As soon as her feet touched the ground and Ji Xingzhi hadn't yet stood firmly, she suddenly heard footsteps approaching and faint voices.
Ji Xingzhi frowned slightly and looked around. This was a small garden with a medium-sized pond with unknown small fish in it. There were also several flower beds, which were also full of flowers that were blooming brilliantly. There was also a green tree. Although it had lush branches, it was not enough to serve as a shelter for Ji Xingzhi to hide.
In addition, there is a large water tank that can accommodate two adults. Unfortunately, the tank is full of water and there are lotus flowers on the water surface, so it is definitely impossible to hide there.
Ji Xingzhi calculated the direction, dodged and hid behind a large water tank, squatted down and hid.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and stopped about ten steps away from the water tank. Then, Ji Xingzhi heard a familiar voice.
"Is she okay?" Ji Xingzhi was slightly stunned. This was Hua Yiyao's voice. They had "chatted" not long ago.
"It is said that he has no worries about food and clothing, but he cannot move around freely." The one who answered Hua Yiyao was Hua Li, his trusted and beloved general.
Hua Yiyao nodded slightly, and after a long moment, he said calmly, "That's good."
Hua Li was silent for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, are we really going to be controlled by others? You are far away in Shuizhou now. If Prince Xun takes the opportunity to cause chaos in Huazhou..."
Hua Li stopped talking here, and what he was going to say next was obvious.
Hua Yiyao said calmly, "I never thought I could return safely this time."
Hua Yiyao's tone was very normal, steady and without ups and downs.
Hua Li was stunned for a moment, then frowned as if something had occurred to him. "For a woman, the Emperor gave up his kingdom, but now he's even giving up his life?"
When leaving Huazhou, the emperor asked Prince Xun to take over the government. He thought the emperor had his own arrangements, but he didn't expect that he was actually planning this.
Ji Xingzhi, who was hiding behind the water tank, couldn't help but frown after hearing Hua Li's words. For a woman? Could the woman Hua Li was talking about be Su Yang...
As expected, Hua Li's next words confirmed Ji Xingzhi's guess.
"If I had known this would happen, I should not have brought Xue Yang into the palace!" Hua Li's face was gloomy, his voice was cold, and he exuded a murderous aura.
Ji Xingzhi secretly raised an eyebrow. Was Hua Li planning to kill Su Yang? This was strange. When she had held Su Yang hostage in the Huazhou Palace, Hua Li's expression had seemed quite nervous. He had thought Hua Li had feelings for Su Yang.
Hearing this, Hua Yiyao's expression changed slightly, and he said in a cold voice: "Don't touch her."
Hua Li secretly clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, but there was no change on his face, still with a cold expression.
Although he liked Xue Yang, the emperor's safety and his own interests were more important than Xue Yang.
Hua Yiyao and Hua Li talked for a while and then left together.
After hearing no movement, Ji Xingzhi slowly stood up, patted the dusty hem of her skirt, and pounded her calves which were numb from squatting. She was thinking about the conversation between Hua Li and Hua Yiyao just now. From Hua Li's words, she could probably guess that Su Yang was in Shuizhou and had been under house arrest, and Hua Yiyao came to Shuizhou just for Su Yang.
It goes without saying that the person who imprisoned Su Yang was none other than Shui Lianche, the Emperor of Shuizhou. Trapping the monarchs of the three states in the Guanshui Terrace was a truly daring act.
If she hadn't come, the emperors of the four states would have been under house arrest by Shui Lianche.
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