Chapter 212: Only a Crazy Horse Galloping
A few days after Jun Chenyi ascended the throne, he conferred the title of "Princess Zhenguo" on Deng Youning.
It is said that her title was unanimously approved by all civil and military officials.
When Jun Wenci rebelled, it was Deng Youning who was the one turning the tide and made an invaluable contribution.
Deng Youning herself didn't think anything of it.
To her, it was just a change of name.
As a princess, she does not receive any salary.
The Dongji treasury had already been almost emptied by the previous emperor, and money was needed for many things after the war, so she took the initiative to refuse the salary from Jun Chenyi.
On the contrary, much of the money she earned from her dock business would be used to help Jun Chenyi.
Being a princess, she is really worried.
The tribute goods from Nanxin passed the layers of inspection by the Dongji court. After confirming that everything was correct, Jun Chenyi finally agreed to let Si Wang go back.
In order to prevent King Si from dying in the Dongji territory, Jun Chenyi specially found his confidants and Deng Yan'an to escort him together.
King Si is going back to Nanxin, and King Yi can't make any waves by staying in Dongji, so he also plans to pack up and return home.
But before leaving, he must see Li Tianzhuo again.
Li Tianzhuo's manor in the south of the city.
King Yi stood at the door for a long time, and finally waited for the guard who came in to report to welcome him in.
"Brother hasn't returned to Nanxin yet?"
When he saw him, Li Tianzhuo asked knowingly.
"You and Lao Si haven't left yet, how can I leave alone?"
Yi Wang unceremoniously picked up the teacup on the table and savoured it carefully.
"No wonder you like staying here. The climate in Dongji is pleasant, and even the tea leaves here are clearer than those in Nanxi."
He raised an eyebrow and praised.
Li Tianzhuo has no patience.
He had agreed not to have any more contact with Nan Xin, and the last thing he wanted to see now were his brothers.
They all represent one's past, and what one wants most is to say goodbye to the past.
"If you're just here for tea, I can send someone to bring it to you. Why would you bother to come here in person?"
Yi Wang asked with a fake smile: "Why, are you starting to chase the guests away?"
Li Tianzhuo hurriedly shook his head and said softly, "No."
King Yi stopped talking nonsense and went straight to the point: "Come back with me."
Li Tianzhuo chuckled disdainfully, "We discussed this issue a month and a half ago. It would be of no benefit to you if I go back, so why bother myself?"
Hearing this, King Yi sighed helplessly.
He had expected Li Tianzhuo to say this.
But he also has his own helplessness.
"My father has issued a death order for me. If you don't go back, I don't have to go back either."
Li Tianzhuo picked up the teacup and took a sip himself.
"Doesn't he understand me?"
"No one can explain what I have determined, let alone you."
He impatiently gave King Yi an idea.
"You can ask me to return to my country, but the emperor above me can issue an edict of guilt to himself."
As he spoke, he did not forget to produce the evidence that Emperor Nan Xin had falsely accused the former crown prince of collaborating with the enemy, and in front of Prince Yi, he mercilessly pointed out that his father was the one who actually collaborated with the enemy.
King Yi was very angry with him.
Feeling that he was simply unreasonable, she walked away angrily, swinging her sleeves.
As soon as he returned to the small courtyard where he rented, Deng Xuelian, who was as beautiful as snow, hurried out to greet him.
When Wang Yi saw Deng Xuelian in a white dress and without makeup, he felt as if he had seen a pure snow lotus, and his mood suddenly became brighter.
"I am so pissed off!"
Yi Wang roared.
Having followed him for such a long time, and with Li Tianzhuo's identity having been exposed during the war, Deng Xuelian naturally also knew King Yi's identity.
Now Yi Wang no longer has any secrets from her.
"What happened to your lord?"
"Weren't you fine when you left just now?"
Deng Xuelian asked worriedly. The tenderness in her eyes made Yi Wang feel calm.
King Yi did not hide the truth from her and told her that he wanted to take Li Tianzhuo away.
She is not a good wife for nothing.
Helping her husband solve his problems is also her job.
Deng Xuelian's evil intentions finally found a place to be put to good use.
"Your Majesty, since the Sixth Prince is unwilling to leave, it proves that there is something in Dongji that attracts him and forces him to stay, or...someone."
She clicked on it briefly and Wang Yi instantly thought of Deng Youning.
"Why don't we just..."
Deng Xuelian leaned close to King Yi's ear and whispered something to him.
It just seemed that King Yi, who had originally looked bitter and resentful, suddenly became clear-headed and bright-eyed.
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Since Han Qiongyue's death, the Empress Dowager would go to the Fahua Temple to burn incense on the 15th of every month.
One is to pray for Han Qiongyue's salvation; the other is to pray for the entire Dongji.
The sun was shining brightly in April, and the Queen Mother specially invited Deng Youning and Jun Wenying to join her in this prayer.
Along the way, the Queen Mother smiled happily as she listened to their stories of folk fun.
When the carriage reached the edge of a cliff, it suddenly began to shake.
Although the ride was quite bumpy all the way, the car now seemed to be falling apart, swaying from side to side.
Jun Wenying was weak and helpless like a rolling ball, sliding to one end of the carriage and then to the other.
Deng Youning protected the empress dowager, so at least she didn't get a bump on her head like Jun Wenying did.
"Coachman, how do you drive the cart?!"
She roared and questioned the coachman.
But after a while, the driver did not answer her, and the shaking of the carriage did not stop.
Outside the car, there was no other sound except the whistling of the wind and the ticking of horse hooves.
Deng Youning felt something was wrong and suddenly lifted the curtain of the carriage, only to find that the coachman was nowhere to be found.
The driving board was empty, with only a mad horse galloping in front.
When the empress dowager traveled, in addition to them, there were usually many palace maids and eunuchs accompanying her.
But at this time, no one knew where those people were?
There were only three of them left on the desolate and dangerous cliff road.
"Ningning, what's the problem?"
The Queen Mother saw Deng Youning's gloomy expression and asked anxiously.
Deng Youning had no time to answer. She had to control the horse as soon as possible and not let this crazy horse carry them off the cliff.
"It's all done!"
She yelled, rushed out of the curtain, tapped the chopping board with her toes, jumped onto the horse's back and grabbed the reins.
The whole action was as smooth as flowing water, without any hesitation.
“Oh—”
Deng Youning pulled the reins, wanting the horse to stop, but the horse was now extremely excited, as if it had been injected with chicken blood.
What's even more suspicious is that it was pulling the car with a purpose, which was to bring the entire car into the cliff.
Seeing that there was a cliff less than ten feet ahead, Deng Youning quickly returned to the car, held Jun Wenying with one hand and the empress dowager with the other, and jumped out of the car.
But Deng Youning's strength was limited, and she alone could not hold the Queen Mother and Jun Wenying and ensure they landed safely.
There was no choice but to let all three of them fall to the ground.
Especially Deng Youning herself, who fell particularly hard, with her arms and legs dislocated and countless scratches on her body.
Fortunately, the Queen Mother was well protected by Deng Youning.
But Jun Wenying's calf was scratched by a branch and blood was oozing out.
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