Chapter 44 If You Don’t Touch Her, I Will Kill Her
Unexpectedly, after trying to persuade him with emotion and reason, Yun Ji remained unmoved.
The emperor's face flushed red with anger, and he began coughing uncontrollably. His dragon-like eyes fixed on him, questioning him, "Ahem... ahem... you really... have to leave this family? Before I die, I beg you... ahem, and you won't even bother?"
"I dare not." Yun Ji bowed. Even though he was determined to leave the world, respect for his elder brother was still engraved in his bones, but this was not a reason for him to compromise.
More than ten years ago, there was nothing he could do. He understood and accepted it.
But he was young at that time and unable to change anything. He could only be controlled by others like a puppet. There was nothing he could do except accept and understand.
Over the years, he found the path he wanted to take and let go of his past.
At this time, he was told that times were different now and he did not have to suffer.
But now, he is not a powerless young son, and he is unwilling to become a puppet again for the inexplicable happiness of everyone.
And the emperor today is no longer the elder brother who loved him back then.
She loved him, but royal emotions were always mixed.
Even though the emperor claimed to trust him, he was not allowed to go out since he went to the Fahua Temple. He was unable to attend the funerals of his mother and father. He was under house arrest until five years after the emperor ascended the throne and the political situation was stabilized, when he was allowed to be free.
The reason he is being forced into this position now is definitely not out of guilt or obsession.
"Since the Emperor is talking about the past, I'll venture a question." Yun Ji took two steps forward and sat down on the stool beside the dragon couch, looking at the Emperor side by side, as if he were back more than a decade ago, when they were still just brothers. "Why, brother?"
Why?
The emperor recalled the events behind the incident and felt a little relieved. However, facing Yun Ji's puzzled eyes, he still insisted, "It was the last wish of the late emperor, and it is also my last wish before I die."
I know that the emperor will never tell me the reason, just like more than ten years ago, I won’t tell him anything, as long as he is obedient.
"I'm sorry, I can't obey your command." Yun Ji stood up, not wanting to stay here any longer.
Seeing Yun Ji's determination, the emperor also knew his stubborn nature, but he could not speak of those things no matter what, so he could only threaten: "You kept the one from the Su family, you must have fallen in love with her, ahem... I promised her a month, now there are only a few days left, if you don't touch her, I will kill her."
Yun Ji didn't show any intention of stopping, as if to say that Su Rui's life or death was of no importance to him.
As he walked out of the palace, the sound of the emperor coughing up blood was covered up by the heavy curtains, but Yun Ji still felt a heavy weight on his heart, and even had difficulty breathing.
In the distance, a goose yellow figure came.
Seeing Yun Ji coming down the stairs, Empress Lin took two quick steps, looked at him distressedly and asked, "Are you arguing with the Emperor again?"
Empress Lin married the emperor after she came of age and moved into the Eastern Palace, where she watched Yun Ji grow up.
An elder sister-in-law is like a mother. After Concubine Yun passed away, everything about Yun Ji was taken care of by Queen Lin. In Yun Ji's heart, Queen Lin was no different from his mother.
Naturally, he was less distant in front of her than usual and nodded truthfully.
"The Emperor has been ill for a long time, so it's inevitable that he's a bit irritable. Don't take it to heart." Empress Lin stroked Yun Ji's arm and said earnestly, "Yinqin, I know you've been through a lot in the past, and now you're devoted to Buddhism, but you also have to understand the Emperor. He's felt he owed you all these years, and now his health is getting worse, so he just wants someone to take care of you. In the future..."
At this point, Empress Lin's eyes welled up with tears. She quickly lowered her head and wiped them away before continuing, "In the future, he will have the courage to see the late emperor."
The huge stone in Yun Ji's heart sank even more, but seeing Queen Lin weeping, he couldn't say anything heartless, so he could only say, "I understand."
"I'm glad you understand. I heard you kept the eldest daughter of the Su family with you again? If she suits your taste, even if she has a bad reputation, you can keep her as a concubine after you get married."
Queen Lin raised her head, tears hanging on her long eyelashes, and her eyes were shining.
As long as Yun Ji says yes, Queen Lin will fulfill her promise tomorrow.
"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. I just want her to practice in the temple." Without waiting for Queen Lin to feel disappointed, Yun Ji bowed and said goodbye.
His steps were so quick that by the time Empress Lin turned around, she had already left the palace. She could only sigh and say, "What should I do with this child?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. In my opinion, since Mr. Yunji is willing to keep Miss Su, this matter will be possible." Youlan said as she handed the food box in her hand to Queen Lin.
"I hope so." Queen Lin took it and wrote something on Youlan's hand with her fingers.
Then she carried the food box and entered the Yangxin Palace alone, while Youlan gave a few instructions to another palace maid, who then took her orders and left.
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Fozhuang, fields.
"Stop! Stop!" Su Rui fell and sat down in the field, using her hands to block the mud thrown by Ruirui, and kept shouting.
This little guy looks tiny and has only one hand, but his disability does not hinder his unlimited energy.
After digging up insects, chasing chickens and chasing dogs, he still refused to stop for a moment. While kneading mud, he attacked Su Rui who was making clay figures nearby.
"Da, da, da, come on, da, da." The little thing muttered the words indistinctly while preparing the next round of attack with its little hands in the mud.
"Okay! Hit me! I'll beat your butt until it breaks!" Su Rui grabbed a lump of mud, raised his hand, aimed, and threw it in one go.
Ruirui didn't even have time to react before he was hit in the face by a flying ball of mud, and the little guy fell to the ground in the field.
He opened his confused eyes, blinked a few times, and then his mouth pout.
"Don't cry!" She just opened her mouth, but before she could cry, Su Rui who came over shouted back at her.
Ruirui sobbed and looked at Su Rui aggrievedly. His face was covered in mud and his eyes were filled with tears. He looked like a mud ball that had become a spirit, aggrieved and pitiful.
"You came here to fight, and now you're crying after losing. How can you be a great general in the future? Or a crying general?"
Ruirui shook his head repeatedly, wiped his tears with his sleeve, sat up and shouted: "Ruirui Bu, Bu Dang cry for Jiang Jun."
Children are easy to coax.
Su Rui smiled as she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve pocket and wrung it out from the water in the well beside her. She squatted down and gently wiped the mud off Ruirui's face while coaxing him with a smile: "Okay, Ruirui is not a crybaby general. You will be a general who defends your country in the future. When the time comes, I will rely on you to protect me."
I don't know where he learned this from, but Ruirui slammed his chest with his only remaining hand and said with a firm look: "Ruirui is protecting you!"
Yes yes?
Swear to die.
Su Rui was touched by his words and couldn't stop laughing. She turned around and saw a familiar voice. She immediately stood up, smiled and waved at him in the sunshine, "Mr. Yun Ji~"
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