But as long as it doesn't fall into Ji Wudao's hands, it won't be the worst.
I heard Jianjia relay Yu Jiao's words: Even if I die, I will stand with him.
Yu Qizhe's eyes suddenly turned red, he didn't want to lose his composure, he lowered his eyes slightly to hide it, his heart suddenly softened, he used to worry that Jiaojiao had too many things in her heart, and he didn't mean enough to her, but his Jiaojiao... said that husband and wife are one, and she is willing to live and die with him.
"You guys go back home first. After you have a good rest, go and bring Fei Ge'er back from Beizhili." Yu Qizhe rubbed the red corners of his eyes and instructed Jianjia and the others that since Jiaojiao was not around, he had to take good care of her brother for her.
Jianjia felt guilty and wanted to be punished. Yunxiao and others behind her had the same idea. It was because of their uselessness that they lost the third girl.
If it were in the past, they would have gone to the eldest master to receive punishment, but their master now is Yu Jiao, and all their loyalty should be given to their master. This is why Jianjia and the others went to Yu Qizhe to report the matter as soon as they returned to Beijing, instead of going to Liu Ziqi.
These people were trained by Liu Ziqi to be loyal and only loyal to their master.
Yu Qizhe glanced at them and said calmly, "The Madam has not been found yet. Even if you want to be punished, you have to wait until the Madam comes back."
Then several people left.
Yu Qizhe went to find Liu Ziqi, and Cheng Ying took Yu Jiao away. No matter what her purpose was, it was inevitable to attack Xianyang.
And there is Ji Wudao. He will get back what is owed to Jiaojiao without missing a single thing.
In Xianyang, the sunlight climbs under the eaves of the corridor. The courtyard is full of towering ancient trees and green cypresses and pines. Even in the bleak late autumn, it is still lush and green. It is said that these trees originally grew here, and when the courtyard was built, they were deliberately left there and not moved away.
Yu Jiao sat under the carved wooden corridor, idly gazing at the Bodhi Mountain behind her. There was a pair of shackles on her feet, which made a rattling sound when she walked.
Ever since she was brought to Xianyang by Cheng Ying the day before and placed in this small courtyard halfway up the mountain, she has been under guard.
Cheng Ying sent two maids to serve her, who followed her closely. The courtyard was guarded by officials on all sides. She tried to send the maids away and escape from the courtyard by climbing over the wall, but she was caught up and brought back after running only a hundred steps. The officials also reported her escape over the wall to Cheng Ying.
Cheng Ying said nothing and did not argue with her. She just took out a set of iron shackles and locked her feet.
Yu was extremely angry, but she had no other choice. She was trapped in this courtyard and could not get any news about Kyoto. She also had no idea what was happening in Shengjing. Cheng Ying refused to let the Xianyang Guards go to quell the rebellion. How could Yu Qizhe resist Ji Wudao's army of 100,000?
Yu Jiao sighed worriedly.
The maid said, "If the young lady refuses to eat again, I will have to tell the governor. Why do you always make the governor unhappy? The governor has never been so kind to anyone."
Yu Jiao glanced at her coldly and was too lazy to say anything more to her.
The maid took a look at the cold food and had to leave, asking the guard to tell Cheng Ying.
A moment later, Cheng Ying came to the courtyard. Yu Jiao ignored her, turned around, dragged the heavy shackles, and walked back to the bedroom in small steps.
Cheng Ying asked the maid to bring the freshly prepared meal into the room. He picked up the bowl and chopsticks and personally fed Yu Jiao.
Yu Jiao pushed the bowl away from his hand with a cold face.
Cheng Ying was very patient and did not get angry with her. She scooped up a spoonful of porridge with a spoon and said slowly: "Yu Qizhe can no longer hold on. If there is no reinforcement today, the city gate will be broken. Do you want to see Yu Qizhe die?"
Yu Jiao suddenly looked up at him.
Cheng Ying smiled, put the spoon to her lips, and coaxed her gently, "Eat your meal. I know you are in a bad mood. I won't force you after you finish this bowl of porridge."
Yu Jiao's eyes were red, and she said in a hateful voice: "You said that if I go back to Xianyang with you, you will mobilize troops from Xianyang to redress the injustice!"
Cheng Ying couldn't bear to see her expression like this. His fingers holding the spoon turned white due to the force. The smile on his face disappeared immediately. He controlled his temper and said calmly, "Let's eat."
Seeing his face as dark as a dark cloud, Yu Jiao was not afraid. She bit her lip and said stubbornly, "What do you want to do? What good will it do to you if Ji Wudao succeeds in his rebellion? My husband is about to die, why do you still care whether I eat or not?"
Cheng Ying couldn't bear to hear him call him 'husband'. The anger he had been trying to suppress rose up, and he sneered, "If he dies, you won't live anymore? If you dare to go on a hunger strike and commit suicide, I will lead my troops to ask Ji Wudao for Yu Qizhe's body, bring it back and whip it, and then kill the entire Liu family. Oh, and Changkui's Yu family, too. None of them can escape!"
Yu Jiao angrily pushed the bowl of porridge to the ground, raised her hand and slapped Cheng Ying hard: "You bastard!"
The loud slap frightened the two maids outside the room into silence.
Cheng Ying took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped off the porridge stains on his fingers, then touched the slap mark on his face. He was calm and almost fearless, and said with a breath of foul air: "Yu Jiao, you can give it a try and see if I can keep my word."
"You are really crazy!" Yu Jiao didn't understand why he insisted on keeping her by his side. She pointed at herself angrily and said hoarsely, "Look carefully, I am not Liang Wushuang, nor am I the woman you admire. Why do you have to keep me by your side?"
Cheng Ying took another bowl, filled it with porridge, and brought it to Yu Jiao's mouth again: "I'm not crazy. Since you must know, I will take you to a place after dinner. You will know everything then."
The spoon was brought to her lips, but Yu Jiao still refused to open her mouth. Cheng Ying grabbed her jaw and said with a cold look, "Be obedient."
After finishing a bowl of porridge, Yu Jiao's chin was pinched so hard that it hurt.
Cheng Ying asked the maid to come in and clean up the mess on the floor, while he went back to his room to change his clothes and brought back a new chain made of pure gold, inlaid with jewels.
He bent down, squatted at Yu Jiao's feet, used the key to open the original pair of iron shackles, and said to her: "This pair of shackles is for prisoners. It's too heavy for you. I asked someone to make this new pair overnight yesterday. It will make you less tired."
Yu Jiao sneered and retorted, "What difference does it make? You're going to imprison me anyway, so why bother about whether it's severe or not? You'd better tie my hands as well, and trap me tightly like a serious criminal."
Cheng Ying paused, raised her head and looked at her, feeling helpless and sad.
"Jiaojiao, please don't irritate me anymore. You know I won't really do anything to you. I don't want to hurt you. Please don't make me angry anymore."
Yu Jiao just thought he was talking nonsense. She didn't understand why Cheng Ying had such sudden possessive and paranoid feelings towards her.
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