Chapter 248 Do You Like Me?
While Zhiluo was tearfully confessing his feelings in Huo Gannian's tent, a completely different scene was unfolding in another tent in the far corner of the camp.
Yun Chen was sitting at the dinner table with his arms folded, frowning at the table full of cold food and wine.
Yan Shijiu sat upright at the desk, holding the pen with a serious expression, and wrote the word "suicide note" on the paper stroke by stroke.
"Huo Gannian has the Huo Gang as his backer, is appreciated by the Eastern Palace, has connections in the court, is rich, powerful, has soldiers, and has made great achievements." Yan Shijiu smiled bitterly, "And I have nothing."
Yan Shijiu, who is used to acting like a spoiled brat and a scoundrel, has never been seen to be humble and willing to admit that he has nothing.
Yun Chen was a little at a loss for a moment. Sometimes he felt that this guy was acting again, and sometimes he felt bad for him, but he didn't know how to respond.
Yan Shijiu uttered a bitter laugh of disappointment and continued to scribble on the "suicide note," muttering:
"I have nothing, but one thing: please take good care of A Ling for me."
Yun Chen opened his mouth but didn't say anything, feeling quite complicated.
In order to abide by the agreement between her and Wan Chen, she did not mention a word. She already knew the reason why Yan Shijiu was tortured in the death row.
But she understood that the inhuman pain and torture had made it difficult for him to smile brightly again.
A letter from the Eastern Palace that severely reprimanded him and summoned him back to the capital to answer for his crime made him feel even more miserable.
According to the current discussion in the court, Yan Shijiu will face at least imprisonment, and at most beheading as an apology.
The commander suffered a defeat and lost the city. No one cared how many battles he had won before. They only regarded this failure as a burden, hanging on his back forever.
She understood that his future was dangerous and bleak.
Yan Shijiu kept writing, and said in a low voice:
"I heard that Huo Gannian orchestrated numerous operations to get most of the court officials to speak on his behalf regarding the five thousand innocent civilian deaths in the Pingdidao Massacre. Furthermore, he offered the Huo Gang three years of military expenses as a condition, and the case was dropped. Your military advisor was only dismissed from his post, with no other punishment imposed."
"Yes." Yun Chen knew that Yan Shijiu had never even been to the palace. He had no power or influence in the court, and no one spoke for him.
Yan Shijiu carefully folded the "suicide note" he had been writing for a long time, handed it to Yun Chen, and said solemnly:
"Please."
Yun Chen frowned and looked at Yan Shijiu. Seeing that he looked like he was about to cry, he had no choice but to reach out and take it, and put the "suicide note" carefully in his arms.
There are some things that Yun Chen knows in his heart but cannot say.
Although Yan Shijiu was her friend who had been through thick and thin together, friendship was friendship and the secrets of the Lion Army could not be leaked at will. She could not tell Yan Shijiu that she and Huo Gannian had actually successfully borrowed 100,000 war horses in Youzhou.
She had already discussed with Huo Gannian that once the war horses arrived and everyone in the world knew about it, they would fabricate a story and count Yan Shijiu as a part of this great achievement, which would at least save his life.
She comforted Yan Shijiu: "Don't be afraid, go with peace of mind!"
Yan Shijiu nodded, slowly picked up his chopsticks, picked at the delicious food on the table, and said sadly:
"Okay, after having my last meal, I'll go without worries."
Seeing that he was deliberately misinterpreting her meaning, Yun Chen raised his hand and wanted to hit him, but he held back his hand halfway up and patted his shoulder instead:
"Don't think about it. I can't tell you why, but I will ensure that you don't die. Don't worry about returning to Kyoto. I'll protect you!"
Seeing Yun Chen's confident look, Yan Shijiu's eyes reddened, "Xiao Yunyun, even though I know you are bragging, I am very happy that you are so nice to me."
After saying that, Yan Shijiu continued to pick at the dishes on the table, unable to eat a single bite, and curled his lips in grievance:
"That's amazing! There's nothing on the table that I like."
Yun Chen grinned, "I'm sorry, I was careless and didn't know what you like."
At this moment, Yan Shijiu suddenly put down his chopsticks and looked at her deeply, "You know what I like, you know."
Yun Chen's back stiffened, and many images flooded into her mind, giving her goose bumps all over her body.
Ever since she escaped from Guying City this time, she has vaguely sensed a slight indescribable feeling.
She wanted to ask, but was afraid that she was being too sentimental; if she didn't ask, she would always feel uneasy.
If what she sensed was true, she really didn't know how to face Yan Shijiu in the future. She was afraid that she would never be as comfortable as she was now.
Avoiding Yan Shijiu's gaze, she asked:
"Yan Nineteen, do you like me?"
He seemed to have anticipated this question, and there was no change on his face, but his breathing became a little rapid and his eyes became more scorching.
He could see the panic and tentativeness beneath her forced composure, as well as the uneasiness that he couldn't ignore.
She was afraid of hearing a positive answer, rather than hoping that he would say "yes".
This feeling made him want to go crazy, and he wanted to sweep all the food and drinks on the table to the ground -
Then he pushed her onto the table, completing what he had wanted but had not crossed that night in the brothel in Guying City, by the window where the torches were flickering.
He handed the powder to her with his own hands. She was blindfolded at the time, but he could see it clearly.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. In such a critical situation, he handed over the aphrodisiac powder as if possessed by some infernal force.
She dipped some powder in the medicine and lightly smeared it on his lower back. He immediately regretted it, wondering why the medicine was so strong.
He didn't want to think about what happened later. Was it because the medicine was too strong, or was it because the wine didn't make people drunk but people made themselves drunk? It was just an excuse.
He remembered that she was lying under him, as panicked as a frightened deer, and would use her small woman's fists to push against his shoulders.
When she felt pain, her brows would be slightly furrowed and there would be a thin mist in her eyes.
Just one glance and he was captivated.
Not daring to think any further, fearing he would lose control of himself, Yan Shijiu closed his eyes and chuckled softly:
"Ah, yes, yes, I like you, I like you to death. I plan to marry you, so that when I return to Kyoto and lose my head, you will be the one to collect my body. Then I will leave all my property to you, and you can be a rich and happy widow. How about that? Am I a role model for the world?"
Hearing such a perfunctory and off-key joke, Yun Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
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An hour later, the carriage heading to Kyoto began to hasten.
Yun Chen helped Yan Shijiu pack up the package that only contained two sets of clothes, and sent him and Wan Chen to the carriage.
After getting on the carriage, Yan Shijiu leaned out of the window again and asked:
"By the way, when he saw my kiss marks all over your neck that day, Huo Gannian wasn't angry at all? And he even allowed you to come and see me off today. Is he tired of you? He doesn't care about you at all? He's not a generous person!"
Yun Chen quickly looked around and saw that the soldiers coming and going were far away and no one heard this. She quickly pushed Yan Shijiu back through the window with a red face and cursed in a low voice:
"He doesn't doubt me, and I don't doubt him. You know shit!"
Yan Shijiu curled his lips and said, "Okay, okay, I won't bother with anything else. I'd better go back to Kyoto and be killed. Goodbye, Xiao Yunyun."
Yun Chen comforted him again: "Don't be afraid, you are good-looking and thick-skinned. People like you will not die easily."
After hearing this, Yan Shijiu smiled happily and waved goodbye to her.
Looking at the carriage gradually moving away, Yun Chen felt complicated and worried.
Although she and Huo Gannian could save Yan Shijiu's life, they could not guarantee that he would not suffer physical pain. She was afraid that she would have to go to the prison to see him in the future.
Thinking of this, she remembered the suicide note Yan Shijiu left her.
It is speculated that the above should be some matters in the mansion that Yan Shijiu asked her to do, including taking care of A Ling.
If Yan Shijiu was really sentenced to prison in the end, she would indeed have to worry about helping him take care of his household.
She unfolded the suicide note in her arms and read it carefully from the beginning:
"'Suicide note: One, two, three, four, five, go up the mountain to fight the tiger...' Yan Nineteen!! Damn you!!!"
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