L'histoire destructrice de mari d'une impitoyable médecin légiste

Chapitre 10

Yu Luo bowed and performed the palace salute, then whispered in Zi Jin's ear, "The general will be setting off on a campaign tomorrow, and this is his last visit to the palace today. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to see him?"

Zi Jin nodded blankly.

After obtaining Zi Jin's consent, Yu Luo pulled Zi Jin out of Taiping Pavilion and carefully avoided the patrolling soldiers as they headed towards the inner palace.

Zi Jin was being pulled along by Yu Luo like a puppet, her mind a jumble of confusion. She didn't know what was wrong with her. She knew that it was better to avoid trouble in this dangerous place, and that she didn't have much attachment to Zi Yingfeng. So why did she agree to Yu Luo's suggestion without hesitation?

Yu Luo led Zi Jin to a courtyard and hid her behind a rockery. She said, "Young Master, please wait here for a moment. I will go and inform the General. Young Master must not come out on your own."

Zi Jin nodded, and Yu Luo turned and left the artificial hill.

Zi Jin remained calmly hidden behind the artificial hill. A moment later, she heard hurried footsteps and thought that Yu Luo and Zi Yingfeng must be coming. Just as she was about to step out from behind the artificial hill, she suddenly heard a clear, cold male voice.

Zi Jin hurriedly hid in the cave behind the artificial hill. She held her breath and carefully crouched in the cave, which could accommodate two people. After a while, she saw a pair of bright yellow boots and a pair of black official boots standing where she had just hidden.

"General Zi, what are you hiding from me?" Emperor Xuanlong's cold voice rang out from outside the cave.

"I just felt the banquet was dull, so I came out for some fresh air," Zi Yingfeng said, his voice slightly flustered.

"Running to such a remote place for some fresh air? My dear minister, you certainly have a good interest." Emperor Xuanlong's cold voice revealed a hint of danger.

"I walked and walked until I came to this place; it was not intentional."

"It's good that you know you are my subject. I'm just afraid that you've forgotten your oath! My empire still needs you." Emperor Xuanlong emphasized the word "subject".

"Your subject would not dare to forget for even a moment," Zi Yingfeng replied, kneeling abruptly at Emperor Xuanlong's feet.

Emperor Xuanlong took two steps forward, forcefully gripping Zi Yingfeng's chin with his right hand while gently stroking his face with his left. He said softly, "Back then, you schemed to seize this throne, but did you ever imagine you'd end up like this? To take this position, you personally killed her, but did you ever consider how many people in this world truly cared for her?! Everything you've gained now is retribution! You used this face to bewitch her, didn't you? You caused her heartbreak and death, didn't you? Then how about I make you taste the agony of a life worse than death?!" Emperor Xuanlong's voice was deep and filled with murderous intent. After speaking, he violently flung his hand away and picked up a handkerchief to wipe his hands.

Zi Yingfeng clenched his fists and lowered his head so that no one could see his expression.

"General, you seem to be in high spirits. It's only been a few days, and you've already produced such a large illegitimate son. With such heavy state affairs, it's clear the Zi family is still thriving. What do you think, General?" Emperor Xuanlong sneered, then added, "But do you think your son is worthy of being called 'Jin'? Hmm? General Yinfeng!" His voice was deep, ruthless, and decisive.

Upon hearing this, Zi Yingfeng knelt down abruptly and said, "Tomorrow I will be traveling with the army. I only ask that Your Majesty take care of my family. I dare not think of anything else."

Emperor Xuanlong snorted coldly, glanced disdainfully at Zi Yingfeng kneeling before him, and turned to leave.

After Emperor Xuanlong walked away, Zi Yingfeng knelt silently on the ground, his face showing pain and his eyes flashing with various emotions.

Zi Jin carefully stepped out of the cave, staring at Zi Yingfeng kneeling before her with a heart full of doubt.

When Zi Yinfeng saw Zi Jin emerge from the cave, his expression changed drastically. He tried to get up in a panic, but then froze, staring blankly at Zi Jin.

Zi Jin stepped forward and gently wiped Zi Yingfeng's cheek with her small hand. Only then did Zi Yingfeng realize that she was already in tears.

Zi Yingfeng gently pulled Zi Jin into his arms, tightening his grip as his whole body trembled.

Suddenly, Yu Luo emerged from the corner and knelt before Zi Yingfeng, saying, "General, you have entrusted your master to me. I will do anything, even die, to ensure that your master is not harmed in the slightest."

Zi Yingfeng looked deeply at Zi Jin in his arms, and smiled slightly: "Jin'er... in this life... you must wait for me to come back... wait for me to come back..."

After saying this, he stood up and strode away.

As Zi Yingfeng's desolate figure gradually disappeared into the night, Zi Jin felt a strange pain in her heart. She didn't know why she felt so helpless and unable to control herself when facing Zi Yingfeng. She only knew that Zi Yingfeng's sad eyes and helpless expression seemed familiar somewhere before, so inexplicably familiar that she couldn't forget them even if she wanted to.

My heart aches inexplicably.

In the summer of the thirteenth year of Xuanlong in the Yue Kingdom, the Yao Kingdom suddenly launched an attack with an army of 400,000 men, catching the Yue Kingdom off guard and causing it to lose three cities in succession.

In the same year, General Zi Yinfeng of the Yue Kingdom led 250,000 troops to meet the enemy.

Since the division of the Three Kingdoms, there have been occasional wars, but none have been as frantic as the attack launched by Yao Kingdom with the full force of its own nation. The subjects of the three kingdoms are speculating about Yao Kingdom's motives for such a frenzied attack.

As expected, the largest of the three kingdoms, the Chen Kingdom, remained neutral throughout the war.

Zi Jin was twelve years old that year.

A goddess reincarnated, originally meant to save the common people, was reborn to fulfill a karmic destiny after countless lifetimes of seeking love, just as she and her beloved were childhood sweethearts (Part 3).

It was during their innocent childhood (Part 3) After Zi Yingfeng left Yu Luo to go on his expedition, Zi Jin's life was like honey and oil.

These days, she goes to the study to sleep early every day, and after waking up, she goes directly back to Taipingxuan to find food. In her spare time, she stays in the study, which also serves as her bedroom, tinkering with various herbs.

Zi Jin had countless fantasies of being able to concoct top-grade medicines like those time-traveling predecessors, such as bewitching powder, arsenic, and arsenic trioxide. On a whim, she would send Yu Luo to the Imperial Pharmacy to steal two coins' worth of each medicine. Inside the Imperial Pharmacy, the imperial physicians and eunuchs panicked at the rapidly dwindling supply of medicines. Fearing repercussions from their superiors, they could only swallow their anger and keep quiet about it.

From then on, a group of unfortunate night watchmen were added to the Imperial Pharmacy.

After spending three months tinkering with numerous bottles and jars, Zi Jin began to ponder the profound question of whether the medicine would be as effective as she had imagined. However, no matter how resourceful Yu Luo was, she was unable to find a living person in the palace to conduct experiments without anyone noticing. Zi Jin was deeply resentful about this and had no choice but to give up.

Autumn has arrived in the blink of an eye, and the weather is gradually getting cooler.

Zi Jin's greatest daily torment was getting up before dawn to rush to the Imperial Study. Although she could continue sleeping there, the cold, hard desks and chairs were never as comfortable as being in bed.

Yu Luo looked at Zi Jin, who hadn't even opened her eyes while getting dressed, washing up, and tying her hair. Although she felt extremely helpless, she had already gotten used to it. In Yu Luo's opinion, it was already a blessing that Zi Jin was willing to let her do as she pleased without throwing a tantrum.

Yu Luo carefully led Zi Jin, who had not opened her eyes, to the gate of Taiping Pavilion, before placing Zi Jin's hand in happy Bao's hand and repeatedly instructing happy Bao: "You must keep a close eye on your master."

happy Bao knew that Yu Luo was different from herself, and listened to her instructions patiently every day before carefully pulling Zi Jin towards the study.

At these times, Yu Luo would stand outside Taiping Pavilion and watch Zi Jin and happy Bao leave before returning inside.

Before dawn, happy Bao led his master along the path to the Imperial Study. He had once been surprised and admired his master for being able to walk without opening his eyes, but now he was used to it.

Xi Bao had never seen anyone so lazy. Could she really fall asleep while walking? Even if she did fall asleep, Zi Jin would wake up immediately when they reached the door of the Imperial Study without him having to remind her, as if she wasn't the one sleeping on the road at all.

Today, Zi Jin threw a tantrum, and Yu Luo had to coax and trick her into getting up. Now it was getting late, and happy Bao was secretly anxious, so she pulled Zi Jin to quicken their pace.