Jun Ye waved away the palace maids beside him and walked into the small pavilion.
A handful of fish food was scattered on the water surface, and koi carps rushed to grab the food. Some were bright red, some were shining gold, like brocade and satin, and like fire and clouds.
The girl leaned out of the pull rod, revealing her snow-white wrists. Her fingertips pinched the slender, tender green branches, and the tips of the branches occasionally poked the fish in the pond.
Before the fish opened its mouth to swallow a bite of food, it was hit on the head by a branch. It swung its tail and ran away a little further. The next moment, it hesitated and swung back, carefully poking its head out.
Everyone has their own fish in the pond, and they never get tired of it.
Jun Ye walked over and sat down, then put his arm around the person and held her in his arms. The branches were out of the water, and no one was disturbing them. The fish below were happily biting and eating the food.
Mo Qin shook the branch in his hand, looked up and asked casually:
"How was the court?"
Jun Ye's gaze fell on the girl's profile. The fine hairs on her face were coated with a halo in the warm light, making her skin look even whiter and more translucent.
I opened my mouth to say, "It's okay, everything is going well," but the words slipped away and what came out was:
"They all want to depose me."
Mo Qin paused her hand that was grabbing Ye Zi and looked at him teasingly.
After saying this so many times, Mo Qin knew what his purpose was. Jun Ye felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, so he shifted his gaze to the shimmering water and said what he had been planning in his mind for a long time.
"If you want me to..."
Hearing this, Mo Qin shook her head nonchalantly, "Just do business as usual."
Treason is a serious crime. Even if they are lucky enough to escape this time, they will never be grateful in secret. They will only plan for the next time and never fail again.
Moreover, they had no feelings for her and were even trying to plot and use her. She had no intention of saving them.
After hearing these words, Jun Ye did not feel relieved, but his heart sank suddenly.
Handle business as usual.
He tightened his grip on Mo Qin's waist, as if he was holding onto a cloud of mist, afraid it would dissipate.
The girl's body was delicate and soft, and he always couldn't let it go. He wanted to touch it more and more, and even wanted to rub it into his bones.
At this moment, Jun Ye lowered his head and buried it in the girl's neck. The light and elegant fragrance filled his chest. He said stubbornly, "If you coax me and act coquettishly with me, I can make everyone in the Mo family worry-free."
Mo Qin paused her movements, completely dropped the branch, and raised her hand to pull Jun Ye's black, silky hair.
"If you want, I can spare Jun Chen's life..."
Mo Qin interrupted him, "Jun Ye, I want to eat fish."
The dark robe covered most of the girl. The summer weather was a bit hot. Mo Qin felt that she was about to sweat even when she was sitting by the lake while being held like this by him.
Jun Ye knew that Mo Qin probably really didn't want to do that, so he loosened his grip slightly and looked up at the pond.
"You want to eat from the pool?"
The fish in the pond are specially raised for viewing. They are rare and expensive. They look good, but no one knows what they taste like.
Mo Qin was slightly surprised, feeling a bit amused and helpless, "These fish are not tasty."
Jun Ye then turned his gaze back and said, "Well, I'll have someone tell them to cook fish for lunch."
The fish food on the water surface was snatched away at some point, and the original clusters of fish gradually dispersed. Occasionally, a dragonfly skimmed the water, creating ripples.
Mo Qin stood up, raised her hands to hook Jun Ye's neck, leaned forward and bit his Adam's apple, rubbing the skin on his neck until it turned slightly red, then she let go and hugged him and rubbed him.
A helpless whisper rang in his ears:
"Aye, I'll be here, you don't have to do this."
A subtle itch instantly swept over his body. Jun Ye froze, and his thick, curled eyelashes trembled. The dark cloud in his heart seemed to be torn open, and light poured in from it. He felt a slight warmth inside.
"Um."
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No matter how noble your status was before, it will be the same once you are stripped and thrown into prison.
Liang Yubing and Jun Chen were imprisoned together in the cell.
Even though the wedding did not take place that day, she was listed in the imperial edict, and Princess Zunyi, who was welcomed in through the main gate, naturally shared the same hardships.
Besides, the Liang family was also among them, so they couldn't escape.
"Cousin, what should we do now? Can we still go out?"
After being locked up for a few days, Liang Yubing became extremely dirty and gradually smelled foul, but her eyes were still bright.
She always remembered that Jun Chen became the emperor at the end of the story, so she still had hope in her heart, thinking that as long as she could survive this disaster, good days would be ahead.
Jun Chen was not so optimistic. He had no chance of turning things around now.
By now he began to suspect that he had been tricked by Yun Rongsheng, after all, there was no member of the Yun family among his fellow inmates who had committed treason.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but vent his anger on Liang Yubing.
When did all this begin? If it weren't for this woman, he would have been more cautious and would never have ended up like this.
"Oh, go out? You'd better think about how to fill your stomach!"
Liang Yubing was stunned. "What do you mean?"
Didn’t Jun Chen have any backup plan?
She tried hard to recall the plot, but couldn't recall anything useful.
She read that book two or three years ago and had almost forgotten the plot. Moreover, the author didn't seem to be very good at political intrigue and the relevant plot was only briefly mentioned, even more concisely than some historical records.
She didn't even remember whether Jun Chen had been in jail.
Jun Chen sat on the thatched straw, his cheeks dirty and thin, his eyes full of darkness. "It means there's no way out. If you want to leave here, you have to wait until the day of execution!"
Liang Yubing's eyes widened, and the hope in them was completely destroyed.
"No, that's impossible!"
The rebellion of Prince Zunyi had wide-ranging implications, and it took nearly three months for all departments to conduct a thorough investigation.
The final result was that those who participated in something were beheaded in public, and the rest of their families were exiled to the frontier.
It took several days to wash away the blood on the execution ground, but whenever someone passed by, they could still smell the blood.
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Mo Qin couldn't help but feel a little surprised when she knew about Jun Ye's punishment on Yun Rongsheng.
If Mo Qin had not already cured Jun Ye of the poison, and he had not used the previous medicine, Yun Rongsheng would probably have succeeded.
According to their plan, Jun Ye's body was already at the end of its strength, and just a slight push would easily take his life.
Yun Rongsheng couldn't possibly not know.
He tried to kill Jun Ye, but Jun Ye let him go.
There was no execution, no torture, and his actions were not even made public. He was simply expelled from the capital, and the Yun family removed his name from the family tree.
Everyone was speculating about what taboo Yun Rongsheng had violated that led to him being treated like this.
Some people said that Yun Rongsheng was rejected because he had a past relationship with Princess Zunyi. Others said that Yun Rongsheng was punished because he participated in the rebellion.
Jun Ye did not show any sadness throughout the whole process and treated the Yun family the same as always.
She didn't ask Jun Ye what he thought of Yun Rongsheng.
Isn't asking this question like stabbing a knife into people's hearts?
But one day Jun Ye took the initiative to mention it.
(End of this chapter)
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