"?"
It was hard to tell whether he was praising or criticizing me.
Hate!
If I had known this would happen, I should have beaten Chu Yeli to death when he was a child!
Chu Yeli closed the imperial edict and looked at Qin Muyu again, "General Qin, I remember you have a unit of Yin King's Iron Blood Guards, but they are Nanman soldiers, so it's time to return them to them."
Qin Muyu's eyes darkened.
That was what King Yin left for him before his death. If he gave it up, he would be disappointing King Yin.
He didn't want to waste King Yin's hard work.
Did King Yin die in vain?
Chu Yeli waited for a moment, his dark eyes narrowed slightly:
"After I ascend the throne, there will be no more wars between Great Chu and the Southern Barbarians. Are you occupying the Iron Blood Guards of the Southern Barbarians in order to start a war again?"
"Xiaojiu, try to persuade him."
“No need!”
Qin Muyu spoke coldly, took out the black token in his arms, and smiled provocatively: "When you threaten me with a woman, you are doomed to lose."
This one sentence seemed to hit Chu Yeli's weak spot, causing a cold light to flash in his eyes.
In that instant, the entire Dacheng Hall seemed to become terrified.
All the officials were horrified and dared not even breathe.
Qin Muyu seemed to have found his sore spot, raised his lips and continued:
"You'll never get her."
Chu Yeli suddenly clenched his palms and laughed in anger.
Oh.
Hahaha!
No one in the world thinks highly of him, but he wants to be the most competitive.
"General Qin is very good at talking, but his martial arts skills haven't improved much over the years. He has only been honing his talking skills."
Qin Muyu nodded: "Indeed, Ahri likes to play. We have been playing together since we were young, so we have neglected martial arts."
"Right, Ahri?"
Bang!
Chu Yeli slammed the table and stood up, shocking all the officials to kneel on the ground.
Enough!
How dare you provoke him in front of him!
"Come here, place Xiaojiu in Fengyi Palace and take good care of her. Don't make any mistakes!"
Everyone was shocked.
Fengyi Palace!
This is the residence of queens of all dynasties.
His Highness Dong Ling is going to marry Miss Xie? But Miss Xie is clearly already married to the Regent...
Chu Li's expression changed slightly: "What do you want to do?"
Ah Yu raised her hand: "Thank you, please."
She wanted to rush forward and question Chu Yeli, but was forcibly taken away by A Yu, "Get out of the way... Let me go... Chu Yeli! Let me go..."
Qin Muyu hurried to chase after him.
"General Qin, I will only say the word 'self-respect' once, and it will be the last time. If you overstep your authority, the consequences will not be what you want to see."
His feet felt like they were filled with lead and he was stuck in place.
Ahri...
Ahri!
Chu Aotian hugged Chu Jinglin tightly.
Oh my God!
It completely collapsed.
What is going on? How can we live like this? The future is so dark, so dark!
Chu Yeli ascended the throne.
kneel.
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"
-
Dynasties come and go, the world changes, but the country remains the same.
The people were like a pot of porridge that had exploded:
"The new emperor has ascended the throne..."
"In just three years, there have been four emperors. When will this end?"
"Is the Regent really dead..."
"I heard that the coronation ceremony will be held in seven days. The new emperor will restore the previous dynasty's name 'Dongling'. From now on, there will be no Da Chu, only Dongling Kingdom..."
There is a lot of heated discussion among the people, and people have different thoughts.
Yes.
No matter how many rumors there are, they cannot enter the harem or the tall palace walls. The square sky has restrained everything.
Chu Li stood in the courtyard, looking at the gray sky. The branches were bare. It was a cold winter and there was not even a flying bird.
I don’t know what he is looking at, but he keeps this posture. It’s hard to guess what he is thinking and it’s hard to determine whether he is happy or angry.
Two palace maids were standing not far away and couldn't help but step forward:
"Miss Xie, you have been standing in the yard for three hours. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Chu Li raised his head slightly and said nothing.
"Thank you, Miss..."
"Stand back. If it's cold, I'll go in myself."
"yes."
The two dared not say much, lowered their heads, and quietly stepped aside to serve.
How many days has it been?
Chu Li couldn't remember it clearly, but looking at the guards strictly guarding outside Fengyi Palace, this luxurious palace was like a cold cage. Only this square corner of the sky was the only connection to the outside world.
It was the coldest time of winter, but she didn't feel cold at all.
I stretched out my fingertips, and the cold raindrops passed through my fingers. I slowly closed my eyes and faced the wind...
A sneeze!
"Thank you, Miss!"
Two palace maids rushed forward nervously, "Miss Xie, please come into the house quickly. If anything happens to you, the emperor will not let us go!"
emperor?
"He has ascended the throne?"
"The coronation ceremony will be in three days."
"oh."
Unable to tell whether Chu Li was happy or angry, the maid was also worried:
"Please be at ease, Miss Xie. The Emperor has been very busy these days, so he has not been in Fengyi Palace. He will come to see you when he is done."
Upon hearing this, Chu Li gave a faint smile with an ambiguous meaning and turned to go into the house.
The two looked at each other and whispered:
"Miss Xie, are you happy or unhappy?"
"I don't know. The day before yesterday, she took advantage of the Imperial Kitchen staff to deliver food and sneaked out. The Emperor executed most of the Imperial Kitchen staff..."
"I think the Emperor loves her..."
"If it were me, I wouldn't know how happy I would be..."
inside the house.
Chu Li couldn't get out and felt uneasy.
There may be a way to escape, but as long as she disappears, everyone around her, anyone who has anything to do with her, will suffer.
Chu Yeli could be so cruel, but she couldn't bear to involve those innocent people.
Chu Li opened the window and let in the cold wind.
It blows all afternoon.
In the evening, I finally fainted.
The maid was terrified and hurried to report to the emperor. Within a quarter of an hour, Chu Yeli dropped all the work at hand and ran over:
"Xiao Jiu!"
When I touched her forehead, it was burning hot.
Damn it!
"Send the Imperial Physician!"
The imperial physician came and, after taking the patient's pulse, found that cold had invaded the body and caused a high fever. He gave the patient acupuncture and prescribed some medicine.
It's too bitter.
Chu Li couldn't drink it and would vomit if he drank. The more he vomited, the weaker he became. He was already unconscious and couldn't even open his eyes.
Chu Yeli was furious: "Find a way to add more licorice to the medicine to dilute the bitterness, and boil it again! Then prepare honey water and add more sugar."
"yes!"
At the king's command, the people below hurried to do it in fear and caution.
"Xiaojiu."
He sat on the edge of the bed, holding her hot hand, his cheeks red like ripe apples, with an abnormal color.
Sweat was dripping down his forehead, and he was delirious with fever. He was mumbling something unconsciously:
"Uncle... no... don't..."
Chu Yeli's expression was complicated, "Xiao Jiu, are you still blaming me?"
"Uncle... cough, cough cough..."
Her subconscious mumbling was accompanied by coughing, her voice was weak and she was short of breath, as if she was gasping for breath.
Chu Yeli felt particularly distressed.
The Regent has been dead for almost a month, but she still can't let it go.
He treated her no worse than the Regent.
"Xiao Jiu, when will you look at me? If you are willing to calm down and look at me seriously, I don't believe that you really won't be moved at all..."
Soon, the palace maid cooked the medicine again and prepared honey water and other desserts to be taken together.
Chu Yeli picked up the spoon, blew on it to cool it down, and fed it carefully.
The brown liquid soaked into the corners of his lips. Just as it overflowed into his mouth, he spat it out painfully: "Cough..."
"Don't vomit, Xiaojiu, you have a fever, how can you get better without taking medicine?"
Chu Yeli held up her chin, but she turned her head and vomited all over the floor, tears of pain falling.
The hot tears dripped onto the back of his hand, burning him like an iron brand.
His breath was choked:
"Xiao Jiu..."
"Cough... cough cough..." Chu Li lay sideways on the pillow, his chest heaving weakly, and finally he opened his eyes.
"Fifth brother..."
"Xiaojiu, I'm here!" He hurriedly held her hand and put it against his face.
"Fifth brother, am I going to die... I... seemed to see Qingfengju... I saw... you as a child..."
Chu Yeli's red eyes suddenly sank:
"That's nonsense! Xiaojiu, I wish you a long life, you will be fine!"
Chu Li tilted his head weakly, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he was barely breathing:
"I saw you... Fifth Brother, please buy me some candy... My tooth hurts... Fifth Brother, my tooth hurts..."
"Xiao Jiu!"
This happened when I was a child.
She imagined it!
The imperial physician knelt beside him and said in fear, "Your Majesty, Miss Xie's condition seems to be getting worse!"
"Cure! Find a way to cure me!"
Chu Yeli held her hand tightly, turned his head and angrily scolded, "If anything happens to her, I will bury all of you with her!"
The imperial physician kowtowed several times in panic:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This is a heart disease. Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine. I am afraid I can't do anything!"
"useless!"
"Your Majesty, calm down..."
"A bunch of good-for-nothings!" Chu Yeli clutched his collar angrily, with a gloomy and foul air in his eyes.
"Uncle... I saw Uncle coming to pick me up..."
"Xiaojiu, don't scare me!"
The imperial physician ventured, "Your Majesty, Miss Xie may have stayed in Fengyi Palace for too long and was too depressed, which is why she is not in her right mind. Let her go out for a walk and get some fresh air, maybe she will get better."
Chu Yeli rushed to the bed.
"Xiaojiu, cheer up. I've been too busy lately and don't have time to accompany you. It's all my fault. I'll go out for a walk with you now."
He wanted to help her.
But she turned her head away, closed her eyes, her tears silently soaked the pillow, and she didn't want to say another word.
He knew that she had always been blaming him in her heart.
"No matter how much you blame me, you shouldn't joke with your own body. Xiaojiu, as long as you can get better, I will no longer restrain you, okay?"
"Xiao Jiu?"
No more response.
Chu Yeli's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but change his tone: "I'll let Chu Aotian accompany you?"
After he finished speaking, he saw her eyelashes trembling slightly, with crystal clear tears hanging on them, which made him feel so heartbroken that he almost died.
"I want to go out for a walk..."
"Okay, okay, as long as you can get better, someone come!"
Soon, Chu Aotian was brought over.
"Ninth sister!"
Just as he was about to rush forward, Chu Yeli grabbed his arm and pulled him aside, "Feed her this bowl of medicine. When her fever is gone, go out for a walk with her tomorrow."
Chu Aotian grabbed the medicine bowl.
Hate!
Being controlled by others, there is nothing you can do.
"Ninth sister, you must get better, you must strive to be better. Be patient for a while, and sooner or later we will get through it!"
Chu Yeli took a few steps back and watched Chu Aotian feed the medicine. Chu Li was not so resistant, so he felt relieved.
"What are you still doing here?"
"It's blocking the light!"
Chu Aotian held Chu Li in his arms and spoke in a rare firm voice.
Chu Yeli was silent, "I'll come again tomorrow."
Chu Aotian: "Hurry up and leave!"
Chu Yeli left.
Chu Aotian stayed with Chu Li all night until her fever subsided in the second half of the night. Only then did he lie down beside the bed and take a nap with relief.
The next day.
Chu Li felt much better, and the first thing he did after breakfast was to leave the palace.
Chu Yeli had already promised yesterday, but despite this, there were still a large group of people following him: two guards, four palace maids, and four eunuchs.
It was a sea of black people.
Follow wherever you go.
Chu Aotian supported Chu Li and said bitterly, "Ninth sister, I am useless. You have been locked up in Fengyi Palace for so long, and I have also been detained somewhere else. Our lives are really too hard."
Chu Li's expression seemed much calmer.
Finally left Fengyi Palace.
The sky outside is much wider, with palaces stacked one on top of the other, long palace roads, majestic palaces, and free air...
She glanced at the group of followers behind her and said calmly:
"Please accompany me for a walk outside the palace."
"It's too cold. I'm afraid you'll get sick again. Last night, you had a burning fever..."
"I did it on purpose."
"What!"
As soon as Chu Aotian raised his voice, Chu Li squeezed his hand tightly.
Silence ensued.
The brother and sister held hands, walked close to each other, and were followed by a group of people, as they left the palace in a mighty procession.
Although they had left the palace, with their posture and pomp, almost no common people dared to approach them.
Wherever they pass, people retreat.
The imperial capital is still the imperial capital of the past.
Nothing has changed.
Things are different and people have changed.
Chu Li walked slowly, scanning everything that was once familiar to him. He saw the wooden cart vendor at the end of the street and said, "Eighth Brother, I want to eat sweet cakes."
Chu Aotian nodded: "I'll go buy it."
Just as he was about to take a step forward, a guard stepped forward:
"I'll just go buy it."
Chu Aotian frowned and said coldly: "Do you know her taste? Her hobbies? If something goes wrong, can you take the responsibility?"
snort!
He waved his sleeves coldly and walked away.
The two guards looked at each other, strode behind Chu Aotian, and stared at him closely.
But suddenly, there was a cry of surprise:
"Miss Xie, what's wrong with you?"
The two turned around and saw Chu Li leaning against the wall and sliding down to the ground. They were terrified and ran back in a hurry:
"Thank you, Miss!"
"Ms. Xie, are you okay?"
Heaven!
If anything bad happens, their lives will be over.
Chu Li sat on the ground, breathing heavily. If he had said something, it would have reassured people, but he said nothing, scaring the group of people like headless flies.
Just when I was at a loss, Chu Aotian came running back with a bag of sweet cakes:
"Ninth sister... get out of the way, everyone! Ninth sister, are you okay? I'll help you sit over there!"
Chu Li leaned weakly on his shoulder.
At an angle where no one could see, she lowered her voice very low:
"Sent it out?"
Chu Aotian lowered his head slightly, his lips didn't move, and he said in a low voice: "I gave it to you while I was buying sweet cakes, but is it useful?"
"it works."
At the beginning, the Eight Vajra accompanied her through life and death in the Southern Barbarians, dug her out of the grave, and later gave her a special token when they parted in Jiangnan.
This kind of relationship driven by money is very reliable.
As long as the token is given out, the Eight Vajra will know about it and will definitely help.
"Why are you so sure, sister?"
"We have had many monetary transactions."
"Is it expensive?"
"Eight small gold bars to start with."
Chu Aotian was shocked and his lips trembled, "Do you have money?"
"I have no money now."
"What a coincidence, I am also... No, what should we do? We have no money. When I was the emperor, I could still go to the harem to cheat a little, but since I abdicated, my five concubines have all abandoned me!"
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