couldn't help but glance at the Regent's wife with a mocking expression.

She really knows how to 'speak'; she knows how to say things in a way that makes things worse, and she always hits the points that Gao Changhong cares about.

Indeed, Gao Changhong, who was initially not quite convinced that Gao Yuanbin was responsible because of the Regent's wife's words, is now somewhat more inclined to believe it.

His son probably stole the Earth Spirit Mushroom because he was angry with him. He thought that once the emperor died, the Northern Desert would be in chaos, and he just wanted to cause trouble for himself.

He sighed deeply and said, "Yuan Bin, the Emperor's safety is crucial to the nation. We are beset by internal and external troubles; the Emperor absolutely cannot be allowed to fall ill now. If you really—"

Just as Gao Changhong was trying to persuade Gao Yuanbin to hand over the Ganoderma lucidum, he suddenly interrupted him coldly.

“I didn’t take it. If you don’t believe me, you can search my house. But if you don’t find it, I hope the Regent’s wife will kneel down and apologize to me.”

"......"

The Regent's Wife: Make her kneel down and apologize? This unfilial son really dares to think that way!

Her fists were clenched tightly under her sleeves, and her eyes were slightly red.

"Fine, I was just saying it casually. If you don't like it, then forget it."

She acted as if she had been wronged, making it seem like he was the one in the wrong.

Gao Changhong, who had originally been on his side, suddenly couldn't help but get angry when he saw the Regent's wife's expression.

"Just search it. If you can't find it, make them apologize to you. Kneeling down would be too much."

Gao Changhong couldn't help but reprimand him in a stern voice.

In his view, the Regent's wife was, after all, Go Won-bin's legal mother in name only, and making her kneel down would be a disregard for etiquette and a loss of face for him.

"If you don't kneel, then let me leave the palace!"

Gao Yuanbin glanced coldly at Gao Changhong. Their eyes met, and a silent flame seemed to ignite in the air.

They were locked in fierce competition, neither willing to yield.

"Let's stop searching! Let's go."

In the end, Gao Changhong could only angrily utter these words before turning around and leaving the courtyard.

A hint of joy flashed in the Regent's wife's eyes.