Chapter 92: A ruined plan 2 (1/2)

Days earlier at Yul village

He led her down the hallway to a single wide door down a small hallway. Lu Yaozhu pushed the door opened and stepped aside for her to walk in. The decor of the room was similar to her own, the only thing that differentiated them was that this room unlike hers had a more masculine feel.

There wasn't a dressing table or tea table like hers, the room could be described as practical. Lu Yaozhu walked ahead of her and did a thorough rundown of the room. He opened the windows and looked out the window, everything looked alright.

Commander Li worked very fast, there were already guards patrolling the downstairs when he looked down. Lu Yaozhu shut the door halfway, Su Liya stood where he left her. Her warry expression wasn't surprising, after what she had just been through. It was normal to feel a little uneasy, ”You will be safe here, you can sleep here. I will keep watch if you do not mind that is”.

”I don't” she replied in a low voice.

”Then get settled in, you can take the bed. I will sleep on the floor” Lu Yaozhu picked up a blanket but paused when she said

”Don't, you don't need to sleep on the ground. We can both sleep on the bed as we did on our wedding night. I trust you”

He tilted his head to the side ”I thought that you will feel more at ease if I stayed close to the window”.

”Why so that we can check how quickly you could catch a cold, please get into the bed. We were already scared our would-be assassin away, I doubt he would come back this night. Give him a day or two to lick his wounds” Su Liya flexed her neck and sat at one side of the bed.

His lips twitched when he heard her sarcastic reply, she keeps surprising him with her witty replies. ”Okay, then I will take the other side” he walled to the bowl of water by the side and washed his face before joining her in the bed.

The rest of the night was uneventful, the guards didn't get hold of the assassin. Apart from the dead body of one of the Inn staff, there was nothing fruitful from their search. After washing up and eating breakfast, Lu Yaozhu and his party continued their journey to Ningzhuo.

Thanks to the intel he got from Chief Wang, Lu Yaozhu changed their routes, they took the more common routes which meant that they passed through more villages. When spending the night at Inns, Lu Yaozhu ordered his soldiers to surround outside the inn and their rooms. To provide extra protection, they usually stayed in the same room but paid for random rooms and fixed had their servants serve them instead of the inn staff.

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Meanwhile back at Jiangxi Palace

The Empress had just finished lunch when the Emperor stormed into the room. There was a slight commotion at the door as the Palace servants scattered. The Emperor didn't care about maintaining his image, he bellowed loudly as he walked to the Empress ”all of you, Get out!!!!”

Everyone rushed out as soon as they heard that, with their head bowed. No one wanted to be at the receiving end of one of the Emperor's temper tantrums. Emperor watch his wife of over 30 years ignore him like he was nothing and go about her usual activities.