Chapter 356 Freedom is Priceless

This manor does not occupy a large area and looks like an ordinary manor.

But as soon as you walk in, you can feel the difference. Most of the rooms have closed doors and no lights, as if no one is there.

Occasionally, servants passing by would glance at these closed doors and windows, which meant that there were actually people inside.

I'm afraid there are heavy troops hiding in these closed doors and windows.

Even servitude as walking servants and slaves is probably not simple.

After passing through the front yard, the three rooms of the main hall in the back yard were lit. Walking into them, one finally felt a little safe.

It was late at night, but no one was sleepy and just waited for news in the hall.

The eldest prince had fallen asleep on Yun Qin's legs. Yun Qin asked someone to carry him to the bed. She didn't have to worry about the eldest prince's safety.

Not long after, it suddenly became bright outside. In the distance, out of sight of the courtyard wall, an orange light appeared, as if the sun was about to rise.

Yun Qin knew what it was; it was the flames rising into the sky in the camp.

The fighting has already begun.

She clutched the handkerchief in her hand. Unable to sit still any longer, she stood up and walked into the yard.

But there was nothing I could do except look at the flames.

It was not clear from across the courtyard wall, so Yun Qin went up the stairs to the second floor, where she could get a better view of the camp. As expected, it was already a sea of ​​fire, and there seemed to be shouts of killing in the wind.

Yun Qin gripped the railing, her brows tightly furrowed.

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Yun Qin turned around and saw Concubine Shen.

She walked over to Yunqin and said, "Brother said that the emperor's deployment is very strict, and the Fang family is just trying to stop the enemy with an egg."

Yun Qin noticed her address and didn't want to say more to her. Just as she was about to leave, Shen Bin grabbed her wrist.

"Do you know that my brother is getting married?" Shen Concubine lowered her voice and said, "The night before the engagement, he went to Fanlou and drank all night. My father took him home and drank a lot of sobering soup before he could barely go to propose marriage."

Yun Qin shook her hand off, "I am not interested in your family's affairs!"

But Concubine Shen still stopped her from leaving, "The woman from Fanlou who sang beside him that night, I heard she looked a bit like the queen..."

Yun Qin's face darkened completely, and he shouted, "Get out of the way!"

"The girl from Fanlou is not only good at singing. My silly brother listened to the songs all night long and didn't even touch the corner of the girl's clothes. You are obviously the Empress Zhaoyi, but in my brother's heart, you are still holy."

Concubine Shen grabbed Yun Qin's shoulders again and shook her, "Why, why, you can easily get all the good things in the world, and even after getting them, you still look down on them. But I just want a son, why do you still want to fight with me, fight with me!"

Yun Qin was hurt by her and finally couldn't stand it anymore. She slapped her in the face, "Shen Yanxin, wake up!"

Shen Yanxin's face was deflected by the slap, revealing Shen Che who was standing not far behind her.

Yun Qin looked straight at Shen Che and said in a cold voice: "Don't forget how you got your current position in the court. Do you think you can dream of becoming the eldest prince? Do you want to end up like the Fang family?"

"What do you know!" Shen Yanxin yelled. Just as he was about to speak, he heard someone shouting from behind:

"Shut up!"

She turned around and saw her brother. She immediately showed some timidity, "Brother, brother..."

"Go downstairs and wait!"

"But, but I..."

"Go downstairs and wait!"

After being yelled at by Shen Che again, Shen Yanxin reluctantly forgot about Yun Qin and left.

Yun Qin looked at Shen Che who was walking over and asked coldly, "Is it your idea to raise the eldest prince?"

Shen Che looked at her, his cheeks slightly raised from gritting his teeth, his expression showing shame and pain, "I just found out that my father has been writing to her, urging her to do this."

"In other words, you don't know about it?" Yun Qin asked again.

Shen Che nodded, his expression becoming more painful.

Yun Qin's heartstrings finally relaxed a little.

To her, Shen Che was the only clean thing in the Quagmire Palace. He was like a kind of sustenance in her heart. She really didn't want him to become dirty.

Fortunately, he is still the same as before.

"I will pretend that I didn't hear anything about this matter. You'd better handle it before the emperor finds out." After Yun Qin said this, she was about to walk around her and leave.

Shen Che said behind her: "When I return to the court, I will let my father retire and return home."

Not stupid, Yun Qin was slightly relieved. Without stopping, she walked down the stairs again, but she heard him whisper:

"They are not you."

Yun Qin's eyes flickered, but she pretended not to hear and walked downstairs quickly.

When she reached the downstairs, she paused and sighed.

In the early morning, the rising sun obscured the flames in the sky, and Yun Qin had to go up to the second floor to confirm the situation on the battlefield.

She was still gazing into the distance when she heard the sound of the courtyard gate opening. She was startled for a moment and looked down, only to see Hawking Chi walking in quickly in his blood-soaked armor.

As if sensing something, he looked up and met Yun Qin's gaze.

His face was also stained with blood, but he looked energetic and heroic, with a sense of ease that he had never felt before.

He called out "Aqin" and laughed, "Aqin, I'm afraid I'll be the only one who can hold her from now on!"

Yun Qin lowered her eyes and chuckled, then turned around and ran downstairs.

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Afterwards, the main branch of the Fang family was exiled, and all the side branches were exiled, including Fang Danying in the palace.

Huo Jinchi did not depose the queen, but the empress fell ill and was bedridden. All the affairs in the palace fell on Xi Zhaoyi, but because of her poor health, all the affairs finally fell on Concubine Shen's head.

Although the Fang family fell into decline, the emperor did not stop his efforts to shake up the government. Over the next two years, countless court officials were dismissed and beheaded, and were replaced by smart and capable people.

What no one knew was that when the Fang family plotted rebellion, the emperor had a backup plan to prevent any accidents, which had never been put aside and had been made even more perfect.

So, one day two years later, the emperor suddenly appointed the eldest prince as the crown prince and appointed four senior officials including the Grand Tutor as ministers of state.

Then, the emperor, who was in his prime, suddenly fell ill. Because he needed rest, he ordered the crown prince to govern the country.

Even so, the court is now peaceful and harmonious, and with the support of four important ministers, there has been no unrest in the court, but people are still worried about the emperor's health.

But what they didn't know was that the next day, an inconspicuous carriage drove out of the palace.

However, the inconspicuous carriage hides a secret world. It is beautifully and comfortably decorated. What is even more surprising is that sitting inside it are the emperor who should be recuperating and Xi Zhaoyi who is often bedridden.

Both of them had rosy complexions and didn't look sick at all.

Yun Qin was browsing the world map at this time, "Where should we go? Let's go to Jiangnan. Jiangnan has outstanding people and a lot of delicious food."

Huo Jinchi held her in one hand and nodded with a smile on his face, "Okay."

"No, no, let's go to the southwest. It is said that dishes made with chili peppers were invented there. I have been wanting to try them for a long time!"

"good."

"Why don't we go south to eat seafood? The oysters are the fattest right now!"

"Okay, all good."

Listening to the conversation between the two people inside, Rong Xin and Xu An looked at each other outside the carriage and said with a smile: "It seems that we still have a choice as to where to go."

Xu An also shook his head slightly, flicked the whip in his hand, and said with a smile: "Anywhere is fine."

After saying that, he whipped the horse's buttocks and shouted, "Drive!"

Two years later, the empress dowager passed away, and the long-ill emperor finally showed up to preside over the funeral. Xi Zhaoyi, who was accompanying him, was holding a baby in her arms.

Everyone around her called the Second Prince, but everyone guessed that it was her adopted child.

Because she had a child, the prince requested to make her a concubine, but was rejected by the emperor.

Later, the queen also died of illness.

The prince petitioned again to confer the title of empress on Xi Zhaoyi, but was rejected by the emperor again.

This left everyone confused and they didn't understand whether the emperor favored Xi Zhaoyi or not.

Since Xi Zhaoyi was not able to perform the duties, the court officials submitted petitions one after another, requesting that the throne of empress should not be left vacant.

Unexpectedly, the next day after the memorial was submitted, the emperor suddenly issued an order to abdicate and passed the throne to the prince.

The prince was horrified and took the imperial edict to the emperor, but the palace was empty and only a note was left.

The young new emperor held the note in his hand and cried angrily, "Why did you take me with you? You are lying to me!"

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Time seems to fly, yet also to go back.

In the bright and spacious classroom, the bell suddenly rang, and the girl sitting in the first row lying on the table suddenly raised her head, as if she was awakened from a dream.

Some of the heavy glasses slipped to the ground because of her movement.

She patted her chest in shock, and her dream seemed to go back to the time when she had a car accident. However, the scene was different from yesterday. She failed to avoid the truck and was directly run over.

What a broken dream!

She was complaining madly in her mind and didn't notice that someone had walked up to her desk.

By the time she realized it, a pair of slender hands had already handed her glasses to her. She looked up and met a pair of deep, nonchalant eyes.

The girl recognized that this was the teaching assistant who had just arrived yesterday.

"Yunqin..." He lowered his eyes and read her name in the textbook, then asked with a smile: "Classmate, have we met somewhere before?"

Yun Qin's mouth twitched.

This pick-up line is so old-fashioned!

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