Chapter 179 Chat

Those people were a little confused at first, but when they saw Chen Shiyi was about to take Mo Xunyan away, they hurriedly stopped him.

"Another beauty has arrived. Although she's not as gorgeous as this one, she's still pretty good."

Chen Shiyi said with a smile.

"My dear brothers, I have been looking for my friend for a long time. I want to take her back now. Can you please give me some space?"

One of the evil men laughed lewdly.

"It's not impossible. We brothers haven't drunk for a long time. It would be great to have two beauties to accompany us."

A cold voice sounded behind him.

"Want to drink? See how I am?"

"who…"

The man looked back impatiently, and saw Fu Da's eagle-like eyes staring at him, causing him to take a step back involuntarily.

The few people were well-informed and knew at first glance that Fu Da was an expert. They glanced at each other and walked away.

Chen Shiyi didn't want to wander around, so he took Mo Xunyan back to the inn.

In the guest room of the inn, Chen Shiyi brought the medicine and carefully helped Mo Xunyan spread the ointment evenly.

Mo Xunyan touched the wound at the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but sneer.

"You and I are truly destined to meet. Ye State is so large that we have been able to meet in some corner."

Chen Shiyi frowned slightly.

"Aren't you in Kyoto? Why did you come to Yunzhou?"

Mo Xunyan asked doubtfully.

"A lot of things have happened in Kyoto, don't you know?"

Chen Shiyi shook his head.

"I've been away from Kyoto for almost half a year. Besides, I no longer have any business in Kyoto, so unimportant news doesn't reach me."

"unimportant?"

Mo Xunyan smiled.

"Isn't Wen Zhiheng's news important?"

Chen Shiyi did not answer and changed the subject.

"How did you get to Yunzhou?"

"My father disobeyed the emperor's will in the court and was banished to Lingnan. Because Wen Zhiheng protected me, I was not punished and returned to Yunzhou to live with my grandparents. However, with my status, even though my grandparents loved me, my uncles avoided me like snakes and scorpions, so I came out on my own."

Chen Shiyi had always thought that Mo Xunyan was a rebellious lady from the upper class. She was free and unfettered, and didn't care about other people's opinions. She only cared about what she thought and did. Even if the sky fell, she would die and it didn't matter.

Just like now, her father was deposed, and she went from being indescribably noble to being bullied by street hooligans. When she talked about it, she did not burst into tears as one would have imagined, but instead was calm and composed.

I still remember the first time I met the Marquis' family. Only Wen Zhiheng and Wen Zhiyuan were slightly better. The other female relatives were as if the sky had fallen. They were incomparable to Mo Xunyan's calmness.

Some flowers stuck in the mud are struggling to death, while others are blooming proudly.

People are different.

"Things change. I have enjoyed wealth and prosperity for so many years. It is time for me to experience what it feels like to fall into the mud."

Her eyebrows were slightly pale, but the corners of her mouth were raised.

Chen Shiyi rolled out a handkerchief and handed it to Mo Xunyan.

"Where are you going after you get out?"

Don't look for cigarettes.

"I don't know. The world is so big, is there no place for me?"

Chen Shiyi sat aside, watching Mo Xunyan wipe his hands carefully.

"There's unrest on the border. Don't run outside. Go back to your grandparents' house and avoid the limelight."

After hearing this, Mo Xunyan was stunned for a moment. All the arrogance he had before disappeared at this moment, and he felt a little frustrated.

"Chen Shiyi, you don't know how many dirty things happen in those dark corners that are unknown to people in some seemingly bright places."

Chen Shiyi was silent.

Even someone as open-minded as her could have such sad moments. I'm afraid it would be shameful to talk about those things.

"Can I stay here for one night and leave tomorrow?"

Chen Shiyi nodded.

"Have you eaten?"

“I haven’t eaten all day.”

Chen Shiyi asked the store to send up some food.

A plate of braised beef and a bowl of vegetarian noodles.

Mo Xunyan ate with great relish.

"If I hadn't met you, how would you have gotten out of this?"

Mo Xunyan pondered for a while.

"I have a dagger in my sleeve. I can just kill myself."

At night, Mo Xunyan and Chen Shiyi squeezed into one bed.

Chen Shiyi was not used to it.

It seemed that there had never been anyone in the bed she slept in as long as she could remember.

Now that there's suddenly one more person here, I can't sleep.

Seeing Chen Shiyi hesitant, Mo Xunyan pulled her clothes off.

"Hurry up, let's sleep together and keep warm."

Chen Shiyi doesn't want that. He doesn't want that kind of warmth.

Unfortunately, there were not many rooms in the inn, and the rest of the people were sharing one room, so it was impossible to free up another room for Mo Xunyan.

Mo Xunyan hugged Chen Shiyi's waist tightly and rested her head beside her.

Looking at Chen Shiyi's nervous expression, Mo Xunyan couldn't help but smile jokingly.

"I'm not going to eat you."

"I know, I'm just not used to it."

In the dark night, Mo Xunyan's voice was cold and clear.

"During the six months since you left Beijing, Wen Zhiheng took over my father's position. He was promoted from the Minister of Revenue to the Prime Minister, becoming the youngest Prime Minister in Daye. Chen Shiyi, do you regret not choosing him?"

Chen Shiyi's heart sank.

"How did he get promoted so quickly? It's extremely difficult for others to get promoted one level in three years, so why is it so easy for him?"

"He has both a title and real power, which is a rare position. In fact, no matter how things change, the main reason is that the emperor wants to use him."

"He was born as the son of a marquis, and passed the imperial examination with his own strength, becoming a minister. Later, he was exiled because of his father's affairs, but he returned to Kyoto with his own strategies, which impressed the emperor. In addition, during his years of exile, he had no roots in the court and no power to tie him down. The emperor felt relieved to use such a person, so he reached his current position half because of the emperor's favor and half because of his own efforts."

A trace of despair flashed through Chen Shiyi's heart.

"He is so powerful and has everything, why does he want to keep me here?"

Mo Xunyan smiled.

"You don't understand. His life was glorious and smooth, and that exile was like a drop of ink dripping from the tip of a pen on bright rice paper. People can never see through it. A piece of paper, staring at that drop of black ink, but unable to see the vast white."

"In fact, a painting can only be made by putting ink on paper."

Chen Shiyi thought for a moment and said.

"He always told me a lot of things before, and he was sober and wise. Why is it so hard for him to accept it now?"

"No matter how rational a person is, once he falls in love, he will lose his mind."

This news was bad news for Chen Shiyi.

A prime minister of his generation, with power in both the government and the country.

What should she do?

There is no answer to this question. One has to wait until that time to know the outcome.