Chapter 811 The Curtain Falls - Departure

"In that case, Your Highness could simply dismiss them from their posts!"

They used someone else to kill them, and those people didn't even know it until their deaths. The one who truly wanted them dead was the crown prince they had asked for help. It was far too cruel.

Bai Moqin glanced at Qingfeng sideways, "Have you been around me for so long that you've forgotten your place?"

It is a major taboo for a subordinate to make arbitrary speculations or even question their master's decisions.

Qingfeng shuddered, realizing what he had said, and hurriedly clasped his hands in apology to Bai Moqin, "Your subordinate has overstepped his bounds."

Bai Moqin glanced at him, but ultimately said nothing more.

Does he really have to explain to his personal bodyguard that dismissing him from office is not feasible?

"Your Highness, the Crown Princess requests your presence."

As Bai Moqin was thinking, Ayu slowly walked over from the side gate. When she saw Bai Moqin, Ayu's tone became light and graceful.

In the past, Ayu was either terrified or at least not at ease when she saw Bai Moqin. But since that day, Ayu's opinion of Bai Moqin has changed drastically.

Without saying a word, Bai Moqin changed direction. On the way, Bai Moqin couldn't help but ask Ayu, "What exactly did you take that day?"

Bai Moqin clearly remembered that when Ayu fainted that day, someone checked her breathing. But not long after, while the soldiers were dealing with the body, the group woke up.

The soldiers thought the corpses had come back to life and were so frightened they almost fainted. If Ayu hadn't hurriedly explained, the few who were still alive would probably have died under everyone's swords.

"Actually, this servant doesn't know what it is. After His Highness and the Crown Princess left the capital that day, Madam Xu had someone find this servant and gave her a small medicine bottle. She said that if our lives were threatened, we should take the pill. This servant didn't think much of it at the time and shared it with my sisters. I never expected that it would actually save our lives."

Ayu slowly explained, and Bai Moqin understood what was going on.

It seems that all of this was arranged by Miss Gu. Although Xu Feng was his brother's bodyguard, it was not hard to see that he was following Miss Gu's orders.

I need to be more careful around this sister-in-law in the future.

Having made up her mind, Bai Moqin quickly arrived at the Crown Princess's courtyard.

Ruoxue stood outside the door and greeted Bai Moqin as soon as she saw him, "Your Highness, has everything been taken care of?"

Bai Moqin nodded, and the two helped each other into the house. Ruoxue immediately had someone bring up a table full of food.

"Does the Crown Princess need something from me?"

Since their escape, their relationship has noticeably improved. Bai Moqin had never seen Ruoxue look so ingratiating before.

Ruoxue nodded somewhat shyly upon hearing this.

"Now that Your Highness has managed the court so well, I am pleased, but I can't help but worry about His Majesty. This morning I went to Xu's noodle shop and learned that Guard Xu and his wife were about to return to the Great Zhou. I thought that Your Highness was worried about His Majesty but couldn't leave, so why don't I go with them to look for His Majesty's whereabouts?"

"Are they going back to the Great Zhou?"

Bai Moqin was obviously unaware of this matter. Although he learned from Yun Yichen the purpose of their visit to Wei, he still secretly believed that Gu Shuyan would not have given them only this one task.

Could it be that I really misunderstood Gu Shuyan?

"It looks like we'll be setting off soon."

Just as Ruoxue finished speaking and was about to mention her accompanying the group, Bai Moqin grabbed her hand.

“I know you want to share my burden, but the journey to Da Zhou is long and the Emperor has been taken away by the Emperor of Jin. Where are you going to find him? You should just stay here and offer me some advice. Leave Father’s affairs to your elder brother.”

Before returning to the capital, the brothers discussed it together and realized that this matter could not be accomplished overnight.

According to the deputy general, Emperor Jin clearly had other motives. In that case, Father Emperor should be safe for the time being.

Therefore, his current focus is on stabilizing the political situation in Wei before his father returns, so that when his father comes back, Wei will be healthy and prosperous.

"Your Highness, actually I..."

What Ruoxue really wanted to say was that she wasn't as fragile as she seemed, and that even if she returned to the Great Zhou, she wouldn't cause trouble for Lord Yun and the others.

But she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Actually what?"

Bai Moqin turned to look at her, and Ruoxue shook her head, "After talking for a while, I'm a little hungry."

Bai Moqin glanced at the dishes on the table in front of her. Although she knew Ruoxue had something else to say, she ultimately just picked up some food for her herself.

The first thing Yun Yichen did upon returning to the Great Zhou was to have Ji Wenxuan assign him a team of men.

That evening, Yun Yichen wrote several letters, which were delivered to Gu Jin, Gu Renjie, Xu Yunzhi, and Gu Shuyan respectively. Of course, because they were given to different people, the contents of the letters were slightly different.

"How about I go with you to look for it?"

Looking at Yun Yichen's furrowed brows, Ji Wenxuan knew that finding the old man would not be an easy task.

"No, we've just gone through a major upheaval, and the Ji family army still needs to be appeased."

Yun Yichen also wanted Ji Wenxuan to come with him, but the frontier was short of manpower. Most importantly, Ji Wenxuan had finally gained the soldiers' approval, and leaving now would make all his previous efforts go to waste.

Ji Wenxuan didn't seem to care, saying, "Actually, we can have Grandfather help take care of it for a while."

General Ji fell ill after his second uncle's accident, and the doctor said it was because he was traumatized.

In addition, General Ji himself wanted to return to the capital to retire, so in the past few days, the old general has handed over all the affairs of the army to Ji Wenxuan.

Although Yun Yichen was reassured about General Ji, upon further reflection, he decided it would be better to have Ji Wenxuan stay behind.

"Alright, I've already sent a message to Renjie and the others. It's not too late to come over when you've dealt with things and I need your help."

The most difficult thing for Yun Yichen right now is to determine the location of the old man's destination. Once he knows the enemy's location, the rest will be much easier.

"Alright, I'll stay in the military camp so I can lead troops to support you later."

After the two reached an agreement, Yun Yichen immediately left the border region with his men.

Watching Yun Yichen's departing figure, Ji Wenxuan slowly uttered two words, "Thank you!"

The death of Ji Dalang left an indelible shadow in Ji Wenxuan's heart. On the seventh day after Ji Dalang's death, Ji Wenxuan, heartbroken, sneaked out to cry in the middle of the night and happened to run into Yun Yichen, who was returning from doing something bad. The two people, who were also filled with hatred, reached an agreement.