Yu Chuyi opened his eyes to find himself lying on the bed, feeling utterly weak and unable to move or speak.
He remembered that Princess Yuejiang came to the secret chamber to find him, but before she could unlock the chains on his body, the door to the secret chamber slammed shut with a loud bang, and Princess Yuejiang was trapped inside.
After an unknown amount of time, Yu Chuxuan came to find him and said some sharp and hostile words.
Later, he had his clothes changed and was given a bowl of medicine. When he woke up, he was lying here.
Because Yu Chuyi was unable to move, all he could see was the curtain above his head.
But he had always known that there was a person sleeping beside him, and only when the person woke up did he realize that it was Princess Jingning.
Princess Jingning's brief words, along with Yu Chuxuan's previous hostility, revealed to Yu Chuyi that his younger brother, Yu Chuxuan, had actually been in love with Princess Jingning for a long time, using his status as a basis for their relationship.
But he is Yu Chuyi, not Yu Chuxuan pretending to be Yu Chuyi. How could he deceive Princess Jingning's feelings?
"Chu Yi, why aren't you saying anything? Are you still blaming me?" Jing Ning had been asleep for too long after her illness, and was still a little dizzy when she woke up. The only thought she kept in mind was that she couldn't let Yu Chu Yi leave her.
She lay on Yu Chuyi's chest, sobbing and saying many things. Even though Yu Chuyi was usually quiet, he would never ignore her.
Jing Ning felt increasingly uneasy. She bit her lip and gently slipped her hand inside Yu Chuyi's inner garment.
Yu Chuyi's pupils dilated, his eyes filled with resistance, wanting to hide, but he could only manage a low, muffled sound no matter how hard he tried.
When Jing Ning touched Yu Chuyi's chest, her face turned even redder with embarrassment: "Chuyi, you're so hot, and I'm so cold. Can you warm me up?"
The two of them snuggled together face to face for a short while, and it was as if their respective pains had been relieved.
Yu Chuyi was astonished to discover that the antidote to the drug Yu Chuxuan had given them seemed to be on the other party.
Jingning, fearing that Yu Chuyi would abandon her again, kept expressing her love: "Chuyi, I love you. I loved you when I held you in my arms on that dark and cold mountain. So how could I bear to let you leave me?"
Large tears rolled down her cheeks, as if she was no longer willing to express herself in words, and began to slowly undress Yu Chuyi.
Just as Yu Chuyi's clothes came undone, Jing Ning suddenly touched a bracelet, and felt a deep sense of strangeness when she held it in her hand.
"Chu Yi, what kind of bracelet is this? It feels cool to the touch, but it's so hot when I hold it in my hand."
Yu Chuyi endured the hardship of being undressed by Jing Ning, keeping his eyes tightly closed until he suddenly heard about the bracelet, at which point his eyes widened.
It is amethyst jade.
...
In the Imperial Study.
Yu Chuxuan held a box the size of a fist, his expression blank, his movements repetitive as he kept stuffing black pills into his mouth like candy beans.
The eunuch watching nearby was terrified. He carefully advised, "Your Majesty, your health has been poor lately. You can't take this medicine like this; it could lead to something terrible."
Yu Chuxuan didn't stop, asking about something unrelated to the present: "How is Changqiu Palace?"
The eunuch paused, then cautiously replied, "How dare we, servants, easily trespass into the Empress Dowager's residence? The guards outside the palace gates have heard... heard..."
"What did you hear?" Yu Chuxuan glared at him, his voice cold and deep.
The eunuch quickly lowered his head and answered with a forced smile, "I heard that I don't know about the other commotion, but that person seems to be able to speak. He keeps asking the Empress Dowager if she is comfortable, and the Empress Dowager will answer that she is comfortable from time to time, and also cry out in pain."
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head even further.
Yu Chuxuan's hand, which was holding the medicine, suddenly stopped, as if his whole body had been frozen. His dark eyes flickered twice and then became even darker.
Immediately, Yu Chuxuan poured the entire box of medicine into his mouth and swallowed it whole.
He was chewing and laughing, but no one could see the smile in Yu Chuxuan's eyes.
"It's good that she's comfortable. It means she doesn't need me. She's finally found someone she truly likes."
Yu Chuxuan casually tossed the box aside, his gaze falling on the secret letter on the imperial desk in front of him. He patted the crumbs off his hand and gave his orders.
"Now that I'm leaving the palace, it's time to see Jingyan."
The eunuch was astonished to hear that the patient had taken so many potent medicines and was now leaving the palace without summoning the imperial physician. He thought it was truly willful.
He had no power to manage it anyway, and since there would be someone else in the future, he immediately turned around and ordered people to prepare the itinerary.
...
Jing Yan spread rumors to put pressure on Yu Chuxuan to release Yue Jiang and Rong Ying, but Yu Chuxuan did not care about the suspicions of the people of Yu Kingdom.
He was worried that Yu Chuxuan would become even more irrational in the future, so he planned to gather the remaining spies who had not been captured by Yu Chuxuan and take the risk of going to the capital to rescue them.
Just when his patience was about to run out, Yu Chuxuan inexplicably asked to meet him first.
The two met outside the city and sat facing each other. Yu Chuxuan saw Jing Yan, who had appeared so easily, and poured tea while smiling.
"Your Highness Jingguo has quite the nerve, daring to keep your promise to me like this. Aren't you afraid that I will follow Anguo's example and kill you in the Jade Kingdom?"
Jing Yan didn't care about Yu Chuxuan's words that were deliberately provoking him. He said calmly, "You've been holding Yue Jiangrongying hostage for almost a month. If you're willing to release them, I won't mind killing you."
"First of all, Your Majesty of Yu Kingdom must keep your promise. Otherwise, if I die, Yue Jiang and Rong Ying will still suffer at your hands. Jing Kingdom will surely raze your Yu Kingdom to the ground, grind your bones to dust, and make you die a more tragic death than the late Emperor of Yu Kingdom."
As he spoke, he took a dagger from his waist, placed it on the table, and pushed it directly toward Yu Chuxuan.
Yu Chuxuan glanced at the dagger that was handed to him, picked it up, and immediately drew the blade.
He stood up and walked behind Jing Yan, and a dagger fell to his neck. Jing Yan slowly closed his eyes.
Yu Chuxuan waited and waited, but Jing Yan did not resist at all. The people he brought did nothing but stare at him angrily.
"Your Highness Jing has quite the courage," Yu Chuxuan said after a moment, sheathing his blade and sitting down opposite Jing Yan, raising an eyebrow in surprise.
"I am perplexed. If His Highness of Jing Kingdom were to abandon these two men, he could avoid the humiliation inflicted upon him by the Yu Kingdom's army pressing in."
"But are they really worth saving your life for? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you and then deal with Jing Kingdom, leaving Jing Kingdom powerless to take revenge?"
Jing Yan: "Of course it's worth it. One is the love of my life, and the other is my best friend. What's the use of taking revenge on the Yu Kingdom if I disregard their lives? Without them, I will never be happy."
"If you spare them after my death, then my death will have been worthwhile. If you break your promise, they will meet me in the afterlife."
"The vast Jing Kingdom is not only capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of the country, but also has many talented people. If your Yu Kingdom wants to take advantage of my exile to conquer the Jing Kingdom, it will not be easy for you in a short time."
He glanced briefly at Yu Chuxuan and sneered, "Back in the day, your Yu Kingdom was the strongest. Princes from other countries would come to your country as hostages to witness your Yu Kingdom's power."
"But in recent years, the Jade Kingdom has become corrupt and dark under the rule of the former Jade Emperor. Who is still afraid of your Jade Kingdom and is sending a child as a hostage to seek good relations?"
"The Jade Kingdom is no longer suited for aggressive military campaigns. It needs a benevolent ruler like Yu Chuyi, who is good at listening to advice and allowing the country to recuperate."
"You are stubborn, capricious, and reckless. You are a mediocre emperor. You may have easily obtained the throne for a time, but you will never be able to safeguard the future of the Jade Kingdom."
"If you continue like this, the fate of the Jade Kingdom will be sealed by you."
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