The guard's body stiffened.
Zhaoyang felt more and more strange, and she said loudly again: "Lift your head for this princess."
The guard seemed to struggle for a moment, moved the brim of his black hat upwards, and slowly raised his head.
The moonlight was bright on a spring night, and the handsome yet unfamiliar face of the guard came into Zhaoyang's sight.
It's a new face.
Zhao Yang was very confused and asked softly, "Have we met somewhere before?"
The guard raised the corners of his lips and slowly lowered his head.
...
...
Night, Yongning Palace.
It was late, and Shen Wei had drunk some wine at the banquet, so her head was dizzy. Chen Wei drank half a bowl of sobering soup, felt sleepy, and went to bed early to rest.
Li Yuanjing also slept in the same bed.
Shen Wei was sleeping in a daze when she suddenly heard a rustling sound beside her pillow. He opened his eyes dazedly and saw Li Yuanjing getting up and putting on his clothes.
"Your Majesty, where are you going so late at night?" Shen Wei asked, trying hard to resist sleepiness.
Li Yuanjing said, "I will be back soon, you take a rest first."
If it were the previous Shen Wei, she would not dare to rest early if her leader didn’t sleep.
But now that her relationship with Li Yuanjing has taken a step further, she has taken root deeply in this man's heart and no longer needs to be as cautious as before.
So Shen Wei didn't think much about it and retreated back into the quilt.
Close your eyes and continue sleeping.
Li Yuanjing put on his robe and looked back at Shen Wei on the bed. He reached out and picked up the scattered corners of the quilt, then carefully tucked the corners in for Shen Wei, and then left the bedroom with light steps.
Outside the courtyard, the ground was covered with moonlight and silver frost, and a tiger guard in black quietly fell into the yard.
Tiger Guard told Li Yuanjing about Zhaoyang's assassination on Changjie Street, and said: "The coroner found that both died of poisoning. The deceased were both from Yanjing, and the mastermind behind the scenes is still under investigation."
Li Yuanjing asked: "Is Zhaoyang injured?"
The tiger guard replied: "Thanks to that person's protection, the princess was not injured. However, the princess seemed to be aware of his identity."
Li Yuanjing was not surprised.
Zhaoyang is a smart girl, she must have noticed the peculiarity of the guard. Zhaoyang might even guess that the guard with a new face was the Emperor of Yue, Tuoba Hongchuan.
Who could have thought that the Emperor of Yue State would actually be so low-key and mixed in with the Yue State's delegation.
Just to see Zhaoyang.
Of course, if Tuoba Hongchuan had not been so sincere and willing to risk his life to come to Qing Kingdom, Li Yuanjing would not have agreed to marry Zhaoyang to him.
The cool night wind blew the black hair at Li Yuanjing's temples. He narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Continue to investigate the assassin's background. There are a lot of dirty people in Yanjing City."
This dirty thing comes from the State of Southern Chu? Or from Donglin Country? It is still unknown.
Li Yuanjing subjectively preferred Southern Chu.
After all, Prince Heng Li Yuanli was doing very well in the Southern Chu Kingdom and would soon proclaim himself emperor and become the new emperor of Southern Chu.
The war between Qing and Yue has just ended, and it is estimated that they will go to war with Southern Chu again. By then, no one knows how many people will be displaced.
The tiger guard flew away.
Li Yuanjing let out a long sigh. The responsibility on the emperor's shoulders was too heavy. There were always dilemmas before him, and as he solved one, another one would pop up. He turned around slowly and returned to the bedroom of Yongning Palace with a little tiredness.
The door of the bedroom was open, and Shen Wei, wrapped in a thin cloak, stood under the eaves, waiting eagerly. The warm yellow candlelight inside shone, casting a circle of golden light around her.
Looking at Shen Wei under the eaves, Li Yuanjing's heart was suddenly inexplicably touched.
No matter how much pressure he faces or how much responsibility he shoulders, as long as he turns around, he can always see his Wei Wei, like a bright light guarding her place at night.
"It's cold outside, just wait for me in the house." Li Yuanjing stepped forward, his heart filled with strong emotions, moved and relieved.
Shen Wei held Li Yuanjing's hand, smiled at him, and said in a normal tone: "I am not cold, I just want to wait for the emperor to come back."
Although the bed was warm and their relationship was very close, she could not forget her duties as the Queen of Curls.
There can't be any slackness and one must always strive for favor and win the emperor's favour.
The two held hands and walked back to the bedroom, snuggling together to sleep.
...
...
The next day, at dawn, Zhaoyang got up early. She didn't sleep all night last night, and the guard's face kept turning over and over in her mind.
She finally remembered that this unfamiliar guard looked very similar to the woodcutter she had saved before.
He is actually the Yue Emperor Tuoba Hongchuan!
The Emperor of Yue actually took a huge risk and traveled thousands of miles to her princess's mansion, disguising himself as a small guard!
Zhaoyang's heart was filled with thousands of emotions: moved, confused, bewildered, and uneasy. He did not sleep the last night.
When she looked in the mirror at dawn, she saw dark circles under her eyes. Yun'er helped Zhaoyang dress up and asked, "Princess, you got up so early today, where are you going?"
Zhaoyang said: "Let's go to the Yan family's courtyard."
She had already decided to marry the Emperor of Yue and there was no turning back.
Yan Yunting did not change his bad habits and even tried to show his kindness to her again and again. Zhaoyang decided to go to the Yan family in person and tell Yan Yunting directly in person that she didn't love him and to get away.
"Princess, you...you still have feelings for Master Yan?" Yun'er was surprised.
Zhaoyang glared at her and said, "Stop talking nonsense. In my eyes, Yan Yunting stinks more than the dirt in the toilet."
Yun'er prepared the carriage and Zhaoyang quickly went to the Yan family villa.
It was just daybreak and the cleaning boy in the other courtyard was yawning as he swept leaves in the yard with a broom. The servant looked up and saw Princess Zhaoyang and two palace maids rushing in.
The boy was so frightened that he dropped his broom on the ground
Zhaoyang asked, "Where is Yan Yunting?"
The servant stammered, his eyes wandering, and said guiltily: "Sir, Sir, he was drunk last night and just got up. Princess, please wait in the front hall, I will go and inform you."
Zhaoyang didn't want to break into the man's bedroom directly, so she turned around and went to the front hall. As he turned around, he inadvertently glanced at Yan Yunting's bedroom.
This is a shocking sight.
The carved wooden lattice window of the bedroom was open, and Yan Yunting, who was wearing a white nightgown, was gently combing the hair of Tan Tairou, who was also wearing a thin nightgown.
She is dressing herself in the small window.
Tan Tairou had a shy look on her face, with a clear kiss mark on her fair neck. She sat shyly in front of the dressing table, enjoying her husband's gentle caressing of her hair and eyebrows.
The picture is beautiful, and the two of them look like a perfect couple.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
