Chapter 295 Yun Chen is a woman
Huo Gannian walked out of the East Palace and stood in the pouring cold rain in late autumn.
He looked up at the sky, his eyes slightly red, but the corners of his lips raised high, like a seriously wounded hero, still honored in defeat.
The moment Nan Lijun agreed to arrange a marriage between him and Yun Chen, he felt that everything was worth it.
How about the Huo Gang token, the military token, and the marquis' crown?
Is there anything more important than Yun Chen?
It took him three full days to make the best decision in his life.
I was so excited that only the cold rain could slightly relieve the burning sensation.
He stood in the rain until he was soaked.
Suddenly, a big umbrella appeared above his head, interrupting his enjoyment of being immersed in the rain.
Yan Shijiu held up an umbrella, looking as if he was smiling:
"Why, don't you want to play anymore? Are you tired?"
Huo Gannian snorted in disdain:
"I don't play such a low-level game."
It is much easier to talk between two smart people.
"Haha..." Yan Shijiu laughed out loud, but it was a rare laugh that came from the heart, and said with a bit of regret:
"Huo Gannian, I really admire you. You are a great loser."
There are many winners in this world, but not many losers who can stop losses in time and get out of the situation safely.
From the perspective of someone in power, Yan Shijiu really likes extremely intelligent people like Huo Gannian.
What did Ni Kun say about him?
The saying that a mortal body has divine bones is really not an empty statement.
"I've always been curious, why do you clearly suspect me, but never try to use any tricks to deal with me?" Yan Shijiu has always been puzzled by this question.
Seeing him appear next to Nan Lijun, Huo Gannian was not surprised at all, and didn't even pay him any extra attention.
Huo Gannian was not interested in answering Yan Shijiu's questions.
But the more he seemed unwilling to talk, the more interested Yan Shijiu became, and he even seemed determined to get to the bottom of it.
Yan Shijiu said, "As far as I know, you haven't told Yun Chen anything about me. Why? Are you afraid that Yun Chen will trust me instead of you? Or are you afraid that I will snatch Yun Chen away?"
No matter how many secrets he knew about Yan Shijiu or how many conspiracies he had deduced, Huo Gannian never took the initiative to tell Yun Chen.
He didn't even tell Yun Chen to "stay away from Yan Shijiu" and never stopped Yan Shijiu from dating Yun Chen.
When Yun Chen was mentioned, Huo Gannian's expression relaxed, but he smiled contemptuously, as if to say:
"Rob Yunchen? You wouldn't dare. You're afraid of losing Nan Lijun's support, and you don't even have time to avoid suspicion."
Huo Gannian did not answer Yan Shijiu's question, but said:
"Outside the Lion Army's Guying City camp, there's a bayberry orchard with large, sweet bayberries."
Yan Shijiu subconsciously said, "I know, the fruit is indeed sweet."
But when he saw Huo Gannian sneer, Yan Shijiu immediately realized that he had been easily tricked again. He couldn't help but admire him and laugh at himself.
When Yan Shijiu was captured in Guying City, the Shiwei Army was still in Yancheng.
When the Lion Army was stationed outside Guying City, Yan Shijiu was rescued by Yun Chen, and then he was immediately dismissed from his post and returned to Beijing. He had no time to wander around and knew if there was any bayberry garden nearby.
But Yan Shijiu blurted out, "The fruit is indeed very sweet."
Just this one tentative sentence immediately made Huo Gannian certain that Yan Shijiu had "hooked up" with Zhi Luo, who had also been dismissed from his post and returned to Beijing, at that time.
But up to now, everything is developing as expected. Nan Lijun's whole body and mind are firmly in Yan Shijiu's hands, and he no longer cares about what is being tested.
It's just a pity that since Huo Gannian wants to marry Yun Chen, he must be determined to make the identity of Yun Chen's daughter known to the world. But Luo, this little chess piece, will not be very useful in the future.
Huo Gannian looked at the rain falling like a river bursting its banks, as if it would last for three lifetimes before it stopped. He said calmly,
"The fruit in that bayberry orchard is the largest and sweetest of all the nearby orchards. There's no special secret, except that other orchards are busy spraying pesticides whenever their trees get infested with insects. While the insects are gone, half the fruit dies, and the remaining fruit won't grow.
Only in the bayberry orchards did they put their efforts, instead of pest control, into fertilizing, loosening the soil, irrigating, planting windbreaks, and building awnings. Under such favorable conditions, all the bayberry trees grew tall, lush, and very strong.
In fact, bayberry trees do get infested with insects. They gnaw on the trees and eat the fruit, but they only harm a small portion of them. Pests don't hinder the growth of bayberry trees at all; at best, they act like ants trying to shake the tree. Ultimately, each tree loses a few fruit to insects, but the entire orchard enjoys the largest and sweetest harvest.
Yan Shijiu listened carefully to every word, pondered it over and over again in his mind, and asked seriously:
"The end is governed, and the root is not disordered. Is that what you mean?"
Huo Gannian gave him a cold look, his face full of the words "Do I look like I'm willing to tell you?"
He sneered again, ignored Yan Shijiu, and strode towards the sky prison.
Looking at Huo Gannian's back as he walked away slowly with his hands behind his back, Yan Shijiu fell into deep thought.
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At the same time, in the sky prison.
The autumn rain was cold, and the prison was even more chilly and biting.
Kezhi Luo felt that his heart was colder than the autumn rain.
Despair and shock were like knives piercing her bones, causing her face to turn pale and her whole body to tremble.
Nan Lijun said that Yun Chen was a woman, and asked Zhiluo to go there quickly and verify the authenticity personally before Huo Gannian arrived at the Heavenly Prison.
Yun Chen is a woman.
Just five words shattered the illusion.
Zhi Luo stood outside the cell for a long time like a ghost, looking inside the cell——
Yun Chen was lying on the thick soft cotton mat in the cell with her legs crossed, racking her brains to solve the Lu Ban lock that Su Zhengyang had given her to relieve her boredom.
The originally dark and damp cell has now been cleaned thoroughly.
All the damp and moldy places were covered with thick hay, and the originally cold and mossy stone floors were also covered with thick fine sand.
In other cells, there was a kerosene lamp with a flame only the size of a mung bean, but in Yun Chen's cell, there was a large lantern with bright candlelight.
Su Zhengyang even ordered people to light incense.
Not to mention other clothes and food, they almost locked up the cook of the Su Mansion.
Yun Chen didn't know why Su Zhengyang treated her so well. She guessed that he wanted to further develop their relationship and become a brother with her.
She played with the Luban lock, twisting her ten fingers until they were almost knotted, and muttered to herself:
"Which unit is Lu Ban from? I wonder how many people are in a squad that can build such an amazing thing."
Unable to unlock the cell, Yun Chen threw it aside out of boredom, and then he discovered Zhi Luo standing outside the cell.
"Oh my god!" Yun Chen was frightened by Zhiluo's ghost-like shadow and shuddered at first. Then he ran over happily, grabbed the cell door, and tried to stick his head out:
"Zhiluo? You came to see me? Is His Highness going to let me out?"
The light and shadow from the lantern cast on Zhiluo's face, making it look a little distorted and making it difficult to see her expression.
She stood there without saying a word, staring at Yun Chen.
Yun Chen felt strange, so he stretched out his hand from the middle of the railing and waved it in front of Zhi Luo:
"What's wrong with you? You look like you've lost your soul."
Zhi Luo didn't say anything, and all he could see was a pair of crystal clear and sparkling eyes.
Yun Chen was surprised: "Are you crying? Who bullied you? Tell me, I'll help you deal with him when we get out!"
“Heh…” Zhi Luo smiled bitterly.
If she had heard this in the past, she would have been so happy.
But now I just feel it is extremely harsh and hypocritical to the point of making me sick.
A surge of evil fire suddenly struck Zhi Luo's heart, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he grabbed Yun Chen's hand and bit it hard.
"Ah--" Yun Chen was caught off guard and screamed in pain, quickly pulling his hand back.
The skin on the back of his hand was broken and bleeding continuously.
Two rows of red and purple teeth marks were like branding irons, deeply imprinted on Yun Chen's fair skin.
Yun Chen was in so much pain that cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She wanted to ask Zhi Luo why he suddenly bit her, but she saw that the prison door was empty. There was no sign of Zhi Luo, only Su Zhengyang who hurried over after hearing the sound.
Seeing Yun Chen holding his wrist with blood all over his hands, Su Zhengyang was shocked. He threw the "sky prison" and "underground prison" out of his mind and immediately unlocked the cell and rushed into it.
"What's wrong? Why is there so much blood?"
Yun Chen habitually took off her belt to bandage the wound. Su Zhengyang stopped her and asked someone to get some liquor. He poured the liquor on her wound and said angrily:
"A bite wound is not like a knife wound. A mouth is poisonous and must be washed with wine before it can be bandaged."
The back of his hand was so painful from the alcohol that Yun Chen grimaced in pain and almost cried.
Su Zhengyang carefully washed her wound. When he raised his head, he met a pair of big, tearful eyes. They were slightly red, a little aggrieved, and a little complaining, looking at him innocently.
His heart beat wildly and immediately lost its rhythm. Su Zhengyang quickly looked away, but his gaze fell on her collar, which was a little loose without the belt.
Her fair collarbone is faintly visible, and she looks so fragrant...
He lowered his head awkwardly and raised his fist to his mouth, pretending to cough.
"The one who just arrived is Zhiluo, the senior lady-in-waiting of His Highness. Didn't you two know each other from the Lion Army? Why did she bite you?"
"I don't know. Girls probably have a few days of bad mood every month." Yun Chen took the belt to bandage the wound, but then stopped, raised the back of his hand in front of his eyes, and looked at it carefully.
Su Zhengyang saw that she was very cute and couldn't help but chuckle:
"Don't worry, I'll buy you some Gentian Jade Cream, it won't leave scars."
"No need, I have plenty at home." Yun Chen shook his head and said heartlessly:
"You know what, Zhiluo's teeth are quite neat."
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