As soon as Su Ruojin asked the question, Ye Xunzhi felt his face burning. He put on a stern face and said, "This is an adult matter, children shouldn't meddle."
Ye Xunzhi had no right to tell Su Ruojin that he had actually taken Su Ruojin's words, "You need to be tougher," to heart.
In the past, he and Fu Linglong always acted out of affection but kept their relationship within the bounds of propriety. Although they had feelings for each other, they never crossed any lines.
Ye Xunzhi was completely obedient to Fu Linglong. That's why when Fu Linglong told him not to look for her, he really didn't dare to look for her and endured the pain of unrequited love for so many years.
But at this age, if I don't work hard, I might really miss out on Fu Linglong for the rest of my life.
So when Fu Linglong woke up, she cried and begged him to leave. Ye Xunzhi couldn't persuade her, so he simply hugged Fu Linglong tightly and wouldn't let go no matter how much she struggled.
With just one sentence, "Linglong, don't push me away again. This time, I won't let you go!" Fu Linglong broke down and burst into tears in his arms.
When Ye Xunzhi saw Jinghuanglu, he knew that Fu Linglong had had a very difficult life over the years, and he would never let her live such a life again.
After Fu Linglong finished crying and her emotions stabilized a bit, the two had a frank talk and resolved their misunderstandings. However, Fu Linglong still refused to go with him.
This time, Ye Xunzhi was determined to bring Fu Linglong back to the Great Chu.
Seeing her master's expression, Su Ruojin stopped asking questions. As long as the outcome was good, that was enough.
Upon returning to Longxiao City Gate, we found the gate closed, with many people queuing to enter the city.
As I got closer, I heard people complaining.
"It was fine this morning, why are the city gates closed now?"
"I wanted to rush into the city to buy some things and then go back. Once the city gates are closed, when will they open again?"
"I heard it's to arrest criminals wanted by the government."
"What crime did you commit?"
"The city gates are about to close; someone must have been killed."
Some people were in a hurry to enter the city and went up to the gate guards, crying and pleading.
"Sir, please let me in. My child is sick and I need to see a doctor urgently."
"Sir, please have mercy! My husband isn't home. If I don't go back, no one will cook for the children, and they'll go hungry."
"Sir, my wife is about to give birth, please let me into the city."
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Regardless of the reason or excuse, the guards at the gate completely ignored them and simply swung their swords to drive away anyone who caused trouble.
"Go away, go away. We gave you time to come and go. If you didn't make good use of the time then, who can you blame?"
In the end, everyone could only wait, and no one dared to say anything more.
Su Ruojin and the others weren't in a hurry to return to the city. They were just curious about what had happened in the city, but they couldn't contact the city's secret guards right now, so they had no choice but to wait in line.
Meanwhile, in the city, Liu Jing searched the entire Longxiao City but couldn't find Zhao Ruojin. His eyes grew increasingly sinister, and he looked furious.
Suddenly, someone whispered something in his ear.
A dark glint flashed in Liu Jing's eyes, and he waved his hand, "Open the city gates!"
Zhao Ruojin clearly escaped, so why did she come back?
Instantly, all four city gates—east, west, south, and north—were opened wide, and the people who had been waiting outside the city poured into it.
Su Ruojin and her entourage slowly entered the city in their carriage.
Just as they entered the city gate, the carriage was suddenly stopped, and Liu Jing's voice came from behind, "Madam Jiang, the princess requests your presence."
"Go to the princess's residence," Su Ruojin instructed.
As soon as they entered the city gate, Liu Jing came to invite them, clearly having been waiting for them for some time.
As far as Su Ruojin was concerned, as long as the people from the Princess's residence kept coming to invite her, it meant that Gao Hongyuan had not visited Yuening and no one had discovered that Yuening was under the influence of the Gu poison. In that case, Yuening would have to continue to suffer.
She wasn't afraid of the trouble; after all, every extra trip would give Yanluo another chance to practice her needlework, so why not?
As for Empress Dowager Wu's desire to place them under house arrest, what did she have to fear? At worst, she could stay at the princess's residence for a few more days, and Yanluo could practice a few more times.
This time, after Su Ruojin had put Yuening to sleep as usual, she didn't rush to leave and went directly to the room arranged by the princess's residence to rest.
During this period, none of the imperial physicians left the princess's residence; they all stayed there, enduring the ordeal. Some of the older physicians were already struggling to keep going.
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