Chapter 63 He was truly trapped...
Seventeen, clutching his arm which was no longer bleeding, thought long and hard before deciding to join the battle. Just then, the sound of synchronized footsteps came from outside.
The guard was overjoyed and shouted, "Reinforcements have arrived! Follow me to seize the throne!"
While Zhou Xianze's personal guards held off the secret guards' unpredictable moves with their swords, they waited for their "reinforcements" to arrive.
But what emerged from the darkness was not the reinforcements they were familiar with, but the Golden Guard led by Chen Jing.
The guard was horrified and caught off guard when Thirteen stabbed him in the heart with a sword. He fell to the ground with bloodshot eyes.
Upon seeing Chen Jing, Seventeen knew that the matter was over.
After the leading guard was executed on the spot, the rest of the guards panicked, but the well-trained Imperial Guards managed to control them all.
Thirteen rushed over and pulled a strip of cloth from his pocket to bandage Seventeen's still bleeding arm. Instructor Li also came over, his face full of disapproval: "I told you to confuse them, not to hurt yourself."
Seventeen smiled and said, "They would hardly believe it if we didn't do it this way."
Although those guards were quite easily provoked, it was better to be safe than sorry.
Coach Li stared at him for a long time, then patted his shoulder and sighed, "Zero One and Zero Two have the people under control inside. You should go too."
He nodded at seventeen, put on his outer robe to cover the wound, and turned to enter the palace.
The palace was brightly lit and warm when the Imperial Guards arrived.
Long Langyue leaned against the bedside, casually watching the person pinned to the ground by Zero One and Zero Two.
Zhou Xianze had a cloth stuffed in his mouth, preventing him from speaking. He could only wait for the person in front of him.
Long Langyue wasn't the type to get angry just because someone glared at her. She glanced at him indifferently, then looked up when she heard the noise.
Seventeen entered, sword in hand.
"His Majesty."
"how?"
"It's all under control now."
When Seventeen approached, Long Langyue wrinkled her nose and frowned slightly, but said nothing.
"Take the man away first, then let Chen Jing in."
Zero One bowed his head and accepted the order, and he and Zero Two, supporting Zhou Xianze on either side, went out.
Seventeen stood by the bedside waiting, the wound on her arm throbbing slightly, but she felt much more relaxed.
Great, it's finally... over.
Chen Jing, with a long sword at his waist, walked in and bowed. Long Langyue lowered her eyes and asked coldly, "Have you captured them all?"
"Yes, the vanguard team of the Xie family who entered the palace has been captured. The troops of the Zhou family and the Xie family encountered each other outside the city and almost got into a conflict. After we arrived, we brought them all under control."
Long Langyue nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Lock them all up first, I will interrogate them tomorrow."
"Yes." Chen Jing accepted the order and took his leave.
After watching him leave, Seventeen asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, has everything been resolved?"
Long Langyue turned her head to look at him, her eyes sparkling brightly in the warm orange light.
Seventeen felt a tightness in his chest. On one hand, various clues told him that Mingyue and His Majesty might be the same person, but his reason told him how could His Majesty possibly impersonate Mingyue? And even... even be with him...
But sometimes I wonder, what if he were truly alone? And what will become of His Majesty in the future?
Lost in thought, he suddenly noticed a pain in the wound on his hand. Looking down, he saw that blood was seeping out again, even though he was wearing light and thin clothes in this season.
"How did you get hurt?"
Long Langyue gently pulled up his wrist, as if afraid of hurting him.
"Ah...I was afraid the guards wouldn't believe me, so I made a cut."
Seventeen looked down at her wrist, which was being held.
How should I put it? Even the size of their palms was about the same... Back in Jiangnan, Yue-ge often dragged him around like this.
Is it really possible for two people, even brothers, to have so many similarities?
"Check the wound."
Long Langyue's voice was low but gentle; he was trying hard to control his emotions so as not to frighten Seventeen.
But no one knew that his heart was churning with anger, which he directed at his personal guards.
Tomorrow, he will make those people truly experience what it means to wish for death but not to live.
Seventeen obediently rolled up his sleeve, revealing the simply bandaged wound. For some reason, he sensed that His Majesty was not in a good mood, and explained softly, "The wound isn't big; it will be fine after a few days of rest."
"Yes, I'll have the imperial physician examine you later. You can't have any scars."
Seventeen chuckled: "What does it matter if I have a scar?"
Long Langyue remained silent, but simply pulled down his sleeve to cover the bleeding wound.
Since His Majesty wanted to have the imperial physician examine him, Seventeen naturally wouldn't refuse. If possible, he actually didn't really want to have a scar.
It wasn't for any other reason than that he often saw other guards with scars on their bodies. If he were to have a scar, it would be a mark left on him by His Majesty.
Seventeen thought to himself, but didn't say it aloud.
A short while later, Yuanfu also crawled in, clutching his chest.
"Oh, Your Majesty."
Yuanfu came in and saw Seventeen. He smiled and approached him, saying, "Seventeen's guards' swords are really sharp, and those guys are really strong. This old servant's bones are really tough."
Long Langyue wasn't angry at his complaints; she just chuckled softly, "It's a new experience, you know."
Yuanfu's expression changed, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "This kind of experience can't happen a second time!"
"Alright, go find a royal physician."
"His Majesty is injured?!"
Yuanfu was shocked and quickly ran over. Long Langyue waved her hand slightly, and he stopped by the bedside.
"It's not me, show it to the Seventeenth Prince."
"The Seventeen Guards..."
Yuanfu then remembered that when he was being carried by the guard, Seventeen had run out covered in blood, but he was too nervous to notice at the time.
"Yes, yes, yes, this old servant will go right away."
After saying that, he ran off in a flash. Seventeen blinked and asked, "Eunuch Yuanfu's legs are quite good."
I ran pretty fast back then.
Long Langyue laughed out loud, reached out and patted Seventeen's head, and said in a low voice, "Take your sleeves off again."
Hmm? Seventeen tilted his head, but still rolled up his sleeves again.
Long Langyue carefully examined the bandage and gently untied the knot.
Seventeen was startled by his action and wanted to pull her hand back, but she was worried about her injury.
"His Majesty?"
"Don't move it, let me open it up and take a look."
Long Langyue was focused, and her movements as she unwrapped the strips of cloth were incredibly gentle.
Seventeen held her breath, suddenly feeling her heart beating very fast.
But then he wondered, what if His Majesty and Brother Yue are not the same person?
...Never mind, I'm just making trouble for myself.
Seventeen secretly pursed her lips, thinking that while she was wallowing in self-pity, this person was quite the quiet type.
Whether it's Brother Yue or His Majesty, and regardless of whether they are the same person or not, you shouldn't create more trouble for yourself. These things are not up to you to decide anyway.
By the time the imperial physician rushed over, Seventeen felt like she was about to fall asleep.
"Your Majesty, let this old minister take a look."
The gray-haired imperial physician picked up Seventeen's arm, examined it carefully, and said, "There's nothing wrong, just that the wound is a bit large, and the perpetrator was too ruthless."
Seventeen fell silent and didn't dare to speak. Long Langyue glanced at him lightly, while Eunuch Yuanfu couldn't bear to look at the bloody wound.
"Little guard, please bear with it, it will hurt a little, but this medicine works well and won't leave a scar."
The imperial physician spoke slowly, taking out a white porcelain bottle from a small box he carried with him.
Seventeen nodded and said, "It's alright, please apply the medicine."
Ouch, it really hurt. Seventeen's brows and eyes were almost furrowed together, but he could still bear it, so he didn't cry out.
After quickly applying the medicine, the imperial physician took out a clean bandage to bandage the wound, gave a few detailed instructions, and then took his leave.
Yuanfu, with his hands tucked in his pockets, asked, "Are the seventeen guards going back to rest?"
Seventeen nodded, then turned to look at Long Langyue and said earnestly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Long Langyue's heart skipped a beat when she saw his appearance. She thought about asking him to stay with her, but then she remembered that she was no longer Mingyue, so she held back and didn't say anything.
After Seventeen followed Yuanfu away, Long Langyue took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. She covered herself with the blanket but could no longer fall asleep.
The moment I close my eyes, I see Seventeen's face.
Long Langyue realized that she was truly in love.
After leaving, Seventeen looked back at the palace hidden in the dark night, then lowered her eyes to look at the bright red palace walls, and returned to her room without saying a word.
Even though his residence was very close to His Majesty's palace, it felt like...the two of them were very far apart.
Despite the scorching sun, Seventeen felt a bit cold. If Yue-ge were here, it would be so much warmer for the two of them to sleep together.
Accompanied by a deep sense of drowsiness and jumbled thoughts, Seventeen drifted into a dream.
In my dream, I saw those two people again.
Their eyes gradually merged, becoming one, and finally took on the appearance of His Majesty.
But His Majesty just stared at him quietly. Seventeen was a little confused. He took a few steps forward and suddenly realized that he couldn't seem to touch His Majesty no matter what he did.
"Seventeen."
The voice was muffled, but Seventeen knew it was calling her.
Looking up blankly, he saw that there was another person standing beside His Majesty.
A child.
"Seventeen, this is my prince, who will become the crown prince in the future. You must do your best to protect him. From now on, you will no longer be my bodyguard, but his."
Seventeen was confused and wanted to say something, but his throat felt like it was stuffed with something and he couldn't say anything.
His Majesty seemed unconcerned about whether he answered or not, and said directly, "After I abdicate, I will hand over this grand palace to him. As for me, I will go and elope with the Empress, to roam the world together."
The Empress? Who is the Empress?
Seventeen felt a sudden panic, but her outstretched hand couldn't grasp anything.
A person slowly emerged from the darkness behind His Majesty. Dressed in a similar dark yellow robe, the person walked to His Majesty's side and gently took his hand.
I looked up and saw that face.
The face of the woman known as the Queen.
It was seventeen.
Seventeen suddenly woke up from her dream, her face flushed red and then pale, whether from fright or embarrassment, it was hard to tell.
How could I... have such a dream!
He buried his head in the soft pillow and wailed silently.
This is terrifying! What was I even thinking?!
Even if, even if Yue-ge and His Majesty are really the same person, it's still impossible for me to be the Empress!
This is insane, absolutely insane.
Seventeen took a deep breath and took several more breaths to clear her head.
This dream must absolutely, positively not be known to a second person!
Seventeen felt like fainting whenever she thought about the scene in her dream.
What a shameful and terrifying dream! I'll have to ask the imperial physician for some incense tomorrow. I can't keep having these kinds of dreams!
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Author's Note: The plot of rebellion is finished! The romance progresses a few chapters before the map changes! Someone's identity was revealed before the map change, hehehehehe. Two days off this weekend! I'll be posting a leave notice tomorrow! [Pity][Pity]
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