At this moment, Bei Gong Jue Shi remained expressionless, seemingly oblivious to everything.
Yi Yun Muchen pursed his lips. He was wearing someone else's clothes and was crying. Without asking, you could guess what had happened. "Brother, he, he... Waaah..." He couldn't help but cry and went forward to throw himself on Yi Yun Shangcheng.
Yi Yun Shangcheng smiled slightly and gently patted Yi Yun Muchen's shoulder. "Mu Chen, I will go to the palace immediately to arrange your marriage to the second prince!"
Yi Yunmu Chen listened in astonishment, then looked up and said, "What are you talking about? He has a missing arm. Are you suggesting I marry a man like that?"
“He’s very capable and will know how to take care of you. Besides, you—didn’t you have an intimate relationship with him? Don’t hide it from me, I will make the decision for you! And the Prince of Nan doesn’t like you. If you marry him, there won’t be a good outcome. Moreover,” Yi Yun Shangcheng’s eyes flashed with a dangerous light, and the hatred in her heart deepened, “he and the Princess Consort of Nan are very much in love and will not be easily separated. We need to plan this carefully!”
After a short while, Yi Yun Shangcheng lowered her eyes slightly, smiled faintly, and looked at her, "What do you think?"
"I don't want to marry a vicious person! He is vicious! When he stopped me in the Orchid Pavilion, I felt something was wrong with him, and I really wanted to kill him!" Yi Yun Muchen said, and when he saw a curved knife at Yi Yun Shangcheng's waist, he immediately drew it. "Brother, this is a wolf in sheep's clothing! We can't let him live!" He then lunged at Bei Gong Jue Shi to stab him.
Yiyun Shangcheng's lips twitched slightly, but he had no intention of stopping her from killing. Instead, he watched all of this with great interest.
Yi Yun Muchen was extremely nervous, but she couldn't let Bei Gong Jueshi's efforts be in vain! Brother, you can't make another mistake! Please forgive me!
Peerless, if we have an afterlife, I would rather we never have met and never have loved each other!
Yi Yun Muchen took a deep breath and rushed forward to plunge the dagger into Bei Gong Jue Shi's heart!
Bei Gong Jue Shi stared expressionlessly at the woman before him. This was his woman. Was he really going to just watch her sink deeper and deeper into despair? She shouldn't have to bear all the sorrow alone. It wasn't her fault at all. She was caught in the middle, and he knew her torment!
At this moment, Bei Gong Jue Shi recalled the scene between herself and her outside the cave on the mountain.
"Mu Chen, if you want to gain his trust, you have to be impulsive and assassinate me, understand? I become a demon, I hurt you, you're furious, and in your impulsiveness, you want to kill me. Go for my heart! A hard stab, don't hesitate at all, otherwise, he won't believe you!"
"Jue Shi, I don't want to do this, why do you want to do this? You'll die, you'll die!" Yi Yun Muchen shook her head, tears starting to flow again.
He gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, kissed her thin lips, and said earnestly, "A wound three inches from the heart is not fatal. Even if it were to pierce, it would only be a superficial wound. Shall we take a gamble? I believe in you, Mu Chen. I have always believed in you!" He looked into her eyes and placed his uninjured left arm on her shoulder.
His severed arm had been treated, but just looking at the wound caused Yi Yun Muchen a pang of pain in his heart!
"I don't want this, Jueshi, I, I'm afraid I can't do it well! I'm afraid, I'm afraid!" Yiyun Muchen looked at him and hugged his broad body tightly.
Bei Gong Jue Shi smiled, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her dark hair. "I believe in you. My life is in your hands. If I can die by your hand, I will have no regrets."
“I…” Yi Yun Muchen looked up at Bei Gong Jueshi, a trace of tears still glistening in her eyes, “Jueshi…”
"Come on, watch me teach you." Bei Gong Jue Shi pulled her away slightly, then wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his hand. "Watch me, my Mu Chen!"
"Mm." Yi Yunmu Chen looked at him and finally nodded.
He took off his shirt and pointed out to her where her heart was, roughly three inches above it. He taught her patiently, and she listened attentively. Unlike before, there were no jokes. Even though Yi Yun Muchen was exhausted, she dared not sleep anymore.
After finishing, Bei Gong Jue Shi said, "You must go to the post station first, and you must be seen by the Western Region King's Black Guards. This way you will have a suitable reason to go back. I will go later, and there will be an hour or two between us."
Yi Yunmu nodded solemnly. "Once you've made your choice, don't hesitate!"
At this moment, Bei Gong Jue Shi's gaze fell on Yi Yun Muchen. Looking at her, he wanted to smile, but he couldn't bring himself to be cold towards her anymore.
Having had those wonderful days is enough! I never dared to hope for a relationship like that.
Yi Yunmu Chen's beautiful face took on a fierce look due to her anger. She sneered, "What? Why aren't you moving?"
Yi Yun Shangcheng looked at Yi Yun Muchen with her purple eyes, playing with two Dragon Soul Pearls in her hands, and the playful tone on her lips became even stronger.
Bei Gong Jue Shi remained indifferent, as if he had not heard any sound or felt any killing intent!
Without further hesitation, Yi Yun Muchen raised his curved blade and plunged it fiercely into Bei Gong Jue Shi's heart!
Blood splattered instantly! Everyone was astonished, and a look of shock flashed in Yi Yun Shangcheng's eyes. The next second, he was in front of Yi Yun Muchen, snatching her curved knife away. "How dare you! How could you be so reckless! The knife is poisoned!"
Yi Yun Muchen was stunned. It was poisonous! But then he sneered, "Brother, he bullied me, shouldn't he die? If it's poisonous, then it's poisonous. The more painful the death, the better! Yes, brother, you're right. I lost my virginity to him, but I can still choose not to marry him! What I want is freedom. We people of the Western Regions hope to soar freely in the sky like an eagle!"
"He is your husband! How could you kill him?!" Yi Yun Shangcheng stared dangerously at Yi Yun Muchen. "An unchaste woman should be burned at the stake!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Yun Muchen also stepped back because of his imposing manner, feeling timid and daring not to say anything more.
Blood was gushing from Bei Gong Jue Shi's chest, yet he remained standing firm! However, his strange eyes were tightly closed!
Yi Yun Shangcheng immediately pressed his pressure points to stop the bleeding. "Someone, summon the Five Elders!" If it weren't for the Five Elders, no one could have saved him from this poison!
Yi Yun Muchen was taken aback. Did the five elders mean that they had already gained Yi Yun Shangcheng's trust?
Several maids quickly helped Bei Gong Jue Shi down.
Yi Yunmu Chen wanted to rush out, but seeing Yi Yun Shangcheng's sharp gaze, he had no choice but to swallow his words.
"Guards, help the princess down to rest!" Yiyun Shangcheng coldly ordered, "You are not allowed to go anywhere!"
"Hmph!" Yi Yunmu Chen snorted lightly.
Yi Yun Shangcheng's eyes darted around as she stepped forward. "Mu Chen, your brother is doing this all for your own good. You'll see how good Bei Gong Jue Shi is to you in the future! Feelings can be cultivated slowly. Your brother has always cherished you; would he really push you to the brink?"
Yi Yun Muchen looked at him, her heart filled with a myriad of emotions. If she had heard his words before, she would have been moved to tears of gratitude. But now, it all seemed so fake, so fake! Why would he treat her like this!
Yi Yun Muchen's face was still displeased, but he still nodded, "Brother, you must punish him for me! If you don't punish him, one day I will make him taste the power of the Gu poison I developed!"
"Brother will definitely do it!" Yi Yun Shangcheng nodded. "By the way, what about the Heart-Eating Gu I asked you to develop?"
Yi Yun Muchen didn't say anything, but took out a small bottle from his pocket and handed it to him, saying, "Don't make me research these kinds of weird things in the future!"
Yi Yun Shangcheng looked at the Heart-Eating Gu in his hand, smiled slightly, waved his hand, and let the maid take Yi Yun Muchen away, but his eyes became even more profound.
After a while, Yi Yun Shangcheng immediately entered Bei Gong Jue Shi's room, where the five elders were already waiting for him.
"I need to see if he's the person I found. He's injured, so treat his wounds first!" Yiyun Shangcheng gave the order directly.
Elder Jin was the oldest of the five. He stepped forward, looked at Beigong Jueshi lying on the bed, pinched the area roughly at his heart, and nodded, "He can be saved."
"Immediately." Yi Yun Shangcheng didn't waste any words and sat down on a stool to the side, then slowly drank his wine and watched the five elders heal Bei Gong Jue Shi.
Miraculously, under the treatment of the five elders, the dark wound on Beigong Jueshi's chest actually healed!
Having relinquished their powers, the five elders stood respectfully before Yiyun Upper City, awaiting orders.
Elder Jin stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, he has indeed become a demon, but his heart still retains humanity.”
"Can you obey my orders?" Yi Yun Shangcheng's gaze fell on Bei Gong Jue Shi.
"Yes." Elder Jin nodded, taking out a small bottle from his robes. "After drinking this potion of forgetfulness, he will forget everything and will wholeheartedly follow the King in his work!"
Yiyun Shangcheng took the bottle, thought for a moment, and decided to put it in her bosom first. She still needed to make him the second son of the Prince of Zhenbei, so she couldn't let him lose all his memories.
Otherwise, people will become suspicious, and others will inevitably be prepared.
Yiyun Shangcheng waved his hand, "Go down and investigate the crystal ball matter thoroughly, and find out who stole it!"
"Yes." The five elders immediately disappeared before his eyes.
Looking at Bei Gong Jue Shi, Yi Yun Shang Cheng realized he had become a demon, and his martial arts might not be inferior to her own! And that man in black who stole the crystal ball—she would absolutely not let him go! His martial arts…
Yi Yun Shangcheng glanced at Bei Gong Jue Shi lying on the bed with his eyes closed before leaving. Unexpectedly, at that moment, a heart-wrenching pain shot through his chest! Yi Yun Shangcheng immediately leaned against the bedside, cold sweat streaming down his face.
Yi Yun Shangcheng glanced at Bei Gong Jue Shi with her crimson eyes. Seeing that he hadn't woken up, she immediately rushed out, returned to her room, sat on the bed, and took out the black box from her bosom. Inside were still those meandering little black worms. She opened the Heart-Eating Gu that Yi Yun Muchen had developed, poured some into the black box, and the little black worms immediately drank the Heart-Eating Gu liquid.
He stuffed the Heart-Eating Gu back into the cloth strip and set it aside. Only after watching the little black worm finish drinking the Heart-Eating Gu did he clench his fist and put it into the black box.
Suddenly, a mysterious purple light shot straight into the sky! Yi Yun Shangcheng's eyes turned crimson, then instantly turned deep purple! His entire body was enveloped in a dark aura, his imperial aura was naturally formed! With the addition of that sinister aura, he became even more suffocating!
Yiyun Shangcheng's lips curled up slightly.
Everything will eventually come to an end!
Are you looking forward to Ji Wushang?
Yiyun Shangcheng frowned slightly as she thought about the name.
...
The morning breeze was a bit chilly. Ji Wushang was tightly embraced by the man in front of him. With many things on his mind, he woke up and saw him looking at him with a childlike, playful expression.
Ji Wushang blushed. "It's time to get up."
"Mm." Nan Xuzong nodded.
Get up, change clothes, and have breakfast.
After breakfast, Nan Xuzong listened to Ji Wushang beside him and asked, "What are you busy with today?"
“We need to go to the courtyard to take a look, otherwise people will gossip.” Ji Wushang stood up. “Because of what happened last night, Aunt Zhao’s reputation among the servants has plummeted. Her good days won’t last long. Now we need to guard against her and the other concubines coming after me.”
The Marquis clearly dotes on her. Last night, even knowing she was intentionally framing me, he still protected her. Who wouldn't know his true intentions? Therefore, if we want the Marquis to deliver a decisive blow, we need an opportunity. Right now, filled with resentment, she'll naturally think of forming factions. I won't let her have her way!
Nan Xuzong nodded and tugged at her hand. "Do you want me to go with you?"
"No need. If you go, wouldn't people say that you, a man, are meddling in the affairs of the inner courtyard? If I let you protect me like this, I don't think the people in the manor will be convinced."
"I'll just watch over you and protect you from behind." Nan Xuzong nodded. "If they make things difficult for you, tell me immediately. Be careful in everything you do; I don't want you to get hurt in any way."
Ji Wushang nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "By the way, Aunt Zhao knows martial arts! And her martial arts seem to be very powerful!"
"Oh?" It was hidden so deeply? It seems necessary to reinvestigate! Nan Xuzong's dark eyes were deep as he nodded. "Then you need to be even more careful. Or... how about I teach you martial arts?"
"Okay!" Ji Wushang laughed. If he could teach her martial arts, that would be the best. She could protect herself, and he wouldn't have to worry about her so much! She could do many things for him in the future. She just wanted to improve herself and become his capable assistant!
Nan Xuzong watched as the sunlight cast a soft glow behind her, and his heart felt even better. Teaching her martial arts would make her stronger, put his mind at ease, and perhaps even improve her health—something far more effective than taking lots of tonics.
"But I'll still go to the courtyard and see how it goes." Ji Wushang smiled and then went out.
Nan Xuzong watched her leave, and when she could no longer see his back, he said to the air, "Go, guard the Crown Princess well!"
The sound of wind breaking passed by, and the black figure had already disappeared.
Nan Xuzong returned to his inner room.
Ji Wushang took Zhu'er to inspect the large courtyard first. Seeing that everything was in order, he gave instructions to many servants, and then approved the accountant to increase everyone's salary before leaving the courtyard.
The servants in the large courtyard were all delighted, saying that the Crown Princess was wonderful!
Ji Wushang's lips curled slightly. If you want others to risk their lives for you, you must offer them some benefits in return! If you want others to be loyal to you and protect you, you must cater to their desires, see what they lack most, and strike right at them! Most people will compare benefits and be grateful to those who give more, except, of course, for those who are ungrateful!
If you want people to work hard for you, you have to win their hearts!
Ji Wushang stepped out of the courtyard and saw a group of people in a pavilion in the distance, enjoying the winter-spring sunshine.
The concubines and young ladies were chatting happily.
However, Aunt Zhao was not there.
"Why isn't Aunt Zhao here?" It was Aunt Leng who spoke. She was wearing a snow-white coat, which made her fair skin even more beautiful. Her hair was styled in a peony bun and adorned with several exquisite hairpins, giving her an air of aloofness and cold elegance.
"Last night was quite a spectacle! You all didn't see it! The Crown Prince's Consort and Aunt Zhao, tsk tsk, unbelievable!" The speaker was none other than Liu Yanyan, the second concubine of the second branch of the family. She exuded a seductive charm, her fox-like eyes captivating. Ji Wushang watched from afar, a cold smile playing on his lips. It was such a waste to let the Second Prince take her as a concubine! With such a figure and eyes, how could she not climb the social ladder and become a high-ranking official? Even becoming a prince's concubine or the Emperor's concubine would be entirely possible!
"How was it? I heard that the Crown Princess is quite formidable, actually leaving Aunt Zhao speechless and utterly humiliated!" Aunt Leng said again.
Only Aunt Dou from the second wife remained silent, quietly eating her food.