The three of them walked into the courtyard, and immediately several black-clad assassins flew down from the wall. Qin Zheng went up to deal with them. Fu Yueli suddenly pulled Shi Mingyue into his arms and said in a deep voice, "Hold me tight."
Hearing his words, Shi Mingyue instinctively clasped her arms around his waist, and then she felt herself flying. Yes, Fu Yueli had carried her over the wall. His Qinggong skills were extremely advanced, carrying her over one high wall after another. The flames rising from the South Garden illuminated the sky red, illuminating the two figures.
After slaying the assassin with a single blow, Qin Zheng chased after the two. Seeing Fu Yueli holding Mingyue, he felt a bittersweet feeling, a subtle tinge of jealousy. Mingyue should have been his, Qin Zheng's, wife. Should he give up so quickly? He wondered why Fu Yueli felt so deeply for Mingyue.
His memory instantly flashed back to his previous life. Four months after Mingyue's death, the capital city was in turmoil. The emperor passed away. Fu Yueli, who had been hiding for years, suddenly appeared before everyone, defeated the Second Prince, and ascended the throne to become the Son of Heaven. Everyone then learned that Fu Yueli's eyes had been restored years ago, but he had been hiding his true colors, biding his time.
Qin Zheng was then summoned to the capital to report to the new emperor, where he met Fu Yueli for the first time. After the court session, Fu Yueli left him alone, and he wondered if the reason for her keeping him was related to Mingyue, since she had been engaged to Fu Yueli. Sure enough, the first thing Fu Yueli asked him was, "How is Shi Mingyue? Are you happy with her?"
Qin Zheng was too embarrassed to answer, but since the emperor had asked him, he had to answer. Moreover, he had eloped with Mingyue, which was indeed unfair to Fu Yueli. He could only bite the bullet and answer, "Mingyue passed away three months ago."
When Fu Yueli learned about this, her face darkened and she let him leave without saying anything.
Two months later, the situation in the capital changed again. Fu Yueli abdicated and handed the throne to his fourth brother, Prince Chen.
The whole country was shocked. No one in the world understood, not even Qin Zheng.
A few days later, Fu Yueli arrived in Xinzhou. The only thing he did was to dig up Shi Mingyue's grave and bring her body back to the capital.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Qin Zheng rushed forward to stop them. This was his wife. Why did Fu Yueli dare to do such a thing?
When he questioned her, Fu Yueli turned around and asked him coldly, "Have you ever fulfilled your responsibilities as a husband? You eloped with her, and this is how you treated her? You took a concubine, and now your family of three is happy together. Have you ever considered that her soul is buried at the border, alone and unable to reunite with her family? If you had any feelings for her, you should have brought her body back with you when you returned to the capital last time."
Qin Zheng was speechless. He knew that Shi Mingyue's parents and brother had lost their lives in the Second and Third Princes' factional strife months ago, and he should have sent her back. But he was selfish and didn't want Mingyue to leave him. He was afraid he would have to stay in Xinzhou for the rest of his life. He wanted her to be with him, but he ignored her feelings...
He watched Fu Yueli and Mingyue leave. He didn't know how to describe the feeling he had at that moment, a deep sense of powerlessness and self-loathing. In his next life, if there was an afterlife, he would never let the tragedy of this life repeat itself.
The three of them temporarily took refuge in a quiet alley outside the mansion. Fu Yueli put Shi Mingyue down. Shi Mingyue was still in a trance, as if in a cloud. Her heart was beating very fast. Fu Yueli's embrace was warm, and he held her tightly. She could even feel his heartbeat.
Fu Yueli stared at Qin Zheng and said, "Tonight, I hope you can keep your mouth shut about my eyes and martial arts." If it were someone else, he would have killed the person to silence him, but Qin Zheng had a relationship with Shi Mingyue, so he had to consider Mingyue's feelings no matter what.
Qin Zheng met his gaze. Fu Yueli's eyes held a strange look, and a timid person wouldn't dare look at him. Although the other party's tone was polite, Qin Zheng could still hear the hidden warning in his voice. Qin Zheng had not known Fu Yueli's martial arts skills were so high before. Seeing him holding Mingyue and moving through the air as if walking on flat ground, he could be said to be a top-notch martial artist. He suppressed his surprise, nodded, and humbly replied, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I went in to rescue you today because I saw a fire in the mansion."
Fu Yueli thought that Qin Zheng was a smart man. He turned to face Shi Mingyue again, and his tone suddenly became gentle: "Mingyue, I also hope that you can not say anything. I will find time to explain everything to you later. Please believe me."
Shi Mingyue nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "I understand, I believe you." She has become Fu Yueli's wife, so naturally she has to consider him.
Seeing this glaring scene, Qin Zheng couldn't help but turn around. Fu Yueli was doing this on purpose, deliberately trying to prove his relationship with Mingyue to him. Oh, if Fu Yueli knew Mingyue was once his wife, wouldn't her reaction be quite interesting?
Soon, soldiers came to the alley to put out the fire, so the three of them walked out of the alley. Fu Yueli and Shi Mingyue stayed in the inn temporarily.
After all this trouble, it was almost dawn and Fu Yueli and Shi Mingyue were finally alone. Fu Yueli fulfilled his promise and began to explain to her the fire and the assassin at night.
"You should know my background. I was indeed blind until I was thirteen, but something unexpected happened that year. Do you remember the incident in the mist forest of Yunzhou?"
Yunzhou Misty Forest? Shi Mingyue was familiar with this place. Yunzhou, located in southern Xinjiang, was where her aunt and uncle's family were stationed. When she was eleven, she had visited her aunt's home in Yunzhou and gone mushroom picking in the Misty Forest with her cousins. As she recalled those times, the faces in her memory gradually overlapped with the one before her. "Are you the one who was searching for the red fox in the Misty Forest?"
In the misty forest, Shi Mingyue, separated from her cousins, encountered a ragged young man with a black patch covering his eyes. Initially wary, he heard her innocent, childish voice, and finally reassured. He told her he was going to find the legendary red fox, which claims to restore sight to a blind person if their eyes are licked.
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