Chapter 34 Chapter 34 But, I only want you.
When Zhai Yuanqing arrived, he encountered this scene——
The emperor and his little beauty stood in the bedroom, hugging and chewing.
The imperial physician stopped suddenly and slid while running, then walked away smoothly with his head lowered.
Li Dequan quickly stopped the man and asked in confusion, "Master Zhai?"
Zhai Yuanqing pointed inside helplessly, "It's not the right time."
Li De understood everything, covered his mouth and laughed, "Just wait outside."
Zhai Yuanqing was helpless. This was the second time he was called here tonight. It was the middle of the night, and they were not going to let him sleep.
Just now, His Majesty was furious because the little beauty was trying to commit insubordination. How long has it been since then? They've reconciled.
Tsk tsk tsk.
The imperial physician thought to himself that he couldn't understand the mind of a man in love. His Majesty just loves to play.
Ning Wujie heard some noise outside the door and came back to his senses while kissing: This is not the inner room, there are so many eyes watching us outside the door!
Realizing this, his ears suddenly turned red and he quickly tried to push the person away. However, just as his lips moved away a little, Wen Xing pulled them back.
"Don't run."
Wen Xingxin said that he hadn't kissed her enough.
"Your Majesty, someone..."
Ning Wujie's voice was unstable, with a slight gasp, and it sounded so nice to him.
Wen Xing grabbed the man's clothes tightly and refused to let go. Under the burning breath emanating from the other person's body, he gradually became aware of the faint cold fragrance like that of pine forests and snow-capped mountains.
Like the collision of ice and fire.
It smells unexpectedly good.
Realizing that the other party was not focused during the kiss, Wen Xing took a deep breath and looked up to see Ning Wujie's confused gaze and slightly red ears.
He curled his lips into a smile, then decided to let the man go with a lingering feeling.
"Zhai Yuanqing." he shouted.
The imperial physician said "Oh" and walked in with his head down. Then he looked up cautiously and made sure that there were no scenes inappropriate for children before he put down the medicine box with confidence.
Wen Xing walked over to the couch and sat down, ordering, "Take off your clothes."
Ning Wujie hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, I am fine."
"Then what's with the blood on your hand? I saw it just now."
Ning Wujie knew he couldn't escape, so he had no choice but to close the door of the hall and take off his shirt.
It was a penetrating wound, as if a sharp blade had pierced the right shoulder.
So this kid has been enduring it all along?
He then remembered that when the other person hugged him just now, he seemed to have only used one hand.
How could he be so slow to notice that the man was already injured and couldn't lift his arm.
No wonder he snatched the knife from the other person so easily just now.
Ning Wujie's kung fu is so good that even Xinghe is no match for him, yet he was injured so badly by a small assassin.
Wen Xing clenched his fists again.
The boy still had scars on his back from the previous explosion. The marks were very light, but still clearly visible against his jade-white skin.
Wen Xing recalled that ever since he kept Ning Wujie by his side, the other party had been injured constantly.
He even began to doubt whether it was wise to keep the person.
What if I really die next to him?
Wouldn’t he become a sinner for all eternity?
The military report stated that the Ningyuan Army had severely defeated the Shuofeng Tribe in the late winter of last year. Although some remnants were still harassing surrounding towns, they were no longer a threat. If he let them go now, they should be safe, right?
He stared at Zhai Yuanqing treating someone's wound, the needle and thread piercing into the flesh, oozing drops of blood.
He suddenly said, "You should go back to the northwest."
The imperial physician's hand trembled as he was sewing, and luckily he didn't hurt anyone.
Zhai Yuanqing shed tears of sympathy for Ning Wujie.
Poor thing, he was forced by His Majesty to commit treason, and now His Majesty must be disgusted with him.
The imperial physician sighed secretly, but didn't know what to say, so he could only continue to work.
Ning Wujie's expression suddenly darkened. He raised his head and stared at Wen Xing, shock and anger unconcealable in his eyes.
"Why?"
Wen Xing raised an eyebrow. Why did this kid have such an expression? Shouldn't he be happy?
So he asked, "Don't you want to go back and help your father and brother?"
Ning Wujie looked at him intently, "Now that the Shufeng tribe has been badly defeated, the situation in the northwest is no longer urgent. Whether I return or not will not affect the war situation. Why does Your Majesty want me to go back now?"
Before, he wanted to leave but was not allowed to, and now he doesn't want to leave anymore, but this person wants him to leave again.
This tyrant just loves to tease him.
It won’t be over until he’s pissed off to death!
Thinking of this, he felt so angry that his teeth itched and his eyes were burning red with anger.
Wen Xing frowned. Was this stubborn guy born to go against him?
He wanted to go east, but the other party wanted to go west.
As an emperor, every word he said was of the highest order and must be obeyed by the people.
But this kid always disobeys the order without saying a word.
I asked him why. Was he going to say: I am afraid that you will die here and there will be no Great Zhou Dynasty in the future?
He said coldly, "Why so many whys? You just need to obey orders."
Ning Wujie stared at the emperor with a gaze as sharp as a torch, his fists clenched to the point of white joints.
Because he used too much force, the muscles in his upper arms and even shoulders and neck were all tensed up like stones, and the needle in Zhai Yuanqing's hand almost didn't penetrate.
The imperial physician could not help but say, "Master Ning, please relax. It's hard for me to give you acupuncture if you're like this."
Ning Wujie glanced at Zhai Yuanqing apologetically before suppressing his anger and said coldly, "I don't want to go back."
Wen Xing was furious, "Ning Wujie, are you going to disobey my order again?"
He disobeyed the emperor's orders all day long. What did he think of him as the emperor? Did he still take him seriously?
This shout was filled with anger, and it frightened the imperial physician so much that his hands began to tremble again.
He was worried about Ning Wujie.
I thought to myself that this little beauty was just spoiled because of her favor. She treated disobeying the emperor's orders as her meal and could still breathe well and even sleep on the dragon bed. There must be only one such person in history.
Ning Wujie showed no fear. "Your Majesty has just placed the Queen Mother under house arrest. How can I leave just like that?"
These words startled Wen Xing.
"Your Majesty, do you not think that the Queen Mother will surrender? The situation is dire now. How can I return to the northwest with peace of mind?"
Wen Xing's frown gradually relaxed. After staring at Ning Wujie for a moment, he slowly raised the corner of his lips, "Ning Qing, are you worried about me?"
Ning Wujie looked at the evil expression on the tyrant emperor's face and had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the tyrant emperor said again: "It turns out that Ning Qing has long had deep feelings for me."
The imperial physician's hand... He dared not shake his hand anymore, he just held it steady and cut the thread.
Ning Wujie's eyebrows twitched.
It turns out that we can’t expect to have a serious conversation with this tyrant!
He avoided the emperor's irritating gaze, refusing to respond, and simply said coldly, "As the head of the Supervisory Department, I have the responsibility to protect Your Majesty. I will never abandon Your Majesty's safety."
"Although the Imperial Guards weren't on the list of Wang family members Wang Xuanxuan gave out last time, judging from these recent incidents, there must be someone hidden within the Imperial Guards who is the Empress Dowager's secret agent." He then glanced at Wen Xing as if warning, "Your Majesty, aren't you worried?"
In fact, it's not just the imperial guards. Ning Wujie thought that Wang Xuanxuan should not be aware of the chess pieces in the hands of the empress dowager. Judging from recent events, there might also be a city defense camp.
Wen Xing lowered his eyes. He knew that there must be someone from the Wang family among the imperial guards.
The last time Gu Chengping caused trouble at the Meridian Gate, the Imperial Guards and the City Defense Battalion turned a blind eye and even used the excuse that censors had the right to report matters upon hearing rumors, and only let the captain on duty take the blame for the negligence.
This time the fire at the Qinzheng Hall was clearly a collaboration between inside and outside forces.
But if we continue the investigation, it will be just the same as last time. The clue will be cut off with the Jinwu Guard on duty. If we can't find this hidden chess piece, we must always be vigilant.
Ning Wujie: "After all, His Majesty almost killed her tonight."
Zhai Yuanqing: ...
Zhai Yuanqing's hands were shaking like sieves.
Why were these two people so open about him? They just said something so outrageous, like the Emperor was going to kill the Empress Dowager with a knife?!
Don’t you take his life as your own as an imperial physician’s?
He quickly bandaged Ning Wujie and was about to leave.
When he left, Zhai Yuanqing received a glance from Wen Xing and bowed his head knowingly, "I didn't hear anything."
"It doesn't matter if you heard it." Wen Xing said coldly.
Anyway, it is already known to everyone that he and the Queen Mother have fallen out.
He could even guess that even if he didn't mention it, Wang Fuwei would make a big fuss about today's incident and portray herself as a victim.
But even so, he has no regrets.
He would do it again if it happened again.
No one can touch his people, even if that person is the Queen Mother.
Having escaped the fate of being murdered and silenced, Zhai Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief and gave Ning Wujie some medical advice. Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment before finally whispering in Ning Wujie's ear, "Don't disobey His Majesty too much."
Don't do anything rebellious, your life is more important, kid.
Hearing Ning Wujie frown, he was about to ask something when he saw the imperial physician slip away.
Wen Xing leaned back, looking at Ning Wujie with a half-smile, "But the inner perimeter of the Imperial City and my personal guards have always been under the supervision of the Supervisory Department, never the Imperial Guards. So, Ning Qing, are you still worried?"
He smiled wickedly, "What can I do? It seems that only if Ning Qing personally and closely guards me can you rest assured."
Ning Wujie frowned.
here we go again.
I'm afraid that the lesson he gave today was not enough, and this tyrant has shown no signs of restraint!
He put on his clothes and said coldly, "My clothes are not in order and it is a nuisance to Your Majesty. I will go take a bath and change clothes first." After that, he left.
Wen Xing narrowed his eyes.
Ha, this kid, does he think that if you scare him today, he will stop playing?
Was he scared?
Wait, he wants to see who is scaring whom.
*
In the Queen Mother's bedroom.
Wang Fuwei's eyes were vicious as he gripped the armrest of the chair tightly, the sharp armor almost biting into the wood.
Finally, she swept the table in anger, knocking over all the cups and teacups, breaking them all over the floor.
The servants knelt down and bowed their heads.
The eunuch knelt on the ground and kowtowed, trembling and saying, "Your Majesty, calm down! I did see Ning Wujie faint. As for why he didn't die..."
The eunuch's eyes flickered, and he glanced at Wang Jiang, who was also prostrating himself beside him, and suddenly pointed at someone and said, "It's him!"
"He must have colluded with Ning Wujie to deceive this servant!"
Hearing this, Wang Fuwei cast a fierce look at Wang Jiang.
Wang Jiang looked at the eunuch in shock and angrily shouted, "You're talking nonsense!"
His voice was a little stammering. "I... you saw me drugging him. How could I possibly have colluded with Ning Wujie? It was clearly you. You neglected your duty and didn't have the patience to wait for Ning Wujie to completely faint before you hurriedly started the fire. This... this is what gave him the opportunity!"
The eunuch argued: "I clearly saw him fall!"
Wang Jiang, with a look of panic on his face, said to Wang Fuwei, "Your Majesty, it takes time for the drug to take effect. Even if someone collapses, we have to wait until they are completely unconscious before setting fire. Otherwise, they might wake up from the smoke and fire. Besides, Ning Wujie is a military commander, and his five senses are much sharper than those of ordinary people."
He pointed at the eunuch as he spoke: "He must be eager to take credit, so he didn't wait for the patient to faint before he took action. It's really none of my business!"
Wang Jiang used all her acting skills to the fullest, squeezing out two more tears. "Your Majesty, you don't know that Ning Wujie sees me as a thorn in his side and has tried to kill me time and again. How could he possibly be in cahoots with me? Moreover, he was injured today and nearly died in the fire. There is absolutely no such life-threatening relationship between him and me!"
He shifted his hips and pointed at his buttocks: "If you don't believe me, you can ask the imperial physician to take a look. I still have the scars on my butt from his hidden arrows! I almost died at his hands!"
Having said that, he no longer had to pretend to be wronged, and he really started to cry.
Wang Fuwei frowned, his eyes swept over the buttocks that Wang Jiang was pointing at with disdain, then he held his forehead and said coldly: "Kneel down."
"Oh." Wang Jiang knelt down again, sobbing and wiping away tears. But her heart was filled with anxiety, not knowing whether the empress dowager believed her words or not.
Wang Fuwei looked at the eunuch coldly again, "Useless thing!"
The eunuch kowtowed repeatedly, still trying to defend himself: "I did see..."
"Shut up!" Wang Fuwei interrupted, "Go down and accept your punishment!"
The eunuch agreed reluctantly and then walked out the door trembling.
Wang Jiang had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Wang Fuwei say, "It's not that I don't trust you, but you guys really didn't accomplish this, and you made me suffer such a huge loss."
"For the sake of the Duke of Danyang, I don't want to punish you, but you..."
Wang Jiang hurriedly said, "I understand!"
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I have carefully screened the candidates selected for this spring's mathematics exam. In addition to those from various ministries, I have also recommended two to Your Majesty for appointment to the Imperial Observatory, and Your Majesty has accepted both."
"I believe that the Empress will be of great use at this time."
Wang Fuwei lowered his eyes and nodded with satisfaction, "You're smart."
She waved her sharp armor and said, "Go down."
Wang Jiang nodded repeatedly, wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurried away.
Wang Fuwei was rubbing her twitching temples when a military commander in armor walked out from behind the screen beside her.
"My Lady, do you really believe him?"
Wang Fuwei snorted, "Whether I believe him or not is not important. The Wang family of Luohe is of the same blood. We all prosper together and suffer together. His Danyang Marquis Mansion is not immune to this. As long as he still cares about his father's life, I am not afraid that he will disobey my orders."
"Besides, judging from the math exam, it's clear that the emperor doesn't trust him. This actually makes me feel relieved. If the emperor were willing to give the exam questions to Wang Jiang, then I wouldn't dare to use him."
"Having him participate in the arson is simply to make him completely lose the emperor's trust and become dependent on me."
The general looked puzzled: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that His Majesty will no longer use him? After all, the position of Chief Officer of the Imperial Examination is very rare."
Wang Fuwei curled his lips and smiled, "The Emperor must use him."
"With him in this position, those wavering court officials will remain neutral, or even pledge their loyalty to the emperor. Even though the emperor may appear indifferent, he cannot afford to have all officials withdraw from court and government affairs come to a halt."
The general's face showed a look of sudden realization: "Your Majesty is extremely wise, it is I who am stupid."
"But now that Your Majesty is trapped in the temporary palace, I'm afraid it will be very inconvenient for her to move around. If necessary, why not return to the palace openly?" He said with a disdainful glance outside the door. "Those inspectors can't stop our imperial guards. I will escort Your Majesty back to the palace."
But Wang Fuwei said coldly, "No."
"I'm right here."
The general was puzzled. "But, Your Majesty has humiliated the Queen so much that even I cannot bear it! Your Majesty has long been alienated from you. Do you think the Queen is still willing to support him? In my opinion, it would be better to choose a younger member of the royal family to succeed the throne..."
A cold light flashed in Wang Fuwei's eyes. "Of course his throne must be abolished. But confronting him head-on is not a wise move. There is a better way."
"What the Queen means is..."
Wang Fuwei's lips curled up into an inscrutable smile. "He's lazy and incompetent, not only doting on corrupt officials, but also imprisoning his own mother for this man's treason."
She glanced at the general as she spoke, "Tell me, can such an emperor still sit on the throne?"
The general's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he complimented her, "Your Majesty is wise."
Wang Fuwei snorted and laughed, "Only if his reputation for being foolish and unfilial gets out can I legitimately depose the emperor. Otherwise, rashly deposing the emperor will inevitably cause turmoil in the court and lead to mutinies. Don't forget, the Ning family commands two hundred thousand troops. If we give them a pretext to march south, do you know the consequences?"
The generals bowed their heads and said, "The Queen Mother is indeed far-sighted."
Wang Fuwei glanced at him and said, "Besides, if I return to the palace like this, will your imperial guards be exempted from responsibility?"
"I am doing this for your own good. After burning the Qinzheng Palace today, the Emperor will inevitably find trouble with your Imperial Guards. If you continue to disobey his orders, or even kill the Inspector, wouldn't that just give him cause for punishment?"
"Yang Qi, you are my hidden chess piece. You must not be exposed unless it is absolutely necessary. Do you understand my painstaking efforts?"
Yang Qi immediately showed a look of gratitude, "Your Majesty, you are considerate of us. This is our blessing."
Wang Fuwei: "As for today's incident, you can just push the Jinwu Guard on duty out of here and take the blame for the negligence."
"Don't worry about the rest. I'm here, and I won't blame you."
Yang Qi nodded repeatedly and thanked him again.
Wang Fuwei: "You just need to know that I will never mistreat those who are loyal to me. No matter what I want to do from now on, you just have to obey."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the eunuch's screams as he was beaten with a stick from outside the palace door. The dull sound of the stick falling on his flesh and blood body was clearly heard in the palace.
Yang Qi glanced at the door and said calmly, "Yes, Madam."
*
Half a month later.
Wen Xing might have been tired of soaking in the hot spring, or perhaps he was fed up with Ning Wujie's condition that he could only stay in the palace for a day if he listened to a daily lecture. After trying to shirk his obligation several times and being threatened to stop paying the money, he finally couldn't get away with it anymore and decided to move.
Compared to taking a bath in a hot spring, the tyrant would rather not listen to daily lectures.
So the imperial procession left Tangquan Palace.
The wheels of the emperor's palanquin rolled over the clean and flat official road under the nine-dragon umbrella. The ceremonial guard was led by the Inspector General, followed by civil and military officials on horseback or on foot according to their ranks. There were no less than a thousand people accompanying the carriage, and they were moving slowly and majestically towards the imperial city.
Ning Wujie rode a tall horse, with a long sword on his waist, guarding the left side of the imperial carriage.
He wore a black turban with a gold-embroidered pattern of flying fish, and his scarlet cape fell across his horse's back, occasionally lifted by the breeze. He exuded a chilling aura that kept people at a distance.
The curtain of the imperial carriage was lifted by the fan handle, revealing only half of the emperor's delicate jaw. "Ning Qing, won't you protect me?"
Ning Wujie glanced at the emperor sideways, then turned his gaze forward, "I am already protecting you, Your Majesty, what else do you want?"
The emperor curled his lips and said, "Come in, close to my body and guard me."
Ning Wujie said speechlessly, "Your Majesty's carriage is safe, and so is I outside."
Ning Wujie felt that this tyrant was determined to go against him.
Just because he warned someone last time, this person started to become more aggressive and would pester him whenever he got the chance.
It seems that they will not stop until they get revenge.
Wen Xing said shamelessly: "But Ning Qing is not by my side, I am afraid."
Ning Wujie's forehead twitched.
Xinghe, who was on the right side of the imperial carriage, heard it and excitedly lifted the curtain, almost sticking his head into the window, "Master, let me come in!"
Wen Xing grabbed Xinghe's head.
"You don't have to."
"Ah?" Xinghe's face was held down, and his voice was muffled and sad. "Master, don't you believe me?"
"Even though I can't beat him now, I'm sure I can after two more years of training!"
Wen Xing laughed: "Yeah, our Xinghe is the best."
Xinghe heard the perfunctory tone and pouted in dissatisfaction.
Wen Xing stared at the icy face on the tall horse outside the imperial carriage. His eyes turned and a bit of evil appeared in his eyes. "Stop first, I need to rest."
After a series of orders, the imperial procession slowly stopped.
Ning Wujie frowned, looked around, and said, "Your Majesty, there is no official post station here."
The foolish king casually pointed to a clearing in the woods with a lake nearby. It seemed like a nice view and said, "Let's set up camp over there."
Then, under the gaze of the crowd, the curtain was lifted, and the young emperor stepped out of the imperial carriage. He turned and looked at Ning Wujie on horseback, stretched out his arms, and ordered, "Hold me."
Ning Wujie couldn't believe it. He suddenly looked around and saw thousands of gazes from the front and back of the team, like beams of light, gathering scorchingly on the imperial carriage.
He tightened his grip on the reins with his knuckles, almost breaking them.
This tyrant is teasing him again!
He gritted his teeth and rode his horse back a few steps. "Your Majesty, please respect yourself. If you want to get off the carriage, there is a horse stool."
But Wen Xing curled his lips and said, "But, I only want you."
Wen Xing didn't give the other party a chance to refuse when he said this, and he leaned over.
"If you don't hold me, I'll jump. If I fall, you won't be able to protect me well."
Without waiting for Ning Wujie to answer, he jumped from the carriage without hesitation.
Ning Wujie:!
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