Su Yan stared into his bright eyes, her hands nervously clutching the bedsheet, then she closed her eyes again.

His kiss, like a gentle feather, softly landed on her lips, then slowly deepened...

Feeling his cautiousness and care, Su Yan felt a pang in her heart, and any bit of resentment towards him vanished.

No matter what, he was the person she loved the most.

Everything he did was for her, and if Heaven insisted on punishing them, then let them bear it together.

Even if he betrayed the whole world, he would never betray her. Likewise, even if the whole world hated him, she would love him forever...

Su Yan reached out and embraced his body, feeling him noticeably tremble.

In the next second, he held her tightly, deepening the kiss...

Su Yan, who was sleeping soundly, groggily heard the deafening commotion outside.

She opened her eyes to find Chu Yuxiao’s figure already gone.

The sky had not yet lightened, but vaguely, she seemed to see bright red light, and the clamor outside continued.

A flash of insight crossed her mind; she hurriedly dressed and rushed out, seeing several guards hastily running back and forth on the city wall.

She randomly grabbed someone and asked, "What’s happening?"

The guard, seeing it was the Empress, hurriedly apologized, saying he didn’t know, then ran off.

Frowning, Su Yan ran up to the city wall and saw only raging flames and the heart-wrenching screams of people.

The city was almost entirely ablaze, and the besieged commoners were trapped in a sea of fire.

Their cries were loud, and Su Yan heard their words clearly.

The hatred and curses in those words were like heavy hammers, pounding on her heart, leaving her breathless.

Su Yan reached out to press tightly against her chest, her face turning pale with pain, her body trembling.

Suddenly, a figure rushed up and held her body, saying something anxiously, but she didn’t hear it.

Only the countless voices full of resentment and curses of the commoners pierced through everything into her heart.

Why, wasn’t there a promise to spare them...

Why still set fire to kill them, why...

Su Yan looked at Chu Yuxiao’s slightly anxious face, unable to believe he could be such a cruel person.

But here, besides him, who else would order the burning of so many people...

Her heart ached beyond words, as Su Yan cried uncontrollably; she grabbed his hand, opened her mouth, and was just about to question him.