After Yu Xiaocao calmed her nerves down, she emerged out of Zhu Junyang’s arms and addressed the serious looking eldest imperial prince, “Your Imperial Highness, you don’t need to take this episode to heart. I also did this to save my own life. Just think about it, if something happened to you in front of this official, and I just stayed on the sidelines, running away for my own life, how could the emperor possibly spare me?” 

Zhu Hanwen revealed a slight smile and his expression relaxed a bit. He shook his head and said, “However, I still need to thank you because not everyone would be able to sacrifice their own safety to save another person in the face of immense danger. Although Official Yu is a woman, your actions and bravery are above most men! Imperial Father was right. The world has so many women of distinction who are buried in the inner courtyards, forbidden to go outside. We need to release them and give them their freedom to reach their true potential!” 

By the time the group of them reached the edge of the campgrounds, the emperor had already gotten a full report of what had happened. The empress pulled the eldest imperial prince aside and inspected him carefully from head to toe before she was finally convinced that not a hair had been harmed on him. 

She pulled her son into her arms. Currently, she was only an ordinary mother who was concerned about her son’s safety. She haltingly...