A Stumbling Block on the Road to the Throne
The capital.
Wei Yi was brought into the capital and sent straight to Prince Yi's estate. Fortunately, he wasn't injured, but his wrists showed signs of being tied up.
There were purplish red marks on his wrists.
A few rough men threw him to the ground.
He scolded, "Behave yourself."
Wei Yi's hands were tied behind his back, and a piece of cloth was stuffed into his mouth. His eyes were also blindfolded.
He couldn't speak, and he couldn't see!
He could only rely on his ears and nose to determine where he was.
The floor beneath his buttocks was hard, but also very smooth. There was a faint sandalwood scent in the air, so he wasn't in a prison.
There were also faint sounds of people and footsteps, so he shouldn't be in a secluded room.
According to the echoes of the man's words, he guessed that he was in a large hall or a grand hall. From the length of the echoes, it was obvious that the hall was as spacious as the grand hall. It wasn't the residence of an ordinary family.
The only possibilities he could think of were few and far between. Who would tie him up? Moreover, they brought him along without harming him.
When he wanted to eat, they gave him food.
When he wanted to drink, they gave him water.
When he wanted to sleep or defecate, these people would serve him well.
How could he have known that these people had to serve him? After all, he was a chess piece in Jing Yi's hands. He might be of great use in the future. If something happened, Jing Yi would definitely take their heads.
He was blindfolded and gagged when he was about to enter the capital.
He sat on the ground, motionless. Those people quickly left, leaving him alone.
Suddenly …
Footsteps could be heard.
Jing Yi and Dou Quan entered. They glanced at the bound man on the ground, sneered, and sat down.
"Your Highness, what should we do with this fool?" Dou Quan asked.
Jing Yi revealed a sinister look. "We can't deal with him now. As long as he's in this Prince's hands, even if Jing Rong returns to the capital, he'll have to listen to this Prince in order to save this fool."
"But what if Prince Rong and the others come to save him?"
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Save? Where would I save him? As long as this Prince hides him, how would I save him? "
Haha!
"Where does Your Highness plan to hide him?"
Jing Yi smiled, "The most dangerous place is also the safest place. If we hide him in the capital, Jing Rong will definitely find him. But if we send him to the palace, no matter how smart Jing Rong is, he will never think that this person is actually in the palace."
After he finished speaking, he curved his thin, cold lips. In his eyes, victory was already in his grasp.
Dou Quan reported, "Yes, your subordinate knows what to do."
Jing Yi nodded and ordered, "Remove the blindfold from his eyes."
"Yes."
Dou Quan tore off the cloth covering Wei Yi's eyes.
Wei Yi couldn't react in time. He couldn't open his eyes due to the glare, and it took him a while to adjust to it.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself in the great hall of Prince Yi's estate.
In front of him sat a crafty Jing Yi.
He knew this person and had heard Ji Yunshu talk about him.
Sinister and vicious!
By hook or by crook!
None of these words were enough to describe him. He was worse than a beast.
Jing Yi looked at him in surprise, "I didn't expect that the arrow I shot last time didn't kill you. You fool, you're quite lucky."
"It's you?" Wei Yi looked at him in shock. The dull look in his eyes was gone, replaced by a bright shrewdness.
"What? Is this Prince surprised? "
Wei Yi secretly clenched his fists.
Jing Yi said, "This Prince spent a lot of effort to capture a fool like you from Jinjiang to the capital."
"What do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do? What can a fool like you make this Prince do? " Jing Yi did not hide his ridicule, "This Prince wants to see how important a fool like you is to Jing Rong and that Teacher Ji."
Eh?
Wei Yi frowned slightly, his eyes darkening. He lowered his gaze, "So, Shu 'er will be coming to the capital soon?"
"Shu 'er?" Jing Yi stood up and walked in front of him, "This Prince heard that you and that Teacher Ji … No, I should call her Miss Ji, are engaged?"
Jing Yi remained silent.
"No wonder she's so protective of you. But from what this Prince can see, she seems to like Jing Rong. Otherwise, she wouldn't have left him alone in Jinjiang and gone to Yufu with Jing Rong."
Jing Yi was obviously trying to sow discord.
Wei Yi raised his head and glared at Jing Yi, "Shu 'er left me at home for my own good."
"She should have brought you along if it was for your own good. She just despised you for being a hindrance." Jing Yi said fiercely, "You took an arrow for her, but she didn't appreciate it and even abandoned you in Jinjiang. Now that this Prince has brought you to the capital, where is she?"
"She'll come."
"She'll come? You're thinking too much. Who knows, she might not even be able to enter the capital. She'll … die. "
Ah!
Wei Yi's eyes widened as he looked at Jing Yi in horror.
"Little fool, you should be praying that they don't return to the capital. That way, you can safely return to Jinjiang. But if they return to the capital, this Prince can't guarantee your life."
Haha.
Jing Yi's ambition was growing bigger and bigger.
This time, he was determined to topple Jing Rong in one fell swoop.
He wanted to make sure that Jing Rong would never have the chance to become a stumbling block on his path to the throne.
If they returned in the end, then Wei Yi would become a chess piece in Jing Yi's hands, to be used as blackmail.
If the blackmail succeeded, he would live!
If the blackmail failed, he would die!
Jing Yi was very excited at the thought of that day coming soon.
Jing Yi ordered Dou Quan, "Sneak this fool into the palace."
"Yes, Your Highness." Dou Quan complied.
That night, Wei Yi was packed up and sent to Concubine Xiao's Zhangzhi Hall.
Concubine Xiao emptied a room and kept him there. She even ordered servants to serve him well.
Just like that, two to three days passed.
He was shut up in a room lit only by a lamp. He sat on the ground, with his back against a large pillar, his arms clasped around his knees, and his head buried in it.
At this moment, the door opened and a young palace maid came in with food.
This young palace maid was the one who had her face cut by Concubine Xiao with a pair of scissors. Her name was Sui 'er.
She had been the one 'serving' Wei Yi for the past few days.
Sui 'er put down the food and glanced at the person on the floor. "The food is here. Eat it yourself. I'll come back later to collect the food."
Just as she was about to leave, Wei Yi, who was squatting on the floor, raised his head and asked her, "What's your name?"
His voice was gentle and magnetic. Sui 'er turned to look at him, a trace of shyness in her small eyes.
She replied, "I'm Sui 'er."
"What happened to your face?"
Sui 'er subconsciously covered her bandaged face and lowered her head, saying, "I'm a little injured."
"Who hurt you?"
"I … I hurt myself." Her voice was very soft.
"Oh." Wei Yi didn't ask further.
However, this piqued Sui 'er's curiosity. She looked into the courtyard and saw that there was no one around. She walked in front of Wei Yi and asked, "Did the princess bring you to the palace before?"
"Yes."
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