Chapter 462: Escaping Marriage

When the servant beside Yan Shijiu came to report that Yan Shijiu had to go to the palace for an important and urgent matter that might be life or death, Yun Chen was eating honey-stuffed chicken wings with Lan Qian and Xiao Yue'er.

Yun Chen had already taken off the heavy phoenix crown and robe, and sat at the small dining table, gnawing on his bones and waving his hand nonchalantly:

"I see. Tell him not to worry. It's okay if he doesn't come back."

She pretended to be a playboy, holding Lan Qian and Xiao Yue'er's shoulders on the left and right, and imitated Yan Shijiu's usual smirk:

"Hey, let these two young ladies stay with me in my bridal chamber tonight. For a while, the three of us will eat some sunflower seeds and read comic books. There's that really popular one, 'Grave Diggers Chronicles,' which Song Qiaoqiao and I loved reading back then. Then we'll play cards for a while before going to bed."

Looking at the big bed covered with a bright red wedding quilt, Lan Qian and Xiao Yue'er blushed.

Lan Qian put the two pillows together and made the only quilt for the wedding.

Xiaoyue wanted to refuse, thinking that it was too against the rules. If Yan Shijiu came back and saw it, he would definitely be angry. But she couldn't stand Yunchen's trickery. He pressed her on the bed and tickled her until she begged for mercy.

The three girls were laughing and chatting until late at night, then they wrapped themselves in blankets, whispered to each other, and slowly fell asleep.

Lan Qian snuggled in Yun Chen's arms, fell asleep first, and even began to snore softly.

Yun Chen hadn't relaxed for a long time and soon fell asleep in a daze.

Xiaoyue'er couldn't fall asleep, and kept thinking about Huo Luyu:

If the Second Miss saw that Yun Chen, whom she had loved deeply for so many years and was determined to let go, was now forced to marry Yan Shijiu, and even his wedding night was deliberately snatched away.

If the Second Miss knew that Yun Chen was suffering so much, she wouldn't know how sad she would be...

I don’t know how the second young lady is doing now. Who is taking care of her alone in the Taoist temple?

Every time I wrote to her, wanting to go to the Taoist temple to take care of her, the second young lady always declined. Should I go there directly?

Given the Second Young Lady's personality, she will agree if you beg her well.

In fact, Xiaoyue knew that the Second Miss didn't want to cause Xiaoyue to waste her life in the Taoist temple...

Xiaoyue thought about it while secretly wiping away tears, tossing and turning but unable to fall asleep.

Therefore, when the window of the dormitory not far away was quietly pushed open and a tall black shadow jumped in silently, Xiaoyue noticed it immediately.

She stared at the masked "black shadow" coming towards her with wide eyes. Just as she opened her mouth to scream, the "black shadow" was a hundred times faster than her and rushed over to cover her mouth.

Xiaoyue could only desperately pat Yunchen beside her with her hands.

In desperation, the "black shadow" could only knock Xiaoyue unconscious with one palm.

Yun Chen had woken up at this time, and immediately started fighting with the "black shadow" after opening his eyes.

After just a few moves, the "black shadow" hurriedly pulled off the mask on his face, revealing his handsome face, and shouted softly:

"Boss! It's me!"

"Rong Yi?" Yun Chen stopped.

She looked at him carefully. In just a few days, Rong Yi had lost a lot of weight, his hair was not combed properly, his handsome face was covered with untidy beard, and there was a blue tint under his eyes. It was obvious that he had a hard time in the army.

Yun Chen didn't understand why Rong Yi suddenly appeared here in night clothes at this time. Perhaps it was because he had suffered too many setbacks recently. His heart sank and he asked in surprise:

"What's wrong? Did something happen? Aren't you guys reorganizing at Fengdu Mountain? Why are you here all of a sudden? Are you and Luo Dongdong okay? Where are Duan Jie and Fu Lin? What happened?"

Faced with this long series of questions, Rong Yi licked his chapped lips, made a "wait" gesture, glanced around, rushed to the low table that was in a mess caused by the three girls, picked up the pot of milk wine and drank it all, then he felt a little better, but his breathing was still not steady, and said:

"Nothing's wrong, don't worry, Boss. Luo Dongdong is on guard outside, and Duan Jie and Fu Lin are still in Fengdu Mountain. They can't take leave and can't come out."

The four of us worked day and night to complete all the exercise tasks, which gave Luo Dongdong and I the opportunity to come and see you.

Rong Yi did not say this. He did not want Yun Chen to feel bad. He just took out a small, exquisite red gift box from his arms and said with a grin:

"Boss, how could we not come to have a drink when you're getting married? This is a gift we chipped in to buy. Do you like it?"

Yun Chen took the gift box and opened it. It was a pair of red gold earrings inlaid with gemstones. They were tacky, but very expensive, which was the usual aesthetic of the four grown men.

She picked up the earrings and put them on, wanting to cry and laugh at the same time.

The funny thing is, these earrings are so ugly.

She was crying because she wondered how these silly boys could be so stupid. They knew it was just an insignificant wedding ceremony, but they were afraid that she would be lonely and sad, so they ran all the way here.

Just look at Rong Yi, who is covered in dust and panting, and you will know that he must have been riding non-stop all the way here, which must have taken at least two days and two nights of hard work.

Yun Chen wiped the wet corners of his eyes, thinking that he had cried too much recently and had to hold it back, and asked:

"Why don't you two just come in with your business cards? What if you sneak in wearing night clothes and get discovered and mistaken for assassins? The guards at the Yan Mansion are formidable!"

"Forget it." Rong Yi smiled innocently. "You're having a hard time right now, and the new laws regarding women are all about beasts. Let's not cause you any more trouble. These guards are really formidable. Luo Dongdong and I spent two hours circling around before we found a chance to sneak in."

Yun Chen was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

After a long silence, she lowered her head and asked in a low voice:

"Rong Yi, do you hate me? Everyone says that I should have led the Lion and Tiger Armies in rebellion. Then we wouldn't be in this situation today, and you wouldn't have fallen to this point..."

Rong Yi's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me? Rebellion? Fighting with your compatriots? Are you that kind of person?"

Rong Yi was obviously not trying to comfort Yun Chen, but was really thinking this way, and cursed:

"Whoever says that is a fool who doesn't understand you! Ignore them!"

Yun Chen felt comforted and smiled at Rong Yi, but he didn't know how to respond.

The two looked at each other in silence for a moment, and Rong Yi suddenly said:

"Boss, do you want to come with me?"

"Go? Where to?" Yun Chen was at a loss.

Rong Yi was even more confused. He scratched his head with a conflicted look on his face. It was obvious that he got carried away again and said out loud this idea that popped up in his mind.

"I haven't decided where to go yet. But I know you should just be 'Mrs. Huo' and not be here. If you want, I can do whatever it takes to get you out of Kyoto! To anywhere you want to go!"

Yun Chen smiled bitterly, wanting to say, "Escape? Run away? I'm afraid of causing the emperor's wrath. I don't know what threats are waiting for me. Besides, Anian is still in Kyoto. How can I bear to..."

But when the words came to her lips, she didn't say them.

She knew Rong Yi too well. He didn't care about being demoted to an ordinary soldier. He could also accept the disappearance of the Lion Army and the Tiger Army.

But if she spoke out her grievances clearly, considering Rong Yi's friendship with her, who knows how much trouble he would cause in the Heavenly Palace before he would give up, given his hot-blooded personality.

So in the end, Yun Chen just smiled:

"It's okay. Yan Shijiu is my good friend. I'm fine here with him taking care of me."

Seeing Yun Chen's forced smile, Rong Yi remained silent for a long time, and his expression suddenly became extremely lonely.

"Boss, it's nothing else. I just think that such a good person like you shouldn't end up like this."

Such a good person, a general, from now on, can only be trapped in this deep mansion and be a wife?

He wanted to shout, "You are the Cloud Tiger that the enemy trembles in fear of! You are the free eagle that belongs to heaven and earth! Why did you end up like this?"

He felt sad for Yun Chen and felt sorry for her.

He never thought that there would be a time in his life when he would not be tempted by a beautiful woman. He only wanted to become sworn brothers with her, fight for her, die for her, and tie his life tightly to hers.

"Boss, if one day you want to leave, want to leave this place, tell someone to tell me. I will always be your soldier and will always stand behind you."

Before leaving, Rong Yi said this, and then his figure disappeared into the night.

Yun Chen leaned out of the window and could only see two dark shadows running fast on the roof.

Noticing her gaze, Luo Dongdong, who had been watching but unable to enter the house, turned around, raised his only arm, and waved it hard at Yun Chen. His bared white teeth were particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

"You little bastards..."

Yun Chen wiped his nose, turned around and saw Xiaoyue still slumped on the bed, so he hurried over to settle her down.

Looking at Lan Qian again, she never woke up from beginning to end and slept as soundly as a pig.

Yun Chen covered the quilt for both of them, then sat quietly beside the couch for a long, long time.