Emperor Gan Zhao clutched his chest and roared, "Didn't you hear what I said? I told you to change your clothes immediately!"
After hearing the commotion in the bedroom, Lin Zirong quickened her pace and walked in. The eunuch heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing her coming and asked, "Your Majesty, look at this..."
"Your Majesty, you..." Before Lin Zirong could finish what she had just prepared, Emperor Gan Zhao glared at her with such authority that she broke into a cold sweat: "Hurry up and help Your Majesty change your clothes, you idiots! What use are you to me?"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Almost at the same time, Wang Ruo and others who were living a leisurely farming life on the hillside of Shouyang Mountain outside the capital, also changed into the gorgeous clothes they had prepared long ago.
After Wang Ruo changed her clothes and washed and dressed herself up, Yao Chen also arrived with Xihe, "Master."
Wang Ruo looked him up and down, then continued drawing her eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror and asked, "Are you ready?"
Yao Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I'm ready."
After Wang Ruo put down her eyebrow pencil, she slowly stood up and walked in front of him, smiling and asking, "Are you sure? Are you ready?"
Yao Chen answered firmly: "Of course."
It’s not that Yao Chen is not prepared. Wang Ruo just wants to know whether he can really let go of the obsession in his heart after being influenced by those ancient books imbued with the wisdom and thoughts of the ancestors and with the company of Xihe.
Today, Yao Chen did not wear a mask, nor did he continue to use the handsome mask carefully made by Xihe; instead, he revealed his original scarred face. In the past, he never thought that he would have the opportunity to expose this face so openly in the sun again.
Wang Ruo nodded in satisfaction, then fixed her gaze on Xihe. She admitted that she had originally intended to bring them together out of selfish motives, wanting Yaochen to have someone to accompany him. Now it seemed like it had been an unintended consequence. "What about you? Do you want to join us and join in the fun?"
Xihe gently tugged at Yaochen's sleeve and asked, "Can I go?"
Yao Chen said with a smile: "If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, just wait here for us to come back."
Xihe thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll wait for you. It's not convenient to take me with you."
Wang Ruo saw this and said, "Then, sir, please stay as well."
The gentleman was naturally willing to stay. Although he also wanted to go and guard Wang Ruo, after weighing the pros and cons, he was really worried about leaving Xihe here alone: "Well, you should go early and come back early. If there is any change, you must contact us in time."
As Wang Ruo packed her things, she said, "Don't worry. This time we're just going to reminisce about the past, not to seek revenge. By the way, are all the things I asked you to prepare ready?"
The gentleman pointed to the small mirror box on Wang Ruo's desk, a corner of which was covered by a brocade handkerchief, and said, "Everything is ready. Just put it in that box."
"Okay, everything is ready. Chen'er, let's go."
...As an ancient poem says, "The moon rises above the treetops, and we meet after dusk." Tonight's sky was the most beautiful Emperor Qian Zhao had seen since the beginning of autumn. Stars twinkled in the sky, and a warm moon reflected on the pond.
Emperor Gan Zhao dismissed everyone, changed into his old brocade robe, and sat in the courtyard for the entire day. He didn't remember how long he sat there, but when he came to his senses, Wang Ruo and Yao Chen had already sat down on the chairs beside him.
Seeing that his daze had ended, Wang Ruo took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom, poured out a yellow pill from it and placed it in front of Emperor Gan Zhao.
Emperor Gan Zhao didn't ask any more questions. He took the medicine and put it into his mouth without thinking: "...I thought you wouldn't come."
Wang Ruo tapped the stone table lightly and said, "After all, my disciple is your son, so naturally I have to come and see him."
Emperor Gan Zhao looked at Yao Chen, but in reality, he couldn't see anything clearly. His eyes, this body, were about to become useless. "Why didn't I recognize you back then? Look at your eyes, they're exactly the same as mine when I was young."
Yao Chen turned his head away and said coldly: "I didn't come here to listen to your nonsense. The hatred in my heart can't be resolved by your death."
Emperor Gan Zhao looked at the two of them and said, "I know what you want is an answer. Today, I will give you an answer."
Wang Ruo gestured for Yao Chen to sit down first before saying, "That's great. Whatever you know, or have concealed, about Wang Zhen or Yao Chen, tell us now while you still have breath. Otherwise, all our festive attire today will be wasted."
...After leaving the capital, Mo Yu rushed to Qinghe County without stopping, fearing that Li Xinzhai and the others would worry because he was away for too long. When he found Liuxiang Tavern with gifts and Li Xinzhai's favorite stinky tofu, he pushed open the door and saw Tang Chen, Li Xinzhai, and Chen Xin. They were holding stacks of brown paper, their faces covered with slips of paper, and they looked happy and cheerful. They hadn't noticed that he had come in. They were playing the game of Landlord that Li Xinzhai had taught him.
Mo Yu stood at the door, silently watching the three people playing happily. When Tang Chen smelled a discordant smell and asked which bad kid had farted secretly, he turned around and saw Mo Yu holding stinky tofu.
Although Tang Chen was stunned for a moment, he immediately regained his composure. While dealing the cards, he asked perfunctorily, "Wow, when did you come back? Where have you been these days? Why didn't you tell me? And..."
Mo Yu threw the things in his hand on the table and said, "Stop! Why are you talking so much? Can you be more quiet and gentle?"
Tang Chen put the cards in his hand on the table and blinked his big eyes and said, "I'm not talking too much, I'm just concerned about you, can't you see?"
"I just went to meet an old friend of my master, had a chat with him, and talked about the past." While speaking, Mo Yu kept staring at the cards being put away, as if he was afraid that he would throw away the brown paper.
Tang Chen was flipping through the things Mo Yu brought back, and he continued, "Your master's friend, considering his age, should go and greet the elders during such a turbulent time."
Li Xinzhai tactfully moved a stool for Mo Yu and then quietly sat down to the side. Aside from his deceased master and mother, Li Xinzhai was the only person Mo Yu knew about Emperor Gan Zhao. The fewer people who knew about their affairs, the better, especially someone as loud-mouthed as Tang Chen. "Have you guys contacted Qingliang Valley yet?"
Chen Xin continued, "The news has only been out for a few days, so the situation is still unclear. When you came back from outside, did you hear any useful information?"
Mo Yu said seriously, "The rice shop has raised its price."
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