Chapter 690: Plead (1/2)
This guy was hidden pretty deep. Ordinarily, the old eunuch was eccentric and seldom had contact with others. The cold palace was also seen as an ominous place, so many of the palace maidservants and eunuchs took detours to avoid it which made it easier for him to do things.
After finding out what was happening behind the scenes, Zhu Junyang summoned his ability again and found two secret accomplices from the memory of the old eunuch. After confirming that the old eunuch and his accomplice had no more information to offer, he took the two culprits who poisoned his wife and began torturing them. He pulled out their nails one by one, and then their arms and legs were torn off from their joints. They resembled dolls destroyed by a naughty boy.
When Zhu Junyang came out covered in blood, Su Ran's hidden imperial guards went into the torture chamber to take care of the rest and immediately vomited. The scene inside was no different from that of a slaughterhouse. The two prisoners only had their heads attached to their bodies and they were still lying in the pool of blood, wailing. Most people would have nightmares after seeing such a scene.
”It's over?” Yu Xiaocao saw her man come out in white clothing. The clothing was a bit short and tighter on the shoulders. It was obvious that he borrowed clothes from Sir Su. After he came forward, a faint smell of blood came to her nose. She took Zhu Junyang's hands and asked affirmingly.
Zhu Junyang touched her small head. His grim face melted like snow and ice and his eyes became gentle, ”It's all over. We can go home soon!”
Zhu Junfan looked at the list Su Ran handed over and nodded at his beloved subject. Su Ran left Kunning Palace and waved. Several hidden guards appeared. He said a few words, and the hidden guards scattered and left.
”I don't know what these remaining evils of the previous dynasty are thinking. Now that the country is peaceful and the citizens are at peace, the situation is all good, but they are still thinking about the restoration of a lost country. Is it not good to live in peace and contentment? What are they doing?” Zhu Junfan drank a sip of cold tea and waved a hand at the maidservant to give him another cup with an expression of weariness.
Yu Xiaocao gave an inappropriate yawn and said blearily, ”It's all caused by power. The change in a dynasty is driven by the change in times. However, the remaining survivors of the previous dynasty don't think this way. They feel that they have been robbed of their throne and their country. They want to steal it back...”
”Ahem!” Zhu Junyang interrupted his wife's words and softly said, ”Are you tired? Come back with me to rest?”
”Oh ok!” Yu Xiaocao nodded her head and rubbed her sleepy eyes. She was helped up by her man who had already gotten up to leave. She took a few steps toward the doors of the palace before thinking of something. She stopped and asked, ”Your Imperial Majesty, why did you ask me to come to the palace today? I was interrupted by the poisoning case and almost forgot!”
The emperor looked at his cousin and concisely said, ”Official Wu, who is in charge of the experimental rice fields in Jinling, attaches great importance to this crop of experimental rice. He would like to invite you to go over and give some pointers.
Yu Xiaocao hadn’t opened her mouth before Zhu Junyang took over and said, “Your Majesty, this subject’s wedding leave hasn’t ended yet, we are still in the newlywed phase…”
”Junyang ah! Both of you are my most trustworthy subjects. The more capable someone is, the heavier their burdens. Therefore, you should put the affairs of the country first. You have to have the mind of someone willing to sacrifice their family to save everyone, serving the people wholeheartedly with the dedication to the public and your jobs....” Zhu Junfan said all these great principles, which made it difficult to refuse, ”However...you still have two days of your wedding leave... We are not unreasonable either. Let's wait till after your wedding leave to travel out of the capital!”
Zhu Junyang ground his teeth. After two days, he would have only been married for seven days. After being a virgin for twenty years, he hadn’t even had his fill of holding his soft and delicate wife yet. Now he was to be forced apart from her like the cowherd and the weaver girl[1]. It would be strange if he was willing!
His little wife had no conscience. Her eyes were shining and her face was full of eagerness. Over the past ten years after her transmigration, she had experienced the difficulty of ancient rural life, the sweetness of having a golden finger business, the prosperity of the capital, and the magnificence of Northern Territory scenery...
After living two lives, she had never experienced the pleasant scenery of Jiangnan before! Small bridges, flowing water with homes, a misty rainy Jiangnan, these words were derived from books or the mouths of other people, but they were only descriptions in the end.
If it wasn't because the time wasn't right, she definitely would have happily left for Jiangnan. Eh...seeing her man's unhappy face, she felt that she shouldn't reveal her thoughts to avoid his narrow-minded revenge at night!
Although Zhu Junyang was completely unwilling, he could not violate imperial orders as an official. He made the final struggle, ”Your Imperial Majesty, my wife has been badly poisoned and should be observed for several days to avoid having a relapse...”
”Junyang, do you doubt your wife's pharmaceutical skills?” Zhu Junfan dug a hole for his cousin.
Yu Xiaocao immediately expressed that she was in good health and that the poison had been completely cured! Imperial Prince Xu expressed frustration with this pig of a teammate——‘Wife, just who are you siding with?’