Chapter 112: Guarding the Emperor
Chen Wan was still in shock and didn't dare to stay on the busy bridge any longer.
She was about to get off the bridge, but when she turned around, she suddenly felt something was wrong.
She looked at Xie Jingyu, "Why are you here?"
This question stumped Xie Jingyu, "I can't be here?"
It’s not that I can’t, but——
"Shouldn't you be staying with the emperor to protect him right now?"
In his previous life, at the Lantern Festival, the emperor was assassinated. Fortunately, Xie Jingyu was there, so the emperor was not injured.
In his previous life, the emperor encountered an assassin around this time. She was afraid of encountering such a thing, so she avoided that street.
Xie Jingyu said, "The emperor is in the palace, there is no need for me to protect him."
Shen Wan looked at him, feeling uneasy, and asked, "Are you sure the emperor is in the palace and hasn't left?"
Xie Jingyu was not sure about this.
Xie Jingyu didn't say anything.
Shen Wan suddenly became anxious and pushed him, “Hurry up and go to Anding Street and Yudai Bridge to save the emperor!”
"Go!"
“The sooner the better!”
Shen Wan looked anxious, as if something would happen to the emperor if he was a step late. Although Xie Jingyu was puzzled, he did not dare to take it lightly as it concerned the emperor's safety. "I'll go now, you wait here."
There were many people on the street, so he turned and flew onto the roof.
Shen Wan could only pray in her heart that the assassin had not yet taken action. The emperor had always treated her well, and she did not want the emperor to make any mistakes.
More importantly, the emperor has not yet appointed a crown prince. Xiao Yun is the son of Queen Song. If the emperor were to be assassinated and did not leave a will, it would be very likely that Xiao Yun would succeed to the throne.
The emperor trusts Shen Ji and King Jingbei, but Xiao Yun does not. Once Xiao Yun ascends the throne, he will find ways to take back the military power, and even take the lives of Shen Ji and King Jingbei.
In his previous life, Xie Jingyu followed the emperor, so why didn’t he follow him in this life?
Because the emperor was safe and sound, Shen Wan didn't take it seriously. She comforted herself that maybe the emperor had never left the palace at all and there was no need to worry.
It was just that Xie Jingyu asked her to wait for him here. Shen Wan hesitated for a long time, but decided to wait.
After all, he had just saved her, so she might as well take a break.
Chen Wan was bored waiting, kicking the pebbles on the ground for fun. After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, Shanhu said, "Miss, the Prince of Jingbei is back."
Chen Wan looked up and saw Xie Jingyu walking towards her from the crowd. The lights shone on his handsome face, which was so handsome that it made people's hearts skip a beat.
But his eyes were full of inquiry, so deep that it seemed as if he could see through people.
He walked over, and Shen Wan felt guilty for no reason when he looked at her. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Xie Jingyu noticed Shen Wan's evasive gaze and asked, "How did you know that the emperor was at Yudai Bridge and was assassinated?"
Shen Wan's voice rose, "Is the emperor really there? Is the emperor okay?"
Xie Jingyu didn't say anything.
The emperor is fine, but it would have been a national mourning.
He followed Shen Wan's words and rushed to Yudai Bridge. The assassin had already taken action. If he had not arrived in time and knocked down the assassin's hidden weapon shot at the emperor, the emperor would have been seriously injured even if he did not die there.
Xie Jingyu did not answer, but if the emperor was injured or something happened, he would not come back so soon.
I'm glad the emperor is okay.
Shen Wan's heart, which had been hanging for a long time, was relieved. "The emperor was assassinated. Why didn't you escort the emperor back to the palace?"
"With the Prince of Yuzhang and Chu Yang escorting him, the emperor will be fine," said Xie Jingyu.
Chen Wan felt a little regretful. She had said that when the emperor left the palace, how could he not be prepared? In this life, Xie Jingyu was not accompanying him to protect him, and with Prince Yuzhang and Chu Yang and the others, nothing would happen.
Thinking of Xie Jingyu's inquiring eyes just now, if Chen Wan knew that Prince Yuzhang and Chu Yang were there, she would not urge Xie Jingyu to rush to rescue the emperor. Now, Xie Jingyu must be curious about how she knew that the emperor was at Yudai Bridge and would be assassinated.
Shen Wan regretted it deeply in her heart, but she didn't know that Prince Yuzhang and Chu Yang went with Xie Jingyu.
The two of them saw Xie Jingyu climbing walls and running on rooftops, and looked very anxious. They were worried that something had happened, so they followed him to see what was going on. As a result, they followed behind Xie Jingyu and got the credit for saving the emperor.
The emperor was assassinated, and as a minister, Xie Jingyu was supposed to escort the emperor back to the palace, but he was worried about Shen Wan, so he came to find Shen Wan.
Seeing that Chen Wan looked afraid to ask further questions, Xie Jingyu did not ask. He believed that one day Chen Wan would tell him on her own initiative. He said, "I'll accompany you to the Lantern Festival."
Shen Wan refused without even thinking, "No, no..."
A sense of strangeness came over me.
Although Xie Jingyu saved her again and again, she was still afraid of Xie Jingyu from the bottom of her heart because of the psychological trauma left by her previous life. She didn't want Xie Jingyu to accompany her to visit the lanterns, but she simply gave up and went home to sleep.
But Xie Jingyu did not allow Shen Wan to refuse. He grabbed Shen Wan's hand and led her forward.
Chen Wan couldn't break free and could only follow.
It was a crowded place at this moment, and Xie Jingyu held Shen Wan in his arms for fear of being bumped into. Shen Wan could hear his heartbeat from such a close distance.
Shen Wan's ears were burning, and what was even worse was that this man didn't let go of her hand even after walking down the street.
Although their marriage was granted by the imperial decree, they had not yet gotten married. How could they be so intimate in public? Moreover, he had a girl he liked in his previous life. If rumors spread that they were in love with each other, would the girl still like him?
Whenever she met Xie Jingyu, Chen Wan always had a feeling that the emperor was not anxious, but the eunuch was, and was worried sick.
Unable to break free from his hand, Shen Wan could only think of other ways. Seeing someone releasing a sky lantern in the sky, Shen Wan said, "I want to release a sky lantern and make a wish too."
Xie Jingyu glanced at Chen Ping, and Chen Ping left.
Not long after, Chen Ping brought back a sky lantern.
She had to light the sky lantern herself, so Shen Wan finally took her hand back and lit the sky lantern.
Release it carefully.
Then make a wish to the sky lantern.
Chen Wan did not pray for her parents to be safe, because this was not a wish, but something she had to do. She could not pin her hopes on anyone.
She prayed sincerely, hoping that Xie Jingyu could find the girl he liked as soon as possible, and that they could reconcile as soon as possible without any enmity and part ways amicably.
Just as Xu got here, Shanhu shouted, "Oh no! The sky lantern is going to fall down."
When Shen Wan opened her eyes, she saw the sky lantern falling down. She was so scared that she said anxiously, "Don't fall, I won't allow it..."
As soon as the words fell, the sky lantern slowly rose.
Fly higher and higher.
Shen Wan, “…”
Xie Jingyu, “…”
Even releasing a sky lantern is so embarrassing.
Shen Wan wanted to die.
Xie Jingyu looked at Shen Wan and asked curiously, "What wish are you making?"
He also asked!
Chen Wan was very upset, "It can't be realized, and you still ask me."
Xie Jingyu chuckled, "Maybe I can help you."
This is really possible.
Shen Wan said, “I just made a wish so that you would not bully me.”
Xie Jingyu, “…”
"Just that?" Xie Jingyu didn't believe it.
"Let's part ways amicably and not create enmity."
Xie Jingyu's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He had never seen such a heartless woman. He accompanied her to visit the lanterns, and she released a wishing lantern, praying for them to get divorced soon.
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