He finally kept his promise in March.
There was chaos outside. Ji Yujin hugged Chu Fengqing’s waist and flew to the roof.
Chu Fengqing: “Yinyin is still in Zhao Yiyu’s hands.”
Ji Yujin: “Don’t worry, Zhao Li and the others have rescued her.”
Only then did Chu Fengqing feel relieved.
Chu Fengqing’s black hair fluttered in the wind. He looked at the palace in the flames from afar and asked sideways, “Did you burn it?”
Ji Yujin let out a “tsk” and said, “This place is dirty. If it were me, I would have burned it down and clean long ago.”
“I was also the one who had mercy on him. Otherwise, I would have burned down the Jinluan Hall1This hall was where the emperor would summon his ministers to discuss and decide on important matters. and made him unable to attend court tomorrow. He would have to bask in the sun outside with those old men.”
He frowned as he spoke, as if he regretted not burning down the throne room. “Burning down the Jinluan Hall sounds like a good idea.”
This was because King Wuxian had repeatedly warned him not to go too far; otherwise, he would have no money to repair the imperial palace.
Chu Fengqing didn’t continue the topic, as he was afraid that Ji Yujin would really waste his efforts on burning down the Jinluan Palace.
He changed the question: “Why did you suddenly appear here? Aren’t you in Yancheng?”
A few days ago, he heard various rumors that they had just captured Yancheng, which is located in the southwest, some distance away from here.
Ji Yujin: “That wasn’t me, I just said it to cover up the truth.”
As he spoke, he glanced at Chu Fengqing. The one who was actually with King Wuxian was Chu Feng.
Ji Yujin: “Let’s go, the people outside are getting anxious.”
Chu Fengqing nodded. Ji Yujin looked back and saw the Chen Palace. He sneered and threw a fire starter at that previous palace.
The flames rose up instantly, and in a moment the magnificent palace was engulfed by the raging fire.
Both of them were dressed in red, standing on the eaves with blazing fire reflected in their eyes.
Suddenly, Ji Yujin turned his head and kissed Chu Fengqing on the face. In Chu Fengqing’s surprised eyes, he smiled and said, “Bride, you must hold your husband tightly. If you fall, it will be painful.”
Chu Fengqing narrowed his eyes: “Bride?”
Ji Yujin raised his eyebrows and stared at his dress. Isn’t that what a bride wears?
Chu Fengqing pursed his lips and looked at Ji Yujin: “You? Husband?”
“Yes!”
Ji Yujin responded shamelessly and pecked him lightly on the lips, then said with a smile, “Why do you call me husband?”
Chu Fengqing: “……”
Without waiting for Chu Fengqing to argue, Ji Yujin pulled the person into his arms and flew towards the palace wall. He was as familiar with this palace as his own home and always took shortcuts.
And there was not a single pursuer during the entire process.
Ji Yujin saw the confusion in his eyes and explained, “Each emperor would keep the guards and imperial guards in the palace in his hands or place his confidants in this position. Because the palace is the last checkpoint to protect him.”
“Zhao Yiyu is not stupid. He will place his confidants on the throne after he succeeds. When he was a prince, he trained two confidants, one was Yu Yuan and the other was Feng Jing. Both of them are first-class martial arts masters and good at strategy. It can be said that his smooth ascension to the throne is also due to the contributions of these two people.”
“Besides, the difference between the two in all aspects is not that big, so after Zhao Yiyu ascended the throne, who will lead the imperial palace guards and Jinyiwei became a difficult problem.”
The wind blew past his ears, but Ji Yujin’s breathing was not disordered at all. “Zhao Yiyu pondered for a while before issuing the imperial decree. Yu Yuan won.”
Chu Fengqing frowned because of the wind, feeling a little uncomfortable. Ji Yujin pushed him into his arms and said, “Don’t follow the wind when you talk, or you’ll have a stomachache when you go back.”
He buried his head in his arms, and his breathing immediately became much more comfortable. He adjusted his breathing and whispered, “Yu Yuan is your people.”
Ji Yujin smiled and said, “Smart.”
Back then, Yu Yuan spent a lot of effort to make Zhao Yiyu trust him. Not only Zhao Yiyu, but he had people in almost every mansion. He was originally from Xichang and was engaged in this kind of business for a living.
“The biggest difference between Yu Yuan and Feng Jing is that Yu Yuan is a hidden chess piece I planted a long time ago, but I can’t use it anymore after this one.” He said, pausing, “Why don’t you ask why Zhao Yiyu chose Yu Yuan instead of Feng Jing?”
Chu Fengqing: “Why?”
Ji Yujin had a mocking expression on his face. “Zhao Yiyu is a man with a narrow mind, suspicious, and paranoid. I discovered what kind of person he is a long time ago. He doesn’t trust anyone but himself, so I asked Li Yu to ask Feng Jing to have a drink.”
“Li Yu is a genius at making friends. There is no one he can’t make an appointment with. After a while, he and Feng Jing really became drinking buddies. They often go to the Red Mansion to sit together. Zhao Yiyu knows all this, so he keeps a distance from Feng Jing.”
They happened to reach the palace wall at this time, and the two of them landed lightly on top of the wall. Under the dark clouds, the three thousand palaces were different from each other, yet they seemed to be the same. The high palace walls separated them from the outside world, and once you entered the palace, it was as deep as the sea.
Countless lives have been lost in this palace. It wasn’t known how many rises and falls, joy and sorrow it has witnessed.
“Alright, let’s not talk about him anymore. It makes me sick just talking about him.” A hint of murderous intent flashed in Ji Yujin’s eyes, and he didn’t hide his disgust for him at all.
They could leave the palace by jumping off the palace wall, but Ji Yujin didn’t seem to be in a hurry to leave. He took out a dagger from his arms and handed it to Chu Fengqing. “We are about to leave the palace. Do you want to leave a mark here?”
Chu Fengqing looked at him in confusion. Ji Yujin put his arm around his waist and fell on the inside of the palace wall. He held his hand and drew strokes on the vermilion palace wall, moving like a dragon and a snake, very elegant and graceful.
A line of cursive writing was left on a large palace wall: “Zhao Yiyu, big bastard.”
It was carved so directly and so frankly on the red wall that it was extremely conspicuous. However, Ji Yujin was not satisfied, and he also carved a picture of a turtle underneath.
Chu Fengqing: “……”
He coughed lightly and turned his head away, unable to bear to look. Well, at least the handwriting was very well written.
Ji Yujin looked at his masterpiece and thought it was very good.
“Tsk, it’s really a good thing that I can use my handwriting to write this.” He smiled at Chu Fengqing, “How is it? Do you feel relieved?”
He curled his lips, but his eyes were shockingly dark: “I will be the one to kill Zhao Yiyu in the future.”
“But I’m afraid you won’t feel relieved. You’re a polite person, so I thought of this perfect idea.”
Chu Fengqing looked at him helplessly, but what to say… Such crude words and direct methods did make people feel a lot more relaxed.
Chu Fengqing wiped his hands clean gently and curved his eyes. “How difficult is this?”
Throughout history, there has always been a scholar who doesn’t know how to curse.
Chu Fengqing: “I say, you write.”
He just followed along and carved a line of words. His hands feel a little sore, and he doesn’t want to do it anymore.
Ji Yujin’s eyes widened slightly, and after a moment, the smile on his face became even wider.
After the two left the palace, the dark clouds moved even lower, as if they were going to crush the city.
There were two more lines of cursive writing on the palace wall: “You rats, you have done everything you can to be filthy!” and “Looking at your behavior, you are no better than a pig.”
……
Zhao Li: “Madam, are you alright?”
Li Yu also ran up, “Brother Chu! What took you so long? I thought something happened. I wanted to go too, but Dog Ji wouldn’t let me.”
Chu Fengqing coughed lightly. He couldn’t possibly say that they were carving curse words in the palace.
He glanced at Ji Yujin, who smiled and said, “Have you ever heard that a short separation is better than a new marriage? What’s wrong with a little longer?”
As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience except Ji Yujin changed their expressions. Zhao Li lowered his head embarrassedly, as if he had heard some secret.
Li Yu’s face, which had finally lost its baby fat, wrinkled into a ball. “Dog Ji, have some shame!”
Now that the Xichang is gone, he is no longer afraid of becoming an eunuch, and he doesn’t even care about what he says.
Ji Yujin glanced at him nonchalantly and said, “Do you think I can’t turn you into an eunuch without the Xichang?”
Li Yu: “……”
He was horrified: “Ji Yujin! Are you the worm in my stomach? How come you know everything I’m thinking?”
Ji Yujin frowned and said, “Don’t say such disgusting things.”
Chu Fengqing listened to the two people’s jokes, and his eyes slightly curled.
All good things must come to an end.
Zhao Li: “Master, it’s time to go.”
Ji Yujin nodded. They had to go to Yancheng now. It was their temporary base. As for Chu Yinyin and their father and mother, they had gone there earlier.
He and Chu Fengqing looked at each other and then looked at Li Yu.
Li Yu was born with red lips and white teeth, he is a handsome young man. He scratched the back of his head and said with a smile, “Go, go. I’m so upset when I see you two.”
Ji Yujin: “Persuade uncle to come to Yancheng as soon as possible.”
Li Yu: “I know. You guys should leave now. My family’s old man is stubborn, and I don’t know if I can persuade him or not. But don’t worry, my father has been a senior official for several dynasties and has many disciples all over the world. Zhao Yiyu won’t dare to touch us.”
Ji Yujin: “Nothing is absolute.”
Li Yu: “Aiya, I don’t know if it’s absolutely certain, but if you keep dawdling, Zhao Yiyu will send pursuers, and you will definitely not be able to escape, and you will also be a burden to me.”
Li Yu did not participate in this matter. He just came to meet Chu Fengqing. The reason he did not participate was that Ji Yujin did not allow him to. Lord Li was also a man of integrity and loyalty. He would not rebel easily. Their family roots are in the capital, and they would not leave their homeland easily, so Li Yu could not be implicated.
Chu Fengqing and Ji Yujin got on the carriage. Ji Yujin threw a token to him from the window and said, “Come to Yancheng if you have any problems.”
Li Yu didn’t argue this time and took the token, “Alright.”
It seemed that it would rain every time there was a parting. As soon as the carriage started moving, the rain that had been brewing for so long finally fell. Li Yu looked at the carriage, and his smile gradually faded. His hand holding the token became tighter and tighter, and his eyes were red.
He looked up, took a deep breath, turned around, and walked towards the city. This separation led to two completely different paths, and no one knew the outcome.
The rain hit the carriage with a dull sound. Despite the heavy, dark clouds, the rain was not that heavy. It was indeed the case that there was a lot of thunder but little rain.
In the carriage, Ji Yujin was also in a low mood. Some things cannot be accomplished just by thinking about them. Li Yu’s situation is different from Ji Yujin’s. He cannot abandon everything. The Li family is large and powerful, and they cannot just leave.
Chu Fengqing shook his hand, and neither of them spoke.
The distance from here to Yancheng is not too far, and it only takes more than ten days by horse carriage to get there.
But the next day, the carriage could not run any further. There was no movement from Zhao Yiyu’s side. He neither sent any pursuers nor there was any news. It was as if he had given up on Chu Fengqing and was conserving his strength to fight the soldiers from Yancheng.
It’s just that Chu Fengqing’s condition is not very good.
