Chapter 833 The Truth - Joint Burial
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up!"
Yun Yichen urged, and Gu Renjie also smiled, telling Xu Yunzhi to hurry up.
"You guys, you're such good brothers to me."
Xu Yunzhi uttered a harsh remark, then turned and slammed the jade seal he was holding onto it.
Then, with a loud bang, the imperial seal was swallowed up by the massive wall, and the door finally opened.
The collapse behind them was imminent, and everyone standing at the tomb entrance felt a sense of relief. Had the door not opened in time, they would already be long gone.
The tomb door slowly closed again, separating the inside and outside of the tomb into two worlds once more.
As darkness returned to the surroundings, someone pulled out a tinderbox from their pocket, and with the help of the starlight, the group finally emerged from the cave.
"lady!"
"Miss!"
"master!"
When the people outside the cave saw them come out, they ran up to them in surprise, and Yufei couldn't hold back her tears.
"Miss, I thought, I thought I would never see you again."
They were standing outside the tomb when they saw the door suddenly close and felt a tremor beneath their feet, which terrified them.
"Silly girl, I'm fine now, aren't I? But what about you guys? Are you hurt?"
As Gu Shuyan spoke, she glanced at the two of them. Upon seeing this, Wuyin quickly recounted how the two of them had been chased by those people and had encountered Yun Yichen and his group.
Gu Shuyan had just mentioned why Yun Yichen and the others arrived so promptly. After hearing their conversation, she realized that Yun Yichen already knew she had entered the mountains, which was why they had arrived so early.
As for Xu Yunzhi and Gu Renjie appearing here, it can only be said to be a coincidence, since neither of them knew that the other would come to help Yun Yichen.
Yang Kun helped the Emperor of Wei sit down, then stood up and looked at the snow-covered landscape before him, letting out a long sigh of relief. "The air outside is so much better!"
Since following Yun Yichen, Yang Kun knew that his life as a pampered young master was over. He had even imagined that he would encounter various dangers, but today's experience almost made him die without him even knowing how.
"Yes, the air outside is much better."
Yun Yichen looked at Yang Kun and suddenly smiled too.
The mask on his face reflected the sunlight. Suddenly, Yun Yichen's hand moved to the mask, and in full view of everyone, he threw his mask away for the first time.
With the old man dead, everything can finally come to an end, and Yun Yichen will no longer have to live in secrecy.
"Master, the carriage is ready."
Wuying appeared out of nowhere and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Yun Yichen.
Yun Yichen nodded, and Wuying immediately wanted to retreat, but this time Yun Yichen stopped him.
"All these years you've followed me in hiding, tell the brothers, today we're going back to the capital openly and honestly."
Yun Yichen himself liked the feeling of light, so he wanted his brothers to experience the same feeling of standing in the sun, unafraid of being stared at.
Wu Ying was clearly surprised by Yun Yichen's words, and his face lit up with joy, revealing a childlike smile.
"Yes, I will go and tell the brothers right away."
Wuying was as happy as a child. He wanted to hide in the shadows, but remembering Yun Yichen's words, he paused and then swaggered down the mountain.
Even the usually cold and aloof bodyguards have their adorable moments.
"Brother, what should we do about Consort Yun?"
Gu Renjie was still holding the woman who had been asleep for many years. She looked to be about his age, but she had done everything in her power to bring the brothers into this world.
Gu Renjie turned to look at Xu Yunzhi, and seeing Xu Yunzhi nod, he said, "Since Father stayed here for Mother's sake, then let Mother stay as well! They could not meet in life, but they can reunite here after death. This is a small act of filial piety from us children."
Emperor Wei also agreed with Gu Renjie's decision.
Despite the pain from his wounds, Emperor Wei slowly walked over.
"I think if my elder sister were alive, she would agree with what you did."
No one objected, and the group found an excellent spot to start digging a hole. However, when they were halfway through, something unexpected happened.
In the pit dug by everyone, a skeleton was revealed. After identification, it should be the seventh prince whose hands were cut off by the old man.
Yun Yichen had two coffins bought from the town and finally buried the two of them together on Yufeng Mountain.
There was no grand tombstone like those of an imperial mausoleum, nor a grand funeral befitting their status. Instead, the group found a stone and had Gu Renjie and Xu Yunzhi personally inscribe their parents' names on it before descending Jade Peak.
Inside the carriage, Gu Renjie looked towards the mountaintop in the distance. Amidst the white snow, the cemetery, though small, was quite noticeable.
"Father, Mother, I will surely vindicate you in my lifetime."
Gu Renjie looked at Xu Yunzhi beside him as he spoke, “Whether you continue to be the emperor of Jin or not, I will grant you the title of king in the Great Zhou. We brothers have been separated since childhood. Although you have been the crown prince of Jin for many years, you have suffered a lot. If you feel that the status of a king is too low and want to take my place, I can also issue an edict of abdication.”
Gu Renjie spoke very sincerely, just like an elder brother who cares for his brothers.
However, what awaited him was not Xu Yunzhi's tearful gratitude, but rather a huge eye roll from Xu Yunzhi.
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Have you been running around these past few days with Ninth Prince and Young Master Ji keeping an eye on the court for you? You don't want to be emperor, fine, but you want to dump this mess on me? I'm not doing that."
With a single sentence, Xu Yunzhi completely exposed Gu Renjie's true colors. The rest of the world might not know that Gu Renjie didn't want to be emperor, but how could Xu Yunzhi not know?
It is said that twins are connected by a connection. He himself does not want to be an emperor, let alone Gu Renjie, who grew up in the Yi'an Marquis's mansion. He might be willing to be a subject, but he would probably be extremely unhappy to be the emperor.
"No way, if you don't want to do it, then you can just wait to kowtow and bow to me."
Gu Renjie originally wanted to trick Xu Yunzhi, but now it seems that the kid is too cunning to be fooled.
The two brothers bantered and laughed along the way, keeping themselves entertained. Meanwhile, in another carriage, Yun Yichen stared intently at Gu Shuyan without uttering a word.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Gu Shuyan didn't think much of it at first, but the longer it went on, the more she felt that something was wrong with Yun Yichen.
Under normal circumstances, he would never look at me like that.
"Did you not finish reading that letter?" Yun Yichen asked Gu Shuyan with certainty.
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