Chapter 33 Chapter 33 He was seriously injured and thrown away by the princess...
After receiving provocation from his father, Yin Jinglong broke into the princess's residence, wanting to see how the usually arrogant and conceited Princess Chaoyang looked depressed after being confined to her house.
When the servants informed Princess Chaoyang of his trespassing at the princess's mansion, the princess was not surprised at all. Instead, she seemed to have anticipated it. She calmly said to the servants, "Let him in."
At that time, the princess and her husband were sitting in a pavilion beside a clear pond, admiring the lotus flowers, with a pipa player from the Music Bureau playing music beside them. This scene did not seem like the life of a punished person at all.
"At this point, Auntie still has such a refined taste? I really admire her."
"Prince Yin came uninvited and trespassed on someone else's estate, yet he still had such confidence and self-righteousness. I am ashamed of myself."
The princess raised her delicate hand and beckoned him over. She knew Yin Jinglong had come to call her to justice, so she whispered to her husband, Sun, who was standing beside her, "Go and bring that man over."
She invited Yin Jinglong to sit with her in the pavilion by the pond and sip tea. She then asked, "I heard that during the court this morning, you and your brother and his son had an argument. If Prince Yin doesn't mind, could you please tell me what the argument was about?"
"Auntie, you're well-informed indeed. The dispute between my father and I in the court was about political matters. There's no need to report this to an outsider like you, right?"
Princess Chaoyang gave an awkward smile. "But I heard that the matter you two are arguing about is related to me. Recently, rumors have been circulating outside the palace that the general is returning, further unsettling the already precarious court. My brother, the prince, came to me yesterday regarding this matter. He was so devoted to his son that he wanted to borrow one of my secret guards. He wanted to report this to Your Majesty, but you stopped him mid-step. I wonder what Prince Yin's plans are regarding this matter?"
"What does Aunt think? Whether this news is true or false, Aunt must have known it in her mind long ago, right? If you want to send secret guards to investigate, there's no need to report it to His Majesty. You can use this matter to take advantage of Father, clearing the name of the secret guards you secretly trained, and using it to redeem yourself for meritorious service. What a clever trick, aren't you?"
Princess Chaoyang didn't deny Yin Jinglong's questioning. She clapped her hands and praised him, "I can't help but admire your intelligence, which is a hundred times smarter than your father and brother. You are indeed worthy of being favored by the late emperor. Since we are both smart people, I also have a score to settle with Prince Yin."
As she spoke, she winked at her subordinates beside her, and then they saw Prince Consort Sun coming forward with someone, and that person was Li Yu.
Li Yu looked haggard, his naked upper body was covered with scarlet whip marks, there was a scabbed black mark on his heart, and there were several knife scars on his face that had not yet healed, with flesh and blood underneath the scars, which was shocking.
"Kneel down!" Prince Consort Sun kicked him hard in the popliteal fossa.
Li Yu raised his tired eyes and looked at Yin Jinglong, his eyes hinting at a request for help.
Yin Jinglong frowned slightly, not daring to look him in the eye.
"When Prince Yin returned this traitor to me, I doubted his loyalty. But considering his invaluable contribution in bringing back the statue, I decided to give him another chance. But who knew he would dare to tip you off right under my nose? Since he is no longer my man, I will execute him right here, in front of Prince Yin today!"
As soon as Princess Chaoyang finished speaking, she stood up and walked to the guard, drew the guard's sword, and pointed the sword directly at the brand on Li Yu's heart.
Li Yu cried out, "Your Highness wants to kill me, and I have no complaints. However, my wife and daughter are innocent. Please spare them! I will work like a slave in my next life to repay your kindness."
"Oh, that's right! I actually forgot that your wife and daughter are still imprisoned in my palace. If you ask me to let them go, of course I can. But I wonder if they will be scared to death when I go to see them with your head in my hand? Hahahaha!"
Princess Chaoyang's crazy laughter pierced the sky, just like the Black and White Impermanence who locked souls in hell, making everyone present tremble with fear.
Yin Jinglong snatched the sword from her hand and said, "Leave the beheading to me, don't dirty your aunt's hands."
Princess Chaoyang's laughter stopped abruptly. She looked at Yin Jinglong holding the sword in disbelief and asked, "Why? He's yours now, don't you want to save him?"
"From the day he rebelled against the palace, he was no longer my man. Why would I save a traitor?"
"But he has followed you for over ten years and saved that woman's life. Is Prince Yin so heartless and ungrateful of our past friendship?"
Yin Jinglong asked the princess, "Aunt, it sounds like you don't want me to kill him? He once served me, but he served two masters. He betrayed me and you. A treacherous man like him will only bring disaster if he stays here!"
He raised his sword, avoided the brand on his heart with the tip of the sword, and thrust it straight into Li Yu's chest.
"Your Majesty...why do you...treat me like this?"
Li Yu covered the sword with both hands, and the sharp blade also cut his hands at the same time. However, compared with the tearing pain in his palms, the piercing pain in his chest was more unbearable.
Princess Chaoyang waved her hands and said, "Forget it, forget it. He won't survive. I hate the sight of blood. Come! Throw this dying piece of trash into a mass grave for me immediately!"
The seriously injured Li Yu was abandoned in a mass grave with almost no hope of survival. Thinking of this, Yin Jinglong couldn't help but feel reluctant in his heart. After all, he was his deputy general who had followed him for many years.
Now Li Yu is no longer a chess piece, but his wife and daughter are still in the hands of the princess. Yin Jinglong asks the princess what she plans to do with them.
"We must root out the weeds at their roots. Besides, the wife and daughter of a traitorous general don't deserve to live in this world!"
"Isn't it enough that Auntie has killed too many innocent people? Back in the Snow Mountain, if I hadn't stopped her in time, Auntie would have wanted to massacre the entire Tomb Guarding Clan. Aren't you afraid of retribution for doing this?"
Princess Chaoyang found Yin Jinglong's questioning ridiculous. If there really was such a thing as retribution, she would have died thousands of times by now.
"Those who achieve great things don't pay attention to small details, and those who are soft-hearted will never achieve great things!"
Princess Chaoyang ordered Prince Consort Sun to quickly get rid of the mother and daughter to avoid trouble in the future.
"Wait a minute, Aunt! Although Li Yu was unfaithful to his master, his wife and daughter are innocent. Besides, they are just ordinary people. Even if they hate you, it won't cause any trouble and they can't threaten you at all. You might as well let them go and do some good for yourself!"
"Why has Prince Yin become so kind? Will you let them go just because I ask you to? If you want to save the lives of this mother and daughter from me, you must offer me a satisfactory exchange. How do you do that?"
Yin Jinglong knew that if he didn't give her some benefits, she would never agree to release him.
"Tell me! What does Auntie want me to do?"
"I want to take the life of that Snow Mountain Girl. What do you think, Prince Yin?"
"No! Apart from her, other people can be considered." Yin Jinglong's heart tightened and he refused decisively without thinking.
Princess Chaoyang ridiculed him as a lovesick man.
But he did not deny it, and took the initiative to propose conditions: "This king will give you a chance to redeem yourself from your crime and give your secret guards a chance to clear their names, in exchange for the lives of the mother and daughter."
This condition was a sure win for Princess Chaoyang, so she readily agreed and promised to hand Li Yu's wife and daughter over to Yin Jinglong to take away.
After leaving the princess's mansion, Yin Jinglong took his wife and daughter out of Shangjing City, gave them some silver, and asked them to leave quickly, the farther the better.
Li Yu's wife knew her husband was in grave danger, but she still pressed him, "Please, Your Majesty, tell me, is he dead or alive? Even if he is, I must bring his body back so that our family can be reunited!"
"He was seriously injured and thrown into a mass grave by the princess. I guess he's already..."
“Wuwuwuwu…”
Before he finished speaking, she covered her face and burst into tears. Although the girl was still a young child and didn't quite understand the pain of losing her father, she also cried with her mother.
"That's enough! Even if you cry your heart out, you can't bring him back! He used his own death to save you and your daughter, so you should cheer up and leave with your child. I can't guarantee that the princess won't send people to capture you again."
Hearing this, Li Yu's wife immediately stopped talking, said goodbye in tears, and left Shangjing City with her daughter.
Yin Jinglong secretly sent people to follow them, and he didn't feel relieved until he was sure that they had gone far away and the princess had not sent anyone to look for them again.
When he returned to the palace that day, he looked exhausted. Li Yu's blood had dyed the eyes of the python dragon on the chest of his official uniform red.
Hanyu heard early in the morning that Yin Jinglong had gone to court to find out about the general. She anxiously waited for news in the palace, but by noon he still hadn't returned. Anxiously, she asked Steward Xu, "Doesn't your prince usually go straight home after court? Why hasn't he returned yet by noon?"
"Perhaps something delayed the prince's return home today. The prince has no other hobbies, and certainly won't go to those secluded alleys. Miss Hanyu, please don't misunderstand him. If you can't wait to see him, I will send someone to the palace to ask."
As soon as Manager Xu finished speaking, Yin Jinglong's voice rang out: "Who can't wait to see me?"
"Oh! Look, young lady, I told you that the prince would be back soon. Now that the prince has returned home, I won't bother you any more."
Manager Xu ran away, but later found himself heading towards the study. Realizing something was wrong, he immediately changed direction and slipped away, not forgetting to instruct the guards outside the study: "If the prince and Miss Min go in later, no matter what they hear, you must not go in and disturb them. Do you understand?"
The guard didn't understand what was going on and nodded blankly.
Yin Jinglong walked straight towards Hanyu. When he reached her, he asked her jokingly, "Ah Yu, can't you wait to see me? The study is just fifty steps behind you. Are you reminiscing about that night with me..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Han Yu lowered her eyes in shame, her gaze landing on Yin Jinglong's bloodstained official robe. She asked in surprise, "Are you injured?"
She was wondering what had happened at the court this morning. Why was someone making such a fuss in front of the emperor?
But her sudden concern made Yin Jinglong secretly happy. He covered his chest and pretended to be unwell.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, Hanyu asked anxiously, "How are you? Are you hurt? I'll go get Manager Xu to come to you."
Yin Jinglong grabbed Hanyu's hand and held her in his arms. The place where her ear was tilted was exactly where his heart was beating.
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