Chapter 2472: Chapter 2469: Imperial Concubine Qi Zhao Yi Returns to the Palace

But as long as a careful observer takes a closer look, they can see she is cross-dressing.

Even Ye Muyu wore a simple outfit, dressed quite plainly.

Despite this, the demeanor around her clearly showed she was no ordinary person.

Their interactions were very noticeable.

Ye Muyu let his actions go, with a slight smile at the corner of her mouth, revealing she was in a good mood.

“Lord Chu.” Xu Chan had already noticed the Chu Heng couple sitting at the table by the corridor on the second floor upon entering the teahouse.

“Lord Xu.” Chu Heng nodded to him.

Xu Chan’s mouth twitched: “Lord Chu, you can just call me Yun Shu.”

“Why is Lord here having tea? Is the taste great?” Xu Chan was indeed curious and greeted Ye Muyu, lowering his voice to call her lady.

“No need to be formal, Lord Xu.” Ye Muyu naturally responded, not very familiar but still polite.

“I’m not, just accompanying my lady to watch boats on the lake,” Chu Heng said, smiling apologetically, “Yun Shu, don’t let Elder Zhong know or he’ll recruit me again, and then I won’t have the time to accompany my lady.”

Xu Chan laughed upon hearing this: “My Lord, saying such things makes us envy you even more. We were waiting for your advice at the yamen, but who would have thought you’ve quietly slipped out for a lake outing. If you want me to keep it a secret, make sure you pretend I never came today.”

“Yun Shu indeed deserves his reputation as a genius with reports, quick to respond.” Chu Heng smiled helplessly, but the two quickly reached an unspoken understanding.

As expected, they spoke nothing of official business and calmly enjoyed the scenery, while also indulging in fine food.

However, Xu Chan soon couldn’t stay any longer.

“Lady, try this, the hazelnut tastes pretty good.” Chu Heng acted as if no one was around, directly feeding Ye Muyu.

Ye Muyu showed no signs of shyness, happily accepting Chu Heng’s feeding, not even needing words for Chu Heng to know whether she genuinely liked it or not.

Thus, Ye Muyu was well cared for, while the image Xu Chan had of Lord Chu Heng being wise and powerful completely shattered, leaving him feeling strangely at a loss for words.

But after being ignored several times in conversation, it was clear to him that he was unwanted for interrupting the couple’s bonding.

“My Lord, I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave.” Xu Chan promptly stood up to bid farewell.

Indeed, Chu Heng showed no intention of stopping him, “Let’s not interfere with Yun Shu attending to official matters.”

Xu Chan: “…” I know I’m unnecessary, but must you make it so evident?

Xu Chan left feeling miffed.

However, thinking back to the genuine affection he saw between Ye Muyu and Chu Heng earlier, there was a hint of unnoticed envy in his gaze.

Once Xu Chan left, Ye Muyu noticed Chu Heng was still serving her food and said helplessly, “He’s gone now, you don’t need to tire yourself.”

“Ah Yu, I genuinely want to take care of you, not acting for others,” Chu Heng replied unhappily to her remark.

Ye Muyu’s moodlightened, with a slight curl of her lips: “Since that’s the case, I want to eat snail meat, could you please pick some for me?”

“No problem.” Chu Heng enjoyed himself, picking out the snail meat one by one, satisfying her greatly.

Indeed.

Within three days.

An Imperial Decree from the Imperial Palace was issued.

First, it cleared the previous charges against Imperial Concubine Qi Zhao Yi of plotting against the Prince, with the most direct evidence being Consort Jie’s deathbed confession and the evidence she had hidden.

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