RPAGF Chapter 153 Struggle
Chapter 153 Struggle
The secret guard Ying Feng flew in.
"His Majesty."
Xu Jinghuai stretched out a hand and said, "It's okay. You can clean it up yourself and don't let anyone know."
After Xu Jinghuai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, Yingfeng immediately began to clean the blood on the floor.
After a moment, he came to Xu Jinghuai's side.
"Your Majesty, there is news from Maple Forest City."
Xu Jinghuai raised his eyes and put down the pen in his hand, "Speak."
"Ning Jinhua from Ningshi Medical Clinic has already met with Captain Yan."
"How is he?"
"The condition is critical, but not fatal."
"Even if the condition isn't fatal, we still need to do our utmost to treat it."
"Your Majesty, according to Ning Jinhua, Xu Jingye also gave the same order."
When Xu Jinghuai heard this, his face froze.
"But there are other developments."
"Maple Forest City has sent out numerous secret guards. A few days ago, because they were scattered, I thought they were just spying and didn't know their purpose. Today, I discovered they were all heading towards Lingxiu City."
"Lingxiu City..." Xu Jinghuai clenched his hands tightly, and a chill ran down his body.
So, my royal brother, you still can’t let go of Yan Yunshu, right?
But he spent his two lives in exchange for Yan Yunshu's peace and prosperity in this life. No matter what, your hands stained with her and her grandfather's blood must never get close to her again.
anyway!
"Your Majesty, I have sent more reinforcements to Lingxiu City to protect..."
Having said this, Yingfeng hesitated.
Who should be protected? The prince has ascended the throne, but Yan Yunshu only has a marriage certificate with His Majesty when he was still a prince.
Now, whether to enter the palace and be crowned as queen or concubine depends on His Majesty's words.
However, His Majesty is now very different from before.
They were not given a definite answer.
What should we call Yan Yunshu now?
Xu Jinghuai looked at the struggle on Yingfeng's face, as if he saw the struggle in his own heart.
He really wanted to say, who else could be my queen except Yan Yunshu?
But when he felt that familiar sting in his heart, he held it back and just gave the order.
"Protect her, Shadowwind, at any cost."
Yingfeng looked at the determination in Xu Jinghuai's eyes and was not surprised. That was the same expression he had in the past years whenever he talked about Yan Yunshu.
But what surprised him was that His Majesty's determination to die was mixed with his resolve.
"His Majesty."
Xu Jinghuai picked up the pen and looked down at the table full of memorials.
The paleness of his face almost blended into the white rice paper.
"Go back."
Yingfeng hesitated for a moment and finally retreated.
The hall was quiet. After Xu Jinghuai finished reviewing the piles of memorials, he walked to the window and looked at the cities of all sizes stretching for miles in the Tianze Imperial City.
Snowflakes were everywhere, falling towards him.
"Yan Yunshu...Yunshu..."
He muttered to himself, and the longing in his heart had already emerged from its cocoon and turned into flying fragments, landing in every inch of air around him.
At night, he met the inky figure in his dream again.
The inky figure was looking at him in front of Yan Yunshu's tombstone.
As I watched, two lines of tears rolled down from the corners of my eyes.
He reached out his hand, wanting to touch the tears.
But at the moment of contact, everything in front of him suddenly turned blank, and he and the inky figure kept spinning and falling towards the void.
endless.
Until he landed back in front of the familiar tombstone again.
Amidst the vast expanse of white snow, the dark figure looked at the tombstone and moved.
He turned and ran to the palace, and killed Xu Jingye and Yan Shuyao with a heart-wrenching roar.
Behind him stood thousands of troops, and in front of him was the throne that was within his grasp.
But he held the sword and pointed it at his throat.
"I will give you my life in exchange for your rebirth. May you forget your sorrows and pains and be reborn into joy."
……
At the same time, thousands of miles away in Lingxiu City, Yan Yunshu suddenly woke up from her dream.
She held the glowing spirit bead in her hand, her eyes deep.
She had a dream.
There was nothing in the dream except Xu Jinghuai, who kept looking at her.
His cold and aloof face was filled with sadness.
She didn't understand why she had such a dream.
But even after the dream, I still can't calm down.
She stood up, put on her clothes, and walked under the lamp. The bad premonition that always came to her mind for no reason came again.
"Girl, are you feeling unwell?"
Xiulian, the maid in the next room, knocked on the door.
"nothing."
"Let me make you a cup of tea."
"it is good."
Yan Yunshu stroked the dimly glowing spirit bead in her hand and looked at the steam rising from somewhere outside the window.
For some reason, eight words came to mind.
Forget your worries and pains, and be happy again.
This happened repeatedly, and the uneasiness in her heart inexplicably faded a little.
Even after Xiulian brought the tea, she took the tea and went to the hot spring room in the next room, wearing a thin dress, and soaked in the hot spring.
Xiulian looked at her with a smile on her face.
"Girl, that's great."
Yan Yunshu smiled at Xiulian.
She laughed for a while and then froze. She felt that her laughter was not genuine. But why did she laugh?
she does not know.
It was already dawn at this time. Yan Yunshu soaked in the hot spring for a while before getting up to wash and dress.
In the dining hall of Liuli Villa.
Sitting there were Xu Yichen and Yan Yunshu’s two cousins.
The three of them were still joking with each other and chatting happily, just like yesterday.
But when talking about today's border war, his expression became a little heavy.
"Your Majesty, what is the situation of the border war?"
"With my cousin who just became the emperor in charge, there's no need to worry."
"That's true, but after all, Your Majesty is in the capital and cannot reach you."
"Don't worry, my cousin has the ability to win from afar. In his eyes, all difficulties are no problem."
"That's good."
"That's good."
"Yes, every day, I send people to the capital at full speed. If there is any news or changes in the capital, we will know within two or three days after the news comes out."
"Three days three times, that's about ten days, which is exactly the time it takes for a carriage to travel between Lingxiu City and the capital."
"Any news lately?"
"There isn't one in the capital, but we do have one in Lingxiu City."
"What's the matter?"
Xu Yichen was about to speak, but he looked towards the door and froze.
The cousins followed his gaze.
He saw his cousin Yan Yunshu taking off the silver fox cloak covered with flying snow.
Those beautiful peach blossom eyes looked at them, curved into a crescent moon.
"cousin!"
Yan Yunshu came to their table and sat down.
Then he nodded slightly towards Xu Yichen, "Your Majesty."
"Good morning, girl."
As Xu Yichen was speaking, his cousins grabbed his arms and said, "Why call me girl? That's too strange. You're my brother, so just call me Shu'er!"
Xu Yichen cleared his throat, "Shu'er."
Yan Yunshu looked at Xu Yichen, who looked very similar to Xu Jinghuai.
stunned.
Xu Yichen felt that this was a bit abrupt and wanted to change his words.