He was a very sensitive person, and any slight movement would not escape his eyes. Chu Li subconsciously clenched her fingertips, but his hand had already touched her.
“What are you doing!?”
Chu Li couldn't move her hand away as the man held her wrist tightly and pulled up her sleeve.
"open……"
Swish!
When she lifted her sleeve, she saw a crescent-shaped white jade pendant hidden inside.
The material was ordinary and the style was rough. It was a cheap item that could be bought for a few copper coins at a street stall, but she hid it tightly and felt a little embarrassed and angry at being discovered.
Chu Yeli picked it up in astonishment, "Is this...given to me?"
This is a men's jade pendant.
On the side, the maidservant exclaimed:
"Miss Xie asked me to go out of the palace to buy this three days ago. I didn't expect it to be a gift for the Emperor's coronation."
Another maid also remembered an important matter and whispered in the emperor's ear:
"Your Majesty, the night before yesterday, I saw Miss Xie smash the broken peace locket into pieces and threw it into the flower bed."
Something suddenly spread in Chu Yeli's pupils, and he looked at Chu Li in surprise.
Did she really let it go?
Have you really decided to live a good life with him?
Chu Li was a little embarrassed and angry, and reached out to grab it:
"If you don't like it, just give it back to me."
"like!"
He raised his hand to avoid it, hooked the slender belt, and quickly tied it around his waist, shaking it with satisfaction.
"As long as it's given by Xiaojiu, I like it."
Chu Li sneered: "You didn't say that when you robbed me just now. In the end, you just don't believe me."
Chu Yeli looked at her seriously:
"Some things I only ask once."
"Xiao Jiu, if I trust you, will you betray me in the future?"
"Won't."
"Okay." He said without hesitation, "Tomorrow, I will withdraw all the guards from Fengyi Palace."
"Just Xiaojiu, please don't betray me."
Otherwise, he didn't know what paranoid things he would do.
He took a half step forward, stroked her cheek with his big, broad hand, looked at her straight and curly eyelashes, and saw the unclear thoughts hidden under them. He whispered softly in her ear:
"I'm not afraid of you deceiving me, I'm just afraid that you can't deceive me."
The voice was warm and gentle like a spring breeze, but the chill mixed in it made people feel a little creepy.
It's like standing on thin ice, life and death, joy and anger, all depend on one thought.
Chu Li lowered his eyes slightly, "If you don't betray me, I... will definitely not betray you."
-
Tonight, Chu Yeli was in a very good mood. She returned to the banquet and toasted each other. After everyone left, Chu Li immediately returned to Fengyi Palace, hid in an empty corner, and took out the small note that the palace maid had just slipped to her during the chaos.
Open.
There was only one ugly and twisted word written on it: An.
Instantly, tears filled my eyes.
She couldn't tell whether it was written by the emperor's uncle or given by the Eight Vajra, but her heart, which had been worried for days, was finally at peace.
I wish my body could be as graceful as the moon and accompany you for thousands of miles.
One day, we will meet again.
-
The next day.
Chu Yeli kept his word and withdrew the guards from Fengyi Palace early in the morning. After being detained in the palace for half a month, there was finally a breath of freedom.
In the morning, Chu Yeli came to have breakfast with her.
He was dressed in a lavender suit, which looked gentle and noble, but around his waist hung a cheap jade pendant that looked out of place. Although it was plain, it made him look even more attractive.
"Xiaojiu."
"emperor."
"I feel unfamiliar."
"Fifth brother."
He held her hand and sat down, looking at the porridge, rice and side dishes on the table, and said with a smile: "How long has it been since we sat down together to have a good meal?"
Chu Li took a spoon and scooped up the porridge. "You are too busy."
"Governing a country is completely different from fighting a war. Political policies and military tactics are completely contradictory, so it is indeed difficult to deal with. When the regent was in power, the cabinet listened to him and did not cooperate with me."
He took the bowl and drank two sips.
"Xiao Jiu, if you have time, please go to the cabinet for me. Those old guys are stubborn and I can't kill them all."
Chu Li's fingers trembled slightly, but only for a moment, and then returned to normal.
He lowered his eyes and said, "I'll go later."
"Thank you, Xiaojiu."
"No need to bother."
During the meal, Chu Yeli said a lot, but Chu Li responded intermittently.
After dinner, he held her slightly cold hand and said gently:
"It's cold, don't go out for too long, I'll wait for you to have dinner, okay?"
"good."
"good."
He rubbed her head and went to court.
Chu Li watched his back as he left, and the curve of his lips gradually disappeared.
The maidservant on the side couldn't help but say:
"Thank you, Miss. The Emperor really loves you."
Love?
He killed the man she loved in front of her, and forced her to witness the whole process. She might not be able to understand this kind of love.
"Please pick up my cloak. I need to go to the Regent's Palace."
"yes."
Although Chu Yeli no longer held her captive, when she left the palace, she was accompanied by his trusted subordinate A Yu.
A Yu's martial arts skills and acumen are extremely high, no less than Jing Ying and Chong Feng beside Chu Di Chi.
"Miss Xie, my master is worried about your safety when traveling alone, so he asked me to accompany you for protection. You don't have to worry about me, just pretend I don't exist."
To put it nicely, it is protection.
To put it bluntly, it is surveillance.
Chu Li gathered his clothes lightly and walked out of the palace calmly.
Now, she feels at peace and calm, and just needs to wait for the right opportunity.
Leave the palace.
It was snowing heavily in the cold winter, and the Regent's Palace remained the same, except that there were fewer people. It was quiet and deserted. Walking along the corridors I had walked on before, I vaguely recalled the past, as clear as yesterday.
As we approached the ancestral hall, we could hear sobbing from inside:
"Your Highness... You died unjustly..."
“Your Highness…”
Chu Li came over, "Butler Yang."
The old man's hunched back stiffened, and he immediately wiped his tears with the corner of his clothes, turned around, and said, "Madam!"
"Now, don't call me like that..."
Following behind were A-Yu and two palace maids, and there might be guards hiding in the dark.
Butler Yang reacted and nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, thank you Miss."
Chu Li looked at the newly established tablet of the regent. Apart from these close relatives, no one would dare to offer sacrifices to him. Without his remains, even his coffin could not be buried in the imperial mausoleum.
"Butler Yang, tell everyone to mourn. I will always be with you."
With the mistress's words, everyone in the Regent's Palace has hope.
Butler Yang choked and said:
"Miss Xie, there is no trace of His Highness's body left. We have only built a cenotaph with his belongings. Would you like to burn two sticks of incense?"
Chu Li's eyes were filled with sorrow:
"I want to collect some of his most used items."
"Yes, please follow me."
Enter the main courtyard.
When I opened the door, everything in the room remained the same.
Chu Li entered the house and A Yu followed.
Chu Li said, "I'm just packing some things, you want to follow me?"
Ah Yu said, "I did not interfere, nor did I hinder. Could it be that Miss Xie wanted to do something behind my back?"
"yes."
Chu Li admitted it generously, pulled out a long lotus pink ribbon from the drawer, and said:
"I'm going to sort out some of the toys I played with the Regent. Do you want to see them?"
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