"Fifth brother, I'll hang the clean clothes on the screen and leave first."
"Um."
Chu Yeli whispered, listening to the woman's footsteps gradually fading away until she closed the door and left, then he walked out from behind the screen.
He glanced sideways at the hanging clothes.
He took off his clothes soaked by tea and felt a little surprised when he found the Iron Blood Guard token still in his sleeve.
Still there?
She has never touched it?
Could it be... that he misunderstood her?
Outside.
Chu Li pinched his fingertips and gently stroked his heart, all kinds of thoughts filling his mind, and finally he came to his senses: It's not the time yet.
Don't let the trust you have worked so hard to gain fall through the cracks.
Wait a little longer.
Just bear with it a little longer.
At noon, leave the palace.
A Yu was removed and replaced by four unfamiliar guards who followed Chu Li. Chu Li behaved as usual and did not arouse much suspicion.
Leave the city.
Go to the bamboo forest.
"Just wait outside. I'm going to see my mother."
"Yes, Ms. Xie."
The guard nodded, and at the same time, under Chu Li's gaze, he raised his hand and made a gesture. There were clearly four guards, but they turned into sixteen.
Six went to the left, six went to the right, and four stood at the door, keeping a close eye on the bamboo forest and the wooden house.
Chu Li walked into the small fenced courtyard without changing his expression.
"Tanuki-chan!"
"Tanuki-chan!"
When the imperial power changes, everyone is affected. Even though Concubine Wen has been living outside the palace, Chu Yeli has sent people to keep an eye on her.
Everyone is having a hard time.
Chu Yeli kept a particularly close eye on Concubine Wen to hold Chu Li hostage. In this way, he was not afraid that Chu Li would run away.
"Mother, foster father, and Concubine Xin, how are you doing lately?"
Several people gathered together, all nodding with red eyes, "Everything is fine, we are all fine, but it's hard for you, Li'er..."
Come inside and talk.
Concubine Wen looked sad and said, "Early this morning, the Emperor sent someone to deliver a lot of gold brocade and asked me to embroider a wedding dress for you. Li'er, I know that you only have the Regent in your heart."
Xie Enhong beat his legs and feet, which were suffering from old injuries, in anger and helplessness.
Now, he is old and has retired from the army. He has no military power and can only watch the change of imperial power without being able to do anything.
Concubine Xin held her handkerchief and cried:
"Li'er, how is Aotian?"
As a deposed emperor, the new emperor may not tolerate him.
Since ancient times, eradicating the roots of an enemy has been a means for successive kings to secure their thrones.
"Please tell me something. It doesn't matter if he dies, but he must leave me a grandson and a bloodline to look back on!"
Chu Li comforted her, "Relax Concubine Xin, Eighth Brother is safe now, and Chu Yeli has no time to take care of him."
Concubine Xin burst into laughter:
"It seems that being a waste has its advantages. The new emperor is too lazy to kill him."
Although they said it so cheerfully, everyone actually felt heavy in their hearts.
When the new emperor restores the country, how should the concubines, princes, and ministers of the old dynasty deal with themselves?
After all, I am living under someone else's roof and have no control over my own affairs.
Chu Li actually wanted to say that the Regent was not dead, but the fewer people knew about it, the safer it would be. Until now, even she didn't know the safety of her uncle.
Standing in the courtyard, he could see the strict guards outside and sighed.
"Thank you, benefactor. There is a lot of worry on your face. You are troubled by all the troubles. Why don't you save yourself?"
Chu Li turned his head and saw Master Guiyi coming.
Nod as a sign of greeting.
"Master, you are joking. If I can think positively and save myself, I can probably become a Buddha right now."
Upon hearing this, Master Guiyi couldn't stop laughing, his round and thick earlobes swaying slightly, "You have a clear brow, but you are in trouble. You should let go of your knots and prejudices. The person in front of you is your true love."
Chu Li was shocked.
What? !
What he meant was... Chu Yeli was her true love? And not Chu Dichi?
She doesn't believe it.
"Master, you are really joking. I don't believe in Buddhism, nor do I believe in these things."
She knows who she likes, who she has in her heart, and who she wants to live with.
Master Guiyi sighed and laughed:
"Whether you believe it or not, I'm telling you the truth. Whether you believe it or not, it doesn't matter to me."
He looked outside the small fenced courtyard, at the quiet bamboo forest, and also gazed in the direction of the imperial capital.
Spring is about to arrive, but everything is gloomy.
"The storm is coming."
Amitabha.
"The location of this imperial capital is not good. It will harm the royal heirs and cause endless unrest."
Chu Li raised his eyes.
She believed this.
really.
Over the past twenty years, dynasties have changed twice, kings have been replaced four or five times, and there have been endless wars. All the royal heirs of the previous dynasty were killed, and only a few of the nine royal heirs of the Chu royal family are left. Now that they are in the hands of Chu Yeli, there is still no peace.
"Since the feng shui is bad, then let's move the capital..." She murmured in a low voice, and suddenly she had an idea, her eyes brightening.
“Chirp!”
“Chirp—”
"What's that sound?"
"It's my parrot."
The white-feathered parrot brought back from Jiangnan.
The bird cage was hanging on a branch. A white-feathered parrot was pecking its wings and jumping up and down. “Hua La La, Hua La La!”
It doesn't usually bark, unless...
Chu Li picked up the cage and handed it to the guard, "Take it to the stream and catch some fish."
Guard: “Ah, this…?”
Okay.
The emperor has ordered that in order to protect Miss Xie, we must obey his orders and take everything seriously, so let's split three of us to walk the parrot.
The guards dispersed a little, and when they were about to leave, a note was stuck on a short arrow and shot in.
The handwriting on the note was short, but ugly and crooked, barely recognizable.
Chu Li quickly crumpled it up and said he was going into the house to take a nap, but he climbed out of the window, used the haystack and fence in the backyard to avoid the guards and slipped into the bamboo forest.
"Thank you, Miss!"
In a thick pile of fallen bamboo leaves, two black heads were hiding, with only a pair of eyes showing.
They are none other than the one-eyed dragon and the narrow-eyed dog among the Eight Vajra Kings.
It feels so cordial to meet each other like this.
"Miss Xie, did you receive the note we sent to the palace? The palace is heavily guarded, and it took us a lot of effort to bribe them one by one." As the one-eyed dragon spoke, he rubbed the tip of his index finger with his thumb.
Chu Li understood.
But she is penniless now.
She thought for a moment and said, "Do you know the crown that the emperor wears? It is made of gold inlaid with red agate and South China Sea night pearls. When the dust settles, I will bring it to you as a gift."
Their eyes lit up:
"really!"
The emperor's crown, if they get this thing, their ancestors' graves will be filled with smoke, and it will be enough for them to live on for three lifetimes!
"When have I ever lied to you?"
good!
Then they will follow Miss Xie to the death and make this big move!
The narrow-eyed dog, with a head full of dead bamboo leaves, said, "Miss Xie, please rest assured. The Regent is now recuperating in the Divine Doctor Valley. With the Divine Doctor here, he will surely get better soon."
The one-eyed man held his head, carefully guarding against the spies around him, and whispered:
"Thank you, Miss. The Regent said that we will meet here in a month."
Chu Li's breathing became slightly tense, and then his eyes turned red.
One month.
Another full month.
How badly was he injured?
"Tell him I'm fine, and ask him to take good care of himself and not to worry about me. I'll be waiting for him here."
One-eyed dragon: "Understood!"
Miss Xie said she was worried about him and would wait for him every day.
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