Chapter 71: A Reassurance

　　"So what if she’s the Empress?" Shui Yun said, dismissing the idea with a wave of her hand. "Is an Empress doomed to be trapped in the palace for life? I only spent a short time with her, but I could tell—she’s not the type to be an Empress. That deep, secluded palace can never hold someone as free - spirited as her." 　　"You seem to have a good impression of her," Yun Xiao noted. Shui Yun had grown up running wild in the mountains; even the most "unruly" noble ladies were still bound by the rules etched into their bones. 　　He had heard rumors about the Empress of the Dayan Dynasty from travelers coming from the capital—nothing like the Yue Chen Shui Yun described. Could a person’s personality really change so drastically after a great trauma? Even if Yue Chen had changed, the Prince Regent Yu Su was not someone easily fooled. 　　"When will this runaway Empress arrive at Qiwu Mountain?" Yun Xiao asked. There was no point in guessing—she would be here soon enough, and t