Chapter 61: Faking Death and Looking for Her for Three Years
Yun Xi is already dead.
Yun Li knew clearly that no one could prove whether the "prince" brought back by Xie Xun was real or fake, and he did not allow other princesses to go and help.
The arrow is on the string and must be shot.
Without any hesitation, Yun Li raised his hand and shouted, "Capture the traitor Xie Xun!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the troops that had been lurking near the Dongling Gate rushed out and besieged the entire city gate. At the same time, the other side also sent out pre-prepared troops to block them.
The scene suddenly became chaotic, and all the civil and military officials fled, not wanting to become innocent victims.
It was unknown how long the stalemate lasted, but just when the Regent's side was about to be unable to resist, a group of troops suddenly came to support Beigong, led by none other than the Crown Prince Ji Huaixu of Jin.
"Prince Yun, the time has come." The golden-faced man stood at the foot of the city wall, looking at Yun Li who was surrounded.
Yun Li was somewhat surprised by his arrival, but quickly calmed down. "Prince Ji? You've arrived just in time. I have good news for you. Do you think these men can hold me back? Outside Chang'an City, there are 10,000 elite soldiers ready to come in at any moment."
Ji Huaixu's expression was cold. "Your Highness is quite capable. To be able to conceal tens of thousands of elite troops beneath the Emperor's feet, he must have many nobles helping him. The current situation of the Wei Dynasty bears some resemblance to that of the Jin Dynasty in the past. I'm afraid the mastermind behind this is also from the same family."
"I'm protecting the Yun clan. It's not your place to interfere." Yun Li sneered. "You, a foreigner, are hiding in Chang'an with your troops. Your intentions are sinister. Are you in cahoots with Xie Xun?"
"Prince Yun can discuss this issue with Emperor Liang later," Ji Huaixu said. "You and he must be old acquaintances."
Yun Li's expression changed slightly, and then he changed the subject: "Prince Ji, don't be so arrogant. What if you end up kneeling down to beg me later?"
He extended his hand, and Ying Nanfeng pulled out a double-phoenix jade pendant from his sleeve. "I heard from the grapevine that Crown Prince Ji came to Chang'an earlier, but later left to restore the country. I wonder if Crown Prince Ji has ever regretted it?"
Ji Huaixu's eyes were cold: "As the crown prince, I should prioritize state affairs. How can I regret it?"
Yun Li: "As expected of someone who has accomplished great things, he is truly ruthless. I wonder how Princess Roujia felt after hearing this... Oh, I forgot, the fetus in her womb is of unknown origin, so for the sake of her chastity, I gave her a bowl of medicine. She should be on her way to accompany her father by now."
As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Huaixu's fingers pressing on the scimitar suddenly shrank, and his dark pupils shot towards Yun Li.
Yun Li threw out the double-phoenix jade pendant and said, "It would be inappropriate for me to keep this relic. You can keep it as a souvenir, Ji, Shi, Wei."
Ji Huaixu looked at the jade pendant, his eyes as silent as dead water. He paused for a moment and drew his sword.
Ying Nanfeng, who was beside Yun Li, also drew his sword immediately. However, Yun Li expected that he could not control himself, and the next moment he was held down by other Jinyiwei.
He knew that the Prince of Jin was able to restore his country on his own by relying on his calm mind. If he made him lose his mind, his army would collapse on its own.
Apart from him, Xie Xun had no other external support in the palace.
Yun Li was determined to win, and immediately said: "Generals, whoever takes the head of the foreigner..."
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt a chill in his chest as a sharp arrow flew through the air, piercing his heart with unerring precision.
Everyone was shocked by this scene. Looking up, they saw the arrow coming from the western viewing platform. Princess Roujia, Yun Xi, whom Yun Li had said was dead, was standing there holding a longbow. The Jinyiwei guarding that position had disappeared.
She could shoot accurately from a hundred paces away. She was no longer the weak princess who couldn't even draw a bow.
Yun Li couldn't believe it. He looked at Ying Nanfeng, his fingers trembling. He wanted to call him a waste, but the blood from his chest kept flowing out and he finally fell to the ground.
"Capture the rebels!" Ji Huaixu shouted sternly, but his eyes were fixed in the direction of Yun Xi.
The two armies were engaged in a chaotic battle. Yun Xi wanted to take the opportunity to go downstairs, but a Jinyiwei downstairs suddenly drew his bow and aimed the arrow at Yun Xi.
Ji Huaixu's eyes fixed, and he immediately threw the scimitar in his hand, hitting the man's heart, but it was too late, the arrow hit Yun Xi's lower abdomen.
Yun Xi was stunned for a moment on the high building, she looked down at the arrow inserted into her abdomen, and when she looked up again, she met a pair of red and tearful eyes, with only her figure left in the dark eyes.
She closed her eyes and fell down immediately, her figure hidden by the city wall.
…
In the tenth year of the Yongle reign, the rebellion in Chang'an subsided. Nanzhao King Yunli, who colluded with the Liang Kingdom to usurp the throne, was publicly beheaded. The new emperor ascended the throne and changed his name to Xihe. During the battle of Chang'an, the Zhenxi Army and the Crown Prince of Jin joined forces to defeat the enemy. Princess Roujia, following the late emperor's will, sent the Imperial Guard to aid them, but was injured and disappeared. Jin recovered its lost territory, and Crown Prince Jixun ascended the throne.
[Congratulations to the host for achieving a perfect ending! You didn't change the overall storyline, and you managed to save yourself.]
In a small village south of the Yangtze River, Yun Xi slowly opened her eyes while lying on a bamboo chair basking in the sun. Her skin had been tanned to a light tan, and without her fine clothes and brocade hairpins, she looked like a farm girl.
"System, you didn't tell me that I have a brother." Yun Xi said.
[System: I didn't know you had a brother. This is the branch line triggered by the deviation of the plot details. Is the host dissatisfied?]
Yun Xi: "...Not really, it's pretty good."
By the final moment, Yun Xi finally understood. She had no role in the political intrigues of this story; she was merely cannon fodder, providing a limited spectacle. If she hadn't worked so hard to improve herself, she would have died in the chaos of war.
Of course, it was also partly due to luck. The arrow happened to hit the pillow she used to hide her pregnancy. Everyone thought she was dead, but in fact she only had a minor scratch.
She took advantage of the chaos and slipped out of the palace through a small path - the advantage of being the emperor's beloved daughter was that she was familiar with every escape route in the palace.
Yun Xi came to Jiangnan, where she lived as a child. She pawned many valuable jewelries and finally settled down here, living a stable and prosperous life.
Accustomed to a life of luxury, she knew that even the highest levels of wealth and glory came at a price. She had actually seen the brother who had been rumored to have "resurrected from the dead," and he looked exactly like her brother from her previous life. When they met at the palace banquet, she thought she was hallucinating.
Later, the system told her that she was the only book-traveling person in this world, her brother just looked the same, and she was a complete stranger to him.
Yun Xi didn't want to put her life in anyone's hands again. Since this was a political conspiracy, the farther she was from the center of power, the better.
[System: Are you really not going to consider going back and caring for the hero? His personality has changed since you left, and he's practically become a living dead.]
Yun Xi fell silent: "..."
She also didn't know how to face Ji Xun... No, it should be Ji Xun now. Now that he has recovered his memory and has become the emperor of Jin in the blink of an eye, she is not sure whether he still has the heart of "Ji Xun" as before.
He said he wanted to marry her, perhaps because he "found out" that she was pregnant, or perhaps because he felt he had taken advantage of her and felt guilty about it, so he just wanted to be responsible.
The letter Ji Xun wrote to her is still in the princess's mansion. She didn't take it with her when she left, and now she feels a little regretful when she thinks about it.
A memory is enough to change a person's thoughts and feelings. She doesn't want Ji Xun to marry her to make up for her. What's more, she just wants to live a peaceful life now and can't stand the torture in the palace.
"He can abandon me for months without a word for the sake of his national restoration plan. Can't I leave him alone for a few days to myself?" Yun Xi said coldly, "His needs are needs, and so are mine."
[System: ...Host, you're quite vindictive. Well, since he's the lead male character with no CP anyway, it's fine if there's no romance.]
At most, it will make the hero suffer a little. It is not the hero's system.
[System: I think I can publish another female-oriented farming novel based on your current life. What do you think, host?]
Yun Xi sneered: "Haha, save yourself a bit. I don't want to hear any weird tasks from you."
…
After basking in the morning sun, Yun Xi packed her clothes and headed out for a stroll. With the money she'd earned from selling jewelry, she'd bought a shop specializing in preserved fruits and snacks, which she'd hired someone to look after. Business was booming, and in the three years she'd been there, she'd never been short of money.
Today she had nothing to do, so she went to the shop to check it out. After she took over the job of collecting money, she stood there all morning, and only had time to rest at noon.
Yun Xi was so sleepy after finishing her work that she had just sat down on the stool when someone came to the door and knocked on the counter. A deep, steady and indifferent male voice came:
"Shopkeeper, four ounces of honeyed apricots."
Although she was annoyed by the order before the break, Yun Xi still stood up, walked to the counter, and wrote a few beautiful words with a wolf hair brush: "Go over there and pick it up."
Without looking up, she handed the note over, and the other person extended a hand and pushed the silver toward her. It was a pair of extremely beautiful hands, with well-proportioned bones and flesh, long, white knuckles, thin yet powerful. Purple jade rings adorned the thumb and middle finger, giving the impression of being either wealthy or noble.
Yun Xi was stunned for a moment. She had never seen such a wealthy guest before, and subconsciously took a few more glances at him.
"Does it look good?" A man's voice came from above my head.
"Sorry." Yun Xi blinked, too embarrassed to look up at him, and quickly found some silver to give to him.
"If you like it, watch more."
The hands did not go back, but instead grabbed hers. He held her wrists tightly with one hand, which scared Yun Xi.
As she turned her palm over, Yun Xi caught a glimpse of a shallow scar on the palm of that hand, and she was suddenly stunned.
Looking up, I met a pair of very familiar deep black eyes. Beneath the long eyebrows, there was a suffocating and terrifying emotion that was difficult to describe, chaotic and complicated, so thick that it appeared strangely cold and calm.
Yun Xi was suddenly speechless.
"I've been looking for you for three years. Is Jiangnan fun?"
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