Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Anxious
Realizing that Aji was feeling worse the more she slept, Jiangxi wished she could go back and overturn the medicine she had once served Aji.
He thought Ah Ji was having trouble sleeping, but it turned out that falling asleep was torture for her.
On the day she learned the truth, Shang Yuji had never seen him cry so fiercely. He cried so hard that he couldn't breathe, and his face was abnormally flushed, as if he was about to faint at any moment.
Startled, Shang Yuji quickly patted his back to help him breathe. In the blink of an eye, he held her tightly in his arms. As she fell backward, she was thankful that there were blankets behind her. Although he didn't forget to protect her in his panic, he was holding her too tightly.
Even so, she didn't push the person off her. She managed to free her hand to rub the back of his head, listening to his repeated apologies. His voice, unlike its usual clear, melodious tone, was hoarse and weak, his words broken and incoherent.
It's all his fault; he shouldn't have given Ah Ji the sleep-inducing medicine.
He was the one who sent Aji into a painful dream.
That medicine was poison to Aji! Poison! Poison!
It was him who ruined Aji, it's all his fault, it's all his fault, it's all his fault!
Ah Ji... Ah Ji, Ah Ji, I'm sorry, it's all his fault, I'm so sorry, sob sob sob...
"Alright, alright, I was wrong too. Why don't you hate me too?"
No, no, no! Ah Ji did nothing wrong! Don't hate her, don't hate her!
"It's my fault for not explaining things clearly to you, which made you mistakenly believe that I was having nightmares because I couldn't sleep well..."
No, it's because he didn't understand what she meant. He's the one who hurt her.
Seeing that he showed no sign of stopping, Shang Yuji had no choice but to resort to drastic measures:
"If you cry yourself to death, I'll die with you."
The hoarse wailing immediately ceased, but tears continued to fall, and his shoulders trembled uncontrollably. He did not stop crying, but tried to suppress his sobs and calm the emptiness that felt like his heart had been peeled open. Even when he stopped crying, faint sobs still escaped from his tightly clenched lips.
A broken, mournful cry concealed immense fear: "No...no, I'm going to die...oh, Ah, Ji, no..."
Tears soaked her collar, but she felt no pity.
This person could cry herself to the point of oxygen deprivation; she was truly terrified. Resigned, she said, "This was an accident. Next time I need to get news through dreams, I won't go for more than ten days straight without rest."
The two were holding each other so tightly that the person on top of her was crying and sobbing incessantly, and the person pressing down on her was also trembling: "Mmm...uh mmm..."
Hearing that it sounded like an agreement, Shang Yuji added, "At most five consecutive days, I will definitely take a break after five days."
"No, no...no." He choked up and couldn't speak clearly. "It's...it's not okay."
"Four days?"
"long……"
"How about three days? Is three days okay?"
Jiang Xi paused for a moment, then stammered, "One...one day."
"Let's compromise and do it in two days," Shang Yuji said, rubbing the back of his neck. "I didn't control myself this time, and I didn't expect the dream entry to be so intense. If this happens again, I'll let you know in advance."
"I...I'm scared, I won't...urge Ah Ji...to sleep, go to sleep."
"Don't be afraid, you've already taken away some of my fatigue." Otherwise, she would have been too weak to get out of bed.
"Mmm, mmm..." he sobbed, occasionally letting out a few hiccups.
Shang Yuji stopped rubbing her wrists because they were sore, and then placed her hand on his back.
There was no urging, and he was allowed to entwine tightly like a vine.
Hearing the breathing in his neck gradually return to normal, Shang Yuji figured he had calmed down. She tried to get him up, but there was no response. She looked down with difficulty and realized he had fallen asleep.
Did she really cry herself unconscious?
After crying, the upturned corners of her eyes looked as if they had been smeared with the finest red rouge, smudged into a deep crimson, and then disappeared into her disheveled, hanging hair.
His brows were furrowed with unease, and traces of undried tears clung to his face, making the red mole on his left cheek appear even paler.
The thought that the mole was a love potion made Shang Yuji feel inexplicably sorry for both the potion and its owner.
The fight between "Jiang Xiqu" and "Mo Xin" was, in the end, nothing more than two pitiful people caught up in the era.
A child who was confined to Hongyun Garden from a young age, sold to the Second Prince as a tool, suffered countless hardships, raised Gu poison with his own body, and became the new emperor's lackey, feared by all.
A child who lost his mother at a young age, became a beggar and fought with others for food, finally found a master and learned swordsmanship from him, but unexpectedly the court's strife got involved in the martial arts world, the alliance leader died, his master died, his relatives and friends died, and in the end, he became the new martial arts alliance leader with the will to die.
...The more Shang Yuji thought about it, the more miserable she felt.
Thinking deeper, the people in the Princess's household were all dismissed, and few of them met a good end; the subjects under the new emperor's rule also did not have a single day of peace.
The floods in Jingzhou left nine out of ten houses empty, and the Xianbei invaders of Yangcheng left bones scattered everywhere...
The turmoil that would occur in the later period of the Da'an era was foreshadowed.
Upon reflection, it's clear that no one had a good outcome.
Did she guess wrong again?
This is not a restricted novel, nor is it a political intrigue novel; rather, it is a realistic and tragic novel about the end of a dynasty.
From another perspective, as an unexpected visitor to Da'an, she appeared outside the original story's timeline, so why did she come here?
It can't be that "Da'an" feels that her past life was miserable and is looking for someone to help her turn things around, right?
Haha... Haha... I don't think so, right?
How can someone ask for help, leave no message, and be reborn as a village girl without any memory, only to be sold as a maid?
If you're not careful, she might breathe her last in some hidden corner, and she could start a new life right away.
So, it probably doesn't mean she's being asked to change the ending, right?
Then how do you explain her memory, the original text, and the dream?
Everything has a price.
What she gains is inevitably what she gives up.
Just as she felt that the deeper her grasp of the dream, from the initial scattered fragments of the original text, memories of her past life, to the dream of the Great An natural disaster warning outside the original text, and the strange third-person perspective of seeing "Jiang Xiqu" and "Mo Xin" fighting... and now she doesn't even need to act anymore, she can find a way to recall the math and science knowledge that she wanted to fade away in her past life.
Although she didn't think too much when she agreed to Geng Zhi's request, at most she would just hand over the rudimentary knowledge she still remembered, but unexpectedly this dream made her feel like she was there, and she had to relearn the knowledge she had learned before.
It was effective, but it came on too strong. Before she could stop, it overpowered her and left Jiang Xi in a terrible state.
Well, she didn't mean to scare Jiang Xiaoxi. Accidents always happen suddenly, and no one can handle them.
The person on top of him whimpered and rubbed against him, then, reassured by the familiar scent of pear blossoms, stopped moving.
The weight was too heavy, so Shang Yuji poked his back and muttered softly, "Get off, you're hurting me."
As if sensing something, the person rolled to the side, and the air immediately began to circulate, but the only thing that remained unchanged was the tightly bound arms around their body.
She was so confined that she couldn't get up, so she had no choice but to stay with him and rest for a while.
As for entering dreams?
"Whatever the situation, let me get a good night's sleep."
Before closing her eyes, she silently recited in her heart.
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The capital city, the Lin residence.
"General Lin, when can we leave?" Rakar stopped swinging his sword, sat down at the stone table, and asked.
He wasn't just asking about the capital, but about other places. He finally understood that in the capital, one couldn't say or do this or that, like an eagle with broken wings, confined in a small cage.
If he hadn't been able to practice his sword these days, he would have become a dull, rusty blade that hadn't been used in a long time.
Removing his armor and putting on a robe he hadn't worn in a long time, Lin Quan chuckled contentedly, "Isn't it nice to live a leisurely life without fighting and killing?"
Since receiving the honors, they had not left the capital. The emperor issued an edict telling them to rest well.
Some soldiers were assigned to the Fifth Army Camp, responsible for guarding and ensuring the safety of the capital. Compared with the soldiers in Yangcheng, this was a rare job.
However, Rakar and Qiqige's identities were too sensitive. In the Yangcheng army, at least he could keep them in check, but in the Five Armies Camp in the capital, no one could protect them. It would be good if they weren't suppressed and bullied. Therefore, Lin Quan simply took the two back to his residence in the capital to stay.
Lin Quan was promoted in name only, but was required to stay in the capital to rest. He could not return to Yangcheng or enter the capital's military camp. For a general, leaving his soldiers and the military camp was like slowly wearing down his limbs.
Lakar muttered under his breath, "Isn't this what you Da'an call 'discarding the bow after the birds are all gone'?"
With a click, Qiqige put down the tea set in her hand and said in a deep voice, "Don't talk nonsense."
Some words, once spoken, can become a knife used against General Lin if they are overheard by someone with ulterior motives.
General Lin is a good man; they cannot harm him.
It was clear that Qiqige had spoken with Lakar and understood her meaning.
He pursed his lips, then silently buried his head in wiping his long sword.
The knife once reflected the terrified face of the eldest prince; those in high positions of power had nothing more than a head and a life.
He understood why General Lin was so tolerant. What General Lin valued most were his soldiers. Only if General Lin obeyed his orders would his men have a bright future.
Once a person has a weakness, they become cowardly, always wanting to be perfect in everything and making concessions at every step.
But when a person has nothing, they become fearless and risk their only worthless life. What use is it if they achieve something they never had before?
If you have the ability, go all out earlier, so you don't regret it when you have nothing left.
"Your Highness..." Rakar sheathed his longsword, looked at Lin Quan, who was dressed in a blue robe and had a somewhat refined air, and asked softly, "What do you think?"
General Lin and the Eldest Princess were the two most important people who changed the course of their lives, and in their hearts, they were equally matched.
They were close to General Lin and respected the Princess, and they were reluctant to part with her. Faced with the wishes of both, they had no say in the matter.
The two looked at him nervously, but Lin Quan laughed out loud: "Although I don't have a clear understanding of the power dynamics in the court, Your Highness didn't give me a choice at all."
From the eldest princess, he learned about the divine weapons that could cut through iron like mud, the stirrups and horseshoes that seemed to have divine assistance, and the invincible and unstoppable cavalry...
By the time he found out, His Highness had already forcefully dragged him onto the pirate ship.
However, compared to the current emperor and the second prince who was the most popular candidate in the court, he still preferred His Highness.
At a critical juncture in Yangcheng, he volunteered for the mission, a move that far surpasses that of many others in the hall.
Realizing that General Lin supported His Highness, Qiqige breathed a sigh of relief.
She tried to ask to become a maid in His Highness's household, but was refused.
Indeed, to work in such a noble household, one must have undergone countless investigations. She was of Xianbei origin and entered the household with the intention of helping her younger brother. Her background and intentions were impure, so it is not surprising that she was not granted permission.
But if needed, they would like to do what they can for General Lin and His Highness.
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Strange, here we go again.
A table laden with exquisite pastries, Zhou Chaoyun sat to the side drinking tea, responding to Lan Yuanzhi's words with a somewhat absent-minded expression.
Lan Yuanzhi's attention was elsewhere, so she didn't notice that she was lost in thought.
Well, she did allow her to come to the manor after all, so it's not right to ignore her.
As the moment of her departure drew near, Zhou Chaoyun felt a sense of relief.
The woman before him asked, as if speaking to herself, "Does Your Highness remember Prince Qi?"
King Qi?
Isn't he granting land to others?
"Of course I remember. When I was little, my uncle would take me climbing trees to pick apricots, which annoyed my father, who scolded him for always taking me out to play and causing me to miss the teacher's lessons. Why are you suddenly bringing him up, sister-in-law?"
After she finished speaking, Lan Yuanzhi's expression didn't look good; it was unclear whether she realized it herself.
"Ah, I heard my father mention that gentleman when I was a child, but I have never met him. I was just curious."
Zhou Chaoyun smiled and said, "I heard from my father that my uncle injured his leg, and since his fief is far from the capital, he decided to skip the New Year's banquet to pay his respects to him, considering his leg injury and the long journey."
To put it nicely, he had actually failed in his power struggle and was demoted to a fiefdom, forbidden from entering the capital without being summoned.
"...I see, thank you for your explanation, Your Highness."
As she got up to leave the courtyard, she nearly collided with someone in the covered walkway, but fortunately she stopped in time.
Xuan Qing cupped his hands in apology, and Lan Yuanzhi waved her hand to indicate that it was nothing, then hurriedly left.
Only after her figure disappeared into the distance did Zhou Chaoyun ask, "Master, did you see anything?"
This was pre-arranged by the two of them, to find an opportunity for Xuan Qing to examine Lan Yuanzhi's face.
It just so happens that she came looking for me today; this is a good opportunity.
As Xuan Qing approached, he pondered and said, "That young lady has... the appearance of an early death."
"?" Zhou Chaoyun's expression turned serious. "What does this mean?"
"Her fate is sealed. She lives in constant fear, which means she must know something that puts her life in danger."
After seeing Xuanqing off, Zhou Chaoyun sat silently under the pavilion in the courtyard. The spring sunshine was bright, but it did not illuminate the hidden place.
...What secrets does she know, and why did she come to the mansion to find her?
The King of Qi? Could it be him?
Was this her reminder?
Or perhaps, this was her cry for help?
Whether it was Lan Yuanzhi or the King of Qi, they were both unexpected people who were not part of her plan.
Should she take over this matter?
She thought for a long time, so long that Ah Yi called her name, before she came back to her senses.
We can't let an accident ruin the plan, let's take over.
As for the first step, it would naturally be to send someone to investigate—
Is the King of Qi still in his fiefdom?
Furthermore, was the person granted the fiefdom truly the King of Qi?
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