Chapter 250: Street Rat
"Anyone who provides clues about the traitor Jun Tianyi will be rewarded with three thousand taels of silver. Anyone who captures him will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver..."
In front of the reward order, countless people gathered to watch and discuss the matter.
"The reward offered by the court this time is really generous. I haven't seen such a high reward for a criminal in many years."
"After all, he is a traitor who collaborated with the enemy and caused chaos. The court naturally attaches great importance to him. Speaking of this Prince Yi, how good was his reputation in the past? He was so determined to commit suicide that he even did something like treason."
Some people mentioned the good things that Prince Yi's Mansion had done in the past, while others disagreed and spoke out to refute it.
"Have you never heard of the term 'seeking fame and reputation'? In my opinion, he was just pretending to be kind. Prince Yi's Mansion only distributed porridge a few times. The court gives him so much money every year. How much money did he spend on that little bit of fame? It's not even as much as Prime Minister Song donated once to pay for the army."
"Prime Minister Song and Prince Yi are sworn enemies. I heard that they had a feud over the battle for Doctor Jiang. Prime Minister Song has now been crowned Prince Ning, but Prince Yi has become a traitor that everyone wants to kill. There is a world of difference between them."
"There's no comparison between these two. Although Prince Ning has a bad temper, he fought against the epidemic and sacrificed his life to protect the emperor. He also donated his rewards to the soldiers on the frontier to increase their pay. Even if Prince Yi is not a traitor, he is no match for him."
Outside the crowd, two slender figures stood and listened for a moment, then turned and left.
"Sister, what they said actually seems to make sense."
Hu Erniang carried a basket of vegetables and whispered to Du Niangzi, "Prince Yi has become a wanted criminal of the imperial court and can hardly protect himself. If we continue to follow him, we will be implicated sooner or later..."
"Are you trying to persuade me to just leave?" Poison Lady interrupted her. "He is in the most difficult and miserable time right now. If I abandon him at this time, what kind of person would I be? We have to be loyal when we walk in the world. Even if it's not for love between men and women, I can't abandon my benefactor."
"But……"
"I know you're only thinking about me, but Second Sister, I really can't bear to abandon him at this time. So, you don't have to suffer with me anymore. You can go and join Third Sister and the others."
"I'm not someone who is afraid of hardship... That's all." Hu Erniang sighed, "He's still injured now, let's help him get through the most difficult period first."
The two bought some vegetables and dry food and rode back to the outskirts of the city.
The imperial city is filled with patrolling guards. They are now hiding in a dilapidated temple on the outskirts of the city, and the officers and soldiers have not yet searched for them.
Prince Yi knew that they were extremely fed up with the Rong people, so on the day of the Longlinshan operation, he did not ask them to participate. I guess he expected that they would not want to commit regicide, so they escaped the disaster.
As soon as the Rong people were captured, the people who were lying in ambush outside saw that the situation was not right and they all evacuated. Although some of them were caught, there were always a few who escaped. Someone passed the news back to Prince Yi's Mansion, and they fled as soon as they heard the news.
He originally wanted to take Concubine Yi with him, but she was unwilling to go. She said she would never believe that her son would do such a rebellious thing.
In fact, it would be better for Concubine Yi not to leave. She was originally unaware of the existence of the remnants of the Rong Kingdom. If she escaped, she would become an accomplice. After all, her seniority was too high. The emperor would not kill her to show his benevolence, but would only imprison her.
The two returned to the dilapidated temple and saw Jun Tianyi sitting by the fire, stroking a snow-white medicine bottle, while Du Zhong was making a fire nearby.
Because Du Zhong's ribs were broken by Si Niang and his injuries had not yet healed, he did not participate in the action that day and fled the palace with them.
"Your Majesty, I bought your favorite cakes and some hot pancakes. Please have some first."
Poison Lady said as she handed the wrapped pancake to Jun Tianyi.
Jun Tianyi seemed not to hear and continued looking at the medicine bottle in his hand.
This is Jiang Rumin's unique secret recipe of Black Jade Paste, which is the best for treating external injuries. Now he only has this bottle left, and the rest are still in the palace, so he has no chance to take them out.
He had been on the run these days because he was a wanted criminal of the imperial court. In addition, his injuries had not yet healed, so he did not dare to return to the imperial city and had no way to see how she was doing.
He is suffering outside. Does she think of him and miss him from time to time?
After all, they had once been in love. He had been missing her these days, and even her face appeared in his dreams.
It would be nice if I could see her someday.
"Your Highness?" Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lady Poison called him again.
"Did you pass by Ruihetang when you went to the city to buy groceries this time?" Jun Tianyi asked, "I asked you to check on Minmin for me before. Is she doing well recently?"
"Also...is there any news about the Emperor and Song the Dog Thief?"
That day, after he jumped from the escape exit of the cave, he fell into a spacious secret passage.
He learned from the mechanism map that the secret passage led to the armory, and there was a fork in the road outside the armory. The right side of the fork could lead back to the cave.
Although Song Yunchu was injured, Jun Liluo was still fine. He naturally couldn't give them a chance to get out, so he activated the mechanism and blocked their way out with an iron wall.
When the escape exit and the road they came from were blocked, the only way they could go was the road behind the cave. When they went out, they found that they were on the cliffs of a high mountain, with rivers and wilderness below. If they wanted to return to Longlin Mountain, they would have to make a big detour.
They were destined not to catch him.
The door behind the armory led to vegetable fields and streams. As no one had been there for a long time, the vegetable fields had become deserted, but fortunately, the surrounding trees were full of vitality and there were many wild fruits growing on the trees, enough for him to fill his stomach.
As soon as he raised his eyes, he could see the top of Longlin Mountain. While it was still daylight, he quickly turned back to the vicinity of Longlin Mountain. There were Yulin Army everywhere there, which was very disadvantageous for him, but he had no other choice, because he knew that if the people in Prince Yi's Mansion could escape, they would never give up on him, and even if he died, they would come to confirm it.
Instead of hiding alone, it would be better for him to observe nearby and wait for those who escaped from the palace to join him. At least he would not be isolated and helpless.
Sure enough, Poison Lady and Du Zhong did not give up on him and helped him escape from that troubled place successfully.
The next morning, there was heavy snow and wind. The Poison Lady who bought medicine for him brought back the news that the Emperor and Song Yunchu were missing, and he was overjoyed.
He knew that if he blocked their way out, they would be in great danger!
The only regret was that the secret book was snatched away by Song Yunchu when he was escaping. The secret book was one finger thick, and he only remembered the contents of the first few pages.
Once the secret book is mastered, one can defeat Song Yunchu, which is undoubtedly a huge temptation for the emperor. Even if their relationship between the emperor and his subjects is very good, they will definitely fight when facing this secret book, right?
He hoped that they would all die. Even if only one of them died, he would feel happy.
But the next words of the Poison Lady shattered his expectations -
"They have returned safely."
"What did you say?" Jun Tianyi looked up with an expression of disbelief.
"Both of them are back?"
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