Chapter 465 Are you waiting for me here on purpose?
The Northern Qi Emperor wrote a secret letter and handed it to the secret guard: "Send it to Yongqing County as soon as possible."
It doesn’t matter whether Zhao Yi knew that the assassin was sent by him or not.
Since Zhao Yi has already put the blame on Feng Zhihuan, then Feng Zhihuan will be convicted.
At least Zhao Yi was given an explanation on the surface.
The secret guard took the secret letter and left.
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At the same time, the entourage drove the carriage to escort Zhao Yi back to the Guangling Palace.
When Zhao Yi got off the carriage, he saw Liu Yue coming out from the side door.
Liu Yue saw Zhao Yi and was delighted. "Your Highness, you're back." She bowed and said, "The princess has been waiting for you... Are you injured?"
She glanced at the blood-stained fabric on Zhao Yi's shoulder and couldn't help feeling anxious.
"I'll go get the palace doctor for you."
As he spoke, Liu Yue turned around and hurried towards the mansion.
Zhao Yi signaled his followers to stop Liu Yue: "No need, it's just a minor injury."
He glanced at the bamboo basket on Liu Yue's arm, guessing that she was going out of the house to do some business, and warned her, "Go and do your own thing. Don't tell the princess about my return yet."
Liu Yue opened her mouth and was about to say something, but saw Zhao Yi quickly walk into the mansion.
The attendant understood his master's thoughts. He was afraid that his mistress would worry, so he went to the study to clean up first.
"The master doesn't want the mistress to worry, so please ask Sister Yue'er to keep it a secret for now."
The follower said this and hurried to catch up with Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi was worried that he would meet Shen Qingtan in the mansion, so he hurried to the study.
There are usually servants guarding the study door, but today the door is empty and there is no one in sight.
I don’t know if it’s because the government is in urgent need of staff, so he was temporarily transferred away.
Or maybe something happened in the mansion that he didn't know about, and the servant guarding the gate was punished.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yi became more and more eager to meet Shen Qingtan.
He pushed open the door of the study and a faint fragrance hit him in the face.
The familiar smell of incense should have calmed him down, but his heart was beating uncontrollably, as if there was someone hiding in the house that he wanted to see.
Zhao Yi just thought that he missed Shen Qingtan too much, and just smelling the familiar scent made his heart beat faster.
He couldn't help but laugh, with the corners of his lips slightly curled up, and stepped into the study.
The next moment, the whole person froze in place.
Shen Qingtan was sitting upright in an armchair, looking at him with a pair of clear, misty eyes, filled with longing, resentment, and more of heartache.
"Husband."
Shen Qingtan was waiting in the study early, and saw Zhao Yi from the window the moment he entered the yard.
She stood up and walked towards Zhao Yi. When she got closer, she realized that his injuries were more serious than she saw through the window.
The fabric on Zhao Yi's shoulders was stained with blood, forming thick lumps, and fresh blood was seeping out, indicating that his injuries had not healed at all.
Shen Qingtan's eyes were red: "Did His Majesty embarrass you in the palace?"
"You never made things difficult for me." Zhao Yi hugged Shen Qingtan tightly. He felt relieved when he smelled the cool fragrance on her body. "You waited for me here on purpose?"
"Your Majesty sent you to Yongqing County to quell the rebellion. He had no good intentions and did not intend for you to return safely. You did not write to inform me of your return to the capital this time. It was too sudden."
Shen Qingtan knew the Emperor of Northern Qi very well. In order to remove the stumbling block for the virtuous king, he would definitely kill Zhao Yi.
Even if Zhao Yi escaped the assassination attempt by the Northern Qi Emperor, he would still make things difficult for Zhao Yi in other ways.
"Since this happened so suddenly, it means the riot in Yongqing County hasn't subsided yet. The men sent by the Northern Qi Emperor didn't harm you, so they will definitely punish you for returning to the capital without permission. From what I know about you, you will make a fuss about the Northern Qi Emperor sending people to assassinate you, so how could you not have any injuries?"
Zhao Yi was afraid that she would worry, so he would come to the study to clean his wound before seeing her.
Zhao Yi was stunned. Only then did he see clean clothes on the couch, medicine on the small table, and steaming hot medicine in the bathtub beside it.
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