The Empress choked up again, unable to speak for a long time. After calming herself down for a while, she managed to regain her gentle and soft tone: "I want you to save her, then escort her back to the Di Kingdom, and tell King Zhi Di that the army of the Nine Kings is about to arrive."
Upon hearing this, Mei Zi raised her head, revealing a pair of ghostly, cold, and ruthless eyes: "You are so attentive to a child you have just met; Jiang Zhenning has stayed by your side for so many years, almost losing his life, yet he cannot get a single word of greeting from you."
Empress: "..."
That's absolutely infuriating!
These things must be mentioned in front of the children!
“I will save her and protect her as she leaves the capital and returns to the Di Kingdom,” Mei Zi said coldly, turning around. After taking a few steps, she added coldly, “Jiang Zhenning, I will take him with me as well.”
The Empress, meeting the Crown Prince's increasingly curious gaze, felt as if her old face had been shattered to pieces. Before the Crown Prince could ask any questions, she preemptively ordered him to leave: "Your Highness, you should also return. You should also keep a low profile and be careful in the near future. Mei Zi is not in the capital. If something really happens, no one can protect the lives of my son and me."
Shang Dongyang: "Then what about Mother Empress..."
"Step aside," the Empress interrupted Shang Dongyang, rising and entering her bedchamber.
Shang Dongyang: "..."
Why does it feel like we've caught them in the act? Is the Empress Dowager feeling guilty?
Could it be that the Empress Dowager and the Di King truly have some untold story?
Warm days pass quickly, and before they knew it, it was time for Shang Xiye to launch another western expedition.
Ji Fengyao and Shang Xiye rode together in a carriage to send him out of the city.
Shang Xiye held Ji Fengyao's chubby, soft little hand tightly, feeling somewhat irritated by the noisy chatter outside.
After holding back for a while, he couldn't help but hug his wife tightly again, whimpering softly like a puppy: "My dear wife, I can't bear to part with you. Please cast an invisibility spell and leave the capital with me, okay?"
"Alright, Your Highness, I promise I'll get away as soon as possible to find you. I can't bear to leave you, my father, and my brother either," Ji Fengyao said, feeling a pang of sadness.
Shang Xiye also knew:
Ji Fengyao's Illusionary Shuttle was only good enough to deal with the Emperor and Empress, but it was utterly insignificant in front of that person in the palace, and deploying it would be of no use.
At this point, it was simply impossible to take the young wife away without anyone noticing.
He buried his head in the hair at the nape of his wife's neck, lingeringly inhaling her unique sweetness, and asked, "My dear wife, in my past life, was I also so powerless that I lost you?"
"Nonsense! You were incredibly powerful in your past life, one of the most powerful figures on the Danling Continent back then!" Ji Fengyao blurted out, denying the fact that he had blown her up.
Ever since she remembered that her master seemed to have told her "don't hate him" at the end, she vaguely felt that there must be more to the story about her master's furnace explosion.
She just couldn't understand why her master would deliberately blow her up.
Shang Xiye hugged his wife even tighter, his voice low and soft: "Is she more capable than that person in the palace?"
"What is that person in the palace? If Your Highness regains your memory, you could wipe him out thousands of times with a flick of your finger..." Ji Fengyao hadn't finished speaking.
Suddenly, her and Shang Xiye's expressions changed simultaneously, and they both exclaimed in surprise, "Not again!"
At this moment, the carriage was traveling through the most bustling downtown area of Kyoto.
Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao rushed out of the carriage, embracing each other. Suddenly, a bolt of purple-white lightning, as thick as a child's arm, struck the carriage they had been sitting in right before everyone's eyes, causing sparks to fly everywhere. The curtains and drapes on the carriage immediately caught fire.
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